#Alamat R-Ji

[reallyhardydraws]

been trying to make a concerted effort to be more appreciative of my filipino heritage by engaging with the culture, learning about the history and... the pop music :') and i discovered boy group ALAMAT who are k-pop-esque but unique in that they put a distinctly filipino spin by highlighting their own diverse ethnic & cultural background by incorporating myths, traditional textiles, art, dance & history in their body of work.

super super recommend checking out their songs & MVs on youtube, if you're filipino or not!

☀️commissions open!☀️

#ALAMAT #philippines #original pinoy music #ppop rise #filipino #draws #ALAMAT taneo #ALAMAT mo #ALAMAT tomas #ALAMAT r-ji #ALAMAT alas #ALAMAT jao

[rvnclyd]

naghuna-huna ko nimo adlaw ug gabii ♡

#alamat songs are sooo good i have to stan #alamat #alamat fanart #ppop #ppop rise #alamat mo #alamat r-ji #alamat tomas #alamat taneo #alamat alas #alamat jao #watercolor art #watercolor painting #illustration #watercolor illustration #original pilipino music #journal #watercolor sketchbook #watercolor sketch #watercolor journal #journalling #watercolor #drawing #painting #aquarelle #그림 #팬아트 #일러스트 #alamat day and night #artists on tumblr

[alamat-handa-rap]

An Awit Awards winning ppop group, ALAMAT

Congratulations, ALAMAT team for winning Best R&B recording for Maharani, and for your Album of the Year nomination on the 36th Awit Awards!

Malayo pa pero malayo na. 🤎

#alamat #ppop #ppop rise #maharani alamat #alamat taneo #alamat mo #alamat jao #alamat tomas #alamat r-ji #alamat alas #awit awards

[alamat-ph]

R-Ji in Maison Soriano clothing

Read: Championing Philippine culture: a guide to Alamat discography

#Alamat #Alamat R-Ji #ppop #ppop rise #pocsource #mocedit #mensource #filipino idols #filipino artists #Album: IsaPuso #Member: R-Ji #Ralph Joseph Lim #Article #RepublicAsia #Future Forward

[scl-ana]

wow may speedpaint pa to | ref. photo (not mine)

#don't mind me just practicing my tagalog #alamat r-ji #alamat gayuma #gayuma #alamat #fanart #my art #digital art #screenshot redraw

[ryuutchi]

ALAMAT R-JI

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Opening Show at Philippine Arena, Bulacan (Photo Series) #ALAMATxFIBAWorldCup

Shoes courtesy of Nike Philippines, @nike @parkaccess_ph

#ALAMATxFIBAWorldCup #alamat #alamat r-ji #ppop #ppop rise

[guhitgab]

Tomas and R-Ji

#alamat tomas #alamat r ji #fanart #ppop #filipino #ppop rise #alamat #armas

[hoypo]

ALAMAT | ASWANG MV

#alamat #ppop #mo #alas #taneo #jao #tomas #r-ji #aswang #hp.edits

[kathang-iniisip]

Say U Love Me

Type: Series

Fandom: ALAMAT, SB19

bc the "pagtatag" trailer and "say u love me" fits were giving! and my random au idea got traction, someone asked for more, and i really wanna write again lmao

#alamat #sb19 #alamat alas #alamat mo #alamat r ji #alamat tomas #alamat jao #alamat taneo #alas alvarez #mo mitchell #r ji lim #tomas rodriguez #jao canlas #taneo uyam #sb19 josh #sb19 justin #sb19 stell #sb19 ken #sb19 pablo #josh cullen santos #josh cullen #justin de dios #stellvester ajero #ken suson #felip jhon suson #pablo nase #ppop fic #x reader #ppop x reader

[thoughtsofanunorganizedmind]

Alamat "Dagundong" official MV

#alamat #Dagundong #alamat jao #alamat alas #alamat mo #alamat taneo #alamat tomas #alamat r ji #ppop #isapuso #Piony pop #opm #Youtube

[apopcornkernel]

i dont know if there's even a ppop presence on tumblr but i do also want to promote ALAMAT, a 6-member idol boy group from the Philippines. Its members comprise of Taneo, Mo, Jao, Tomas, R-ji, and Alas. They debuted in 2021, and their creative direction centers on championing the Filipino identity and culture through their music.

sorry that ^ was a copypaste but it's a very useful and concise copypaste LOL but onto my own promo:

(note: also most of these videos have english subs!!)

