Dara says goodbye to Sugar Man

Dara is saying farewell to the hit JTBC show “Sugar Man,” which she hosted alongside Yoo Jae Suk, Yoo Hee Yeol, and Kim Ea Na.

On June 22, Sandara Park posted photos to her Instagram of herself holding up a banner. The banner features her catchphrase from the show, “Everyone, we’re so glad you came today.” She writes as the caption to one photo in Korean, “Sugar Man.. I’m so glad you came into my life. I was so happy~ Thank you ㅠ.ㅠ See you again!!! ^_^.” She adds in English, “Good bye Sugarman.”

“Sugar Man” is a performance competition show that features popular musicians covering classic hits by artists that have disappeared from the limelight. The original artists (or “Sugar Men”) are also invited on the show to perform and talk about what they’ve been up to in the years since their heyday.

Although the show was a hit, the producers recently decided to end its run, partially because they began to run out of candidates to appear as the “Sugar Men” and also because it was only intended to be a short-term project show. Their last filming was on June 22, and the final episode is slated to air in early July.

Will you miss watching “Sugar Man”?

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Dara and Jung Il Woo catch up in Thailand!

On June 25, Jung Il Woo shared the photo below to Instagram with the message, "Long time no see! To think we'd meet in Thailand. Thai goddess." It looks like the two celebs, who are known to be good friends, enjoyed some wine outdoors. Jung Il Woo does look happy to have reunited with the her, while Dara takes a sip out of her glass.

Jung Il Woo was recently cast as a lead in a Thai drama, making him the first Korean actor to do so.

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Dara is in a visual class all on her own even during her debut days

Dara is well-known for her youthful beauty, and even after reaching the age of 30, continues to retain it. 

On an online community board, fans pointed out her everlasting visuals as they posted a series of image captures from the girl group’s reality television show that first aired following their debut in 2009. Titled 2NE1 TV, the image captures features Sandara during the show’s second season, recording herself in a car as she speaks to viewers with a, “Hello, good morning. Hello, good night,” before continuing on to speak what she would be doing for the day.

Looking as if she was still in her teenage years, fans were surprised to find out that she is in fact about 26-years old in the image captures. Currently at 31-years old, Sandara’s beauty definitely has matured a bit while still retaining her youthful look from her debut days.

Meanwhile, it was last reported by YG Entertainment that the 2NE1 would be making a comeback this summer, though further details have not yet been released. This initial comeback announcement was given following the departure of core member Minzy who has since left both the agency and the group. Should 2NE1 make a comeback this year, it will be the first that they will be performing as a three-member group.

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Fake 2NE1 Comeback teaser roams the web and trolls fans

Fans are so desperate for 2NE1's comeback that they're creating teaser images themselves!

On June 24, the image below was shared on an online community with the title '2NE1 Comeback Teaser.' The assumed teaser image has a summery background with the words, "2NE1 2016 COME BACK." You can even find the signature YG Entertainment logo towards the bottom.  

At first, netizens were hyped by the fake comeback news, however, the joy was short lived as it was soon revealed that the "teaser" was actually fan made.

Netizens commented, "Daebak, it totally fooled me," "Wow, I thought YG was doing their job for once, but of course, it's fake," "I wouldn't have known that it was fake if I didn't read the comments," "Wow, it looks good... even better than the ones YG make kekeke," and more. 

In other news, back in April YG officially announced the departure of Minzy and 2NE1's plans to make a summer comeback. 

Credits: Allkpop

CL featured in T-Mobile's #GetThanked Ad Campaign

With her sights still set for the United States as a solo artist, CL gets quite a break as her song was featured on one of T-Mobile’s advertisement.

On June 6th, T-Mobile unveiled a video of their latest advertisement with the tag, #GetThanked. The snippet of the video was also uploaded through their official Twitter account as fans recognised CL’s track “Hello Bitches” featured in the background.

If one looks through the comments of the tweet, fans were quite thrilled of the song choice, especially those who follows CL’s career. The advertisement was part of the brand’s latest rewards plan campaign.

Meanwhile, CL was last seen in the United States and was joined by Dara.

#GetThanked with a share of TMUS stock. Welcome to Boss Status. #StockUp Important Info: https://t.co/2wZVxullh3https://t.co/Yuab3Avkz6

— T-Mobile (@TMobile) June 6, 2016

Credits: Koreaboo + TMobile

YG considering adding a new member to 2NE1?

With YG Entertainment finally going forward on debuting their new girl group, many fans were left asking about the future of 2NE1.

With Minzy‘s departure from the top girl group, 2NE1 is now left with only three member, leaving fans to wonder whether or not they would be adding a new member to the group.

In fact, in a recent interview with X Sports News, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk addressed the question, and clarified that he is still considering if they will keep the group as three or if they would be adding a new member. Although he didn’t confirm that 2NE1 will be adding a member, the confession that nothing was finally and that there was a possibility of a lineup change definitely shocked fans.

Source: X Sports News
Credits: Koreaboo