Mylene Concepcion

Mylene Concepcion is a character played by Max Collins that first appeared in the 2020 Toho disaster film, #JusticeForLove: End of the World, and serves as the lead protagonist of the film.

#JusticeForLove: End of the World
Happily married to her husband Alex since 2013, and gave birth to their only son two years later, Mylene's life in the Philippines has been perfect, except for the fact she is suffering from asthma, forcing Mylene to frequently use an inhaler. After discovering her sister Andrea is now engaged to Gregorio Soriano, CEO of Soriano Industries in San Francisco, she decides to travel to San Francisco for the first time along with her family, to reunite with her sister after more than a decade.

Arriving in San Francisco, she is greeted by her close friends Stephanie and Olivia. At the Golden Gate Bridge, Mylene is now on her way to Sausalito to reunite with Andrea, when she witnesses a woman about to jump from the bridge, causing Mylene to interfere her suicide attempt, saving her life. The woman is revealed to be Alicia, suffering from depression after losing her husband and newborn baby. Mylene promises to help Alicia recover from her depression, starting with the two becoming friends, allowing Mylene to discover Alicia's miserable life.

In Alicia's apartment in North Beach, Mylene is spending time with Alicia when she is kidnapped by Ethan, forcing Mylene to seek help on Lori, a renowned investigator and one of Alicia's friends. After Lori has successfully rescued Alicia from her own sibling, Mylene realizes that Andrea is in danger as well, and attempts to rescue her. Gregorio then retaliates by sending a henchmen into Olivia's house. Mylene is knocked out unconscious, while Olivia was killed. The next day, Mylene wakes up next to Olivia's dead body, while the authorities arrive and proceeds to arrest Mylene.

Alicia realizes that Mylene was framed like her, forcing Alicia to stay in San Francisco to help Mylene clear her name, with additional support from Lori. Two months later, Mylene is brought to the state capitol in Sacramento for her court trial, where she is acquitted for murdering Olivia, thanks to the evidence Lori presented. However, after clearing her name, Mylene discovers that Andrea was killed following the destruction of San Francisco, and mourns the death of her sister in Sacramento.

At the same time, Mylene begins to notice Alicia's worsening health condition, and brings her to a hospital. Mylene discovers Alicia's brain tumor, along with previously undiscovered internal bleeding in her brain, forcing Alicia to finally return to the Philippines with Romina's sister Corazon. After Alicia finds out that Romina had already died, she immediately regrets her decision to help Mylene. Mylene apologizes to Alicia for what happened, but she initially refuses to accept Mylene's apology.

With the end of mankind now inevitable following the failure of the asteroid deflection attempt, Mylene and Alicia both accept their ultimate fate. Mylene decides to spend her remaining time with her family and friends. In their final moments, Alicia finally forgives Mylene for blaming her, while Mylene accepts Alicia's apology, and wishes for a better world, she also hopes that the next civilization will not repeat the same mistakes as mankind.

Although not shown, Mylene is implied to be killed by the global firestorm along with the rest of mankind, as the entire surface of the Earth has been rendered uninhabitable.

Chapter 5 (2018 - 2020)
Mylene makes a short cameo appearance in episode 64, where she accidentally bumps into Alicia while in a coffee shop.

The Final Moments
After Clara's impact in central France, Alicia spends the last 12 hours of her life with Romina's sister Corazon in Manila, where she realizes that Mylene is one of the random individuals that actually cared for her. As the firestorm approaches Sacramento, 6 hours after impact, Mylene and her family, along with Stephanie, embrace their deaths.

Justice for the End of the World
Mylene makes a short cameo appearance in one scene, watching the incoming asteroid that later impacts Earth.

Trivia

 * Mylene is planned to reappear in Justice for Love Presents: The Obsession, but the actress that portrays her, Isabelle Abiera, declined due to schedule conflicts with To Have & to Hold.
 * Nonetheless, she still appeared in a short scene in episode 64 only.
 * There is a inconsistency on her appearance between the film and the prequel series. In the film, her hair color is black, while in the prequel series, it is brown.
 * It is most likely caused by time constraints, as Abiera was also filming To Have & to Hold when her scene was filmed.
 * Isabelle Abiera, the actress that portrays Mylene, was actually born in San Francisco.
 * In the American remake of the film, Justice for the End of the World, both Isabelle Abiera and Yasmien Kurdi briefly appear in one scene in a cameo appearance. While their names are not fully mentioned, they are credited as “Salvacion” and “Concepcion”, referencing their characters in the original film.