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▶ Name: KARA
▶ Hangul Name: 카라
▶ Hanja Name: カラ
▶ Name Meaning: Comes from the Greek Word 'Chara' (χαρά) which means 'Sweet Melody'
▶ Members (5): Gyuri, Hara, Jiyoung, Seungyeon, Nicole
▶ Korean Label: DSP Media
▶ Japanese Label: Universal Sigma
▶ Taiwanese and Hong Kong Label: Warner Music
▶ Debut Date: March 29, 2007
▶ Years Active: 2007 - Present
▶ Debut Song: Break It!
▶ Most Recent Album: Day & Night
▶ Most Recent Korean Song: Mamma Mia
▶ Most Recent Japanese Song: Suma☆gic/Sunshine Miracle/SUNNY DAYS
▶ Most Recent Music Video:
▶ Fanclub Name: Kamilla
▶ Official Fanclub Color: Pearl Peach
▶ Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DSPKara
▶ Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dspofficialkara
▶ Official Korean Website: http://kara.dspmedia.co.kr/
▶ Official Japanese Website: http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara
▶ International Forum: http://www.karaholic.com
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2007 DEBUT
Kara debuted on March 29, 2007 with "Break It" on M! Countdown, from their first album The First Blooming. Two music videos, "Break It" and "If U Wanna," came from this album. Because of their similarity to Fin.K.L and the fact that both groups were signed to the same company, the two were often compared; in response, Kara stated that they regarded the comparison as beneficial and inspiring. As the album was not a commercial success, member Han Seungyeon participated in many TV variety shows in the following months to keep the group's name recognizable to the public.
2008-2009 Group image and line-up changes, rise of popularity
The group was scheduled to have their comeback in March 2008 with their second album. However, Kim Sung-hee left the group suddenly due to parental pressure, as her participation in the group was contingent on the maintenance of her grades. In response, DSP stated that the second album would be shelved and replaced by a mini-album to come in May; in addition, two members would join the group. The two new members were eventually revealed to be Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung. The group made their return in the music industry as a 5-member group on July 24, 2008 with "Rock U" on M! Countdown. They made their comeback with the "cute" and "playful" image which was the complete opposite of the group's original image from their debut. In the same month, their first EP titled "Rock U" was also released.
On November 29, 2008, DSP Entertainment released a teaser video for their upcoming single, "Pretty Girl", which received over 40,000 hits within 12 hours. The full video was released on December 2, 2008 online and was positively received by the public. The EP was released on December 4, embodying a "fun-party" concept. The group began its comeback on all major music shows on December 4, 2008, starting with M.Net Countdown.
At the end of January 2009, DSP Entertainment announced that it would commence voting on January 28 at the group's official website for the follow-up single to "Pretty Girl", which ended on February 2.[18] By the deadline of February 2, "Honey" was the clear winner, with 60% of the votes. The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "하니" (Ha-ni) to "Honey", The group released the music video for "Honey" on February 16 and had their first live broadcasting comeback on KBS's Music Bank program on February 13, 2009; a repackaged mini-album followed on February 19 which featured remixed versions of songs from the group's previous EP. "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it topped the countdown the M.Net M! Countdown show. The song also won the "Mutizen" ("music netizen") award on SBS's program The Music Trend.
In June 2009 the group stated they would return in late July, with their concept upgraded. The first teaser pictures of the group were then released in mid-July, showing radical changes in the group's style and also saw a slight return of their "strong and mature" image previously seen from their debut. Their single "Wanna" was released on July 28, 2009 and immediately charted on various digital music charts. The music video was released on July 29, with the full album, Revolution, available online on July 30. Comeback activities commenced on July 31, beginning with KBS's Music Bank; the group performed both "Wanna" and "Mister". "Mister" proved to be popular with netizens due to the "butt dance" that is featured prominently in the choreography. Due to the popularity of "Mister", Kara's overall popularity increased, evidenced by an influx of advertisement requests by various companies; in total, they had more advertisements in October 2009 than they had had the previous two years. "Wanna" also became a #1 single for Kara and won the "Mutizen Song" award on August 30, 2009 from Inkigayo. During promotions for Revolution, the group also performed internationally, including at Bangkok's Parc Paragon.
On December 14, it was reported that the group held a fan-meeting for their Japanese fans earlier that year on February marking the group's first promotional tour in Japan. Over 3,000 fans were reportedly registered, exceeding the capacity of the venue which resulted in a second showcase.
