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[Picture] Dara is so random on Me2day!

I think many of you know that 2NE1's Sandara Park is also known as the Me2day queen among fans.

She updated her Me2day again on 30th March with another new photo.She edited her photo and placed it up on the "City Information Board" as you can see in the photo.

Besides, she also left a message there saying "See Who Is Atmospheric",although i do not really know what she means,but her pose and expressions in this photo is a bit fierce.

Yet another random post from Sandara Park!!
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[news] Thunder needs Dara's approval before dating?


'Sandara Park's younger brother' Thunder, fans 'get upset' at a date picture with regular person

The picture of MBLAQ member and Sandara Park's younger brother Thunder having a date with non-celeb woman was revealed. These pictures are cable channel Mnet 'Mnet Scandals' filming pictures. The pictures of holding a gorgeous beauty's hand and waking, taking a selca picture together, picture of having a fun at a date with a girl in amusement park is causing a jealousy from female fans. Especially because some fans are showing the responses of "Is he meeting her after getting an approval from (Dara) noona?" "Even if it's work, he can't date without an approval from Sandara Park, these comments are getting an attention. They are saying that if that woman is dating Thunder after getting an approval from 2NE1 Sandara Park who is Thunder's noona. Some fans are comforting the jealous fans by saying "Since his noona is Sandara Park, he wouldn't pay an attention to other woman" and "So it's okay." On the other hand, at this broadcast, Thunder said "When I have a girlfriend, I wanted to walk together nicely at the road by holding a hand. I didn't have a chance to do it after a debut, therefore I regretted it, so it's nice." and introduced her to other MBLAQ members.
'Mnet Scandals' will be broadcasted at 24th 11 p.m..

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[news] Sandara Park 12 Part 'Star Diary' Part 12- “I want to be 20 years old”


Sandara Park, who felt like their first debut stage was not enough, is unable to forget their performance on Music Core last month on the 20th.

"I made tons of mistakes during our first performance. It seems like that experience became an advantage. Since I was really excited on Show Music Core, I was running all over the place. The audience had fun with us as well. It was the best feeling ever."


Although 2NE1 has been on several music programs, their return to Show Music Core was a bit late. They made their first appearance on Show Music Core after their debut 9 months previously, and were able to properly display their true skills.

Sandara Park stated "Even thinking about that performance makes my heart beat faster."

Sandara Park, who possesses a girl-like sensitivity to her, especially likes rehearsal stages. She said that she likes it the best when she sees other artists listening to their song and enjoying themselves. Sandara Park was extremely passionate when she talked about music.

"We have rehearsals for music programs. When we're rehearsing on stage, I hope that other artists will enjoy the music together with us. I also really like it when female fans like us."

Sandara Park believes she will be fighting a new battle this year. Not only in terms of music, but various other talents and revealed she wanted to do acting as well.

"Sometimes I wish I could appear in dramas too. I really liked being in drama "The Return of Iljimae". I want to try roles in various genres. I want to try something like Han Yeseul's role in SBS 'Fantasy Couple' too. She's a really interesting character. (Laughs)"

Sandara Park, who puts her 100% effort in all of her endeavours, feels that acting is a new challenge to her.

"I also want to try the role of an innocent, pitiful girl too. A character who, although is suffering from a typical disease and their life has been shortened, they are still living each day bravely. I did something similar in Gummy's music video, but it's a bit different from the lines in a drama."



If Sandara Park were to start acting again, who would be her opposing character?

At the time of Gummy's music video, she was matched with Big Bang's TOP, she was paired with Jeong Ilwoo in the drama "The Return of Iljimae", and she also acted with Lee Minho in a CF. She even did a kiss scene with Lee Minho.


"I've had a lot of experience working with celebrities who were born in 1987. I don't know if it was fate or not. (Laughs) I want to act with Top, Jung Ilwoo and Lee Minho again. At that time, I could barely speak properly with them, but if I were to meet with them again, I think we would become close."

When speaking about Sandara Park the other day, Lee Minho who was filmed in the kiss scene, said that he was unable to become close to her because he was too shy, and that he was unable to get close to the celebrities that he has worked with.

"Lee Minho-sshi? I saw an interview where Lee Minho-sshi talked about me too. Truthfully, when I saw the interview I felt a bit guilty. I have a slightly shy personality. So I feel sad about it too."

27 year old Sandara Park wants to be 20 years old. Since there is still too many things she wants to do, and things she has to do, she expressed her greed that she wants to be young again.


translated by GEE @ ygladies.com
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[NEWS] Sandara Park ‘Star Diary’ Part 11: “Why don’t they call me?”

