BINI members (from left) Colet, Maloi, Sheena, Gwen, Aiah, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Stacey. Image: ABS-CBN Corporate Communications The continuous rise of BINI has reached new heights after they made history as the first P-pop group to grace KCON LA 2024, a three-day concert and convention featuring the biggest acts and rising stars of K-pop. BINI is included in KCON LA ’s lineup as a performer for the pre-show of the “M Countdown” stage on Saturday, July 27.
They will also be part of the convention in a special “Meet the Rising Stars: BINI” panel the day after. This is a monumental feat as the annual KCON is one of the biggest K-pop festivals in the world. According to Lai Frances, a Filipino-American journalist and KCON LA moderator/emcee/panelist for programming, BINI was originally invited as panelists where they would discuss how “K-pop goes beyond and meets P-pop.
” It took a lot of discussion and back-and-forth between the involved parties before they were eventually chosen as a pre-show performer. “I want the best for BINI,” Frances said. “It felt like everything fell into place.
I know Sheena is a fan of Enhypen, and so is Colet. And they’re performing on the same day. I know that Sophia [Laforteza] from KATSEYE is Filipina herself and she’s going to be on Day 3.
I want them to meet.” BINI members (from upper left) Stacey, Maloi, Jhoanna, Aiah; (from lower left) Colet, Mikha, Gwen, and Sheena. Images: Metrophoto via X/@bini_ph For Frances, BINI be.