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Will Mika Salamanca team up with Will Ashley on a future project? Here’s what she has to say

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<p>Mika Salamanca marked a major career milestone as she officially launched her debut album, <em>Mahika</em>, at the SM North Sky Dome on Saturday, May 30.</p><p>The event drew some of her closest friends in the industry, including content creator Benedict Cua and fellow influencer Zeinab Harake. </p><p>Her <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab"><u><em><strong>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition</strong></em></u></a> housemates Xyriel Manabat, Josh Ford, and Will Ashley were also in attendance. </p><p>Star Music artists Sofi Fermazi and Zion Aguirre also took the stage at the event, performing as pre-show acts.</p><p>Mika opened her set with Bruno Mars’s “24K Magic” before closing the night with “A Million Dreams,” a song she revealed was personally requested by her grandmother.</p><p>She also performed a duet of Rivermaya’s classic “Himala” alongside Klarisse de Guzman.</p><p>Among the album’s tracks, Mika singled out “Bilog ang Mundo” as one of her personal favorites, dedicating it to her fans who have supported her since the beginning. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/7/17/mika-salamanca-to-release-album-under-star-music-i-can-almost-see-it-that-dream-i-m-dreaming-0939"><strong><u>READ: Mika Salamanca to release album under Star Music: &#x27;I can almost see it, that dream I&#x27;m dreaming&#x27;</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>The launch was also attended by her fanbase groups Mikanisms, MikBrent, and MikWil.</p><p>In a backstage interview before her performance, Mika expressed that while she always believed she would release an album someday, the reality of the moment caught her off guard. </p><p> “Sobrang saya ko kasi parang I always knew talaga na maglalabas ako ng album. Pero hindi ko inaasahan na sa ganitong paraan ko siya mailalabas sa Star Music – na hands-on, talagang pinag-isipan. Talagang galing sa puso,” she said.</p><p> She added that having a full album launch felt almost surreal. </p><p> “Talagang sinasabi ko nga sa sarili, ’Deserve ko ba ‘to?’ for a first-ever album launch. And sobrang saya ko na may nagtatangkilik na mga tao.”</p><p>In the same interview, Mika was asked whether she was open to collaborating with Will Ashley in the future, including on a potential music video for one of the album’s songs.</p><p>&quot;Hindi po ako nagku-close ng door sa kung ano pong magiging opportunity para sa akin at para sa ibang tao na makakasama ko. I think everything has an opportunity if it’s coming from a good heart,” she said. </p><p>Mika and Will have drawn attention as a potential love team after photos of them together on several occasions caught netizens&#x27; interest.</p><p>In particular, photos of the two vacationing in Thailand have captured the hearts of their fans. Their fandom, called MikWil, has since grown even stronger.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/8/12/exclusive-mika-salamanca-reveals-how-she-learned-to-handle-bashers-i-m-self-secure-0913"><strong><u>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Mika Salamanca reveals how she learned to handle bashers: ‘I’m self-secure’</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Mika Salamanca first gained widespread attention as a fan favorite on <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/pinoy-big-brother-collab"><em><strong><u>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition</u></strong></em></a><em><strong><u></u></strong>,</em> where her personality won over both housemates and viewers. </p><p>She has since signed with Star Music, building her following through her music and social media presence. </p><p> Will Ashley, a fellow PBB housemate from the same season, has also grown a substantial fanbase of his own. </p><p>In 2025, she dropped the single “What If Tayo?” with Brent Manalo. By then, she had already built momentum the previous year, appearing on fan-powered charts and accumulating streams across digital platforms. Together, Mika and Brent are known as MikBrent.</p><p>Mika Salamanca’s <em>Mahika</em> is now streaming on all major digital music platforms. Lyric videos for the album’s tracks are available on Star Music’s official YouTube channel</p><div> </div><div><em>—By Paolo Lim</em></div>