Who would have imagined I would be braving the cold streets of Seoul (-0.4 degrees Celsius) to meet Korea’s superstar?
We were in the city’s trendiest Makkeoli bar-restaurant, Moon Jar in Sinsa-dong district. We were on the set, where Dara was filming her next commercial for Etude, for the Precious Mineral BB cream.
I asked one of the advertising people what the concept of the shoot was, and she said it revolved around the theme, “whole day strong lighting, because the BB Cream brightens your complexion.”
When you meet Dara, it is her seemingly pore-less, velvety white skin that strikes you first. I wanted to touch her face to see if it was real.
The next thing that will strike you is her mastery of the Filipino language, with no trace of a Korean accent. “Mag-Tagalog na lang tayo,” she insisted before the interview, after warmly welcoming us to the set.
The commercial production was huge-- grown men on the set to handle the equipment, assistants and crew at her beck and call, security tight. At her every move, people came running, either to fix her skirt or her hair. They fussed over her completely, making sure she was comfortable.
At 26, she has come a long way, from the Sandara we knew to Dara now. “Parang marami na nagbago,” she reflected.
“Kasi dati, naalala ko yung time ko na ‘krung-krung,’ wala pang alam, pa-cute lang … ngayon may iba, medyo. Face na ng 2NE1, wala nang pa-cute cute. Pero same Sandara pa rin, pero nag-mature na nga ako,” she said.
But stardom hasn’t gotten to her head. “Hindi pa rin. Hindi ko pa na-re-realize na big star ako,” she humbly stated.
And to this day, she still can’t believe she’s the face of Etude House. “Of course as a girl, dream ko rin maging endorser ng makeup brand, sa una hindi ako nakapaniwala, sabi ko, ‘Ay, talaga?!’ Proud na proud ako sa sarili ko,” she said, beaming.
We were in the city’s trendiest Makkeoli bar-restaurant, Moon Jar in Sinsa-dong district. We were on the set, where Dara was filming her next commercial for Etude, for the Precious Mineral BB cream.
I asked one of the advertising people what the concept of the shoot was, and she said it revolved around the theme, “whole day strong lighting, because the BB Cream brightens your complexion.”
When you meet Dara, it is her seemingly pore-less, velvety white skin that strikes you first. I wanted to touch her face to see if it was real.
The next thing that will strike you is her mastery of the Filipino language, with no trace of a Korean accent. “Mag-Tagalog na lang tayo,” she insisted before the interview, after warmly welcoming us to the set.
The commercial production was huge-- grown men on the set to handle the equipment, assistants and crew at her beck and call, security tight. At her every move, people came running, either to fix her skirt or her hair. They fussed over her completely, making sure she was comfortable.
At 26, she has come a long way, from the Sandara we knew to Dara now. “Parang marami na nagbago,” she reflected.
“Kasi dati, naalala ko yung time ko na ‘krung-krung,’ wala pang alam, pa-cute lang … ngayon may iba, medyo. Face na ng 2NE1, wala nang pa-cute cute. Pero same Sandara pa rin, pero nag-mature na nga ako,” she said.
But stardom hasn’t gotten to her head. “Hindi pa rin. Hindi ko pa na-re-realize na big star ako,” she humbly stated.
And to this day, she still can’t believe she’s the face of Etude House. “Of course as a girl, dream ko rin maging endorser ng makeup brand, sa una hindi ako nakapaniwala, sabi ko, ‘Ay, talaga?!’ Proud na proud ako sa sarili ko,” she said, beaming.
Source: Inquirer PH
awww.love her humility.London
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