Czarina Faith Abuso

Kyle and Kai’s off-cam fun at La Playa Roja: Beach, karaoke, and TikTok moments

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Kyla Dennise Magbanua

<p>Apart from the unexpected twists of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Roja</strong></a>,” one reason viewers stay glued to the series is the kilig moments between Olsen and Ice, which keeps us rooting for their growing connection. Their lighthearted interactions balance the suspense the action-drama series gives us.</p><p>In addition to their heartwarming scenes in the series are the fun and playful behind-the-scenes moments that Kyle Echarri and Kai Montinola share on social media, highlighting their genuine bond even off camera. </p><p>A few weeks before “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Roja</strong></a>” premiered, Kyle Echarri, portraying Olsen Bonifacio, posted behind-the-scenes photos of him wearing Olsen&#x27;s security uniform in between takes. Kyle was seen reviewing the scenes he had filmed and preparing for stunt sequences, with the caption, “Handa ka na bang makilala si Olsen Bonifacio?” </p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226332863Kyle-1.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226350383Kyle-2.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>On the day of the premiere of “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Roja</strong></a>,” Kai Montinola, playing the role of one of the VIP guests Ice Mercado, posted never-before-seen selfies as Ice on her X account, captioned: “Are y&#x27;all ready to enter La Playa Roja with Ice?”---blessing her fans with her visuals.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226409203Kai.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>A month later, Kyle shared off-cam moments from his camera roll, including gym time with the staff, karaoke sessions, and dinner nights with the entire cast---showing just how much fun they were having behind the scenes. </p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226609984Roja-1.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226624581Roja-2.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226638982Roja-3.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226653621Roja-4.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Kai also showed us her La Playa Moments on and off camera---from her beach photos, snaps of food and the Mayon Volcano, bonding moments with Kyle and the entire cast, and her late-night walk sessions, showing that Kai definitely had fun in between shoots. </p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226835762Kai-Roja-1.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226849483Kai-Roja-2.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1768226864615Kai-Roja-3.jpg" style="width:660px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>KaiKyle also never missed the chance to share more of their off-cam moments, and this time, by lip syncing into viral TikTok sounds that absolutely sent their fans in kilig mode. From Kyle&#x27;s account, he shared a fun moment with Kai while doing a trend.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@echarripapi/video/7565772401221422344" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7565772401221422344" id="v36835841557194110" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v36835841557194110" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7565772401221422344?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-12T13%3A55%3A18.031988%3A82a83e15-689e-4802-9be7-489aa0a0ee4a%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:721px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:721px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>While on Kai&#x27;s Tiktok, she posted a fun moment with Kyle as they go on a hangout by the shore during one of their free days. </p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@kaii.montinola/video/7551658084171566343" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7551658084171566343" id="v99899622279306510" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v99899622279306510" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7551658084171566343?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-01-12T13%3A55%3A18.031988%3A82a83e15-689e-4802-9be7-489aa0a0ee4a%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:757px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:757px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>As Ice and Olsen grow even closer in the series, more KaiKyle moments are surely on the horizon---and we can’t wait to see how their connection continues to unfold. </p><p>Catch all the kilig KaiKyle moments on “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/roja" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Roja</strong></a>,” airing weeknights on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV2, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), and <a href="https://app.iwanttfc.com/dFR6MWHAcVb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>iWant</strong></a>.</p>

<p>In addition to their heartwarming scenes in “Roja" are the fun and playful behind-the-scenes moments that Kyle Echarri and Kai Montinola share on social media.</p>

In addition to their heartwarming scenes in “Roja" are the fun and playful behind-the-scenes moments that Kyle Echarri and Kai Montinola share on social media.