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Sandara Park performs at 'Shoot of Asia,' a basketball game between Filipino and South Korean celebrities, held at the Mall of Asia Arena on October 26, 2025. Screenshots from video on Park's Instagram

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Sandara Park touched by cheers at PH-Korea basketball match

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17616078127941 6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sandara Park performs at &#x27;Shoot of Asia,&#x27; a basketball game between Filipino and South Korean celebrities, held at the Mall of Asia Arena on October 26, 2025.<em> Screenshots from video on Park&#x27;s Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>She may have been representing South Korea, but that didn&#x27;t stop Filipinos from showering Sandara Park with love.</p><p>The K-pop superstar said late Monday she was deeply moved by the loud cheers from the crowd during her appearance at the &quot;Shoot of Asia&quot; exhibition game held Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p><p>Park served as the manager of the Rising Eagles, a team of South Korean celebrities that faced off against Kuys Showtime, composed of Filipino stars. She was also a guest performer at the event.</p><p>On her social media pages, Park, who first rose to fame in the Philippines before achieving global stardom as a member of the girl group 2NE1, shared a video featuring snippets of her moments from the event.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQUKIeDiUqx/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5331789.199999999%2C%22ls%22%3A5331179.5%2C%22le%22%3A5331702.899999999%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The video featured clips of the crowd chanting her name before she took the floor to perform, along with a moment of her singing her iconic Filipino track &quot;In or Out,&quot; as the audience sang along in unison.</p><p>It also showed fellow K-pop stars Jeong Jinwoon of 2AM and Choi Minho of SHINee looking astonished and hyped as the crowd sang along.</p><p>&quot;Hearing the cheers again made me emotional,&quot; Park wrote on her post&#x27;s caption. </p><p>&quot;Thank you for giving me such an unforgettable moment,&quot; she told fans.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1982455084794708371&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-10-27T22%3A55%3A48.448356%3Ad07ecf1d-9a9a-4b5c-af93-db7b0c2d2446%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=faa65e171fb5a407f396cc88383fca13fa303cf0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1982455084794708371"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1761622229750869956="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SandaraPark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SandaraPark</a> performing ‘In or Out’ live? Instant chills! 💖 The queen made <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BENCHShootOfAsia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BENCHShootOfAsia</a> in MOA feel like a throwback to everyone’s favorite era. <a href="https://t.co/mg0ZNXfmja">pic.twitter.com/mg0ZNXfmja</a></p>— BENCH/ (@benchtm) <a href="https://twitter.com/benchtm/status/1982455084794708371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2025</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Park went on to thank the fans who shared clips of her performance, along with her content team, &quot;for making this night shine even brighter.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Mahal ko kayo. Maraming salamat,&quot; she said.</p><p>The basketball game, co-presented by Bench, will also be featured in a sports reality show set to air on Korean broadcaster SBS, which formed the Rising Eagles. Meanwhile, Filipino personalities in the Kuys Showtime lineup included Vhong Navarro, Jhong Hilario, River Joseph, Dustin Yu and David Licauco, among others.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/10/27/team-kuys-showtime-did-not-expect-shoot-asia-match-with-k-idols-to-be-so-serious-physical-1216"><strong>READ: Team Kuys Showtime did not expect basketball match with K-idols to be so serious<br/></strong></a></div><p>At a press conference a day before the game, Park admitted she felt &quot;a dilemma&quot; by being the Rising Eagles&#x27; manager, as she had friends on the rival team.</p><p>She said she also believed the match was &quot;a celebration that brings these two countries together.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/10/25/sandara-park-ph-korea-celebrity-basketball-game-celebrates-both-countries-1633"><strong>Sandara Park: PH-Korea celebrity basketball game celebrates both countries<br/></strong></a></div><p>Park, 40, rose to fame in the Philippines after joining ABS-CBN’s reality talent competition &quot;Star Circle Quest&quot; in 2004, which launched her acting and singing career.</p><p>In 2009, she debuted as a member of 2NE1, one of K-pop&#x27;s most influential girl groups, credited with diversifying the image of female acts in the South Korean idol industry and popularizing the &quot;girl crush&quot; concept.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/11/17/2ne1-delivers-hits-as-reunion-tour-stops-in-2nd-home-ph-1541"><strong>READ: 2NE1 delivers hits as reunion tour stops in &#x27;2nd home&#x27; PH</strong></a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EvPNQafUrXE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>She may have been representing South Korea, but that didn't stop Filipinos from showering Sandara Park with love.</p>

She may have been representing South Korea, but that didn't stop Filipinos from showering Sandara Park with love.