For the first time, new Kapamilya Regine Velasquez joins the 2018 Christmas station ID of ABS-CBN.
Over 400 Kapamilya stars are featured in this year's SID, including Vice Ganda, Sarah Geronimo, and Gary Valenciano.
Kapamilya love teams Kathryn Bernardo & Daniel Padilla, Liza Soberano & Enrique Gil, Nadine Lustre & James Reid, and Julia Barretto & Joshua Garcia were all tapped to add cheer to the annual Christmas spectacle.
They all gathered last November 11 at the ABS-CBN compound to shoot the forthcoming station ID.
The Kapamilya Christmas station ID, which has the theme "Family is Love," will be launched this Sunday, November 18, on ASAP.
Other Kapamilya singers who are lending their voices for this year's station ID are: Sharon Cuneta, Piolo Pascual, Martin Nievera, Ogie Alcasid, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Billy Crawford, Iñigo Pascual, KZ Tandingan, Moira Dela Torre, Darren Espanto, Erik Santos, Janine Berdin, and Yeng Constantino and It’s Showtime hosts Anne Curtis, Vhong Navarro, Jhong Hilario, Amy Perez, Mariel Rodriguez, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Ryan Bang, and Karylle, and the TNT Boys Mackie Empuerto, Kiefer Sanchez, and Francis Concepcion.
Coco Martin, together with the cast members of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, the UST Singers, AFP choir, Ramon Magsaysay High School (Manila) choir, and Koro Bangkal Magbikin choir, will also be heard singing the theme song.
The lyrics were written by ABS-CBN Creative Communications Management division head Robert Labayen and Lloyd Oliver “Tiny” Corpuz, and music by Marcus Davis and Amber Davis.
Here are some behind-the-scenes photos taken during the ABS-CBN's 2018 Christmas station ID shoot:
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Sarah Geronimo and new Kapamilya Regine Velasquez bonded with each other during the ABS-CBN station ID shoot.
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The Popstar Princess and Asia's Songbird chatted and had a good laugh at the sidelights of the shoot. Sarah and Regine are good friends, even when Regine was still part of GMA-7.
Sarah is the grand winner of the reality singing competition Star For A Night, which Regine hosted from 2002 to 2003.
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Real-life couples Matteo Guidicelli and Sarah Geronimo, and Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez posed for a photo together. While the fans of Matteo and Sarah call their tandem AshMatt, Ogie coined the love team name for his team-up with Regine: OgRe.
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Regine Velasquez also caught up with Angel Locsin during the shoot. Asia's Songbird will interpret the still-untitled theme song of Angel's upcoming TV series, The General's Daughter.
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Original ABS-CBN stars Susan Roces, Pia Wurtzbach, Charo Santos-Concio, and Vice Ganda will be seen in one frame with new Kapamilyas Regine Velasquez and Richard Gutierrez at the station ID.
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Vice Ganda and Coco Martin, who are once again pitted against each other in the 44th Metro Manila Film Festival, were spotted giving each other a hug during the shoot.
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Matteo Guidicelli and Sarah Geronimo are rarely seen together in showbiz functions. In fact, this is the first time they were spotted shooting together for a station ID.
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The love teams of Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, and Nadine Lustre and James Reid were photographed together during the station ID shoot.
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The three prime love teams of the Kapamilya network joined forces for the ABS-CBN station ID: JoshLia (Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto), LizQuen (Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil), and JaDine (Nadine Lustre and James Reid).
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Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla also lent their voices for the station ID, as seen in this photo taken doing their recording. However, the KathNiel love team was absent during the actual shoot because they attended a show abroad.
Kapamilya stars were treated to Pinoy delicacies such as kakanin and Pinoy ice cream.
Sweet moments of LizQuen and JaDine were also captured by those watching the station ID shoot.
Joshua Garcia was seen imitating a scene from the movie Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Glorious lead stars Tony Labrusca and Angel Aquino had their photo taken during the shoot. The trailer of their provocative digital film earned millions of views on social media. The full movie will be streamed on iWant starting November 17.