(extra note bc this issue always pops up whenever locals encounter alamat: mo is always wearing black hairstyes bc he is blasian and not bc he is appropriating from black culture hdfjhdf)

KASMALA, the inverted Tagalog word for "strong" (malakas), is the MV that really did numbers on social media iirc. The video direction focused on the "human zoo" in the St. Louis' World Fair of 1904 (which included Filipinos specifically Igorots), and a general theme of anti-Filipino racism by white people (who are represented as ominous figures literally dressed in all white)

personal opinion: the music video is great but i personally think they have better songs, music-wise. and i'm going to give you an example of that by introducing you to my ALL-TIME FAVORITE ALAMAT SONG!!!

ILY ILY, a transliteration of "Ili-Ili Tulog Anay", incorporates the melody and lyrics of the Ilonggo lullaby it derives its title from. The MV and lyrics both work together to portray the experience of being an OFW/having an OFW parent. OFWs, or overseas Filipino workers, refer to Filipinos who go abroad in search of jobs that have better pay, so that they can remit money back to their families in the Philippines.

personal opinion: this is their best song THIS IS THEIR BEST SONG EVER OF ALL TIME and lyca gairanod is such a perfect singer for this. her ethereal crooning really gave me chills the first time i heard it UGH

DAYANG, the term for the wife of a Datu, is one of their most earworming songs ever. It's a gorgeous love song and what I would recommend to newbies if they want to get into alamat <3

personal opinion: The MV is kinda ass because it's just a super long extended ad for DITO PH (in terms of story and also bc they really missed out on doing a vid that drew more on culture esp bc dayang is a historical noble title and they used tausug words and designs for the graphics an the dance itself already incorporated pangasik dance which is also from the tausug people LIKEEE?? they've always promoted other cultures of the philippines i know they can do it but because of CAPITALISM--). But the song bangs so severely, as a pop enjoyer this is peak pop for me.

OH I ALMOST FORGOT DAGUNDONG

DAGUNDONG, a song basically recounting the colonial history of the Philippines from Spain to America, is just so fucking good you should watch/listen to it rn. There's EN subs don't worry you won't miss out on the context. This is colonial rage it's so satisfying I still remember where I was when they dropped this.

personal opinion: FOREVER OBSESSED WITH HOW THEY SAY "dahil puso mandirigma di papakutsa di papapugon" you guys have no idea how much i sing that line to myself sooo satisfying. Instant earworm this song i swear.

OK ONE LAST one last and i'm done. okay.

MAHARANI, a Sanskrit term for the wife of a Maharaja (translated as "great queen"), heavily features singkil, a Maranao dance which uses bamboo poles like tinikling does. The song also uses SEAsian instruments like kanun, gamelan, and gangsa. Also BINI's Jhoanna plays one of the main characters here!!!

personal opinion: this is their most pop-sounding song, which i think is slightly carried by the video i'm sorryyy. it's catchy though!! and i looove the part somewhere halfway where alas starts his verse, singing it in a more spoken-word way

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okay 5 songs is. probably enough. this post is already kinda long shdfjskdff but yeah. pls check them out if you can hehe <3

also ppop idols are just really funny. there's no concept of an idol image so they just tweet shit. alamat jao gave out his genshin UID after a fan tweeted about having co-oped with him in genshin, and then after that he started answering questions with the hashtag "#canceljao" making a lot of magiliws (alamat fans) confused, and then he posted a classic iphone notes apology like this 😭

i'll do a bini version after this my girls deserve more international hype. they occupy a more girlcrush pop genre but they're just as chaotic as alamat if not even more 😭 there are entire THREADS on twitter of them just being hilarious jdhfkshgf i love them so much

thanks for reading <3

#alamat #phposting #long post #ppop #Youtube

[rvnclyd]

when youre a homebody but heard your idols will be performing on a venue literally a 10-min walk from your house lmaooo

i won a m&g w/ ALAMAT! so i painted a banner, had it signed! it was my 1st time meeting them irl. aaang galing galing nila mag-live, so genuine & appreciative! what a night to remember. thank you so much 6inoos! 🥹🤎

