BINI after their Coachella debut. MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News
After their historic Coachella debut, nation's girl group BINI reflected on their strong performance in front of Blooms, fans and casuals.
The group performed 10 songs with a total running time of 42 minutes.
"Hindi kami makapaniwala, nangyari yun? Yung pinaghirapan namin ng ilang buwan naming pinaghirapan," says Maloi.
"Yung mga pinagplanuhan po namin ng ilang buwan, pinaghirapan namin, and yung sacrifices namin for this performance, parang sarap sa puso, na talagang we did our best and naramdaman namin yung suporta ng mga Pinoy, and I hope nagpakilala kami talaga sa buong mundo," she added.
Sheena admitted that the group was worried about the crowd attendance: "Backstage pa lang tumitingin kami sa phone namin, 'Girls, may manonood ba sa 'tin? May tao ba?' Kasi super aga namin, tapos ang init pa, like hindi siya yung usual time na pumupunta yung mga tao."
She continued, "Pero kanina yung pumasok kami, yung intro ng 'Shagidi' punong-puno. Nakataas yung Philippine flag, ang daming Blooms, ang daming casuals."
"We just can't believe na ganun kadaming tao yung nag-abang sa amin. And dahil sa nakita naming crowd, mas lalo pang tumaas 'yung confidence namin. Mas nagkaroon kami ng lakas sa buong show."
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Colet was most surprised by seeing casuals and non-Filos, vibing to 'Out of My Head'. "Kinakanta po nila yung songs namin, and yung iba pong mga casuals nagpaparty sila. Headbang headbang sila sa 'Out of my Head'. Parang nawala yung kaba namin, nag-enjoy na lang kami sa stage."
"Talagang nakangiti kami all throughout, sobrang saya lang makita yung support ng lahat ng tao even sa livestream. I know, we know, na grabe talaga yung suporta nila. Gumising sila ng umaga, sabi nga ni MQ, 'gising ang buong ABS', kasi nanood talaga sila," she added.
Seeing fans sing along with their songs hits close to home for Colet. "Sobrang halaga po nun kasi nare-recognize yung hard work na ginagawa naming BINI. Kasi pag nagre-release kami ng songs, yung talagang tatatak sa mga tao. Sobrang amazing lang na alam nila yung mga songs namin and naaaliw sila pag napapakinggan nila yun," she said.
One of the fan favorite highlights was how quickly the girls changed their outfits by ripping off their gold clothes. Gwen felt a sense of relief on how they flawlessly pulled it off.
"Thank you Lord po talaga as in, pagkatalikod namin yun na agad yung tinignan ko, may naiwan bang damit sa floor. Kasi during rehearsals, doon talaga kami natagalan," she said.
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"Tinuunan namin ng pansin kasi parang most of the time, meron at meron talagang natitirang damit. At thank you Lord, naovercome namin yun kanina," added Gwen.
Still on a high after their set, Stacey reflected and said, "Dati hindi namin ine-expect na mangyayari lahat ng 'to, very humble lang beginnings namin, from scratch talaga to now. Top 1 trending, grabe thank you so much Blooms. I'm out of words, yung feeling ko lang now, 'Wow, unbelievable. thank you lang Lord.'"
Jhoanna slightly lost her voice after the set but she didn't struggle and drew energy from the crowd.
"Nung natapos na happy lang ako kasi, hindi naman kasi nag-eexpect na may sisigaw sa amin, okay na sa amin na may manood, kahit 10 Blooms na tagadito lang sa California, okay na sa amin yun," she said.
She added: "Pero, grabe kung pwede lang marinig sa livestream yung sigawan ng mga tao sa live. Sobrang nakakawala ng kaba, nakakadagdag ng confidence. Nung natapos kami, may fulfillment sa puso namin na okay may lugar talaga tayo sa global stage."
Bretman Rock and Leon Barretto were just some of the personalities who caught the BINI set.
"Sobrang nakaka-touch po to have other Filipinos who have a huge influence here in the US, so for them to watch us, sobrang grateful namin and it just goes to show how supportive Filipinos are and how proud we are to represent our country," said Mikha.
Right around the same time as their set, Team Bloom USA had the airplane banner up in the air with the message "BINI Brings PPop to Coachella".
Mikha had nothing but appreciation for their fans' efforts, saying: "I'm so grateful for the blooms here in the US. They raised enough money to do all these different kind of things to express their love for us, kaya thank you so much po."
BINI will have their second Coachella performance next Friday, April 17.
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