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Jissica Soju@AndieJi_ · Aug 30, 2026

Jissica Soju's PH Romantic Comedy Pyramid (2000s - Present) Love it or hate it, the RomCom genre will always have a…

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Jessica Soju breaks down Filipino romantic comedy leading ladies from the 2000s to present in a pyramid tier system, placing Regine Velasquez at the top as the ultimate blueprint, followed by a holy trinity of Jennylyn Mercado, Sarah Geronimo, and Toni Gonzaga, with various other actresses categorized by their era and impact on the genre.

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    Jissica Soju's PH Romantic Comedy Pyramid (2000s - Present) Love it or hate it, the RomCom genre will always have a place in Filipino Pop Culture and to share my fascination in that genre and its evolution, here is my RomCom Pyramid 🧵 a thread 🧵

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    The Ultimate Blueprint - Regine Velasquez 2000 got a smash hit Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw and it gave birth to a lot more films that featured Regine w/ different leading men until the 2010s. Regine also got to successfully crossover her romcom flare from movie to television. 2/8

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    The Undisputed Holy Trinity - Jennylyn Mercado, Sarah Geronimo & Toni Gonzaga Considered triple threats of the industry are also the ultimate trinity of romcoms in recent years that was able to pull off box office success, pop culture impact & critical reception. 3/8

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    Era Defining Legends - Jolina, Bea, Kim & Kathryn Iconic romcom legends as well who also served romcom gems during their peak/s in different eras! Jolina - early 2000s Bea - mid 2000s to late 2010s Kim - late 2000s to present Kathryn - earlt 2010s to present 4/8

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    Early to Mid2000s Classics - Judy Ann, Claudine, Kristine, Heart & Angel Claudine and Judy Ann dominated this era not only with their romcom gems Heart and Kristine served in the mid 2000s. Angel was able to extend her success from early 2000s even to 2010s! 5/8

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    Late 2000s to Early 2010s Hardhitters - Marian, Anne, Angelica, KC, Rhian, Maja I think the late 00s to early 10s are the most fun era for prime ladies coz you got a lot of choices and they are all serving hard. Most of them managed to also serve in 2020s era as well. 6/8

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    2010s - Liza, Nadine, Julia, Maine, Bela, Jodi, Arci The mid to late 00s showed more openness in what a leading lady for a romcom can be. From teenyboppers to serious actresses, the romcom genre was well fed. Most of them are still active in doing romcom til now. 7/8

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    2020s - Present The Modern era of romcom got a lot of promising faces ranging from talented former child stars (Barbie, Bea, Belle, Andrea, Francine, Alexa, Jillian & Caprice) to reality show darlings (Maris, Fyang, Kai, Shuvee, Bianca & Ashtine) 8/8

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    and there you have it! had fun doing it kahit ang hirap itier ng mga eabab na ito hehee ps: forgot to mention Xyriel and Sofia in the former child stars group hilo na ko eh char

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    my reason why bea, jolina, kim and kath ang nasa era defining tier since each one of them got to thrive in one or more eras. technically all four of them din ay gumagawa pa ng romcom movies and series lately so far from retiring sila imo

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    VIVA na nagsabe nyan ha. Regine Velasquez is their RomCom Queen 🥹