Oh wow! Pictures from Tagaytay! ^__^ I think Adrian, the one who shared the photos, was Dara’s friend when she was in the Philippines.. ^_^
And after 8 yrs, we meet again…. Wil mis u @daraxxi thanx so much. #dara#sandarapark#2ne1#tagaytay
Sandara and her team
Ice Cream!
CL and Dara at Wil Sky Hotel, Tagaytay
Credits:
Source: Adrian Gret
Re-uploaded by: OhDara
AHEAD of 2NE1’s May 17 concert, Sandara Park visited Manila and did some rounds of appearances on TV, including an interview in Aquino & Abunda and Gandang Gabi Vice, and a surprised visit in It’s Showtime and Pinoy Big Brother house.
Speaking in fluent Filipino, Sandara (or hugely popular in South Korea as Dara) greeted her fans warmly, “Kamusta na kayo, si Sandara po ito (How are you doing, this is Sandara).”
The 29-year-old K-Pop star holds a special place in the hearts of many Filipinos because of her natural charm and humble beginnings. Having lived in the Philippines with her family from 1994 to 2007, Sandara is very comfortable with the local culture.
She first gained popularity in 2004 when she ended runner up in a reality talent search on ABS-CBN, Star Circle Quest (SCQ). She then joined the network entertainment stable called Star Magic in the wake of her success in SCQ. With her projects ranging from commercial endorsements to television appearances, Sandara became a household name and was dubbed “Pambansang Krung Krung,” a made-up word that means funny and crazy.
In a span of three years, Sandara had appeared in more than a dozen television shows and starred in five movies with Can This Be Love being the most successful. It earned almost P100 million at the local tills (the movie also starred her fellow SCQ winner, Hero Angeles). She also ventured into music recording by coming up with three extended plays under Star Records label and made the novelty songs “In or Out,” “Walang Sabit,” and “Ang Ganda Ko” hugely popular.
Amid a string of film and TV projects, Sandara, however, decided to leave for Korea to pursue a showbiz career there. In 2009, she took on the name “Dara” as a member of the girl group 2NE1 and the rest, as they say, is history.
Still in constant communication with her local fans, Dara has engaged her Twitter followers. She updates them with the latest happening in her career. She communicates in Hangul, English, and, of course. Filipino. And because she considers the Philippines her second home and she has more than 21 ways to prove why she loves the Philippines, many Filipinos idolize and look up to her.
Credits: Manila Standard Today
It was a scorching night and fans who lined up early at the SM Mall of Asia Arena were sweating buckets. But the summer heat did not stop Filipino Blackjacks from showing their support for their Korean idols. Blackjacks are fans of the Korean girl group 2NE1 and they trooped in force to the venue in Pasay City last May 17, Saturday, to witness the Manila leg of the group’s All or Nothing World Tour.
The concert was a momentous occasion for the Blackjacks in general and the Filipino Blackjacks in particular. The concert coincided with the group’s fifth anniversary and was eyed as a double celebration of sorts as it signified a homecoming for Sandara Park as well.
Park, arguably one of the more popular members of 2NE1, started her showbiz career in the Philippines and enjoyed a massive fan base that carried over when she joined 2NE1.
The event was also a fulfilment of a promise Dara, as she is now called, made when the group performed years ago to come back to Manila for a full-length concert.
With Park were group leader Lee Chaerin or CL, Kong Minji or simply Minzy, and Park Bom.
At a press conference held the day before the concert, the girls promised to give their fans a show.
And that’s what they did! The production was impressive, with amazing stages, flashing lights, jumbo LED screens, movable scaffoldings and platforms (even a few fireworks in between) providing the backdrop for the girls’ high octane performances.
CL, Dara, Bom, and Minzy emerged on stage wearing their signature flashy outfits and immediately revved up the crowd. They followed this up with “Fire,” “Clap Your Hands,” “Pretty Boy,” and “Don’t Stop the Music.”
