Friday, June 24, 2022

Repost: Kean Cipriano Disengages from 'Callalily,' Official Statement on Name Change to 'Lily Music' of Remaining Bandmates to Follow

Image courtesy of Instagram: kean

What used to be Callalily's Facebook page is now called LILY Music.

The profile and cover photos have been changed to white backgrounds, with these changes appearing to have occurred this week.

Reports on Thursday said Kean Cipriano left the band that he fronted for 17 years.

On Messenger, LILY Music told GMA News Online that they will release an official statement soon. "We just have to consult with our lawyers," they said.

In an exclusive interview with GMA News Online, Chynna Ortaleza, Kean's wife and O/C Records Vice President, clarified he did not leave the band, but rather disengaged from them.

“He did decide to leave the set-up of being in a band. However, Callalily kasi was always under his intellectual property. The brand stays with him.”

Chynna added, “If I look kasi into how it’s being phrased at the moment, syempre it’s easy to say na, ‘oh, he left Callalily.’ But he just left the format of the band. He did disengage with his former bandmates but the name Callalily stays with Kean Cipriano.”

Chynna also said Kean wanted to license the name to his former bandmates, “but I don’t think they understood what that meant. And it’s being loosely thrown in social media na he stole [the name]."

“Sabi ko nga, we know the truth naman and if they cannot understand what happened, I guess that’s just how the story is. And they have more years ahead of them to learn about the rights and the business of music.”

According to Chynna, they tried to "fix things properly" with Kean's former bandmates. "Sino ba naman yung gustong to leave things in the air na hindi siya plantsado?" She reasoned.

"We really wanted to fix things legally with them, like a proper label release was something that I was thinking of doing with them," she said.

Chynna also mentioned how Kean was "actively trying to set a meeting with them because he had the best intentions for his bandmates as well."

"It was more of a decision of progressive growth for each member than a solo decision na ‘I want out.’ Hindi siya ganun,” the Kapuso actress explained.

According to Chynna, Kean had been thinking of disengaging for years and going solo but needed time to process until it felt like the right time.

“It’s just very unfortunate that his bandmates didn’t want to talk to us anymore despite the continued efforts of trying to get in touch with them because we want to fix things," she emphasized.

When asked whether Kean and his former bandmates are on good terms, Chynna answered, “no, they’re not. Kasi parang Kean was really trying his best to reach out but he just kept on getting no replies eh. They didn’t want to talk to him."

“But I guess that’s just how their response is and we really can’t do anything about it. Kean naman is very open-minded and you can’t force a certain kind of reaction sa mga taong hindi ready or hindi nakikita yung paths [for growth].”

Callalily became one of the top OPM bands since they debuted in 2005. Their songs like “Stars,” “Magbalik,” and “Pansamantala,” remain top hits to this day.

Their most recent single “Bahala Na” featuring This Band was released in 2021 under O/C Records.

On LILY Music's Facebook page, many fans have commented how much they miss the band. — LA, GMA News

94 comments:

  1. Kasi naman ang hilig ni Kean sa mga ganitong eksena may aalis na vocalist tas dadalhin nung vocalist ang name ng band..sana kng.mag so-solo mag solo nalang at iwan nalng sa natira yung name ng band gaya ng rivermaya at moonstar88..kaloka ka Kean

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    1. Lol halata hindi ka nagbasa. Or kulang ka sa reading comprehension

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    2. NAGBASA KA BA? He OWNS the brand and the name LEGALLY!

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    3. Not only he owns it but sinabi na bibigay daw sa kanila pero ayaw nila makipagusap sa kanya.

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    4. ayan napagsabihan ka tuloy. halatang mema ka lang

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    5. tungaw nag palicense ng sarili nia lang

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  2. At may pinalit agad nga bagong vocalist ang Lilly ha

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    1. Oo yung Editor ng Team Payaman daw ata

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    2. Which is the most logical move, right? Ano, hindi na sila tutugtog dahil wala ng bokalista?

