SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kitkat Lastimosa and 17-year-old Eira Raye Gruta are big fans of the Jonas Brothers.

“Their music is the number one reason, of course. There’s just something about it that instantly puts me in a good mood. They’re good boys, and that’s something I admire. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that they are incredibly good-looking,” said Kitkat.

Kitkat and Eira, who became close friends in high school, love the Jonas Brothers so much that they decided to put up a website for Jonas Brothers fans in the Philippines.

“We’ve had several blogs in the past, but this was the first time we created a full website,” Kitkat shared.

Although the girls put up the site just for fun and “to possibly meet the Jonas Brothers when they come here,” it became serious business when MCA Music, the official licensee of Disney Records/Hollywood Records in the country, made their site the official Jonas Brothers fan site in the Philippines.

The site, which has been up for a little over a year, currently has over 600 members who call themselves JBinoys. Aside from making sure the site is packed with news, updates and downloadables and that their forum is up and running, Kitkat and Eira have also held fun activities for the JBinoys.

“We’ve had site contests wherein the members got a chance to win prizes courtesy of Disney and MCA Music. We also try to do meet-ups as much as we can.”

Red-carpet premiere

Last week’s red carpet premiere of the Jonas Brothers Concert Experience was their biggest meet-up yet.

No doubt about it, the two are enjoying running JonasBrothers.ph. When asked what she loves about running the website, Kitkat said, “All the people we met because of it. It’s amazing, really. For a website we started just for fun, we ended up making some of the greatest friends we have now. For me, one of the coolest things was when got to be featured in Total Girl magazine. It was amazing because I’ve always wanted to work for them.”

Now an incoming freshman at the Ateneo, Kitkat is bound to get busy with schoolwork when the new school year starts. But that doesn’t mean the website will take a backseat.

“We’d love it if we had more official events. We’re hoping for one in time for their next album release this June,” Kitkat said.

And why should Jonas Brothers fans sign up for their site? Kitkat has the answer.

“You get to meet a lot of other Jonas fans who will understand that part of you most of your regular friends are annoyed by.”

Visit www.jonasbrothers.ph.