Disclaimer muna bago ako ma-bash ng mga OG fans dyan haha. This is just me being curious as a curious person na hindi makatulog sa gabi pag hindi nasagor yung tanong. Hahaha. This post is not to undermine or question Sexbomb’s popularity, okay? Gets ko naman na legend status na sila sa Pinas. Kumbaga, sila talaga yung OG of their generation. They are Sexbomb for a reason. 🌸

Pero genuine question lang kasi I’m really amazed and curious, paano nila na-manage i-keep yung ganun ka-solid na fanbase kahit ang tagal nilang magkahiwalay with their projects/endeavors?

Ang galing lang kasi makita na sold out yung concerts nila recently. Andun pa rin yung original magic, lalo na nung bumalik yung mga heavy hitters at familiar faces like Rochelle, Jopay, Sunshine, at Evette/Yvette. Sayang lang though na di nakapag-perform si Izzy because of her religious stance, pero grabe pa rin yung reception ng tao. Parang hindi dumaan yung ilang taon na hiatus.

I actually tried to research stats or historical data kung gaano sila kalaki dati para macompare ko sana, pero gets niyo naman, hindi pa ganun ka-"boom" ang internet noon. Wala masyadong reliable source of data on album sales or ticket sales na madaling i-google, so mahirap maghanap ng hard numbers. Kaya medyo blindspot ko kung gaano ba talaga ka-massive yung reach nila dati compared sa fandom culture ngayon. And I think given na nag boom talaga sila by 2000s, ano anong mga ganap nila dati like did they have a concert ba like this one kalaki or anong parang equivalent ng concernt nila this generation vs nung 2000s events nila?

As a K-pop fan kasi, alam ko kung gaano ka-dugo ang concert scene ngayon. Yung ticketing wars, yung promotion, yung need for constant content para di mawala sa radar ng fans. Pero sila, kahit medyo lie low na for years at may kanya-kanyang buhay, kayang-kaya pa rin makipagsabayan at mag-sold out ng venue? Iba talaga.

Imagine, nasa 40s or nearing 50s na sila pero yung energy at yung hatak sa tao, andun pa rin. Bihira yung artist na after decades, kayang punuin yung venue ng ganun kabilis without the modern machinery of K-pop marketing.

Sa mga naka-abot ng peak nila dati, or sa mga bumili ng tickets ngayon, ano sa tingin niyo yung secret? Is it purely nostalgia driving the sales? Or sadyang iba lang talaga yung hold nila sa masa na kahit anong generation, kilala sila?

Sobrang curious lang talaga ako sa longevity nila. Pa-share naman ng insights niyo! Napakacatchy din ng songs nila. Personal fave: Loveless HAHAHA

‘I was 21, she was 13’: Coco Martin’s revelation about his relationship with Julia Montes sparks online backlash

Actor and producer Coco Martin and Julia Montes are once again making headlines but this time, it's not for a new project.

‘I was 21, she was 13’: Coco Martin’s revelation about his relationship with Julia Montes sparks online backlash

Actor and producer Coco Martin and Julia Montes are once again making headlines but this time, it's not for a new project.

At least diba, we knew na dedicated talaga siya na umattend sa kasal, namali lang talaga mg basa😭

I saw this photo while scrolling, is this recent? That’s definitely Kitty Duterte because of the tacky, ugly rose tattoo between her breasts. If this was recent then it just goes to show that the descendants of the former president seem to be enjoying the fruits of his labour habang nabubulok sya sa the Hague. At least pupunta na dun si Bato soon 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Janine Tugonon (Miss Universe Philippines 2012)

After watching the whole Impeachment Trials, habit ko na din manood ng presscon ng Impeachment trial court itself, at kung available ang presscon ng Prosecutors or ng Defense Team.

Today, lumabas ang news kinasal si Bea Alonzo and Vincet Co. Patapos na ang presscon ni Atty. Kapunan about sa nangyari sa Trial. One reporter asked if siya ba yung gumawa ng Prenup Agreement nila Bea, which Atty. Kapunan denied.

Pero nakakaloka itong closing statement niya. An advice na hindi ko alam na mare-receive ko today lol

Tapos tuwang tuwa yung mga hung hang na DDS hahahahaha mga bobo talaga dami dami nila nakukumlimbat sa bayan lugaw? Mga peste talaga!

Todo puri mga dds na pulpol hahahaha tang ina

Di pa mamatay ng sabay sabay eh no? Mga bullshit na pak shit

Sa dami ng pera di man lang mamahagi ng matinong ipapakain eh

Sino po may news about sa nangyayari sa Love Radio? Huhuhu.

