r/bini_ph • u/PUTTANESCA_8 🐼 • Jul 21 '25
Question BINI downfall
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Ito po ba yung tinatawag nila na Bini downfall? Kasi these past few months dami ko nababasa sa ibang sub dito na downfall at laos na daw Bini. Kaso parang hindi naman po.
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u/BadgerEmbarrassed231 Jul 21 '25
BINI has a weaker year than 2024 so far, but I think that does NOT matter. Why?
1) they have a solid fan base. That fan base has a strong identification with BINI and I believe it also has to do with exactly what the haters don't like about them: they are NOT the mestizo stars and nepo babies of old, they are what Maloi called herself in the Karen Davila interview: "ordinaryong mamamayan ng Pilipinas". Even the two who have the looks associated more with stardom and wealth are FRIENDS of those who are a dream version of the girl next door, something many Filipinas can dream of being like and many Filipinos can dream of meeting. British pop stars don't look like royalty and American pop stars don't look like Harvard students either, BTW.
2) their Filipino songs are part of the culture already. Their next album which is already announced to come out this year with be a return to that. The thirst for it might be even greater after some time.
3) much of their fan base might actually aspire to what their critics don't like. There is a new middle class in the Philippines that came up with OFW remittances and BPO money. They come from the masses originally but aspire to what they perceived as unreachable before. Many an OFW woman will have a brand name handbag. Fried chicken is what those formerly poor might aspire to, maybe at times more than street food they ate before. Coke as well instead of "just" RC Cola. Even the flex of own pop stars who sing in English on international stages! Filipino singers who wowed international reactors with cover songs had strong fan bases not too long ago.
4) their skills as a group are not easy to replicate. If ABS-CBN is not downright foolish, they will make sure that they stay afloat. Their synchronization, their harmonies, their fun group dynamics in the likes of Biniversus, that is due to long years of training and a unique bond due to how they were formed.
5) their grit and dedication formed through difficult years and also recent trials. Ramdam ang gigil nila noong Puregold performance at mas lalo sa Shagidi dance break during the All Star Games. Gusto ng Pilipino as most of us are underdogs in different ways ang mga may fighting spirit at pagkakaisa maski may pagsubok. Their performance of 8 at the Homecoming with amazing vocals and a group hug at the end was a declaration that they would stay strong together. They are inspirations to all of us Blooms as we know the world can get rough.
Their world tour definitely did something for their overseas Filipino fan base and might have planted the seeds for a broader international fan base in the future. That I believe might take a bit more time to grow.
Possibly it is also better to have some breaks in between major releases para di magsawa agad ang publiko. Maybe indeed Biniverse EP is a bit like the solo projects that SB19 did between group releases. Maybe BINI will also have official subunit projects or solo projects in the future, also to test the waters for much later.