TRENDING: How did the 'Ale' trend start?
"Isang araw, nagmamaneho sa Cubao..." LSSed yet?
A 19-year-old OPM hit by Filipino band The Bloomfields has been trending on social media since December. Seemingly out of nowhere, people started dancing to "Ale (Nasa Langit na ba Ako)" for fit checks, makeup looks, and other videos online. By January, the song had amassed over 4 million views on TikTok, hit No. 1 on TikTok Trending Sounds, landed at No. 2 on Spotify Philippines Viral 50, and reached No. 74 on Billboard Philippines Hot 100.
What set it all off?
Apparently, it was a Cubao Expo 'fit-check dance video by TikTok creator Eliza Salcedo, which now has over half a million reactions.
@imfunnyirl ♬ Ale - The Bloomfields
In an interview with News5, Salcedo shared how she chose Ale for her now-viral video. "That day, on my way home, I was listening to it on the bus so then I thought I should just, like, use it," she told the media outlet. "I was really shocked because I didn't think that it would blow up. I was excited that people were liking it and commenting."
Since her video went viral, even celebrities have been posting their version of the trend, including Mavy Legaspi and his girlfriend Ashley Ortega, Cassy Legaspi and Vince Maristela, Jillian Ward, SB19's Stell Ajero, and Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo.
A 'welcome surprise'
Members of The Bloomfields are both proud and fascinated by the resurgence of their hit song, which was first written by singer-songwriter Bodjie Dasig in 1989, re-recorded by Richard Reynoso in 1992, and finally reinterpreted by the band in 2007.
The OPM band's drummer and chief songwriter Rocky Collado reacted to the buzz around their old song. "What is happening? Is this really happening? Is this real? Like trending? On TikTok? That wasn't on my bingo card for 2025 or 2026 for sure. It's a very welcome surprise. We're all very happy about it," he told News5.
Making up the rest of the '60s-inspired group are Louie Poco on bass, Lakan Hila on lead guitar, and Nathan Abella on rhythm guitar. The Bloomfields have been performing together for 20 years now.
Ale was already a big hit when the band released it in 2007. The Reynoso version was even used as the theme for the 1998 film Honey, Nasa Langit na ba Ako? starring Regine Velasquez and Janno Gibbs.
The song talks about the funny and unfortunate experiences of a guy driving through Cubao who falls under the spell of a beautiful lady.
Theorizing about the renewed interest in the song, the band guessed its upbeat vibes and genuineness are what struck most with this generation of content creators.
But it isn't just the young ones who have been dancing to it. The nostalgia factor isn't lost on its older fans, either. Millennials went through adolescence with the song playing in the background, and Gen X were enjoying their newfound independence as young members of the workforce.
