History Music / Alamat

** The main girl in “Gayuma” (played by AJ of G22) wears fishnets, a top, and a miniskirt and dances seductively, making the members all want her. However, it is again juxtaposed with some FanDisservice, considering the shots of her eye that's completely gray, and how incredibly fast she moves her arms in later scenes. In the end, this is revealed to be because she's just an AI creation.

* MsFanservice: Although the members sing saucy lyrics in “Aswang,” the aswang herself -- played by Fatima, a member of ALAMAT’s sister group LITZ -- is in charge of the fanservice in its music video. She gets a lot of scenes focusing on various parts of her body, like her [[LegFocus fishnet-clad legs]], or her mouth as she smirks or bites her lips, among others. Even adding an unnaturally long tongue doesn't detract from the effect, as it's only shown either in her silhouette shots, or very briefly as she jumps one of the boys.
** Even though she's much more chaste than most examples of this trope, BINI Jhoanna to a certain extent serves this role in "Maharani."

* HotMenAtWork: One of the concepts featured in the “Say U Love Me” music video, in which the members play a highly fanservice-y bunch of manual laborers. For example, one scene lingers on Mo’s uniform strap falling off his shoulder. Sexily.

* UndeathlyPallor: Subverted in “Aswang.” When the aswang girl is first introduced, she is bathed in pale blue lighting or washed out by a spotlight. But in later scenes, she is obviously tan-skinned. When the boys get turned into aswang too, they are shown with glowing skin tones as well, forgoing the vampire = pale trope.

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” This is clearly the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor. Post-transformation, they’ve even traded their original outfits for identical black barongs, as though they’re donning uniforms, hinting at the “losing your original personality and becoming just like the other vampire harem members” aspect commonly associated with this trope. Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal that the boys have become aswang.

* ElectroHouse: The instrumental for “kasmala” was purchased from Swedish hit-makers [[https://thekennel.se/about The Kennel AB]], so its genre shouldn’t be surprising. The final product enriches these pulse-pounding ElectroHouse beats with Filipino folk instruments. "ABKD" was another collaborative effort with The Kennel AB.

* IntercourseWithYou: Rather unusually for an Asian idol band consisting of young adults under 25 years old, a good amount of their songs have ''blatantly'' sexual lyrics.

** One of the lines in the chorus of "porque," "Bien simple lang iyo ta pedi / Era senti tu el cosa yo ya senti" is translated into English as "My wish is simple / That you'd feel what I'm feeling." In the final Tagalog refrain, the line becomes "Kay simple lang ng aking hiling / Na madama mo rin ang pait at pighati." In the [=YouTube=] music video, it's subtitled the same as with the Chavacano refrain, but the more accurate translation of the line from Tagalog to English is "My wish is simple / That you'd also feel the bitterness and agony."

* [[DarkSkinnedBlonde Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Valfer has brown skin and sports pale blond hair in the “kasmala” era. Partially for Gami and Taneo as well — they both have rich brown skin and have partially blond hair in the same era. Averted for Alas, who dyed his hair blond as well, because he’s the lightest-skinned member.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Taneo has deep brown skin and dyed his hair vibrant red for “kbye.”

* DoubleMeaningTitle: "ILY ILY". The primary meaning is as the starting words of a Hiligaynon folk song, although it's spelled "ili-ili". But the capitalization as well as spelling it "ILY" (as in "I love you") turns the title into a declaration of love; in the song's context, addressed to parents who have to work abroad, separated from their children.

* {{Homage}}: Musically, "Aswang" could also be considered as a modern Filipino take on the famous Music/MichaelJackson song "Thriller," particularly evident in the chorus melody.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistfight: All of the boys are carrying weapons when they step inside the aswang’s manor, but, [[SuperStrength supernatural creature that she is]], she easily defeats them without carrying a single weapon of her own. Even R-Ji has a bow and arrow, but the aswang catches his arrow easily.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Jao’s speaking voice is ''much'' lighter and squeakier than his singing and rapping voice. As mentioned in VocalDissonance above, a lot of fans were taken aback when they realized Jao was the one rapping his verse in “Tibay ‘Yan” because of how deep his voice sounded.

