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Also known as Dara, Sandy Park, Krung-krung, Darong

South Korean rapper, singer, model and actress (1984-)

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Sandara Park, born in Busan, South Korea, is a female singer, actor, model, and voice actor. She is a member of the K-pop group 2NE1, which was formed in South Korea. Park has been affiliated with YG Entertainment and ABS-CBN Corporation. Her recording career includes work with YG Entertainment and Star Music. She performs as a soprano and speaks Korean, Tagalog, and English.

Park is also known by the pseudonyms Dara and Sandy Park. Her name in her native language is written as 박산다라. She has a sibling named Thunder. Her professional activities began in 2009. In addition to her musical roles, she has worked in the acting department.

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Film & TV

Busan, South Korea

Sandara Park (박산다라), also known mononymously as Dara (다라), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She is best known as a member of k-pop girl group, 2NE1. However, she rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the talent show Star Circle Quest in 2004, after which she had a successful acting and singing career before returning to South Korea in 2007.

Known for

  • Be the NEXT: 9 Dreamers — Self - Host2025
  • ZIP DAESUNG — Self2024
  • MONSTOP Travel Agency — self (Sandara Park)2023
  • 한 살이라도 어릴 때2023
  • Jae Joong and Friends2023
  • 100 Days Miracle — Self2023
  • Fu Bao & Grandpa2023
  • Music Universe K-909 — Self2022
  • Running Man Philippines — Self2022
  • K-Pop Evolution2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1984
aakalt rockalternative metalalternative rockmetalnu metal

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
17,528
Total plays
207,321

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Sandara Park (Korean: 박산다라, born November 12, 1984 in Busan, South Korea) is a television personality who is also called "Dara" as one of the vocal members of Korean Girl Group 2NE1. She is a former Korean expatriate who once starred in movies and television shows in the Philippines. Her unusual three-syllable Korean name, which she has talked about numerous times during interviews, comes from that of a Korean general, Kim Yushin, whose childhood name was "Sandara (산다라)". <a href="https://www.l

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Key facts

Born
( 1984-11-12 ) November 12, 1984 (age 41) , Busan , South Korea
Other name
Dara
Occupations
Singer actress television host
Agent
Star Magic (2004–2007)
Relatives
Thunder (brother)
Genres
K-pop R&B hip hop
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
2004–present
Labels
Star YG Abyss Company
Member of
2NE1
Hangul
박산다라
Rr
Bak Sandara
Mr
Pak Sandara

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Park
Gender
female
Citizenship
South Korea
Place of birth
Busan
Sibling
Thunder
Occupation
rapper
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
K-pop
Instrument
voice
Record label
Star Music
Image
Sandara Park Airport Departure 2022 2 (cropped).jpg
Voice type
soprano
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date of birth
1984-11-12
member of
2NE1
Commons category
Sandara Park
pseudonym
Sandy Park
name in native language
박산다라
location of formation
South Korea
Revised Romanization
Bak Sandara
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Pak Sandara
start of work period
2009-00-00
social media followers
1530000
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Encyclopedic overview

Sandara Park (Korean: 박산다라; born November 12, 1984), also known mononymously as Dara (다라), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show Star Circle Quest in 2004, after which she had a successful acting and singing career before returning to South Korea in 2007. She made her Korean debut in 2009 as a member of the K-pop group 2NE1, which became one of the most popular K-pop groups in the world. Park is one of the most recognizable Korean celebrities in the Philippines and is considered a leading figure in the spread of Korean wave into the country.

In 2004, Park released her first extended play (EP), Sandara, which sold over 100,000 physical copies, making it the only album by a South Korean artist to be certified platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). She acted in several Philippine films between 2004 and 2007, including Bcuz of U (2004), for which she won the award for Best New Actress at the 21st PMPC Star Awards for Movies. In 2009, Park released her first Korean single, "Kiss", featuring fellow 2NE1 member CL.

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