Spring has come, the season that makes the hearts of many girls flutter. As the spring wind blows softly, Sandara’s heart also flutters.

Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Shim-Cong from the Korean Cinderella story all met their Princes on a white horse but why haven’t I~.”

The 27 year old Sandara Park dreams of love. As she tells [me] that she sincerely wants to go out with someone with her wide opened round eyes, I became curious about the kind of prince she dreams of.

“Hm… Won Bin and Kang Dong Won? (haha) I’m kind of sad that Won Bin is not so active these days. He was really cool in the drama “Kkok-ji”. I am into tough, young boys and in ”Kkok-ji” Won Bin was exactly that.”

Sandara Park, who is still lost in the dream of finding love, has discovered that in love, she is a fool. And on top of that, Sandara Park isn’t very good at speaking in front of men.

I don’t have much ae-gyo (cute act) and can’t talk easily to men. Men say a few words to me and then they leave because my response is kind of awkward for them. The members who have seen this tell me ‘You will never get a boyfriend unless you change that about you’.

‘The fool Dara’ Sandara Park has had only one experience in the field of love. She had a boyfriend whom she dated for about one year but they kind of grew apart. After that, and for a long time, she has been ’single’. She expressed her impatience [for finding a boyfriend] without hesitation.

When I become close to someone, my personality becomes bright. In 2NE1, I am in charge of being ‘frivolous’. It’s a bit hard to get to know me but once you know me, I am ‘frivolous’ Sandara.

Sandara Park says that she doesn’t think she’s very popular, but in reality, she is the dream girl for many Korean boys. The number of male celebrities who pick Sandara Park is not small either.

“I think there are a few people who pick me as their ideal girl. I saw it on air too. But how come none of them ever contact me? I thought ‘why don’t they contact me’. I don’t think I’m very popular. There is no one around me that pays attention to me, but I’m with my managers all the time. It’s a bit saddening.”

For Sandara ‘fool Dara’ Park, Yang Hyun-Suk has even changed the contract agreement. But Sandara Park still feels a bit sad.

“Mr. YG has shortened the no-boyfriend clause in the contract from 5 to 3 years. But I don’t think it will do anything. Three years from now, I’ll be in my 30s. Work is important. [But] I am confident that I can be in love and do well in work at the same time.”

When she was younger, Sandara Park dreamed of being married at the age of 22. She wanted to wear a wedding dress when she was at her prettiest and best stage.

“I don’t want it to be after 30. But I think it will have to due to the contract. It makes me sad. There aren’t a lot of opportunities either..”

Source: asiae
Translated by lovesong@ygsecret21.com

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[News] 2ne1 Dara Wants To Change Her Nickname?!

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2NE1 Sandara Park has asked fans to think of a new nickname for her.

Sandara Park wrote on her me2day page on 22nd March with a photo of herself attached, “Wassup!?ㅋI’ve been thinking about this together with those around me..ㅋIt is about the nickname DalOng! Isn’t it time to change it now? Because I wish toㅋDalOng DalOng it’s a cute nickname but it’s a little weird to keep calling it for no reason ㅋBody wise and heart wiseㅋㅋㅋI also want a short, cute and healthy nickname like baby Rin, Poppin MingJi and YoungChoon~!Kyak”

Fans have started giving Sandara Park the nickname of DalOng formed by joining ‘Dara’ and ‘Ong’ together. Netizens have been engaging in heated discussion after this to come up with new nicknames for Sandara like ‘SsanCho (short for Ssandara elementary school kid)’, ‘Dal-Rabbit’, ‘Da Roongie’, ‘Queen Dara’, ‘Dal Tokie’ leaving over 100 over replies to the post.

Sandara Park then replied “Ssan-Rabbit is cute.. I wanted to raise some and feed them.. A new chipmunk nickname is cute too I can then always have fun saying it ㅋ Is there any other good nicknames? Let’s pick a new nickname~! Ah come on! ^.^”

Source: Newsen
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[news] Sandara Park 12 Part 'Star Diary' Part 9- “What the 2NE1 members do while at their apartment..”


2NE1's mix and matched framework is not much different from on stage. What kind of image do these girls have outside of their dazzling performances?

While it may seem like they like going to clubs and living a free lifestyle, the truth is that Sandara Park's hobby is doing the laundry and Park Bom enjoys cooking.

"When we don't have practice, we mostly spend our time at the apartment. It's not that we're not allowed to go out, it's just that we don't really have anywhere to go. What do our members do at home? Minji is singing 24/7. As for me, I keep on doing the laundry."

Recently, Sandara Park learned how to use the washing machine from CL. Since she was a celebrity starting from when she was young, Sandara almost didn't know how to do any housework. After learning how to do the laundry for the first time, she became really into it.

