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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="z6HLdy6zqU"><a href="https://pod.romanceclassbooks.com/2021/05/26/our-k-drama-influences/">Our K-Drama Influences</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pod.romanceclassbooks.com/2021/05/26/our-k-drama-influences/embed/#?secret=z6HLdy6zqU" width="500" height="350" title="“Our K-Drama Influences” — #RomanceClass Podcast" data-secret="z6HLdy6zqU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://pod.romanceclassbooks.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

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Everybody loves Korean dramas! Especially romance authors Tara Frejas, Chi Yu Rodriguez, and Jay E. Tria. In this episode, they discuss how k-dramas have influenced their fiction writing.

Host:
- Mina V. Esguerra
Panel
- Jay E. Tria
- Chi Yu Rodriguez
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This episode was recorded and streamed live on March 27, 2021 over YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. If you’d like to listen to the entire stream (it’s a few minutes longer than the audio of the podcast episode), check out the video below.

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26 May 2021
Our K-Pop Influences
Season 4

Our K-Pop Influences

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Join romance authors Mina V. Esguerra, Chi Yu Rodriguez, Tara Frejas, Jay E. Tria, Katt Briones, Six de los Reyes, and Danice Mae P. Sison as they discuss how k-pop and k-dramas influenced their fiction.

Hosts
- Tara Frejas
- Mina V. Esguerra
Cast
- Katt Briones
- Danice Mae P. Sison
- Six de los Reyes
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This episode was recorded and streamed live on March 27, 2021 over YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. If you’d like to listen to the entire stream (it’s a few minutes longer than the audio of the podcast episode), check out the video below.

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21 April 2021
Fancasting Our Books

Join romance authors ⁠Mina V. Esguerra⁠, ⁠Brigitte Bautista⁠, ⁠Ana Tejano⁠, ⁠Bianca Mori⁠ and ⁠Suzette de Borja⁠ as they fan cast their books.

⁠You, Me, U.S⁠. by Brigitte Bautista

⁠Fall Like Rain⁠ by Ana Tejano

⁠Be With Me ⁠by Suzette de Borja

⁠One Night at the Penthouse Suite⁠ by Bianca Mori

⁠The Doctor Is In Love⁠

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10 April 2021
Fanfic
Season 4

Fanfic

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Join romance authors Mina V. Esguerra, Celestine Trinidad, Chris Mariano, Chi Yu Rodriguez and Carla de Guzman as they chat about fanfic.

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- Mina V. Esguerra
Cast
Show notes
- Beverly Hills 90210
- The X-Files
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Angel
- NSync [This I Promise You | Bye Bye Bye | I Want You Back ]
- Lord of the Rings
- Harry Potter
- Teen Wolf
- Coffee Prince
- American Idol
- TVXQ [Rising Sun | Purple Line]
- Super Junior [Miracle | Sorry, Sorry ]
- SHINee [ Lucifer | Replay ]
- f(x) [ Electric Shock | Hot Summer ]
- BTS [ Dynamite | Black Swan ]
- A Walk to Remember
- YuYu Hakusho [fandom | wiki]
- Twilight
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Doctor Who
- We Got Married
- Star Wars sequels
- Final Fantasy
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- The Ghostbusters
- Fruits Basket
- Hana Yori Dango
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Bleach
- Full Metal Alchemist
- Star Wars
- Zootopia
- Game of Thrones
- Inception
- Agents of Shield
- Naruto
- The Old Kingdom trilogy by Garth Nix
- The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
- Sherlock Holmes
- Trese
- SB 19 [Go Up MV | What? MV ]
- Pearl Next Door
- Archive of Our Own (Ao3)
Show notes by Kaith Cimafranca

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31 March 2021
The Rockstar Trope
Season 4

The Rockstar Trope

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Why do we love rockstars? And why do we love reading about them (and their friends and lovers) in romance books? Authors Mina, Six, Tara, Dawn, and Jay answer these questions and talk about their favorite rockstar stories in korean dramas and other television shows. They also share how they wrote their rockstar romance books.

Host:

Mina V. Esguerra (“Pleasure to Meet You” — Trope: Minor Celebrity)

Cast:
Show notes
- Backstage Pass series by Tara Frejas
- Songs to Your Beat by Jay E. Tria
- Summer Storm series by Six de los Reyes
- The Boyfriend Backtrack by Dawn Lanuza
- The Tropetastic Kindness Bundle
- F.T. Island – “Pray”
- You’re Beautiful (Netflix)
- Sandwich
- Love Notes by Joanna Campbell
- La Bamba (1987) – Trailer
- Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)
- Arctic Monkeys – A.M.
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3 March 2021
The Tropetastic Kindness Bundle
Season 4

The Tropetastic Kindness Bundle

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The #RomanceClass podcast had a tropetastic launch for season four with the launch of a short story anthology: The Tropetastic Kindness Bundle. It’s an anthology of romance stories written by #RomanceClass authors — and all proceeds of the sale will go to good causes such as disaster relief and livelihood programs for women and vulnerable communities.

Host:
- Mina V. Esguerra
Mina V. Esguerra “Pleasure to Meet You” (Trope: Minor Celebrity)

Guests:
- Angel C. Aquino “Home at Last” (Trope: The Protector)
- Suzette de Borja “Be With Me” (Trope: Locked Out Of Apartment”)
- Georgette S. Gonzales “Perfect Dad” (Trope: Single Parent)
- Katt Briones “Two Doors Down” (Trope: Mail Delivered By Mistake)
- Jay E. Tria “You Belong With Me” (Trope: Best Friend’s Sibling)
- Carla de Guzman “Congrats, You’re In Love!” (Trope: Forced Proximity)
- Dawn Lanuza “Noted” (Trope: There’s Only One Bed)
- 00:00 – Intro
- 01:05 – #Tropetastic2021
- 01:27 – Subscribe to the podcast
- 02:09 – Carla de Guzman and Dawn Lanuza
- 10:00 – The KiligCast Newsletter
- 10:39 – Angel C. Aquino, Suzette de Borja, Georgette S. Gonzales
- 20:28 – Subscribe to the Podcast
- 21:45 – Katt Briones and Jay E. Tria
- 29:53 – Pahabol – Mina V. Esguerra “Pleasure to Meet You”
Buy the Tropetastic Kindness Bundle

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17 February 2021

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