11:52 my exact thought when I first heard the song - ILY ILY sounds like an Act 1 Finale of a musical! In fact, they can probably write a musical around this song, something about Filipino OFWs
girls you are stanning the right Ppop group almost all of them play guitar, drums, bass, piano and one of them even play the flute..they can do any genre they are just so talented. you may check out RJi playing guitar and Alas doing drum covers they're so good.
Kasmala is from the word malakas which means strong. Thanks for the RV. Please react to their new MV and collaboration with Nik Makino titled Ngayong Gabi and also Dito. It does not have an English translation so maybe you could check out a lyric translation first, but you will love it because the beat is fire.
Eeyyy KASMALA! This was the song that got me hooked on ALAMAT. To explain the Kasmala mv (please bear with me because this will be quite long), it's about the history of oppression and discrimination that Filipinos went through under the hands of colonizers (America in particular). First part was about the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Human Exhibition where indigenous Filipinos were displayed like animals in a zoo. They were even forced to eat dogs as a shocking spectacle for the audiences. Second part was about the "Manongs". They were Filipino migrants in America who were exploited and used for cheap labor. They were even targeted and killed due to anti-miscegenation laws. There are more details in the mv that references or alludes to other things, like the opening scene of Taneo tied to a post was a reference to a picture of a little filipina baby tied to a bamboo post in a human zoo, Alas being scrubbed "clean" in a pool by a white person was a reference to a poster depicting an American president scrubbing the "savageness" of Filipino people. The backdrop of Mo as he was being photographed was an illustration of human evolution/grades of intelligence that depicts the whites or caucasians as the superior race, Gami biting on a dog plushie alludes to the mock rituals indigenous Filipinos were forced to perform during the human zoo exhibitions, R-Ji being taught the English alphabet was an allusion to America brainwashing Filipinos through the education curriculum the Americans created themselves, the "Positively No Filipinos Allowed" signage that Mo destroyed were real signages used back in the day as a blatant show of racial segregation, and the raised signs saying "Li'l Brown Monkeys", "Dog Eaters", etc were just some of the derogatory words used to ridicule Filipinos... If you have the time and are interested to learn more about this particular piece of history, I suggest you watch this detailed breakdown of the mv by Filipino historian, Kirby Araullo: ua-cam.com/video/zH-LOvjneAU/v-deo.htmlsi=dQbbpRolcvhKyCBL It's in TagLish, so there may be some parts you won't understand completely, but it's still very informative. Or maybe try to read this twitter post that briefly talked about the references in the mv: x.com/yeosangliker/status/1589183218670243841?t=yp32UfgaO_hyHwnvl9nJug&s=19 This post actually went viral a few years back and it's what got me to actively stan ALAMAT. As for the song lyrics, I originally thought that it was simply about a man pining for a woman (a typical love song if you will) that's why I didn't really see the connection to the mv at first. But, delving deeper, I came to interpret it as a sort of metaphor for the "American Dream". I think the "dalagang marahuyo" or "enchanting maiden" they were referring to in the song is actually America and how a lot of Filipinos were enamoured with the idea of living the American Dream, thinking that they'd have a better life and opportunities in American soil but ended up being used and oppressed instead. Ultimately, I think the song and mv is about Filipino resilience in the face of discrimination and oppression. Ergo, the title "Kasmala" which means strong.
If their song has no wish bus performance, try to look for a Rappler Live Jam of the song. To my knowledge, they performed both albums on Rappler. Some songs have shortened vids uploaded online but you can also find the full live performance which includes some interview parts :)
For ILY ILY, the "i love you" spelling seems to be an intentional pun perhaps to show appreciation as well to the subject of the song because the first part of the song is the Hiligaynon lullaby "Ili-ili" whose lyrics essentially asks a baby to go to sleep while their mom is out to buy bread. ILY ILY extends this lullaby to apply to the experiences of Filipino children and families separated from relatives who have to work abroad (Overseas Filipino Workers) to bring food on the table. They even had each of the members sing in each of their respective native Filipino languages and I believe this further drives home the point that this is a universal Filipino experience regardless of the region because labor is among the main exports of the country. Even within the archipelago itself, it's pretty common for more rural families to have a relative working away even from their own island. The song tackles various facets related to migrant work in the country such as: the frustration that an older child/relative left behind might feel when other family members, especially younger ones, cannot comprehend why their parents have to leave them to provide for their needs; the understanding that as the older child, you now have to take on the mantle of being a parent to your own siblings while also essentially being an orphaned child yourself; and the worry you have for your beloved parents who are in a place with different values and cultures where they are likely treated as second-class citizens (there have been multiple cases of OFWs who get beaten by their employers abroad or, worse, get sent home in a casket).
