[2][3] Bini was formed through the Star Hunt Academy program in 2018, where its members were selected from a pool of auditionees who underwent intensive training from 2019 to 2020.

[4] Their career began with the release of their pre-debut single, "Da Coconut Nut", in 2018, an electropop remake of the same song by Ryan Cayabyab.

[14] In late 2023, Bini released the singles "Karera" (Race) and "Pantropiko" (Tropical) as promotional songs for their debut extended play (EP) Talaarawan (Diary).

[15][16] The songs became a hit in 2024, with "Karera" becoming popular among school graduation ceremonies,[17] and "Pantropiko" leading to dance challenges participated in by 100 million users on the social platform, TikTok.

It was produced during a writer's camp back in 2023 with Shintaro Yasuda, Skylar Mones, Boy Matthews, Gaby Ramirez, and Bini members Colet and Maloi.