2010 Hiatus in South Korea, successful debut in Japan
After a short hiatus, DSP Entertainment released two teaser photos of Kara's comeback concept on February 9, 2010. The photos garnered a lot of interest because compared to their past album concepts, the new photos showed the members in dark outfits and smokey makeup that elicited a darker, more mature, and sexier feel. The next day, the album jacket was unveiled with a "Stealer" concept as well as the title track "Lupin", which became #1 on several online music charts shortly after release. The teaser video was released on February 12 on Naver; the EP followed on February 17. Kara began their broadcasting comeback starting on M.Net's M! Countdown on February 25, 2010. The music video was released on February 22. On March 4, 2010, Kara won their first #1 award for "Lupin" on M! Countdown. On the following week, Kara won yet another #1 award on M! Countdown, making it their second consecutive win on the music program. "Lupin" also gave Kara their first #1 win on Music Bank on March 12, 2010, making it the group's first win on this particular music show since their debut, holding onto the position for three consecutive weeks. The song also won the Mutizen award from Inkigayo, and cumulatively Kara won an all-group best total of 6 awards during their "Lupin" promotional cycle.
Kara held fan meetings on May 8 with more than 8,000 fans at Japan’s Grand Prince Hotel. In addition, Kara had an official Japan fan club meeting with 3,000 fans at Yokohama’s Mina Torimirai hotel on May 9.
The group later on signed with Universal Music Japan and made their official debut in Japan by August with "Mister". The single ranked in various music charts which proved it to be very popular in Japan. The group later on released their second single entitled "Jumpin'" on November 10, 2010. The song quickly climbed up in other charts including mobile downloads. On September 29, 2010, Kara released their best hits album, "Kara Best 2007-2010". The album is a compilation of their selected Korean tracks since they debuted. It ranked #2 in the Oricon Daily Chart on the first day of release, selling 18,223 copies. It was announced on November 3, 2010 that the album was certified gold by The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making KARA the first ever Korean Group since the '90s to release an all-Korean album that is able break the 100k copies barrier in Japan. Their debut Japanese album, "Girl's Talk", was released on November 24, 2010. It sold 107,000 copies in its first week and ranked number 2 in the Oricon weekly charts, making this the first album by a non-Japanese Asian girl group in Japan in 6 years and 9 months to sell more than 100,000 album copies in its first week.The album received a platinum certification from RIAJ on January 14, 2011.
In October the band represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
After about 9 months hiatus in Korean Music industry, Kara announced the release of their next single "Jumping" which will be promoted in both Korea and Japan. It was released as Kara's 2nd Japanese single and title track for their fourth Korean mini album. Despite promoting the song at the same time, Kara had 2 different concepts for the song in Korea and Japan. A teaser photo of Jumping's album cover was released on November 3, 2010 and according to a company official, “Kara’s new album utilizes the optical art concept of black and white geometric patterns, which differs depending on each member’s physical characteristics and image.” He added, “You will see a new and upgraded Kara with these modern, yet chic images.”Kara made their comeback with Burn and Jumping on MBC Music Core on November 20, 2010. On December 10, 2010, Kara got their second #1 win on KBS Music Bank for Jumping. Two days after their win in Music Bank, Kara won a #1 Mutizen Award for "Jumping" on SBS Inkigayo's 600th episode.
After a very successful year of debuting in Japan despite their long absence in the Korean music industry, Kara was chosen as the best rookie artist according to a popular Japanese mobile ringtone site, Recochoku. On December 20, 2010, Oricon also announced Kara as 2010's best rookie artist, generating revenue to some 1.3 billion yen (or $15.4 million USD); and with a total of 493,000 copies of their releases sold this year.
2011 - 2014: Rise of popularity in Japan, return to South Korea and 2nd Japanese album
On February 23, Kara released a DVD called "Kara Best Clips" which is a compilation of their past music videos. After one week, Kara was able to set another record when they ranked #1 in the Oricon’s Weekly Composite DVD Ranking. This made them the first ever foreign artist to be #1 for two consecutive weeks since the charts implementation in 1999. Kara has sold approximately 230,183 copies of their DVD.
On April 6, Kara released their third Japanese single, “Jet Coaster Love“, after the original release date was pushed back due to the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami. As soon as it was released onto the music charts, “Jet Coaster Love” instantly rose to #2 on the Oricon Daily Chart with 47,810 copies sold. Kara was able to set another record as “Jet Coaster Love” maintained its position and ranked #1 in Oricon's 4/18 Weekly Single Ranking selling 123,000 copies in its first week. Despite its success, plans for promotion in Japan were hindered due to the natural disaster. Instead, the group announced that all proceeds from the single will be donated to Japan's natural disaster relief aid.
On August 4, the group officially announced that they will be releasing their third official album on mid-September and will resume their activities in South Korea for the first time in over six months. According to industry representatives, the group has used some of their spare time recording songs for the album while they were busy promoting their fourth Japanese single, "Go Go Summer!" which was certified gold by the RIAJ and has topped various charts in Japan. However, the group will only promote in Korea for about three weeks as they have many things scheduled in Japan.
On August 22, their agency DSP Media announced their third Korean full-length album, titled "Step", is slated for release on September 6.
On September 16, their Japanese agency Universal Sigma announced the group's fifth Japanese single called "Winter Magic", released digitally in October 12 and physically on October 19. The single ranked #3 in Oricon's Weekly singles chart with around 79,000 copies sold on the first week.
