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Sandara Park: 'Manila! I'm home!'; meets with Coco Martin, Maris Racal, Shanti Dope

Published Feb 27, 2024 11:17 am

K-pop artist and actress Sandara Park, aka Dara, former member of girl group 2NE1, is back in Manila.

Sandara arrived in the Philippines on Feb. 26 and uploaded photos on her Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts.

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Sandara Park recording a video at an overpass on West Avenue and EDSA with her huge billboard as background (Instagram)

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Sandara Park at her hotel in Manila (Instagram)DaraPh3.jpg

Sandara Park on board her flight to Manila on Feb. 26 (Instagram)

“Manila! I’m home~!!!” Sandara posted along with photos of her at her hotel by the Manila Bay.

Fans welcomed Dara with comments on her Instagram account, which has 10.1 million followers.

“Welcome back Dara!,” “Welcome hoooome!!!,” “i miss u Dara” and “Ganda mo lalo sa hair mo po!” were some of the comments.

Sandara is endorser of San Mig Light beer and on Feb. 27, she visited her huge billboard ad by an overpass at the corner of West Avenue and EDSA in Quezon City. There she shot a video which she uploaded on Instagram.

Afterwards, she met with actor Coco Martin, rapper Shanti Dope, and singer and actress Maris Racal.

“With my San Miguel Family~!!! #CocoMartin #ShantiDope #MarisRacal #SandaraPark #SanMiguel #SanMigLight,” Sandara wrote on Instagram.

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Sandara Park (center) with actor Coco Martin (right) and rapper Shanti Dope in Manila on Feb. 27 (Instagram)

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Sandara Park with actress and singer Maris Racal in Manila on Feb. 27 (Instagram)

Before coming to Manila, Dara posted photos showing her enjoying San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen in Seoul.

“PH-beer & K-pulutan try nyo!!! #산미구엘 #먹태 #sanmiguel #driedpollack #sarap #walapangsanmiglightsakorea,” she posted on X.

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Sandara Park in Seoul on Feb. 24 (Instagram)

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