The rising OPM band revisits the beloved 1975 classic through their signature Harana Pop sound, connecting Manila Sound nostalgia with a new generation of listeners.
1 September 2026 — Paham is looking back to move Filipino love songs forward.
The rising OPM band returns with a new rendition of “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko,” the 1975 classic by Cinderella. Released under Off The Record in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Philippines, Paham’s version gives the beloved song a fresh Harana Pop treatment while preserving the charm, playfulness, and unmistakably Filipino romance of the original.
For Paham, revisiting a classic like “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko” feels like a natural extension of the world they have been building since their earliest days as classmates playing late-night jam sessions and campus gigs.
The band has steadily emerged as one of the notable young names in the new wave of OPM, blending the tenderness of traditional harana with indie pop and alternative rock. Warm guitars, earnest songwriting, and an instinct for melodies that feel familiar without sounding dated have become central to their sound.
Their breakout track “Hiraya” has surpassed 3 million streams on Spotify, earning wider editorial support and eventually landing Paham on the cover of Spotify Philippines’ Tatak Pinoy playlist. Releases including “Akin”, “Gunita,” “Makiramdam,” “Mahanap Ka,” and “Pagitan” further established the band’s identity as a modern harana act built around sincerity rather than spectacle.
With “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko,” Paham takes that same approach to a song that has already lived through generations.
Rather than treating the track as a museum piece, the band reimagines it as something that can still be dedicated, sung to a crush, or played with friends today. Its playful declarations of admiration fit naturally into Paham’s own musical language, where romance often feels less like a grand performance and more like someone picking up a guitar and finally saying what they mean.
The release also arrives at a moment when younger Filipino listeners are increasingly rediscovering Manila Sound and classic OPM, giving songs from previous generations new lives through playlists, covers, social media, and live performance.
Paham’s rendition joins that conversation with genuine affection for the source material while allowing the band’s own personality to come through. Its music video features Yanihatesu, a TikTok creator and Spotify RADAR podcast personality, in a playful narrative inspired by the song’s unmistakable kilig. More than five decades after “Superstar Ng Buhay Ko” first arrived, Paham proves that the feeling at its center has hardly changed.
Sometimes you still have a crush. Sometimes one smile is enough. And sometimes the best way to tell somebody they are the star of your life is still through a harana.
“Superstar Ng Buhay Ko” by Paham is available on all major streaming platforms via Off The Record and Sony Music Entertainment Philippines.