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The nation's girl group BINI holds a meet and greet event for their fans on their third year anniversary dubbed Bini Hour at the One Ayala Mall in Makai City on June 11, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Josiah Eleazar Antonio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171818534146620240611-bini-hour-makati-MT-30.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino girl group BINI holds a meet and greet event for their fans on their third year anniversary dubbed Bini Hour at the One Ayala Mall in Makai City on June 11, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipino girl group BINI holds a meet and greet event for their fans on their third year anniversary dubbed Bini Hour at the One Ayala Mall in Makai City on June 11, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — &quot;Siguro, mga multo &#x27;yung iba rito para kasing hindi totoo.&quot;</p><p>These were the words of BINI member Colet Vergara, said in jest after seeing hundreds of their fans -- the Blooms -- in an intimate meet-and-greet for their third anniversary celebration on Tuesday, June 11.</p><p>Outside, thousands more packed One Ayala Mall in Makati. In all, mall officials said some 8,000 Blooms took part in the first-ever &quot;BINI Day,&quot; as the Nation&#x27;s Girl Group marked another milestone in a year that has been full of them.</p><p>Throughout the years, BINI&#x27;s fanbase has gained strength in numbers, as their Blooms ballooned after the success of viral hits such as &quot;Pantropiko&quot; and &quot;Salamin, Salamin&quot; from their &quot;Talaarawan&quot; EP.</p><p>Ahead of their first-ever concert later this month, BINI leader Jhoanna Robles said Tuesday&#x27;s celebration has re-energized them.</p><p>&quot;Itong mga nakaraang araw, hindi siya madali for us, hindi nagiging madali &#x27;yung preparation for our upcoming concert kasi sabay ng mga guestings and shows namin,&quot; the group&#x27;s leader said.</p><p>&quot;Pero grabe, parang nawala &#x27;yung pagod namin tonight, grabe maraming salamat po,&quot; she added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/11/bini-day-meet-and-greet-2340">IN PHOTOS: BINI holds meet and greet for Blooms</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/10/bini-enters-spotify-s-top-artists-global-chart-208">READ: BINI enters Spotify&#x27;s Top Artists Global chart</a></div><div><strong>-- &#x27;From 30 attendees and passersby&#x27; --</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3056693"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>Stacey Sevillejo recalled that their past anniversary celebrations were different, compared to the grand event on Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Every year talagang lume-level up &#x27;yung pag-celebrate namin ng aming anniversary. Parang nung first year po 30 Blooms lamang po &#x27;yung na-accommodate po, second year naman po, may mga taong dinadaanan lang pero ngayon hundred Blooms na talaga,&quot; Sevilleja said.</p><p>&quot;Super thankful po kami sa lahat ng nagmamahal sa &#x27;min and sa mga magmamahal pa,&quot; she added.  </p><p>Mikha Lim recognized that many fans came from different parts of the Philippines just to celebrate with them.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, mahal na mahal ko &#x27;yung Blooms. I&#x27;m very grateful na you all came here from different part of the Philippines just to see us. We hope na lagi kayong nandiyan para sa &#x27;min sa journey na &#x27;to,&quot; Lim said.</p><p>&quot;Isa talaga &#x27;to sa pinapangarap namin na makasama namin kayo bawat taon and sana makasama namin kayo sa mga susunod na taon,&quot; she added.</p><p>Robles admitted how they are still not used to big crowds in their events but expressed her gratitude for their support.</p><p>&quot;Every event na gan&#x27;to karaming tao parang bago pa rin po siya sa amin so maraming-maraming salamat po. Hindi ito mangyayari kundi dahil sa inyo. Walang nagsa-succeed na mag-isa lang, lahat &#x27;to dahil sa inyo, Blooms,&quot; the leader said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi man namin in-expect na mangyayari &#x27;to sa, na kung ano&#x27;ng mayroon tayo sa loob ng tatlong taon,&quot; she added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/10/bini-teases-new-single-cherry-on-top-2156">READ: BINI teases new single &#x27;Cherry On Top&#x27;</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/10/bini-website-launched-1221">READ: BINI website launched</a></div><div><strong>-- To greater heights --</strong></div><div><strong> <span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171818544824520240611-bini-hour-makati-MT-19.