This Band (band)

This Band is an indie pop rock band based in Las Piñas, Philippines. They are known for their hit single Kahit Ayaw Mo Na.[1][2] As of September 21, 2020, the unofficial lyric video for "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" has reached 300 million views but it has been removed because of copyright issues, the official music video for it reached 22 million views, and the official lyric video reached 6.5 million views.[3][4]

This Band
This Band members (from left to right), Ar Em, Carson, Euwie, Andee, John, and Mikki.
Background information
OriginLas Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsViva Records
Associated actsMayonnaise
December Avenue
Sarah Geronimo
Pusakalye
MembersAndrea Manzano
Euwie Von Loria
Miccael Galvan
John Kenneth Macaranas
Melvin Carson
Reymart Gubat

Career

In 2017, This Band started performing as a band at KM17 Place and several food parks in Las Piñas. The band went through various male singers before finding Andrea Manzano whose voice is being compared to KZ Tandingan.[5] Andrea used to sing for a Christian band in her local church before joining the band.[6] Later on, they released their first single, "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other streaming apps.Their career rose as audience increase. After that, they release single after single. As they get longer in the music scene, their music becomes known by a wider audience. This Band's style and sound attracts the ongoing growing legion of listeners. Today, they have almost an average of 26 million views on YouTube and 1.7 million listeners on Spotify. "'Hindi Na Nga", one of their released pop-rock single has reached over 37 million views. And in 2020 they have a new project coming.

Members

Current members

Discography

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" 2018 Non-album singles
"Bitaw Na"
"Tampisaw"
"Hindi Na Nga"
"Ligaya?" 2019
"'Di Na Babalik"
"Nang Iwan"
"Wala na Ang Init"
(with Pusakalye)
"'Di Sapat Pero Tapat"
"Rebound" 2020
"'Sinungaling Ka" Huwag Kang Matakot

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Sa Nangungulila"
(with Sarah Geronimo)		 2019 Coke Studio Season 03
"Kilometro"
Alt+Rock cover of Sarah Geronimo's song

Soundtracks
Title Yearr Album
"Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" 2018 Kahit Ayaw Mo Na Movie Soundtrack[8]
"'Di Na Babalik" 2020 Love The Way You Lie Movie Soundtrack[9]

Awards and Nominations

Asian Academy Creative Awards
Year Nominated Work Award Result Host Country
2020 Coke Studio Season 3: Family Feels featuring Sarah Geronimo and This Band Best Branded Program or Series Won[10] Singapore

MOR Pinoy Music Awards
Year Nominated Work Award Result Ref.
2019 Band of the Year "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" Nominated [11]

PMPC Star Awards for Music
Year Award Nominated Work Result Ref.
2019 Song of the Year "Hindi Na Nga" Nominated [12]
"Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" Nominated

References
  1. Liwanag, Punch (19 November 2018). "This Band doing it right". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. Bonifacio, Mark (17 January 2019). "This Band breaks through Spotify's Global Viral Charts". Manila Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na - This Band [Official Music Video]", Viva Records, 28 April 2018, retrieved 8 July 2019
  4. "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na - This Band [Official Lyric Video]", Viva Records, 14 April 2018, retrieved 8 July 2019
  5. Losorata, Yugel (26 December 2018), Bands on the run, retrieved 16 August 2019
  6. Policarpio, Allan (7 May 2019). "For This Band, 'every emotion is equivalent to a song'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. Baby A. Gill (24 December 2018). "Presenting : This Band". Philstar Global. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9395400/fullcredits
  9. https://www.netflix.com/title/81259348
  10. https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/15/20/abs-cbn-titles-lead-ph-winners-at-asian-academy-creative-awards. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "2020 MOR Pinoy Music Awards Nominees". onemusic.ph. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  12. "Nominees for 2019 Star Awards for Music". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.


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