On October 25, DSP Media revealed the group's second Japanese album called "Super Girl" (Japanese: スーパーガール), slated to release in November 23. The album will include the latest 3 singles: "Jet Coaster Love", "Go Go Summer" and "Winter Magic".
On November 21, DSP Media revealed that sales of KARA's Japanese album "Girl's Talk" had exceeded 500,000 copies in the region. In addition, sales of KARA's second Japanese album, "Super Girl", had surpassed 360,000 based on preorders alone
2014-present: Nicole and Jiyoung's departure, and second line-up changes
On January 13, 2014, it was announced that Nicole would be withdrawing from the group due to the expiration of her contract with DSP Media.[131] Then on January 15, it was announced that Kara's youngest member Jiyoung would also leave the group after her contract expired in April 2014. The group then reorganized with Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara as a trio who would be carrying on future schedules.
On May 2014, DSP Media launched a reality TV show called Kara Project which revolves around seven trainees who will compete to become future members of the group. On July 1, the live voting results commenced on 6:45 pm (KST). Heo Youngji was proclaimed the winner with a total score of 49,591.
The group's drama series, titled "Secret Love", first aired on June 13, 2014, at DRAMAcube and ran for six weeks. The drama revolved around the love stories of each member of the group including Nicole and JiYoung.
The group is set to release their mini-album, Day & Night, in South Korea in August 18 before going on their third Japanese tour on October 24. They will return with track titled "Mamma Mia", which was produced by Duble Sidekick. A music video was filmed in the Gyonggi Province on July 9. It was also announced that the song will be released as a single in Japan.
Source: Wikipedia
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Kara debuted on March 29, 2007 with "Break It" on M! Countdown, from their first album The First Blooming. Two music videos, "Break It" and "If U Wanna," came from this album. Because of their similarity to Fin.K.L and the fact that both groups were signed to the same company, the two were often compared; in response, Kara stated that they regarded the comparison as beneficial and inspiring. As the album was not a commercial success, member Han Seungyeon participated in many TV variety shows in the following months to keep the group's name recognizable to the public.
2008-2009 Group image and line-up changes, rise of popularity
Quote:
The group was scheduled to have their comeback in March 2008 with their second album. However, Kim Sung-hee left the group suddenly due to parental pressure, as her participation in the group was contingent on the maintenance of her grades. In response, DSP stated that the second album would be shelved and replaced by a mini-album to come in May; in addition, two members would join the group. The two new members were eventually revealed to be Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung. The group made their return in the music industry as a 5-member group on July 24, 2008 with "Rock U" on M! Countdown. They made their comeback with the "cute" and "playful" image which was the complete opposite of the group's original image from their debut. In the same month, their first EP titled "Rock U" was also released.
On November 29, 2008, DSP Entertainment released a teaser video for their upcoming single, "Pretty Girl", which received over 40,000 hits within 12 hours. The full video was released on December 2, 2008 online and was positively received by the public. The EP was released on December 4, embodying a "fun-party" concept. The group began its comeback on all major music shows on December 4, 2008, starting with M.Net Countdown.
At the end of January 2009, DSP Entertainment announced that it would commence voting on January 28 at the group's official website for the follow-up single to "Pretty Girl", which ended on February 2.[18] By the deadline of February 2, "Honey" was the clear winner, with 60% of the votes. The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "하니" (Ha-ni) to "Honey", The group released the music video for "Honey" on February 16 and had their first live broadcasting comeback on KBS's Music Bank program on February 13, 2009; a repackaged mini-album followed on February 19 which featured remixed versions of songs from the group's previous EP. "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it topped the countdown the M.Net M! Countdown show. The song also won the "Mutizen" ("music netizen") award on SBS's program The Music Trend.
In June 2009 the group stated they would return in late July, with their concept upgraded. The first teaser pictures of the group were then released in mid-July, showing radical changes in the group's style and also saw a slight return of their "strong and mature" image previously seen from their debut. Their single "Wanna" was released on July 28, 2009 and immediately charted on various digital music charts. The music video was released on July 29, with the full album, Revolution, available online on July 30. Comeback activities commenced on July 31, beginning with KBS's Music Bank; the group performed both "Wanna" and "Mister". "Mister" proved to be popular with netizens due to the "butt dance" that is featured prominently in the choreography. Due to the popularity of "Mister", Kara's overall popularity increased, evidenced by an influx of advertisement requests by various companies; in total, they had more advertisements in October 2009 than they had had the previous two years. "Wanna" also became a #1 single for Kara and won the "Mutizen Song" award on August 30, 2009 from Inkigayo. During promotions for Revolution, the group also performed internationally, including at Bangkok's Parc Paragon.
On December 14, it was reported that the group held a fan-meeting for their Japanese fans earlier that year on February marking the group's first promotional tour in Japan. Over 3,000 fans were reportedly registered, exceeding the capacity of the venue which resulted in a second showcase.
