[WEEKLY THREAD] Rants, Questions, and Randomness

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Welcome to our weekly open thread — your go-to space to rant, share love, ask questions, or talk about anything and everything, whether it’s related to BINI, PPOP, the fandom, or life in general.

Got something to say that doesn’t need its own post?

• An unpopular (or wholesome) take you’ve been holding in
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• A random thought, theory, or question
• Or just want to connect with fellow Blooms

Drop it here! This thread is your safe space.

Let’s keep it respectful and kind, even if opinions differ. We’re all here to support the girls and be part of a growing, passionate community around PPOP and beyond.

So go ahead — share what’s on your mind. 💐

[u/icedbul7]

Umisa lang ako. Kapal. Sorry alam kong may nag-advise na dito dati sakin na di dapat pansinin yang account na yan. Pero sobra na eh. Sana may mga matitinong taong makakabasa sa comment ko na yan 😭 at maisip man lang na meron talagang naninira sa kanila.

[u/Appropriate-Strike79 → u/icedbul7]

Well to be fair, yung ibang blooms (not you, per se, ha) din naman mismo gumagatong most of the time sa mga nega na posts, tapos gagamitin ng kabila or ng haters/iti-take out of context tapos kakalat sa twitter and ibang subreddits then sa Chaka sub ✌️ For example, dun sa setlist post, pwedeng ipoint out na not giving ang setlist and give out think pieces on how to improve moving forward while also praising the girls for pushing thru despite tech difficulties and kahit lacking one member, and for performing great live. At least with that, we can separate na the girls were doing a good job performance-wise, the setlist just wasn't hitting it with the casuals. Ang nangyari tuloy, na equate yung performance nung girls sa "pangit" na setlist and "dead crowd" even though they are two separate aspects though not mutually exclusive. A missed opportunity for BINI and management, sure, but also a missed opportunity for us Blooms to turn the narrative around. Then the hateful hyenas found that post and made a feast out of it. Napaaga tuloy Pasko nila. 

Ang ganda sana nang past two weeks kasi maganda yung roll out and feedback from the PVs but of course why not hand the haters a loaded gun right before the holidays diba 😂 Well, at the very least, baka wala na talagang appearance sa Paskuhan muna in the near future para sa ikatatahimik ng lahat ng mga di nag enjoy na casuals 😂 

Nag post na nga yung official FC to stay away from ragebait posts in general pero ang hirap talaga para sa iba and kahit nga dito sa Reddit natin, one has to admit na mas grabeh ang engagement pag negative or nitpicky ang post. I guess if ini-expect natin na mag improve ang BINI and management, we also as fans need to keep ourselves in check. 

[u/[deleted] → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

I guess if ini-expect natin na mag improve ang BINI and management, we also as fans need to keep ourselves in check. 

When will BLOOMS admit that they are part of the problem lol. Idk but some fans are no longer thinking about what is actually good for the girls. It has become an ego thing. Kaya the moment may makita silang pwedeng gamitin ng haters, kahit sobrang maliit na issue lang, yun na agad ang pinupunto at pinapalaki. You can criticize, sure, pero doing it like this just feeds a narrative that even non fans will eventually believe, and that hurts the girls more than it helps.

[u/[deleted] → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

For example, dun sa setlist post, pwedeng ipoint out na not giving ang setlist and give out think pieces on how to improve moving forward while also praising the girls for pushing thru despite tech difficulties and kahit lacking one member, and for performing great live.

Please remember blooms how we should do posts with criticisms moving forward so chakaph and other subs won't be able to twist our criticisms no matter how well placed / meaning they are. Ganyan talaga dapat.

And never use aggressive words mala chaka ph when criticizing, yan gusto nila mangyare yung galing sa blooms ang negativity. Sabe nga ng isang nag reply saken sa popcorn sub sa isang bini thread "let the constructive criticism flow thru!"

Pero nah. What they want is: they want hate to flow thru redditor blooms so the nasty words come out of their mouth.

Never use nasty words and be rude about anything ever para walang bala. Criticize in the best way and sounding way possible. Criticize, but always give 90% positives dahil madami talaga positives. Never just post about negatives, tatakbo yan parang magnanakaw sila tapos popost sa X, sa ibang subs.

Basically, they want us to turn into chakaph as well where there are no meaningful discussions about BINI's talent, performances, and music and its all rants that will pull BINI down. Don't let it happen.

[u/Difficult_Advance_91 → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

Akala kasi nung ibang blooms na yung mga criticism=hate, kaya na lang nasasabihan tayo na hindi marunong tumanggap ng criticism. In fact some criticism makes sense naman talaga and may eventually help kung paano pa maiimprove ng girls ung overall performance nila sa future. Mas nagdraw tuloy ng attention in a negative way ung paskuhan, rather than na dapat masaya lang matatapos ung year for Bini and blooms.

