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= Y ARA = Y ARA are a Philippines-based pop duo consisting of Jhay Ehidio and Gillian Aquino. Their sound is a combination of various genres that include indie pop, alternative, electronic, r&b/soul, rock, and dance. As of December 2017, the duo has released two singles and a Christmas EP called 6:50 PM.

Background
Before forming the project, Jhay Ehidio started as a solo artist. He produced songs under the aliases Jean Narratives and Beautiful Chessy. The duo started collaborating in 2015 when they released a Christmas song entitled "Holiday" under the artist name JHY X GLN. The song was released exclusively on Soundcloud. The duo released another Christmas song in 2016 entitled "Fall in Love This Christmas", still under the same artist name.

In 2017, the duo started producing new songs for a September release. By this time, they decided to officially change their name to Y ARA. The duo released a collection of songs on Bandcamp. However, the songs were shelved afterwards.

On November 15, 2017, the duo self-released two singles, "Fall in Love This Christmas" and "Holiday", on Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, Deezer, and other streaming platforms. The singles were remastered versions of previously released JHY X GLN songs.

On December 15, 2017, the duo released their first EP entitled 6:50 PM. It is a Christmas EP that includes the songs "Afterpartie", "Fall in Love This Christmas", "Holiday", "Prepartie", and their new single "(Maybe) All I Want".

Members

 * Gillian Aquino - vocals, songwriting
 * Jhay Ehidio - vocals, songwriting, keyboard, guitars, drum programming