Sandara Park's 'Present' Music Delivered in Chungju... The Meaning Behind Switching to a Blue Microphone

Singer Sandara Park took the stage at the 2026 Chungju ParkMusic Festival, revealing a new musical direction. A highlight video released by DARA TV captured Sandara Park communicating with the audience and sharing specific plans for her future activities.

A blue microphone instead of orange, "I will show the present Sandara Park"

On stage, Sandara Park appeared holding a blue microphone instead of the orange microphone she had previously used. Regarding the reason for changing the microphone color, Sandara Park directly told the audience, "It means I will show you a side of myself that I haven't been able to show before," adding, "From now on, I will show the present Sandara Park."

She added meaning to the stage by bringing up stories from her time active in the Philippines, which were revealed through the recent KBS Screening Humanity episode 'My Name is Sandara Park,' and performing a song she sang during that time.

"Cutting my nails short to practice" Teasing various genres to be included in the mini album

Sandara Park also mentioned the specific preparation process for her upcoming mini album. She confessed that as she began band music, she went through the process of giving up nail art and cutting her nails short to play the guitar. Sandara Park explained, "If my nails are long, I can't play the guitar," and said, "It is a song made by putting those emotions into it."

She added that the upcoming mini album will include various genres such as ballads, acoustic, and step, in addition to the color shown on this stage. She delivered a message to the audience to guess the feeling of the music she aims for by looking at the current state of her nails.

From 2NE1 memories to 'LOVE DANCE', a stage that continued

During the performance, Sandara Park interacted with fans by asking them which songs from the 2NE1 era they preferred. On stage, songs that drew responses from the audience followed, including 'UGLY' and 'I Don't Care'. The performance concluded with 'LOVE DANCE', finishing the stage together with the audience.

Source: DARA TV (YouTube)