After getting known in the Philippines by the show “Star Circle Quest” Sandara Park started to live on the high-end celebrity life.
Sandara Park had as many as 4 programs confirmed to film in one week. The more she went on to the shows, the more she became popular. However the unique broadcasting ways in the Philippines is hard to understand for foreigners.
“In the Philippines, we had to act with the couple or person that we were paired up with on the show. Also in the Philippines, taking time off to rest is deadly for stars.”
Like the saying ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do’, Sandara Park followed this trend faithfully.
“Truthfully, when I was doing ‘Star Circle Quest’ I thought ‘after this I will be able to rest’ and held on. But right after ‘Star Circle Quest’ I had to do 4 programs at once. Whew~ I couldn’t rest at all for one year. It was to the extent that I just slept in the car. But, I think I have good stamina. I never got sick. (laughs)”
Although she had looks of a child, Sandara Park, who boasts her strong stamina, held a positive view on it all and took on all those schedules without a problem. Looking at her bright expression – when she talks about how after her debut, she formed many memories doing her schedules around Philippines – one can feel her love for the country.
The person that the broadcasters chose for Sandara Park as her “love team” significant other was Hero Angeles, who took first place in ‘Star Circle Quest’.
“I did most of the broadcasts with Hero. Drama and movies, CF, etc… most of the time my partner was Hero.”
Just for shows she was a “love team” with Hero but Sandara Park’s truthful character made things difficult sometimes.
During one broadcast, she dropped a bomb by saying that “Hero is not my ideal type”. In Korea, this kind of announcement would have been met with amusement but in the Philippines it was different.
“At that time, lots of friend cried. I don’t think I quite understood the concept of ‘love team’.”
Dara’s appearance during her Philippine activities
It was a time when she realized how strongly her image on the broadcasts had affected the fans. Another thing that is a not understandable practice from the Philippines is sexy photo shoots. At that time, for child actors to become adult actors, [the Philippine practices] saw this as a necessary step.
Sandara Park was also called to do such shoot. Because it was a suggestion made by a senior on the broadcast who had connections with the magazine, Sandara Park agreed. She believed that she would just wear a skirt or a top or something of that sort.
On top of that, the magazine that Sandara Park was to shoot for “UNO” was a very popular men’s magazine.
“Because I am small, I was often told that I looked like an elementary student. I wanted to show a different side of myself, that’s why I agreed to the shoot.”
When she arrived at the photoshoot, she was told to wear a bikini. She hesitated but Sandara Park, who had so far acted without a manager, had a ready finished all her schedules for the day and did not know how to handle the situation.
“I did the shoot after deciding ‘let’s do it’ since I was no longer a minor. Truthfully, after the photos came out, Philippine broadcaster senior manager warned me to ‘never shoot [such photos] again’.”
The situation was just an incident that just so happened to be because a girl, who had done lots of shows, did not have a manager.
However, the issue that passively passed over in the Philippines caused an uproar in Korea. Last April, the late-released photos of this “sexy shoot” caused debates.
The released photographs were from “UNO” in 2006 when Sandara Park was working in the Philippines, she had heavy makeup on with a black corset, bikini swimsuit, etc.
Seeing these photos, un-kind comments like ‘It seems Sandara Park really needed the money’ surfaced. A small mistake can cause a large wound.
Sandara Park who had been calm until now showed sadness as she remembered that time.
“It wasn’t guaranteed that those photos would be put out when I did the shoot but when people left comments like ‘she did this for money’ I was really hurt.”
She was more saddened by the fact that she had caused her family pain.
