Karen Ibasco celebrates BINI's historic debut in Coachella 2026
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Karen Ibasco took to social media to share a heartfelt tribute to BINI, following the P-pop girl group's landmark performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Former Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco took to her Instagram account to express her immense pride and joy for the country's popular girl group, BINI, following their performance at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 10.
In her post, she shared a throwback photo of her with BINI alongside members of the well-known Filipino boy group, BGYO.
In the accompanying caption, Karen revealed that she served as the group's personality development mentor.
She shared her excitement over their journey, noting how the girls have transformed from her humble trainees into international performers on one of the world's biggest stages.
“From humble beginnings, to dominating the local stage and now performing on the international spotlight in @coachella,” Karen wrote in the caption of her post.
She continued, “I'm more than honored to be your personality development mentor along with the other mentors who shared their expertise and believed alongside all of you.”
The beauty queen also reflected on the “humble beginnings” of the group. She recalled the intense discipline required to prepare the members, Jhoanna, Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, and Sheena, for the global spotlight.
“Looking back from how we started to seeing where you are now makes me so fulfilled and happy!” Karen wrote.
“From day 1, I memorized all your names and now you are all making a name for yourselves. All the trainings and hard work truly paid off,” she added.
She emphasized that the group's success was built on years of hard work, noting that seeing them dominate the international stage was a full-circle moment of pride.
“I'm extremely proud with each and every one of you and I'm more than grateful to be a part of your journey,” Karen expressed.
Concluding her tribute with a message of encouragement, Karen wished the group continued influence and promised her unwavering support as they reach new heights in their career.
“May you all continue to be an inspiration to many. I'm always here cheering all of you more success! @bini_ph,” wrote Karen.
The group made history as the first Filipina girl group to grace the Coachella stage. They wowed a huge crowd at the Mojave Stage with high-energy performances of their hits Pantropiko, Salamin, Salamin, and Karera.
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