2010 Hiatus in South Korea, successful debut in Japan
Quote:
After a short hiatus, DSP Entertainment released two teaser photos of Kara's comeback concept on February 9, 2010. The photos garnered a lot of interest because compared to their past album concepts, the new photos showed the members in dark outfits and smokey makeup that elicited a darker, more mature, and sexier feel. The next day, the album jacket was unveiled with a "Stealer" concept as well as the title track "Lupin", which became #1 on several online music charts shortly after release. The teaser video was released on February 12 on Naver; the EP followed on February 17. Kara began their broadcasting comeback starting on M.Net's M! Countdown on February 25, 2010. The music video was released on February 22. On March 4, 2010, Kara won their first #1 award for "Lupin" on M! Countdown. On the following week, Kara won yet another #1 award on M! Countdown, making it their second consecutive win on the music program. "Lupin" also gave Kara their first #1 win on Music Bank on March 12, 2010, making it the group's first win on this particular music show since their debut, holding onto the position for three consecutive weeks. The song also won the Mutizen award from Inkigayo, and cumulatively Kara won an all-group best total of 6 awards during their "Lupin" promotional cycle.
Kara held fan meetings on May 8 with more than 8,000 fans at Japan’s Grand Prince Hotel. In addition, Kara had an official Japan fan club meeting with 3,000 fans at Yokohama’s Mina Torimirai hotel on May 9.
The group later on signed with Universal Music Japan and made their official debut in Japan by August with "Mister". The single ranked in various music charts which proved it to be very popular in Japan. The group later on released their second single entitled "Jumpin'" on November 10, 2010. The song quickly climbed up in other charts including mobile downloads. On September 29, 2010, Kara released their best hits album, "Kara Best 2007-2010". The album is a compilation of their selected Korean tracks since they debuted. It ranked #2 in the Oricon Daily Chart on the first day of release, selling 18,223 copies. It was announced on November 3, 2010 that the album was certified gold by The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making KARA the first ever Korean Group since the '90s to release an all-Korean album that is able break the 100k copies barrier in Japan. Their debut Japanese album, "Girl's Talk", was released on November 24, 2010. It sold 107,000 copies in its first week and ranked number 2 in the Oricon weekly charts, making this the first album by a non-Japanese Asian girl group in Japan in 6 years and 9 months to sell more than 100,000 album copies in its first week.The album received a platinum certification from RIAJ on January 14, 2011.
In October the band represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
After about 9 months hiatus in Korean Music industry, Kara announced the release of their next single "Jumping" which will be promoted in both Korea and Japan. It was released as Kara's 2nd Japanese single and title track for their fourth Korean mini album. Despite promoting the song at the same time, Kara had 2 different concepts for the song in Korea and Japan. A teaser photo of Jumping's album cover was released on November 3, 2010 and according to a company official, “Kara’s new album utilizes the optical art concept of black and white geometric patterns, which differs depending on each member’s physical characteristics and image.” He added, “You will see a new and upgraded Kara with these modern, yet chic images.”Kara made their comeback with Burn and Jumping on MBC Music Core on November 20, 2010. On December 10, 2010, Kara got their second #1 win on KBS Music Bank for Jumping. Two days after their win in Music Bank, Kara won a #1 Mutizen Award for "Jumping" on SBS Inkigayo's 600th episode.
After a very successful year of debuting in Japan despite their long absence in the Korean music industry, Kara was chosen as the best rookie artist according to a popular Japanese mobile ringtone site, Recochoku. On December 20, 2010, Oricon also announced Kara as 2010's best rookie artist, generating revenue to some 1.3 billion yen (or $15.4 million USD); and with a total of 493,000 copies of their releases sold this year.
2011 - 2014: Rise of popularity in Japan, return to South Korea and 2nd Japanese album
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On February 23, Kara released a DVD called "Kara Best Clips" which is a compilation of their past music videos. After one week, Kara was able to set another record when they ranked #1 in the Oricon’s Weekly Composite DVD Ranking. This made them the first ever foreign artist to be #1 for two consecutive weeks since the charts implementation in 1999. Kara has sold approximately 230,183 copies of their DVD.
On April 6, Kara released their third Japanese single, “Jet Coaster Love“, after the original release date was pushed back due to the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami. As soon as it was released onto the music charts, “Jet Coaster Love” instantly rose to #2 on the Oricon Daily Chart with 47,810 copies sold. Kara was able to set another record as “Jet Coaster Love” maintained its position and ranked #1 in Oricon's 4/18 Weekly Single Ranking selling 123,000 copies in its first week. Despite its success, plans for promotion in Japan were hindered due to the natural disaster. Instead, the group announced that all proceeds from the single will be donated to Japan's natural disaster relief aid.
