Or, “How 1dol proves that ABS-CBN has the laziest writers on Philippine television” hehehe

In the tradition of this list, here’s a list of character names from ABS-CBN’s latest telenovela, and where the writers apparently took the name. Sure enough, the list is music-themed:

1. Billie/Jean (Sarah Geronimo) – named after Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”
2. Lando/Fernando (Coco Martin) – after ABBA’s “Fernando”
3. Vince/Vincent (Sam Milby) – after Don Mclean’s “Vincent”
4. Laura (Agot Isidro) – after Christopher Cross’s “Think of Laura”
5. Samson (Neil Ryan Sese) – after Neil Sedaka’s “Run, Samson, Run”
6. Eleanor (Zsa-zsa Padilla) – after the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”
7. Sharona (Malou de Guzman) – after the Knacks’ “My Sharona”
8. Toyang (K Brosas) – after the song by…well, you knew who wrote it, don’t you?
9. Magdalena (Jessa Zaragosa) – after Freddie Aguilar’s “Magdalena”
10. Diana (Emmanuelle Vera) – after Paul Anka’s “Diana”
11. Buloy (Thou Reyes) – after Parokya ni Edgar’s “Buloy”
12. Lucy (Marissa Sanchez) – after the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
13. Ben (Robert Sena) – after Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5′s “Ben”