“Long time no see, my friend.”
This was what South Korean personality Sandara “Dara” Park said when she went to two Filipino food establishments with fellow South Korean personalities.
The former 2NE1 member on Monday shared pictures of her at Jollibee and Gerry’s Grill, two homegrown brands respectively known for their distinct fried chicken and sizzling sisig (grilled pork seasoned withย calamansi, onions, and chili peppers).
“Long time no see, my friend,” she said on Twitter on June 12 with a face-savoring-food emoji.
“Why do you think you gain 3 kg [three kilograms] when you enter the Philippines?! There are so many delicious foods!” Dara added in Korean, as translated to English.
“The boys liked Filipino food so much~!!!ย Another successful Dara tour,” she continued, accompanying her post with more emojis such as a drooling face, a checkmark, and a thumbs-up gesture.
Dara posed with the famous Jollibee statue and shared a picture of the popular Chickenjoy with Jolly Spaghetti meal.
Long time no see my friend ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ ์ ํ๋ฆฌํ์ ์ ๊ตญ ํ๋ฉด 3ํค๋ก๋ ์ฐ๋๊ฑฐ ๊ฐ์ง?! ๋ง์๋ ์์์ด ๋๋ฌด ๋ง์~!!! ๐คค The boys liked filipino food so much~!!! ๐ Another successful Dara tour โ๏ธ๐๐#ํ๋ฆฌํ์ฌํ ์ #๋จน๋ฐฉ ์ด๋ค pic.twitter.com/2sGA0ZH5ZZ
— Sandara Park (@krungy21) June 12, 2023
In another tweet, Dara shared that she also went to Gerry’s Grill, a restaurant known for serving all-time Filipino favorites like sisig, grilled squid, and crispy pata (pork leg).
Long time no see my friend ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ ์ ํ๋ฆฌํ์ ์ ๊ตญ ํ๋ฉด 3ํค๋ก๋ ์ฐ๋๊ฑฐ ๊ฐ์ง?! ๋ง์๋ ์์์ด ๋๋ฌด ๋ง์~!!! ๐คค The boys liked filipino food so much~!!! ๐ Another successful Dara tour โ๏ธ๐๐#ํ๋ฆฌํ์ฌํ ์ #๋จน๋ฐฉ ์ด๋ค pic.twitter.com/STPsjqWjPx
— Sandara Park (@krungy21) June 12, 2023
Dara also uploaded her pictures on Instagram, where her friend and “Star Circle Quest” batchmate Joross Gamboa quipped that the Pinoy brands get her as an “endorser.”
“‘Di kayo magsisisi, paborito niya [‘to],” the actor commented with a laughing-with-tears emoji.
“O ayan, ‘pag nakuha ka Krung, masaya na’ko sa Chicken Joy at Sisig,” Joross joke, referring to her suggested endorsement deal.
In an Instagram Story, Dara revealed that Gerry’s Grill has been her “favorite restaurant for 20 years already.”
“Thanks, Chuross, for introducing me to this amazing restaurant,” she wrote with face-savoring-food emojis. “Chuross” refers to Joross.
Previous reports said Dara was in the Philippines to shoot for SBS’ “Idol Truck Project,” an upcoming variety show highlighting small and medium-sized businesses.
The South Korean star was spotted withย WINNER’s Jinu, NUโEST’s Aron and JR, and DINDIN.