On August 4, the group officially announced that they will be releasing their third official album on mid-September and will resume their activities in South Korea for the first time in over six months. According to industry representatives, the group has used some of their spare time recording songs for the album while they were busy promoting their fourth Japanese single, "Go Go Summer!" which was certified gold by the RIAJ and has topped various charts in Japan. However, the group will only promote in Korea for about three weeks as they have many things scheduled in Japan.
On August 22, their agency DSP Media announced their third Korean full-length album, titled "Step", is slated for release on September 6.
On September 16, their Japanese agency Universal Sigma announced the group's fifth Japanese single called "Winter Magic", released digitally in October 12 and physically on October 19. The single ranked #3 in Oricon's Weekly singles chart with around 79,000 copies sold on the first week.
On October 25, DSP Media revealed the group's second Japanese album called "Super Girl" (Japanese: スーパーガール), slated to release in November 23. The album will include the latest 3 singles: "Jet Coaster Love", "Go Go Summer" and "Winter Magic".
On November 21, DSP Media revealed that sales of KARA's Japanese album "Girl's Talk" had exceeded 500,000 copies in the region. In addition, sales of KARA's second Japanese album, "Super Girl", had surpassed 360,000 based on preorders alone
2014-present: Nicole and Jiyoung's departure, and second line-up changes
Quote:
On January 13, 2014, it was announced that Nicole would be withdrawing from the group due to the expiration of her contract with DSP Media.[131] Then on January 15, it was announced that Kara's youngest member Jiyoung would also leave the group after her contract expired in April 2014. The group then reorganized with Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara as a trio who would be carrying on future schedules.
On May 2014, DSP Media launched a reality TV show called Kara Project which revolves around seven trainees who will compete to become future members of the group. On July 1, the live voting results commenced on 6:45 pm (KST). Heo Youngji was proclaimed the winner with a total score of 49,591.
The group's drama series, titled "Secret Love", first aired on June 13, 2014, at DRAMAcube and ran for six weeks. The drama revolved around the love stories of each member of the group including Nicole and JiYoung.
The group is set to release their mini-album, Day & Night, in South Korea in August 18 before going on their third Japanese tour on October 24. They will return with track titled "Mamma Mia", which was produced by Duble Sidekick. A music video was filmed in the Gyonggi Province on July 9. It was also announced that the song will be released as a single in Japan.
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PARK GYURI (박규리)
Gorgeous Leader, Charming Goddess, KARA Omma
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Name:Park Gyuri (박규리)
Position: Leader
Birth Place & D.O.B.: Seoul, May 21, 1988 (South Korea)
Blood Type: AB
Height: 162 cm
Motto: "Whatever the situation, let's stay positive"
Favorite Color: Purple
Favourite Korean Artist: H.O.T
Favourite Western Dish: Pizza
Educational Background:
Dongduk Women's University (majoring in Broadcasting Communications)
Hobbies:
Food
Reading
Watching Movies
Nicknames: Gyul, Goddess, Mirror Princess, Shikshin, Carrot
Pets: KingKangie (puppies)
Skills / Talents:
Singing
Acting
Playing Piano
Voice Dubbing
Impersonations
Fluent in Japanese
Resume:
Television:
Appeared in drama/sitcom "Today is a Nice day" (age 7)
Appeared in drama "Ladies of the Palace" (age 14)
KBS Star Golden Bell
MBC Parody Theater (Lead Role)
MBC Lulu Lala
Radio:
KBS Radio Sukira Kiss the Radio
SBS Donggo Dongrak Radio
MBC Starry Night Radio
MBC Shim Shim Ta Pa Radio (DJ, May'10 - Oct'11)
Music:
I Look at Only You (City Hunter OST) - Park Gyuri
Collaborations:
Day After - Hong Kyung Min & Park Gyuri
Let's Go (G20 Seoul Summit Theme Song) - Various Artists
My Love (Daemul OST) - Park Gyuri & Kang Jiyoung
Indecisive (Love is Elsewhere OST) - Park Gyuri & Hyung Young (Rainbow)
Others:
Child Model
"Alpha & Omega" (Voice Dubbing) - Park Gyuri & Shindong
Female lead in 200 Pounds Beauty Musical (2011)
Endorsements:
"Girls Like Pomegrenates" CF
KARAYA with Hara & Jiyoung
Nature Republic with Hara & Jiyoung
Get to know Gyuri better:
She came up with the group name KARA, which means "Sweet Melody" in Greek
She is the daughter of popular voice dubber Park Sohyun
She is the only child
She's allergic to dogs but takes medicine so she can be around dogs
Is a HUGE H.O.T fan
Originally called "Yeoshin" or "Goddess" by fans and it stuck
She wants to venture into acting in the future but would like to be known as a singer
She's visited many countries