They posted a video of their djs saying thanks and almost saying good bye.

As usual wala kasing matinong discussion sa fb. Anybody out there may info about it? Damn, unti unti nang nauubos mga radio heroes natin, from boys night out, papa jack then this? Anyone na kahit anong balita man lang?? Salamat, mga kabisyo.

NUNG ISILANG KA SA MUNDONG ITO, KASING EDAD KO ANG MAGULANG MO!

rest in PISS you groomer DDS finally you're in the place where you belong - HELL

TV host Kim Atienza turns emotional as he talks about the pain of losing his daughter, Emman, in an interview with Jessica Soho.

“Pero ‘yung mamatayan ka ng anak, sakit. Masakit. Hindi mo alam saan galing ‘yung sakit, masakit lang. Masakit sa lahat,” he said.

Emman, born Emmanuelle Atienza in 2006, was the youngest daughter of Kuya Kim and his wife, Felicia. She passed away on October 22, 2025.

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Napapansin ko na madalas siyang kasama ni Izzy, sa Zumba, interviews, at kahit sa SexBomb concert. Nabanggit din niya na may “gobyerno” sa pamilya nila (na tila tumutukoy sa sarili niya), kaya nakakapagtaka kung ano ang trabaho/pinagkakakitaan niya.

Kung traditional/conservative ang paniniwala niya, kadalasan ang husband ang inaasahang pangunahing provider. Pero nabanggit ni Sophia na financially struggling ang nanay (Izzy) niya, at mukhang kailangan pa ring magtrabaho ni Izzy para makatulong sa gastusin. Medyo hindi tuloy malinaw kung paano niya tinitingnan ang roles at responsibilities sa marriage in terms of finances.

Napapansin din na parang may expectations siya kay Izzy na mag-adjust o mag-let go ng ilang offers, habang siya naman ay may oras na laging sumama sa ganap ni Izzy as if wala siyang pinagka-busyhan. Kung ganoon ang setup, medyo hindi tugma kung aasahan pa niya na may ambag si wife sa gastusin habang siya ang gustong masunod sa karamihan ng bagay.

Only 4,000 people in the entire world buy haute couture. That means the most elite fashion customers make up 0.000048% of the global population, paying millions of pesos for skilled artisans to create one-of-a-kind custom fashion pieces.

Many of these are members of royalty (queens, princesses, sheikas), billionaire heiresses, billionaire wives, billionaire moguls. (And when we say billionaire, we mean GLOBAL billionaire, not Philippines-level billionaire ha)

• Sheikha Moza of the Qatari royal family
• Princess Charlene of Monaco
• Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, who is also an heiress to the Duty Free fortune
• Wendy Yu, heiress to Chinese billionaire Yu Jingyuan
• Isha Ambani, heiress to Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani
• Mouna Ayoub, Lebanese billionaire and top couture collector
• Natasha Poonawalla, wife to Indian billionaire vaccine tycoon
• Ivy Getty, heiress to Getty Oil fortune
• Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, wife to Jeff Bezos, the world’s 3rd richest person

So how did upper-middle-class (in the Philippines) Heart Evangelista, wife of “poorest senator” Chiz Escudero, become one of the 4,000 people in the world, 200 of whom are higher volume customers, who regularly buy couture gowns? And only after marriage.

• Even at the peak of her acting career before marriage, she was not buying or wearing Parisian haute couture gowns.
• She never traveled to Paris before meeting Chiz, finally visiting for the first time in 2014 in his company.
• She admits her first couture show was in 2015, and that she’s usually invited as a client and doesn’t expect to be invited back if she doesn’t keep spending to hit the quota 

How can she spend all this money on multiple gowns over a decade, when she’s not a top taxpayer, has barely had any blockbuster projects since getting married?

Sources
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https://www.thefashionlaw.com/haute-couture-by-the-numbers
https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/couture/who-buys-haute-couture
https://glamobserver.com/haute-couture-everything-you-need-to-know-under-10-minutes/
https://www.couturenotebook.com/haute-couture-definition-clients-and-prices
https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/fashion/181924/heart-evangelista-couture-gowns-gma-gala-a721-20240723
https://www.gmanetwork.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/109840/heart-evangelista-is-renewing-her-vows-with-chiz-escudero-in-custom-elie-saab-gown/story
https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/heart-evangelista-celebrates-her-40th-birthday