Kara (band)
| Kara | |
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 KARA (2014), from left to right: Young-ji, Gyu-ri, Seung-yeon, Ha-ra |
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| General information | |
| origin |
 South Korea
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| Genre (s) | K-pop , dance pop |
| founding | 2007 |
| resolution | 2016 |
| Website | dspmedia.subnara.info/kara/ |
| Last occupation | |
| Park Gyu-ri Han Seung-yeon Gu Ha-ra Heo Young-ji |
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| former members | |
| Kim Sung-hee Nicole Jung Kang Ji-young |
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Kara ( Korean 카라 ) was a South Korean girl group founded by DSP Media in 2007 and disbanded in 2016.
Name and fans
The group name Kara was chosen by band leader Gyuri. It comes from the Greek word “chara” (“χαρά”) and is interpreted by the group as a “sweet melody”. Their official fan club is called Kamilia ( 카 밀리아 ), a suitcase word from KARA and familia (the Spanish word for family ).
history
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2007: beginnings
KARA debuted in 2007 with the four members Gyuri (Leader), Seungyeon, Sunghee and Nicole. DSP Entertainment, the group was to succeed Fin.KL praised. Her first studio album, the First Bloooooming , was released on March 29, 2007 in South Korea. The album is shaped by R&B and pop music . To present the album, the songs Break It , Mame Deulmyeon ("맘 에 들면", If U Wanna ) and Secret World received music videos and were performed live. The First Bloooooming was moderately successful. In July, the group finished promotions for the album.
2008: departure of Sunghee, Rock U
The group started preparing for the next release. However, on February 28, 2008, it was announced that Sung-hee was leaving the group. She had promised her father that despite her commitment to the group she would be able to successfully pass school. However, when she failed the university entrance exam, her father pulled her out of the group.
DSP Media then announced that it would cast two more members . Gu Ha-ra and Kang Ji-young were selected as new members from 6,000 applicants after three months. On 24 July 2008, the newly formed five-member group released their first EP , rock underground . This differs musically from the first album, as the songs on the EP do not contain any R&B elements, but sweet and playful pop.
Pretty girl
On December 2nd, 2008 the music video for Pretty Girl was released, the EP Pretty Girl was released on December 4th. By Pretty Girl , the group was very popular. Due to the group's tight schedule, some group members were admitted to hospital after a performance at KBS Music Bank on December 19 because of exhaustion and a cold.
2009
On January 28, 2009, a vote on the follow-up single to Pretty Girl started on Kara's official website and ended on February 2. The song Honey won with 60% of all votes. Honey became the group's first number one hit, with the song taking the top spot on Mnets M! Countdown reached. The group also won with the song a Mutizen in the show The Music Trend of SBS.
revolution
With the success of Pretty Girl and Honey , the group received more attention. Nicole joined the television show Star Golden Bell on December 20, 2008 . KARA also moderated the J-Pop Wave program on MTV Korea. They then hosted the fourth season of Idol Show . They later got their first own show on MTV called Meta Friends .
The song Wanna was released for download on July 28, 2009 while the album Revolution was released on July 30. On July 31, the group appeared on the KBS program Music Bank for the first time with “Wanna” and “Mister”. Mister in particular became very popular due to the associated choreography, the "Po dance" ( 엉덩이 춤 ). Due to Mister and its increasing popularity, the group received more advertising orders in October 2009 than in the entire two years before.
Since 2010
In 2010 her first Japanese-language album Girl's Talk was released , which reached number 2 in the Japanese Oricon charts and was awarded double platinum.
On April 6, 2011, the single Jet Coaster Love from their second Japanese-language album Super Girl was released in Japan . The song reached number one on the Oricon charts and was awarded a gold record by the RIAJ . Profits from the sales were donated to help the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake .
Her third Korean-language album Step was released on September 6, 2011. The Japanese-language album Girls Forever followed in 2012, followed by the Japanese-language album Fantastic Girls in 2013 and the Korean-language album Full Bloom .
In mid-January 2014, DSP Media announced that Nicole Jung would not renew her contract, which expires on January 16, in order to go back to the United States and study there. Kang Ji-young announced on January 16, 2014 that she would not renew her contract, which expired in April 2014, also because she was studying abroad.
In January 2016, DSP Media announced the dissolution of the group because members Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Gu Ha-ra did not renew their contracts.