Her ideal boyfriend has to be "manly"
Also a big fan of Tiger JK
She's known to be extremely witty
Has insomnia frequently
She trained in SM for awhile, was even asked if she wanted to join CJSH
One of her closest friends is Eunjung (T-ara)
Loves Western dishes especially those mixed with cheese or cream
Unlike her Goddess image for tv, she is actually really humble
HAN SEUNG YEON (한승연)
Fake Maknae, Little Sister, Hamster
Spoiler for HAN SEUNGYEON:
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Name:Han SeungYeon [한승연]
Birth Place & D.O.B.: Seoul, July 24, 1988 (South Korea)
Blood Type: A
Height: 158 cm
Motto: "Go with what you believe in"
Favourite color: Pink
Favourite Korean Artist: G.O.D
Educational Background:
Graduated from Tenafly High School (New Jersey, America)
Break from Kyunghee University - Majoring in Film Arts and Theatre
Hobbies:
Reading
Listening to Music
Watching Anime
Nicknames: Ham, Hammie, Choding
Pets: Wonie & Sungie (hedgehogs) & Puri (puppy)
Skills / Talents:
Singing
Dancing
Pop-locking
MC/Host
Fluent in Japanese
Impersonating a mosquito sound
Resume:
Television:
Short Cameo in drama "Star in my Heart"
MSL Break
Mnet SSGB
MBC Section TV
SBS Sixth Sense Quiz
MBC Every1 My Pet
SBS Animal Farm
Radio:
KBS Radio Maybee's Volume Up
Music:
Miracle (Welcome to my House OST) - Han SeungYeon
Super Star (Mary Stayed Out All Night OST) - Han SeungYeon
Collaborations:
Come To Play - Nassun ft. Han SeungYeon
Others:
Featured in SS501's Japanese MV called "Lucky Days"
Endorsements:
Samsung CF with Uee, Ga In, and Hyuna
Get to know Seungyeon better:
Managed to attain a 100 on her TOEFL
G.O.D fan girl
Loves to watch anime, she downloads them when she feels stressed
Her first love was during her teens at the age of 14
Dated after debut, had a boyfriend
Gadget Girl, she loves her electronic goods (notebooks, psp, earphones etc) over clothes
Re-took her college entrance exams because she wasn't satisfied with her previous marks
Dislikes washing the dishes
Is called Ham because she looks like a hamster (nick name give to her by Sunghee)
She's very good friends with Uee from Afterschool
She's quiet in reality unlike her TV image
Attended the same dance school as Hyori and Hyoyeon
Her parents wanted her to be a doctor but they fully support her dream now
She was scouted by producers even after getting in DSP
She would like to venture into acting in the future
Favorite dishes include Donkatsu, Boodae jjigae, Neangmyeon (Cold Noodle)
Ideal type is someone with white skin, double eyelids, but not too big. Someone who can take care of her well like her father.
She's the only KARA member to drive, have a license
She is the only child
JUNG NICOLE (정니콜)
Shikshin, Happy Girl, Vitamin, Nicori, 4D member
Spoiler for JUNG NICOLE:
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Name:Jung Nicole (정니콜)
Korean Name: Jung Yong Joo
Birth Place & D.O.B. Glendale, October 7, 1991 (California USA)
Blood Type: A
Height: 164 cm
Motto: "Effort does not betray you, if it ever does it's mean you didn't put enough effort in to it."
Favorite Color: Orange and Blue but prefers to wear Purple
Educational Background:
Attended Global Christian School
Attended Laurel Springs School, finished 11th grade
Received her GED
Preparing for College (Aug '11)
Hobbies:
Reading
Listening to music
Cooking/Baking
Dancing
Watching movies
Food
Nicknames: MusiCole, Tweety, Cole, Ko Ri, Cole ah, Nicol Nicol Nicolru (Japanese)
Pets: Mocha & Chino (Puppies)
Skills / Talents:
Dancing
Singing
Cooking
Violin
Speaks English, Korean, and Japanese
Resume:
Television:
KBS Star Golden Bell
MBC Nodaji
MBC Star Ranking
Mnet Nicole goes to College
SBS Heroes
Music:
Collaborations:
String - Sunha (Rap by Nicole)
Happy...And - Kang Kyun Sung & Nicole
Whale - Park Myung So, Nicole, & E-Tribe (MyungColeTribe)
Other:
Featured in "Happy...And" MV
Featured for Mighty Mouse in "Love Class" Performances
Endorsements:
Vocamastar - VM 100
Launched her own Baked Goods line called "KuKi Six" at Mango Six Cafes in Korea with plans to expand to China and Japan in 2012
Get to Know Nicole better:
Korean name Yong Joo means "Dragon Ball" in English
Harry Potter & Twilight fan girl
Played Violin for 4 years (4th -8th grades)
Avid Baker and wants to open up her own place in the future
Her mom's Korean BBQ restaurant Aura: The Grill is popular with fans
Chocolate Addict
Learned Korean from her grandmother, but just the basics and in satoori (country accent)
Regimented in working out and keeping fit; does weight lifting, pilates, and yoga for fitness
Loves to eat
Known for having a wide network of celeb friends
Has written her own raps for KARA as well as contributing to KARA's choreography
Voted as the most "sexy" in KARA by her fellow members
Favorite song is "River Flows in You" by Yimura
Participated in sports, band, dance, and choir while in school in the U.S.
