ABS-CBN executive Lauren Dyogi revealed how the members of Nation’s Girl Group BINI were selected.
In an interview with Karmina Constantino on the latter’s “KC After Hours” YouTube channel, Dyogi said he began by looking at their heights which he was particular about.
“Director nga ako eh, so gusto ko rin visually, ‘yung symmetry at the same time, ‘yung hulma na halos magkakasing-katawan kasi if you see them dancing together synchronize, parang ang gandang tingnan di ba?,” the director explained.
Dyogi noted each member were only teenagers when the group was formed so there was need to measure their parents to see their literal potential for growth.
“There is a science to it. There is also science to the whole thing… Inaral namin ‘yun,” he added.
Dyogi continued by saying each member needed to have a core talent.
“The talent, dapat may basic ka man lang kasi we will train you eh. If you are going to follow the Korean template na sila nga di ba you don’t have to sing and dance, matuturuan ka nila, naniwala ako dun,” Dyogi went on.
“Kasi dati paniniwala ko dapat inborn ‘yung talent, ngayon hindi. ‘Pag inukulan mo ng panahon, inukulan mo ng pagtatiyaga, matutunan mo ‘yan.”
The ABS-CBN executive also said there was a need to form their chemistry.
“It doesn’t stop there kasi magkakasundo ba sila? ‘Yun ang hindi ko mapre-predict,” Dyogi explained, which was why members underwent a bootcamp and for a time were forced to live together because of the pandemic.
That situation led to the girls bonding, learning to care for one another and unite in a story.
“They came from the pandemic, and they came from a shutdown na talagang kinukwestiyon nila if matutuloy ba ‘to or hindi ba ‘to matutuloy? Paninidigan ko ba ‘to or hindi ko ito paninindigan? Because at that point nobody knew if it could be a success,” Dyogi ended.