"The truth is, I can't cook very well. When it's dinner time, Minji cooks stew and CL makes ham and eggs. Me? I set the table.(Laughs) Park Bom can make really good cookies. But one summer, she made cookies and it was so hot I thought I died. Ah. Cleaning? We each clean our own room."



Through the four of them living together, it seems that their roles have really been divided well. So well that they seem to even be able to match their breathing on stage.

One of the things at the centre of 2NE1's personal life is that age is just a number. Essentially, the role of 'unni's and 'dongsaeng's have reversed. Gong Minji tells Sandara Park often that she's cute.

"My dongsaengs tell me that I'm cute. It's been reversed right? Honestly speaking, the four of us (CL, Sandara Park, Gong Minji, Park Bom) have quite a lot of energy. But we're pretty sensitive. So whether we're tired or happy, we're always relying on each other. When we're just amongst each other, everyone does aegyo a lot. Although I don't know if you'd believe it. (Haha)"


2NE1 are music bugs. They haven't experienced much outside of music. When asking her 'Have you ever ran away', she said they didn't. Then we asked 'What is the thing that you want to do the most?' and she replied 'We want to go to Lotte World.'

A while ago, Sandara Park took a vacation in Japan. She said that the most memorable part of it was going to Disney Land with the other members. She expressed her feelings about how it was an unforgettable memory, being able to play freely and enjoy themselves after so long. Not only that but the fact that both Koreans and Japanese people could recognize 2NE1, she felt thankful.

"Our members don't really like going to clubs. We all really want to go to Lotte World. We said that we'd go while wearing masks, but we still haven't gone. We should go before it gets too hot.."

Although Sandara Park has been pretty calm during the interviews, when she talks bout her life with the other members, she looks the happiest.

translated by GEE @ ygladies.com
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[news] Sandara Park 12 Part 'Star Diary' Part 8- “I wanna live the university life




Until the stage becomes a playground.

Though she had been looking forward to it for so long, Sandara says she was transfixed with the pressure and anxiety on her first performance.
Because she’d never even considered becoming anything other than a singer, Sandara felt so much pressure thinking it was her one chance to make a good first impression on the public, and show how much effort she’d put in.

”Our first performance was on SBS ‘Inkigayo’. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was so nervous, you see. We were getting ready until 3 in the morning at the hair salon and we didn’t get any sleep. I think it was too much. Over a thousand fans came too.”

Sandara was so nervous during her first performance that she made a mistake. She could have let it go since she’s a rookie and all, but she and the other 2NE1 members were very disappointed at their own performance.

”To be honest, we were criticised a lot after our first broadcast. We were inexperienced and didn’t even know how to use the mic properly. I wasn’t able to convey my voice to the audience. I practised with President Yang day and night for a week. I think I practised even harder than before our debut.”

Afterwards, it was a much smoother journey for 2NE1. Sandara gained popularity by the day. People started following her hairstyle and it became a ‘fashion icon’. Recently on the nation’s favourite variety show ‘1 Night 2 Days’, Kim C made many laugh by transforming into Santina Kim, copying Sandara’s fashion and so-called palm tree hair style.

”I usually discuss my hairstyles with our stylist. Our stylist suggested the palm tree hair so I tried it. I didn’t think hair would be able to stand up like that, but it did. I loved it! So I performed on stage with that hair in ‘Lollipop’ and ‘Fire’.”



In the first year of their debut, 2NE1 swept the awards in four different categories at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA): Best Song of the Year, Music Portal Mnet Award, Best Female Rookie, Music Video Award etc.

Hundreds of singers debut each year, but every single one of them has to practise hard for it. It’s now the era where if a management agency announces they’re taking auditions for singers, thousands of people try out. Trainees are the one in several hundreds of singer-wannabes to make it through, so not a single one of them lacks passion aor talent.

One reason Sandara and 2NE1 were able to do so well in their first year was that the mistakes they made on their first performance helped them grow. Everyone has stage fright to some degree. Seeing that even Yoo Jae Seok, ‘The Nation’s MC’ says he’s nervous in front of the camera, being a celebrity is no exception.
But the plucky idol Sandara chose to accept her mistakes and try harder to enjoy her time on stage.

When she wanted to become a singer as a child, it wasn’t because she wanted to earn money and become popular. It was simply because she liked singing, and music itself.

After a while, Sandara finally found herself enjoying the stage. Rather than thinking of it as showing the results of her hard work to her fans, she thought of it as more of a place she can sing her heart out. The stage was becoming 2NE1’s playground.