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Halik stars Sam Milby, Yen Santos, Yam Concepcion, and Jericho Rosales will be seen having a good time in the station ID. This light-hearted scene is the complete opposite of the tension-filled atmosphere of their prime-time series.
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Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber, who form the Mayward love team, were inseparable during the station ID shoot.
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The Xmas station ID features the tandem of Richard Gutierrez and Bea Alonzo. They will be working on an upcoming teleserye produced by Star Creatives. No information has been revealed about their first show, except that it uses the hashtag #ProjectIronHeart.
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Regine Velasquez and Julia Barretto were photographed together during the shoot.
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FPJ's Ang Probinsyano stars Lito Lapid, Coco Martin, and Susan Roces posed for a photo.
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Remember the trending 2014 ABS-CBN series The Legal Wife? Its lead stars Maja Salvador, Angel Locsin, and Jericho Rosales had a mini-reunion at the station ID shoot!
In The Legal Wife, Angel and Jericho portrayed a couple with marital problems because Jericho's character had an affair with Angel's best friend, played by Maja.
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The stars of ABS-CBN's 2010 series Magkaribal--John Arcilla, Bianca Manalo, Angel Aquino, Dimples Romana, and Bea Alonzo--posed for a groupfie during the station ID shoot.
Dubbed as the first "fashionserye," Magkaribal was top-billed by Bea and Gretchen Barretto as sisters Gelai and Victoria.
They were separated from each other when they were young. They meet again years later as rivals provoked by Vera Cruz (played by Angel Aquino).Dimples was cast as the mother of Bea and Gretchen. The young mother was killed during an accident. Meanwhile, John portrayed Bea's adoptive father. Bianca took on the role of Bea's best friend.
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Kadenang Ginto rivals Francine Diaz and Andrea Brillantes took a break from doing confrontation scenes and bonded with each other during the shoot.
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Real-life couple Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson were spotted hanging out during the shoot.
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Enchong Dee posted on his Instagram account a photo of him sitting on the lap of new Kapamilya Regine Velasquez.
He wrote in the caption, "Nakita pala ni @reginevalcasid yung post ko na 'sa susunod nakakandong na ko sa kanya' sabi nya kahapon halika dito upo ka sakin. sabay abot ng drink ko sa kanan si @justsarahgph pala yun so sabi ko ay wag! Kaya ganyan yung picture ko."
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Veteran actors from ABS-CBN shows all together in one shot: FPJ's Ang Probinsyano actors Joel Torre, Jaime Fabregas, Michael de Mesa, Los Bastardos lead actor Ronaldo Valdez, and The General's Daughter star Tirso Cruz III.
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Business Unit Head Ruel Santos Bayani (leftmost) posed with actors he worked with in the past: Carmi Martin (in the 2011 movie No Other Woman), Gerald Anderson (in the teleseryes Tayong Dalawa (2009) and Budoy (2011), and Bea Alonzo (in the 2018 movie Kasal).
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Former Kapuso actors Bela Padilla and Richard Gutierrez reunited at the station ID shoot. They worked together in the 2013 series Love and Lies, their last prime-time show in GMA-7.
Both Bela and Richard will be seen in the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival entry Fantastica, starring Vice Ganda.
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Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit lead actress Cristine Reyes was seen goofing around with Piolo Pascual, Martin Nievera, and It's Showtime host Vhong Navarro.
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Veteran actress Cherry Pie Picache is flanked by Bela Padilla and Kim Chiu.
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Cherry Pie also posted a groupfie with ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak, ABS-CBN Chairman Mark Lopez, ABS-CBN Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast Cory Vidanes, and Kapamilya stars John Arcilla, Isabelle Daza, Ogie Diaz, Empoy Marquez, Beauty Gonzales, Dimples Romana, Meryll Soriano, Ketchup Eusebio, Janus del Prado, and Randy Santiago.
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Teen singers Donny Pangilinan, Jeremy Glinoga, and Darren Espanto posed for a photo with singer Jona.
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The members of Boyband PH will also be seen in the station ID: Tristan Ramirez, Ford Valencia, Niel Murillo, Russell Reyes, and Joao Constancia.