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This October, GEM fills your primetime viewing with the best of Japanese entertainment! Start the month with fun and laughter with variety shows The Quest Season 6 and I’m Old Enough.Join the teachers and students of Kyomeikan Private High in the high school drama My High School Business, which premieres same week as Japan!Finally, follow the crime-solving adventures of genius detective Hajime Kindaichi in two murder mystery specials: The Files of Young Kindaichi -Lost in Kowloon- and The Files of Young Kindaichi -Jungle School Murder Mystery-

Left to right: JR Reyes, Dani San Agustin, and Rely San Agustin of RSA UNA Group Inc (Events  Organizer of AXN University Challenge PH 2017), Jay Lim of POSF, Atty. Al Agra, President of POSF, Armi Malaluan, Business Unit Head of AXN Networks PH, Ana Pulido, Sr. Manager for Programming and Marketing of AXN Networks PH, Tina Diego, Marketing for AXN Networks PH, Ken Garcia of RSA UNA Group Inc. AXN has partnered with Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF), the national organization spearheading the promotion of obstacle sports in the country, for the AXN University Challenge 2017.

The boundaries that lie between military discipline and human emotions are put to the test in the new drama series Valor, which premieres this October on AXN.

Due to insistent public demand, Rockford Productions has decided to move the concert Full Blast PinoySuperbands from October 19 to October 20.  It's actually a better date for all the rock enthusiasts out there since it falls on a Friday weekend.

Revenge has become a family affair as the father-and-daughter tandem of criminal mastermind Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) and FBI profiler Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone) team up to rebuild his criminal empire in the all new season of the action-packed crime thriller The Blacklist, which premieres on AXN this October.

Hair, the first ever tribal love-rock musical on Broadway,is the year-end grand musicale of Repertory Philippines’ (REP)2017 season.Relive the rocking spirit of the 60’s in this iconic production from November 17 to December 17 at the Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

It was the ballet that started it all. At 14, Ballet Manila CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde saw Swan Lake with Prima Ballerina Yoko Morishita as the Swan Queen in all her tiny might. The encounter ignited a spark in Lisa, inspiring her to become the dancer and icon that she is today.

KDrama fans are in for a welcome treat as they will surely fall in love with this first Filipino-Korean romance drama in the mainstream movie scene which stars two Korean actors and Kapamilya leading lady Devon Seron.

“Myths of Love” is a dance-theater event  that tackles our notion of romance. Based on the book, “Seven Myths About Love…Actually” by British author Mike George, it talks about why it seems to challenging to get a hold of genuine love.  For so long,  we equated love as approval and assumed that love and happiness were found in relationships, acquisitions and even places. 

Contestants are scared out of their wits as they take turns in riding a haunted elevator for the opportunity to win cash prizes in the frightening game show Hellevator, which premieres on AXN this October.

For Filipinos, classical music may not have a cult-like following like that of Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift. But young and accomplished performers of classical music are showing that classical music can be appealing, too. On September 24, winners of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA), the country’s most prestigious music competition for the youth for more than 40 years, will be performing with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) to give a sampling of great works of some of the most prodigious composers who ever lived.

The highly-anticipated annual fun run organized by Sun Life Financial Philippines, will soon cater to both running and cycling enthusiasts, as it evolves into a two-fold event dubbed Sunpiology Duo. #SunpiologyDUO will come in two parts: Sun Life Cycle PH @BGC and Sun Life Resolution Run. Sun Life Cycle PH will take place onNovember 18,2017 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Sun Life will be mounting the event in partnership with Sunrise Events, Inc., which is known for its flagship projects that focus on race organization and sports tourism. The contract signing between the two companies was held recently in Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu, with Sun Life CEO and Country Head Riza Mantaring, Sun Life brand ambassador Piolo Pascual, Sunrise Founder Wilfred Uytengsu, and Sunrise General Manager Princess Galura in attendance.

Everybody’s favorite hardware hero is back for more hacks in the all-new season of the action-adventure drama MacGyver, which premieres on AXN this September.

Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University, opens its 39th Season: Performing Change with Guelan Varela-Luarca’s adaptation of Edgar Calabia Samar’s award-winning Si Janus Silang at ang Labanang Manananggal-Mambabarang.

Moymoy Lulumboy faces false accusation in “Moymoy Lulumboy Book 4: Mga Dulot ng Digmaan.” Written by award-winning author Segundo Matias, Jr., the Moymoy Lulumboy Series takes us to the magical world of Gabun and reintroduces us to the popular Filipino mythological creatures.

From executive producer Dick Wolf comes the first installment of a series of true crimes that shocked America in the anthology series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders,which premieres onSony Channel this September.

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), recipient of the 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards is organizing a week-long festival that highlights the role of arts in development, as exemplified in the various advocacy campaigns the pioneering theater company has engaged in the past 50 years –Children’s Rights, Women, Gender, Health and Sexuality, Youth and the Millenials, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction, and Human Rights.

The Corrs are back with a wonderful new album, ‘Jupiter Calling’, produced by T-Bone Burnett and released on November 10th on East West Records. To celebrate the band are returning to The Royal Albert Hall 19th October for what promises to be a very special night.

Elmo Magalona's debut album ELMO is now certified GOLD! Elmo received his Gold Record Award last September 3 on ASAP Chillout from Universal Records General Manager Kathleen Dy Go.

AXN announced today that the premiere date of the highly anticipated return of Asia’s Got Talent is slated for Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 8:30pm. The hit-rated series, which broke regional pay-TVratings records in 2015, will burst onto screens across Asia, featuring over 165 dynamic acts representing 15 countries. “The region’s favorite entertainment series is back and it’s more mesmerizing, dazzling, spell-binding, and funnier than ever before. The first season of Asia’s Got Talent inspired a whole new generation of performers to audition this year and take a shot at their dreams. As a result, AXN viewers can expect a powerful season in both the quality of the acts, as well as the storytelling that supports them,” said Virginia Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Content, Production and Marketing, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia.

They are both from showbiz family royalty and they are both awesome singers! Sunshine Cruz's eldest daughter Angelina Cruz and Piolo Pascual's son Iñigo Pascual have a brand new musical offering to their loyal fans as Universal Records proudly unleashes their collaboration entitled "Paraiso".

To celebrate two years of artistic bitterness, the team from Ampalaya Monologues decide to double up the bitterness with a one-night only anniversary show “Ampalaya Dialogues #TwoIsBitterThanOne” on October 14 – Saturday from 7 pm – 10 pm at the PETA Theater Center located at Eymard Road, E. Rodriguez Q.C.

Gripping mystery thriller returns September 22, Fridays at 8:50pm within 12 hours of U.S. telecast  If you think you’ve seen the most shocking twists and turns in the past three seasons, think again for Annalise Keating (Viola David) comes back to surprise you in the returning season of How to Get Away With Murderwhich premieres this September on Sony Channel.

“You With Me” together with two Korean Stars JinJuHyung and Hyun Woo directed by Rommel Ricafort under Gitana Productions and will be in cinemas nationwide starting September 27. Breaking away from supporting roles often come very rare, if not very late for a good number of celebrities. Thankfully Devon Seron was able to do so and with a project that is set to go down in the history of show business.