Girl groups have undoubtedly dominated the music scene last 2009, and as soon as they debuted, popular girl group and talented idols 2NE1 have soared on top. Their songs, melodies, and unique style took them to the top 10 groups of last year, surely making them the rookie group to beat.
(I dunno if this is considered news, but apparently, Korean media people are crazy over her, so they considered this as one. Being a journalist, it pains me to label this as news. I mean, when did hairstyles become news anyway?! LOL! This is a Feature article. Yep, a feature article on Dara and her hair. Enjoy! – Belle)
Each member of the group has enjoyed their share of popularity. Sandara Park, CL, Gong Minzy, and Park Bom have all released their solo digital singles in varying styles and beats. All three of their singles made it to the top of the charts, proving that as individual members, their popularity is also extensive.
Exploring the person, Sandara Park
Out of the lives of the four members, popular Dara’s personal life has been made known nationally. Looking at her, one cannot see her as a 27-year old, but as a girl 10 years younger than her actual age. During her stint in the music industry, Dara has been considered as many to be a woman’s “Icon.”
Dara joined an audition for a talent program in the Philippines, ABS-CBN’s “Star Circle Quest,” back in 2004. That audition was the start of her career in the entertainment industry of the Philippines. At that time, Sandara Park got a whopping 80,000 votes from the people at the awarding night of the said show.
When she came to Korean from the Philippines, she had the opportunity to meet YG Entertainment president, Yang Hyun Suk through several representatives.
“Her idol images was very strong, but when it came to our brand of music, Sandara did not really fit in YG,” Yang Hyun-Suk said of her once.
But Dara had a strong will and said that, “I will sacrifice anything, and showed my willingness and dedication to debut with a girl group like 2NE1, and it took a lot of bloody and hard practices, but it’s worth it.”
Though her looks look relly child-like, innocent, and cute, Sandara Park is sleeping less than the other girls and resting less too, because she’s spending 12 hours a day for practice.
Focusing on Sandara Park’s Hair
Dara’s trend in the entertainment industry is largely owed to her uniqueness and her willingness to try something new. The most radical transformation would have to be her hairstyles. During the group’s debut, Dara’s palm tree hairstyle caught a lot of people’s attention, because it was very unconventional. But Dara made it look sensual and cool. Recently, many women want to copy Dara’s unconventional, but popular hair styles.
Dara’s Bun
Dara’s hair in a bun is getting really popular. So let’s take a look at how this can be accomplished. (I can’t believe I’m doing this. Giving hair tutorials. U__U – Belle)
– First, take all your hair and hold it at the back of your head and secure it in a pony-tail style.
– Roll the excess hair and twirl it around the base of the pony tail so that it gives a rounded appearance.
– Secure it by using hair pins or anything of the like. If stray hairs slip out, secure using the pins to make sure it stays tidy and neat.
However, when attempting to do Sandara Park’s head bun, make sure that the shape of your head is round. Dara has beautiful forehead lines and a round head (wth is this round head? Is her head really round? Like Doraemon’s?!). If your face has a more angular shape, then consider another type of styling (better yet, let’s just leave this style to our Dara. U_U)
The braid Byeomeori
Yoona, Tiffany, Ga-In, and many other stars in the business have tried out this “byeomeori” style, where a portion of the hair is made into a braid and pinned on the area of the forehead for a unique and beautiful charm(I don’t think I gave this part enough justice. Im soooo sorry!). This hairstyle didn’t become popular before, but it is now that Sandara Park was seen sporting it. Let’s try it out shall we (No. How bout we leave it to the stylists?! LOL! Sorry, I’m angsty. LMAO!!!):
– Gather a portion of your hair from the center of and make it into a thick braid.
– With a ratio of 7:3 (WTH is this supposed to mean?!), pin the braided hair on the side of the head, so it shows like side bangs (wh-ut?!).
– Depending on how broad your forehead is (<= AHAHAHAHA! LMAO!), the ratio and the side parting should be adjusted.