ILY ILY is a lullaby in Hiligaynon(one of the languages in the Philippines). They’re talking about a family whose parents are working abroad and not with the kids especially during important holidays/birthdays just to provide the family a comfortable life. 🤎🫶🏼 Thanks for the RV guys!
@@SisterzReactt Also every part of the songs are POVs of kids. 1st part was for the older sibs telling the younger ones to not waste money, act spoiled coz you know our parents sacrificed a lot for you that it's not easy. Last part with Taneo and Jao were the siblings who act as parents to their sibs because their parents are not around.
Ily Ily is a folk song about a child crying, yearning for the presence of his mother. The baby sitter is telling the child not to cry because his mother is not there. In the current times, a lot of parents (either a mother or a father) are working oversees to earn better salaries to provide for their family. They send the money back to their families. But the trade off there is their children are growing up and they are not there to witness it. The children also are missing their parents, they may be financially well off but the parents are not there on their milestone celebration. Some mothers become nannies to children in other foreign countries but are neglecting taking care of their own children. In Kasmala, this refer to the period when American occupied the Philippines. One American took a bunch of Filipino children, brought them to America and displayed them like savages/animals in a fair. That's why you'll see them bound.
Well if you're really doing a deep dive, I guess it's time to introduce their pre-debut covers. Haha. These covers include all the members including the one trainee that never debuted. Search their "Di tayo pwede" (There's two videos, the one including the one trainee and the other one includes Alas) and "Wala na bang pagibig" covers. I haven't seen anyone reacted to those 2.
HELLO! Here I am, yet again dropping unsolicited facts about ALAMAT 😆: > The blood from Alas' hand in the Walang Hanggan mv was actually his real blood! Yeah, he got injured during the filming. He cut his hand when he was destroying the makeshift tent and had to get stitches after. > Jao was their stylist for this mv. > The rain in Tomas' scene was a happy little accident. They actually weren't expecting for it to rain that day since it was very sunny at the start of the shoot. Then they thought that shooting was going to be packed up because of the rain but the director decided to continue since the rain was a perfect addition to make the scene more dramatic! (I already posted this comment 3x and I have no idea if I'm violating the community guidelines but for some reason, UA-cam keeps deleting it, so here I am again, posting it for the fourth time 😅)
Also, Tomas, Taneo, R-Ji and Mo have acting backgrounds. All four of them were in a movie called "Expensive Candy" (R-Ji and Taneo in supporting roles, while Mo and Tomas in cameo roles). Sa Panaginip Na Lang was also the movie's OST. Taneo has also had minor roles in a couple of movies after Expensive Candy. As well as Tomas who have starred in a few movies and tv series. Mo, on the other hand, was a theatre kid prior to being a member of ALAMAT. He has played Marius in Les Misérables and Chris in Miss Saigon. As for their Wish Bus performances, they actually have one of Walang Hanggan (I know because I was there the night they performed it. It was beautiful 😭. It was the same night they performed Day And Night). It's just that, for some reason, Wish Bus tends to gatekeep performances (not only ALAMAT's, but of other guest artists as well) much to the frustration of fans. Off the top of my head, the songs they never released are Maharani, Sa Panaginip Na Lang, Walang Hanggan, Dagundong and HALA... 😅
@@SisterzReactt You are most welcome! I love sharing how awesome ALAMAT is! 😄 And thank you for reacting to them. They're still very much underrated and they really need all the support they can get. I may sound cheesy by saying this, but their music, talent and advocacy deserves to be known by the world! 🤎
11:52 my exact thought when I first heard the song - ILY ILY sounds like an Act 1 Finale of a musical! In fact, they can probably write a musical around this song, something about Filipino OFWs
I loved the song so much❤- Giselle
girls you are stanning the right Ppop group almost all of them play guitar, drums, bass, piano and one of them even play the flute..they can do any genre they are just so talented. you may check out RJi playing guitar and Alas doing drum covers they're so good.
They are so talented 😢 can't wait to get to know them even more❤- Giselle
Tomas' part in Walang Hanggan was that it suddenly rained so they just shoot it like that.
In the dagundong song Gunnni what's in the studio when they were recording the song so he did a cameo shout
Kasmala is from the word malakas which means strong. Thanks for the RV. Please react to their new MV and collaboration with Nik Makino titled Ngayong Gabi and also Dito. It does not have an English translation so maybe you could check out a lyric translation first, but you will love it because the beat is fire.
