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"Salamin, Salamin"
Single by Bini
from the EP Talaarawan
Language
  • Filipino
  • English
English titleMirror, Mirror
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024
GenreBubblegum pop
Length3:50
LabelStar Music
Songwriter(s)
  • John Michael Conchada
  • Paula Rose Alcasid
  • Paulo Miguel Rañeses
Producer(s)
  • Mat Olavides
  • Bojam
Bini singles chronology
"Pantropiko"
(2023) 		"Salamin, Salamin"
(2024) 		"Cherry on Top"
(2024)
Music video
"Salamin, Salamin" on YouTube

"Salamin, Salamin" (lit. 'Mirror, Mirror') is a song recorded by Filipino girl group Bini. It was released as the third single of their debut extended play (EP) Talaarawan on March 8, 2024.

Background and release

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After promoting "Karera" and the sleeper hit "Pantropiko" as pre-release singles for their upcoming EP, Bini dropped Talaarawan together with its lead single "Salamin, Salamin" on March 8, 2024, International Women's Day, to align with the group's advocacy on women empowerment.[1] An accompanying music video was posted on YouTube on the same day; it garnered over one million views by March 27, within nearly three weeks of its release.[2]

Composition

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"Salamin, Salamin" has been described as a bubblegum pop song that "perfectly captured the butterflies you get when gushing over a crush".[3] The track was produced by Mat Olavides and Bojam and composed by John Michael Conchada, Paula Rose Alcasid, and Paulo Miguel Rañeses.[4]

Reception

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"Salamin, Salamin" has been regarded in a review on Rappler as reminiscent of the upbeat charm and nostalgic themes espoused in Talaarawan's preceding single, "Pantropiko".[5] The phrase "eyyy", which was included in the song's lyrics, also became popular in Filipino parlance and became associated with Bini member Sheena.[6]

A few months after the song was released, a Christian content creator claimed that "Salamin Salamin" was a witchcraft song. The creator's post linked the song's lyrics to a book titled "Mirror Magic (Scrying, Spells, Curses and Other Witch Crafts)" by Viivi James, among other things. The Bini members firmly denied the claims, calling them "funny" and "fake news".[7][8]

Commercial performance

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Coupled with the viral success of Bini's previous single "Pantropiko" on TikTok,[9] "Salamin, Salamin" and Talaarawan led the girl group to become Spotify's highest-streamed OPM female artist, as well as the Filipino P-pop group with the most monthly listeners on the platform.[10][11]

"Salamin, Salamin" entered the Billboard Philippines Songs chart at number 10 on the issue of April 20, 2024.[12] This, along with "Pantropiko" reaching a new peak of number five,[13] made Bini both the first P-pop group to have multiple entries on the chart[14] and the first P-pop group to have entries within the top 10.[15] Three months after its release, "Salamin, Salamin" peaked at the top of the chart on the issue of June 8, dethroning the previous week's chart-topper "Pantropiko" and scoring the girl group their second Billboard number one hit.[16][17]

In December, "Salamin Salamin" was recognized as the Top 1 music video of 2024 on YouTube in the Philippines, while its lyrics video landed in eighth place.[18] It was also listed by Google as its seventh most searched song in the Philippines that same year.[19]

Adaptations

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A remake of the song performed by Bini was used in an advertisement for the online shopping app Shopee, coinciding with the group's official endorsement of the brand.[20] A parody of the song, titled "Salarin, Salarin" (Culprit, Culprit), was released on the comedy show Bubble Gang on September 29, 2024.[21]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2024) Peak
position
Philippines (Billboard)[16] 1
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[22] 2
Philippines (Top Philippine Songs)[23] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2024) Peak

position

Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[24] 4
Philippines (Top Philippine Songs)[25] 4

Accolades

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Awards and nominations received by Bini
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Myx Music Awards 2024 Pop Video of the Year Won [26]
P-pop Awards 2024 Song of the Year Pending [27]
Music Video of the Year Pending
Production Design in a Music Video Pending

References

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  1. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (March 29, 2024). "BINI wants to help women realize their worth through music". Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "BINI's 'Salamin, Salamin' MV garners over 1 million views". RepublicAsia. March 27, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cool jams from ABS-CBN Music to turn up your summer". ABS-CBN Newsroom. March 27, 2024. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Salamin, Salamin". Apple Music. March 8, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Geronimo, Mika (March 9, 2024). "More than P-pop idols, BINI is the Gen Z role model for modern Filipinas". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Uson, Melanie (July 23, 2024). "What's up with 'Eyyy ka muna eyyy'?: The origin and meaning behind the catchphrase". Philstar Life. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Guiao, Micah Avry (May 28, 2024). "BINI speaks up on 'witchcraft' allegations: 'Natatawa na lang po kami'". Spot.ph. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024.
  8. ^ Mallorca, Hannah (May 28, 2024). "BINI's "Salamin, Salamin" Dubbed A Witchcraft Anthem by Local Ministry". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Angelo (April 21, 2024). "Summer of 'Pantropiko': The BINI craze continues". Rappler. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Go, Mayks (April 2, 2024). "BINI Have Become The Most Streamed OPM Female Artist On Spotify For The First Time". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Saulog, Gabriel (March 19, 2024). "BINI Achieves Milestone of Becoming Filipino Pop Group With Most Monthly Listeners". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "Philippines Songs (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Philippines Songs (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  14. ^ @PhilippineSongs (April 16, 2024). "BINI (@BINI_ph) becomes the first P-pop group in history to chart multiple entries in Billboard Philippines Songs. 🇵🇭🌸" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @PhilippineSongs (April 16, 2024). "With "Pantropiko" (#5) rising and "Salamin, Salamin" (#10) debuting this week, BINI (@BINI_ph) becomes the first P-pop group EVER to enter the top 10 of Billboard Philippines Songs. 🇵🇭🏝️🪞" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ a b "Philippines Songs (Week of June 8, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Go, Mayks (June 5, 2024). "BINI Top Billboard's Philippines Songs Chart A Second Time With "Salamin, Salamin"". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  18. ^ Gonzales, Gelo (December 5, 2024). "YouTube's trending videos of 2024: Content creator Esnyr, BINI on top". Rappler. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "'Heat wave' rules Google PH's trending searches in 2024; BINI, Carlos Yulo are top personalities". GMA News. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  20. ^ Shopee Philippines (May 30, 2024). Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Mid-Year Sale na ngayong June 1 - July 8!. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Acar, Aedrianne (September 29, 2024). "'Salarin, Salarin' parody song gets big thumbs-up from fans, netizens on social media". GMA Network. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  22. ^ "Philippines Hot 100 (Week of July 2, 2024)". Billboard Philippines. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  23. ^ "Top Philippine Songs (Week of July 6, 2024)". Billboard Philippines. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  24. ^ Gomez, Aldren (December 16, 2024). "Philippines Hot 100 - Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  25. ^ Gomez, Aldren (December 16, 2024). "Top Philippine Songs - Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  26. ^ Acebuche, Yoniel (November 21, 2024). "List: Winners of MYX Music Awards 2024". Philstar Life. The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  27. ^ "PPOP Music Awards 2024: Here's the list of official nominees". GMA News. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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