The Juans To Release Short Film For “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo?” Starring Miles Ocampo And Elijah Canlas
The Filipino pop rock band are set to hold its special premiere at their ‘JAM’ gig, happening this May 16, 2025 at Viva Cafe in Cubao, Quezon City.
The Juans: photographed by Karen De La Fuente. Courtesy of Viva Records.
The Juans: photographed by Karen De La Fuente. Courtesy of Viva Records.
The Juans are set to premiere a special music video for their latest single “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo?” Directed by John Manalo, the “song film” was first teased by the pop rock band on May 4, 2025, revealing that it is set to be released this May 16, 2025 (Friday) at 9:00 PM (PHT).
After various posts on their social media further teasing the music video, the “Hindi Tayo Pwede” hitmakers then revealed on May 14 that the short film will star Miles Ocampo and Elijah Canlas in the roles of Ari and Joms respectively. Notably, this serves as the two actors’ second music video appearance together this year, following the one for Cup of Joe’s chart-topping single “Multo,” which premiered on March 6, 2025.
According to individual posters for the two characters, Ocampo’s character Ari is “a young budding artist who loves with her whole heart” whose “willingness to open herself up, to be vulnerable when faced with intimacy, is often mistaken as advantage,” inevitably making her “an easy target” for her former partner Joms. Meanwhile, Canlas’ Joms is a guy with “a fear of commitment” and one who bounces “from one relationship to the next” – traits rooted in his personal history of “growing up in an unstable household.” This has led him to become careless with his feelings, “often stringing girls along” and “his insecurities leading to toxic relationship patterns.” Despite this, he is described as “good natured in his own right” but with “a lot of growing up to do.”
Watch the trailer for The Juans’ “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo” below:
In other news, The Juans are set to hold a special premiere of the short film at their ‘JAM’ gig, also happening on May 16, at Viva Cafe in Cubao, Quezon City. Tickets are priced from PHP 1,200 to PHP 3,745 and are available here.
Exploring the theme of navigating an ambiguous relationship, “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo?” was released on April 25, 2025. It serves as The Juans’ third single of the year, following “Pasensyoso” and “bestfriend,” which were released on January 17 and February 10 respectively.
Listen to The Juans’ “Ano Ba Talaga Tayo?” below: