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EXCLUSIVE: The Juans gets real about red flags in relationships and their own experiences

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Jemuel Tandoc

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<p>OPM band The Juans has just released the ‘song film’ for their latest hit track, “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo”, which has already surpassed 300,000 streams on music streaming platform Spotify as of this writing.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, The Juans shared the story behind how their latest hugot song came to life.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747617922893The-Juans-gets-real-about-red-flags-in-relationships-and-their-own-experiences.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>“Early this year, nagkaroon kami ng songwriting camp. Tapos isa sa mga prinesent ni RJ (Cruz) ay itong chorus ng ‘Ano Ba Talaga Tayo’. Tinugtog lang niya with the line. Tapos sabi namin ni Japs, ‘Uy parang may something dito.’ Ang ganda ng melody, very catchy. The next day, inupuan namin siya, sinubukan namin isulat. So, amazingly, natapos namin siya sa isang upuan. At doon na, doon na nagkaroon ng buhay. Doon na ipinanganak ‘yung ‘Ano Ba Talaga Tayo’,” Carl Guevarra recalled.</p><div><iframe width="2281" height="886" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tNzY6v5LqD8" title="&quot;Ano Ba Talaga Tayo&quot; a short film by The Juans" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>In the song film directed by <em>Goin&#x27; Bulilit</em> alumnus John Manalo, Elijah Canlas and Miles Ocampo star as Joms and Ari — two people caught in a complicated &#x27;situationship.&#x27; With no labels, mixed signals, and unspoken expectations, their story highlights the red flags that come with undefined relationships.</p><p>The members of The Juans revealed that they, too, have experienced being with red flags. In the same breath, they also admit that, at some point, they too became the red flags in a relationship.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJeSZZ-S_ah/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3588923.400000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>“Ako parehas. I&#x27;d like to admit na yes, ako ay na-fall in love sa isang red flag. Pero sa ibang punto ng buhay ko, ako din ‘yung naging red flag. Kaya double-edged siya for me. I mean, in reality, you&#x27;re not weird if you experience both. Kasi I feel like that&#x27;s how we grow as people ‘di ba? Naging mapusok din tayo,” Carl admitted.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJwBqAMpzBG/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A3588936.200000018%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>RJ Cruz also shared that he has experienced both avoiding commitment himself and eventually wanting to commit, only to find the other person wasn’t ready.</p><p>“Ako na-experience ko na ako ‘yung red flag kasi you&#x27;re just there for the fun pero hindi mo pa kaya mag-commit. But I&#x27;ve also experienced na ako naman ‘yung gusto mag-commit pero ‘yung other person ‘di pa siya ready,” RJ revealed.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJgzT32yHnQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3588949.700000018%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, another member, Chael Adriano, shared that he was once left hanging by someone he thought would choose him.</p><p>“Ako din, ganun. Ako yung hindi makasagot dun sa tanong (na ‘Ano ba talaga tayo?’) Tapos, eventually, nangyari naman sa akin. Pinaasa lang din ako. Bumalik lang. What goes around, comes back around,” he said.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJjYqczy4Me/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A3591868.400000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Japs Mendoza, on the other hand, shared his experience of being immature and not being aware that, at times, we can be the red flag in a relationship too.</p><p>“Siyempre, nung bata ka pa, very excited ka magmahal. So, parang di mo pa talaga alam. So, di natin alam, red flag na pala tayo. Pero na-experience ko rin naman ‘yung ako naman ‘yung masasaktan. Ako ‘yung taya. Both din,” Japs explained.</p><p>Catch The Juans&#x27; “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo”, now available on all music platforms.</p>

<p>The Juans gets real about experiencing red flags in relationships and admit that, at some point, they too had their own red flag moments. The OPM band also shared how their latest hit, ‘Ano Ba Talaga Tayo,’ came to life.</p>

The Juans gets real about experiencing red flags in relationships and admit that, at some point, they too had their own red flag moments. The OPM band also shared how their latest hit, ‘Ano Ba Talaga Tayo,’ came to life.