Gweneth "Gwen" Apuli was an Official Housemate on the third batch of Pinoy Big Brother 8.
Biography[]
| Gwen Apuli Biography |
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 Beautiful Bunso-weetie of Albay 15-year old Gwen hails from the City of Daraga in the Province of Albay. She's the youngest among five children and also the only daughter in the family. She may have been well taken care of and has four older brothers, Gwen still longs for an important figure in her life, her father. She lost her father, a former bus driver when she was just four years old after he had a cardiac arrest. Losing her father at a young age, her memories with him are mostly vague. Worse, her family was able to keep only one photograph of her father after the province of Albay was heavily devastated by the Typhoon "Reming". She may be the youngest daughter but Gwen is ready to fight for her dreams and her family! |
Player History - Pinoy Big Brother 8: Part 3[]
Camp Star Hunt - Star Dreamer[]
Big Island Adventure[]
| Big Brother's Choice | Not Selected |
| Final Result | |
| Not Selected to be Official Housemate Stayed in Camp | |
Job History[]
| Week 22 | Job #1 | Won |
Cross-Over Selection History[]
| Week | Ranking & Eligibility | Final Position |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Eligible Top 4 Dreamer |
Selected Crossed-Over |
Official Housemate History[]
Task History[]
| Week 22 | Not In House Still a Star Dreamer in Camp StarHunt | |
| Week 23 | Weekly Task | Loss |
| Week 24 | Weekly Task | Loss |
| Week 25 | Weekly Task | Win |
Competition History[]
| Week 24 | Immunity | Loss |
| Immunity | Loss | |
| Immunity | Loss | |
| Week 25 | Immunity | Ineligible |
| Immunity | Ineligible |
Nomination History[]
| Week | Nominated | Nominated By | Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Not In House Still a Star Dreamer in Camp StarHunt | ||
| 23 | 2-Mich Wunder 1-Narcy Esguerra |
1-Alfred Beruzil 1-Mich Wunder |
– 2 points |
| 24 | No Nominations | Nominated | |
| 25 | 2-Alfred Beruzil 1-Shoichi Oka |
2-Angela Tungol 2-Kyzha Villalino 2-Lance Carr 2-Mich Wunder 2-Tan Roncal 2-Yen Quirante 1-Alfred Beruzil 1-Jem Macatuno 1-Shoichi Oka |
Nominated 15 points |
| No Nominations | Nominated | ||
Post Big Brother[]
BINI (Gwen, top center) debut shoot for Metro Style.
- After getting evicted from Pinoy Big Brother: Otso - Batch 3, Gwen was sent to audition for Star Hunt Academy, ABS-CBN's new idol training camp under one of the network's new management labels, Star Hunt.
- In Pinoy Big Brother: Otso's Big Night finale, Gwen was introduced as one of the shortlisted Star Hunt trainees for ABS-CBN's upcoming P-Pop idol groups.
- From 2019 to 2021, became an official trainee of Star Hunt Academy, and trained for two years under Filipino coaches from ABS-CBN and Korean Coaches from KPop Talent Management, MU Doctor. Interestingly, Gwen trained alongside fellow former PBB: Otso - Batch 3 housemate, Sheena Catacutan.
- For over a year, they lived and trained within the Camp Star Hunt and Pinoy Big Brother House during the gap between Otso and Connect seasons. The SHA Trainees vacated the Pinoy Big Brother studio compound and moved to a new house before the "Connect" officially began.
Bini[]
BINI's Debut Album, Born to Win.
- In 2020, Gwen was announced as one of the 8 members of the P-Pop idol girl group BINI. The name of the new P-Pop girl group was taken from the Tagalog honorific term Binibini (eng. Lady or Miss) and meant to embody young and modern Filipinas. Gwen is the lead vocal and lead rapper of the group. She was introduced in the group alongside her Pinoy Big Brother: Otso - Batch 3 housemate, Sheena Catacutan. [1][2]
- On November 2020, Gwen and her fellow Bini members launched their pre-debut song, Da Coconut Nut, a P-Pop version of the Filipino novelty song with the same name.
- On December 4, 2020, Gwen and her fellow Bini members signed with ABS-CBN's talent agency Star Magic, and record label Star Music. [3]
- On June 4, 2021, BINI officially debuted and released their debut single Born to Win. [4]
- On October 14, 2021, Bini launched their 12-track debut album Born to Win, including four different versions of their debut single "Born to Win" in Thai, Indonesian, Japanese, and Spanish languages. [5]
Gwen in Bini's Born to Win Music Video
Gwen in Bini's Golden Arrow Music Video
Gwen in the Star Magic Prom 2023
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ BINI Members Profile (in English). KProfiles (6 November 2020).
- ↑ Make way for BINI — the rookie girl group you should listen to right now (in English). PUSH (8 November 2020).
- ↑ Meet the new faces of Star Magic — and P-pop (in English). ABS-CBN News (4 December 2021).
- ↑ BINI claim their place in P-pop with debut single, 'BORN TO WIN' – listen (in English). ABS-CBN News (4 June 2021).
- ↑ BINI is "Born to Win" in Chart-Topping Debut Album & Drops "Golden Arrow" Video (in English). MYX Global (14 October 2021).
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