”We still have a long way to go. I want to ‘play’ with the audience for the rest of my life. If I play and play, over and over again I’m bound to get better, right?”

Now that she doesn’t feel any pressure towards her performances and her fans are starting to accept her as a singer, Sandara is preparing herself for another challenge. She entered the entertainment industry at an early age in the Philippines so she hasn’t been to university.

”I really wanna go to university. I had a chance once but I don’t think it was really the right time. If I get to go to university, I would like study something outside of the entertainment industry. I want to study business. And experience campus life.”


Translation Credits: sjay.x @ YGLadies.com
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[Picture] Sandara celebrated White Day with...?

2NE1's Sandara Park is not lonely on White Day!

Many of you must be wondering who is she with all the time today,don't get jealous yet,the person she has fun together with is none other than her brother ,Thunder of MBLAQ!

Sandara mentioned that Thunder was so happy to see her eating so much.Cute siblings,agree??
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[Picture] Sandara publicized sleeping photo!

Sandara Park of 2NE1 publicized her sleeping photo taken on backstage last month and the photo cause some uproar from netizens!

Sandara left some messages on her Me2day,"Princess is sleeping backstage,what do i need the most?Wake me up please"...

Fans left some positive responses too after seeing the photos!

Credits Kacey @ Daily K Pop News
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[NEWS] Sandara Park 12 Part ‘Star Diary’ Part 5 – “When I first entered YG, ‘Dara, how about being an actress?”


”Dara, I don’t think you really fit the YG image. How about becoming an actress?”

To Sandara who had even given up her popularity in the Philippines to become a singer, these words came to her as a huge shock. Working with Yang Hyun Seok had seemed like a dream come true for Sandara as she had liked Seo Taiji & Boys and copied their dances and songs from a young age. Sandara got on her plane excited about fulfilling her dream as a singer in Korea, and that under her childhood hero too.

”I was really shocked at President Yang’s words. He was right though. In the Philippines I had a teenager image, and I lacked skill as well as being ignorant about black music. But even so I never even imagined that he’d tell me to become an actress instead. It felt like the hardships had come.”
Back in 2007 when Sandara signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment, the singers of YG who were active at the time included highly skilled artists like Se7en, Wheesung, Gummy and Lexy. There were also countless trainees in YG looking to follow their dreams as a singer. It caused some controversy when it was reported that YG was signing Sandara.

”I think people made the judgement that I didn’t suit YG after seeing my image in the Philippines on KBS’ ‘Human Theatre’.”

Eventually, Sandara officially started off her activities as an actress. She appeared in the music video of Gummy’s ‘I’m Sorry’ with T.O.P, member of the group Big Bang. Sandara looked a little bashful as she recollected her memories from filming the music video.

”TOP is quite shy around strangers, and I’m not exactly social either so we hardly talked at the studio. My conversations with TOP consisted of only three phrases: ‘Hello. Goodbye. Good work.’ To tell the truth, we’re still awkward. (laughs)” 

Her first proper step into the Korean entertainment industry was with the MBC drama ‘The Return of Iljimae’. Her role in ‘The Return of Iljimae’ was the ninja, Lee. Sandara showed an elegant charm and performed fierce action scenes.

”I filmed ‘The Return of Iljimae’ for about a week. The director and all the staff were all so nice to me. I swear they treated me better than they did to Iljimae (Jung Ilwoo) himself. (laughs) I tried really hard and it was a fun experience.”
Just as she began to enjoy being an actress, Sandara was hurt deeply and fell into a state of despair. She had been chosen for a drama, but while she was practicing her lines she was suddenly dropped from the part.
”I was chosen as the lead for a masterpiece. So I’d been practising my lines and making preparations and such. But I was suddenly told that I was being dropped. It was a huge shock, I cried my eyes out.”

But Yang Hyun Seok gave Sandara a golden opportunity during her time of sorrow and despair.


Source: ASIAE
Translated by sjay.x @ YGLadies
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[Picture] Sandara found some new mobile phone features!

Me2day queen Sandara Park updated her Me2day earlier today with a new photo.

She left a message on her Me2day saying that she has found some new functions of the phone,so she decided to decorate a photo taken by herself with some bling bling decorations.

She looks so adorable in that picture!
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[NEWS] Sandara Park (4) “The truth about the sexy photoshoot controversy..."!


After initially becoming famous with ‘Star Circle Quest’, Sandara Park began to speed through the highway that was the Filipino entertainment industry. She was even confirmed to appear on 4 programs a week! And as the number of her TV appearances increased, she gained more and more popularity. But some of the unique customs of Filipino broadcasts were difficult to understand for Koreans.

