David Licauco admitted he had felt intimidated by “Pulang Araw” co-star Alden Richards at one point.

In Nelson Canlas’ report on “24 Oras,” Monday, David shared that he felt intimidated by Asia’s Multimedia Star in the first scene they had to do together for the upcoming family drama.

“I think ‘yung very first scene with him I got intimidated, but I just told myself na, like, ‘You are here for a reason, you worked hard for this, so why would you get nervous,’ you know?” said the Pambansang Ginoo. “So, I was just trying to stay in the moment for me not to overthink.”

He also shared that he got nervous when he had to shoot a scene without Barbie Forteza, who he leans on for inspiration when it comes to heavy scenes.

Although David did not specify what scene exactly, he said he had to do a scene with Alden, which he described as one of the hardest he ever did in his life.

“‘Yung scene ko with Alden, I think ‘yun ‘yung pinakamahirap na eksenang ginawa ko in my life dahil roller coaster of emotions eh, from happy to sad to getting mad and then eventually parang accepting defeat, you know?” he said. “So, andami talagang layers nung acting na ‘yun.”

David stars as Hiroshi Tanaka in “Pulang Araw” alongside Barbie (Adelina Dela Cruz), Alden (Eduardo Dela Cruz), Sanya Lopez (Teresita Borromeo), and Dennis Trillo (Col. Yuta Saitoh).

“Pulang Araw” dropped its official trailer last week, shedding more light into the lives of the series’ complex main characters.

The historical drama, written by Suzette Doctolero and directed by Dominic Zapata, is set against the backdrop of World War II. “Pulang Araw” will premiere on Netflix on July 26, Friday, followed by its television premiere on July 29.