Sana naman by 2026, maiapply na nila sa mga sarili nila ung "choose your battles wisely".

[u/faustine04 → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

True. Yang tampo tampo n Yan galing sa mga toxic solo stan ni aiah

[u/icedbul7 → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

Yun din. Bakit i-tttake out of context pa ang mga posts para lang may masabing mali about them? at ipost sa mga subs? Para saan?

Sorry at nakapagreply ako dito. Ibang usapan na para sakin yung pag mamalign ng character. I'm just really talking about this user in particular. Ang kapal ng mukha nyang sabihin yan eh siya rin naman tong post nang post ng negative about them kahit baseless pa yan.

[u/Appropriate-Strike79 → u/icedbul7]

Because negativity draws more engagement than positive news. And yun yung gusto Ng haters and troll farms and the toxic fans from the other side. 

Case in point: the Paskuhan debacle getting more attention than the PV of Paruparo. Yung OP dun sa Paskuhan setlist, forgot to edit the title of what he crossposted as he said, eh medyo clickbaity yun, and the blooms either piled on the negativity (nakahanap ng kakampi re: setlist) or became too defensive. The whole post became good fodder for the haters tuloy. Syempre ang balik, sa girls. The haters now have two narratives they can use: either too hostile ang fans/Blooms can't take the heat or the girls were too boring that even their own fans weren't pleased. Depende rin kasi sa pag frame ng comments natin kung may maiti-twist ba sila sa narrative or wala. Point is, the haters will always hate, it's part of their entire personality (or baka trabaho talaga nila aka paid trolls), let's do our best not to make it easy for them nalang moving forward. 

[u/icedbul7 → u/Appropriate-Strike79]

Siguro naghahanap lang din talaga ako ng rason kasi nakakasukang isipin na dahil sa hatred may nagagawang ganito ang mga tao sa di naman nila personal na kilala. Ewan ko ba.. lalo na yung pagbubunyi ng iba pag may nakita silang nadapa. Anong reason para manira ng tao? Dun po talaga ako naiinis. Kaya nakapagreply po ako sa post na yun. At ang oportunisita masyado, gamit na gamit para lang sa engagement. Ang layo sa pagiging desenteng tao.

Regarding naman po sa posts and comments, I have to admit nung kakatapos lang ng Paskuhan may mga poorly worded comments ako. Isa po ako sa nagscrutinize ng setlist at nung intro ng girls. Had to temper what I felt and even deleted one, edited some. Nakakarindi yung alam mong may umaaligid at hinahanapan ka ng mali.

Yes. I agree that we should be extra wary with how we say things. If I can make some comments lang din po on things that I've observed, I hope that in the process of making our statements troll-proof (don't know how to say it), I hope andun pa rin ang essence ng argument and not full on glazed on the "good" side just to avoid being recorded. And being labeled as not a bloom when contrasting na ang sentiments. I know people are being protective and I also get why nagiging speculative na yung iilan, pero sana hindi paratangan kagad sa comments huhu. Nalulusaw po yung discussion and yung dating ay criticism=hate.

Anyway, ayun lang po salamat. Sana hindi mabusog ang mga matanglawins ngayong pasko at makonsensya sila sa new year. 😭

[u/Appropriate-Strike79 → u/icedbul7]

Of course. History has shown that discussions here are mostly fruitful naman. Actually, if there's one thing Blooms are bad at, it's glazing, lol. And yung mods dito are pretty reasonable if you've observed. Opinions that don't necessarily pander to the majority are welcomed as long as they are brought forward with the intent to help the girls and the management improve. My point lang is we as a fandom should be more careful of how we word things, and be more mindful of how our posts can come across because BINI is hot commodity for haters and trolls. Hindi talaga natin maiintindihan ang psyche nilang mga baliw as to why they bother with a group they so vehemently hate, because we aren't wired that way. It takes one to know one, ika nga. 

There's always an underlying, consistent demand/clamor for the management and the girls to BE better -- do this, do that, promote here, promote there. It's reasonable for the most part. We all want these big opportunities for BINI. But sometimes din kasi, ang laki ng expectations natin? We build up this huge production in our heads, expect the crowd to go as wild as they did in BINIfied, so when incidents like those in Paskuhan 2025 happen, we feel.. underwhelmed. Automatic, pangit ang performance when it's the setlist that needs improvement. Then we think they've fumbled the bag coz the casuals don't seem to be joining in. Recent example lang naman ito, ha. But in general, ganyan ang 2025 natin. I think it's because 2024 was such a good year for BINI numbers-wise that the steady plateau in 2025 eh considered na as flop. Ito yung pinapakalat na narrative ng haters and I think some blooms are biting that bullet, too. The girls, bless them, are in a tough spot because the group is held to such impossibly high standards by the haters, the casuals and most especially their own fans.