WATCH: Sandara Park in whimsical MV for new single 'Festival'

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Twitter/@SANDARAxABYSS" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/07/12/20230712-via-sandaraxabyss.jpg"/><figcaption>Concept photo for Sandara Park&#x27;s self-titled extended play, released July 12, 2023. <em>Photo: Twitter/@SANDARAxABYSS</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATE) </strong>K-pop superstar Sandara Park dropped Tuesday a digital extended play (EP), her first solo release since she debuted in South Korea more than a decade ago.</p><p>The self-titled EP consists of five tracks, with &quot;Festival&quot; serving as the lead single.</p><p>The EP&#x27;s concept involves the 38-year-old singer inviting her fans to an amusement park named after her, according to a report by the Korea Herald.</p><p>Main track &quot;Festival&quot; reportedly samples music from a song of the same title by K-pop diva Uhm Jung-hwa, whom Park had previously described as her role model.</p><p>The music video for &quot;Festival,&quot; which was released alongside the EP, follows Park at an amusement park. It also includes cameos from a number of popular Korean celebrities, including Uhm Jung-hwa, Jo Se-ho, Kim Sook, Park Na-rae, and Aiki.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ejdqUXXy1Rc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Park enlisted the help of other Korean musicians for the album, with rapper Gray, R&amp;B singer Heize and indie artist Sunwoo Jung-a producing the tracks &quot;Dara Dara,&quot; &quot;T Map,&quot; and &quot;Happy Ending,&quot; respectively.</p><p>The hashtag #WelcomeToSandaraPark topped the list of trending topics on Twitter Philippines.</p><p>Park rose to fame in the Philippines after joining the ABS-CBN reality talent show &quot;Star Circle Quest&quot; in 2004, after which she had a successful acting and singing career.</p><p>In 2009, Park debuted as a member of the hitmaking K-pop girl group 2NE1, known for songs such as &quot;Fire&quot; and &quot;I Am The Best.&quot; The four-piece act eventually disbanded in 2016.</p><p>She signed with ABYSS Company in 2021 following her departure from long-time agency YG Entertainment.</p><p>Park, who remains much loved in the Philippines, is set to perform at The Super Stage by K-pop in Manila — a local concert headlined by female K-pop acts — on August 11.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/01/23/sandara-park-to-perform-in-manila-for-the-super-stage-by-k-pop">Sandara Park completes list of &#x27;The Super Stage by K-pop&#x27; acts</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/09/23/sandara-park-happy-that-pinoys-still-remember-her">Sandara Park visits Clark, happy that Pinoys still remember her</a></li></ul><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</em></div>

Sandara Park has released her self-titled EP along with the music video for single 'Festival.'

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WATCH: Sandara Park in whimsical MV for new single 'Festival'

WATCH: Sandara Park in whimsical MV for new single 'Festival'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jul 12, 2023 05:18 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 12, 2023 05:49 PM PHT

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