“My parents were surprised. I never regretted being an entertainer. I never felt the hardship for having to let go of my ‘personal’ life. But when I saw my parents seeing others misinterpreting the photos, I regretted a bit. It was really hard.”
source: asiae.co.kr
Credit: YGSecret21
Translated by lovesong @ ygsecret21
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Comments on: "Feature: Sandara Park ‘Star Diary’ Part 4: “The truth about the sexy pictorial controversy…”" (63)
This is the artice like any other sites
I learned not to visit that kind of site since you can never punch a stupid moron commenting on things we cared. Save yourself some headache
actually i usually go to allkpop to see if they are doing something against the girls again and defend the girls..that’s just how i support them especially dara..i think she’s the most bashed among the four..but don’t worry guyz..im just defending, i am not bashing other girl groups just to prove my point..
Thank you Mika…
Or you could turn the negative article in AllKPop to ‘Reasons I Admire Dara’ comment thread instead.
That will give it a positive spin. 😉
akp gives me HEADACHE!! XD XD
yeah GD baby should shoot ’em!! go go go!
shall we back him up? XD
G Dragon updated his Cyworld and he has a gun in his avatar. I hope he shoots AllKPop first.
oh really? hmmm.. who knows?! hahaha!
Hi how are you guys?
I think you need to check Allkpop they kinda fabricated some of the things that Dara told on the interview.
yeah, i can see it. It’s really shame of them when they always twist the truth, esp always bashing YG artists! Allkpop is suck! They think they are the best kpop site for international fans, ignorant and do everything they want, making fan wars and insulting artists to be famous! I just hope that Allkpop will die soon, how can an unprofessional website become that famous site?
allkpop is GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
if only allkpop has a left and right cheek, I’ll slap both like there’s no tomorrow!!!!
obviously they are doing it to gain viewership and get advertisements.
but if people no the truth that they are “no good” no one would want to advertise with them.
that is the time that the site will disappear.
i think that by viewing that site, we are only adding to their revenue. so view that site if you must, but just once – don’t comment even though you really want to – and leave.
yeah, you have a point..im just a lurker over there..but still, glad to know there are dara defender over there. on the brighter side, one comment made me giddy! ***appler mode*** i forgot the name who commented. but the comment says something like, if GD saw your using his name(because the name and avatar is GD) and commented like that on DARA, he will fly from seoul to bitchslap you! haha!!!
AHEHEH,UR WELCOME|:))
REMEMBER DARA’S IN OR OUT AT THEIR STUDIO? THERE’S ANOHER VIDEO OF HER, AHAHAH1 BUT IT’S NOT THE IN OR OUT THOUGH! WATCH THIS, THE DORKY GODDESS HRSELF!
dudi thanks for sharing,,, i feel a lot better now…^.^
though its 2 days late…just wanna greet the girls a “HAPPY WOMEN”S DAY!”…especially to Ms. Sandara Park…your one of the BEST reason why we have to celebrate the International Women’s Day…a loving idol, friend, sister and a daughter…we love you krung-krung!
i like this translation…thank you so much.
no matter what that photoshoot before did not make her less as a person, people were saying that time she needs to eat more, lol, seemed they worry more about her weight rather than seeing her in two-piece bikini. antis are just there, waiting for something that they could grab and make it to their advantage, this photoshoot is one, but i am glad knetizens as well as kfans understand her and support her all the way. in fact, facing this issue is already worthy of praise, hail Dara!
Realizing how much she had to endure those times here in the Philippines, makes me really feel sad. She is such a strong girl and she continues to Wow me after this revelation. Glad Philippines remained at her heart despite the sacrifices and really, really happy to be a fan.