The group left the stage but shortly came back hoisted up by individual white cloth swings, singing their haunting ballad, “Missing You.” The girls then alighted from their swings and sat on a faux rock formation as they sang more of their slow songs such as “If I Were You,” the acoustic version of “Come Back Home” and “Ugly” to complete the feel-good set.
After being serenaded, the fans were treated to a surprise appearance by actors Sam Milby, Jason Abalos, Ram of G-Force and Joross Gamboa who were called by Dara to sit onstage and enjoy the lap dance the girls performed while singing “I Love You.” The boys were paired with each member—Dara with Sam, CL with Ram, Bom with Joross, and Minzy with Jason.
Living up to her label as the Queen of Swag, CL then performed a mashup of her self-composed songs “The Baddest Female” and “MTBD (Menbung).”
It was refreshing to hear Dara speak Filipino so fluently. She talked to fans in Filipino and almost forgot that she was with her group members who could not understand the language. Despite the language barrier, the other three members happily sang and danced to Dara’s Tagalog novelty song “In or Out” which she made popular 10 years ago while in the Philippines. The song is based on her Star Circle Quest stint. Additionally, Dara made CL, Bom, and Minzy do Vice Ganda’s “Boom Panes” dance.
During the encore, the girls took a moment to bring out some cake given by the fans and to acknowledge the other members of the team. This included their dancers, band and managers. CL said the Philippines is Dara’s hometown and she wished it was hers, too. The fans sang happy birthday and everybody joined in the party. The group thanked the fans for their continued support. Each one of them yelled “Mahal ko kayo! (I love you!)”
Another reason why young fans flocked the venue was because members of YG entertainment’s newest boy group, Winner, were the special guests in the concert. Kang Seung Yoon, Song Minho, Nam Taehyun, Kim Jinwoo, and Lee Seung Hoon sang “Just Another Boy” and “Go Up.” The boys were part of Team A and are the winners in the YG Entertainment reality show Who is Next: Win, thus, their name.
Other songs performed were “Gotta Be You,” “Do You Love Me,” “Scream,” “I Am The Best,” “I Don’t Care,” “Come Back Home” both acoustic and dance versions and “Go Away.”
The show closed in a rain of glittering gold streamers.
Dara flew in two days earlier than the other members of 2NE1 for show appearances on ABS-CBN, her former network. She appeared in Abunda and Aquino Tonight and Gandang Gabi Vice and entered the Pinoy Big Brother House.
On Friday, May 18, 2NE1 held an open press conference in Shangri-la Mall in Mandaluyong that was attended by hundreds of fans.
2NE1 All or Nothing World Tour was produced by Pulp Live World Productions and supported by the Korean Tourism Organization, Shangri-la Edsa, SM Malls and Solaire Resort and Casino.
Credits: Manila Standard Today
MANILA, Philippines – There was a sea of people outside the SM Mall of Asia Arena last Saturday afternoon and Mr. Taxi Driver, who was passing by, was baffled by the commotion. Is there a concert by Rihanna? Beyoncé? Or Katy Perry? Nope, it turned out that the people were fans and supporters of one of the top girl groups in Korea — 2NE1 (pronounced “twenty one” or “to anyone.”)
Filipino Blackjacks (the name of 2NE1’s fans club) trooped to the arena to watch the one-night-only Manila leg of the group’s All or Nothing concert.
What made 2NE1 extra special to Filipinos is Sandara Park, one of the four members of the group.
Sandara made a mark in local showbiz in 2004 when she won second runner-up in the ABS-CBN talent search show Star Circle Quest, endearing herself to the Filipino public as the Korean with a Pinoy heart. During her brief career in the Philippines, Sandara starred in a couple of movies and released an album. But after her popularity fizzled out in 2007, Sandara decided to go back to Korea to join 2NE1, a girl group in the mold of Destiny’s Child or Spice Girls with a touch of Nicki Minaj.
In 2009, 2NE1 released its debut single Fire which became the best-selling single in South Korea with 7,000,000 digital sales. It was followed by hit after hit — I Don’t Care, Go Away, Lonely and I Am The Best, chart-toppers that catapulted the group to fame all over Asia.
