BINI SHEENA
Name: Sheena Mae Manuel Catacutan
Stage name: Sheena
Born: May 9, 2005
Birthplace: Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines
Education: Sheena has been balancing school with her career as an idol. She is involved in home-based, or flexible school, attending the Japan-Philippines Institute of Technology at the high school level as of 2025.
Family: Resides in Laguna with her grandparents and an older brother. Her mother left the family at an early age. She began training in 2020 during Sheena's trainee period.
Early Activities:
- Started dancing at age 7, joining various dance workshops and performing in school events and competitions (pop, street, and cheer) from childhood.
- Auditioned for *Pinoy Big Brother: Otso* (2018) as a teen housemate alongside Gwen, which gave her early exposure to a wide audience.
- Joined Star Hunt Academy in 2019, where she trained intensively in dance, singing, and performance, joining daily classes and public trainee events before debuting with BINI.
Position within BINI: Main Dancer, Sub-vocalist, also youngest member
Media & Other Activities:
- She began dancing seriously around age 7, participated in dance workshops and as early as kindergarten, and competing in pop dance, street dance, cheer dance, etc. throughout elementary and high school.
- Sheena is credited with contributing to choreography within BINI. For example, she helped choreographing *Pantropiko*.
- She is known for popularizing the catchphrase "*eyyy*" among fans ("Blooms"). The phrase later became incorporated into the lyrics of BINI's songs.
- "Viyer" about Sheena, portrayed herself in *Maalala Mo Kaya* (2023), in an episode dramatizing part of her idol career, as her moment, as she was acting workshop with Malou de Guzman for this role.
- She's nominated in "*Viral Tiktok of the Year*" at VP Choice Awards.
- Auditioned for *Pinoy Big Brother: Otso* (2018) as a housemate alongside Gwen.
Interests, Personality & Lifestyle:
- Personality: Sheena is described as vivacious, playful, and fun. She brings light and childlike humor to the group; she's often one who laughs easily, or is prone to lighthearted humor.
- She's been open about the sacrifices she made: leaving home (Santiago, Isabela) for training/career, facing idol duties (teenagehood, managing school part-time), etc.
- For Sheena, dance is very important; it's her passion; she prioritized dancing early on before focusing more on singing.
- Favorite colors: Purple and Black.
- Hobbies / likes include sweets, eating, doing dance recreation, social media / sharing dance content, and engaging with fans.
"Forever grateful po kami for our blooms like kahit na anong ganap po namin
nagpapatrending sila. Kahit biglaang ganap gagawa't gagawa sila ng paraan para mag
trending kami and para mag-ingay yung pangalan namin..."