Dara Park.. hugz dear, we love you big time!
i’m with you on that, count me in….it’s was a tough day for me ….it started when i read the article…until now i still feel pain … i remember her interview when she had the signing autograph day of that mag… you will see her smiling and all but you can see in her eyes that she’s not comfortable.. specially when the reporters started to bombards her with questions after questions regarding the photoshoot…and her decisions that made do that photoshoot…since sandy cannot express herself very well sometimes they are making furn of her (some reporters not all but still…) and it pains me today remembering that scenario again while reading the article… i hope sandy is okay…. i know she is tough..but sometimes these kind of bad memories as much as you want to forget it..it’s like a shadow following you wherever you go…i really hope this is the last time..that we will talk and discuss about it…not anymore.never again…!!.. DARA HWAITING!!!! DARA-AH,THANK YOU FOR LOVING THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FILIPINOS..BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE SORRY FOR WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH WHILE LIVING HERE… MOST SPECIALLY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOUR VULNERABILITY.. BUT WE KNOW THAT SOME THINGS MEANT TO HAPPEN TO GIVE YOU STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO LEARN AND FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN,AND STRIVE TO REACHED YOUR DREAMS..AND DISTINGUISHED WHAT IS RIGHT TO WRONG” ..WE’RE SO PROUD AND GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU ACHIEVED… WE LOVE YOU MORE AS SANDARA PARK THE PERSON THAN THE IDOL….AND YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW AND MORE..BEC DARA YOU ARE SUCH “A BEAUTIFUL SOUL” ~~ REMEMBER WE’RE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU!!! WE ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK!!! WE LOVE YOU SANDY!! DARA JJANG!!!xoxo_choi_hae_sun (^__^)
i got hurt when reading negative comments about our dara on allkpop, i’m really hurt when some said that Dara is a liar, if me-just a fan of Dara unnie felt bad becoz of those comments, i know that Dara felt worse than me a lot. I’m a fan of Dara just since 2NE1 debuted last year coz 2NE1 is the first and only girl group in korea makes me wanna follow, but i can feel Dara’s charm and honesty. I always believe in her, forever! Haters are so cruel! But our girl will continue to shine brightly. Love you dara unnie! :X:X:X There are many fans who always love and support u no matter what happen!
@pipa, I also read the article and it’s too much to deal with. She doesn’t hurt anyone, why is she being bashed like that? It’s too much and too personal. I hope Dara will stay strong and be happy. We, your fans will always support you no matter what happen so be strong and continue to pursue your dreams.
Hey there fellow Appler.. Spot on! I feel guilty and sorry as well but i know Dara doesn’t hold grudges to people who take advantage of her, that’s how nice lady she is. She will continue to be bless because of how positive she is and towards life.
@73sarahs 🙂
Excuse me, shippers wont cry after three years. We have a very matured persona on us and Hero is way to different compare to the other guys araso?
I have a very BIG RESPECT to your opinions but YOU DONT HAVE TO INSERT YOUR “ANTI SHIPPING” opinions.
We are happy of not inserting our “SHIPPING” here so just have some respect. Thank You.
Dara, you have a very strong persona. Keep it girl! we love you!
Well said! 🙂 We are matured enough to accept the fact, and the fact is our shipping is REAL! 🙂
(Sorry Deshi Unnie for expressing my love for Dara—)
Now, let’s all be Happy for DARA! She’s getting what’s she deserves.
In my opinion, it’s not a big deal if she had posed in UNO. Honestly, I looked up to her for her to do that kind of transformation, from a sweet-funny girl to mature-courageous woman. Art sometimes can be describe as the expression of your feelings and thoughts, it’s up to the perception of the person who saw the pictures will tell if she had done something terrible or it’s an art sake.
Dara will always be Dara, despite of all intrigues and antis, she’s still there shinning like a real star.
i feel a little bad, but maybe the translation is not bad as it is when Dara was saying these things. Oh well, she still loves our country so much and she wants to come back here so it’s all that matters..
May I rant first? LOL!
As much as I wanted to avoid reading ALLKPOP, I can’t help to check it once in awhile. I hate that site so much especially when posting article which doesn’t give the whole picture! Ghad, they should have posted the earlier installment of Dara’s Star Diary! Haist, but you can’t really please other people. God bless their soul!
