Idol Singers Sing Commemorative Song for G20 Summit

Twenty singers including star idol singers sang a song together to commemorate the G20 Seoul Summit.

The song, entitled “Let’s Go,” was produced by the famous music composer named “Tiger in Shinsadong,” and singers including Joon Soo (2PM), Chang Min (2AM), Sung Min (Super Junior), Seo Hyun (Girls Generation), Jong Hyun (Shiny), Park Kyu Ri (Kara), Ru Na (f(x)), Ka Hee (After School), Heo Ka Yoon (4MINUTE), Yong Joon Hyung (Beast), Min (MissA), Gio (MBLAQ), Song Ji Eun (Secret), and Kim Jae Kyung (Rainbow) participated in singing the song in a chorus.

“Let’s Go” has a cheerful and exciting rhythm and contains cheerful lyrics such as “Let’s go forward to our future while holding our hands together.”

 

Kara's DVD ranked No. 1 on weekly chart in Japan

Korean girl group Kara [DSP Media]

The blu-ray disc by Korean girl group Kara has taken the top spot on the prestigious Oricon weekly DVD chart, according to their agency DSP Media on Wednesday.

DSP announced in a press release that the DVD titled "KARA VACATION" has placed in the No. 1 spot on the weekly rankings under the category of idol image.

Kara Han Seung-yeon fractures spine

Kara member Han Seung-yeon [DSP Media]

Popular K-pop girl group Kara member Han Seung-yeon has fractured her spine while working out, forcing the band to delay their comeback to the local music scene set for later this month, according to the girls' agency DSP Media on Tuesday.

The girls had recently been working out ahead of the release of their fourth mini-album when Han was told her spine had been fractured while on a visit to an oriental medical clinic after experiencing pain to her waist.

Kara to appear on Japanese morning talk show

Kara members Kang Ji-young, Park Gyu-lee, host Sekine Mari, Han Seung-yeon, Gu Hara and Nicole [DSP Media]

Korean female idols Kara appeared on a Japanese morning talk show today, according to their agency DSP Media on Wednesday.

A press release from DSP stated that Kara appeared in a segment titled "Mariwood" of live Japanese morning talk show "Sukkiri" on Nihon TV earlier today, becoming the first ever Korean artists to be featured in the program.

Kara to appear on Japanese music program

Kara members (from left to right) Gu Hara, Han Seung-yeon, Park Gyu-lee, Kang Ji-young and Nicole [DSP Media]

Korean girl group Kara will be making an appearance on a Japanese music variety program next week, according to their agency DSP Media on Monday.

A press release from DSP announced that the girls left for Japan last week to take part in a pre-recording for Nihon TV's music show "Happy Music," to be aired August 18, where they shared the stage with popular Japanese stars AKB48, Chemistry and Ikimonogakari.

K-pop idols to perform at summer concert next month

Poster for "Brand New Concert - Burning Day!!" [Asia Bridge Contents]

A number of Korean idols are set to perform at a summer concert in August, according to the concert's promoter Asia Bridge Contents on Friday.

Asia Bridge Contents announced in a press release that K-pop groups 2AM, Brown Eyed Girls, BEAST, Kara and T-ara will take to the stage of the "Brand New Concert - Burning Day!!" to be held at the Olympic Park Stadium in Seoul on August 20.

Preorders for Kara's Japanese single takes over album chart

Korean girl group Kara [DSP Media]

Preorders for Kara's first Japanese single have taken over a Japanese daily music chart, according to the girl's agency DSP Media on Tuesday.

DSP announced in a press release that the preorders for "Mister," produced in three editions, placed on the top three slots of the daily preorder chart for major Japanese record retailer Tower Record on July 15.

Girls Generation and Kara With Their Eyes Set On Japan

Two of Korea's hottest girl groups will go head to head in Japan during the month of August. SM Entertainment announced on June 11th that Girls Generation will be holding a showcase performance event in Tokyo at the Ariake Coliseum on August 25th. The venue can seat up to 10,000 and will hopefully launch what will be a successful career for the ladies in Japan. Following their showcase, Girls Generation will officially start their promotional activities in the neighboring country. This will include the release of their debut album in Japan scheduled for September.

