(KRON) — It was a proud moment for Pinoys worldwide. BINI made history as the first Filipino act to perform at the world‑renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The eight-member P-pop group delivered a groundbreaking 45-minute set on Friday at the Mojave Stage — representing their Filipino heritage. BINI performed several songs in Tagalog, including hits like “Karera” and “Pantropiko.”
Maloi, Sheena, Gwen, Aiah, Stacey, Jhoanna, Mikha and Colet walked onto the stage in a “salakot,” a traditional Filipino hat (pictured below).
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BINI performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival – Weekend 1 – Day 1 on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty Images)
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Mikha of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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Maloi of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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Colet of Bini performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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INDIO, CA, APRIL 10, 2026: Fans scream as BINI performs at the Mojave stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 10: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (NOT TO BE LICENSED FOR ANY STANDALONE OR SPECIAL INTEREST BOOK PUBLISHING USE CONCERNING THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND/OR STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL) (L-R) Aiah, Maloi, Sheena, Gwen, Stacey, Jhoanna Robles, Mikha and Colet of BINI perform at the Mojave Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Coachella)
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BINI performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival – Weekend 1 – Day 1 on April 10, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)
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Maloi, from left, Sheena, Gwen, Aiah, Stacey, Jhoanna, Mikha, and Colet of Bini perform during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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BINI’s performance was well-received online — at least in terms of viewership.
By Sunday morning, according to Coachella’s official Instagram, BINI garnered 21.1 million views on a clip of their set. Only Saturday headliner Justin Bieber’s clip had more at the time, with 22.6 million views.
Among all the Weekend 1 performances posted on Coachella’s YouTube, as of Monday afternoon, only seven videos surpassed 1 million views. BINI performances accounted for two of them: “Pantropiko” and “Blush.”
One of those views apparently came from K-pop legend G-Dragon, which got one of the BINI members, Sheena, excited in an X post. “NAMAN SAKIN JUSKO PO GD SABI NA EH BLOOM KA BLOOM KA TALAGA HUHUHUHUHU FIRST WIN KAY GD AFTER MABALIW LAST NIGHT,” she wrote in Tagalog, the native language of the Philippines.
The post translates, in part, to “Good morning to me, oh my gosh” and adds that she went crazy Sunday night at Coachella after seeing G-Dragon live with BIGBANG.
BINI will return to Coachella for Weekend 2, scheduled for a performance on Friday, April 17.
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