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Sandara Park is going to attend a military festival to support BIGBANG's Daesung, who's currently serving in the military. The festival, which is hosted by 27th Infantry Division "LET'S WIN", is held in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province from October 11-14, and Daesung who has been stationed at the Infantry Division participates in the festival, of course. And Seo Eun Kwang of BTOB, who was recently stationed at the Infantry Division, participates in the festival too. The festival has a variety of events such as talent shows and cheerleading performance. The most notable thing about the festival is that three female idol teams will be invited on the last day of the festival. The three are DIA, WANNA.B and, yeah, Sandara Park. By the way, as you know, DIA and WANNA.B are not big name stars. And actually, Big name stars usually don't attend such a festival. It's not a big festival, and it's not profitable for big name stars. However, yeah,...

K-pop idols are loved by many fans, but they themselves are sometimes big fans of other singers too. Think about it. You are a huge fan of a k-pop idol, and you yourself become a k-pop idol later and see your idol star closely. It's a dreamlike story, huh? Well, here are k-pop idols who realized their dreams. Sandara Park Before her debut, Sandara Park was a big fan of Lee Hyori. Here's an episode. In the Philippines, Sandara Park, who was a teenage girl saw Lee Hyori eating melon with appetite and relish on TV, and she thought that melon must be very important food in Korea. So, she brought melons along with her from the Philippines and visited Lee Hyori's house to hand over the present. Sandara Park couldn’t meet Lee Hyori but she handed Lee Hyori's mother melons. Well, eventually, Sandara Park became as popular as Lee Hyori, and they’ve been maintaining good relationship as fellow singers. SHINee’s Key Do you know the fact that SHINee's Key was a mem...

Sandara Park has an upbeat personality and is the one who is always bright. She's always friendly to everyone she meets. And I’m sure she is one of the most innocent k-pop idol stars. As she is not a very calculating person, some people in the k-pop world say she is not the right person for the entertainment industry. However, I don’t think so. Even though she has a feminine appearance and looks very weak, she has a great perseverance and is the one who can cope with all the difficulties in the k-pop world.

On July 21, Sandara Park attended a VIP preview of "Battleship Island". By the way, Celebrities can't attend a VIP preview of a Korean movie just because they want to watch the movie. They must be invited by someone who is relevant to the movie, while Korean actors and actresses usually invite celebrities who are very close to them to VIP previews of their movies. So, "Battleship" Island" is a movie starring famous actor Song Joongki, and it seems that not a few k-pop fans are curious why Sandara Park attended the VIP preview. Actually, Sandara Park attended the event not because of Song Joongki. Famous actress Lee Junghyun appears in the movie too, and yeah, the actress invited Sandara Park to the event. Sandara Park and Lee Junghyun have been friends for a long time, and actress Son Yejin is their best friend too. That's why Son Yejin also attended the VIP preview of "Battleship Island". According to Lee Junghyun, the three sta...

Sandara Park and Block B's P.O will appear in "Living together in empty room" together According to the officials, the two k-pop stars, who have close relationships with each other have recently finished filming the program. Sandara Park and P.O will live in comedian Cho Seho's house, and the episode is going to air soon. <K-pop Secret Vol.3: How and with whom Idols Date> K-pop Secret Vol.3 contains all the stories about k-pop idols’ date. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to some questions about k-pop idols’ date such as “With whom they date?” “Why k-pop idols break up so soon?” and “How much dating experience do they have?” iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1225054564 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZV59B2

Here's good new for YG fans. YG's three female artists, Sandara Park, Akdong Musician's Lee Soohyun and Lee Hi will appear together in a new TV show. According to the officials, the three will appear in OnStyle's new TV show "Relationship Appeal", while they will communicate with viewers in real time on the program. The program is about hot places and it items. As all of the female stars belong to YG Entertainment and they're very close with each other, it is expected that they will create a synergy by appearing together in the show. OnStlye aims to broadcast the program in July, but nothing is confirmed. <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song J...

Q. "One Step" is your first ever Korean film. Don't you feel pressure about debuting as a movie actress? Sandara: I didn't feel any pressure about it because I tried my best at every moment and I was confident in myself. However, I couldn't sleep well after having a movie premiere yesterday. I don't know why, but I was so nervous. Q. CL and Park Bom attended the movie premiere. What did they tell you about the movie? Sandara: I was so happy because they said my singing has improved a lot. Q. How about Minzy? She didn't attend the movie premiere. Sandara: Even though she couldn't attend the event due to her busy schedule, she called me to support me. There seems to be some misunderstanding, by the way. Some people say there was some discord among us when Minzy left 2NE1. It's not true. We're still in a good relationship. Q. Tell me about the breakup of 2NE1. Didn't you have any choice except to disband the team? Sandara: Actuall...

2NE1's Sandara Park is going to debut as a movie actress. Her first ever film "One Step" is due for release on April 6, while the female idol star plays Sihyun, who loses her memory after being injured in a hit-and-run car accident and can't hear sound due to an incurable disease. I'm sure many fans are really looking forward to the movie. Well, to say the conclusion first, she did good in the movie. On March 21, there was a press preview of the movie, and I could watch the movie in advance of the official release. She didn't look nervous at all, and she expressed her character naturally. And it's notable that she successfully got into the character even though it was her first ever movie and the character, who has an incurable disease was never easy to play. She showed an impressive singing performance in the movie too. She showed off her beautiful voice by singing and playing the guitar at the same time. I'm sure she proved her potential as an a...