On the other hand, after entering the Japanese market this past May, Kara also has lots of plans for further promotions. They released a Japanese packaged album in April, and even entered into the top 10 of the Oricon Music Charts with it. They will release their official debut album in August.?

There have been some boy groups that have been active in Japan, such as TVXQ and Big Bang. Girl group-wise, 4Minute debuted first this past May with "Music". Also, T-ara has been active in other ways, such as participating in a family restaurant ad.

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Singers (Kang Ji Young) take part in Mnet's music show

From left, rapper Kim Jin-pyo and hip-hip group Epik High member Mithra Jin take part in cable music channel Mnet's radio show "Mnet Radio" held at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

A moment where not even a breath is heard? When girl group Kara's music video "We're With You" played on a monitor in the middle of the show, its hosts Kim Jin-pyo and Mithra Jin, guests SG Wannabe singer Lee Suk-hoon and V.O.S member Kim Kyung-rok, and even the camera director, stared infatuatedly into the screen showing Kara dancing in cheerleading uniforms. But this moment that our photographer failed to capture because he was embarrassed to even let the sound of his camera shutter interrupt the silence, may be the most memorable moment of the day. In such a way, the cast of "Mnet Radio" quite often revealed their vulnerability in the blind spots which are not revealed to viewers of the live radio show.

Just like there is no relationship between a real-time show and a real show, the actual raw state of "Mnet Radio" which captures even the smallest expression that its cast makes through live broadcast, takes place outside its camera's frame. It is not caught on camera but the way in which the cast pulled themselves together and loosened up their mouths everytime the producer signals, "The CM is ending. 9, 8, 7, 6...," showed a tension seen distinctly on live shows. Kim Jin-pyo jokingly saying to Lee Suk-hoon, "You look like you're on stage at church. Hallelujah!" when a video of Lee performing on "M! CountDown" runs, was another moment the camera failed to capture. And of course, 10Asia's camera too was unable to shoot such moments and the vulnerable faces of the celebrities not wearing make-up. But here, readers will be able to see some of the vivid expressions from the live show that were not revealed to its viewers. Kara member Kang Ji-young's face in particular, which was without make-up because of a sty in her eye, is really something that you can only see on 10Asia. Yes, we are bragging.

Studio for "Mnet Radio" [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

From left, male solo singer Lee Suk-hoon, rapper Kim Jin-pyo, hip-hip group Epik High member Mithra Jin, Kara member Kang Ji-young and V.O.S member Kim Kyung-rok take part in cable music channel Mnet's radio show "Mnet Radio" held at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010.

Kara member Kang Ji-young [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

Kara member Kang Ji-young goofs off on cable music channel Mnet's radio show "Mnet Radio" held at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010.

Kara member Kang Ji-young [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

Kara member Kang Ji-young [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

Kara member Kang Ji-young laughs on cable music channel Mnet's radio show "Mnet Radio" held at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010.

Kara member Kang Ji-young [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

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Kara's Park Gyuri "My age is in 20's, eligible voters... Be sure to vote"

Election PR ambassador Kara's Leader Park Gyuri had a connection(phone-call) with MBC's aired program 'Son SeokHui's Focus' where they talked about elections on 2 May.


This is the first time idol appeared on Popular Current Affairs Program 'Son SeokHui's Focus(on the spot)'


After the phone-call Park Gyuri posted on twitter "I just had a phone-call talking about voting related on 'Son SeokHui's Focus'. People(20's) who's eligible to vote, I think It's really important to vote so that you can express the value. Do not waste this opportunity and be sure to participate enjoyably in the voting."


Furthermore Gyuri posted "Actually after I heard that it was first idol phone-call.. What should I say.. I trembled a little bit.. Responsibility.. Responsibility.."


Meanwhile, Kara has already voted on last 27 May.

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Goo Hara Strips Pants in Front of Rain

Girl group KARA's Goo Hara stunned everyone when she suddenly pulled down her pants to try on a stage costume.

Cast stunned by Goo's surprise act

In the KBS-2TV's "Happy Together" which aired Thursday, Goo was getting ready to perform following the performances of top stars Lee Hyori and Rain. Goo reinacted Lee's hit "U Go Girl."

