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The Sexbomb Girls are a popular all-female singing and dancing group in the Philippines. From mere background dancers, they have evolved into multimedia stars, with successful careers in singing, acting, and dancing.

History

The Sexbomb Dancers were originally composed of four members upon their formation in 1999. They were background dancers for Eat Bulaga, the Philippines' longest running noontime variety show. Of the four members, only Rochelle Pangilinan remains part of the Sexbomb Girls, and is regarded as the leader because of her seniority.

The Group began in November 1999 as the 'Chicken Sandwich Dancers' which was an offshoot of the Danz Focus (house dancers of Eat Bulaga). At first there were 4 (Cheryl, Debra, Janine and Rochelle). The group expanded to 6 with the addition of Jopay and Aira. The group expanded to 8, 12 and 13 (during their first FHM appearance) to an all time high of 22

Former Members are JB Cifra, Debra Ignacio, AB, Natalie 'Babat' Imperial, Jane Lao, Yvette Lopez (winner of the first search for SB contest) The Sex Bomb 2002. The Sexbomb Singers were formed that same year, and are billed as Sexbomb Girls in their shows and promotional materials. The dancers did shows under the dance albums, Sexiest Hits Series and "I Like." The Sexbomb Singers and Dancers are commonly still referred to as the Sexbomb Girls.

The Sexbomb Girls is managed by Joy Cancio, of FOCUS E Incorporated. Joy is veteran of the Vicor Dancers of the 1980's

Near breakup

The Sexbomb Girls almost broke up when internal fighting among its members started in late 2004 and it was all about money matters. All the members, notably Jopay Paguia, complained that Rochelle Pangilinan (the most senior member) was overpaid with her monthly salary of P400,000. The Sexbomb singers (including Paguia) at that time received only P80,000 a month. The dancers on the other hand were being paid only P30,000 a month.

The scuffle intensified in early 2005 when ABS-CBN (the rival the band's home network GMA Network) featured an exclusive interview with some of band's members. Many fans felt that the controversial TV interview signified that the band was definitely coming to an end as it was viewed as a rebelion not only against GMA but also against manager Joy Cancio.

Miraculously, a major financial deal was reached which restored stability in the band. Sexbomb's singers have all started receiving an equal P250,000 a month but the reform hit Rochelle Pangilinan hard as she saw her monthly salary fall down by 37.5% (or P150,000 less monthly). The Sexbomb dancers started receiving P55,000 monthly.

2006 Dispute With Eat Bulaga

The SexBomb Girls (both dancers and singers) rebelled and stayed away from working in the Eat Bulaga show when one of its producers hired a member (Sugar) and promoted her heavily. Manager Joy Cancio claimed she decided to take the famous girly band off the show in protest at this.

As a result, media sources reported that the SexBomb Girls are being hired by rival network ABS-CBN to star in their recently-revived Wowowee noontime show, but Cancio denied the report and stressed that the band still has a long term contract with GMA Network, especially in regards to the hit afternoon drama show Daisy Siete.

The producer of Eat Bulaga accepted a texted apology from Cancio, but also said the time was right to move on. The Sexbomb Girls are unlikely to returm to Eat Bulaga and the show is auditioning for replacements.

Criticism

The Sexbomb Girls have long been criticized by moralists and conservatives in the Philippines. Their critics pointed out that the girl band promote the idea of sex through their songs (double-meaning lyrics), their dances (sex-oriented movements) and their appearances (showing of cleavage and underwears).

Because their songs have been hits among the Philippine mass as well as children, moralists stress that more and more Filipinos now think of sex as a fun and enjoyable thing.

Aside from the sexual innuendos, the Sexbomb Girls were also slammed for immorality as well as their meddling in national politics (particularly when they performed as the official cheerleaders of defeated presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr. in the 2004 elections).

Singing Career

Sexbomb Singers

The lineup for the Sexbomb Girls. aka the Sex Bomb Singers, was initially composed of Rochelle Pangilinan , Jopay Paguia, Izzy Trazona, Weng Ibarra, Monic Icban, and Evette Pabalan.

In 2004, Mariam Obaidi was added to the lineup, although she was taken out a few months after and Monic's departure from the group , her spot was taken by Cheche Tolentino.

Albums

2002: Unang Putok (4X Platinum)
2003: Round 2 (5X Platinum)
2004: Bomb Thr3at (2X Platinum)
2005: Sumayaw, Sumunod: The Best of the Sexbomb Girls (Platinum)

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