RAYA is a nine-member Filipino P-pop girl group under Viva Records and Viva Artists Agency. Their name comes from “Hiraya,” a Filipino word connected to hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Before officially debuting, the group introduced itself through the pre-debut release “Bongga Ka Day,” followed by their official debut single “Bling!” in April 2025.
Known as the “Gems of P-Pop,” RAYA carries a youthful, confident, and performance-driven image. Their music blends P-pop, OPM, pop, dance-pop, and hip-hop influences, while their group message highlights femininity, self-worth, hope, and confidence.
Jemima Rivera is a member of RAYA and is publicly described as the eldest member of the group.
Anna Quijano is a RAYA member known for her strong vocals and biritera image.
Priscilla Villar is a RAYA member described as the group’s hidden weapon.
Kash is a member of RAYA and is publicly described as the youngest member of the group.
Abel is a member of RAYA and is publicly described as the group’s princess.
RAYA is a nine-member Filipino P-pop girl group under Viva Records and Viva Artists Agency, composed of Ash, Jemima, Anna, Priscilla, Aviona, Rona, Kash, Sofia, and Abel. The group officially debuted on April 15, 2025 with their single “Bling!,” arriving in the P-pop scene with a clear identity already in place: the Gems of P-Pop, a tagline rooted in confidence, femininity, self-worth, and the kind of bright pop energy that made them one of the more talked-about girl group debuts of that year.
Their name comes from “Hiraya,” a Filipino word tied to hopes, dreams, and aspirations. That etymology is not incidental. It shapes the group’s messaging, their visual identity, and the way their music positions nine individual voices as a single force moving toward something larger than any one of them.
The “Gems of P-Pop” label works on multiple levels. Each of the nine members brings something distinct to the group, and the gem concept frames that individuality as a strength rather than a complication. In a nine-member group, the challenge is always making each person feel essential rather than interchangeable, and RAYA’s concept addresses that from the start by positioning every member as irreplaceable within the lineup.
That framing also connects directly to Rays, the group’s official fandom name, carrying the same light and energy imagery through from the group’s name into the fan community built around them.
RAYA moved quickly from their pre-debut introduction to a growing singles catalog, releasing music across 2025 and into 2026 with a consistency that has helped them stay visible in a competitive girl group space.
Before their official debut, RAYA released “Bongga Ka Day” as a pre-debut single, giving fans their first real listen to what the group sounded like and what kind of energy they were bringing to P-pop. The track’s title, drawing on the Filipino expression for something impressive or fabulous, set the tone well: confident, fun, and unambiguously Filipino in its language and feeling.
The official debut single “Bling!” arrived on April 15, 2025, and delivered exactly what the Gems of P-Pop concept promised: a pop track built around sparkle, self-assurance, and the kind of performance energy that translates well across digital platforms and live stages. It introduced RAYA formally to the P-pop audience and gave Rays a song to rally around from the beginning.
The singles that followed “Bling!” showed RAYA expanding their range without losing the confidence at the core of their identity. “Diva Diba,” released later in 2025, leaned into a more assertive, self-aware pop sound, while “Get Me” in 2026 pushed into slightly more contemporary territory. “Ligaya,” also released in 2026, added a warmer, more emotionally resonant dimension to a catalog that had largely led with energy and attitude. Across five singles, RAYA has built a body of work that covers more ground than most groups manage in their first year, and the variety across those releases gives Rays a range of entry points depending on which side of the group they connect with most.
The fandom name Rays ties directly into the group’s name and concept. Just as RAYA takes its meaning from Hiraya and the aspirations it carries, Rays frames the fanbase as the light that travels outward from the group into the world. It is a name that works in both directions: RAYA as a source of energy and hope, Rays as the community that amplifies and carries that energy forward.
Rays came together quickly after the group’s debut, with fans drawn in by the combination of a large nine-member lineup that gives everyone someone to connect with, a visual identity that is consistently polished and distinctive, and a music catalog that has been active and growing since before the group’s official debut date.
RAYA debuted into a P-pop girl group space that was already producing strong acts, and the nine-member structure gave them an immediate point of difference from the five and six-member lineups that dominate the scene. Nine members means more voices, more faces, more individual stories to follow, and a larger collective presence on stage. It also means more complexity to manage, more personalities to balance, and a higher bar for the kind of group chemistry that makes a lineup feel cohesive rather than crowded.
What RAYA has demonstrated across their first year and a half of releases is that the nine-member structure is working for them. The Gems of P-Pop concept provides a unifying framework, the singles have been consistent, and the members’ individual profiles, ranging from Anna’s biritera vocal identity to Aviona and Sofia’s backgrounds in acting and modeling, give Rays plenty to engage with beyond the music alone.
As RAYA continues releasing music and building their presence in P-pop, this profile on PPop Beats stays updated with their latest singles, member news, and milestones.