Throughout the program, the bashful Goo, a big fan of Rain, couldn't look Rain in the eyes. But she startled everyone when she took off her pants to change into a new pair for her performance. Lee said, "You should have told us what you were doing and at least turned your hips to the other side."

When Goo was set to perform, she dumped her coyness and turned wild and danced provocatively before Rain. After the show, Lee said, "Kids today are so daring," while Rain said, "Can I excuse myself to wash off my sweat?" to which everyone laughed.

Joining Goo, Lee and Rain as a guest on the episode was boy band MBLAQ's Lee Joon. The second half of Happy Together featured a new team of guests, Nichkhun and Junho of 2PM and actors Gang Seong-jin and Lee Seong-jae.

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Kara and 4minute to kick off careers in Japan tomorrow

Girl groups 4minute (on top) and Kara (bottom) [Cube Entertainment, DSP Media]

 

Popular Korean girl groups Kara and 4minute will both be launching their singing careers in Japan tomorrow, according to their respective agencies on Friday.

Both bands had signed with major music label Universal Music Japan to promote and support their upcoming activities in the country,

Kara will attend an event where they will shake the hands with some 8,000 fans tomorrow and celebrate the launch of their official Japanese fan club the following day.

The girls had been receiving much interest in Japan, especially following the release of their Korean album in the country on April 28, which reached No. 7 on the prestigious Oricon daily album chart.

An official from the girls' agency DSP Media explained, "They are planning to release an official [Japanese] album around July or August which is when they will take off their careers full scale."

Meanwhile, 4minute will hold a promotional event celebrating the release of their first Japanese single "Muzik" on May 8 to be held at the Zepp Tokyo Hall located in Odaiba.

"Muzik" went on sale Wednesday and is currently ranked at No. 22 on the Oricon daily chart.

In January, Universal Music Japan had referred to 4minute as "a new group with the ability to show successful results in the global market" in its interview with Billboard Japan.

"It is amazing to see the attention the group is receiving. It is great to see that Korean girl groups are being accepted we hope to show that they too can become Hallyu stars," a representative from 4minute's agency Cube Entertainment explained.

Kara made their debut in 2007, releasing several singles and albums containing their hits "Pretty Girl," "Mister" and "Lupin."

Five-member girl band 4minute began their careers in 2009 with their hit single "Hot Issue." They also released a mini-album "For Muzik" which topped various charts in Asia.

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Kara to kick start activities in Japan in July

K-pop girl group Kara [DSP Media]

 

Female idol group Kara will be kicking off their activities in Japan coming this July, according to their agency DSP Media on Wednesday.

"The girls have signed an official contract with Universal Music Japan and will begin their musical careers in the country during the latter half of the year," DSP Media stated in a press release.

The girls had visited Japan in February to hold their first showcase in the country, and held an additional show after tickets for their performance sold out in five minutes of going on sale.

Universal Music Japan is currently selling their Korean album in major retailers throughout the country. The record had received about 10,000 preorders.

Meanwhile, the girls are set to attend an event where they will shake hands with some 8,000 fans on May 5 and celebrate the launch of their official Japanese fan club with 3,000 members the following day.

Kara - composed of members Han Seung-yeon, Nicole, Kang Ji-young, Park Gyu-lee, Gu Hara - have released several singles and albums containing hits including "Pretty Girl" and "Mister" since their debut in 2007.

They returned to the local music scene in late February with their third mini-album containing title track "Lupin" which conquered numerous online and offline music charts.

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Goo Hara "Kara is stronger when all 5 members are present"

Kara's member Hara revealed members unusual affection.



"When all members are together, the feeling is stronger" said Hara at SBS broadcast program 'Good Morning' on 26 April.


Leader Park Gyuri described KARA as a whole as "Familiar and like girl-friend next door which seem to have comfortable charm". Hara added "When 5 members are all together, there's somewhat great feeling that we are getting stronger".


Kara's members also talked about each other's charm. Leader Park Gyuri described Nicole's charm as "Randomness and surprisingly cute, sexy on stage". Hara said that Gyuri is in charge of the goddess in the group while Hara herself is in charge of coolness.