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    3. Jusko chararat ang fes teh

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    4. 11:55 yes si Kevin!! Sana mahatag ng fans ng Team Payaman ang dating fans ng Callalilly para kahit paano may supporters pa rin sila

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    5. 11:55 ha??? Ohmygas! Sino baks? Si Steve??

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    6. 11:56 wowww ha ganda mo kasi eh

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    7. 12:11 Lol chakaness naman talag ipinalit nyo. Baka ikaw pa nga yan.

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    8. chaka din naman si Kian C. hahahaha. its a tie.

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  3. Okay lang sana di na nag burn ng bridge.

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  4. Ansave sa taas Lily Music will release an official statement soon pero si Chynna ngalngal na ng ngalngal. 😅

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    1. Pinag mukha naman nyang walang backbone ang asawa niya. She could have just said na Kian will air his side
      soon.. kaso inunahan na niya unless part siya ng band 😂

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    2. same impression 12:03. bat sya ang mega comment hehe

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    3. Well, kung di nga naman siya makekealam at tutulungan ang asawa niya, pareho lang silang magsa suffer. They are a married couple. Kabuhayan ng pamilya nila ang nakataya. Though I agree sa sentiments ng mga commenters dito

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    4. true. mukhang pakialamerang palaka itong si Chyna sa career ng asawa.

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    5. Co-founder and VP kasi si Chynna ng record label nila and Kean is also an artist under rheir label kaya may pa statement. Sana maayos nila yan ang pangit mag burn ng bridge lalo if ganyan katagal pinagsamahan.

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  5. Overrated naman. Feeling Bamboo or Ely. And Kian CANNOT sing in the first place. Thanks to autotune.

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    1. Parang ely buendia lang din naman

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    2. True

      Diba sya din nag encourage kay Unique to leave the band?

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    3. Auto tune din naman si Ely. Si Bamboo at Rico magaling.

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  6. Bali Kean can still sing Callalily’s songs nga ba?

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    1. Malamang kasi mostlikely property ng banda yun. Not sure with royalty.

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    2. Yes he owns it

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    3. anyone can sing the songs basta yung royalites babayaran kung kanino dapat due

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  7. Napakaproblematic nito ni Kean, he was also the one na kinuha yung vocalist nung pasikat na sanang spade2 something, tas ano ngyari nawala na and parang hindi rin in good terms yung disband nun mga batang yun. I dont know anong meron dito si kean peto sobrang unlikable nya tas ito puro badblood ang iniiwan

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    1. baka ayaw nyang may mas sumikat pa na kgaya s genre nila, ayaw malamangan, char

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    2. Mali naman yanh info mo, unang umalis yun tsaka lang kinuha ni kian para i manage yun nga lang pasaway yun tignan mo nga sa interview nag paa paa kaloka

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    3. Ganid. Sinulsulan yung vocalist umalis.. At ano yang "more years ahead of them".. Napaka yabang.

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    4. 1:50 Lol. Mas wrong info ka yata kasi si Kian ang reason kung bakit sya umalis

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    5. true. Itong Kean mahilig sa controversy. Chaka naman.

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  8. So ang dating, hindi siya umalis, kundi pinalayas niya ang mga kabanda niya lol

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    1. Yun na nga, baka binabuy out niya yung royalty ng banda

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  9. Ang epal naman na pati pangalan ng banda gustong bitbitin. Bakit yung Rivermaya, Moonstar 88, Mojofly, or Imago di naman nagkaproblema in retaining their band names? And to Chyna, how could she expect the rest of the members to accept it fully and immediately eh sila tong iniwan.

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    1. Baka dahil sa rights ng songs ng Callalily

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    2. i guess equal rights talaga sila or ayaw ng ma-associate ng remaining members sa kanya

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    3. pano naging kanya yung Callaliy brand so one man band siya ganun?

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    4. 12:55 naka register sa kanya

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    5. pero ang songs ng Calalily hindi sa kanya.

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  10. chyna should not meddle on this coz she’s bias of course,bat naman nyang sinasabi na di makaintindi ang members,they are not dumb for sure.sa husband mo na ang name but people will still follow the band whatever the name is.

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    1. Matapobre si Madam. Feeling high and mighty.