Hates to cry in front of people
She is the only child
Says she dislikes people who lie
Writes "Always Smile" with her autographs
Wanted to attend Juliard either for Dance or Violin
Nominated for Mnet 20's choice award 2009 for Hot New Variety Star
Is listed under 2 groups on her Naver profile: KARA & MyungColeTribe (for Park Mung Soo, Nicole, and E-Tribe's collaboration on "Whale")
She hasn't really meant anyone close to her ideal type yet
Nicole's part of a group of idol friends that call themselves the "'91 Line" that consists of 2AM's Jinwoon, Shinee's Key & Minho, FT Island's Jaejin, B2ST's Dongwoon, and MBLAQ's Mir.
Her closest and famous female friends are Miss A's Min, SNSD's Seohyun, and Afterschool's Nana
Loves Winnie the Pooh
The Korean Music Festival influenced her decision to send in her audition to DSP
Likes Hip hop, pop, and jazz type of dances
Considered being a choreographer
She is competitive
She is the FC Men's soccer team "manager" in charge passing out water etc to players
GOO HARA (구하라)
Cool Beauty, Honey, Goosain Bolt
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Name: Goo Hara (구하라)
Birth Place & D.O.B.:Gwangju, January 13, 1991 (South Korea)
Blood Type: B
Height: 164 cm
Favorite Color: Pink
Educational Background:
Dongmyeong Woman's High School of Industry and Information
Sungshin Woman's University (majoring in media/film acting)
Hobbies:
Scary movies
Sleeping
Eating
Watching J-Dramas
Dancing
Traveling
Nicknames: Honey, Koala, Gura, Goosain Bolt, Hara Goo
Pets: Angie & Pangie (puppies)
Skills / Talents:
MC/host
Modeling
Gag Idol
Running
Japanese
Singing
Dancing
Resume:
Television:
KBS Documentary "Unwavered Dreams"
Mnet Check it Girl
MBC That Man is Coming (Lead Cameo)
MBC Hunters
KBS Invincible Youth
SBS City Hunter
Radio:
MBC ShimShim TaPa
Music:
I love you I want you I need you (Acoustic Version) - Goo Hara (City Hunter OST)
Others:
Model for online shops
Awards:
KBS 2010 Rookie Female Entertainer of the Year
Mnet 20's Choice Award for "Hot Campus Girl"
Endorsements:
Apieu Skincare
Karaya with Gyuri & Jiyoung
We Make Price
Nature Republic with Gyuri & Jiyoung
Swarovski
Get to Know Hara better:
Auditioned for SME and JYPE before entering DSP
Attended Kwanju Academy of Music (with Big Bang's Seungri and 2NE1's Minzy)
In charge of "coolness" in KARA
Goodwill embassador for her University
She loves horror/scary movies
Modeled for a text book
Is called "Honey" because her surname Gu is similar to pronounciation to "Honey" in Korean: "Ggul"
Is very competitive
Loves shopping/fashion/makeup
Participated in track & field in elementry school
Known as a Gag Idol because of Invisible Youth
Eats healthy
Loves eating Nicole's curry
Admires Hyori and In Sooni
Her audition song: Fool by Hyeryung
She's really close to Jessica (SNSD)
Currently dating B2ST's Junhyung
Likes Korean dishes, plain rice is okay
Ideal type is someone who is manly, someone she can learn from
KANG JIYOUNG (강지영)
Giant Baby, Rice Cake (ddeok)
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Name:Kang JiYoung (강지영)
Birth Place & D.O.B.: Gyeongii-do Province, January 18, 1994 (Paju South Korea)
Blood Type: O
Height: 168 cm
Schooling:
Graduated from Kwanghee Middle School
Currently attending Muhak Woman's High School
Hobbies:
Reading
Listening to music
Nicknames: Jing, baby Jing, Kang Ah Ji (puppy), Kang Jara (turtle), Rice-Cake (because of her fair skin tone)
Pets: Jisukie, Myungsoo, Hongsoonie, and Bokshirie (puppies)
Skills/Talents:
Singing
Dancing
Agyeo
Resume:
Television:
MBC Every1 Love Pet
Invincible Youth 2
Radio:
KBS Kiss the Radio
MBC ShimShim TaPa
Music:
Collaborations:
Dazzling Eyes - Jumper ft. Kang Jiyoung
Merry Love - Kang Jiyoung & Sungje (Supernova)
My Love (Daemul OST) - Kang Jiyoung & Park Gyuri
Endorsements:
Karaya with Gyuri & Hara
Nature Republic with Gyuri & Hara
Television:
KBS Invincible Youth 2
TV Tokyo Rainbow Rose
Get to know Jiyoung better:
Learning to play the guitar
Boxes and weight lifts for fitness
Youngest of 3 sisters
Her audition song: Kissing You - SNSD
Best friends with Sulli from f(x)
Wants to grow up quickly
Interested in Acting
Loves to clean
Favorite clothing items are Specialty T-shirts and one color sneakers
Loves ice cream and snacks
KIM SEUNG HEE (김성희)