*** “Maharani” is a tribute to female royalty (''maharani'' is the female equivalent or spouse of a ''maharaja''). Thyro, who wrote the song, says it was inspired by the singkíl dance of Lake Lanao’s Maranao ethnic group. Instead of women dancing for the king, however, here the guys are the ones dancing for the queen, which is even reflected in the choreography.

** Although their releases prior were mostly [[BreakUpSong Break-Up Songs]], [[AntiLoveSong Anti-Love Songs]], or not about romance at all, the “Pasulong” EP features three:

* SillyLoveSongs: “kasmala” lyrically contrasts with “kbye” in that regard. “kasmala” sings flowery praises to an unnamed girl. "Aswang" may also count as the lyrics are about falling under the thrall of a monster. "Maharani" is a tribute to female royalty (''maharani'' is the female equivalent or spouse of a ''maharaja''). "Gayuma" is an ode to a romantic partner about feeling such powerful attraction as though a love potion (the titular ''gayuma'') was used on the singer.

* SillyLoveSongs: “kasmala” lyrically contrasts with “kbye” in that regard. “kasmala” sings flowery praises to an unnamed girl. "Maharani" is a tribute to female royalty (''maharani'' is the female equivalent or spouse of a ''maharaja''). "Gayuma" is an ode to a romantic partner about feeling such powerful attraction as though a love potion (the titular ''gayuma'') was used on the singer.

** Thyro Alfaro's original arrangement for his song "Litrato" is solely in D major; however, in his collaboration with ALAMAT, the song goes up to E-flat and finally to F at the last choruses.

** "Aswang" also leans more on the suggestive side, through the choreography, the visuals of the music video, the lyrics, and even the [=YouTube=] subtitles; a particular line seems to be deliberately cut to make it a double-entendre.
-->''"Come suck on my / Blood, bones and flesh using / Your vicious tongue until I'm weak"''

* Homage: Musically, "Aswang" could also be considered as a modern Filipino take on the famous Music/MichaelJackson song "Thriller," particularly evident in the chorus melody.

* SillyLoveSongs: “kasmala” lyrically contrasts with “kbye” in that regard. “kasmala” sings flowery praises to an unnamed girl.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistfight: All of the boys are carrying weapons when they step inside the aswang’s manor, but, [[SuperStrength supernatural creature that she is]], she easily defeats them without carrying a single weapon of her own.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In the “Aswang” music video, the aswang’s GlowingEyesOfDoom are gold-colored.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistfight: All of the boys are carrying weapons when they step inside the aswang’s manor, but, [[SuperStrength supernatural creature that she is]], she defeats them with ease.

** The music video of “Aswang” is a throwback to classic supernatural slashers, [[{{Troperrific}} chock-full of tropes found in such movies like]] DwindlingParty, HauntedHouse, HunterOfMonsters, FemmeFatale (of the LiteralManeater variety, of course), GlowingEyesOfDoom, JitterCam, VampiresHarem, AndJohnWasAZombie, among others. The song itself could also be considered as a modern Filipino take on the famous Music/MichaelJackson song "Thriller," particularly evident in the chorus melody.

** The music video of “Aswang” is a throwback to classic slashers. The song itself could also be considered as a modern Filipino take on the famous Music/MichaelJackson song "Thriller," particularly evident in the chorus melody.

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” This is clearly the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor. Post-transformation, they’ve even traded their original outfits for identical black barongs, as though they’re wearing uniforms, implying the “losing your original personality and becoming just like the other vampire harem members” aspect commonly associated with this trope. Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal that the boys have become aswang.

* UnpluggedVersion: They’ve posted 100% live jamming sessions for “kbye” and “kasmala,” both times with Valfer on guitar duty. After Valfer's departure from the group, R-Ji took over on the guitar.