Meanwhile, since debut with 1st album 'Blooming' till 'Lupin' last February, KARA as Korea's girl group has received lots of love.

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Kara - "Gaining popularity, we move to a bigger dorm and we choose our food"

Kara (Park Gyuri, Han Seungyeon, Jung Nicole, Goo Hara, Kang Jiyoung) shared that they are moving to a bigger dorm on April 10th in the Lesmore/Spris Fan-Meeting.

Kara was called "Economical Idol" early on. After big hits with "Honey," "Mr.," and "Lupin," Kara established itself as the "Girl Group Trend"

Han Seungyeon commented that they moved to a bigger dorm. Before three members had to sleep together in one room, but now only two people sleep together, and there are members who sleep in separate rooms.

Han Seungyeon contunued that the members can choose their food too.

Also, the maknae Kang Jiyoung laughed saying that her parents moved from Gyeongido to Seoul.

Meanwhile the actor Suh Hyorim appeared as a surprise guest.

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K-pop idols perform at "ShowKing M in Bangkok"

2AM members Seulong, Changmin and Jiwoon at the "ShowKing M in Bangkok" concert [Mnet]

Cable music channel Mnet held a free concert on April 6 in Thailand with 18 K-pop idols headlining the show, according to a press release from the network on Wednesday.

A press conference attended by some 110 media outlets was held at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Thailand on Monday, a day ahead of the "ShowKing M in Bangkok" concert.

"This is my first time in the country and it's great to see the fans greet me with the posters. I will put on a great performance for them," singer Kim Tae-woo was quoted as saying.

The members of boy band 2AM explained, "We were excited to return to Thailand after our first visit last time because we wanted to bring the Korean music and culture to the country."

At the concert the following day, Korea's most popular singers including 2AM, SeeYa, T-ara, Choshingsung, Kara, U-Kiss, MBLAQ, Kim Tae-woo, SG Wannabe, Son Ho-young, Cheong Rim, 8eight, Secret, ZE:A, One Two, The Boss and Brown Eyed Girls.

2PM members Junsu and Wooyoung emceed the show, co-sponsored by Mnet and local media business company AMADAS, held at the Rajamangala National Stadium.

"The interest in Korean music has been increasing since the airing of "Mnet Countdown" in the country. Local viewers also enjoy KBS World, Arirang TV and anything in relation to the Korean wave," said an official at a Thai media company.

The "ShowKing M in Bangkok" concert will air on Mnet on April 20.

Fans and media outlets at the press conference of "ShowKIng M in Bangkok" [Mnet]

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Kara's Nicole's surprising testimony: "I know mom's birthday but I don't know her age"

Kara's Nicole confessed that to find her mother's age she searched up the internet.

Nicole casted in SBS "Sixth Sense Quiz" In this program, the topic was "how to stay young."

When Nicole was asked when she felt that she was becoming old, she responded that she did not know her mother's age and that because her mother wanted to stay young, she did not tell anyone, even her own daughter Nicole, her age.

One time, Nicole asked her mother what her age was because of her curiosity, and she responded "You don't have to know!" and continued to hide her age from Nicole.

One day, when Nicole found out that her mother is the same age as the actor Park JoonGyu, she searched up the actor in the internet to find his age.

Then, as Nicole became more and more curious, Nicole's mother told her to just leave her alone about her age. Even now, Nicole knows her mother's birthday but not her age.

This show will broadcast on 28 March 2010. 10:45 AM

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Girl groups take over televised music programs

K-pop girl group Kara [DSP Media]

 

 

K-pop girl groups T-ara and Kara conquered televised music shows over the weekend.

Five-member girl band Kara celebrated their second win on KBS' music program "Music Bank" on Friday with their song "Lupin," the title track from the third mini-album released in late February.

Girl group T-ara welcomed their first win on SBS' Sunday show "Inkigayo" with their song "I Go Crazy Because of You" by claiming the Mutizen Award. They had last won the award with their single "Bo Peep Bo Peep" in early January.

Other contenders on both shows included Min Kyung-hoon, Beast, Epik High, Outsider and 4Men.