– If you want it to be like Dara’s hair style, pin the excess hair of the braid into the back of your head for a more youtful approach (weh?! You’re thinking that ahjummas would try this?!).
– If you want it to have a neat appearance, pin the excess hair behind your ear.
TIP! Because of the rich volume of Dara’s hair, and her small face, the byeomeori style is advantageous. If you want to make it more feminine, you can wear matching earrings, preferrably a stud gold for a complete style check.
Source: BNT Entertainment News
Translated by: BlackjackBelle@OhDara
DO NOT TAKE THIS ARTICLE OFF THE SITE. IMMA BE PISSED IF YOU DO.
And you guys seriously dont want to see me pissed. LMAO!
OMG. That was waaaaaaaay tiring. HAHAHAHA! But the first part of the article is <333 And oh, don’t mind the Author’s thoughts. I just like to ramble. Hahaha! – Belle
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Comments on: "News: Spotlight on Dara and her hairstyles!" (25)
Thanks for sharing the information. I am very amazed at the confidence level of you guys, so i have to refer your blog to my friends because it’s really a help full blog.
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Thanks for taking the time to translate this one belle!
We appreciate it very much!
I enjoy your rants here and there,LOL!
They sure adore Dara very much
and yes, the trend she sets with her hairstyle is something that only Dara can pull off~
Love how they are inlove with her not just of her beauty but also of her quirky and fun personality that is very rare for idols~
She’s a Woman’s Icon now huh~ very nice
Ahh, the text votes, I remember Dara got 2million votes in total right? to all the Pinoy out there, correct me If i’m wrong, but yeah, i think it was around 2M votes, or was it the total in the entire contest, ahh, but what’s important, is that it shows how much love she received.
Instructions on how to do the Dara hair, but not everyone will look good in it, how sad. TT.TT
unless you got a small face like Dara~ *sigh* LOL!
and the braided hair, I didn’t know she wasn’t the 1st one to have it, but I thought she was! LOL! and it did get popular after Dara wore it, she looks soo good with that style, i remember her meday pic with it, O.O Goddess Indeed~
LOL! what’s with the forehead, they are even praising Dara’s forehead too! it’s like every part of her face is being talked about! good thing it’s because they are praising it, or else! LOL!
..thanks belle!!!bow to you *wink*..i love the side comments..lol
That’s so cool and at the same time weird! hehe… I’m so happy she’s loved and adored by people in Korea.. :)..
By the way, didn’t she get around 500,000 votes on the awarding night? The article says only 80,000…
Thank you for the translations! 😀
Our beloved girl is exceptional, everything about her is very special.
Belle, deeply appreciate all the translation efforts.
Thanks Belle, your translations are greatly appreciated.
I really miss our Icon Dara.
thanks for the beauty story, belle (beauty)! =>
hey Belle-unnie, wow thanks for translating. It is very much appreciated and I LOL-ed at your ramblings. Kekeke
Awwww, Koreans really love Dara!!!! Yay! They even do hair tutorials LOL! When Dara do something it becames a trend or talk of the town (in a good way) even if it is unintentional. Kekeke Dara FTW!!! <333
Wow Belle.. you rock, you’re awesome and one hella translator!!! Love this news, actually all news related to Dara is just Jjang!! Dara is really adorable, that’s why people can’t resist her amazing charm, and her hair is absolutely love, i wish i can copy one of them =)
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Btw, this is OTP hope you guys won’t mind but just been to AKP and they deleted the post on Dara’s crab dance. They are getting bombarded by that unpleasant remarks that person made and I say, good for him/her!
hi guys! again i may be out of topic
i know this is dara fansite but can you help me give a shoutout to dara’s adorable maknae MINZY a HAPPY BIRTHDAY since like dara she adores this girl so much that she wants to take her position as maknae hehehehe
reliving one of the wannabe maknae and 2ne1 maknae moments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8vjqC1VpIY
happy birthday gong minky/ero minzi (as what our goddess referred to her) 🙂
and oh! thanks belle for the translation … you really a god-sent to us!
woohooo..
love you belle uniie kekekekke..
lol… they were investigating any thing bout dara.. aigooo somehow im scared..
dara be strong..
fighting!
