Suddenly, almost without warning, Richard Reynoso found himself going viral at the start of this current year. He never lifted a finger. How did it all happen?

     The singer-actor’s rather cool, complacent life took a mild turn, thanks to the renewed surge in popularity of a song he recorded back under Alpha Music in 1990.

Richard Reynoso

     The song is “Ale, Nasa Langit Na Ba Ako?,” an ode to the female species composed by the late singer-composer, Bodjie Dasig, who also incidentally first recorded the song.

    Without warning or fanfare, the Bloomfields’ Ale went viral in January 2026 on Tiktok and Instagram reels.

Says a post: “The song’s nostalgic, breezy sound has made it a popular soundtrack for travel and lifestyle content.”

    The track debuted on the Spotify Viral Songs chart and Billboard Philippines Hot 100.

    As of late January 2026, the song has made significant impacts on music charts, netizens, well-known artists and popular figures everywhere. The likes of Charo Santos, Kiko Pangilinan, Leni Robredo, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ice Seguerra have been spotted on socmedia dancing to its lively beat.  

     By way of a flashback, “Ale” made it as a cut in Richard’s very first album, Puwede Ba. It took off rather belatedly, joining the list of Richard’s other signature hits, namely, "Paminsan-Minsan," "Hindi Ko Kaya," “Maalaala Mo Pa Ba,” “Remember Me,” “Bawat Sandali,” among others.

       Richard had forgotten all about “Ale” until some people in a show he guested in recently requested him to perform it. When he did, the audience burst into instant applause, so deafening the singer didn’t know what had hit him, or what had happened. It was only then that he learned about “Ale” enjoying a second life of its own, thanks to the Bloomfields cover.

       A call from the TV-5 music program, Vibe, formalized his official reintroduction to “Ale” when he was asked to perform the song in tandem with Bloomfields.  

      Richard is bracing for more active participation in the music and concert scene in 2026, in fulfillment of a promise he made to his late father, Bing Reynoso, who served as his career anchor since he started singing in the early 1990s.

     “Dad was happiest seeing me perform. As I advance in years, I realize I have to give in to this side of me that he had always supported,” he says.

     Richard is looking forward to returning to the recording studio this year. He’s set to do a new album for a major label, his first after a long absence. He has eight studio albums under his belt.  

   Although he has not released a new song in years, Richard has remained audible through his signature hits, especially Hindi Ko Kaya and Paminsan-minsan, that consistently get Most Requested Song airplay plus download to this day.

        He has kept in touch with US-based Aaron Paul del Rosario, the composer behind the two hit songs. “We’re toying around with an appropriate follow-up song to them.” He’s also not ruling out doing OPM covers.

    Between gigs, Richard also serves as a board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.