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” This is clearly the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor. Post-transformation, they’ve even traded their original outfits for identical black barongs, as though they’re wearing uniforms, implying the “losing your original personality and becoming just like the other vampire harem members” part of this trope. Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal that the boys have become aswang.

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” This is clearly the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor. Post-transformation, they’ve even traded their original outfits for identical black barongs, as though they’re wearing uniforms, implying the “losing your original personality and becoming just like the other brides” part of this trope. Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal that the boys have become aswang.

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” This is clearly the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor. Post-transformation, they’ve even traded their original outfits for identical black barongs, as though they’re wearing uniforms. Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal that the boys have become aswang.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: In the “Aswang” MV, the boys start out as [[HunterOfMonsters monster hunters]] [[spoiler:but become monsters at the end.]]

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The titular aswang[[note]]a vampire-like mythical creature with roots in Visayan folklore, but has since become popular across the Philippines in general[[/note]] in the “Aswang” MV can make her eyes glow gold. When [[spoiler:the boys themselves become aswang after she captures them, their eyes glow gold too]].

* SlasherMovie: The music video for “Aswang” plays out like one, with the aswang killing each of the boys [[DwindlingParty one by one]]. [[spoiler:They return near the end, however, having been turned into aswang themselves.]]

* UndeathlyPallor: Subverted in “Aswang.” When the aswang girl is first introduced, she is bathed in pale blue lighting or washed out by a spotlight. But in later scenes, she is obviously tan-skinned. When [[spoiler:the boys get turned into aswang too, they are shown with glowing skin tones as well, forgoing the vampire = pale trope.]]

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” [[spoiler:This appears to be the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor.]] Cemented by Tomas singing “Pero pag-aari mo ako” (But I’m your possession) shortly after TheReveal [[spoiler:that the boys have become aswang.]]

* IntercourseWithYou: Rather unusually for an Asian idol band consisting of young adults under 30 years old, a good amount of their songs have ''blatantly'' sexual lyrics.

** '''Ethnicity''': Kalinga and Iloko

** '''Ethnicity''': Bikol

** '''Ethnicity''': Tagalog and Black American

** '''Ethnicity''': Waray-Waray[[note]]and Bisaya on his father's side, but marketing focuses on his Waray-Waray side more[[/note]]

* VampiresHarem: A GenderInvertedTrope by the end of “Aswang.” [[spoiler:This appears to be the fate of the members’ characters, who started out as monster hunters but got seduced and transformed by the aswang girl, now spending the rest of their undead lives in her manor.]]

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The aswang in “Aswang,” being based on Visayan/Philippine folklore, differs from its Western counterpart in a number of ways.

** Although the music video for the “Pasulong” track “Aswang” has a SlasherMovie storyline, the song itself is clearly about this, with [[SarcasmMode very subtly sexual]] lyrics like “Gutom ka ba? Huwag mag-alala / Hapunan mo ang aking katawan” (Are you hungry? Don’t worry, your dinner is my body) and “Sipsipin mo ang aking... dugo’t buto’t laman / Gamit ang mabalasik mong dila hanggang sa manghina” (Come suck on my... blood, bones, and flesh / Using your vicious tongue until I weaken), the latter complete with a hip-thrusting motion in the choreography.

** In the first chorus of "ILY ILY", the boys sing while portraying the Filipino Holy Week custom of ''[[https://primer.com.ph/tips-guides/2021/03/30/holy-week-traditions-filipinos-observe/ penitensya]]'', walking on their knees and crawling on the ground while whipping themselves on the back. With the lyrics of the song, they're using the tradition as a metaphor for the sacrifices that [=OFW=]'s (overseas foreign workers) make to provide for their families. Additionally, as the story of the music video portrays the boys as siblings along with Lyca, it could also be interpreted as them making atonement for not being grateful for their parents' provisions.

* HotMenAtWork: One of the concepts featured in the “Say U Love Me” music video, in which the members play highly fanservice-y bunch of manual laborers. For example, one scene lingers on Mo’s uniform strap falling off his shoulder. Sexily.