"In order to be a TV star in the Philippines, you had to be active as a couple with a star of the opposite sex who was chosen for you by the broadcast companies. And most Filipino celebrities considered hiatuses deadly to a star’s career."

Like you have to follow Roman rules when visiting Rome, Sandara faithfully followed the rules of the Filipino celebrity industry.

"To tell the truth, even during ‘Star Circle Quest’, I held on even when things got hard, thinking 'I'll be able to relax after this'. But as soon as ‘Star Circle Quest’ ended, I was put into four different programs. Sigh~ I didn’t get a day off for a whole year. I even had to sleep in the car. But I must have a lot of stamina. I was hardly ever sick. (Laughs)."

Sandara Park, who has a huge amount of stamina despite her frail girlish looks, was able to make it through her endless schedule with her optimistic personality. When we saw Sandara smile brightly as she talked about how she made a lot of memories while running around the broadcasts stations to follow her hectic schedule after her debut, we could feel the love and affection she feels towards the Filipinos.

The person that the Filipino broadcast company chose for Sandara to be paired up with for her ‘love team’ was Hero Angeles, winner of ‘Star Circle Quest’. Next to Sandara always stood Hero Angeles.

"I did most broadcasts with Hero. In dramas, movies and CFs etc, Hero was always the counterpart to my role."

Though she did form a ‘love team’ with Hero thinking it was all part of the custom, it caused an uncomfortable situation for Sandara because of her honest personality. She dropped a bombshell when she said on one Filipino TV show that 'Hero isn’t my type'. On Korean variety shows remarks like this would’ve been considered nothing more than humorous material, but it was different for the Filipinos.

"All our fans at the time cried. I think I didn’t understand enough about the whole ‘make-believe couple’ concept."


It became a chance for her to see for herself how deep the roots of Filipino customs really were in their fans. Another questionable custom for Koreans is sexy photo shoots. At the time, such photo shoots were considered necessary as part of the process of child actresses maturing into adult actresses.

Sandara also received an offer for a photo shoot. She accepted as it was the suggestion of one of her seniors who worked for a broadcast company that also ran a magazine. She believed it when she was told she would just have to wear a skirt and a top. 'UNO', the magazine that offered Sandara her photo shoot was actually a prestigious male magazine.

"I’m on the petite side so I was called a 'primary school kid' in the Philippines a lot. I accepted the photo shoot offer because I wanted to show a different side of me."

But when she arrived at the scene, they demanded a bikini shoot. Though she was hesitant, Sandara had been working without a manager and lacked the experience to amend the situation, especially when all the preparations had been made. It was just one result of a just-matured young lady working in the entertainment industry without a manager.
But the photo shoot that passed by without any problems in the Philippines was made a big deal back in Korea. It was revealed too late in Korea last April and started up the 'Sandara Park sexy photo shoot' controversy.

The pictorial showed Sandara Park in the Philippines in 2006 wearing heavy make up, a black corset and bikini etc. for 'UNO'. Some people said cruel things like 'Sandara must've really needed the money'. They do say that the most unexpected crises hurt the most. Sandara had remained calm talking about herself until now, but she showed sorrow and regret while recollecting these events.

"I was really upset when people said things like 'She did it because she needed money'. I was just trying to follow their customs, they didn’t even tell me I had to do the shoot."

It made her even sadder to see her family in pain because of her.

"My parents were really shocked. I'd never regretted becoming a celebrity. I'd never even felt sad or angry that I had to give up my privacy. But when I saw my family watch as the public made assumptions and misjudged me, I felt regretful. It was really hard for me."

Source: AsianE
Translated by: sjay.x @ YGLadies.com
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[NEWS] Kim C apologizes to Sandara Park!

Kim C apologised to 2NE1's Sandara Park as he impersonated Dara in the last episode of 1 Night 2 Days!

The cast of 1N2D transformed into 2NE1 last week with the performance of "Fire".Too bad i can't find the video on Youtube,if not this will be another video that will crack you up!

Kim C was glad that he got to know the girls through this experience without realising that 2NE1 already debuted for a year!
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[NEWS] 2NE1’s Dara, “They made us eat stuff like mice, lizards, chicken heads..”!


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Sandara Park first entered the entertainment industry in a foreign country, and is the prime example of a Korean returning to Korea to debut in their motherland.

In the time between 2003 when Sandara Park became famous in the Philippines, and her return to Korea, she gained a huge amount of popularity. They say it was to the point that if you didn’t know Sandara Park, you weren’t a native Filipino.

