JK Labajo Still Harbors Anger Over His Mother’s Untimely Death
JK LABAJO – Kapamilya singer and actor JK Labajo disclosed that he still suffers from anger 11 years after his mother’s early death.
Actor and singer JK Labajo still feels anger and regret over his mother’s early death in 2013 due to pancreatic cancer. Although many years have passed since he lost his mother, he continues to miss her deeply, having grown up without her love and guidance.
Despite his current success as both a singer-songwriter and a talented actor, JK wishes his mother could witness the fruits of his labor. He first gained recognition when he joined ‘The Voice Kids’ in 2014, just a year after his mother’s death.
In an interview on ABS-CBN’s ‘Tao Po,’ JK Labajo revealed that he never imagined achieving all that he has as an artist.
“I never dreamed of any of this. I grew up with my lola and my uncle and my mom had a different family.
“So the only time that we would bond is when she would go with me to these different kinds of auditions. Kasi I just loved singing.
“She would be like a stage mom. That was like our main strong bonding moment together,” said JK, known for his hit songs “Buwan” and “Ere.”
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JK Labajo shared that his mother passed away just before he auditioned for ‘The Voice Kids.’
“She passed away, because of cancer, and then five days after she passed I saw on television, The Voice Kids audition.
“Now, again I didn’t see that and like ‘Oh, wow I can finally achieve, like try and get to my goals’. It was more of like, a homage to my mom.
“From my perspective as a 12-year-old, I was like ‘Go sige, gawin ko for mama.’ Di na niya na abutan yun, di na niya nalaman yun.
“Kasi nawala na siya, so parang for me ‘Oh, sige try natin, Ma. Last time,’” he said.
Every time JK performs, he remembers his mom. “No fail, ever since before I started performing, every time before I go onstage I always say a little prayer with my mom and also my lola and my papa.
“And so that’s something that never left me. Last Saturday, I was in Bohol. It was a great festival. So I was singing and doing my thing and all of a sudden, I was like in my brain, ‘How did I get here?’
“It was my mom who would always say everything happens for a reason, ‘yun yung lagi niyang iniiwan sa akin,” JK recalled.
In the interview, JK admitted, “And am I pissed that I lost her as a kid and she died way too young?
“Yes! I’m mad still. Unfair, it’s always unfair. But I do believe na she’s somewhere out there in the crowd,” JK added.