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BINI’s Gwen Apuli Is Reaping Her Rewards

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

Before BINI, Gwen Apuli used to model in her hometown of Albay, Bicol. This is apparent in the way she commands her body on set of the P-pop girl group’s firstVogue Philippines shoot, each movement intentional in front of the camera. With the shoot’s style inspired by ’60s mod, the girls take a break from their usual image, donning bobbed wigs of varying shapes and cuts. The octet keeps the atmosphere lighthearted. “We’re all Gwen today,” jokes one member.
Stacey Sevilleja on Growing with BINI: ‘A Good Heart Will Always Win’

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

In the small town of Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, Stacey Sevilleja was raised by her mom. “A superwoman,” she once described her in a previous video. They were best friends: Stacey was a teen beauty queen, and her mom doubled as her fashion designer, occasionally creating her pageant gowns and taking her to and from modeling gigs. “Ever since I was a little girl, I loved all things girly. Like, Barbie, Bratz, stuffed toys, Care Bears,” Stacey recalls.
BINI's Maloi Ricalde on Art as a Means for Connection

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

Over the past year, the Philippine-pop girl group BINI has turned many heads globally with hit tracks like “Pantropiko” and “Salamin, Salamin” from their latest EP, Talaarawan. From their pre-debut song “Da Coconut Nut” to their newest single “Cherry On Top,” the “nation’s girl group” has shown an evolution not only in their music but also in their fashion.
BINI’s Sheena Catacutan on Living Life in Laughter

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

Laughter is the best medicine, and for P-Pop girl group BINI, the cure comes in the lively, life-sized form of their youngest member, Sheena Catacutan. At their first Vogue Philippines shoot, laughter spills out of the studio in between takes. Despite grappling with jet lag from their recent US-Canada tour, the members trade jokes and erupt into cackles, heads thrown back and mouths wide open, just as they do in their videos online.
BINI's Aiah Arceta on Growing in Glamour and Grit

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

Before she was BINI’s Aiah, she was Cebu’s undefeated beauty queen, Maraiah Queen Arceta. Over three years, she claimed five titles, and with her Miss Silka Philippines 2018 crown, many speculated she might even be headed for Binibining Pilipinas. But it was on the pageant stage that Aiah first dared to sing in public, which came as a surprise even to her family. “My dad was so stressed,” she recalls in a post-coronation interview.
BINI's Mikha Lim Has Found a Sisterhood That Feels Like Home

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

“I don’t talk about this a lot, but I actually grew up in different places,” shares Mikha Lim, main rapper and lead dancer of the Philippine-pop sensation, BINI. The eight-member Filipino girl group hails from cities across the Philippines: leader Jhoanna is from Laguna, Aiah from Cebu, Colet from Bohol, Maloi from Cavite, Gwen from Albay, Stacey from Nueva Vizcaya, and youngest Sheena from Isabela.
How BINI's Jhoanna Robles Finds Her Strength

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

Somewhere in Calamba, Laguna, there is a home alive with laughter and a family that bonds like friends. Among them is Jhoanna Robles, the leader, lead vocal, and lead rapper of the P-Pop girl group BINI. Last June, BINI held their first solo concert at the New Frontier Theater, exactly three years after their official debut. The days leading up to the milestone event were filled with relentless rehearsals and, naturally, a lot of nerves.
BINI's Colet Vergara Regularly Steps Out of Her Comfort Zone

Oct 27, 2024 | vogue.ph | Bianca Custodio |Joyce Oreña |Pam Quiñones |David Milan

In the early days of their career, P-pop girl group BINI were big on manifestations. “10 million Blooms are watching,” they’d write on the studio mirror. During practice, the girls performed and waved at their own reflections, imagining a vast crowd cheering them on. “We used to edit pictures of BINI on a stage with a lot of people watching,” BINI’s Colet Vergara adds in a mix of English and Filipino. “We just didn’t expect it would really come true.”The scene mirrors a childhood memory.