Kjwan

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Kjwan
Origin Metro Manila, Philippines
Genres
Years active2003–present
Labels
Members Marc Abaya
Kelley Mangahas
EO Marcos
Louis Isok
Past membersBoogie Romero
J-Hoon Balbuena
Jorel Corpus
Inky de Dios
Pao Santiago

Kjwan is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 2003 by former Sandwich guitarist and lead vocalist Marc Abaya and Dicta License bassist Kelley Mangahas.

Contents

History

Long-time friends and former high school bandmates Marc Abaya (vocals) and Federico Kelley Mangahas (bass) got together with fellow Ateneans Jorel Corpus (guitar) and J-hoon Balbuena (drums) to form the band's initial lineup. In 2004, Roberto Miguel "Boogie" Romero (guitar), another high school friend and former bandmate of Marc and Kelley, joined the lineup. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004 with their carrier hit single “Daliri” which gained constant airplay on radio stations and television.

Kjwan released their second album, 2StepMarv three years later under Barnyard Music.

The band won Favorite Indie Artist in the local music channel MYX’s music awards night. Their video “Pintura” nabbed “Favorite Guest Appearance” with the help of a seasoned actress, Chin-Chin Gutierrez. They were also featured for a month on MTV Pilipinas in December 2006. They enjoyed a month-long feature as Yahoo Southeast Asia's band of the month and another month-long feature as “Celebrity VJs” in MYX for the whole month of April 2006. They also got nominated in 6 categories in the 2007 NU Rock Awards for Artist of the Year, Best Live Act, Album of the Year, Producer of the Year (with Angee Rozul), Vocalist of the Year (Marc Abaya) and Guitarist of the Year (Boogie Romero). 2Step Marv was a massive success for the band as they cemented themselves with releases that included: Pintura, Sa Ilalim, Shai, Invitation and One Look.

At this time, the band also had the chance to show what Philippine rock is made of to various countries abroad. They headlined HK-Live, in Central, HK back in October 2007 in front of a packed Fringe Club with fans from many different nationalities. HK-Live is a monthly showcase of the Hottest Acts around Asia in HK's Fringe Club. They were also part of the Annual Baybeats Music Festival in Singapore and the HUSH Music Festival in Macau, China.

One of their biggest breakthroughs was winning the grand prize in the Asian and Philippine leg in IKON ASEAN Competition. [1] Held in Putrajaya, Malaysia and watched by hundreds of thousands all over the region, their performance made an impact to the Asian Music Community. Kjwan beat thirty other bands from both the Philippines and in South East Asia.

Kjwan released their third album entitled 13 Seconds to Love. Inspired by the fact that a great song can be determined in just thirteen seconds, the band brought this along in their song writing with love as the common theme. The album was also the first one that was released first on a purely digital format when it was preloaded in official releases of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in the Philippines, six months before the actual physical release of the album.

Band members

Current members

Former members

Session musicians

Discography

Studio Albums

YearTitleLabel
2004 Kjwan Sony Music Philippines
2006 2StepMarv EMI Philippines/Barnyard Music Philippines
2009 13 Seconds to Love MCA Music Philippines
2012 Kjwan IV Volume One MCA Music Philippines
2014 Kjwan IV Volume Two MCA Music Philippines

Singles

YearSongAlbum
2004Daliri Kjwan
2004Boomerang Kjwan
2005Surface Kjwan
2005Twilight Kjwan
2006Pintura 2StepMarv
2006Invitation 2StepMarv
2006One Look 2StepMarv
2006Sa Ilalim 2StepMarv
2009Pause 13 Seconds to Love
2009Meron Ba 13 Seconds to Love
2009Lifeline 13 Seconds to Love
2012Walang Kaso Kjwan IV Volume One
2014My Axis Kjwan IV Volume Two
2014Fall From The Sun Kjwan IV Volume Two
2014Aking Pangako Kjwan IV Volume Two
2016HyperConnectedNon-album single
2024DahasTBA
2024KaibiganTBA
2024Sa HuliTBA
2024TBATBA

Other Appearances

YearSongAlbum
2003Drizzle (Helltop Remix)Rx Band Breakout Finalists CD
2005A Different KindROK ON! Music Inspired by the Ragnarok Online Game
2007DaliriLIVE AND RAW (6UG Live CD)
2009PauseKerplunk! DEFIANT
200913 Seconds to LoveNokia 5800 Express Music Phone

MCA Music

2012Kjwan IV volume 1Independent
2014Kjwan IV volume 2Independent

Awards and achievements

Miscellaneous and Other Awards:

YearAward Giving BodyCategoryNominated WorkResults
2004 NU Rock Awards Best New ArtistNominated
Best Video"Daliri"Nominated
Best Album Packaging Kjwan Nominated
Best Drummer(for J-Hoon Balbuena)Nominated
2005 MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards Favorite New ArtistNominated [2]
Best Video"Daliri"Nominated [2]
2007 Ikon Asean IKON ASEAN Champion (Group Category)Won
MYX Music Awards Favorite Indie ArtistWon [3]
Favorite MYX Live PerformanceNominated [4]
NU Rock Awards Artist of the YearNominated [5]
Best Live ActNominated [5]
Album of the Year 2StepMarv Nominated [5]
Producer of the Year(with Angee Rozul)Nominated [5]
Vocalist of the Year(for Marc Abaya)Nominated [5]
Guitarist of the Year(for Boogie Romero)Nominated [5]
2008 Awit Awards International Achievement Award(Winner of the group category in the 1st Ikon ASEAN competition)Won
MYX Music Awards Favorite Indie ArtistNominated [6]
2009 NU Rock Awards Artist of the YearNominated
Album of the Year 13 Seconds to Love Nominated
Vocalist of the Year(for Marc Abaya)Nominated
Guitarist of the Year(for Boogie Romero)Nominated
Bassist of the Year(for Kelley Mangahas)Nominated
Drummer of the Year(for Jhoon Balbuena)Nominated
Song of the Year"Lifeline and 13 Seconds to Love"Nominated
Best Album Packaging 13 Seconds to Love Nominated
Best Music Video"Lifeline"Nominated
Producer of the Year(with Pat Jalbuena)Nominated
2018Wish Music AwardsWishclusive Urban Performance of the Year"One Look"Nominated [7]

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