KARA performs “Winter Magic” on Music Station

Earlier in the week, the ladies of KARA revealed the PV for their upcoming 5th Japanese single, “Winter Magic.”

Earlier today, they performed it on TV Asahi‘s popular music program, “Music Station.”

The girls put on a wonderful performance with their sweet vocals, and cheerful melody. Check it out below!




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KARA to make a comeback in September

KARA is rumored to be making a Korean comeback this September!

According to industry representatives, the girls are currently working on their third official album with a planned release date for September. While they’re busy promoting their new Japanese single, “Go Go Summer“, they’re spending every spare moment they can to record new songs.

This marks their first comeback in nearly 10 months since their last release with “Jumping” back in November. As it is also their first comeback since the lawsuit, fans are ecstatic over the news.

KARA will stand alongside SNSD and the Wonder Girls‘ September comebacks.

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KARA sets another Oricon record with “Go Go Summer”

Girl group KARA has set yet another milestone for themselves in Japan!

KARA’s fourth Japanese single, “Go Go Summer“, has sold 114,000 copies during its first week of release. As of July 11th, it’s in second place on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

“Go Go Summer” is KARA’s second single to sell over 100,000 copies during its first week, following their third single, “Jet Coaster Love“, which sold 123,000 copies during its first week.

This is a first for any foreign female artist in the Oricon Singles rankings.

With this new addition to their growing list of accomplishments, KARA’s “Mister“, “Jumping“, “Jet Coster Love”, and “Go Go Summer” have all made it to the top five in the Oricon rankings chart.


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KARA and Rainbow share pictures from their company bonding trip

Rainbow’s official Facebook page recently shared new photos taken directly from DSP Media’s MT trip. ‘MT’ stands for ‘membership training’, and it’s usually a trip taken to strengthen bonds and friendships.

Judging from the pictures alone, it seems like the girls had quite the trip planned; they went bungee jumping, rode banana boats, played dodgeball, and raced against each other. What especially caught the attention of fans was that they were all makeup-free and exuded a genuine happiness in the photos.

Netizens commented, “Their bare faces are so sweet looking”, “I want to see them both on stage!”, and “Look at Seungyeon’s bungee jumping pose!”











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KARA and SNSD ranks in top 5 for Oricon’s karaoke chart

It looks like Japan loves to sing KARA and SNSD songs in the karaoke room!

On June 15th, the results for the most requested songs in Japanese karaoke rooms for the first half of 2011 were revealed through Japan’s Oricon homepage.

KARA’s ‘Mister‘ placed 2nd on the chart, while SNSD’s ‘Gee‘ placed 5th, once again proving the popularity of Korean girl groups in Japan.

Congratulations to the girls!



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KARA becomes the Japanese CF models for ‘LG Optimus Bright’

LG Electronics revealed on June 1st that they chose KARA to be the Japanese CF models for their upcoming cellphone brand , LG ‘Optimus Bright’.

A representative revealed, “To celebrate the launch of our new ‘Optimus Bright’ smartphone in mid-June, we have decided to partner with popular girl group KARA because of their youthful and lovely image which complements our product.”

KARA will also be releasing a new Japanese single titled ‘Go Go Summer Bright‘, which will be used for the CM and be promoted at the same time.


The LG ‘Optimus Bright’ is the Japanese variant of the ‘Optimus Black‘, but with some slight modifications. The CM and print advertisements will be launched starting June 17th.

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KARA finally talks about their controversy through “Strong Heart”

On May 17th, the members of KARA guested on SBS’s “Strong Heart” and finally spoke out about their lawsuit controversy for the first time since they reached a compromise last month.

Hara began, “I was hesitant about coming out here and saying this, but I think people aren’t yet aware that we’ve returned as one group. Through this opportunity (Strong Heart), we’d like to show our fans that we’re okay. While working in Japan, our Korean activities began to decline and we were all sensitive because of that. It was hard to adjust, and through time, misunderstandings came about that were eventually exaggerated by fans and media into what just happened.”

She continued, “While singing a ballad as five members for the last time in Japan, we all cried. For that moment, I felt that all five of us were of the same feelings. The media exaggerated so much of what had actually happened. Even after reports went out, we were still in contact with each other. Because there were so many severe speculations, it actually made us feel uncomfortable with each other.”


Baek Ji Young also gave a message of support towards KARA by stating, “I’ve observed KARA’s controversy with interest, and felt pained when I saw a picture of the girls walking by with their heads down. Why should they be the one with their heads down? They’re already hurting because of the mistakes of others, why should they be the one that has to look like that for the public?”

She added, “There may be more obstacles coming their way, but I hope that they learn through this ordeal how to protect themselves and love each other.”


Seungyeon stated, “A lot has happened that has gone out of hand, and it’s true that with five girls, there are times where we bicker, but through this entire ordeal, we’ve learned how precious all five of us are. When we were singing a ballad for our final stage, we realized that no mater how noisy the world is, there are still fans who love us. We’re all great towards each other now and are even raising dogs together.”

She continued, “When you view something with bias, it’s inevitable that you’ll only see the bad sides of it and ignore everything else. We’re all apologetic over wounding so many people, so I hope that people will continue to watch us grow in the future.”


Maknae Jiyoung commented, “It was overwhelming for me to endure at my age, but the unnis consoled me a lot. Gyuri unni put me at ease and Seungyeon unni gave me strength. Nicole and Hara unni both gave me a lot of good advice.”

As a message to their fans, Nicole added, “We promise to think preciously of one another and promote.”

Leader Gyuri concluded, “I think it’s only right for us to repay everyone with images of us promoting happily. I’m glad that all five of us have come together and promise to work hard to improve.”





110517 kara Gyuri & Jang Woo Hyuk @ Strong Heart Cut


110517 Kara Nicole @ Strong Heart Cut



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KARA releases PV for “Ima Okuritai, Arigatou”!

Just hours after it was revealed that KARA had been breaking even more records for foreign female artists in Japan, and less than a week after revealing their Dance Version and BTS to “Jet Coaster Love“, KARA has revealed the PV to “Ima Okuritai, Arigatou“, the B-side track on the “Jet Coaster Love” single.


Check out the PV below!




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KARA records 1 million copies in album sales

KARA has recorded over 1 million copies in album sales, after only eight months in the Japanese music industry!

According to information revealed by Universal Music Japan on March 31st, KARA’s five albums – “Mister“, “Jumping“, “Girl’s Talk“, “Best Clips“, “KARA Best 2007-2010” – have sold a total of 1,080,000 copies in all.


“Girl’s Talk,” which was released last November, sold 430k copies so far and even ranked at the top of Oricon’s music chart for nine consecutive weeks after its release. “KARA Best Clip” DVD (released last February) and “KARA Best 2007-2010″ (released last September) sold 200k copies respectively. Meanwhile, “KARA Best Clip” managed to rank at the top of the weekly charts for two months in a row as well. As for the girls’ singles – “Mister,” and “Jumping” – they each sold 130k and 110k.

Im Jin Mo, a pop culture critic, commented, “After BoA and TVXQ, KARA is the first to surpass 1 million copies. As rookies who debuted only eight months in Japan, this is an astounding feat. I think the fact that they’ve created a position for themselves as Korean idols in Japan’s idol culture is a bigger achievement.”


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