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Viva HotBabes ride the nostalgia wave with reunion concert

Published Aug 14, 2026 10:12 pm

At A Glance

  • After months of speculation, the Viva HotBabes are officially reuniting for "BULAKLAK: Viva HotBabes Reunion Concert" on October 23 at New Frontier Theater.

So, it has finally happened.

After months of speculation, the Viva HotBabes are officially getting back together. And in grand fashion too.

VAA Live Inc. announced “BULAKLAK: Viva HotBabes Reunion Concert” on Friday, August 14, via a poster reveal on social media.

The poster features Maui Taylor, Katya Santos, Andrea del Rosario, Gwen Garci, Sheree, Jaycee Parker, Ella V., and Jennifer Lee.

The concert will be directed by GB Sampedro, who, although now better known as a filmmaker, has also directed concerts for artists including Mark Bautista and Erik Santos.

For fans wondering why their favorites are not on the poster, VAA Live made clear that more names will be announced.

This is hardly surprising given that the Viva HotBabes had a rotating lineup that, at various points, also included Jen Rosendahl, Myles Hernandez, Kristine Jaca, Hazel Cabrera, Asia Agcaoili, and Anna Leah Javier.

Why they are not in the current lineup is anyone’s guess.

The reunion itself, however, is hardly a surprise.

The possibility had been hanging around for months, beginning with Andrea, who said on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” early this year that it could happen.

Viva, which owns the name and franchise, apparently liked the idea.

Earlier this month, VAA Live posted a teaser showing the silhouettes of several women accompanied by the caption, “REUNION? ANO TARA?”

Apparently, the answer was tara.

The question now is what the Viva HotBabes will do with an entire concert.

The group does not exactly have a sprawling catalog of hits. “Bulaklak” is the obvious centerpiece, while “Kikay” remains another recognizable title. Beyond those, there is not much of a songbook waiting to be revisited.

But the appeal of the reunion is less about the catalog than the nostalgia surrounding the group.

That is essentially the same currency driving the SexBomb Girls, who have been staging reunion shows since December 2025 and drawing audiences here and abroad.

The two groups, however, were never quite the same thing.

The SexBomb Girls were dancers and performers first, honed by years of variety-show exposure.

The Viva HotBabes, meanwhile, were assembled from actresses who were already attracting attention and turned into what was essentially a novelty act.

They were not built around vocal prowess or elaborate choreography. Their appeal lay in the members themselves, their image, their personalities and the catchy, easily remembered material attached to the group.

That history makes the reunion an interesting proposition, particularly because more than two decades have passed since the group was formed.

The women returning to the stage are no longer the same performers audiences knew in the early aughts. Many have since built lives and careers largely removed from the Viva HotBabes brand, and quite a few are now firmly in their hotmomma era.
So perhaps the reunion is less about turning back the clock than showing what time has done to them. After all, some things, apparently, only get hotter with age. If you know what I mean.

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