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Juan Karlos on “Ere” and His First Major Concert

With his upcoming 10th anniversary concert, artist Juan Karlos chats with Metro about his hit song “Ere” and how he is gearing up for milestones in his career

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4767503a-8478-4ea7-9244-624135d442f7_metro_jk_7.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Juan Karlos interview about his music and first major concert"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Juan Karlos<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo by Pat Buenaobra  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The journey to staying in the showbiz industry is rigorous, which only a few may have been privileged enough to get through. It’s a thought that singer-songwriter <strong>Juan Karlos</strong> appears to have kept in mind even after a decade since his first appearance as a contestant on <strong><em>The Voice Kids</em></strong>. After all, behind his signature leather jacket and established success is a bonafide artist with a genuine smile and a playful joke for everyone in the room. </p><div><br/></div><p>Many may know Juan Karlos from his hit “<strong>Ere</strong>,” which went viral last year. The emotional song made history-making waves as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EumY1fRgO6k" target="_blank">the first OPM song to debut on <strong>Spotify Global Charts</strong></a>. Netizens have connected to the heartbreaking lyrics and shared their own personal breakup stories through a barrage of social media comments. Perhaps such success is why Juan Karlos has chosen this year to have his concert debut even if he’s had years of experience working in the industry. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ohf3czrhCSY" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/dc21bae1-ab70-41f1-bb57-b16d35ca25d8_jk labajo metro 3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Juan Karlos interview about his music and first major concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>On concert preparations</strong></div><p>The singer has marked <strong>November 29</strong> as the day of his much-anticipated concert, “<strong>juan karlos LIVE</strong>,” which will take place at the <strong>SM Mall of Asia Arena</strong>. “It’s a lot of different facets and factors involved, a lot of different working parts,” he says of the concert preparations that are going underway, in an exclusive interview with <strong>Metro.Style</strong>.  Juan Karlos knows he’s got a good team by his side whether it’s through the creative aspect, production aspect or the technical aspect. “We’re glad <em>kasi</em> we have people (in) those departments who are really good at what they do,” he continues.	</p><div><br/></div><p>And yet, in the midst of all the planning and preps, the most challenging part of the production may not be what you’d expect. “Actually, <em>ako</em>, <em>mas inaalala ko ’yung mga taong magbabiyahe tapos ’yung </em>traffic, for some reason. And that’s out of my control,” he laughs. Aside from the music, he’s put a lot of thought into the safety of concertgoers—with the end goal, of course, for people to have a good time.	For people to have a great concert experience, Juan Karlos has put a lot of importance into the team behind the concert. “You can’t build a concert with just one person,” he says. “It’s not just a ‘Juan Karlos’ concert. It’s more of like everyone involved in this Juan Karlos-themed concert. That’s really it.” </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3cc0a1b8-b144-4556-a61e-1674d01d8154_metro_jk_6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Juan Karlos interview about his music and first major concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>On his learning throughout the years</strong> 	</div><p>Such a self-effacing attitude shines through the singer’s demeanor. It’s a clear-cut sign that he’s come a long way from his <em>The Voice Kids</em> days. Even as he talked about the success of “Ere” being “really something,” he quickly brought it back to his team. “It really brought everyone a lot of opportunities, not just me, but everyone who’s part of my team,” he shares. </p><div><br/></div><p>Maybe it’s because he’s learned about the fickleness of fame after being in the industry for so long. “Celebrities and actors and artists come and go every single time,” he says. “Especially with the rise of social media, the digital age we’re living in now wherein <em>may sisikat na tao</em> <em>halos</em> every day or every other day.” </p><div><br/></div><p>Being kind to everyone he works with—no matter how small they seem—is something he has tried to do. “You never know where you’re gonna end up, or where that person is gonna end up in life. Just be kind to everybody. That’s really it. <em>Madali lang naman</em>,” he reflects. Then, with a playful twinkle in his eye, he says, “<em>Siyempre kung kukupalin ka</em>, <em>e di maging kupal </em>(rude)<em> ka rin</em>, <em>no</em>. ’<em>Wag kang patalo</em>… <em>kung kupal</em>. <em>Diba</em>?” The laughs from his team in the room after he made this bold statement only further showed how close he truly is with his people. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3dec2b6e-930c-4a27-a3dc-42880aba9964_jk labajo metro 4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Juan Karlos interview about his music and first major concert"/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>On pursuing other projects 	</strong></div><p>Although he’s been focused on the concert, Juan Karlos doesn’t shy away from doing other artistic projects. “I think we’re shooting for a film,” he says, although he can’t say too much about it just yet. “And then we’re preparing for another film. And then… ’<em>yung isa parang hinahanapan ng</em> schedule <em>siya</em>, movie <em>rin ’yun</em>. <em>Tapos may isa naman na parang</em> concept for it, so <em>pag-uupuan p</em><em>a</em>. So <em>maraming ganun</em>.” 	</p><div><br/></div><p>He thought out loud about possibly releasing a Christmas song as well, though nothing set in stone. “<em>Ako kasi</em>, <em>na</em>-<em>e</em>-<em>enjoy ko lang siya</em>. <em>Ang saya maglabas ng</em> Christmas song,” he muses. He also talks about doing a tour after the concert. “We might have a tour, you know, with all of the big Filipino communities in other countries. That’s one exciting part.”	</p><div><br/></div><p>But what does he look forward to the most after the concert? “<em>Maraming tulog</em>,” he quips with all the honesty that only a truly hardworking person could muster. “’<em>Yun</em> ’<em>yung na</em>-miss <em>ko</em>, <em>siguro</em>.” 	</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_nf1WmyQa5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_nf1WmyQa5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"> <div 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style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by juan karlos (@juankarlos)</a></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><em>You can catch the “juan karlos LIVE” concert this coming November 29 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Tickets are sold via SM Tickets outlets nationwide and <a href="https://www.smtickets.com/events/view/13698" target="_blank">online</a>. </em></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Text and interview by <strong>Tim Marasigan</strong></p><p>Photography by <strong>Pat Buenaobra</strong></p><div><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>