When she returned after being active in the Philippines, Korean fans gave her the nickname of ‘the BoA of the Philippines’.
”Becoming a celebrity in the Philippines was a coincidence. One day my friend suggested I try audition for the Filipino TV station ABS-CBN’s ‘Star Circle Quest’. I decided to try thinking it would be a good experience for me, and the results turned out unexpectedly good.”

‘Star Circle Quest’ is the Filipino equivalent of FOX’s ‘American Idol’ in the U.S.A and MNet’s ‘Super Star K’ of Korea, and was a very popular programme in the Philippines at the time, in 2004.

Although immigrating to the Philippines made her silent after being trapped by the obstacles of culture and language barriers, Sandara never gave up on her dream of becoming a celebrity. Her parents reassured her with promises that once she graduated high school, they’d send her back to Korea again. ‘Star Circle Quest’ was a chance that approached the young Sandara who was counting down the days til her high school graduation.

”I couldn’t speak Tagalog at all at the time. I was the first Korean to audition. I didn’t know anything so everything I did seemed clumsy and awkward. It must’ve seemed like a fresh new image to them at the time. I think I was lucky.”
Sandara auditioned in November of 2003 and started filming in April of 2004. Because the programme was popular enough to be broadcasted 6 days a week from Monday to Saturday, more and more people became aware of her.

”Filipinos and Korean expect different things from their artists. The people in the Philippines wanted an all-round entertainer who could sing, act, MC etc. I totally understand how the people on ‘Superstar K’ felt. I experienced for myself how ruthless survival is.”

Though she may only have started it thinking it would be a good experience for her, Sandara tried her best. Even when they put auditionees through ‘fear courses’ for them to build courage to help them act better for horror genres, Sandara did not back down. But some of the fear courses were just too extreme for a young schoolgirl.

“They made us eat stuff like cooked mice and lizards, and go into a house that was apparently actually haunted. They made us do so many awful things like cutting off chickens’ heads. I admit I didn’t eat the mice.”
The contestants’ fearful experiences were all directly broadcasted to be seen by people at home. Though Sandara couldn’t do a few of the terrible missions, she refused to give up her dream of becoming a celebrity.

When I cried because I was so scared, the production crew just made me do things that were even harder knowing I wouldn’t be able to do them. What I remember the most was making our own chicken meal. Starting with beheading a chicken in a forest, we had to do absolutely everything ourselves. It was so hard for me.”

But despite her frail looks, Sandara stayed strong. Even through repeated experiences that would’ve been difficult for a schoolgirl to endure, not once did Sandara let her parents see her cry.

I felt like quitting so many times a day. I cried a lot during filming too. I felt like I was the only one in the world. I think it was worse because I didn’t know anything or anyone. I kept holding on though, I didn’t want to make my parents feel hurt because of my own dreams.”

This truthful side of Sandara captured the hearts of the Filipinos. In the last voting when the final 5 were being decided, she received approximately 500,000 votes via text. This was a new record for any female contestant that had ever been on the show. But in the ‘Grand Finals’, Sandara came in second.

”I was actually really happy when I didn’t win. I did try my best but even so, I lacked talent and skill. When they were about to call out the winner I was shouting in my head ‘Not me, not me!’. There would’ve been a lot of pressure, you see. When they didn’t call my name I was so happy that I jumped around. Afterwards, I was complimented for being so genuinely happy for my colleague who had won. It was actually because I was so glad for myself. (laughs)”

The Filipino media introduced Sandara’s charms as being genuine. Most of the other previous contestants ‘Star Circle Quest’ were usually signed to an agency, but Sandara was inexperienced when it came to TV broadcasts.

”On TV, I just said anything that came to mind. The reporters really liked me cos I would drop a bombshell every now and again. I think I was truthful to my emotions too. I’d cry when I was sad and let it show when I was happy; I let my emotions show. I think they liked that I was truthful and innocent.”

Original Source
Translations credits: sjay.x @ YGLadies.com
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[Picture] Sandara Park is the housewives of 2NE1??


Me2day Queen Sandara Park updated her Me2day a second before she went to the vocal lesson.

She mentioned that she has been doing some laundry these days,it seems that she is proud to be the housewives of 2NE1!!

Many thanks to AACHAN for translating the Me2day!
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[News] Sandara Park 12 Part 'Star Diary' Part 2- “Back when I was a mute”

Sandara. A Korean name meaning ‘wise and intelligent’.
Originates from General Kim Yoo Shin’s childhood name. A singer, and part of 2NE1.

