MANILA — One of the ex-housemates from the most recent season of Pinoy Big Brother, Jarren Garcia, is all set to go full throttle in showbiz, kickstarting with his debut album under Starpop. 

Garcia will be launching his self-titled album next month. 

Aside from the music project, Jarren will also premiere as one of the newest VJ’s of Myx. 

“I’m just excited to talk about what’s going on, what culture, and of course talk about music - one of my favorite things in the world. And I’d say it’s going to be a chance for me to improve my confidence in speaking, how to interview people, so it will definitely help me with that,” said Jarren.  

He also want to dabble into acting, “I definitely want to try acting. (Genre?) Everything I want to try.”

He’s obviously full of energy and excitement jumpstarting his career in ABS-CBN, and while at it, he sat down with ABS-CBN News’ ‘On Cue’ and shared 18 fun facts about him. Why 18? ‘Cause he just turned 18 last October. 

MJ: Do you have a nickname?

Jarren: I have a middle name or a second name - Jake. My family calls me Jake or Jakey. Now, fans picked that up from my family and now they call me Jake or Jakey too. 

M: What’s your height?

J: I’m 5’11. 

M: What’s your favorite sport?

J: Rugby. I used to play rugby in London. I haven’t found anyone to play rugby with here in the Philippines. 

M: What’s your favorite color?

J: Black. 

M: Favorite hobby?

J: Listening to music. 

M: Do you have a pet? 

J: I have a cat in London. But no pets here in the Philippines. 

M: What’s the name of the cat?

J: Phantom. 

M: Favorite Pinoy food?

J: Sinigang. (Na?) Sinigang na baboy. I love adobo and kare-kare but there’s something about sinigang that you can have it anytime. It’s like sour. There’s something about the sour-ness that I love. 

M: What do you miss most about London?

J: The cold. I miss the cold (weather). It’s so warm here. I see comments on social media, ‘Jarren, why are you wearing jacket in this Filipino heat?’ I’m just so used to wearing jackets and even though it’s warm, it’s okay. I just miss the cold weather in London. 

M: Favorite spot in London? 

J: Portobello Road. It’s been around in London for a while, it’s next to Notting Hill station. It has best food, best clothes, vintage things. It’s a street market. 

M: Favorite time of the day? 

J: Sunset. There’s something different about the sunsets here in the Philippines. In London, it’s so hard to see a sunset. But in Philippines, you see nice sunsets everyday. 

M: First thing you do when you wake up?

J: Check if I have any messages, from Capt. Luz (Jarren’s manager from Star Magic). 

M: Favorite song of the moment? 

J: ’Kitchen’ by Sza, from the new album. 

M: If you’re not a singer, what are you? 

J: A lawyer. I love studying philosophy, history, politics. I wanna pursue that when I was a kid. 

M: What’s your favorite lawyer-inspired series?

J: "How to Get Away With Murder?"

M: Dream place where you want to go to?

J: Kenya, Africa. Safari. 

M: Dream collaboration, let’s say local?

J: King of R&B here in the Philippines, Jay-R. 

M: Who’s your fashion idol?

J: Tyler, the Creator. 

M: When did you learn to love fashion?

J: It’s something that I love to do when I was younger. I was five years old, suddenly I wanted to change into my best clothes, wear sunglasses inside the house and pretend to be a movie star. 

M: And I heard you are a fan of vintage pieces, have you been to ukay-ukay here? 

J: I have tried ukay-ukay here. I tried last year, and I got good football jerseys.

M: Who’s your music idol?

J: Daniel Caesar. 

M: Who’s your showbiz crush?

J: Liza Soberano. She’s been my crush since I was tiny. (You’ve seen her films?) Yeah, I watch it all the time with Enrique (Gil).