That's My Bae

That's My Bae (also known as EB Baes, TMB or Trops) is a Filipino dance group formed in the That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest segment of the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!,[1] and officially debuted on August 24, 2015 and officially disbanded on May 2019. The group is composed of six members: Kim Last, Kenneth Medrano, Joel Palencia, Tommy Peñaflor, Jon Timmons and Miggy Tolentino. Originally, it was a 7-piece group (with Gab Bayan who left the group in 2015 and was replaced by JV Suzara but who, later, also left in 2016).

That's My Bae
Years active	2015–2019
Labels	Triple A Management
Associated acts	Alden Richards Maine Mendoza Taki Saito EB Babes
Website	https://www.facebook.com/EBThatsMyBae/
Past members	JV Suzara Gab Bayan Jon Timmons Kenneth Medrano Joel Palencia Tommy Peñaflor Miggy Tolentino Kim Last

Career

2015: That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest and line-up changes

On July 6, 2015, Eat Bulaga! launched a new segment called That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest hosted by Sam Y.G. and Alden Richards. It is a dance contest for male contestants who are referred to as "baes," a slang word for "baby/babe as a term of endearment. The contestants dance to the 2014 hit single "Twerk It Like Miley" by Brandon Beal to showcase their talent and looks. The daily winners underwent a series of elimination rounds until only seven contestants remained in the grand finals of the competition. The seven grand finalists were Gab Bayan, Kim Last, Kenneth Medrano, Joel Palencia, Tommy Peñaflor, Jon Timmons, and Miggy Tolentino.

In August 2015, Kenneth Medrano was named as the grand winner of the competition. Subsequently, Medrano and the six other grand finalists were regularly seen on Eat Bulaga! as a dance group now known as That's My Bae. The name of their group was taken directly from the title of the segment from which they were discovered. To further give them exposure, That's My Bae was given their own segment entitled ATM with the Baes. At this point, they were considered as a mainstay dance group in Eat Bulaga!.

The group was still composed of seven members until the quiet departure of Gab Bayan in December 2015. Bayan left the group in order to return to Far Eastern University and to focus on his studies.[2] Without any formal announcement, JV Suzara, a contestant in That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest who finished as a semi-finalist, was added to the group as a replacement.

2016–2019: JV's departure, Acting ventures, concert, and first anniversary

After the end of ATM with the Baes, That's My Bae appeared in several other segments of Eat Bulaga!, including Hotline Bae, Dancing in Tandem, and Kalyeserye. Kenneth Medrano was even given a minor role as Peping during the flashback retelling of Nidora and Anselmo's love story in Kalyeserye. The members of That's My Bae were also included in AlDub's wedding entourage for Kalyeserye.

In February 2016, JV Suzara decided to leave the group after his short stint as a member. Suzara then formed his own group called Bae Alert, an all-male dance group composed of other semi-finalists from the That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest segment of Eat Bulaga!. Meanwhile, That's My Bae continued on with only six members.

In March 2016, the members of the group were included in the cast of the "Walang Kapalit" episode of the annual Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special presentation. Medrano was given a main role, while the other members made cameo appearances during the episode. Although Medrano had a supporting role in Buena Familia, his participation in the Lenten special was his first portrayal as a lead role.[3] In June 2016, Medrano starred in the morning drama series Calle Siete, and was paired with showbiz newcomer Taki Saito. Soon, Saito was regularly performing with That's My Bae on Eat Bulaga!.[4] Meanwhile, Kim Last was added as a regular cast member of the Sunday comedy-variety show Sunday PinaSaya.