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino girl group BINI holds a meet and greet event for their fans on their third year anniversary dubbed Bini Hour at the One Ayala Mall in Makai City on June 11, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipino girl group BINI holds a meet and greet event for their fans on their third year anniversary dubbed Bini Hour at the One Ayala Mall in Makai City on June 11, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></strong></div><p>Milestone after milestone, Robles is proud of all the members for soldiering on to achieve what they have right now.</p><p>&quot;Super proud ako sa girls, sa BINI, kasi it all started with a dream pero ngayon unti-unti nangyayari na siya,&quot; she said.</p><p>Maloi Ricalde credited their Blooms for helping them reach their dreams.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, isa &#x27;yung Blooms sa mga reasons kung nasaan kami ngayon. We are really grateful na kasama namin sila ngayon sa pag-grow and pag-celebrate namin ng aming third anniversary,&quot; she said.</p><p>Like fans sharing their stories with &quot;Karera,&quot; Gwen Apuli applauded fans for inspiring others through their songs.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for sharing your stories kasi kayo mismo, marami kayong nai-inspire na ibang tao,&quot; she said.</p><p>An emotional Robles also thanked the leaders of ABS-CBN for believing in the group, amid challenges experienced by the company.</p><p>&quot;Naiiyak ako kasi nakikita ko po &#x27;yung mga bosses namin ... kung alam niyo lang &#x27;yung pinaglaban nila for us, nung dumaan &#x27;yung shutdown and pandemic, sino ba naman kami para ipa-stay ng management, diba?&quot; Robles said.</p><p>&quot;Pero pinili nilang maniwala and magtiwala sa &#x27;min so maraming-maraming salamat po ABS-CBN, maraming-maraming salamat po,&quot; she added.</p><p>As their successes pile up, Sheena Catacutan says their busy schedule is a blessing. Still, she stressed that they remain humble even as they continue to collect achievements and milestones.</p><p>&quot;We see our busy schedules as blessings especially this year, I think this is our busiest year pero we take it one day at a time and kapag may rest days, we rest,&quot; Catacutan said.</p><p>&quot;I think &#x27;yun mas nag-change is mas &#x27;yung nakikilala na kami &#x27;pag lumalabas kasi compared to noon kilala kami pero as a group pero ngayon kahit individually kaming gumala, thank you, Lord sa blessings pero &#x27;di na po kami makagala kasi &#x27;wag na lang. We&#x27;re still the same humble, beautiful, wonderful, amazing, majestic girls,&quot; she added in jest.  </p><p>&quot;Kahit na ganito &#x27;yung bonding natin just know na genuine &#x27;yung love and care namin for all of you and kahit sobrang dami na natin I hope na palaguin pa natin &#x27;tong pamilyang &#x27;to.&quot;</p><p>Ricalde is looking forward to what&#x27;s to come in the next few years for BINI.</p><p>&quot;We cannot wait na makasama pa kayo sa maraming-marami taon pa and Blooms, simula pa lang &#x27;to. Excited na ba kayo?&quot; she said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0pBh-8ARIiM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>Throughout the years, BINI's fanbase has gained strength in numbers, as their Blooms ballooned after the success of viral hits such as "Pantropiko" and "Salamin, Salamin" from their "Talaarawan" EP.</p>

Throughout the years, BINI's fanbase has gained strength in numbers, as their Blooms ballooned after the success of viral hits such as "Pantropiko" and "Salamin, Salamin" from their "Talaarawan" EP.

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Strength in numbers for BINI, as Blooms flock to 3rd anniversary celebration

Josiah Eleazar Antonio,

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Published Jun 12, 2024 06:46 PM PHT

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