The beloved K-pop icon Sandara Park has made a highly-anticipated comeback to the music industry with the release of her latest mini-album, signaling her first solo project in six years.
Titled simply "Sandara Park," the album marks her exciting return following the disbandment of her former girl group, 2NE1, in 2017.
Featuring a total of five tracks, the album is headlined by the catchy title song, "Festival."
The music video for "Festival" boasts appearances from several popular Korean celebrities, including Uhm Jung-Hwa, Jo Se-ho, Park Na-rae, and Aiki, adding an extra layer of star power to the already captivating visuals.
Sandara Park's new album showcases her artistic growth and her willingness to explore diverse musical styles.
For the title track "Festival," she collaborated with talented artists such as GRAY, Heize, and SJWA, who each contributed their production and songwriting skills to the project's other tracks, "Dara Dara," "T Map," and "Happy Ending," respectively.
Having gained immense popularity in the Philippines through her participation in the ABS-CBN reality talent show "Star Circle Quest" back in 2004, Sandara Park went on to achieve remarkable success as both an actress and a singer.
Following her departure from YG Entertainment, her agency for 14 years, Park joined forces with Abyss Company in 2021.
This latest album represents her official debut under Abyss, a talent agency that is also home to other prominent K-pop acts like Sunmi and GOT7's BamBam, who is set to make his first world tour in the Philippines in September.