Last February, 2NE1 released its second Korean studio album Crush, which sold over 4.2 million digital album sales — making it the best-selling digital album of 2014 so far — and peaked at South Korea’s Gaon Music charts and US Billboard charts.
Despite her popularity and stature today, Sandara said she has never forgotten her fans here and has always considered Manila her second home.
At 2NE1’s concert last Saturday, Sandara showed her love for her fans when she introduced segments that delighted the sold-out crowd.
Sandara invited her friends in local showbiz, Sam Milby, Jason Abalos, Joross Gamboa and Ram from G-Force for a special number, which got the crowd crazy.
At the chorus of the 2NE1 song I Love You, the hunks sat in front of the stage while the ladies did a sexy lap dance.
Sandara sat on Sam’s lap and leaned close to his face while the other girls gyrated in front of the boys. The performance drew the loudest screams from the audience.
During the encore, Sandara, together with Minzy and Bom, danced and sang her old Tagalog hit In or Out. She also let Bom sang the Tagalog lines from the song, which the latter delivered flawlessly.
During the almost three-hour show, the arena held up impressively with the elaborate video screens, flame bursts, fireworks, laser lights, Harley motorcycles, hyperactive back-up dancers and a catwalk-ready stage that traversed the whole arena. The girls incessantly exhorted the crowd to party as they sang, stepped and smiled through every choreographed moment without missing a cue.
In Fire, Gotta Be You, Do You Love Me, Scream and I Am The Best, the girls sang and danced like there was no tomorrow.
A member who clearly stood out and sought the spotlight aggressively was CL (a.k.a Chaelin Lee).
CL was a spark plug, igniting the stage with her booming voice and energetic dance moves.
During her solo turn where she performed Baddest Female, CL rapped with an attitude and sang with swagger, further heating up the crowd.
At the start of the concert, it was clear that Minzy and CL are the singers in the group.
There were times when Bom and Sandara’s voices shook as they sang the high notes in 2NE1’s soaring ballad Ugly. But what they lacked in vocals, they made up with their dancing and good looks. Bom and Sandara are eye candies and the prettiest in the group.
Near the end of the concert, the 2NE1 girls thanked their Filipino fans for a memorable concert.
Sandara was solicitous towards her Pinoy fans, telling them: “Lagi ko sinasabi sa kanila na maganda dito sa Pilipinas dahil ang mga Pilipino mababait at ang pagkain masarap.”
The girls ended the concert with a promise to come back.
2NE1’s All Or Nothing World Tour in Manila was organized by PULP LIVE WORLD.
Credits: Philippine Star
[OSEN=Park Hyun Min] 2NE1’s first Philippine concert was conducted successfully on their 5th anniversary.
The concert, ‘ALL OR NOTHING’ was held in Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines in May 17, was full of local fans hoping to see 2NE1.
2NE1’s concert was opened with their song ‘CRUSH’, capturing eyes of the audience with their intense charisma wearing in splendid stage costumes. 2NE1 heated the concert stage with their powerful performance singing ‘Fire’ ‘Clap Your Hands’ ‘Pretty boy’ and moved the audience at the same time by singing ‘Missing You’ ‘If I Were You’ and unplugged version of ‘Come Back Home’.
The Philippines fans were fiercely reacting to the performance by following 2NE1’s Korean lyric of 18 songs including ‘I am on a roll – I Am The Best’, ‘Come Back Home’, ‘Gotta Be You’, ‘Scream’, ‘I DON’T CARE’ and so on.
Saturday’s concert coincides with 2NE1’s fifth anniversary since their debut in 2009, making this leg of the tour even more memorable for the girls. Members celebrated the day with different-colored cakes prepared by fans and made fans laugh by applying the cakes to each member’s face.It was their first concert in Philippines. Thanks to Dara, who spent her early years as a teen idol in the Philippines, local fans hailed them with acclamation. 2NE1 members also prepared Dara’s song that she had released in the Philippines ‘IN OR OUT’ and sang together in the concert as a thank you note.
