Juan Karlos Labajo

Juan Karlos Labajo (Tagalog: [hwan ˈkaɾlos lɐˈbaho]; born February 5, 2001) is a Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, television personality and occasional actor. He is co-managed by ABS-CBN's Star Magic and MCA Music Inc. (Philippines). He is currently the frontman of the band Juan Karlos.

In this Philippine name for natural children, there is no middle name nor paternal family name, but the surname is Labajo.

Labajo leads here. For the municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain, refer to Labajos

Juan Karlos Labajo
Birth name	Juan Karlos Labajo
Also known as	Juan Karlos JK Labajo JK,[1] Karlos
Born	(2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 Consolacion, Cebu, Philippines
Genres	Pop, soul R&B standard jazz Acoustic Alternative rock Pinoy rock
Occupation(s)	Singer Actor Musician Endorser Photographer
Instruments	Vocals guitar ukulele piano keyboards drums
Years active	2014–present
Labels	MCA Music Inc. (2014 (2014)–present), Star Magic (2014 (2014)–present) Tuazon Records (2018 (2018)–present)
Associated acts	Bamboo Mañalac (The Voice Kids coach), Richard Poon ("We Love OPM" coach) Juan Karlos
Website	Official Twitter Official Instagram

He auditioned for ABS-CBN's reality singing competition The Voice Kids (Philippines season 1) shown from June to July 2014. He finished third place.

After his stint at The Voice Kids, he debuted his acting career in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya playing himself for his own life story. He also played the role of Charles Kenneth "CK" Rodriguez in Hawak-Kamay in 2014 and as Vincent "Amboy" Mobido in Pangako Sa 'Yo from 2015 up to 2016. He also played as Lucas Noble, the son of Ian Veneracion and Iza Calzado's characters in the defunct Philippine romantic family drama A Love to Last.

Early life

Juan Karlos Labajo was born on February 5, 2001 and raised in Consolacion, Cebu, Philippines by his mother, Maylinda Labajo. His father left them when he was still a baby.[2] His mother died when he was twelve years old, on November 17, 2013.[3] He now lives with his Uncle Jovanni and Grandmother Linda in Metro Manila.[4][5]

Career

2014:The Voice Kids, Star Magic, Hawak Kamay, MMK

Labajo performed his own rendition of Adam Sandler's song, "Grow Old With You", for ABS-CBN's The Voice Kids season 1 blind auditions, which was broadcast on June 7, 2014.[6] Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo Mañalac both pressed their buttons to choose him for their teams. Geronimo praised his storytelling.[7] The double selection gave Labajo the choice of coaches.Although Geronimo invited him to be a guest star at her upcoming concert, he picked Mañalac. His new coach called him "the funniest kid I have ever met".[7]

Labajo advanced to the four-person finals after singing "Sway" during the live semi-finals held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila.[4] From the public votes, he received the third-highest total of the semi-finalists, after Lyca Gairanod and Darren Espanto.[8] During the first and second rounds of the finals, Labajo performed "Yesterday"[9] and "Runaway Baby"[10] by The Beatles and Bruno Mars respectively. Coach Lea Salonga said, "You have the looks, the charm, and the heart. With those three, you're guaranteed a future in this business."[11] Mañalac gave him a similar comment: "I see a singer, an artist, and possibly an actor. I see someone who has the charisma to do it all."[11] For the final round in the finals, Labajo sang a duet with Gary Valenciano, the upbeat song "Eto Na Naman".[12] At the end of the competition, he once again came in third from the voting.[13]