Eeyyy KASMALA! This was the song that got me hooked on ALAMAT.
To explain the Kasmala mv (please bear with me because this will be quite long), it's about the history of oppression and discrimination that Filipinos went through under the hands of colonizers (America in particular).
First part was about the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Human Exhibition where indigenous Filipinos were displayed like animals in a zoo. They were even forced to eat dogs as a shocking spectacle for the audiences.
Second part was about the "Manongs". They were Filipino migrants in America who were exploited and used for cheap labor. They were even targeted and killed due to anti-miscegenation laws.
There are more details in the mv that references or alludes to other things, like the opening scene of Taneo tied to a post was a reference to a picture of a little filipina baby tied to a bamboo post in a human zoo, Alas being scrubbed "clean" in a pool by a white person was a reference to a poster depicting an American president scrubbing the "savageness" of Filipino people. The backdrop of Mo as he was being photographed was an illustration of human evolution/grades of intelligence that depicts the whites or caucasians as the superior race, Gami biting on a dog plushie alludes to the mock rituals indigenous Filipinos were forced to perform during the human zoo exhibitions, R-Ji being taught the English alphabet was an allusion to America brainwashing Filipinos through the education curriculum the Americans created themselves, the "Positively No Filipinos Allowed" signage that Mo destroyed were real signages used back in the day as a blatant show of racial segregation, and the raised signs saying "Li'l Brown Monkeys", "Dog Eaters", etc were just some of the derogatory words used to ridicule Filipinos...
If you have the time and are interested to learn more about this particular piece of history, I suggest you watch this detailed breakdown of the mv by Filipino historian, Kirby Araullo:
ua-cam.com/video/zH-LOvjneAU/v-deo.htmlsi=dQbbpRolcvhKyCBL
It's in TagLish, so there may be some parts you won't understand completely, but it's still very informative.
Or maybe try to read this twitter post that briefly talked about the references in the mv:
x.com/yeosangliker/status/1589183218670243841?t=yp32UfgaO_hyHwnvl9nJug&s=19
This post actually went viral a few years back and it's what got me to actively stan ALAMAT.
As for the song lyrics, I originally thought that it was simply about a man pining for a woman (a typical love song if you will) that's why I didn't really see the connection to the mv at first. But, delving deeper, I came to interpret it as a sort of metaphor for the "American Dream". I think the "dalagang marahuyo" or "enchanting maiden" they were referring to in the song is actually America and how a lot of Filipinos were enamoured with the idea of living the American Dream, thinking that they'd have a better life and opportunities in American soil but ended up being used and oppressed instead.
Ultimately, I think the song and mv is about Filipino resilience in the face of discrimination and oppression. Ergo, the title "Kasmala" which means strong.
Wow that is so interesting! Thank you for telling us😇❤️- Giselle
Is there a part 4? Pls include porque, abkd, manila dreams.
Part 4 will come out soon. We haven't watched Manila Dreans yet
though😢.- Giselle
If their song has no wish bus performance, try to look for a Rappler Live Jam of the song. To my knowledge, they performed both albums on Rappler. Some songs have shortened vids uploaded online but you can also find the full live performance which includes some interview parts :)
For ILY ILY, the "i love you" spelling seems to be an intentional pun perhaps to show appreciation as well to the subject of the song because the first part of the song is the Hiligaynon lullaby "Ili-ili" whose lyrics essentially asks a baby to go to sleep while their mom is out to buy bread. ILY ILY extends this lullaby to apply to the experiences of Filipino children and families separated from relatives who have to work abroad (Overseas Filipino Workers) to bring food on the table. They even had each of the members sing in each of their respective native Filipino languages and I believe this further drives home the point that this is a universal Filipino experience regardless of the region because labor is among the main exports of the country. Even within the archipelago itself, it's pretty common for more rural families to have a relative working away even from their own island.
The song tackles various facets related to migrant work in the country such as: the frustration that an older child/relative left behind might feel when other family members, especially younger ones, cannot comprehend why their parents have to leave them to provide for their needs; the understanding that as the older child, you now have to take on the mantle of being a parent to your own siblings while also essentially being an orphaned child yourself; and the worry you have for your beloved parents who are in a place with different values and cultures where they are likely treated as second-class citizens (there have been multiple cases of OFWs who get beaten by their employers abroad or, worse, get sent home in a casket).