Q. You released your first ever solo mini album. How do you feel? It's notable that you took part in writing all the 5 tracks of the album. Cheondung: Of course, I feel a little bit pressured but I'm very excited now. I've been studying songwriting for a long time, and I'm so happy that I got a chance to produce my album on my own. Q.  Where do you get the inspiration for writing your songs? Cheondung: Everywhere. I get the inspiration when I play with a cat, when I watch movie, and when I have a meal. And when I'm exhausted due to the hard work, I try to fill up my emotion again. I go on a trip with or without my friends, and I sometimes go bowling. Actually, I like to play with my sister Sandra Park but it seems like she has her 4 cats on the brain these days, haha. Q. Sandara Park appeared in the title track's music video. What did she talk about your solo album? Cheondung: I know she's very busy and I wanted to do everything on my own. Ho...

Q. You made a comeback with your new songs "Playing with fire" and "Stay." How do you feel? Rose: We've worked really hard on preparing for our comeback. Please give us lots of love. Jisoo: We made a comeback but it feels like it's our debut. Frankly speaking, I've been really worried if people are not interested in us because we didn't appear in many TV programs since our debut. Lisa: We prepared so much to show great performance. Please look forward to it. Jennie: I feel very nervous and excited at the same time. Q. It seems like Yang Hyun Suk cares much about you. Jisoo: He always sends us encouraging messages and says nice things about us. I think it is because we're rookies. He is like our father. Jennie: When we won a No.1 trophy on a music chart show, he captured the TV screen and sent it to us with a congratulatory message. Q. How were your trainee years? Lisa: It was hard for me to communicate with other people becaus...

How can I exclude the most famous and popular female idol star from this list? Don't you think it's a little strange that Suzy didn't make a debut as a solo singer even though she's been on a roll and has been enjoy great popularity in the kpop world since her debut? Well, the time has finally come for her solo debut. JYP and Suzy are now hard at work on her first solo album. The strong point of Suzy as a solo singer is that she has beautiful voice and can sing various genres of music. Seohyun and Yuri's duet song "Secret" that was released last August was a kind of warm up single for both idol stars' solo debut. I'm sure Seohyun is one of the best female idol singers, but she couldn't have enough chance to show off her outstanding singing ability as a solo singer. It is expected that the youngest member of Girls' Generation will make a successful solo debut just like Taeyeon did. Krystal is the one who is well known for her gre...

Well, kpop fans' concern became a reality. 2NE1's Minzy decided to leave her team, and YG Entertainment made an official announcement about it on April 5. Minzy even didn't renew her contract with YG. You know, I lately posted an article about the r easons why 2NE1's comeback is being delayed, and I presented 3 reasons - CL didn't debut in US yet, Criticism against Park Bom, and Yang Hyun Suk is focusing on Winner and iKON. Actually, Minzy's breakaway from 2NE1 is closely linked to these reasons. One of the noteworthy features of YG is that the agency never rushes when its artists are preparing for their comeback. Yang Hyun Suk strives perfection in music, and YG artists can't release new album without his OK sign. Most of the YG artists like Yang Hyun Suk's this kind of way of doing business. A good example is Big Bang. The artistic group usually have enough time to prepare for its new album,, and that's why the group can always release high ...

Kpop singers' comeback projects proceed according to their agencies' thorough plans. YG's artists are no exception. And t here is an order to everything. YG planned that 2NE1 will make a comeback after CL's debut in US, but you know, the charismatic leader didn't debut in the country yet. According to the official, CL is almost ready to release her debut solo album in US, but her agency is watching the timing. It is expected that CL will release the album soon, and 2NE1 will be able to make a comeback after CL finishes all the promotional activities in US. Do you remember the 2NE1 members made a surprise appearance in 2015 MAMA? There has been public criticism against Park Bom since she got involved in a drugs scandal in 2014, and Yang Hyun Suk tried to change things by making her appear in the famous kpop awards ceremony. However, it was a failure. There still is a fierce criticism against Park Bom, and nobody can be sure of 2NE1's successful comeback....

On September 24, a production presentation for 4 web dramas,  'Missing Korea', 'Flatterer', 'Love Detective Sherlock K' and '9 Seconds'. And in the capacity of leading actors of the dramas, 2NE1's Sandara Park, FT Island's Lee Jaejin, Apink's Bomi, B1A4's Jinyoung, and BESTie's Haeryung attended the event and met reporters. Let's see what they talked about their acting challenge. Sandara Park - Missing Korea It's my third web drama but there’s a lot I still have to learn. Web drama is short but I love to play various kinds of characters in web dramas. I know my acting is not perfect yet. I'll do my best. As I has to use North Korean language in 'Missing Korea', I practiced a lot. My character, Lee Young Jin, is from the town of Gaesung, and I heard that Gaesung accent is very charming. I try to speak charmingly but stiffly because she is a soldier. Lee Jaejin - Flatterer Actually, this is not my fir...

Web drama industry is growing quickly in Korea now. Unlike ordinary drama that are aired on TV, web dramas  are short dramas of up to 15 minutes in length and you can watch them through your personal mobile devices even when you're on the move.  Then, who do you think is the most sought-after actor or actress for the web dramas? Well, in the web drama industry, 2NE1's Sandara Park is now considered as Jun Jinhyun, who is  one of the most popular actresses. Do you know why? Yeah, Sandara is pretty, lovely, and her acting is not bad. However, there are some other reasons for that. " The latest phenomenon is a slew of web dramas. However,  Web drama productions are  experiencing difficulties in making profits. At first, they tried to generate profits from PPL and direct ad sales, but there was a limit. At the moment, the only way how the web drama productions can make big profits is to export their dramas. That's why so many idol stars who are popular ...