After the concert, Dara left a message in Tagalog in her SNS saying, “I am so happy now! Blackjack! We all love you!”
In 2NE1’s Manila concert, a new boy group which YG Entertainment showed in 8 years ‘WINNER’ performed at the stage and sang ‘GO UP’ and ‘JUST ANOTHER BOY’, giving intensive impression to the local fans.
2NE1 will continue their World Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in coming 24.
Source: m.star.naver.com
[OSEN=Park Hyun Min] US Billboard has chosen 2NE1 as ‘Music Video Top 5’ greeting their 5th debut anniversary.
2NE1 got attention since the Billboard reported this news in the midst of 2NE1’s 5th debut anniversary on May 17th.
The Billboard introduced 2NE1 as, “The 4-membered girl group, 2NE1 has debuted with unrestricted music by mixing hip-hop, dance, fast rap etc. They have recorded the highest among K-Pop album in US Billboard chart (Billboard 200) with their high-quality music and music video.”
The first ranked music video in the TOP 5 is their debut song ‘FIRE’ released in May, 2009. They gave a favorable comment, “FIRE attracts listeners with their rhyme played by synthesizer and percussion instruments, and with their sexy and strange clothes. CL’s ‘Cat suit’ and Bom’s ‘Bunny-look’ is interesting. FIRE shows powerful style, glamorous, and cute feminine charm”.
‘DO YOU LOVE ME’ ranked TOP 4 which was released in last August. The Billboard introduced, “This music video is not flashy with shocking fashion and sets, but rather having familiar background with swimming pool, cars, club etc. It is really fun having each member’s individuality exposed in it”.
‘CAN’T NOBODY’ ranked TOP 3 which was released in September, 2010. The Billboard assessed, “Its music video which hit YouTube in 2010, made fans notice their ‘swagger’ has one step upgraded. Their appearance was more surprising and each character was shown clearly”.
‘MISSING YOU’ ranked TOP 2 which was released in last November. The Billboard expressed, “2NE1 showed their smooth charm through their winter ballad. If the electro ballad, ‘I LOVE YOU’ was impressive at appearance part, then this song is more focused on ‘sensitivity’. It shows amazing metaphor of sensitivity when CL covers her arms and legs by herself in front of the camera”.
‘I AM THE BEST’ ranked TOP 1 which was released in June, 2011. The Billboard highly complimented, “There is no other appearance, style and sound than ‘I AM THE BEST’ which defines 2NE1. It has the most views in K-POP, having 90,000,000 views. If ‘FIRE’ is a song which promises fans with appearance, then ‘I AM THE BEST’ is the first and best realization of that promise”.
Meanwhile, 2NE1, who has opened their second world tour in Philippines at May 17th, is going to meet local fans by holding another concert in Kuala Lumpur on May 24th.
Source: m.star.naver.com
2NE1’s Dara shared her excitement to be the special MC for Yoo In Na’s radio show ‘Volume Up’!
The 2NE1 member will fill in for her YG Entertainment labelmate Yoo In Na, who is busy filming her Chinese film ‘Wedding Bible’, as the special MC on KBS Cool FM’s ‘Volume Up’ from May 26 through June 1.
Dara shared through her agency, “I’ve always said that I wanted to host a radio show, but now that the offer has come to me, I am very thrilled… I will prepare the tone of voice that suits 8 PM at night.”
Meanwhile, Dara is also busy with the next stop on 2NE1’s ‘AON’ (‘ALL OR NOTHING’) world tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 24th.
Source: allkpop.com
Waahhh! Dara-focused fancams! ❤ She was extra energetic and lovely and awesome at the concert, seriously! ❤
More fancams after the cut!
She really looks like a Barbie …:)
Credits:
Source: 2NE1 Official Facebook Page;@21_CORN:
Re-uploaded by: OhDara
oh-dara.com 
Written by blackjackbelle
3 Comments