- Netflix’s survey in the Philippines breaks down love, heartbreak, and everything in between
- Filipinos embrace love in every stage and every situation
- Netflix also sat down with three Pinoy celebrity couples: BJ Pascual and Mike Lavarez, Jim Bacarro and Saab Magalona, and Niko Del Rosario and Emmanuelle Vera, who candidly talked about the ups and downs of their own relationship
Pinoys love love! From the highs of kilig and ligaw to the lows of hugot and TOTGA, Filipinos embrace love in every stage and every situation. According to a new survey conducted by Netflix, when it comes to finding The One, 72% of Filipinos believe in soulmates… even those who said they are NBSB/NGSB.
The online survey covered 800 Filipino video streamers, aged 18 to 34, across Metro Manila, North and Central Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to find out how they view love. And it turns out that a majority of Pinoys online (85%) say that love rules!
And who says romance is dead? 89% of Filipinos say that romance is very much alive in the Philippines. Cue the harana!
But let’s face it: when love rules, it can sometimes suck, too. 68% of those in a relationship say they’ve found The One, but 1 in 5 Filipinos in a relationship also confess that they do not see their partners as their soulmates. And 65% say that they’ve been heartbroken by someone they didn’t even officially date. Ouch!
When love sucks, 52% turn to friends and family for comfort, and 29% watch romantic movies and shows to nurse their broken heart. In fact, 63% prefer to laugh off the pain with comedies. Sawi men go for action and sci-fi, while heartbroken ladies watch more romance and dramas.
But no matter what the state of the heart is, Pinoys just really love onscreen romance. A whopping 80% say romantic movies cheer them up when they’re down, and 71% feel kilig when watching romantic films. Pinoys love to share the love, too: more than half of the respondents watch romance (53%) and rom-coms (55%) with bae. In fact, they love romance so much that 2 out of 3 Filipinos say they tend to compare their relationships with the ones they see onscreen.
And speaking of sharing the love, 82% say they prefer to watch Netflix with somebody (63% prefer their partners as their viewing companions). Netflix is helping up the courtship game too… 44% of men and 23% of women have used Netflix to flirt (wanna watch Netflix together?)
When it comes to Netflix rom-coms, the top 5 rom-coms that Pinoys would want to find themselves in are (in particular order):
● To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
● The Kissing Booth
● The Perfect Date
● Isn’t It Romantic
● Set It Up
So, who are the Netflix heartthrobs that get Pinoys kilig the most? Among the male Netflix stars, The Perfect Date’s Noah Centineo, Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse, Romance Is a Bonus Book’s Lee Jong Suk, The Kissing Booth’s Jacob Elordi, Riverdale and The Last Summer’s KJ Apa, generate the most kilig.
Among the female stars, The Princess Switch’s Vanessa Hudgens, The Kissing Booth’s Joey King, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’s Lana Condor, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s Kiernan Shipka, and YOU’s Shay Mitchell, create the most kilig.
And while Pinoys might be romantic at heart, when it comes to grand gestures from their favorite Netflix heartthrobs, 60% still want to keep it simple. A dinner and a movie with Noah or Lana, it is!
Want to fall in love with more Netflix rom-coms this season of love? See KJ Apa as a hopeless romantic in The Last Summer or reminisce about your childhood romance with Ali Wong and Randall Park in Always Be Maybe, streaming this May 31.
Netflix also sat down with three Pinoy celebrity couples: BJ Pascual and Mike Lavarez, Jim Bacarro and Saab Magalona, and Niko Del Rosario and Emmanuelle Vera, who candidly talked about the ups and downs of their own relationships.
Stream and download all your favorite romantic movies and shows on Netflix by visiting netflix.com/lovesucksloverules.