The Voice Kids Philippines season 1 performances and results
Week	Theme	Song	Original artist	Date	Result
Blind Audition	N/A	"Grow Old With You"	Adam Sandler	June 7, 2014	Sarah and Bamboo turned Joined Team Bamboo's Kamp Kawayan
Battle Rounds	N/A	"A Thousand Years" (vs. Julienne Echavez vs. Maite Zubiri)	Christina Perri	July 5, 2014	Saved by coach
Sing-offs	N/A	"Stay"	Rihanna	July 6, 2014	Saved by coach
Semi-finals	N/A	"Sway"	Dean Martin	July 19, 2014	Saved by public votes (third highest vote total)
Finals	Round One: Power Ballad	"Yesterday"	The Beatles	July 26, 2014	2nd runner-up
	Round Two: Upbeat	"Runaway Baby"	Bruno Mars	July 26, 2014
	Round Three: Duet with a celebrity	"Eto Na Naman" (with Gary Valenciano)	Gary Valenciano	July 27, 2014

After the season of The Voice Kids Philippines Labajo, along with his other three co-finalists in The Voice Kids, officially became a part of Star Magic, ABS-CBN's training and management center.[14]

Labajo's first project as part of Star Magic was in ABS-CBN's family drama series Hawak-Kamay. A preview on August 15, 2014, showed him with the show's cast.[15] His fellow The Voice Kids finalist, Lyca Gairanod, joined him in the cast on August 22.[16] He has also appeared in the Philippine drama anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya.

2015: Ipaglaban Mo, Pangako Sa 'Yo, Debut Album

To continue Labajo's acting career he played as Nico in ABS-CBN's TV Series Ipaglaban Mo: Sa Dulo ng Daan episode last May 9, 2015. Labajo was also cast in "Pangako Sa 'Yo" and plays the role of "Amboy Mobido", one of Yna's friends and is the brother of "Egoy"/Jonathan Mobido (Grae Fernandez ) At auditions for a church play "Josephine the Dreamer" Amboy is filled with awe as he sees the beautiful Lia Buenavista daughter of Governor Buenavista known to Amboy as "Lia B". At the auditions when it is time for Lia to tryout Amboy love struck as usual interrupts constantly to tell the judges to give the part. Although Amboy thinks Lia sings beautifully but she does not get the part. Later on Lia tries again for a second time and both Amboy and Egoy are there. As they watch the auditions Egoy innocently falls in love but tries to resist knowing how much his brother loves her. Egoy and Amboy's contributions to the storyline of the show will start to intertwine as the series continues.

In August 2015, Labajo released his debut album, "JK". It has a total of 8 songs, including a special band version of "Para Sa 'Yo," and an acoustic version of "This Gravity". "Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam" is a special song on the album, because JK dedicates it to his late mother.[17]

In October, he was the MYX Celebrity VJ for the month of October, which was his first time.[18]

2016: We Love OPM: The Celebrity Sing-Offs, Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7

In May 2016, Labajo was one the contestants in the Filipino reality music competition show We Love OPM The Celebrity Sing-Offs on ABS-CBN which was aired from May 14, 2016 to July 17, 2016. His other co-teammates were The Voice Kids Season 2 Finalist Kyle Echarri and PBB 737 Teens' Finalist Bailey May. Their CelebriTeam's name was supposedly "Poon and Fork", Labajo jokingly suggested to their mentor Richard Poon, but Poon declined Labajo's witty suggestion. And so, the three decided that their CelebriTeam's name would be Voice Next Door.[19] They performed the songs Sa Kanya popularized by Martin Nievera, Pangarap na Bituin by Sharon Cuneta, Lalake by Hagibis, Paano by Gary Valenciano, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo by Rey Valera with the Oh My Girls CelebriTeam which consists of Alexa Ilacad, Ylona Garcia, and Krissha Viaje, Macho Gwapito by Rico J. Puno, Sayang na Sayang by Aegis, Wag Kang Pabebe by Vice Ganda, and Blue Jeans by APO Hiking Society.

Labajo wasn't present in some episodes due to fever or for having another schedule during the taping of those episodes. From week nine of the show until the semi-finals, Labajo was permanently absent due to his competition in Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 in Vietnam and in the Philippines. And so his co-teammates Kyle Echarri and Bailey May were the only ones left in the group. The Voice Next Door was eliminated in the Semi-finals of the show.