ILY ILY is a lullaby in Hiligaynon(one of the languages in the Philippines). They’re talking about a family whose parents are working abroad and not with the kids especially during important holidays/birthdays just to provide the family a comfortable life. 🤎🫶🏼 Thanks for the RV guys!
Thank youu😇 it makes a lot more sense now! WE LOVE ALAMAT ❤️- Giselle
@@SisterzReactt Also every part of the songs are POVs of kids. 1st part was for the older sibs telling the younger ones to not waste money, act spoiled coz you know our parents sacrificed a lot for you that it's not easy. Last part with Taneo and Jao were the siblings who act as parents to their sibs because their parents are not around.
Parts for you should react to the ballad sa panaginip na lang, Abkd
We have already done those check the channel out😆
Ok, I can't seem to find it it's not in part one or two
Ily Ily is a folk song about a child crying, yearning for the presence of his mother. The baby sitter is telling the child not to cry because his mother is not there. In the current times, a lot of parents (either a mother or a father) are working oversees to earn better salaries to provide for their family. They send the money back to their families. But the trade off there is their children are growing up and they are not there to witness it. The children also are missing their parents, they may be financially well off but the parents are not there on their milestone celebration. Some mothers become nannies to children in other foreign countries but are neglecting taking care of their own children. In Kasmala, this refer to the period when American occupied the Philippines. One American took a bunch of Filipino children, brought them to America and displayed them like savages/animals in a fair. That's why you'll see them bound.
O wow, that sounds like such a deep and painful message🥺thank you for sharing this information💕- Giselle
ALAMAT
Part 4 ❤❤❤
Soon🙂↕️❤️
Well if you're really doing a deep dive, I guess it's time to introduce their pre-debut covers. Haha. These covers include all the members including the one trainee that never debuted. Search their "Di tayo pwede" (There's two videos, the one including the one trainee and the other one includes Alas) and "Wala na bang pagibig" covers. I haven't seen anyone reacted to those 2.
+1
You can also check their other covers, here is the link of the playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PL4YnAOOpxeo3ITidi8RtWsoFhDQm11RmW.html
Thanks for the link, we will try and make time to react to these covers ❤️
Mooooooo!
Alamat debut with 8 members but 2 of them left hence we only have 6 members now. Kasmala is one of their earlier songs that's why they look so young.
HELLO! Here I am, yet again dropping unsolicited facts about ALAMAT 😆:
> The blood from Alas' hand in the Walang Hanggan mv was actually his real blood! Yeah, he got injured during the filming. He cut his hand when he was destroying the makeshift tent and had to get stitches after.
> Jao was their stylist for this mv.
> The rain in Tomas' scene was a happy little accident. They actually weren't expecting for it to rain that day since it was very sunny at the start of the shoot. Then they thought that shooting was going to be packed up because of the rain but the director decided to continue since the rain was a perfect addition to make the scene more dramatic!
(I already posted this comment 3x and I have no idea if I'm violating the community guidelines but for some reason, UA-cam keeps deleting it, so here I am again, posting it for the fourth time 😅)
Also, Tomas, Taneo, R-Ji and Mo have acting backgrounds. All four of them were in a movie called "Expensive Candy" (R-Ji and Taneo in supporting roles, while Mo and Tomas in cameo roles). Sa Panaginip Na Lang was also the movie's OST.
Taneo has also had minor roles in a couple of movies after Expensive Candy. As well as Tomas who have starred in a few movies and tv series.
Mo, on the other hand, was a theatre kid prior to being a member of ALAMAT. He has played Marius in Les Misérables and Chris in Miss Saigon.
As for their Wish Bus performances, they actually have one of Walang Hanggan (I know because I was there the night they performed it. It was beautiful 😭. It was the same night they performed Day And Night). It's just that, for some reason, Wish Bus tends to gatekeep performances (not only ALAMAT's, but of other guest artists as well) much to the frustration of fans. Off the top of my head, the songs they never released are Maharani, Sa Panaginip Na Lang, Walang Hanggan, Dagundong and HALA... 😅
That is so awesome. You got to see them on the wish bus❤️😭 i have no idea why YT would delete the comment, but thanks for all the information- Giselle
@@SisterzReactt You are most welcome! I love sharing how awesome ALAMAT is! 😄 And thank you for reacting to them. They're still very much underrated and they really need all the support they can get. I may sound cheesy by saying this, but their music, talent and advocacy deserves to be known by the world! 🤎
I agree❤😢@@lvangeles1230