Synopsis
| The Substitute Princess | |
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Airing Date |
July 12,2014-September 14,2014 |
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Total Episodes |
20 |
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Starring |
May Taniyama |
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Genre |
Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy |
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Star |
5 (46.90) |
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Theme Song |
Letting You Go by Francine Kodaka |
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Followed by |
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Hannah (Julia Venefsukja) is a kind-hearted and bratty heiress of the Legaspi family, due to her status people mostly called her "princess" but she really doesn't care about it. She is in love with Mateo (Tony del Valle) her childhood friend in the orphanage with Phoebe (Hannah Hyuga) who is later adopted by her family and became her sister. After deciding to study art in Italy, Hannah left the country for a year and went back.
After a year in Italy, Hannah went back to the country only to find out that Mateo and Phoebe is dating, being heartbroken Hannah got into a car accident and died. But since she still have some regrets going to heaven, Hannah was given a chance to live again. In order to live again Hannah must find a body that is suitable for her soul and is somewhat connected to her and find 2 people a male and a female that would love her and treasure whoever she may be.
After many days of searching for a body to live in, Hannah finally found a suitable body, the body of Diana (May Taniyama) a woman who is living in a sorrowful life because the death of her love ones leaving her behind. She later find out that Diana is actually her fraternal twin sister who is thought to be dead after a fire occurs in the hospital.
Cast
- May Taniyama as Diana Santos/Ellie Magdayao/Mika Legaspi
- Yoon Shin Hye as Teen Diana
- Bianca Santos as Young Diana
- Julia Venefsukja as Hannah Quezon Legaspi
- Selena Ramirez as Young Hannah
- Nathan Suzuki as Julian Ambrosio
- Tony del Valle as Mateo Lazaro
- Mike Olinares as Teen Mateo
- Gabriel Fernandez as Aries/Nico Valencia
- Alex Rivera as Teen Nico
- Hannah Hyuga as Phoebe Arambulo Legaspi
- Eris Watson as Teen Phoebe
Supporting Cast
- Samuel Delos Reyes as Generoso "Gener" Legaspi
- Gabriella Silang as Wendy Quezon-Legaspi
- Sharmaine Johnson as Abigail "Abby" Concepcion
- Celio Cruz as Henry Navarro
- Marian Alba as Helene Buena-Navarro
- Onix Aquino as Enrico "Rico" Villegas
- Jan Garcia as Jun Hidalgo
- Nieves Gonzalez as Sophia Reyes
Guest
- Selena Isidro as Gate Keeper
- Zoey Vernal as Herself/Soul Traveller
- Odilia Gutierrez as Elena Arambulo
Information
| Information | ||
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| Episode | Date | Number |
| 1 | July 12,2014 | 5% |
| 2 | July 13,2014 | 17% |
| 3 | July 19,2014 | 14% |
| 4 | July 20,2014 | 28% |
| 5 | July 26,2014 | 36% |
| 6 | July 27,2014 | 30% |
| 7 | August 2,2014 | 15% |
| 8 | August 3,2014 | 25% |
| 9 | August 9,2014 | 22% |
| 10 | August 10,2014 | 45% |
| 11 | August 16,2014 | 65% |
| 12 | August 17,2014 | 64% |
| 13 | August 23,2014 | 61% |
| 14 | August 24,2014 | 83% |
| 15 | August 30,2014 | 74% |
| 16 | August 31,2014 | 88% |
| 17 | September 6,2014 | 71% |
| 18 | September 7,2014 | 54% |
| 19 | September 13,2014 | 64% |
| 20 | September 14,2014 | 78% |
Awards
| Year | Award/Recognition | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2014 | 17th MBN Drama Awards | Best Drama Series | The Substitute Princess | Won |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | May Taniyama | Nominated | ||
| Julia Venefsukja | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple | Nathan Suzuki & May Taniyama | Won | ||
| Gabriel Fernandez & Julia Venefsukja | Nominated | |||
| Actor Popularity Award | Nathan Suzuki | Won | ||
| Actress Popularity Award | May Taniyama | Nominated | ||
| 19th MMT Awards | Best Drama Series | The Substitute Princess | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | May Taniyama | Nominated | ||
| Julia Venefsukja | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tony del Valle | Nominated | ||
| Best Teen Actress | Yoon Shin Hye | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actor | Gabriel Fernandez | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actress | May Taniyama | Nominated | ||
| Julia Venefsukja | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Teen Actress | Yoon Shin Hye | Won | ||
| 2015 | 2nd Star Awards | Best Drama Series | The Substitute Princess | Won |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | May Taniyama | Won | ||
| Best New Actress | Julia Venefsukja | Nominated | ||
| Grand Prize | May Taniyama | Won |