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Gian Bernardino

Josh Mercado

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757648061159513079020_4992492957641905_5641733716200644806_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Cup of Joe&#x27;s lead vocalist Gian Bernardino. Bernardino/Facebook"/>Cup of Joe&#x27;s lead vocalist Gian Bernardino. Bernardino/FacebookBefore releasing their current single &quot;Sandali,&quot; Cup of Joe&#x27;s lead vocalist Gian Bernardino revealed two months ago that he is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, referring to himself as &quot;pansexual.&quot;</div>“For those who are asking, I’m a pansexual man. So I get attracted to anyone regardless of gender identity,” he candidly admitted on his YouTube channel. The face of Cup of Joe band also vulnerably shared that he has always desired to be a rockstar but has never seen a representation of an unconventional rockstar like himself because Pinoy band culture has always been highly masculine and male-dominated. “Growing up, gusto kong maging rockstar. Pero, parang, alam mo ‘yun, naka-box ‘yun dahil sa gender stereotypes. Na parang, ‘pag rockstar ka, dapat lagi kang maangas lang, masculine, ganito, ganyan. Parang gusto ko rin na may younger aspiring musician na parang hindi sila umaakma sa stereotype na parang very masculine na ‘yun lang ang kahahangaan ng mga tao. I want them to see themselves through me,” he expressed. As part of their seventh anniversary in the music industry, the popular band released their latest single &quot;Sandali&quot; on Wednesday. Bernardino wrote the song alongside his bandmates Antonio Gabriel Fernandez, Clint Fernandez, Vixen Gareza, and Raphaell Ridao.

As Cup of Joe marks seven years with the release of “Sandali,” Gian Bernardino shares how living authentically reshapes what it means to be a rockstar.

As Cup of Joe marks seven years with the release of “Sandali,” Gian Bernardino shares how living authentically reshapes what it means to be a rockstar.

Cup of Joe’s Gian Bernardino breaks rock band stereotypes

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Cup of Joe’s Gian Bernardino breaks rock band stereotypes

Josh Mercado

Published September 12, 2025 11:37 AM PHT

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