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EXCLUSIVE: Kiana V reacts to viral song 'Does She Know', shares how to deal with writer’s block

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>It was a surprising moment for rising singer-songwriter Kiana Valenciano, better known as Kiana V, when her 2017 track “Does She Know” went viral years after its release, becoming a trending sound on TikTok.</p><p> In an exclusive interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, Kiana admitted she never imagined the song would become a social media sensation.</p><p> “Not at all. I have such vivid memories of writing that song and that is not at all what I expected. Not even a little,” Kiana humbly said. </p><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@ninedegreesnorth/video/7512039620322790657" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7512039620322790657" id="v97664773872254880" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v97664773872254880" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7512039620322790657?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-06-07T11%3A28%3A42.532904%3A81bb5ecb-4d0c-4cd5-9ee8-aae8c739b328%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:757px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><p><strong> </strong>Kiana shared that the song was born from conversations she had with her friends about love and heartbreak.</p><p> “To me, that was a moment of pure expression, and again, it came from my story and my friends’ stories because we all (shared the same experience). This was like the summer of 2016 and we all were going through something,” she stated. </p><p>By 2021, “Does She Know” found new life online, with TikTok users creating emotional videos inspired by the song’s message of unspoken feelings and the lingering pain of past relationships. The track resonated especially with people reflecting on someone from the past who kept returning, despite being unavailable.</p><p> “I’m just happy that my terrible, terrible circumstances of way back when can be the soundtrack to some good memories now for everybody in TikTok,” she expressed.</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/6/8/kiana-v-hopes-new-song-falling-out-resonates-with-listeners-1341"><strong>READ: Kiana V hopes new song ‘Falling Out’ resonates with listeners</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>She also admitted enjoying watching the stories and creativity of fans on the song, saying, “I see it every day and I’m always just like, ‘Oh wow! Another video. Another and another and another.’ It’s really cute. Everybody is so cute, the way they are lip syncing to the song. It makes me really happy.”</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGk6j2ZyhKf/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A5326849.2%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><p><strong> </strong>Originally released in 2017, “Does She Know” features indie rapper Curtismith and explores the emotional complexities of unresolved love and self-reflection. Kiana also recalled how it was written during a spontaneous moment.</p><p> “I was heading out of my house, and I just started singing it. That’s usually how I start writing songs —— I’d be in the shower and start singing it, but usually I can’t build it. So, I have a notebook full of one liners and hooks. With this one, it just came to me and that’s not normal — for me at least. Some people are naturally like that, but I’m not. So instead of going out, I decided to stay home and start getting into it,” Kiana shared in an interview with MEGA.</p><p> She described the song as inspired by “girl talk”— the kind of real, raw conversations where friends open up about painful relationships.</p><p> “You know when you have girl talk? And they tell you stupid things that guys have done to them? It’s kind of a mixture of that, and things I may have gone through in the past. It’s nice to be able to tell those stories and get the feedback from my friends. And it’s nice to read tweets from fans where they would say that I was able to express their feelings. Impacting people feels good!” Kiana added.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong> <iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xx51P0IffF4" title="KIANA V - Does She Know ft. Curtismith (Official Music Video)" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><strong></strong></div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/18/kiana-valenciano-shares-heartfelt-message-after-second-wedding-ceremony-0959"><strong>READ: Kiana Valenciano shares heartfelt message after second wedding ceremony</strong></a></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>Talking about writing her songs, Kiana also opened up about how she deals with writer’s block and pressure.</p><p> “I think it’s different every single time because there are times that I’ll experience writer’s block and I’m really, really hard on myself, and there are days when I’m going through writer’s block and I give myself grace which I think is a better option,” Kiana shared with PUSH ABS-CBN.</p><p> Kiana shared that journaling, reading, and jotting down small ideas on scraps of paper help fuel her creativity.</p><p> “I have these books that kind of push you to write something every single day, and so the goal is really to have tools and to have ammunition that you can just keep going back to. Like, a lot of my life has been documented and it’s not just even into music and journals. It’s in like little pieces of paper that I have been writing in,” she shared.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKBSrFCRySy/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A5423349.4%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><p><strong> </strong>She went on: “I think it’s a good exercise to just keep your brain going and to not put pressure on writing a song because the song will come, but it will take a lot longer for the song to come if you aren’t already exercising the craft.”</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/5/8/kiana-v-drops-new-single-sweet-release-to-join-dad-gary-valenciano-s-last-concert-1345"><strong>READ: Kiana V drops new single ‘Sweet Release,’ to join dad Gary Valenciano’s last concert</strong></a></div><div> </div><p>To fellow songwriters, Kiana offered this advice: “Practice. Just keep practicing. It’s kind of like making a three-point shot: You don’t always make it but you’re going to keep practicing and working on it ‘til you get really good.”</p><div> </div>

<p><b>Kiana V talks about creating her own songs and expresses happiness on song 'Does She Know' going viral.</b></p>

Kiana V talks about creating her own songs and expresses happiness on song 'Does She Know' going viral.