It’s about pouring all your love and effort into that one person. I’ve poured my heart and soul into making this EP. I can confidently say this music is more me — it’s more Jarren. – Jarren Garcia
Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11’s Charming Crooner of London Jarren Garcia goes all-out for love as the singer-songwriter bares his heart in his freshly dropped second Extended Play album (EP), LUVBOMB, and the music video for its key track Runaway (Taglish version), on July 23, 2026, three days after PBB Gen 11 celebrated its second anniversary since it premiered and entered him inside the Big Brother house.
The seven-track EP is headlined by its key track, Runaway, featuring English and Taglish versions. The Taglish version of the said track later had its own music video available for streaming on the ABS-CBN Star Music YouTube Channel. Similarly, the English version is paired with a lyric video, which also streams on the same YouTube channel.
The Charming Crooner also explained that the track was intentionally crafted to blend an international R&B sound with emotions and storytelling that Filipino listeners can easily relate to.
I also want to connect with the Filipino listeners; that’s why most of the songs are mainly Tagalog. We chose Runaway as the key song because it has that international sound, and making it Tagalog also helps stick to the OPM side of it, Jarren added about the EP release.
Before the release of the LUVBOMB EP featuring Runaway, and its other tracks including Tatapatin, APK (Ang Pahinga Ko), and Pinili Kita Pero, the singer-songwriter and Myx VJ released two singles which are also part of the EP, GOTCHU and Pinaka Pretty.
GOTCHU also had its music video released on May 29, 2026, the day the single was released on all streaming platforms. The music video for GOTCHU featured several PBB Gen 11 ex-housemates Dylan Yturralde, Jasmine Dudley-Scales, Binsoy Namoca, and Rain Celmar, as well as Niana Guerrero, Perlas, Devante, and Pauleen.
Upon the release of his EP, Jarren’s fan club. which is celebrating its second anniversary, launched a free ride program across Metro Manila, showing support for their idol’s latest offering. Four modern jeepneys offered free rides to commuters while playing all tracks of the LUVBOMB EP.
The LUVBOMB EP is now available on all digital streaming platforms worldwide. Jarren, as well as Kolette Madelo, will also appear as the Featured Vocalist for The Art of Breaking Up, an upcoming musical play under Teatro Kapamilya taking place at the PETA Theater from November 6, 2026, to December 6, 2026. He will also perform with Kai Montinola for the Star Magic All-Star Games on August 23, 2026, taking place at the SM Arena in Mall of Asia.
Meanwhile, JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith announced yesterday on It’s Showtime that their iWant Microdrama Series Will You Fake Marry Me, a co-production of ABS-CBN Studios-iWant and PlayTime Entertainment, will soon drop its second season on the video streaming platform.
The announcement follows the success of the release of the two-part microdrama on June 30, 2026, and July 15, 2026, which consistently led to the most-watched shows on iWant in the Philippines and achieved over 37 million online views for the first five episodes available for free on iWant and ABS-CBN Entertainment’s social media accounts.
The lead stars of the microdrama, together with co-stars Miguel Vergara and Karina Bautista, and guest musical band 1621, will appear in their Merry-Go Mall Show, taking place today at 16:00 at the SM City Novaliches.
JMFyang Besties may watch all episodes of Will You Fake Marry Me Season 1 on iWant for free for the first five episodes, or through its subscription plans for the remaining episodes, priced locally at PHP 35 per month for the Basic plan, PHP 119 per month for the Premium Plan, or USD 4.99 per month for outside the Philippines (or equivalent currency for outside PH/US, promotional price in the United States valid until July 31, 2026).
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