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‘Kayo pa ba ‘yan?’ No longer kids, TNT Boys reunite

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<p>MANILA — The music trio of the TNT Boys returned on Thursday to “It’s Showtime,” the noontime program that catapulted them to international stardom.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Na-miss niyo ba ang pa-sample na bosesan ng TNT Boys, Showtime Onliners? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShowtimePollSure?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShowtimePollSure</a> <a href="https://t.co/h8f2JC2DDL">pic.twitter.com/h8f2JC2DDL</a></p>— It&#x27;s Showtime (@itsShowtimeNa) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsShowtimeNa/status/1440928646806454275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Keifer Sanchez, Mackie Empuerto, and Francis Concepcion were the guest contestants in the “Madlang Pi-Poll” segment for the day.</p><p>Sanchez and Empuerto are now both 16, while Concepcion is 15.</p><p>“Oh my God, na-miss ko sila! Patingin ka! Kayo pa ba ‘yan?” Vice Ganda said.</p><p>The comedy superstar, through his late-night talk show “Gandang Gabi Vice,” helped form the trio in 2017.</p><p>The TNT Boys, named after “Tawag ng Tanghalan,” which they all competed in, went on to guest in international programs, notably “Little Big Shots.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yx1y1niJ4Vs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Their last major music release was in late 2019 — “Ako ang Iyong Butuin,” the theme song of the ABS-CBN series “Starla.”</p><p>They had been away from the limelight for most of the pandemic before their “It’s Showtime” guesting on Thursday.</p><p>“Na-sad po kami,” Empuerto said of their hiatus. “Nag-pray po ako na sana makabalik kami sa TV, kasi marami ring naghihintay sa amin na makakanta kami.”</p><p>Fittingly, the trio performed an acapella rendition of “Fight Song,” about forging on despite challenges.</p><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UbvMMbr7P4A?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f_r1UvCNgiU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n9Spvy6bZ0s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The music trio of the TNT Boys returned on Thursday to “It’s Showtime,” the noontime program that catapulted them to international stardom.