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    2. itong chynna, simula ng nawalan ng career kung ano ano pinagagagawa sa career ng asawa na kesyo may talent agency kuno.

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  11. Ang thick ng skin ng mag asawa na toh. To think si Kean na nga ang pinaka nakinabang for more than a decade dahil sa band (kahit na mega autotune naman boses nya) dami nya naging side hustle and opportunity ng dahil sa band nila, nag artista pa nga. Group effort naman kaya nagka pangalan yung Callalily noh

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    1. Napaka thick talaga! All in the name of money!

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    2. parang pakealamera kasi ang asawa niya.

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  12. Ano ba pinagkaiba ng “leave the band” at “disengage”?? Pinaikot ikot lang yung sinabe

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    1. Leave the band ata is di na pwede kantahin ni Kean songs ng Callalily since hindi na siya member.

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    2. E baka siya na yung pina alis ng banda tapos inunahan na lang nila

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  13. Kung sino pa yung hindi member ng band siya pa tong maingay. Hehe

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  14. Kung yung jowang iniwan nga hirap mag move on, ano pa kung isang banda yung nilayasan mo?

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  15. So Kian wanted to sell the rights to his former bandmates. Pero ayaw ng banda. So walang kikitain si Kian dito. If i were the band, i would do the same thing. Di naman kawalan si Kian.

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    1. rights to what? Royalty?

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    2. Lahat sila magkaka problema ang complicated nito dapat as one sila

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    3. 12:50 yes, Chynna mentioned about licensing to the band

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  16. So bilhin niya na name ng band niya even the songs para 100 % sa Kanya

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  17. Kean dun ka nagsimula di ka naman makikilala kundi dahil sa kanila. Arogante to eversince sama mo pa asawa.

    Tutal kase maalagwa na buhay nyo edi ibinigay mo na callalily sa kanila tutal kilala kana bilang kean hayaan mo silang umalagwa rin kaso selfish ka

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  18. Daming eme ni Chynna may pa disengage pa. Voltes V kayo ghurl? Paikot ikot pa, sugar coating. Inalis o umalis. Yun na yun.

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  19. Kinuha ni kean lahat.. dinaan sa legal ahaha eh hindi lang naman sya ang nghirap sa banda na yon. And some of the sikat songs ng calla hindi sya ngcompose pero tangay pa din nya under the guise na kanya ung calla lily. The nerve.
    Legally speaking, kanila. But morally? Kaya on the defense kagad sila eh.

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    1. There's no moral in business tignan mo nangyari kay taylor swift

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  20. Ang complicated kahit binasa ko paulit ulit hahah ok don't judge me parang kaso ni taylor swift

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  21. Di ko tinapos basahin. Ang ere ng mag asawa na to. To sum it up: kay Kean lang daw ang Callalily. Lol.

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  22. Parang involved din yata 'tong is Kean or isa siya sa pasimuno kung bakit biglang nagsolo si Unique na MIA na ngayon sa music scenes eme. dibaaaaa?

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  23. kawawa tlga unf band mates pag nangiiwan ang vocalist.

    kaya i truly admire chito for not leaving parokya all this yrs

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  24. Hindi he legally register callality under HIS name ONLY w/o his bandmates' knowing? Baka kaya ayaw nilang kausapin ka kasi inisahan mo sila. Also pag ganyan ba na yung name lang ng band ang niregister mo sayo, does it cover the songs din or dapat ibang legal process / registration pa yun lile kay taylor swift na nasa contract nia na yung label may ari ng nga gawa nia. Kasi as far as i know, they didnt start nmn with o/c records since own label yan nina kean. So pano ung mga sinaunang music nila

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    1. As far as I know, iba ang Trademark registration sa Copyright registration. Kung niregister niya sa name niya ang Callalily, dapat register din niya ang copyright ng songs para Callalily na talaga ang may ari.

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  25. sus, pwede namang umalis na sya sa Callalily and let his former bandmates find a new vocalist then tapos at wala nang pa-emeng ganito tas mag-solo album ka Kean then improve your branding as a solo artist. tsaka sana bawasan nya pagka mayabang nya, pareho lang sila ni Tutti ng 6cyclemind,hahaha!