Since she was little, Sandara Park (26) particularly liked cassette players and microphones. The field she was most interested in was ‘fashion’. She liked dressing up as a child and often wore flared pants as was the trend, and finished off the look with a fashionable hat. It may have been that she was subconsciously preparing to become an artist in the future.
”My parents tell me that my favourite toy when I was little was a cassette player with a microphone attatched to it. I can’t really remember. (laughs) I knew after seeing a photo of myself. I remember liking clothes though. I’ve had an interest in clothes since I was little. I don’t even know why. It might have been that I had a fun time choosing and putting on different clothes.”

Sandara Park was born in Pusan and moved to Daegu in her third year of primary school. Sandara, who did a very good job as the eldest of looking after her siblings for her working parents, started filling in the ‘future dreams’ column of her student record as ‘Celebrity’ the second she heard [Seo Tae Ji’s] ‘I Know’.
”Seo Tai Ji & Boys debuted when I was in Year 2. Their music, outfits and dances made me dream of becoming a celebrity. Child actors on TV drove me too. At the time, watching kids my age acting on TV made me think ‘Man I wanna do that too’.”




In Year 4, her dreams were put to a halt. Sandara Park, her father who worked in the trade industry, and the rest of their family moved to the Philippines so she had no choice but to temporarily let go of her dreams.
”I cried every day cos I didn’t want to go. I whined that I didn’t want to go, that I would stay by myself. I ended up crying as I got on the plane.”

As much as she didn’t want to go, Sandara Park took a very long time adjusting to the Philippines. Philippines' unfamiliar culture as well as the language barrier made Sandara feel very timid. She talked less and less, and says she was afraid of meeting other people.
”There was no racism or anything. In fact, Filipinos quite like Koreans. It was just that I couldn’t understand what they were saying so I couldn’t keep up a conversation. I was stupid.”

Sandara, who had dreamed of becoming a celebrity finally learned the meaning of loneliness through her time in the Philippines. As time passed by, loneliness changed Sandara’s personality to gloomy and pessimistic. She cried a lot more. But looking back on it now, like the ground hardens after rainfall it became a precious time for her to learn to persevere, which was a huge help later when she had to endure her tough trainee days.
”To the native kids there, my pronunciation would’ve sounded awkward and weird. They started copying my accent and teasing me. It made me become even more withdrawn. Whenever I said I wanted to become a celebrity, they were sarcastic and cynical and said stuff like ‘How are you gonna become a celebrity when you can’t even speak properly?’ I was so shocked at the time, I didn’t say anything. I’ve heard from people that they thought I was a mute.”

But the young Sandara slowly stood up again. She self-studied for a year and worked on fixing her accent. As she got better and better at speaking the language, her sociophobia gradually disappeared too. As her original lively personality shone through again like sunlight through clouds, she starting overcoming the negative thoughts and made some friends.




Sandara Park's child profile
Nickname – Fashion Leader
Birthplace – Pusan
Blood Type – A
Favourite Colour – Red
Favourite Props – Microphone, Cassette tape
Favourite Singers – Seo Taiji & Boys, Lee Hyori
Future Dreams - Celebrity





Trans Credits: sjay.x @ YGL
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[NEWS] Sandara Park 12 Part ‘Star Diary’ Part 1- “Did I do something wrong?”



[Asia E Reporter Lim Hye Seon] It’s hard being an idol living in the ‘World of Variety’. This is because it’s hard to gain popularity just by being a good singer. To survive in the monstrous entertainment industry, one must be equally good at singing and dancing, AND be witty. They have to show laser-like charisma on stage, and are also expected to approach the viewers on variety shows by being frivolous and funny.

I realised something one day while watching TV. On some variety show’s ‘Girl Group Special’, all the famous female idol groups like Girls’ Generation, Kara and Brown Eyed Girls were there but 2NE1 was nowhere to be seen. Then I looked back and realised I’d never seen 2NE1 on any broadcasts except music shows.

It made me curious. What could their secret be? How does 2NE1, a girl group that doesn’t do ‘variety’, manage to walk their own path and still stand strong against all their competition?

So we open the diary of 2NE1’s Sandara Park, the self proclaimed ‘publicity gainer’ for the group. The single most famous example of a Korean artist debuting in Korea after being active in a foreign country’s entertainment industry, Sandara Park made her TV debut through “Human Theatre”, neither a music nor variety show. 4 years and 5 months after that, Sandara and her fellow 2NE1 members took the Korean music industry by storm.


When I met Sandara Park for the first time in their practice room, she was just as calm and collected as I’d expected. Her clean skin and looks that make her look so much younger than her age made me jealous as a fellow female. She approached me looking pure and unaccessorised.

Asia E News will sift through the course of Sandara Park’s life through 12 segments. From Sandara the ‘lady-like child’ through to Sandara the ‘overseas breakthrough artist”, we reveal Sandara Park’s thoughts and feelings through her ‘Star Diary’. And we also find out 2NE1’s secret to popularity.

