Just when you thought you’ve grown out of your Jericho Rosales fangirl phase, he came back looking hotter than ever.

Way before James Reid‘s abs took over primetime television, Jericho was already making every woman swoon as a well-loved teleserye leading man, especially in that almost 500-episode drama that people just couldn’t get enough of, and we don’t blame them. It would be a crime not to notice those all-Pinoy good looks and charm that it’s almost hard to imagine that acne marks used to plague his smooth face, and maybe we have a facial wash brand to thank for that.

If you think that today’s leading men are all that, then you are probably missing half of your life because Echo is the man you should and should have watched (if your heart is willing to squeeze him next to Piolo Pascual, that is).

But before we get carried away with how hot he still is and how gorgeous his wife is, we’ll let you click through our slideshow for a taste of the Jericho of yesteryears that will make your inner teenager shed tears of nostalgic joy.

Art by Dorothy Guya