After, Labajo with Andrea Brillantes and the other Kapamilya Teen Stars' production in ASAP last July 3, 2016, Robi Domingo and Toni Gonzaga announced that he will be joining the new Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7. Labajo shared some of his expectations and said that he is excited to be part of the reality show. On "Day 0", he, Yassi Pressman, Jinri Park, Mccoy De Leon, and Nikko Natividad were introduced as the first five celebrity housemates. They were flown from Manila to Vietnam becoming the show's first time out of the country experience. Although, Jinri, JK, and Hideo were the only ones left due to their visa and immigration conflict.[20]

On "Day 2", the three were finally able to arrive in Vietnam after the immigration and visa issue. In that morning, they were chained and blindfolded inside the living room in the Big Brother Vietnam House, making the housemates to unchain them within 30 minutes. Luckily, they were successful with their task.[21]

On "Day 19", Labajo came back to the PBB House, since the girl housemates were able to guess him while they were blindfolded.[22][23]

During their 2nd Lucky Task which was to come up with a water puppet show, Labajo suggested something but Nonong and Chacha didn't approve to his suggestion, making him feel ignored. Labajo later on went to the confession room to have some advice from Kuya. He cried for a little inside the confession room because he felt like he didn't have any worth since he was the youngest among the celebrity housemates. Kuya told him to be more open to his housemates since they were his second family.[24] Nonong and Chacha suspected that he wasn't feeling okay, and so they asked him what was wrong. Labajo didn't say anything about it and both Nonong and Chacha gave him the offer to control the puppets, but he refused and stuck with playing the guitar for the music of their water puppet show. After their successful task, the three of them talked again until Labajo admitted that he was feeling ignored with his suggestions by them. Also, he followed Kuya's advice to be open to them.

On July 15's episode of the show, Kuya asked Labajo in the confession room about his personal life. He then shared about his past in Cebu, how hard it was for him and how he felt about it. After Kuya asking him about his mother, he teared up and told Kuya how regretful he was because he wasn't able to spend much time with his mother like how others kids do with theirs. He also shared that he was present during his mother's death. Kuya told him that his mother is very proud of him, regardless of wherever she is. Kuya also told him that he has come far from where he was, and that he will experience more as he grows older so that he should live his life as a child since he still is.[25]

During the celebrity housemates' Big Jump Challenge, Labajo's helper for that challenge was his younger half-brother Louie Stephan Labajo, who made him shock when he first saw him after many months. After the Big Jump Challenge, Labajo was in the confession room. Kuya asked how his relationship with his brother was, and he told him that it was a neighborly type. He admitted that he was jealous of his mother's second family since his mother spent more of her time with her family rather than with him. He also mentioned that he and his two younger half-brothers weren't close, making him say that he always wanted a sibling. Although mentioned earlier, he wasn't close with them. He cried but Kuya told him that he's still young and he has the ability to spend his time with his brothers because dreams can be reached.[26]

[27] Labajo was unable to pass the Big Jump Challenge, making him be evicted along with Nonong, Elisse, Yassi, and Hideo on Day 23.[28] Moreover, on Day 32 which was the PBB: Lucky 7 Teen Edition, he guested during the SwerTeen Ball, surprising Vivoree Esclito, one of the housemates who didn't have a partner that time. He was asked by Kuya to play Vivoree's own song composition, which he did.

2017: A Love to Last, Sophomore Album, Debut Movie

From the first day of January up until the 28th, Labajo served as the MYX Celebrity VJ for the month of January,[29] his second time wherein his first was last October 2015.[30] On January 9, 2017, ABS-CBN's A Love to Last premiered nationwide on television, making his first appearance on the first episode playing the role of Lucas Noble, the son of Anton Noble IV and Grace Silverio-Noble. On January 16, MCA Music announced on their social media accounts that his first ever major solo concert and birthday concert entitled, "JKL Live" was "postponed indefinitely due to unforeseen circumstances." Last February 6, 2017, Labajo's second album entitled, "JKL", was released in selected Astroplus and Astrovision stores. His album consists of 8 tracks with his 3 own compositions entitled, "Demonyo", "Forever" a wedding song, and "Move On" which he composed when he was still in PBB. It also comes up with an EDM-like version.