Moving on, I’m sad that Dara has to go through with such dilemma (no manager, being told to wear a top and skirt but ended up with bikini, criticisms from other people..tsk tsk). But inspite of what happen, it made her even a stronger, mature and determined person…and of course had led to something greater! I was never a fan /follower. But when I saw the Fire Video in Arirang, I was like..”was it DARA?” Because I was in awe of her transformation. I never thought she could dance like she did in the video plus the look and the attitude! Goodness Gracious, great balls of fire! haha! 🙂 So the rest is history and I became a believer of her determination..her aim to be the best that she could be..and to attain her dreams… 🙂
About the loveteam, I think she never had the opportunity to understand how a loveteam works and probably there was also a pressure for her to be on that love team..could be a reason why she wasn’t enjoying much or develop a good relationship with HERO..LOL for not saying “He’s not my type!”. Haha!
I’m into shipping but whoever Dara choose among her fanboys, I’m happy with it. But on the other hand, I’m really hoping she’ll come out with someone that I root for her…***appler mode***….haha! But if not, at least that they’ve been genuinely happy together whether as close friends and as special friends! Wahahaha!
I mean, whether as close friends or as special friends . WINK!
I read a lot of comments from the Korean fan sites about this news …a lot of them supports Dara and cheers her up …though there are some hypocrites who still write hurtful words about her… especially SNSD fans??? They might be hurt coz a lot of comments from korean fan sites says that dara is more gorgeous than the SNSD leader taeyon???^o^
That’s true almost all of her negative comments coming from S**** fans.Insecure to the MAX!!! D.A.R.A peace
i thought there is a new ule in here that we are not allowed to bash other group …. i am not a fan of those group but it seems you are clouded with your emotions that you unintentionally bash that certain person … hold it down coz im pretty sure all of us here dont want to carry a bad name to our girl dara …
That controversial UNO pictorial was more of a shocker because of her sudden change of image. But it was neither malicious, indecent nor wrong. She was already 22 years old at that time and a lot more younger girls had done worse with their lives. After all it was only a pictorial and she is an entertainer. She did not pretend or painted them to be as anything else but mere means for her desire to grow into mature roles. It was just sad that it looked like that she was exploited by people she trusted to protect or care for her.
I can feel her pain and concern for her family who suffered most.
Dara, you just leave me breathless and speechless in awe…
Gosh…what’s wrong with wearing a bikini….Don’t tell me Koreans don’t wear them when they go swimming??? And it was a nice interview. Sandara wasn’t talking trash with the reporter at all. And I think she has the right to bear some skin ‘cos she’s flawless…no need to photoshop 😉 …Dara get on with your life any man who will think of you less ‘cos of this is no man at all….peace out!!!
The netizens are talking about how some idols have fat stomach, with Dara’s pics you can really see that she doesnt have any fat in the middle. She is one sexy goddess!!!
Consider yourself lucky that you saw Sandara wearing something like that. You might never get the chance again. 😉
amen 🙂
Me too!!!
Dara you really is a strong girl.Actually when i first read it I kind a dissappointed cause she have to bring back the issue again.I cried until my eyes turned to red cause i fell her pain.Hope the korea’s wont change loving our goddessesssss…And to those people around her please love our Dara cause she needed you right now especially in times like this.I have read lots of negative comment as much as i told to myself i dont care eheheh eher it still hurts.Cause I really love this girl with all my soul and heart.And to those anti’s I know your happy right now but beware guy’s bcoz KARMA is just around the corner.
Dara Fighting we will protect you no matter what…
even it cause a world war chuva….
Lastly,i wish you will find a boy who will love you for who you are or for simple being you..And dont care about your past.
waaaahhhh!!!! im really affected!!!! im so down right now!!!
I dont know what Im saying right now…
I think im going crazy!!!! Crazy for loving Dara So Much!!!
“cough”gd”cough” Protect your friend ahem..i mean ur “cough”butterfly”cough” (delusional mode)
DARA DARA DARA FIGHTING 2X YA! YA! YA!
sorry for my wrong spelling and grammar……cause im not in the mood right now.
