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'Ben X Jim' director says new BL series 'The Day I Loved You' to bring high school kilig

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="" The="" Day="" I="" Loved="" trailer.="" Screenshot="" from="" Regal="" Entertainment="" YouTube="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/04/24/04242023-the-day-i-loved-you.jpg"/><figcaption>&#x27;The Day I Loved You&#x27; trailer. <em>Screenshot from Regal Entertainment YouTube channel</em>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The director of Filipino boys&#x27; love (BL) series &quot;Ben X Jim,&quot; Easy Ferrer, has promised that his new series on the same genre will bring the coming of age, high school type of kilig.</p><p>Directed by Ferrer, &quot;The Day I Loved You&quot; revolves around the lives of Rabin Angeles as Justin, Tommy Alejandrino as Nikko, and Raynold Tan as Eli in high school, experiencing queer love.</p><p>&quot;Cute-cute lang siya, may mga mean girls ... I made sure that the treatment is different, nag-research talaga ako kung ano &#x27;yung mga jargon na ginagamit nila recently. Sinet ko rin siya sa school na face-to-face, ibang-iba &#x27;yung atake. Mas bata &#x27;yung atake niya,&quot; he said.</p><p>The lead stars were glad to be included to the project of a known director of the said genre. </p><p>&quot;Sobrang saya ko po na ako &#x27;yung gaganap as Justin pero kinabahan din po ako kasi napaisip ako if kaya ko po &#x27;yung role na nerd kaya pinaghandaan ko po siya and masaya naman po sa set, sobrang magaan lang and madali silang ka-trabaho lahat kasi marunong sila,&quot; Angeles said.</p><p>&quot;I really, really like how it was written, that&#x27;s really what made me want to be part (of it) and audition, Alejandrino added. &quot;Thank you guys for trusting me. I&#x27;m really, really excited for the final product because I think the cast worked really well together,&quot; Tan ended.</p><p>Ferrer said that he&#x27;s excited to show how queer love first struck him during his high school years.</p><p>&quot;Ito kasi feeling ko, unang-unang kwento ko na nagkaroon ng crush with the same gender, first crushes, feeling ko kailangan ko siyang ilabas, Character ni Tommy medyo ganoon din ako noon na academic A-lister, hindi basta-basta nagpapahuli,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Kahit na may mga popular girls, popular guys, hindi ako nagpapaapi pero &#x27;pag nandiyan na &#x27;yung crush kinikilig na. Gusto ko lang i-relive &#x27;yung ganoong memories. Gusto ko lang din siyang mapanood at maalala, at lahat naman din tayo dumaan sa ganoon, alam naman natin &#x27;yan.&quot;</p><p>Produced by Regal Entertainment, Ferrer is known for his series &quot;Ben X Jim&quot; led by Teejay Marquez and Jerome Ponce which ran for two season and had a follow-up film. </p><p>&quot;The Day I Loved You&quot; will air new episodes starting on April 26 at the Regal Entertainment YouTube channel.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1717240" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The director of Filipino BL series 'Ben X Jim,' Easy Ferrer, has promised that his new series on the same genre will bring the coming of age, high school type of kilig.