”Did I make some mistake? Have I done something wrong? I’m pretty sure I haven’t…”

Sandara Park widened her already large eyes in surprise as I told her I was interviewing her for ‘Star Confession’.

”I thought you were making me confess to some huge mistake that I’d gone and made without even realising. When you said ‘Star Confession’ my heart started pounding, I was so confused. (laughs)”

As I held in my laughter at her naïveté, I said “You were that surprised? Let’s call it ‘Star Diary’ then.” and the smile on her face returned. So the follow up interview [to G-Dragon’s] ‘Star Confession’ has now become ‘Star Diary’.

“Sandara, while you tell me about yourself just think of it like you’re playing and have fun, okay?”

The Sandara Park on stage is exuberant. Her vivid features and refined individually as well as her freedom and pureness really make her stand out. The music she expresses is also like that. There are no unnecessary adornments but it’s still powerful and shows individuality.

Underneath the flashy outfits and thick eyeliner, Sandara shows a completely different face and charm off stage.

Her bare face and modest clothing showed no signs of pretence. She was honest but dignified. When she wasn’t being cute, Sandara Park’s words increased my trust in her and also caused much laughter.

”When I meet someone for the first time, I don’t really talk much. I’m quite shy. That’s why I find it difficult on variety shows. Especially ‘Family Outing’, making a single guest appearance was horrible. I felt it first hand.”

In the middle of November last year, Sandara Park appeared on SBS’s ‘I like Sundays- Family Outing’ along with the girl group After School[‘s UEE]. There was even a controversy about ‘unfair treatment’ as the show seem to centre more around UEE.

”I could tell after filming that people would focus more on UEE. I just stayed quiet all throughout filming, totally opposite to UEE who was being really cute. I didn’t say a word. I thought to myself ‘This isn’t the place for me’.”

This side of herself upset Sandara a bit, but she accepted that she couldn’t keep up with ‘variety’ and let it go.

”President Yang Hyun Seok and the members consoled me after watching ‘Family Outing’. Do you know what they said? President Yang said ‘Dara, it’s okay. It’s because you did so bad.’ and the members said ‘You were so cute, you looked so little just sitting there beside them. ..That is consolation right? (laughs)”


source: asiae.co.kr
translations by sjay.x @ YGL
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[Picture] Sandara is back with Palm Hair!!

Sandara Park of 2NE1 updated her Me2day on 18th with a recent photo with leader CL.

CL looks georgeous here,getting feminine nowadays.What grabbed my attention here is Sandara's Palm Hair.You must have seen this hairstlye when the girls debuted with "Fire" last year.

Palm hair has become a trademark for Dara,like Dara's Palm hair??
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[News] Rush of incoming proposals for drama and movie appearance, will Sandara Park debut as an actress?


There are much expectations that 2NE1 member Sandara Park will not only be promoting as a singer but will also be widening the scope to acting.

Sandara Park was preparing to be an actress before she joined 2NE1. But the production which she was originally planned to debut in did not happen and she joined 2NE1 and is now promoting as a singer. But with her outstanding appearances and popularity, there has been a endless stream of ‘lovecalls’ for her to appear in movies and dramas. Already, she has appeared for the 1st episode of 2009 MBC drama ‘The Return of IlJiMae’.

An official said, “Sandara Park had been an actress back when she was in the Philippines, she has also been studying up on acting, so the possibility for her appearing on the big screen is big. There are high chance that she will promote as a singer as well as an actress.”

The official also added, “Even though we have received many production proposals, we have not decided on anything yet. If there is a good opportunity, we not definitely not turn it down.”

S:Newsen
Credit:
Kbites
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[News] Will Sandara Park Debut As An Actress?

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There are much expectations that 2NE1 member Sandara Park will not only be promoting as a singer but will also be widening the scope to acting.

Sandara Park was preparing to be an actress before she joined 2NE1. But the production which she was originally planned to debut in did not happen and she joined 2NE1 and is now promoting as a singer. But with her outstanding appearances and popularity, there has been a endless stream of ‘lovecalls’ for her to appear in movies and dramas. Already, she has appeared for the 1st episode of 2009 MBC drama ‘The Return of IlJiMae’.

An official said, “Sandara Park had been an actress back when she was in the Philippines, she has also been studying up on acting, so the possibility for her appearing on the big screen is big. There are high chance that she will promote as a singer as well as an actress.”

The official also added, “Even though we have received many production proposals, we have not decided on anything yet. If there is a good opportunity, we not definitely not turn it down.”

Source: Newsen || cr:Kbites

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