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From music icons to K-Drama stars: Celebrities pick their dream squads! 

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Liezel dela Cruz 

We all have those people we fancy as potential friends—the ones we feel we could vibe with, have a ton of fun with, or maybe even learn something from. They&#x27;re the clique we imagine hanging out with or sharing deep talks over coffee. Even celebs have their dream &#x27;barkada&#x27; too! So, <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">ent.abs-cbn.com</a> asked some of your favorite stars who they’d love to have as squad mates, and here’s what they had to say!Always the loyal one, &quot;<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/pbbgen112024" target="_blank">Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11</a>&quot; ex-housemate Jarren Garcia said he’d still stick to his current group with co-housemates Dylan Yturralde, Jas Dudley-Scales, and Binsoy Namoca. They’ve got this killer dynamic, which you&#x27;ve probably seen in the fun hangout pics they share on social media.Lovi Poe’s dream squad would be the ultimate power female clique! She&#x27;d gather all the fabulous women she knows, like Max Collins, Rhian Ramos, Alessandra de Rossi, Solenn Heussaff, and probably all those she&#x27;s worked with.Yukii Takahashi would pick a bestie fam made up of some of the most beloved stars in the biz—Kathryn Bernardo, Nadine Lustre, and Judy Ann Santos.Singer Arabella de la Cruz would want to surround herself with the best of the best. Her dream team includes music icons like Sarah Geronimo and Regine Velasquez. Talk about vocal chops and tons of wisdom!&#x27;Sing and slay&#x27; would probably be the motto of Yeng Constantino&#x27;s ideal gang with KZ Tandingan, Jason Dy, Erik Santos, Angeline Quinto, Kyla, and Sarah Geronimo. Can you imagine the powerhouse energy and epic vocal jams with that crew?As always the social butterfly, James Reid shared that he&#x27;s found new brothers to chill with! This time, he’s teaming up with the ever-cool gentlemen JK Labajo and Jericho Rosales. Three trendsetting guys who bring the swag in everything they do? Vibe check passed!Chie Filomeno’s dream squad is all about that sexy girl energy—imagine a group that oozes confidence and charm. She&#x27;d pick Bella Hadid, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendall Jenner, and Gigi Hadid. Actor Nicholas Chavez can sit at their table too. “Feeling ko, it&#x27;s a fun bunch na ang dami naming topics na pwede pag-usapan,” she said.Jameson Blake, on the other hand, sticks to his roots. He started his career with the Hashtags, and he treats all his co-members as brothers, so naturally, he’d still pick this family as his dream crew.Gela Atayde has already found her ride-or-die squad though— the cast of “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/seniorhigh2023" target="_blank">Senior High</a>” and “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/highstreet2024" target="_blank">High Street</a>”—and she wouldn&#x27;t have it any other way. Andrea Brillantes, JK Labajo, Kyle Echarri, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Zaijian Jaranilla, Tommy Alejandrino, AC Bonifacio, Harvey Butista, and the rest of the young cast ensemble—these are the people who will always have her back, no matter what.Angelica Lao imagines her circle made up of a mix of &quot;very demure&quot; stars she admires—Julia Barretto, Kathryn Bernardo, and Nadine Lustre. Chill but fabulous, yas?Sarah Edwards would definitely have Kathryn Bernardo in her posse as well because she finds her to be wise and warm. She’d also love to bond with Iza Calzado over coffee talks, as she&#x27;d certainly learn a lot from her. Throw in Julia Barretto and Catriona Gray, and you&#x27;ve got a squad filled with big brains and a whole lot of class.For Jona, her real homies are her fellow Birit Queens Angeline Quinto, Morissette Amon, and Klarisse de Guzman. But she’d add Darren Espanto, as well as Gary Valenciano to the mix because Gary’s got that unbeatable sense of humor that keeps everything fun.Alexa Ilacad has a solid pick with the “<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/asap" target="_blank">ASAP</a>” team—AC Bonifacio, Darren Espanto, KD Estrada, Gela Atayde, Chie Filomeno, Belle Mariano—because it feels like one big happy family. We can only imagine the chaos in the dressing room!&quot;<a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/pbbgen112024" target="_blank">PBB Gen 11</a>&quot; ex-housemate Binsoy Namoca confessed he&#x27;d like to be close with P-Pop girl group BINI. Well, who could blame him? The girls seem fun to be with!Channeling her &#x27;hugotera&#x27; side, Louise Delos Reyes would go for singer-songwriters known for their emotional lyrics—aka Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Sabrina Carpenter. &quot;Para kung masaktan ang puso ko, gagawan nila ako ng kanta,&quot; said Louise.And finally, the theme of Bea Binene&#x27;s dream tribe is &#x27;K-Drama.&#x27; It&#x27;s going to have a star-studded lineup with K-Drama kings and queens like Park Seo-joon, IU, Song Hye-kyo, and Ji Chang Wook. To keep the kilig high, she&#x27;d also include K-Pop groups BTS and SEVENTEEN in the pack!A great squad can make life a whole lot more exciting! So, who’s in your dream barkada, Kapamilya?

Want to know who your favorite stars would hang with? Here’s their dream squad lineup!