#ppop #alamat fanart #alamat dayang #ppop rise #alamat alas #alamat jao #alamat tomas #alamat taneo #alamat mo #alamat r ji #alamat magiliw #magiliw #그림 #watercolor painting #illustration #watercolor illustration #alamat maharani #ppop fanart #ppop art #alamat concert #alamat meet & greet #alamat #sketchbook art #watercolor sketchbook #journal spread #watercolor art

[alamat-handa-rap]

BUKAS NAA ✨🫶🏼🤎

#alamat #isapuso #alamat isapuso #alamat ppop #alamat taneo #alamat mo #alamat jao #alamat tomas #alamat r-ji #alamat alas #ppop rise #Youtube

[alamat-ph]

ALAMAT R-Ji ☝🏽🤎 'IsaPuso' - 1st LP Digital Album Release: November 3, 2023 <Concept Photo>

Watch ALAMAT's 'Dagundong' M/V here.

#Alamat #ppop #ppop rise #pocsource #mocedit #mensource #filipino idols #filipino artists #teaser image #Album: IsaPuso #Alamat R-Ji #Member: R-Ji #Ralph Joseph Lim

[ryuutchi]

120422 | ALAMAT at the 52nd Mutya ng Pilipinas Coronation Night.

Maraming salamat sa lahat ng nag abang at nanood sa amin! 🤎

Make up by Sharms De Castro Hair by Jeff Hapin Styled by @BettinaBanez on Twitter

#MutyaNgPilipinas2022 #alamat #alamat taneo #alamat jao #alamat alas #alamat tomas #alamat r ji #alamat mo

[reallyhardy]

It’s the very reason the group was launched in February 2021: while original P-pop music saw success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, support faced a steep decline once groups started modeling themselves after their Korean counterparts. The industry lacked diversity and by extension, a distinct identity: something Alamat has in spades. Today, they are ready to live up to their name (which means “legends” in English) as the first multiethnic, multilingual act in the Philippines.

Alamat came together from all over the country. Leader, main dancer, and sub-vocalist Taneo (22 years old) is from Tabuk, Kalinga, in the far North; co-leader Mo (20) is a half-Black American from Castillejos, Zambales; Jao (20) comes from Pampanga and the group’s center Tomás (24) from Tabaco City, Albay. Vocalist and visual R-Ji (23) is a Waray-Waray from Borongan, Eastern Samar, while rapper-producer Alas (21) is a Bisaya from Davao City. 

All were students with side jobs prior to joining the group, and while they all agree that this gig positively changed the trajectory of their lives, the journey was not without doubts. “Lately, it seems like Filipinos gravitate towards foreign influences more: our appreciation for our culture has slowly started to fade. So when we heard of the concept of this boy group, we couldn’t help but think it was risky,” Jao admits.

Alamat’s creative director Jason Paul Laxamana further outlines to Teen Vogue via email the complexities in P-pop and K-pop, and how they’ve affected Alamat’s reception in the country. “For Pinoy K-pop fans, they would judge Alamat based on their standards: glossy sets, Korean-style choreography, and even physical appearance like light skin and colored eyes,” Laxamana says. “Since Alamat doesn’t follow their formula 100%, many perceive them to be doing it wrong.”

But these risks seem to have paid off, as they’ve built an impressive portfolio of songs that illuminate the Philippines’ illustrious culture. “Kbye,” for instance, is their debut anthem about ghosting sung in seven of our local languages. “Kasmala” — which recently went viral for its “f*ck colonizers” concept — references the 1904 St. Louis World Fair, where Filipino natives were displayed like zoo animals before a foreign audience. Their latest EP Pasulong has the sensual and bass-heavy “Aswang” as the lead single, where all six members fall for the country’s most popular urban legend: a bloodsucker that only appears at night.

#ALAMAT #ppop #ppop rise #philippines #original pinoy music #anyway i'm linking the article after my last post #b/c its a really good read and i think #this group really deserves so much more appreciation