BINI Jhoanna shared that she has always looked up to Kathryn Bernardo as an artist. Aspiring to become an actress herself, Jhoanna remarked that the Hello, Love, Again star has been a big inspiration to her.

“Malaking inspiration ko talaga si ate Kathryn ever since. Lahat lang ng gawin niya, parang sobrang inspirational for me. Nai-inspire talaga ako, lahat – family, work ethics niya,” she said in an interview with Bernadette Sembrano for her YouTube vlog.

She went on: “Sobrang close po kasi niya sa family niya… And ‘yung pagka-humble niya, grabe as in for me, perfect siya.”

The BINI member was all praises for the acting skills of Kathryn.

“Hindi siya nawawala sa spotlight kasi naging fan ako ever since Growing Up (2011 TV series), anong year pa ‘yun, and hindi siya nawawala [sa spotlight] tapos grabe lang ‘yung acting skills niya,” she stated.

Jhoanna recently took part in the Tabing Ilog: The Musical. Paying tribute to her favorite actress, the BINI member revealed that she delivered the dialogues of Kathryn from the film Barcelona for her audition in the musical.

In the same interview, Jhoanna discussed how her leadership skills were honed in school, preparing her for her role as the leader of BINI.

“Lagi po ako nilang binoboto as president or vice president ng [classroom],” she recounted.

Because she was accelerated in school, Jhoanna recalled that most of her classmates were also older than her.

“Sa school, ‘yung mga kaklase ko, two years older than me. Every year, ganun. Nag-start ako 4, 5 mag-aral tapos nag-skip ako ng one year, na-accelerate ako, kaya ayun mas older than me ‘yung mga kasama ko kaya siguro dun din ako nag-mature,” she stated.

BINI has achieved various milestones this year, including their three-day sold-out shows at the Big Dome for their Grand BINIverse concert.

The Nation’s Girl Group also received the Voices of Asia Award at the Billboard Korea’s “Billboard K Power 100”, which honors their “groundbreaking contributions to Filipino music and their unwavering championing of P-pop on the global stage.”