On October 8, 2016 was declared by Eat Bulaga! as "Bae Day" in order to celebrate the anniversary of the formation of That's My Bae. On that day, Eat Bulaga! also announced that the group will be given their own television show entitled Trops with Taki Saito. This is the debut television series of the group. They will also be accompanied by showbiz newcomer, Toni Aquino, daughter of Eat Bulaga! host Ruby Rodriguez. Trops is That's My Bae's first acting career as a group. The show premiered on October 24, 2016. It is produced by TAPE, Inc. and broadcast on GMA Network.[5]

On December 3, 2016, Eat Bulaga! announced that the group with Taki Saito will be having its first ever concert on December 16, 2016 in SM City North EDSA Sky Dome.[6] However, due to an undeclared reason, the concert was cancelled. The concert was rescheduled on March 24, 2017 and is titled #TropsGoals: Party with the Baes.

In May 2019, the group was officially disbanded.

Members

The group has been disbanded on May 2019.

Former members

Gab Bayan

Jose Gabriel Garra Bayan (born July 4, 1996), simply known as Gab, is from Pasig, Rizal. He was a sophomore at Far Eastern University before he joined That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest, in which he was a grand finalist. He then became one of the seven original members of the show's in-house dance group That's My Bae. However, Bayan left the group a few months later in order to return to Far Eastern University and to focus on his studies. He as a guest in Eat Bulaga's segment BOOM! as a color blue choicer.[2]

JV Suzara

John Vincent Suzara (born March 29, 1996), or simply known as JV, is from Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Suzara joined That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest, but was eliminated in the semi-final round. After Gab's departure from That's My Bae, he was added to the group as a replacement. However, Suzara also decided to leave That's My Bae a few months later to form his own group called Bae Alert, an all-male performance group composed of other semi-finalists from the That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest segment of Eat Bulaga!.[7] on June 10, 2017 JV Kiss and Hugs Miggy in the Hakot Pa More! Segment. On June 12, 2017 JV Hugs Krystal Reyes, Paul Cham & Taki Saito during Hakot Pa More!

Kim Last

Main article: Kim Last

Kim Michael Last (born January 20, 1997), or simply known as Kim, is a British-Filipino born and raised in Kings Cross, London.[8] He immigrated to the Philippines when he was 17 years old. Last was a secondary school graduate studying government politics at Chelsea Academy in London prior to joining the competition. He also had a short stint as a backup dancer for Morissette Amon and KZ Tandingan, and was about to become a personal trainer in boxing until he joined That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest. After becoming a well-known member of Eat Bulaga!s in-house dance group, Last also became a regular cast member of the noontime comedy-variety show Sunday PinaSaya.[9] Last is the youngest member of the group.[10]

Kenneth Medrano

Main article: Kenneth Medrano

That's My Bae Kenneth

Kenneth Earl Gesulga Medrano (born May 9, 1991), or more simply known as Kenneth, is from Cebu City, Cebu. Prior to joining the Eat Bulaga! segment, Medrano was a Hotel and Restaurant Management junior at the University of Southern Philippines Foundation. He also had a part-time job as a bartender and a model, but is best known for his viral Dubsmash videos.[11] Medrano gained fame after becoming the grand winner of the That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest segment of Eat Bulaga!. Buena Familia gave Medrano his first breakthrough acting role as Pacoy Alvero.[1]

Joel Palencia

Joel Palencia (born March 7, 1992), or simply known as Joel, is from Antipolo, Rizal. Prior to joining That's My Bae, he was a junior pursuing a Tourism Management degree at the Antipolo branch of Our Lady of Fatima University. Palencia joined male beauty contests before trying his luck in That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest.[10] One of his most promising wins was Ginoong Antipolo in 2015. He represented Antipolo in other cities until he was banned because he was known as a winner already. After being advised to try television, Palencia joined That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest.