This February 13, his first ever movie appearance was in the movie premiere of Joven Tan's indie film "Tatlong Bibe"[31] along with his former contestant in The Voice Kids Philippines, Lyca Gairanod, Marco Masa, Raikko Mateo, and others. He is the grandson of Eddie Garcia in the movie and is paired up with Sharlene San Pedro. The film's opening nationwide was on March 1.

As Lucas Noble in A Love to Last, bashing from the viewers leads his way to improvement in acting. "The people on set, I ask them, is it okay na ganito or baka masira ako or whatever? Tapos sabi nila it's actually great kasi effective daw 'yung acting ko. Sabi nila I should be proud kasi naaapektuhan ang mga tao," he said in an interview just recently. "I am flattered kasi for me, I am not good enough so I really feel happy when people compliment me with all those really amazing stuff. Pero actually wala pa akong acting workshops so I am really planning on doing some acting workshop kasi I really feel I need it," he said.[32] JK mentioned that A Love to Last was his biggest break so far, and that he's blessed to be working with actors who are much more advanced than he is such as Ian Veneracion who plays as his father in the show, Iza Calzado who is his mother that betrayed him, and Bea Alonzo as Andrea Agoncillo, the fiancé of Anton.

2018: Juan Karlos, Buwan

Main article: Juan Karlos

In 2018, JK revealed that he is forming a band named after him.[33] He released his most popular song "Buwan" (moon in English) in June 2018 and it is a soulful alternative rock song.

Influences

Labajo stated that he wanted to have a career in the entertainment industry since he was very young because he wanted to leave a mark in the world. He was also influenced by his late mother, who hoped he would win a television singing contest. Recently, he's been sharing both in interviews and social media that some of his inspirations in his career are Daniel Day Lewis, Joel Torre,[34] and some other known jazz artists like Django Reinhardt and Bill Evans. He is also an aspiring photographer.

Personal life

Education

Before he joined The Voice Kids, Labajo experienced bullying, especially in school.[35] The bullies, who usually acted in groups, teased and punched him because of his looks.[35] Although his Caucasian looks gave the impression that his family was well-off, they were, in fact, in debt and were forced to move often. To help out, Labajo collected and sold junk.[Note 1][2] He later revealed that at the time he made the semi-finals of The Voice Kids, his grandmother Erlinda asked for financial support from Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III.[3] Although the amount was only P100, he was still grateful for the governor's support.[36]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Tatlong Bibe	James	Supporting Cast	[37]

TV drama series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Picture	Himself	Lead Role	[38]
	Hawak-Kamay	Charles Kenneth "CK" Rodriguez	Supporting Cast	[39]
2015	Ipaglaban Mo: Sa Dulo ng Daan	Nico	Lead Role	[40]
2015–2016	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Vincent "Amboy" Mobido	Supporting Cast	[41]
2017	A Love to Last	Lucas Noble	Main Cast / Protagonist-Antagonist	[42]
	Ipaglaban Mo: Pikon	Lemuel	Main Cast	[43]

Reality and variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2014	The Voice Kids	ABS-CBN	Himself / Contestant	[44]
	Gandang Gabi, Vice!		Himself / Guest	[45]
	The Singing Bee		Himself / Contestant	[46]
2015	Gandang Gabi, Vice!		Himself / Guest	[47]
2016	We Love OPM		Himself / Contestant	[48]
	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7		Himself / Housemate	[49]
	Minute to Win It: Last Man Standing		Himself / Contestant	[50]
2017	Family Feud		Himself / Contestant	[51]

Discography

Album

Year	Album Title	Artist	Recording Label	Certification	Check it out here	Ref.
2014	The Voice Kids Album	Juan Karlos Labajo and The Voice Kids Top 6	MCA Music Inc. (Philippines)	Gold	The Voice Kids Album
2015	JK	Juan Karlos Labajo	MCA Music Inc. (Philippines)	Gold	JK
2017	JKL	Juan Karlos Labajo	MCA Music Inc. (Philippines)

