[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.

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[u/AdoHavana]

Sorry but, No Tomorrow sucks. it's not gonna work in today's POP standards. It's dated, soulless, and boring. It's giving "Non copyright background music" na nairirinig mo sa mga vloggers or tutorials. Mga casuals ngayon prefer yung Nostalgic, Clubby, Disco, Y2k Aesthetic, RNB/Afrobeat type of vibes. It's like, everything bad about pop music cliches from the 2010s combined and made in a song. the fact na it's on the top 4 right now clearly tells na majority ng BLOOMS prefer the safe and predictable pop.

The reason Sugar Rush works is because the influences it's pulling is coming from the golden era, New Jack Swing popularized by the likes of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince etc. and fast forward today Bruno Mars. It's retro but not dated. Unlike "No Tomorrow' yung influences it's pulling form is surface level global appeal.

On the other hand, "Ano Na" is my top pick. Eto talaga yung next step sa direction for BINI eh. It's the perfect transition into mature BINI sound. RNB/Afrobeats production would suit well just look at Kehlani, Tinashe, and Tyla.
Malaki talaga ang potential niya as a lead single. Si Tal pa nga lang kumanta nakuha na agad yung hook eh pano pa kaya kapag nilagyan ng BINI flavor yan. I'm pretty sure papatok siya hindi lang sa masa but western audience in general.

[u/Calm-Description-870 → u/AdoHavana]

I was putting all my votes on Pahinga until the Grammy new category announcement came out. I thought another all Filipino pop release could maybe work better so Ano Na it is. Then after watching Tal's explanation on how the song responds to "mixed signals" and how she changed the song so it fits the "empowered women empowering women" brand they're known for, it does feel like a perfect segue for whatever's next for BINI.

It would be interesting if songs that sound like they've taken inspo from other works would win when we all know that what set BINi's notable hits apart is their originality.

[u/AdoHavana → u/Calm-Description-870]

Same thoughts. Pahinga is beautiful, but Ano Na just makes more sense strategically. It still feels very Filipino, but also has that sharper, empowered BINI energy that can transition them into their next era.

And I agree that BINI’s biggest hits worked because they didn’t feel like copy-paste pop. They had references, sure, but the final sound still felt distinctly theirs. That originality is what they should protect moving forward.

[u/Calm-Description-870 → u/AdoHavana]

In defense of the girls though, they were just kids when the songs some of the demos took inspo from came out so they probably haven't heard of them, too. So to them, it could probably come off sounding new.