Annyeong people!
Thanks for the comments and the ❤ This is sooo why I love Dara fans. LOL!
And YAY! You dont find the thoughts rambling and disturbing? LMAO! I DO!
Oh, Leen dear is still Master Angsty. Master Fluffy is just asleep right now, so the angsty side of me showed up. LOL!
wow~! i can;t believe they actually do some tutorial just to do Dara-unnie’s hair..kekek~!
they’re totally obsessed with Dara..
btw..thank you for the translation Belle-unnie~!
that was long..hwaiting~!
Now i’m gonna try Dara hairstyle! but eh?! just thinking about it makes me LOL already. although i got a round shape face i won’t get even .01% of Dara’s style. ROFL! and i just leave that to Dara. Just seeing her with those lovely buns and braides makes me happy already.
Thanks Belle for sharing this to us. You’re so nice that i wanna pinch your cheeks kekeke! And “the author’s thought” is really hard to control a laugh :))
yes…just leave it to the stylist…lol…hair tutorials??? there’s a Filipino show which featured some Korean stylists staying here in philippines(they have a shop!!!) and they gave some Filipino new hairdo… and all i can say… just leave the Korean hairstyles to the Koreans…lol…
thanks for the trans unnie…
thanxie Belle for the translation..
but hey..are you going to steal Leen’s codename as master angsty? kekeke..sweetie..thanx for the translation..i hope i can help you but I can’t..huhuhu TT_TT. lemme hug you dongsaeng..i really love yah! muahh!
anyweiz..
wow writers really love to write anything about Dara..anything! maybe those kind of news are the ones that koreans are looking forward too..
Dara is an icon!!! yeah! I’m happy koreans love her!! woot!!!
dara hairstyles ftw! kekeke
thanks for translating belle… and i lol @your thoughts…
i love “The braid Byeomeori” ..
now i wish to try that out…. ^^
“… Dara has been considered as many to be a woman’s “Icon.”
^ Wow! Dara… the royal freshness, the goddess, and now an icon.
❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you so much for this, Belle. Love, love, love Dara. =)
LOL! Hair tutorials!
❤ DARA!!!
lol the translator’s(belle’s) thoughts are hilarious!!!!
wow dara is really adored and loved!
tnx for the effort belle~
i love love how the author include her history,it made me love her more 🙂
thanks for translating the article. hehe.. koreans really do love her and are interested in whatever she do. 🙂
i’ve been doing dara’s bun hairstyle since i saw her don it. hehe… i must say that it hurts man! and with hair reaching mid-back, it is heavy! hehe… but i kinda like it. i wear it like that going outside even now that it’s winter. hehe…
the braid thingy is kinda difficult to do by myself. hehe… i bet dara doesnt do her hair herself. hehe… didnt know that other girl idol have sported the same hairstyle before. hehe.. but i guess the ‘dara effect’ made the braided hair popular. hahaha…
thanks again belle for the translations…. your comments on the article were really funny. cant stop laughing! haha…
more dara news please! hehehe….
wow, belle unnie, thats so awesome. i reckon your head is bleeding now? lol
srsly you and meg unnie is the baddest translator ever 😉
KOREANS LOVE DARA WOOT WOOT!
That was long Belle! hehe THANKS!!!!!!!!!!
Spotlight on Dara’s hair FTW!!!!!
THANKS FOR SHARING AND TRANSLATING THIS ARTICLE!!! u guys are very much loved.. (shout-out to the “now angsty” dongsaengie Belle) hehehehehe =D
the korean media sure loves Dara! even without doing anything nor having any active projects or promotions, they still keep writing about her! ❤
FIRST! Hahaha! Thanks Belle!!!!!!!