Sandara Park to drop album in Japan, shares biggest lesson from her journey

MANILA — “Just do it. Just face it.”

This is the quick answer of Korean idol Sandara Park when asked of the biggest lesson she learned from her journey.

In the latest vlog of broadcaster Karen Davila, Park recalled her story from living and starting her career in the Philippines to moving to South Korea to be a global star.

“Do it. Kasi I was really shy type. Siyempre minsan takot po ako. So ‘yun talaga,” Park said.

For over two decades, Park sacrificed so much to be popular globally. Now, as a solo artist, she’s busy and working harder than ever as she also put up her own company.

“Sabi ng mga fans ko, ngayon daw po ako pinaka-busy, and that’s right. Wala naman po akong big plans for my future. I think it just happened kasi at this point in my career, 22 years na ako sa industry and I still have so many things to do and it just happened naturally because I want to do something I love to do and to be with my fans kahit simple man,” Park said.

“And I want to make my own music kasi 22 years na ako dito pero wala pa akong masyadong solo, ‘In or Out. ‘Hanggang ngayon ‘In or Out,'” she added.

Park shared said that she will be releasing an album “Reprism Project.”

“Kasi I wanted to show a different side of me kasi I’m always color yellow, orange, bright, cute. But I want to show something new, so I chose the color blue. Kasi blue po ang opposite color ng orange. In 2NE1, orange po ang color ko,” she said.

Park said that part of her upcoming album that she will be releasing in Japan are rock songs.

“For now,  I’m releasing the album in Japan muna kasi I’m doing this genre called J-pop and J-rock. Korean pero I’m trying J-pop, J-rock kasi bagay po ang boses ko sa Japanese. Dati pa when I sing Japanese songs, so many Japanese fans are telling me ‘oh Dara, you should try something in Japan bagay sa iyo ‘yung language and the culture’ and ‘yung  image nila parang animation ‘di ba?” she said.

Park rose to fame in the Philippines in 2004 when she finished runner-up in the ABS-CBN talent search “Star Circle Quest.”

After a string of film and TV projects, Park, 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.