Juan Karlos

This article is about the band. For their lead singer, see Juan Karlos Labajo.

Not to be confused with Juan Carlos (disambiguation).

Juan Karlos (commonly stylized in all lowercase) is a Filipino rock band from Manila, consisting of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and only constant member Juan Karlos Labajo, together with lead guitarist Jeriko Aguilar and bassist Louise Bayas. The band first gained exposure with the release of their second single, "Buwan".

juan karlos
Origin	Manila, Philippines
Genres	Alternative rock pop rock acoustic rock blues rock OPM
Years active	2017–2020 2021–present
Labels	Island MCA Star Magic Tuazon
Members	Juan Karlos Labajo Louise Bayas Jeriko Aguilar
Past members	Abe Hipolito Juan Carlo Hipolito Marcus Ambat Clark Cunanan Gian Hipolito

History

In 2018, Filipino musician and actor Juan Karlos Labajo revealed that he was forming a band named after him.^{[1][failed verification]}

Their first studio album, Diwa, was released in March 2020.^[2]

Their second album, Sad Songs & Bullshit Part 1, came out in September 2023 and was followed by Sad Songs & Bullshit Part 2 in June 2024.^[3] On October 8, 2023, the single "Ere" became the first Filipino song to appear on the Spotify Global chart. It was also the first Filipino song on Spotify to receive more than one million streams in a single day.^[4]

Band members

Current

• Juan Karlos Labajo – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2017–present)
• Louise Bayas – bass, backing vocals (2018, 2020–present)
• Jeriko Aguilar – lead guitar (2020–present)

Past

• Abe Hipolito – lead guitar, backing vocals (2017–2018)
• Juan Carlo Hipolito – lead guitars (2019)
• Clark Cunanan – bass, backing vocals (2018–2020)
• Marcus Ambat – lead guitar, backing vocals (2018–2019)
• Nim Laquian – lead guitar (2019)
• Gian Hipolito – drums (2017–2021)

Touring members

• Xergio Ramos – guitars
• Ira Cruz – guitars
• Rommel dela Cruz – bass
• Karel Honasan – bass
• Timothy Recla – keyboards
• Junjun Regalado – drums
• Victor Guison – drums
• Rickson Ruiz – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Diwa	Released: March 20, 2020 Label: MCA Music Formats: Digital download, streaming
Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 1	Released: September 22, 2023 Label: Island Formats: Digital download, streaming
Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 2	Released: June 21, 2024 Label: Island Formats: Digital download, streaming

EPs

Title	EP details
Drop 1	Released: March 31, 2022 Label: Island Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		PHL [a][5]	NZ Hot [6]	WW Excl. US [7]
"Demonyo (Redefined)"	2018	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Buwan"		—	—	—
"Sistema"		—	—	—	Diwa
"Biyak"	2019	—	—	—
"Kalawakan"		—	—	—
"Sampaguita" (featuring Gloc-9)	2020	—	—	—
"Bless U"		—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Boston"	2021	—	—	—
"Kunwari"	2022	—	—	—
"Araw"		—	—	—
"Shot Puno"		—	—	—
"may halaga pa ba ako sayo??"	2023	—	—	—	Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 1
"Gabi" (featuring Zild)		—	—	—
"Ere"		1	21	121
"Tapusin Na Natin To" (featuring Paolo Benjamin of Ben&Ben)		—	—	—
"Kasing Kasing" featuring Kyle Echarri	2024	—	—	—	Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 2
"Limang Taon"		—	—	—
"Tanga Mo Juan"		—	—	—
"Through the Years"		—	—	—	Lolo and the Kid OST
"Ang Himala ay Nasa Puso"		—	—	—	Isang Himala OST

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Lunod" (Ben&Ben featuring Zild and Juan Karlos)	2021	Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	4th Wish Music Awards	Wish Rock/Alternative Song of the Year	"Buwan"	Won	[8]
	4th Golden Laurel Media Awards	Song of the Year		Won	[9]
		Breakthrough Music Artist of the Year (Band)	—	Nominated
	14th Myx Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Buwan"	Won	[10]
		Group of the Year	—	Nominated
	6th MOR Pinoy Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Buwan"	Won	[11]
	32nd Awit Awards	Song of the Year		Nominated	[12][13]
		Record of the Year		Nominated
		Best Pop Recording		Nominated
		Best Rock/Alternative Recording		Won
		People's Voice Favorite Song		Won
		People's Voice Favorite Record		Won
2020	11th PMPC Star Awards for Music	Song of the Year		Won	[14]
	33rd Awit Awards	Record of the Year	"Kalawakan"	Nominated	[15][16]
			"Biyak"	Nominated
		Best Folk Recording	"Buwan (Kundiman version)"	Nominated
2021	16th Myx Music Awards	Rock Video of the Year	"Kalawakan"	Nominated	[17]
		Collaboration of the Year	"Sampaguita" (with Gloc-9)	Nominated
	34th Awit Awards	Album of the Year	Diwa	Nominated	[18]
		Best Collaboration	"Sampaguita" (with Gloc-9)	Nominated
2022	7th Wish Music Awards	Wishclusive Contemporary Folk Performance of the Year	"Boston"	Nominated	[19][20]
		Wish Song Collaboration of the Year	"Lunod" (with Ben&Ben and Zild)	Won
	35th Awit Awards	Best Music Video		Won	[21][22]
		Best Rock/Alternative Recording		Nominated
		Best Collaboration		Nominated
		Best Musical Arrangement		Nominated
		Best Engineered Recording		Nominated
2023	8th Wish Music Awards	Wish Contemporary Folk Song of the Year	"Kunwari"	Nominated	[23]
		Wish Song Collaboration of the Year	"Pancit" (with Janine Berdin)	Nominated
2024	17th Myx Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Ere"	Nominated	[24]
		Rock Video of the Year		Nominated

Notes

1. The Billboard Philippines Songs chart was first introduced in February 2022. It was discontinued after the relaunch of the Philippines Hot 100 chart.