TFC opens the year with the first OKGo! in Chiba with John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Shaina Magdayao, Enchong Dee & Maja Salvador, leading the New Year celebration.

ABS-CBN and The Filipino Channel (TFC) in Japan will welcome 2016 with a bang as it brings the network’s iconic event “One Kapamilya Go!” (OKGo!) to the Chiba-Ken Bunka Kaikan, Chiba Prefecture for the first time on January 10, Sunday.

ABS-CBN Asia-Pacific Managing Director Ailene Averion is thrilled with the fact that for the network’s first event this year in the region, ABS-CBN and TFC are bringing the milestone event “OKGo!” “As we welcome 2016, the ABS-CBN Regional team together with the TFC team want to extend the New Year celebration to our Kapamilyas in Japan, as a way of thanking them for their unyielding love and support. The best way to reward them is by delivering the stellar line-up, the world-class performances, sense of community and the excitement that OKGo! brings and is known for across the world.”

OKGo! was launched in the U.S. back in 2008 and has since created a history of its own, bringing the biggest names in the Philippine entertainment industry to party with their kababayans in renowned venues in the U.S., Australia, Europe and Japan, in one festive celebration of the greatness of the Filipino talent and community.

In Japan, kababayans first got a taste of the “OKGo!” experience in 2010 when it was staged in Nagoya and Tokyo and for a second time in 2012, again in Tokyo. This year, it’s Filipinos in Chiba and other prefectures in the Kanto region’s chance to experience “OKGo!”

True to its promise of opening the year in Japan with an impact, ABS-CBN Regional and TFC will be bringing some of the biggest Kapamilya stars led by John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, fresh from the success of “A Second Chance.” The blockbuster team will be joined by hottest Kapamilya stars Maja Salvador, Shaina Magdayao, and Enchong Dee who will showcase their sizzling talents on stage.
Shaina, lead star of “Nathaniel” on TFC.tv, is known for her sharp dancing skills aside from her powerful performances as a dramatic actress.
Enchong on the other hand, has been thrilling Filipinas all over the world with his chinito looks and exciting moves.
Maja, dubbed Dance Princess of the Philippine entertainment industry, has proven through her performances worldwide, that she is in fact, dance royalty. She has raised her career a notch higher in 2015 and has captured more audiences as a recording artist as well.
Host and comedian Pooh will also inject comical performances that are expected to make the crowd burst into laughter.

In addition to the stellar line-up of performances, OKGo! Japan will also bring the Bea-John Lloyd starrer “A Second Chance,” the highest grossing Filipino film of all time. Kapamilyas in Japan will get to witness the sequel to the iconic film “One More Chance” which follows the love journey of iconic characters Popoy (John Lloyd) and Basha (Bea) and tackles the hardships of a married life of a millennial couple. After creating a cult following, it has reached another biggest milestone as the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time.
Beyond the performances, Kapamilyas in the Chiba prefecture and the whole of the Kanto region can also enjoy the exhibits from sponsors Philippine Airlines and Asia Yaosho.

As a New Year’s gift, loyal TFC subscribers from Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba Prefecture will get complimentary tickets. After the show, VVIP ticket holders can also get a chance to meet and greet their favorite Kapamilya stars. Also joining the Kapamilyas are Labor Attache Maria Luz Talento and Welfare officer Carmelita Raquiza.

Celebrate the New Year with some of the hottest Kapamilya stars in the upcoming “OK Go! Japan” on January 10, Sunday at the Chiba Bunka Kaikan in Chiba Prefecture, Japan (260-8661 Chiba-ken Chiba-shi, Chuo-ku Shijo-machi 11-2). Gates open at 12:00 n.n. The special movie screening of “A Second Chance” is at 2:15 p.m. while the show starts at 5:00 p.m.

For tickets, Kapamilyas can call the TFC hotline at 0120-832-863 (from landline) or 03-6868-2024 (from mobile) or contact our authorized dealers: WorldCom Japan (Tokyo) at 03-6868-3880; Mtrend (Tokyo) at 03-5413-6315; Munting Kusina (Kanagawa) at 090-6545-6355; Monlai (Chiba) at 080-3424-2533; and Yahow (Tokyo) at 080-6871-5000.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/TFCJapan

Pinoys in Melbourne & Sydney came together and sang with Zanjoe Marudo, Beauty Gonzales, Kakai, Aiza Seguerra, Angeline Quinto and Erik Santos at TFC’s two-day entertainment fare

While set apart by Australia’s massive terrain, the Filipinos “Down Under” came together for The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) second installment of the much-anticipated OK Go! Australia on September 18 and 20. TFC roused thousands of Filipinos at the Planetshakers Centre in South Melbourne and the Rosehill Gardens Raceourse in Sydney with exciting Kapamilya stars bringing a two-day, world-class entertainment extravaganza that engaged kababayans to a veritable sing-a-long.

“2015 OKGo! Australia,” the second installment in TFC’s series of blockbuster events for kababayans in Australia, engaged over four thousand Filipinos in Melbourne and Sydney with hours of world-class voices and exciting performances of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) hits and classics; mainstream international hits; the latest dance craze and pure Pinoy fun.

According to Asia Pacific Managing Director for ABS-CBN Global Ltd. Ailene Averion “Last year, TFC celebrated 20 years of service to Filipinos worldwide. This year’s OKGo! Australia continues to be a showcase of Filipino talent, our kababayans’ fondness for entertainment and the Pinoy’s unique bayanihanspirit wherever in the world they may be.”
Highlighting TFC’s poste event is “Dream Dad” love team Zanjoe Marudo and Beauty Gonzales singing a string of OPM hits such as “Kapag Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko” and “Pusong Bato.”
Thrilling the audience even more was when host and “Your Face Sounds Familiar” star Kakai Bautista pulled out three ladies from the audience to join Marudo for an on-stage contest where Marudo then proceeded to serenade the winning contestant with “Hinahanap-hanap Kita.”
Raising the entertainment level was Queen of Teleserye Themes Angeline Quinto singing fan favorites such as “Anong Nangyari Sa Atin” and King of Teleserye Themes Erik Santos singing his classics such as “This is the Moment” and his own version of international hit “Titanium.”
Turning the concert into a veritable sing-along was Aiza Seguerra who performed her biggest hit “Pagdating ng Panahon” to which Filipinos from all walks of life sang along with. Seguerra also performed her own version of OPM rock hit “El Bimbo.”
Sealing the entertainment fare on both the Melbourne and Sydney shows was the cast’s performance of “Good Time” which pretty much sums up what the TFC event was all about –pure fun and world-class entertainment with Kapamilyas.

According to Averion, the audience response may have not come as a surprise but the feedback was rewarding.

Averion shared “We were challenged with the fact that Filipinos here are from distant areas and it will take them one good reason to pull out of their daily grind and come together as one community. I see now that when you give them a good show, they will reward you with a kind of response that validates all the hard work we put into setting up One Kapamilya Go!” Averion added, “Our Kapamilyas joined the performers as they sang along to each song; danced to each hit; laughed to the stars’ banter; and celebrated togetherness with fellow Filipinos.”
Averion ends, “Our kababayans’ reception inspires us to raise the level of our entertainment offering for Filipinos in the Land Down Under. With this, Kapamilyas can expect more from TFC in the years to come.”

Truly, One Kapamilya Go! was the total entertainment package – a showcase of world-class talent and a celebration of our Filipino pride.
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