Damn anti’s dont judge our DARA cause your not a judge…
Ok Im out!!!
Damn anti’s dont judge our DARA cause your not a judge…
no offense but somehow you made me smile on that statement …
Dont worry, this is old news, to tell you the truth I am glad that she talked about this because I am sick of people saying that she did this for money or just because her popularity is going downhill. We have seen how Dara;s family are into simple living. Even Dara, she is not into material things. The problem is how this magazine used Dara’s inexperienced in the industry and not having a manager to protect her. Dara is really a nice person, an angel. She didnt hold this against the filipinos, at the end she considered the Phils as her second home and forever grateful to her filipino fans. How can anybody not love this honest girl?
i agree with you 100%
Where did you read the negative comments? I dont think its the korean sites because this is old news for them. .
i hope diet would shut up about this topic and so does the philippine media. pls abs-cbn, if you still have decency, don’t make this another issue. dara is already accepted by the korean public, no need to drag her just for the ratings / attention.
This is exactly my worry.
A lot of butthurt people will read the quote about Uno and get all up in her business. Without reading the entire article or thinking of the whole context.
I’m trying to think of places to write to if the news gets out to tell them to read the entire article. ARGH.
A lot of people are idiots.
it pains me to remember that photoshoot again……i really hated the actor who encouraged her to photoshoot at UNO. grrrrrr..hated him after that……sandara was purely innocent and vulnerable at that time…..but she have guts to open ithat topic up again…she is strong and brave….woah….admirable
i think Diether was the one who offered her that project..he’s the owner of Uno if im not mistaken
@rianna i hope so too.
and that senior she’s talking about i think that’s Diether “diet” Ocampo.. not so sure.. but he is one of the owners of the UNO magazine and an ABS CBN talent.. dara was so strong.. Phil. and Korea really have diff. Entertainment world… i hope KFans will understand Dara much better now that she has talked about it.
I wish that KFans will always look into this so called ‘photoshoot controversy’ in the context of the culture within the Filipino Entertainment Industry and be open minded about it.
I hope they wouldn’t think bad things about the Filipinos.
Ditto. There’s no room for enthocentrism in the world’s stage.
riri, this is you? hahaha…. hope so but i dunno but i think that’s reality and we can’t please everybody… hehehe…
yo kinmi!:D
riri, inform me if there’s anything news, will be out of the country for the tour… update me when we go back.. i can’t find you in YM.. hehehe.. miss you riri…
specially update me in DARAGON.. hahaha!!!!
PA-PA-PA-PARIS! hee hee. sure! pasalubong bebe! mini Eiffel tower! hrhrhr.:>
thanks again for the translation.
indeed, this is a sad part.
but its water under the bridge now.
hope haters wouldn’t bring this up again to hurt her.
Dara fighting! =]
translation is up in soompi and in ygladies forum
gosh, this part made me cry and sad for her 😦 …. she really is a strong woman huh?! ….if only i was present during that time i would have bombarded that senior of hers who owns that magazine with spiteful kick…and why was she allowed to do that shoot without a manager?! gosh! …. i find it funny though when all of her fans cried because she did not like the guy that was paired for her ….see, even dara does not understand the word loveteam in her vocabulary …. hopefully all shippers wont cry if after three years if she revealed the one she love is not what you expect it to be 🙂
she even updated her mitu today to cheer up her fans knowing that we will be sad in this part of her story …
dara, im loving you more and more …..
after 3 or 5 yrs, if ever she announce her special someone, as long as that person make her happy, I’ll be super happy and support her and her love one ^_^
the most important thing is that she’s now happy and still strives to the best as she can for her family, her past experiences made her more stronger now, and I admire her more and more.
after all the hardships she’s been through, Dara deserves to be happy. ^__^
Dara fighting!!!
ohh correction: *to be the best as she can for her family