Vince and Kath

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Vince and Kath
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The first original image screenshot of Vince and Kath story
Author Jenny Ruth Almocera
Country Philippines
Genre Romance
PublisherIndependent
Publication date
2 January 2016;7 years ago (2016-01-02)
Media typeDigital images

Vince and Kath is an online romantic series written by Filipino author Jenny Ruth Almocera. [1] [2] The story consists of screenshots of SMS and chat conversations between the characters with few narrative sections. Each album consists of chapters of the story. Similar to Kiko Laxa Ferrer's authors on Kikodora Social Serye fan page. After its debut release on January 2, 2016 on Life and Social Media fan page, [3] it became popular on social media. [4] Due to its success, the book version is released under ABS-CBN Publishing Incorporated. [5] [6] [7] The series was ended on May 17, 2016 with a total of 24 chapters (37 parts).

Contents

The series was serialized into a motion picture entitled Vince and Kath and James , which was released on December 25, 2016 as a 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival entry.

Background

The story was conceived when Almocera read her old text messages in her cellphone. She wrote it by simulating a conversation through Yazzy app, an app that creates fake conversations. The story has also some references to her life experiences especially her college life. The two main characters are loosely based on real people, where Kath refers to the author herself and Vince refers to her husband. [3] [6] [8]

Plot

The story revolves around a young man named Vince who bravely sends a text message to his crush, Kath. Until they become text mates and become in-relationship status. As they graduate from college, Vince proposes to Kath. They face different life challenges especially when Vince is stabbed by hooligans and knocks his head off from which he suffers amnesia due to a head trauma. Kath makes difficult efforts to help Vince regain his memories. Suddenly Kath's aunt reveals that her father is very ill. At the same time, Vince is rushed to the hospital unexpectedly after Kath finds out that he has been unconscious in his house. She calls her friend Maxine to look after Vince in the hospital while she's away to visit her father in Dubai urgently. After a few days Vince miraculously recovers from his amnesia. He prepares a surprise for Kath. When Kath arrives from Dubai, she is shocked about Vince's recovery. And Vince proposes to Kath again. He promises her that he would bring back what he lost and pay gratitude for her sacrifices.

Later Vince finds out that Jella's boyfriend Nathan was the perpetrator; Nathan stabbed Vince due to jealousy. Vince confronts Nathan and brawls at each other. The feud is stopped by Jella. Vince initially decided to put Nathan into jail but recanted his decision because Jella told him that she is pregnant with Nathan's child. This triggers Kath's agony on Vince but their love quarrel is short-lived.

As they prepare for their wedding, Kath's former suitor and also Vince's best friend James arrives in their lives. James still has feelings for Kath. He was supposed to help for the wedding however Vince was upset when he found out about James' feelings for Kath so he confronted James in a fistfight. Afterwards, Vince and James decide to end the conflict for the sake of their friendship, and Vince disappears mysteriously. Kath tries to contact Vince and asks his friends but no one knows where he is. She had no choice but to go outside and find Vince. After long hours of pursuit, she finds Vince inside a chapel. Kath hugs him tightly and they talk to each other. Vince waits for a sign and makes a final decision to marry Kath. When Vince and Kath became husband and wife, their text message conversation ends.

Characters

Chapter list (Online version)

Chapter No.Chapter TitlePart No.
1Crush1-4
2Us5-7
3Still8
4Again9
5What Now?10
6You11
7Hang in There12
8Remember13
9Heart14
10Promise15
11Sorry16
12Almost17
13My Stalker18-19
14Walang Titibag20
15Cheer & Var21-24
16Mother Knows Best?25
17#VinceAndKath <326-27
18Will they survive this relationship?28-30
19(No chapter title)31-32
20The Confession33
21The Flashback34
22The Confrontation35
23Where is Vince?36
24The End37

Critical reception

The Vince and Kath story spread through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. [9] [10] Almocera has been contacted by independent film makers to discuss a possible movie based on the story. [9] While some readers thought that Vince and Kath was a true story, Almocera initially claimed that it is purely fictional; [11] [12] however, she later stated that the characters and some of the plot is based on her own memories and past experiences. Some readers have referred to the story as a modern version of Romeo and Juliet of the Philippines. [13] The story is also featured in I Juander, an investigative documentary [14] produced by GMA News TV and in Rated K , a magazine show produced by ABS-CBN. Because of its popularity many screenshot conversations stories appeared on social media especially on Facebook, which became a new format of story writing in the Philippines called "Textserye" or "SocialSerye". [15] The author also published another stories such as The Wrong Message featuring Ronnie Alonte as the cover model of the book [16] [17] (it is the debut release of the author) and My Love for Dora which is still published online.

Adaptations

Vince and Kath (Book Version)
Vince and Kath cover.jpg
AuthorJenny Ruth Almocera
CountryPhilippines
LanguageEnglish and Filipino
GenreRomance
Publisher ABS-CBN Publishing Incorporated
Media typePrint
No. of books7

The online series was adapted into a book with the same title and published on May 7, 2016 under ABS-CBN Publishing. [18] [19]

An Android game based from the series was developed and published by Kalaro Games. [20]

The series was also adapted into a film, with Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia, and Ronnie Alonte playing the roles of Kath, Vince, and James, respectively together with the author appearing as a cameo. The principal photography began in late July 2016. [21] [22] The film is one of the official entries to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival directed by Theodore Boborol. [23] [24] [25]

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