BGYO members Gelo, Akira, JL, Mikki, and Nate explore romance from different perspectives as they take on leading man roles together with PBB Gen 11 ex-housemate Kolette Madelo, alongside Alexa Ilacad, Reign Parani, and Joy Barcoma in their microdrama series Vertical On Demand, as seen on the official YouTube channel of the P-Pop Group.
Inspired by the songs from their EP, On Demand, which have achieved 2.5 million streams on Spotify and are available on all music platforms, the series brings its tracks to life through bite-sized stories about love, dating, relationships, and the moments that make romance both exciting and complicated.
The microdrama is the P-Pop group’s latest development, following their recent mall tours performing songs from the EP at several SM Supermalls, including SM City Telabastagan, SM City Novaliches, SM City Santo Tomas, SM City Baguio, SM Southmall, and SM Lanang.
Among the four-episode microdrama series is the appearance of Kolette Madelo in their latest and final episode, Trono, as Mikki and Nate find themselves caught in a fun competition, as they both eagerly wait for their date, only to discover the PBB Gen 11 ex-housemate has played them both.
This would be the fourth microdrama series to feature at least one ex-housemate of PBB Gen 11, alongside Shadow CEO (Dylan Yturralde and Vivoree Esclito), When Brothers Fall (Jas Dudley-Scales and Argel Saycon), and Will You Fake Marry Me (JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith), all of which are released on iWant.
Aside from Trono, Vertical On Demand kicked off with Life’s Too Short, starring Akira, JL, and Reign Parani, a story about taking a chance on love. Jules (Akira) gathers the courage to confess his feelings to Diane (Reign) and enlists his best friend Red (JL) to help him plan a surprise date that could finally reveal what is in his heart.
The second episode, titled Mean Girl, featuring JL and Joy Barcoma, takes the spotlight on Brian (JL), who finds himself at his wit’s end as his girlfriend Trish (Joy) rejects every dating spot he suggests, leading to a series of playful exchanges that show the funny side of being in a relationship.
Gelo Rivera and Alexa Ilacad, who both appeared in a hit iWant microdrama The Chambermaid’s Daughter, take center stage in the third episode, Raindrop. It follows a couple celebrating their anniversary with their romantic date, James (Gelo) and Kai (Alexa), as they reminisce about the happy moments they shared, while an underlying tension forces them to confront where their relationship stands.
Theodore Boborol, the man behind the two of the JMFyang-led series, Ghosting and Will You Fake Marry Me (Season 2), and GeLex-led The Chambermaid’s Daughter, directs this latest microdrama offering seen on the official YouTube channel of BGYO.
Kolette Madelo will appear as a featured vocalist together with Jarren Garcia in an upcoming musical play, The Art of Breaking Up, taking place at the PETA Theater from November 6, 2026, to December 6, 2026.
Meanwhile, for those who haven’t seen the film produced by Regal Entertainment and Project 8 Projects, Almost Us, headlined by the Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 ex-housemates JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith, you may watch it online via Netflix, as of September 3, 2026.
The Dan Villegas-directed film released to Philippine cinemas on May 6, 2026, has been widely known for achieving more than 35 million combined online views for its teaser and trailer videos weeks before the nationwide cinematic release, while the taglines “JMFYANG AUDA OVERLOAD” and “JMFYANG AUTHENTIC KILIG” and hashtags “AlmostUsOfficialTeaser” and “AlmostUsOfficialTrailer” took over the online trends on X/Twitter Philippines.
Upon its release to about 165 Philippine cinemas nationwide on May 6, 2026, it achieved over PHP 5 million in gross sales on the opening day and later grew to PHP 23 million in just one week. As of today, September 4, 2026, the film was ranked second among the top trending movies on Netflix in the Philippines. Aside from JM and Fyang, who played the respective roles of RR and Janine, the film also stars Dustin Yu, Yukii Takahashi, Sam Samarita, JM Salvado, Baus Rufo, Che Ramos, and Lotlot Bustamante.
JM and Fyang will appear in two films for each of them, One For The Road for JM Ibarra (together with Emilio Daez and Elijah Canlas), and Haunted Carnival for Fyang Smith, one of the first four entry films for the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival, both of which are produced by the same film production company behind Almost Us and Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins, Regal Entertainment.
Auditions for PBB Collab 3.0 have ended as of August 31, 2026. Watch out for the Pinoy Big Brother Collab 3.0 very soon on ABS-CBN and GMA platforms, and stay in the loop on the official social media accounts of DRPS PHCA for updates. You could be like these PBB Gen 11 ex-housemates when you are evicted from the new PBB House, or when you win the competition as a Big Placer or Big Winner.
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