Ralph Joseph Lim (born 8 November 1999), also known as R-Ji, is a Filipino singer, actor and model. He is the Waray-Waray representative of the P-pop group, Alamat.

Early life

Lim was born on November 8, 1999, in

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, the capital city of the

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Eastern Samar Eastern Samar ( Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; ), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar ...

, Philippines. At the age of 9, his father died, leaving his mother, Dolores Baleña-Lim, to financially support him. He studied at Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School and joined various school pageantry and talent competitions. He is

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and formerly a member of the

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Career

2020–present: ''Alamat''

Lim started his musical career on November 5, 2020, when he was introduced to the public through the Alamat Facebook page as 'Trainee 6' with the codename 'Sangkay' ("Friend" in the

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). On February 14, 2021, after training for nine months, he debuted as an official member of Alamat with the name R-Ji in their debut single "kbye". The Alamat boy group was formed through ''PWEDE: The National Boyband Search'' by

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and Ninuno Media. It distinguishes itself as a multilingual and multiethnic boy band that sings in seven Philippine languages: Tagalog, Ilocano,

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, Cebuano, Hiligaynon,

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, and Waray-Waray.

Acting career

Lim played a minor role in

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's 2022 film '' Expensive Candy'', featuring

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and

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Discography

As lead vocalist in the Pinoy boyband, he appeared in the following musical singles:

Singles

References

External links

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ALAMAT
'' youtube.com''
R-Ji (@alamat.rji)
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