Members
- Park Gyu-ri (Hangeul: 박규리 , * May 21, 1988)
- Han Seung-yeon (Hangeul: 한승연 , * July 24, 1988)
- Gu Ha-ra (Hangeul: 구하라 , born January 13, 1991, † November 24, 2019)
- Heo Young-ji (Hangeul: 허영 지 , * August 30, 1994)
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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KR
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 JP
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| 2007 | the First Bloooooming | - | - |
First published: March 3, 2007
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| 2009 | revolution | - |
JP86 (1 week) JP |
First published: July 30, 2009
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| 2010 | Girl's talk | - |
JP2  × 2
(39 weeks)JP |
First published: November 24, 2010
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| 2011 | Step |
KR1 (... week) KR |
JP5 (… Where.)JP |
First published: September 6, 2011
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| Super girl | - |
JP1 (... week) JP |
First published: November 16, 2011
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| 2012 | Girls Forever | - |
JP2 (... weeks) JP |
First published: November 14, 2012
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| 2013 | Fantastic girls | - |
JP3 (... weeks) JP |
First published: August 28, 2013
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| Full bloom |
KR1 (... week) KR |
JP25 (... weeks) JP |
First published: September 2, 2013
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Best of albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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JP
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| 2010 | Kara Best 2007-2010 |
JP2 (47 weeks)JP |
First published: September 29, 2010
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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KR
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JP
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| 2008 | Rock u |
KR8 (... weeks) KR |
JP106 (1 week) JP |
First published: July 25, 2008
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| Pretty girl |
KR2 (... weeks) KR |
JP105 (1 week) JP |
First published: December 4, 2008
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| 2009 | Honey |
KR2 (... weeks) KR |
JP103 (1 week) JP |
First published: February 12, 2009
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| 2010 | Lupine |
KR1 (... week) KR |
JP100 (3 weeks) JP |
First published: February 17, 2010
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| Jumping |
KR1 (... week) KR |
JP52 (14 weeks) JP |
First published: November 10, 2010
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| 2012 | Pandora |
KR1 (... week) KR |
- |
First published: August 22, 2012
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Physical singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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JP
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| 2010 | Mister |
JP5  (55 weeks)JP |
First published: August 11, 2010
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| Jumping |
JP5 (30 weeks)JP |
First published: November 10, 2010
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| 2011 | Jet Coaster Love |
JP1 (33 weeks)JP |
First published: April 6, 2011
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| Go Go Summer! |
JP2 (25 weeks)JP |
First published: June 29, 2011
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| Winter Magic |
JP3 (16 weeks)JP |
First published: October 19, 2011
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| 2012 | Speed Up / Girls Power |
JP2 (… Where.)JP |
First published: March 21, 2012
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watch TV
The group had a few television shows of their own.
- 2009: Kara's Meta Friends
- 2009-2010: Kara Bakery
- 2011: URAKARA
Awards
- 2009
- Mnet Asian Music Awards [Dance Music sang] ("Honey")
- Melon Music Awards: Top 10
- 2010
- 16th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards: Best Female Singer
- High1 Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang (Main Prize)
- 52nd Japan Record Awards : Premium Box Award
- 2011
- 25th Japan Gold Disc Award in the category The Best 3 New Artists (International)
- 25th Japan Gold Disc Award in the category New Artist of the Year (International)
- 2011 Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Content Industry Award (Special Honor)
- 2012
- Japan Gold Disc Award in the categories Best 3 Albums , Song of the Year by Download , Best 5 Song by Download , Best Music Videos , Best Asian Artist
literature
- KARA Kenkyūkai ["Research Group KARA"] (Ed.): Kara Memoirs . Sōryū-sha, Tokyo 2011, ISBN 978-4-88386-390-7 (Japanese).
swell
- ↑ 원조 의 아성 에 도전 하는 2 기 그룹 들 ( Memento from May 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) on Mnet.com from April 5, 2007. Retrieved on September 7, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ 카라 “'제 2 의 핑클' 은 프리미엄 이자 짐”. 데뷔 앨범 'Blooming' 발표. In: StarNews. Retrieved April 5, 2007, September 7, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Kim Yeong-hyeon: 카라 “핑클 과 비교 될 정도로 잘하고 싶어”. In: hankooki.com. May 1, 2007, Retrieved September 7, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ 카라, '프리티 걸' 뮤비 공개… 미니 2 집 활동 본격 돌입 예고. In: news.mk.co.kr. December 3, 2008, archived from the original on May 5, 2009 ; Retrieved September 7, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Park Geon-uk: 카라, 감기 피로 누적 으로 '집단 응급 실행'… 큰 이상 없어. In: asiae.co.kr. Retrieved December 19, 2008, September 10, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Choi Dae-han: 카라 '하니' 후속곡 으로 결정! (No longer available online.) In: Today Korea. February 2, 2009, archived from the original on May 6, 2009 ; Retrieved September 10, 2011 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 카라 하니, 달려라 하니? “'프리티 걸' 인기 에 이어 달릴 거야 !!” In: JKStars.com. February 2, 2009, Retrieved February 2, 2009 (Korean).
- ↑ 카라 “소녀 시대 게 섯 거라” 데뷔 2 년만 에 TV 첫 1 위 눈물 울먹 울먹. (No longer available online.) In: Joins. Newsen, March 9, 2009; archived from the original on May 5, 2009 ; Retrieved September 10, 2011 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Kim Hyeong-u: 카라 'Wanna' 뮤비 전격 공개 '성숙해진 깜찍 발랄 매력 폴폴'. In: JoongAng Ilbo . Newsen, July 29, 2009; accessed December 15, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ 카라 '엉덩이 춤' 눈길 확 ~ 대박 조짐. In: JoongAng Ilbo. Newsen, August 5, 2009, accessed December 15, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Kim Won-gyeong: 실룩 샐룩! 카라 '엉덩이' 에 CF 계 홀 렸다. In: Nate. November 18, 2009, Retrieved December 15, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ 카라 새 싱글 수익금, 일본 지진 피해자 들 에 전액 기부. In: Newsen. March 15, 2011, Retrieved January 15, 2012 (Korean).
- ↑ Nicole leaving KARA . The Korea Times, January 14, 2014.
- ↑ Ji-young leaves Kara, too . Korea JoongAng Daily, January 16, 2014.
- ↑ KARA breaks up. In: Korea Times. January 15, 2016, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: KR JP
- ↑ Winner of the Melon Awards 2009 . Retrieved December 15, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Park Kun-ouc: Girls' Generation scores triple win at Seoul Music Awards. (No longer available online.) In: 10asia. February 4, 2010, archived from the original on November 30, 2015 ; accessed on December 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ golddisc.jp
- ↑ riaj.or.jp (PDF; 519 kB)
- ↑ thumb newswire
Web links
- Official Website (Korean)
- Official Japanese website
- Kara on YouTube
- Kara on MusicBrainz (English)
- International fan forum