Tommy Peñaflor

Tomas Peñaflor II (born February 12, 1993), or better known as Tommy, is from Dinalupihan, Bataan. He is a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology graduate in the Perpetual Help College of Manila, but opted to dance and to act his way to a career in show business. He first joined and finished as one of the Top 15 semi-finalists in the 2014 Gandang Lalake contest on ABS-CBN's It's Showtime before joining Eat Bulaga!s dance competition.[12] In That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest, Peñaflor was eliminated in the weekly finals of the competition, but was given another chance as a contender in the wildcard round.[10]

Jon Timmons

Main article: Jon Timmons

Jonathan Mark Cabico Timmons (born February 21, 1991), or simply known as Jon, is a Filipino American born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He was an AA Science graduate at El Camino College in Los Angeles before joining That's My Bae. In California, he also had a part-time job as a cashier at a mall and then at a pet store. Timmons was simply visiting the Philippines when he joined That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest to try his luck in the Philippine showbiz industry. After becoming part of That's My Bae, he decided to stay in the Philippines. Timmons is the oldest member of the group.[10]

Miggy Tolentino

Main article: Miggy Tolentino

Luis Miguel Evangelista Tolentino (born April 20, 1996), more simply known as Miggy, is from Caloocan City, Metro Manila. Prior to That's My Bae, he was a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree at the Universidad de Manila. Before joining That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest, Tolentino guested in some shows while endorsing perfumes and skin care products.[10]

Timeline

Concerts

• 1. TropsGoal: Party With The Bae (2017)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Trenderas	Jon Timmons as Host of The Next Pinoy Pop Icon	Cameo appearance on TV5
2015–present	Eat Bulaga!	themselves Gab as Guest from BOOM!	Contestants of That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest In-house male dance group
2015	Wagas: Langit at Lupa	Kenneth Medrano as George†	First anthology series with his love partner Kylie Padilla as Belle on GMA News TV
	Ismol Family	Kenneth Medrano as Benjamin	First comedy series' guest appearance
	The Half Sisters	Kenneth Medrano as Atty. Rodel Dimaano	Special participation
	Alisto!	Kenneth Medrano Tommy Peñaflor Kim Last as themselves	Episode guest
2015–2016	Buena Familia	Kenneth Medrano as Pacoy Alvero†	Medrano's first major acting role (antagonist, later protagonist)
	Juan Tamad	Jon Timmons as TomDen Rodriguez Joel Palencia as Eddie Boy Jones Tommy Peñaflor as Mark Rehas Kim Last as Jepoy Bagalihog Miggy Tolentino as Dan Ragondon Gab Bayan as Rocco Nachino	First TV comedy series' guest appearance
2016	Kalyeserye	Themselves as The Models in Yaya Dub's fashion show Jon Timmons and Joel Palencia as Santa Bae Kim Last as Santa Bae / Camilo (Anselmo's friend) Kenneth Medrano as Santa Bae / Pepito (Anselmo's cousin and neighbor)	Minor characters / Special participation
	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special: Walang Kapalit	Kenneth Medrano as Carlo[13] Miggy Tolentino, Joel Palencia and Kim Last as Carlo's friends	Main role for Kenneth Medrano Other members made cameo appearances
	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special: God Gave Me You	Tommy Peñaflor and Jon Timmons as Flight Attendants	Cameo appearance
	Calle Siete	Kenneth Medrano as Jonas Delloso[14]	First family comedy drama series
2016–present	Sunday PinaSaya	themselves Kim Last as co-host	Performers
2016–2017	Trops	Kenneth Medrano as Kenneth Mercado Miggy Tolentino as Miguelito "Miggy" Tolentino Joel Palencia as Joel Santos Jon Timmons as Jonathan Masson Tommy Peñaflor as Tommy Fernando Kim Last as Kim Michael Park	That's My Bae's first television series with Taki Saito as Taki Masson (Jon's sister) Together with Toni Aquino, Krystal Reyes and Shaira Mae dela Cruz
2017	Magpakailanman: #LoveKnowsNoAge: The Mitch Tandingan and Gil Moreno Jr. Millennial Love Story	Kenneth Medrano as Gil Moreno Jr.†	Second anthology series with his love partner Ash Ortega as Mitch Tandingan
	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special: Pagpapatawad	Kenneth Medrano as Carlo de la Rosa	Eat Bulaga!'s Second Lenten Presentation
	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special: Prinsesa	Joel Palencia as Ato Tommy Peñaflor as Gary
	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special: Mansyon	Miggy Tolentino as Migoy Neruda (Yayen's younger brother) Jon Timmons as James Marcelo and Kim Last as Nikko Bragancia (Yayen's college schoolmate)
	D' Originals	Kim Last as Dan†	Special guest / Supporting Cast
	iBilib	Themselves	Guest iBilibers with Taki Saito, Krystal Reyes and Toni Aquino
	Magpakailanman: Reyna ng Tubig: The Jay Kummer "Dodoy" Teberio Story	Kenneth Medrano as Alvin	Lead Role
	Hay, Bahay!	Miggy Tolentino as Migs Kim Last as Jimboy	Episode Guest with Taki Saito as Tami
2017/2018	Pepito Manaloto	Miggy Tolentino as Pitoy Joel Palencia as Jessie Tommy Peñaflor as TV seller	Episode Guest
2018–present	Iskoolmates	Gab Bayan as host	Youth-Oriented Debate Program
2019	Umagang Kay Ganda	Tommy Peñaflor as contestant	Segment: Videokray
	Wagas: Throwback Pag-Ibig	Joel Palencia as Eric
2020-present	Rise and Shine Pilipinas!	Gab Bayan as host	Morning Show

