Zaijian Jaranilla and Jane Oineza explore grief, love and timing in 'Si Sol at Si Luna'

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It was called a love story, but not the kind that comes easy. From the first few snippets of the trailer alone, it was clear this wasn't the usual digital romance. There was an ache — subtle, insistent — settling between the dialogue and the silences. The kind that lingers in the space between almosts and what-could-have-beens.

This is the emotional territory of "Si Sol at Si Luna," the latest offering from the creatively relentless Puregold Channel, which held a well-attended media conference on May 16 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. More than just another romcom, the series marks a bold evolution for the channel — one that sees it pushing deeper into cinematic storytelling and emotional complexity.

Puregold Channel has built a steady digital audience with breakout hits like "My Plantito" and "Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile." But with "Si Sol at Si Luna," the platform signals its maturity, raising the stakes both narratively and artistically.

Zaijian Jaranilla and Jane Oineza leave their child star images behind in ‘Si Sol at Si Luna.’ PHOTO FROM PUREGOLD

Leading the cast are Zaijian Jaranilla and Jane Oineza, who step away from their well-known child star personas to embody characters steeped in layered vulnerability.

Zaijan, in particular, takes on what may be his most daring role to date. As Sol, a film student searching for creative clarity, he confronts not only artistic uncertainty but emotional awakening. The series includes his first on-screen intimate scene, a moment widely noted during the media con — not for shock value, but as a marker of how far he's come as an actor.

Opposite him, Jane plays Luna — a woman navigating the weight of loss and the complexity of moving forward. Her portrayal captures a quiet but powerful grief, matched by the firm boundaries of someone who's already lived through too much too soon. As Sol and Luna's paths cross, their story poses a resonant question: can love survive when it arrives at the wrong time?

Puregold Senior Marketing Manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad offered a thoughtful framing of the show's themes. "At its core, the series is about love — but not the kind that comes easy," she shared. "Luna's story is about loving through grief. Sol's is about loving through transformation. Whether love can survive both — that's the question we hope the audience sits with."

In attendance during the series launch and media con was the full cast, which also includes Joao Constancia, Uzziel Delamide, Vaughn Piczon, Lyle Viray, Jem Manicad, Marnie Lapus, and breakout performer Atasha Franco.

With its layered performances and elegant cinematography, the series also reflects Puregold's growing ambition as a content creator — one capable of producing compelling, bite-sized stories that are both grounded and genre-expanding.

For viewers who have ever questioned the timing of love— or lived through the kind that doesn't quite fit the mold — this is the series that just might speak the truth too often left unsaid.

"Si Sol at Si Luna" premieres May 31 on the Puregold Channel on YouTube, with new episodes airing every Saturday.