GMA Remaking KDrama Start-Up, Netizens Are Divided

Over the weekend, GMA Network confirmed that they will remake the popular south Korean drama Start-Up starring Alden Richards and Bea Alonzo. the Korean drama starsBae Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho and Kang Han-na. This is Bea’s first drama series in GMA Network after transferring from ABS-CBN.

Let’s Watch the START UP Trailer and Imagine Alden and Bea Alonzo in it.

Senior Vice President for GMA Entertainment Group Lilybeth G. Rasonable is very excited to co-produce the local version with CJ ENM since this will be another milestone for GMA.

Director of CJ ENM’s Global Content Sales, Sebastian Kim stated, “GMA has always been a great partner, and it is great to see them remaking one of my favorite series in the Philippines. Starting with ’Start-Up’, which has a well established storyline and unique characters, we are willing to actively carry out more adaptations of dramas with GMA in the future for the fans in Philippines.”

On a personal note, I was happy to see more and more series will be produced this year in PH but was not excited about the remake especially when some of the works in the past were not really that impressive. But as the saying goes, let us not judge the book by its cover, I am giving the production the benefit of the doubt.

Netizens quickly went wild after this announcement and it seems like there is a division of thoughts about the announcement.

I haven”t watched Start Up so I don’t know how to feel about A&B’s 1st TS. Knowing GMA’s track record in Kdrama remakes… Ipag no-novena natin ito…
— TitaTweets (@TitaNaManangPa) March 4, 2022

tangena sa gma adaptation sa start up uy I mean no offense but start up just set the standard so high, one of the most watched kdrama on netflix worldwide and where my kim seonho loved by many people, the setting, the cinematography, the casts, the ost, the actings
— Andrew (@Sarawatlism_12) March 4, 2022

Why do you think they would give the rights to GMA to remake start up if they think that GMA wouldn’t give justice to the drama and y’all saying “remake na naman” fyi lang marami ding bansa ang nagreremake ng dramas from other countries hindi lang tayo. Kung ayaw nyo panoorin +
— Joyyieeeee (Taylor’s Version) (@SexyDyn_miteJoy) March 4, 2022

putangina ilayo niyo sa akin ‘yang start up remake ng gma ha tangina isa ‘yan sa mga favorite kdramas ko pota naiimagine ko na agad ang kapangitan bYe
— rag 🌬 (@lostwinterstar) March 4, 2022