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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.
Long-time friends and former high school bandmates Marc Abaya (vocals) and 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, 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.
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article September 2015 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 KjwanOriginMetro Manila PhilippinesGenresAlternative metalhard rocknu metalalternative rockpop rockpost grungeYears active2003 presentLabelsMCAPolyEast BarnyardSony MusicMembersMarc AbayaKelley MangahasBoogie RomeroInky de DiosEO MarcosPast membersJ Hoon BalbuenaJorel CorpusPao Santiago Contents 1 History 2 Band members 2 1 Current members 2 2 Former members 2 3 Session musicians 3 Discography 4 Awards and achievements 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditLong time friends and former high school bandmates Marc Abaya vocals and 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 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 EditCurrent members Edit Marc Abaya lead vocals rhythm and lead guitar 2003 present Kelley Mangahas bass guitar 2003 present Boogie Romero lead guitar co lead amp backing vocals 2004 present Inky de Dios keyboards keytar synthesizers percussion backing vocals 2011 present Eo Marcos drums 2012 present Former members Edit Marinito J Hoon Balbuena drums backing vocals 2003 2009 Jorel Corpus guitars percussion backing vocals 2003 2009 Pao Santiago drums 2010 2012 Session musicians Edit Bryan Makasiar drums Wendell Garcia drums Paolo Manuel drumsDiscography EditStudio Albums Year Title Label2004 Kjwan Sony Music Philippines2006 2StepMarv PolyEast Records Barnyard Music Philippines2009 13 Seconds to Love MCA Music Philippines2012 Kjwan IV Volume One MCA Music Philippines2014 Kjwan IV Volume Two MCA Music PhilippinesOther Appearances Year Song Album2003 Drizzle Helltop Remix Rx Band Breakout Finalists CD2005 A Different Kind ROK ON Music Inspired by the Ragnarok Online Game2007 Daliri LIVE AND RAW 6UG Live CD 2009 Pause Kerplunk DEFIANT2009 13 Seconds to Love Nokia 5800 Express Music Phone MCA Music2012 Kjwan IV volume 1 Independent2014 Kjwan IV volume 2 IndependentAwards and achievements EditMiscellaneous and Other Awards Ani ng Dangal Award from The Office of the President and The National Commission for Culture and the Arts NCCA Year Award Giving Body Category Nominated Work Results2004 NU Rock Awards Best New Artist NominatedBest Video Daliri NominatedBest Album Packaging Kjwan NominatedBest Drummer for J Hoon Balbuena Nominated2005 MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards Favorite New Artist Nominated 2 Best Video Daliri Nominated 2 2007 Ikon Asean IKON ASEAN Champion Group Category WonMYX Music Awards Favorite Indie Artist Won 3 Favorite MYX Live Performance Nominated 4 NU Rock Awards Artist of the Year Nominated 5 Best Live Act Nominated 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 WonMYX Music Awards Favorite Indie Artist Nominated 6 2009 NU Rock Awards Artist of the Year NominatedAlbum of the Year 13 Seconds to Love NominatedVocalist of the Year for Marc Abaya NominatedGuitarist of the Year for Boogie Romero NominatedBassist of the Year for Kelley Mangahas NominatedDrummer of the Year for Jhoon Balbuena NominatedSong of the Year Lifeline and 13 Seconds to Love NominatedBest Album Packaging 13 Seconds to Love NominatedBest Music Video Lifeline NominatedProducer of the Year with Pat Jalbuena Nominated2018 Wish Music Awards Wishclusive Urban Performance of the Year One Look Nominated 7 References Edit Vina Morales Pinoy band win IKON Asean philstar com Philstar Retrieved August 14 2007 a b Finalists in the MTV Video Awards 2005 philstar com Baby A Gil Retrieved July 22 2005 Jocelyn Dimaculangan March 20 2007 Sponge Cola wins four trophies in the 2nd MYX Music Awards Pep ph Retrieved September 16 2020 Baby A Gil February 5 2007 A MYX Magna for Apo nominees PhilStar Retrieved September 16 2020 a b c d e f And the nominees are Inquirer net 2007 11 26 Archived from the original on 2008 02 02 Retrieved 2008 06 04 Jocelyn Dimaculangan February 18 2008 Third MYX Music Awards to be held on March 26 PEP ph Retrieved September 26 2020 Full List 3rd Wish 107 5 Music Awards Winners wish1075 com Retrieved 2018 01 15 External links 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