Singles

Year	Title	Length	Recording Label
2014	Runaway Baby	2:28	MCA Music Inc.
	Sway	3:39
2015	Para Sa 'Yo	3:19
	This Gravity	4:08
	DI Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam	3:59
	Summer Time Love	2:59
2016	Sana Kung Pwede Lang	3:10
2017	Demonyo	3:38
	Beautiful Girl	3:43	Star Music

Chart performance

Year	Title	Peak (Pinoy MYX Countdown)	Peak (MYX Hit Chart)	Album
2014	Runaway Baby	3	5	The Voice Kids: The Album
2015	Para Sa'Yo	1	1	JK
2016	'Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam	1	1	JK
2016	Summer Time Love	1	1	JK
2017	Sana Kung Pwede Lang	—	—	JKL
2017	Demonyo	—	—	JKL
2018	Demonyo (Redefined)	3	5	Demonyo (Redefined) – Single
2018	Buwan	1	1	Buwan – Single

Concert

Year	Title	Details	Notes	Ref.
2014	Boses ng Bulilit... Kami Ulit!	Date: July 31, Thursday Venue: Resorts World Manila Studio: ABS-CBN	The Voice Kids PH	[52]
	The Voice Kids ALL IN: THE CONCERT	Date: December 6, Saturday Venue: PICC Plenary Hall Studio: MCA Music Inc.		[53]
2015	Juan Karlos: A Birthday Show	Date: February 20, 2015 Friday Venue: Teatrino Promenade, Greenhills Studio: MCA Music Inc. Juan Karlos United Families Club	SOLD OUT	[54]
	Ang Tinig Natin: The Ultimate Kapamilya Song Hits	Date: March 5, 2015 Sunday Venue: Resorts World Manila Studio: ABS-CBN	With Other Kapamilya Stars	[55]
	Teen Power: The Kabataang Pinoy Concert	Date: August 8, 2015 Saturday Venue: Aliw Theater Studio: ABS-CBN	With Other Kapamilya Teen Stars	[56]
2016	ONE Voice Concert	Date: October 1, 2016 Saturday Venue: Music Museum, Greenhills Studio: MCA Music Inc.	With Jason Dy and Klarisse De Guzman	[57]
	Hi! Music Singtel Concert	Date: December 4, 2016 Sunday Venue: Republic Avenue, Nicoll Highway MRT, Singapore Studio: Singtel	OFW Prepaid Concert	[58]
	The Hit Parade Canada Tour 2016	Date: October 28, 2016 Friday Venue: Massey Theatre, Vancouver, Canada Studio: ABS-CBN	With Elha Nympha, KZ Tandingan, Kean Cipriano, Viveika Ravanes	[59]
2017	JKL Live	Date: February 5, 2017 Venue: Kia Theatre Studio: MCA Music Inc.	POSTPONED (CANCELLED)[60]	[61]
	Love Goals: A Love to Last Concert	Date: September 8, 2017 Venue: Kia Theatre Studio: ABS-CBN	With Other A Love to Last actors	[62]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Notable work	Result	Ref.
2014	28th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Male TV Personality	MMK: Picture	Nominated	[63]
2015	Star Cinema Online Awards	Favorite Promising TV Star	Pangako Sa'Yo	Nominated	[64]
2016	Wish 107.5 Music Awards 2016	Best WISHclusive Performance by a Young Artist	"Photograph"	Nominated	[65]
		Wish Ballad Song of the Year	"Para Sa 'Yo"	Nominated
		Wish Original Song of the Year		Nominated
		Wish Young Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
	Myx Music Awards	Favorite Male Artist		Nominated	[66][67]
		Favorite Mellow Video	"Para Sa 'Yo"	Nominated
		Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ	Himself	Nominated
	Wish Ultimate Fandom Challenge	5th place	Himself and JKUFC	Won	[68]
	29th Awit Awards	Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist	"Para Sa'Yo"	Nominated	[69]
		Best Musical Arrangement	"Para Sa'Yo"	Nominated
2017	Wish 107.5 Music Awards	Best Wishclusive Performance by a Young Artist	"Starving"	Nominated	[70]
		Wish Young Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
	Myx Music Awards 2017	Favorite Mellow Video	"Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam"	Won	[71]
	MPS Online Awards 2017	Favorite Male OPM Artist	""Himself""	Nominated	[72]
		Favorite Mellow Song	"Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam"	Nominated
		Favorite Chart-Topper Song	"Di Ka Man Lang Nagpaalam"	Nominated
	7th EdukCircle Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Television Series	A Love to Last	Nominated
	30th Awit Awards	Best Pop Recording	"Sana Kung Pwede Lang"	Nominated	[73]
2018	Myx Music Awards	MYX Celebrity VJ of the Year	Himself	Nominated
	MOR Pinoy Music Awards	Album of the Year	JKL Album	Won	[74][75]
		OPM Revival of the Year	Beautiful Girl	Won
2019	Myx Music Awards	Song of the Year	"Buwan"	Won	[76]

