''Lyric and Beat'' is a Philippine

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series. Directed by Dolly Dulu, the series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022, on

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. This series pays tribute to the "20 years of music" of ABS-CBN Music's creative director

Jonathan Manalo Jonathan Suarez Manalo (born November 26, 1978) is a Filipino songwriter and record producer. He is currently the creative director of ABS-CBN Music, having composed numerous compositions for ABS-CBN programs. His compositions for various art ...

Plot

Lyric (

Andrea Brillantes Ramona Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as Andrea Brillantes (), is a Filipino actress, singer and entrepreneur. She began her career as a child actress, debuting in the sketch comedy show '' Goin' Bu ...

), a bubbly and aspiring singer, is willing to do everything to fulfill her dream despite her father's (

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) constant objections. Having seen her potential and being offered a scholarship, Lyric finally enters the fictional Philippine National Conservatory of Music where she would meet Beat ( Seth Fedelin), a soft-spoken singer and dancer. It is from there that students will compete against each other for the privilege to represent the school in the National Music Competition, a well-renowned school-based competition for music, that will test different friendships and their competitive spirit.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Lyric, a driven teenager who aspires to be a famous singer like her late mother * Seth Fedelin as Beat, an

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Darren Espanto Darren Lyndon Espanto (born May 24, 2001) is a Filipino singer, actor, and television personality. He made his first television appearance on YTV (Canadian TV channel), YTV's reality TV competition, ''The Next Star,'' in 2012 and rose to pro ...

as Jazz, team captain of the Prime Belters and one of the best singers in PNCM *

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as Cadence, Jazz's best friend who wants to introduce dancing in show choir *

Kyle Echarri Kyle John Paradillo Echarri (born June 20, 2003) is a Filipino singer and actor. He first gained recognition as a semi-finalist in the second season of the talent competition show ''The Voice Kids'' in 2015. Echarri released his debut album ' ...

as Grae, the team captain of a rival school *

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as Virlyn, a

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member who is proficient in musical instruments *

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as Stevie, a student who stutters but not when he sings *

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as Melissa, Jazz's sister and a resident mean girl *

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as Unique, a student who often refuses to accept criticisms

Supporting cast

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as Viola Espiritu *

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as Wolfgang Aragon *Joel Saracho as Principal William Guico *

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as Peter * Lilet Esteban as Isay *

as Jeff *Upeng Fernandez as Lola Carmen *

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as Adrian *

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as Sonja *Alora Sasam as Smile *Julian Alturas as Max *Sheenly Gener as Candy *Brian Sy as Rajo ;Team Werpa *Trisha Fabe as Mai *Aicy Fabe as Mia ;Team Prime Belters *Roco Sanchez *RJ Perkins *Anton Posadas *Ivanka Guillermo *Kei Kurosawa *Kysha Navarro *CJ De Guzman ;Team School of Modern Pop *Joshua Decena *Jasper Almario *Jom Logdat *Chael Ablaza *Planes Jose Mari *Ryzen Magpayo *Ysai Castro *Kiara Dario *Trisha Martin *JM Yrreverre

Supporting roles

*James Graham as Tomie *Jonathan Manalo as Judge *Stephen Vinas as Judge *Charleine Gonzales as Host *Anna Graham as Beat's mom *Pongss Leonardo as Bar Manager *Jackie Papica as Amiga 1 *Maribel Domingo as Amiga 2

Special participation

*PJ Endrinal as Prez

Episodes

Official soundtrack

Four official soundtrack volumes for the series were released between August and September 2022, and consists of tracks mostly composed by Jonathan Manalo with some notable contributions from cast member Jeremy Glinoga,

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's co-lead vocalist Jazz Nicolas, and ''

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'' co-anchor

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. The first volume includes an earlier released single "Ako Naman Muna" by Angela Ken, albeit not a Manalo original composition, is also part of the series. The second volume includes "That Hero" by

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, Kidwolf, and Theo Martel.

Production

Due to the restrictions caused by the

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, production was done with safety protocols implemented, and all actors and production staff underwent lock-in taping in

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until, as per

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update from cast member Darren Espanto, taping has concluded in March 2022. Prior to lock-in tapings, the cast have attended workshops and rehearsals in December 2021.

Casting

Brillantes, Fedelin, Espanto, Bonifacio, Ken, Glinoga, and Belarmino (on her first acting project) are first announced as main cast members in late 2021. In February 2022, fresh from his stint in '' Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10'', Echarri was included as main cast member. Volante meanwhile reprise his role as an actor.

Marketing

An earlier teaser was released in November 2021 on ABS-CBN Entertainment's social media platforms, initially to be premiered on

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after the Philippine media company and the Chinese online on-demand video streaming platform created a partnership, with ABS-CBN already producing content for iQiyi, including ''Hello, Heart'' and ''Saying Goodbye''. However, in a new teaser released in July 2022 on its YouTube channel, it was announced that it will be released on iWantTFC this August 2022. No details to such a move was made. The full trailer was released on July 13, 2022, on iWantTFC's social media platforms with August 10, 2022, as the slated release date. After the trailer's release, the

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''#LyricAndBeatTrailer'' made it to the top trending topics in

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Philippines.

Music

Most of the music being used feature original compositions from ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo who has made about 400 original compositions since becoming the grand winner of the 2001 edition of Himig Handog with his winning piece ''Tara Tena''.

Release

Broadcast

The series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022, on

. The series had its Philippine TV Premiere from October 9 to November 27, 2022, on ''Yes Weekend'' Sunday primetime on

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and

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replacing '' Run to Me'' and was replaced by third season of ''

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''. It also aired international via TFC (

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Notes

References

External links

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