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  26. Si Chynna ginawang tangga ung mga band mates by saying they don’t understand lol

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    1. Totoo! Grabe yung ere sa part na yun.

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  27. Paano kaya naging intellectual property ni Kean yung "Callalily"? E db most of the time pag ganyang banda banda yung mga members mismo ang nag dedecide ng name unless nalang one man band na si Kean dati pa patapos sumali nalang yung 3 sknia? Ang unfair din niyan sa mga kabanda niya kasi ha lalo nat hindi lang naman siya ang main composer ng banda. Magegets ko pa if mala Taylor Swift siya na sknia lang talaga dapat lahat ng credits pero hindi db? Effort nilang lahat. One word: ganid

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    1. Kung niregister niya ang Trademark ng Callalily under his personal name then talagang kanya lang yun. What confuses me is, if sa kanya nga naka-register, bakit niya pa kailangan makipag-settle sa mga bandmates niya? If sa kanya nga legally ang name, the bandmates do not have the right to use it kahit ano pa ang gawin nila.

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    2. 157 baka questionable yung pag papa trademark niya ng name under his name? So to appease yung awayan nila nakikipag settle nalang siya but at the end hindi pa din sila nagkasundo? For me, ang kapal ng mukha niya to take the name whether naka register man sknia yun o hindi. Collective effort pa din nila yan kaya nakilala ang Callalily. Lahat sila may ambag. Buti nalang iba ata ang batas when it comes to royalties kung hindi luging lugi yung bandmates niya.

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    3. 11:37, I’m thinking along the same lines. Baka hindi alam ng banda na niregister niya under his name. I don’t think papayag sila if alam nila na gagawin niya yun.

      Earth to Chynna. Kahit ordinaryong tao alam ang pagkakaiba ng owning the name vs licensing the name. The bandmates for sure know what it means kaya nga hindi sila pumapayag. Anyway, good luck sa inyong mag-asawa. May gusto pa kayang makatrabaho kayo sa ginawa niyong yan?

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  28. Re: intellectual property, posible kasing pina trademark ni Kean yung Callalily under his name, trademarked na yun even before the band was formed, so technically may right sya to use the name even without the bandmates.

    For example, yung Rivermaya, hindi sya nadala ni Bamboo kahit sya ang famous member kasi it's not his intellectual property. Pwedeng naka trademark sya under the band's management or something.

    Regarding royalties ng song, depende rin kung sino sumulat ng kanta. Hindi pwedeng sa Callalily (which is technically si Kean na lang) lang lahat ng royalty. Sa pagkakaalam ko sa individuals na gumawa ng kanta napupunta ang royalties ng song .

    Same example, sa Rivermaya or Rico Blanco as an artist. May songs ang Rivermaya (with Bamboo as vocals) na hindi basta basta pwede play ni Rico, at same rin na may songs na hindi basta basta pwede play ni Bamboo. Kasi nga depende sa gumawa ng kanta.

    Siguro may right rin naman si Chynna magsalita kasi sa pagkaintindi ko sya ang VP ng recording company? Tama ba? If yes, then okay lang mag explain sya.

    The only thing that bothered me ay yung sabihin pa nyang the other band members don't understand and that it will take them years to understand the business and legal side of things.

    I also understand na may hinanakit yung other members but if talagang trademarked yung band name under Kean, i don't think may habol sila.

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    1. Kahit ganyan si kean mautak yan naka trademark sa kanya yung name

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  29. Tingin ko yung hinanakit ng bandmates is, gusto ni Kean kanya lahat? Naidaan sa legalities so wala silang magagawa. Siguro lang, mas knowledgeable nga si Kean on the business side of things kaya technically nasa tama naman sya. Ayun nga lang, syempre yung success nila at hits nila as a band eh pare-pareho naman nilang trinabaho so baka more of masama siguro ang loob nila na aalis na ang bokalista, kanya pa lahat? Not sure sa royalties kasi wala namang nabanggit si Chynna sa statement nya pero malamang to some extent kasama yan sa issue nila. Hindi naman mali si Kean kung legal naman nga. Ayun lang siguro, more or honoring na lang din yung pinaghirapan ng bandmates nya?

