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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772937296847vlcsnap-2026-03-08-10h22m23s579.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jisoo&#x27;s character, Seo Mi-rae, recalls her visit to the Philippines in a scene from the South Korean romantic comedy series &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from Netflix Philippines video on X </em></span></span></span></div><div><strong><em>This article contains minor spoilers.</em></strong></div><p>Looking to escape to the sunny beaches of Cebu and soak in its turquoise waters? Well, you&#x27;re not the only one, as Blackpink mega-star Jisoo, or at least her character in her latest K-drama &quot;Boyfriend on Demand,&quot; is feeling the same.</p><p>A scenic beach on the central Philippine island was featured in the Netflix series, which premiered all 10 of its episodes on March 6.</p><p>In the show&#x27;s first episode, Jisoo&#x27;s character, Seo Mi-rae, rides the train on her way to work as a webtoon producer but appears to dread the day ahead, instead reminiscing about her vacation in the Philippines.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2030131325282206158&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-03-07T23%3A30%3A22.862210%3Ae390bb08-3df5-426d-b7a0-4cb77d4fe480%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=86cab31a968fdca6be0783d23f33553208d8611d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:602px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2030131325282206158"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The scene then transports Mi-rae to a beach, with a marker bearing the Philippines&#x27; tourism slogan, &quot;Love the Philippines,&quot; visible in the background.</p><p>&quot;Last summer in the Philippines was the best. I wish I could go swimming,&quot; Mi-rae says in the scene, before her moment of reminiscing is cut short by a messy toddler who sits beside her on the train.</p><p>The scene was filmed at Shangri-La Mactan, said the Department of Tourism (DOT), which also promoted the K-drama on its Facebook page.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDepartmentOfTourism%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02347UDGwp7s8S7yWtoCrwp9Ev6YQApTPwEfBGVMP33hxM1HU3id58RujGbN9tww3Ql&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="659" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;The breathtaking locations make the drama even more romantic,&quot; the DOT wrote.</p><p>&quot;See if you can spot Cebu’s beautiful scenes throughout the show!&quot; it told its Facebook page followers.</p><p>&quot;Boyfriend on Demand&quot; centers on Mi-rae, who escapes her mundane daily life by subscribing to a virtual reality–based dating program that allows her to experience fantasy dates with a variety of men.</p><p>The series also stars Seo In-guk as Mi-rae&#x27;s real-life romantic interest, with cameos from heartthrobs like Seo Kang-jun, Lee Soo-hyuk and Lee Jae-wook as some of her virtual dates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/2/25/meet-the-heartthrobs-falling-for-jisoo-in-boyfriend-on-demand-1422"><strong>READ: Meet the heartthrobs falling for Jisoo in &#x27;Boyfriend on Demand&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Notably, In-guk was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/21/seo-in-guk-tapped-as-ph-tourism-ambassador-for-korea-1406"><strong>appointed </strong></a>Philippine celebrity tourism ambassador for Korea in 2025.</p><p>&quot;Boyfriend on Demand&quot; is the latest series featuring Jisoo as the lead actress, following the period romance &quot;Snowdrop&quot; in 2021 and the zombie horror &quot;Newtopia&quot; in 2025.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KluI3dabTJs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>A scenic beach in Cebu was featured in the Netflix K-drama 'Boyfriend on Demand,' starring Blackpink's Jisoo and Seo In-guk.</p>

A scenic beach in Cebu was featured in the Netflix K-drama 'Boyfriend on Demand,' starring Blackpink's Jisoo and Seo In-guk.

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Cebu featured in Netflix K-drama ‘Boyfriend on Demand’

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Mar 08, 2026 10:11 AM PHT

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Updated Mar 08, 2026 10:35 AM PHT

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