Forever to remember, KARA vitamin C
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Name:Kim Seung Hee (김성희)
Nickname: Sungja, Sungbok
D.O.B.: May 17, 1989
Blood Type: B
Height: 165 cm
Favorite Color: Green
Favourite Flower:: Rose
Favourite Korean Artist: Park Hyo Shin
Educational Background:
Graduated from Goojung High School (2007)
Attending Han Yang Girls' University for Vocal Music
Skills / Talent:
Singing
Impersonating Jeon Ji Hyun
Singing Korean classical music while impersonating Gummy
Hobbies and Interest:
Dancing
Listening to music
Making random sounds
Work History:
◊ Original OST song for Drama "3-Leaf Clover" - Then I'm Done
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Live Wannabe
◊ Guest Peformer at Monster's Fan-Meeting (Duet with Real)
◊ Guest Performer at Shin Hyun Ho's Concert
SWEET FACTS:
◊ The ring on her right hand ring finger is a memento of her late mother
◊ She also always carries around a picture of her mother holding her as a baby in her wallet
◊ Has a dog named Bba Bba Ddya Ya
◊ She has a habit of kissing her members
◊ Her mother was also an OST singer
◊ She is very passionate about singing and will not give up
◊ Loves the left side of her face (often calls it "handsome")
◊ She has done yoga before
◊ Is said to be close to SS501's Jungmin
◊ Is known for her amazing skills in forgetting song lyrics in a very cute way
◊ She is called "Sungja" (which means 'Saint'); given to her by one of Kara's dancers
◊ Admitted one time in Gyuri's 'il cheon pyeong' (What Friend's Say) "I am Park Gyuri's lover"
◊ She is also called Sungbok which originated from Kara's "Mnet Selfcam 1 Part 2" When they were talking about Kara's younger brother
◊ Officially left Kara on Feb 29, 2008 upon her father's wishes
◊ During her trainee days (before meeting other KARA members) she didn’t talk to other people much, often practiced dancing alone, she would sing to herself, wearing her headphones, played piano, or take ulzzang photos in her corner
◊ As of 2009, Sunghee still performs at regular gigs every now and then
◊ married to Yang Won Joon (31), the eldest son of voice actor Yang Ji Woon on May 7, 2011 in Paju, Kyunggido.
HEO YOUNGJI (영지)
Mushroom, 0G, Alligator Laugh
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Name:HEO YOUNGJI (영지)
Nickname:Youngji, OG [Basically means, '0' in hangul is pronounced as 'yeong' and 'G' is just 'Ji'] 'Mushroom' YoungJi
D.O.B.: August 30 1994
Blood Type: A
Height: 166 cm
Likes: Dancing
Skills/Talents:
Singing
Dancing [Dance: SHINEE: "Sherlock", B.A.P: "Warrior", Miss A: "Bad Girl Good Girl", Rania: "Dr. Feel Good",
Beyonce: "Naughty Girl" as seen in Weekly Idol]
Impersonating Pokemon Psyduck
Playing the Traditional Korean Drum
Television:
MBC Music Kara Project
SBS Roommate S2
KBS The Lord of the Ratings
Radio:
DSP Radio Ep3
MBC C-Radio (Maknae special)
MBC FM4U's Sunny' FM Date (with Jackson)
Music Collaborations:
Moonlight Silla (with Soyeon, Jieun, JiYoon, & Dickpunks)
Solo Work:
"Tasty 2: Happy Together" animation OST
Gangnam Flag Campaign (charity for low-income people)
Featured in VIXX - 'Error' MV
Notable Endorsements:
Star1 Magazine OCT issue appearance
'Dot Arena' korean ver. promo (mobile game)
More About YoungJi:
Prior to her debut she was a trainee under Core Contents Media and later under KeyEast.
Heo Youngji was proclaimed the winner of Kara Project with a total score of 49,591.
Kara Project is the last opportunity to become an idol since she promised her parents she will give up if she doesn't enter KARA.
Youngji did not appear on Kara Project episode 1 & 2 due to a leg injury during training.
She laughs with her mouth wide open without any sound, yes you cant hear anything when she laugh out loud.
She studied in New Zealand for around 2 years.
Loves octopus.
Likes to exercise (Basketball, Soccer).
Used to be a competitive rollerblader.
Has muscular thighs.
Sleeps with her eyes open.
Always worried nobody would recognize her, so she tends to dress to stand out when she goes out.
Very good in eating Korean wraps.
A noob in using chopsticks.
Ideal type, “I like someone who uses his power only towards the strong and not the weak. The same goes for his authority and mind.”
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