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He gained with millions of streams across YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms, Jin looks clearly poised to be one of the biggest names in music globally, and once you hear his music, you’ll know exactly why. Gifted with an exceptionally smooth voice and undeniable songwriting prowess, combined with a work ethic rarely seen from young people his age, it’s no longer a question of if—but rather when—that global superstardom finally comes. The safe bet is much sooner than later.
We talked to him few weeks ago as he shares about the song, his music influences, among others.
Manila Concert Junkies: Can you share about WALA NANG IBA?
Manila Concert Junkies: Can you share about WALA NANG IBA?
Yvng Jin: WALA NANG IBA is a Tagalog translation of one of my songs on the Forever Young album called Nobody. It's about, it's really a confession of saying that nobody makes you feel like the way that this person, this one person does, right? And so, I decided to translate it into Tagalog because I felt like that kind of sentiment resonates with our culture, right? With harana and courting a girl over song, right? And I felt like nobody, just because of the nature of the song,
right? It's a confession. It's like, I love you so much and there's nobody else out here in the world that I'd rather be with.
I felt like that resonated a lot with harana and I could see that as a song maybe somebody would use to sing, you know? And yeah, that's how that song came about. I got some help from my sister and my mom, of course, because they both speak better Tagalog than I can. And yeah, they helped me make sure the pronunciation was right, that the words made sense.
And yeah, you know, we made it happen. How did you start your career?
right? It's a confession. It's like, I love you so much and there's nobody else out here in the world that I'd rather be with.
I felt like that resonated a lot with harana and I could see that as a song maybe somebody would use to sing, you know? And yeah, that's how that song came about. I got some help from my sister and my mom, of course, because they both speak better Tagalog than I can. And yeah, they helped me make sure the pronunciation was right, that the words made sense.
And yeah, you know, we made it happen. How did you start your career?
Is there any artist who influenced you to be a singer, songwriter?
I think I really like to, I give a lot of credit to my mom. My mom is a singer.
And so, growing up, I was always at her gigs, her concerts, rehearsals, shows. And so, she was really like my introduction into what a performer was, right? What a singer was. And so, I've always kind of had that love of music in me. But I never really knew that it would be something that I would actually do as a career until maybe like I was 12 years old. And, you know, I started to develop my own taste in music. And artists like Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller and The Weeknd, you know, started to influence kind of like the music that I wanted to create. And, you know, that's how that happened.
And so, growing up, I was always at her gigs, her concerts, rehearsals, shows. And so, she was really like my introduction into what a performer was, right? What a singer was. And so, I've always kind of had that love of music in me. But I never really knew that it would be something that I would actually do as a career until maybe like I was 12 years old. And, you know, I started to develop my own taste in music. And artists like Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller and The Weeknd, you know, started to influence kind of like the music that I wanted to create. And, you know, that's how that happened.
Her mother is the Powerhouse Diva, Dessa whose known for her song, Saan Ka Man Naroroon, Bring Back the Times, and Lipad ng Pangarap, among others.
Do you have any creative process in writing songs?
My creative process is really, I guess you could say it's spiritual in a sense. I don't actually like sit down and get a notepad and write lyrics first, right? But either I produce a beat or a producer sends me a beat.
And with that beat, I kind of feel out what I feel like resonates with the music, with the instruments, and what I feel like matches with the beat itself. And then I just, whatever comes into my mind first, I write down and then I work off that.
My creative process is really, I guess you could say it's spiritual in a sense. I don't actually like sit down and get a notepad and write lyrics first, right? But either I produce a beat or a producer sends me a beat.
And with that beat, I kind of feel out what I feel like resonates with the music, with the instruments, and what I feel like matches with the beat itself. And then I just, whatever comes into my mind first, I write down and then I work off that.
And that's really the reason why I say it's spiritual is because I really feel like it's just, I'm a vessel in that moment to just deliver whatever message that the song is delivering, you know? So, yeah, that's how my creative process really goes.
Five years from now, what would you like to achieve in your career?
Five years from now, what would you like to achieve in your career?
Five years from now, I would love to sell out a stadium. I would love to go on a European and Asian tour. Really a global tour. Let's see, what else? I think that's really my main... Oh, well, hey, a Grammy would always be nice, wouldn't it? I think a Grammy would be a very nice achievement to have. But those last two
are really my main things that I want to achieve within the next five years is going on a global tour and also selling out stadiums. I think that would be a dream for me, personally.
are really my main things that I want to achieve within the next five years is going on a global tour and also selling out stadiums. I think that would be a dream for me, personally.