Kara

Hangul-카라, Hanja-カラ

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Kara (카라, often stylised as KARA) is one of South Korea’s top female pop groups, with hit songs like Honey, Mister, Lupin and Jet Coaster Love etc.

KARA made their debut as a four member unit with album First Blooming in March 2007. The group was reshuffled in 2008 to become a five member team; the members of KARA are Gyuri, Seungyeon, Nicole, Hara and Jiyoung. Check out Kara member profiles.

The five-member KARA released a mini-album, Rock U, in July 2008 before making their breakthrough in November with mini-album Pretty Girl, followed by a repackaged Honey EP which became their first #1 song. The girls released their second full length album, Revolution Vol.2, in July 2009 – its first track Mister was a mega huge hit.

KARA released their third mini album, Lupin, in February 2010, which was also a huge success. They released their first Japanese single with a Japanese version of Mister in August, followed by their first original Japanese song, Jumping, in October. The group released their first full Japanese album, Girl’s Talk, in November.

KARA’s Korean activity was temporarily halted in early 2011 due to contract dispute, but they did well in Japan, becoming the first Korean girl group to top the Oricon Weekly Single Chart (with Jet Coaster Love in April). KARA made their Korean comeback in September with their third album, Step.

Check out KARA member profiles for more personal details of each member. Visit main blog for more KARA news, videos, pictures and wallpapers.

 

PROFILE

Gyuri

Birth name: Park Gyuri (Hangul: 박규리 | Hanja: 朴奎利)

DOB: May 21, 1988

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 162cm | Blood type: AB

Group leader.

A child star. Debut in Today is a Nice Day when she was seven.

Featured in Hong Kyung-min’s Day After (2010).

Duet with Jiyoung in My Love – drama OST for Daemul (2010).

Featured in Let’s Go – G20 Seoul Summit OST (2010).

Co-host of ShimShim Tapa radio show (2010-2011) with Super Junior’s Shindong.

Voiced for animated film Alpha and Omega (2011).

Solo in Look Only At You – drama OST for City Hunter (2011).

Starring in Japanese musical 200 Pounds Beauty (2011).

Seungyeon

Birth name: Han Seung-yeon (Hangul: 한승연 | Hanja: 韓昇延)
DOB: July 24, 1988
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 160cm | Blood type: A

Co-host of Boys and Girls Music Guide (2008-2009).
Featured in Nassun’s Come To Play (2009).
Solo in Miracle – movie OST for Welcome to My House (2009).
Part of project group 4Tommorrow (2009) with other female idols.
Solo in Super Star – drama OST for Mary Stay Out All Night (2010).

 Nicole

Korean name: Jung Young-joo (Hangul: 정용주 | Hanja: 鄭龍珠)
DOB: October 7, 1991
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 164cm | Blood type: A

Featured in Sunha’s String (2008).
Guest host at Star Golden Bell (2008-2009).
Duet with Kang Kyun-sung in Happy Ending (2009).
Starred in reality show Nicole’s Introduction to Veterinary Science (2009-2010).
Duet with Park Myung-soo in Whale (2010).
Starred in variety show Heroes (2010-2011).

Hara

Birth name: Koo Hara (Hangul: 구하라 | Hanja: 具荷拉)
DOB: January 13, 1991
Birthplace: Gwangju, South Jeolla, South Korea
Height: 164cm | Blood type: na

Online shopping mall model before joining Kara.
Starred in variety show Invincible Youth (2009-2010).
Starred in drama City Hunter (2011), solo in the drama OST.

Jiyoung

Full name: Kang Ji-young (Hangul: 강지영 | Hanja: 姜知英)
DOB: January 18, 1994
Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height: 166cm | Blood type: na

Group maknae.

Featured in Jumper’s Dazzling Eyes (2009).

Duet with Gyuri in My Love – drama OST for Daemul (2010).

Duet with Supernova’s Kim Sung-je in Merry Love (2010).