Movies

Year	Movie Title	Role(s)	Notes	Film Production
2018	Glorious	Tommy Peñaflor as Sam	Supporting Role	Dreamscape Digital Production
2015	My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore	Themselves	Group cameo appearance	OctoArts Films M-Zet Productions APT Entertainment GMA Films MEDA Productions
	Wang Fam	Jon Timmons as Boarder	Supporting role	Viva Films
2014	Talk Back and You're Dead	Joel Palencia as Mr. Pendleton's Student	Cameo appearance
2013	Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy	Jon Timmons as Bartender

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	48th GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Recording/Performing Group	Won	[15]

References

1. GMA New Media, Inc. "Kenneth Earl Medrano, tinanghal na Ultimate That's My Bae Grand Winner". gmanetwork.com (in Filipino). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. Acar, Aedrianne (7 December 2015). "'That's My Bae' finalist Gab Bayan encourages dabarkads to give back". GMA Network. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. "MUST WATCH: "Walang Kapalit" Eat Bulaga's Lenten Special 2016 Replay!". AlDub Nation. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
4. Diones, Allan (20 October 2016). "Taki, kuya-kuya ang turing kay Kenneth". Abante Tonite. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
5. "Baes & Taki get biggest acting break in 'TROPS' starting October 24". GMA Network. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
6. https://web.facebook.com/EBThatsMyBae/photos/a.615688945240466.1073741829.615345248608169/862271940582164/?type=3&theater
7. Castro, Roldan (19 April 2016). "That's My Bae, kaya raw talunin ng Bae Alert". Hataw!. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
8. Acar, Aedrianne (20 January 2016). "'That's My Bae' Kim Last posts throwback photo to celebrate his 19th birthday". GMA Network. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
9. "KIM LAST AND JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE A.K.A. KIMLIE: NEWEST KAPUSO LOVETEAM?". RandomRepublika. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
10. Lo, Ricky (5 June 2016). "It's raining Baes!". Philstar. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
11. "WATCH: 'That's My Bae' grand winner Kenneth Earl Medrano dubsmash Charlie Puth's 'One Call Away'". GMA Network. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
12. Isyusero, Mykiru (18 October 2014). "Gandang Lalake 2014 grand winner announced on 'It's Showtime'". MyKiru. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
13. http://www.pep.ph/guide/photos/9387/in-photos-emeat-bulagaems-lenten-special-2016
14. Nitz Miralles (5 June 2016). "'Yayamanin'". Journal Online. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
15. Ta-as, Apple (24 April 2017). "Kapamilya Stars take biggest haul of Guillermo Mendoza Awards". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 April 2017.