Buwan
{{short description|2018 song by Juan Karlos}}
{{About|the Juan Karlos song|the Tagalog goddess|Mayari|similar uses|Bulan (disambiguation){{!}}Bulan}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Buwan
| cover = Buwan_album_cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art for Buwan
| type = single
| artist = Juan Karlos
| album =
| released = {{start date|2018|06|22}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative, indie
| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=43}}
| label = MCA Music
| writer = Juan Karlos Labajo
| producer = {{hlist|Juan Karlos Labajo|Abe Hipolito|Enrico Ilacad}}
| prev_title = Demonyo
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Sistema
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| {{YouTube|KK3tIclJ140|"Buwan"}}
}}
}}
"Buwan" ({{Translation|"Moon"}}) is a song written and sung by Filipino actor, singer and songwriter, Juan Karlos Labajo. Under the band name Juan Karlos, it was released on June 22, 2018, through MCA Music. The song became one of the most played OPM songs of 2018, winning Song of the Year at the 2019 Myx Music Awards,{{Cite web|title=JUAN KARLOS Debuts New Song At 32nd Awit Awards|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/amp/features/20637/juan-karlos-debuts-new-song-at-32nd-awit-awards|access-date=2020-11-05|website=myx.abs-cbn.com|language=en}} 2019 Awit Award for People's Voice Favorite Song.{{Cite web|title=FULL LIST: Winners, Awit Awards 2020|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/list-winners-awit-awards-2020|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Rappler|language=en}} "Buwan" received huge popularity and started as a song challenge through social media platforms in the Philippines even overseas.{{Cite web|last=Labajo’s ‘Buwan’|first=VIDEO: Indonesian Students Belt Out JK|last2=Online|first2=Goes Viral|date=2019-06-05|title=Indonesian Students Belt Out JK Labajo's 'Buwan', Goes Viral Online|url=https://philnews.ph/2019/06/05/indonesian-students-jk-labajo-buwan-viral/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Philippine News|language=en-US}}
Live performances
Labajo premiered "Buwan" during his concert on May 19, 2019. He also performed the song on Mutia Ti Bauang 2019 (beauty pageant). Labajo also performed it during Rakrakan Festival 2019 and at GMMSF Awards Night and various malls in the Philippines. He also made a kundiman version (a genre of traditional Filipino love songs) of the song with his band.{{Cite web|title=ARTIST #87: JUAN KARLOS LABAJO {{!}} RAKRAKAN FESTIVAL 2019|url=https://rakrakanfestival.com/2019/01/20/artist-87-juan-karlos-labajo-rakrakan-festival-2019/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Rakrakan Festival: Peace, Love & Music|language=en-PH}}{{Cite web|last=Corporation|first=ABS-CBN|title=ABS-CBN dominates the 50th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards {{!}} ABS-CBN Corporate|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2019/4/8/abs-cbn-dominates-the-50th-guillermo-mendoza-box-o?lang=en|access-date=2020-11-05|website=ABS-CBN}}{{Cite web|last=PH|first=One Music|title=LISTEN: juan karlos makes "Buwan" Kundiman version|url=http://www.onemusic.ph/news/listen-juan-karlos-makes-buwan-kundiman-version-4767|access-date=2020-11-05|website=One Music PH|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=JUAN KARLOS Releases Kundiman Version of "Buwan"|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/amp/features/20090/juan-karlos-kundiman-version-of-buwan|access-date=2020-11-05|website=myx.abs-cbn.com|language=en}}
Music video
The music video depicts Labajo tying and blindfolding a woman (Maureen Wroblewitz) inside a dimly lit room as he navigates their tumultuous relationship. This scenario is eventually revealed to be an illusion, as Labajo finds himself trapped in a cycle with the woman, who appears as a ghost embracing him while he sits in a chair.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Fans have interpreted this as symbolizing intense and serious love towards Wroblewitz, who was in a relationship with Labajo at the time. Additionally, fans noted the use of the word "Buwan" in the song and linked it to "Luna," suggesting that Labajo's aggressive behavior towards the woman in the video represents a lunatic or frenzied state.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-27|title=WATCH: Juan Karlos Labajo puzzles fans with bizarre music video for 'Buwan'|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/27/18/watch-juan-karlos-labajo-puzzles-fans-with-bizarre-music-video-for-buwan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927203002/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/27/18/watch-juan-karlos-labajo-puzzles-fans-with-bizarre-music-video-for-buwan|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2018|access-date=2020-11-05|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}
The official music video, released and posted on YouTube on September 24, 2018, has garnered over 174 million views as of April 2024; the music video reached 40 million in two months.{{Cite web|title=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/mcamusic/photos/after-hitting-25-million-views-on-youtube-in-just-two-months-buwan-by-juan-karlo/10156621467018617/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.facebook.com}} It is also the most liked and most viewed OPM music video in 2018 with 144 million views, surpassing Yeng Constantino's "Ikaw" which had over 105 million views.
Notable covers
- Regine Velasquez performed her version on ASAP stage.{{Cite web|title=REGINE VELASQUEZ Gives New Flavor To "Buwan" By JUAN KARLOS On 'ASAP'!|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/amp/features/17874/regine-velasquez-buwan-asap|access-date=2020-11-05|website=myx.abs-cbn.com|language=en}}
- Angeline Quinto uploaded her version on her Youtube Channel.{{Cite web|title=Check Out ANGELINE QUINTO's Soothing Take On "Buwan" By JUAN KARLOS|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/amp/features/17591/angeline-quinto-soothing-take-on-buwan|access-date=2020-11-05|website=myx.abs-cbn.com|language=en}}
- Bugoy Drilon performed buwan reggae version and uploaded on his Youtube Channel.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-19|title=Bugoy Drilon sings 'Buwan' (reggae cover)|url=https://www.startattle.com/2019/05/bugoy-drilon-sings-buwan-reggae-cover/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Startattle|language=en-US}}
Accolades
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