Notes

1. Translated from the Filipino language: "Marami pong nag aakala na, 'Uy mayaman 'yan!' Dahil nga daw po sa mukha ko. Pero 'di po nila alam, sa Cebu ang dami po naming utang, nangungupahan lang kami, palipat-lipat ng bahay." ("A lot of people seem to think, "Hey, this kid's rich!", just because of my face. But what they don't know was that in Cebu, my family was in massive debt, we didn't have a permanent home, and we always moved from house to house.")

References

1. "Juan Karlos Labajo Bio". ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
2. "Darren at Juan Karlos, baon sa utang?". ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
3. "Davide apologizes to Voice contestant for small cash aid". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
4. Dumaual, Miguel (July 18, 2014). "Meet 'The Voice Kids' semi-finalists". abs-cbnnews.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
5. "Juan Karlos admits family struggling with debt". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
6. "The Voice Kids Philippines Blind Audition "Grow Old With You" by Juan Karlos" YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
7. "13-year-old Cebuano charms coaches, netizens". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
8. "'Voice Kids' reveals top 4 finalists". abs-cbnnews.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
9. "The Voice Kids Philippines Finale "Yesterday" by Juan Karlos". YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
10. "The Voice Kids Philippines Finale "Runaway Baby" by Juan Karlos". YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
11. Alexa Villano (July 27, 2014). "FULL RECAP: 'The Voice Kids' grand finale weekend". Rappler. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
12. "The Voice Kids Philippines Finale "Eto Na Naman" by Juan Karlos & Gary Valenciano". YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
13. "Lyca is 'The Voice Kids' champion". abs-cbnnews.com. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
14. "The Voice Kids Top 4 Joins Star Magic". ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
15. "Juan Karlos Labajo To Join Hawak Kamay Casts". PhilNews. Retrieved August 21, 20141.
16. "Lyca Gairanod to Join the Cast of Hawak Kamay". PhilNews. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
17. http://myxph.com/features/24840/myxclusive-jk-labajo-unveils-debut-album/
18. "WATCH: JUAN KARLOS LABAJO Is Our MYX Celebrity VJ For October!". myxph.com. October 2, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
19. "We Love OPM: Meet Team Voice Next Door". etertainment2.abs-cbn.com.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
20. "PBB Housemates na sina JK, Jinri at Hideo, naharang sa immigration dahil sa kulang sa papeles". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
21. "PBB7 Day 2: Lucky Celeb Housemates, nagulat sa pagdating ng bagong tatlong housemates". ABS-CBN Corporation. Pinoy Big Brother. July 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
22. "Pinoy Big Brother Season 7 Day 19: Episode Highlights". ABS-CBN Corporation. Pinoy Big Brother. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
23. "'PBB': With one touch, Elisse recognizes Jerome's hands". news.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN News. August 2, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
24. "PBB Lucky 7: E05 – JK cries for control". reddit.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
25. "'PBB': Why JK Labajo cried about mom". news.abs-cbn.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
26. "PBB Day 21: JK, naluha nang makita ang kanyang kapatid sa Game of Throws task". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. August 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
27. "PHOTOS: Pinoy Big Brother Season 7 the Lucky Celebrity 2 Stars revealed". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. August 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
28. "Bohol teen gets dream duet with JK Labajo". news.abs-cbn.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
29. "JK LABAJO Is The MYX Celebrity VJ For January!". myxph.com. January 2, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
30. "WATCH: JUAN KARLOS LABAJO Is Our MYX Celebrity VJ For October!". myxph.com. October 2, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
