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Sandara Park meets 'kababayan' JL of AHOF

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784005502147Image.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) JL Gaspar of K-pop boy group AHOF with Sandara Park. <em>Photo from Sandara&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Filipino K-pop star JL Gaspar has fulfilled a fanboy dream after finally meeting Sandara Park, whom he previously described as one of the artists who inspired him to pursue an idol career.</p><p>On her X account, Sandara shared Tuesday photos of herself with JL, writing in the caption: &quot;Finally! Met JL.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Hello kababayan!&quot; Sandara added, using the Filipino term that refers to a fellow countryman.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2076870469928820960&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-14T05%3A52%3A52.070049%3A5ac1a29c-c824-48ce-baf1-6fdfd8e7489f%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=a00275ffc0c4d4375701522b77a6ff50e3f636a1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:602px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2076870469928820960"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Nice to meet you! I&#x27;ll always be rooting for you,&quot; she wrote in Korean.</p><p>JL is a member of the boy group AHOF, which debuted in 2025 after being formed through the reality competition series &quot;Universe League.&quot;</p><p>The nine-piece act is currently promoting its third extended play &quot;Run To You,&quot; which was released on July 8.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/7/8/k-pop-group-ahof-makes-comeback-with-run-to-you-ep-music-video-1859"><strong>READ: AHOF makes comeback with &#x27;Run To You&#x27; EP, music video<br/></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/6/21/ahof-s-jl-steven-recreate-vice-ganda-anne-curtis-menudo-recipe-exchange-1931"><strong>READ: AHOF&#x27;s JL, Steven recreate Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis&#x27; menudo recipe exchange<br/></strong></a></div><p>In a previous interview with ABS-CBN News, JL said he dreamed of becoming a K-pop idol after watching Sandara Park, who debuted as a member of the iconic girl group 2NE1 following her showbiz career in the Philippines.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/6/16/k-pop-group-ahof-s-pinoy-member-jl-was-inspired-by-sandara-park-1205"><strong>READ: AHOF&#x27;s Pinoy member JL was inspired by Sandara Park<br/></strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, AHOF is scheduled to return to the Philippines for its &quot;The First Spark&quot; concert tour, which includes a two-night stop at the Mall of Asia Arena on July 25 and 26.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXaLKcmjjaw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Filipino K-pop star JL Gaspar has fulfilled a fanboy dream after finally meeting Sandara Park, whom he previously described as one of the artists who inspired him to pursue an idol career.</p>

Filipino K-pop star JL Gaspar has fulfilled a fanboy dream after finally meeting Sandara Park, whom he previously described as one of the artists who inspired him to pursue an idol career.

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Sandara Park meets AHOF's JL, calls him 'kababayan'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 14, 2026 02:03 PM PHT

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