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    1. Tama. Kaya you don't burn bridges talaga, ang tagal mong nakasama yang mga yan only to end up being bitter sa isa't isa.

      Ang tingin ko, baka inattempt ni Kean ibenta yung Callalily na name sa band mates? Kasi may binanggit si Chynna na they tried to settle it legally pero ayaw na makipag usap ng other party. Kaya siguro nagkasamaan ng loob kasi bakit mo nga naman babayaran yung pangalan ng banda na nirepresent mo for 17 years.igu

      Pero yun nga, technically, talo sila dyan.

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    2. Ito ang totoo dun! Grabe nga naman kung sosolohin at aangkinin lang niya lahat ng rights at kung sa kanya lang mapupunta ang royalties na mahabang panahong pinundar ng Callily. Ganid nga naman yun. Dapat pantay pantay

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  30. Legality aside ang unkind naman ng ginawa ni kean. May pangalan na siya and he can get gigs without the band. Yung band mates niya are not known individually and rely on the callalily brand. Ang hilig pa gamitin ni Kean yung word na disengage as if it makes a difference. Whether it’s his choice or not, he left the band period.

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  31. Kayabang nitong magasawang ito to say na hindi maiintindihan ng mga bandmates nya yung mga bagay bagay.

    FYI, HS batchmate ko yung isa sa mga ex-bandmates. Si Alden Acosta. He graduated as the class valedictorian. Kung tama pagkakatanda ko, one of his parents is lawyer. Tanda ko nga parang gusto din sya maglaw ng parents nya (and even our teachers). Pero he pursued his passion: music.

    Kaya Chynna, hinay hinay ka sa pagsasabing di nakakaintindi ex-bandmates ng mister mo. In fact, masmukhang hindi nakakaintindi ang mister mo dahil kailangan pa na ikaw ang maging spokesperson nya. Wala ba syang sariling bibig at dila para ikaw ang pumapel ng ganyan?

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    1. Astang manager ng asawa si chynna! Yabang niya! Baka pinepressure din niya asawa niya na walang backbone or else pamilya nila magsa suffer. Parang ganun e. Survival of the fittest.

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    2. wala kasing career yang chynna kaya nakikialam.

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  32. Ang yabang ng mag-asawang ito
    I remember Kean being so haughty with Ryzzamae interview before

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  33. Kadiri yung insinuation na 'we're the good guys, they're the bad guys' nitong si chynna. Napaka-righteous at paladesisyon. If i remember, si kean nagcoin ng callalily name kaya siguro nakalusot siya na sa kanya yung intellectual rights and 'di rin siguro inexpect ng bandmates niya na masisira because of 'business' yung years of trust and collective effort that they built these years.

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    1. nung wala pa siyang say sa career ng asawa niya, hindi naman nagkakagulo yung banda nila.

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  34. Ganid silang dalawa yan lang ang sure ako. Saw post and comments of Lem sa Facebook, mukhang malalim ang hidwaan.

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    1. nung hindi pa nangengealam yung Chyna , mukhang ok naman kasama yang Kean doon sa banda nila. Mukhang pakialamera yung asawa kaya na disband.

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    2. Nakikisawsaw na yung asawa palibhasa wala ding trabaho. Nakaisip ng paraan para nga naman pagkakitaan. Ayan tuloy napaghahalataang tuso sila

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  35. Gusto niya sigurong ibenta yung "Callalily" sa bandmates niya pero ayaw kagatin ng kabila. Wala nga namang silbi yun since name lang sknia pero di yung mga kanta. Wala din siyang kikitain. HAHA.

    Di ko lang gets bat di niya nalang ipaubaya lalo nat siya ang pinaka nakibang sa fame na meron ang Callalily. Dami niyang naging side gigs dahil sumikat ang banda. Kung di sumikat yung song nila lalo na yung Magbalik, walang Kean ngayon. Lugi pa siya kasi di naman siya composer non.

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  36. parang sa School of Rock… “the band is mine”

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