31. "'Tatlong Bibe' nursery rhyme turned into movie". thestandard.com.ph. January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
32. "Why JK Labajo doesn't mind getting hate tweets". news.abs-cbn.com. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
33. "Juan Karlos Labajo reveals forming his own band". push.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
34. "TWBA Online Exclusive: JK Labajo". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
35. "Juan Karlos: I was bullied in school". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
36. "Gov says P100 he gave Juan Karlos was his ‘last money’". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
37. "Tatlong Bibe". Regis Films.
38. . ABSCBNNews. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
39. Juan Karlos Labajo To Join "Hawak Kamay" Casts. philnews.ph. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
40. . PEP. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
41. . ABSCBN. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
42. . ABSCBN . Retrieved June 22, 2016.
43. . Twitter. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
44. Here’s the final ranking of The Voice Kids Grand Finale. philnews.ph. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
45. "Watch Darren, Darlene, JK wow 'GGV'". ABSCBN. August 11, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
46. . ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
47. "Gandang Gabi Vice". ABSCBN. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
48. "FULL LIST: Celebrity contestants, teams of 'We Love OPM'". ABSCBN. May 14, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
49. "Voice Kids PH 1' finalist JK Labajo to join 'Pinoy Big Brother'". ABSCBN. July 3, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
50. . ABS-CBN. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
51. "Family Feud February 26, 2017 Teaser: PBB Teens vs. ASAP Chillout". It's Showtime. February 26, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
52. "Boses ng Bulilit... Kami Ulit" concert featuring "The Voice Kids" artists airs this Saturday". ABS-CBN.com. August 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
53. "The Voice Kids All In: The Concert". Manila Concert Scene. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
54. "Juan Karlos Hold Birthday Concert". ABSCBN.com. January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
55. "Ang Tinig Natin: The Ultimate Kapamilya Song Hits". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
56. "Kapamilya stars headline 'Teen Power Concert'". news.abs-cbn.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
57. "One Night, One Voice!". onemusic.ph. September 16, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
58. "Singtel Prepaid Concert". facebook.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
59. ""The Hit Parade" 2016 Canada Tour October". October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
60. "JK Labajo's concert is postponed". push.abs-cbn.com. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
61. "JK Labajo to hold first solo concert in February". k2.abs-cbnnews.com. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
62. "#LoveGoals". August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
63. 28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed. Pep.
64. Juan Karlos nominated as your favorite promising TV star at the StarCinema.com.ph Awards 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
65. Wish 107.5 Music Awards WINNERS 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
66. Here Are The MYX Music Awards 2016 Nominees!. MYX PH. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
67. FULL LIST: Winners, Myx Music Awards 2016. Rappler. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
68. Fandoms to Stage Wishclusive Collaborations with OPM Artists at Ultimate Fandom Challenge Finale Archived September 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
69. . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
70. . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
71. . Retrieved February 14, 2017.
72. . Retrieved April 17, 2017.
73. PH, One Music. "Awit Awards 2017 nominees revealed!". One Music PH. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
74. FULL LIST: MOR Pinoy Music Awards 2018 winners. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
75. . Retrieved October 3, 2018.
76. . Retrieved June 28, 2019.