Kara has released several singles and albums containing hits including "Pretty Girl" and "Mister" since their debut in in 2007.

T-ara is composed of six members who made their debut last year contributing to the soundtrack of MBC drama "Cinderella Man" and later released their debut single "Lies."

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Kara "Idols are not rivals, but companions who share the same dream."

# Our own 'black'

When you think of Kara, you think of cuteness and liveliness. But little by little they've matured and this time, they changed into a whole new dark concept with 'Lupin'.

Leader Park Gyuri said "I was really worried about this change, but I'm relieved that it was well accepted. When I hear people saying that we got more mature, I feel that we already accomplished half of what we wanted".

To match the concept, there was also a big change of style. Han Seungyeon cut her hair to above shoulder level for the first time since her debut. Nicole as well, changed to a short haircut with a chic smokey make-up and because of that, she is hearing the word "handsome" quite often lately. While giving her typical cute smile, the youngest member Kang Jiyoung said that: "This time, I won't laugh when performing" is what she tries to keep in mind for this concept.

Kara and Girls Generation, who are receiving a huge amount of support from male fans especially, attracted a lot of interest for using 'black' as a main point of their concept. Girls Generation are currently promoting their 'Black Soshi' concept. When asked to explain the difference between Girls Generation and Kara's 'black', Kara answered: "Girls Generation have black as the foundation of their new song's concept, while we have black for having 'Lupin' as the foundation". They continued: "If neither our choreography, song and album jacket was related to the concept 'Lupin', it would be just a common dark concept, so we thought a lot about that".

# Looking broadly

We are in an era where girl groups are at their height, because of that, there are times that we wonder which groups might be rivals to each other. When asked the question "Who do you think is your strongest competitor?", Han Seungyeon gave a clear answer.

Han Seungyeon said: "You can think of a school. Just like students inside a classroom study hard together, I think it's the same thing with singers. When idols within a similar age-range gather together, the goal is not really surpassing each other. Since each one of them has a different color, it's more about doing their best to show their own color".

To this, Park Gyuri added: "Probably everyone, including us, thinks about showing how much they grew and showing a better performance than before. They say you have to pass over the difficult wall, but if you really do pass over the wall, I think it's true that your growth can slow down and eventually, there will be nowhere left to go but down. So we don't want to think that way, we want to run while looking broadly".

Even when her lack of sleep was apparent on her tired face, Park Gyuri said: "There is something I've been saying since the beginning, that we want to show ourselves growing. I'm happy because that seems to be coming true and feels like we are advancing stages, step by step", she said with sparkling eyes.

Nicole said: "There are times that our schedule is so packed that we can't even eat, but that's just proof that we are doing well, so knowing that gives me strength". Kang Jiyoung said: "Having to study for school at the same time (as my singer activities) worries me, but I want to do well in both", showing her strong will.

Everything is really tiring but it's by looking at the fans that they get energy. Han Seungyeon said: "When I see the fans support, it gives me a lot of strength. On our debut day, one fan came to see us and little by little it raised to 100 people, 200 people, and the number of fans kept increasing like that. This time on our comeback performance, quite a lot of fans came to support us so I'm really grateful for that".

Kara recently had a showcase in Japan and they acquired confidence about their activities in Japan as well. So this year, they won't have only 'Lupin' activities, but also, lively overseas activities. With that, we hope they can keep showing Kara's growth, which is their goal. When asked whether they had confidence in themselves, they just gave a bright smile. So let's all look forward to see what color their tomorrow will be

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Kara takes first victory on TV music programs with "Lupin"

Five-member girl group Kara third mini-album "Lupin" [DSP Media]

 

 

Five-member girl group Kara took their first win on televised music programs with their song over the weekend.

The girls received the top prize on KBS' music program "Music Bank" with "Lupin," the title track from the girls' third mini-album. This was their first-ever victory on the show since their debut three years ago.

They also claimed the top Mutizen Award on SBS' Sunday show "Inkigayo," beating out contenders T-ara, Girls' Generation, Min Kyung-hoon, Beast, U-Kiss, Outsider and 4Men.

Kara made their debut as four-member group in 2007 with members Han Seung-yeon, Nicole, Park Gyu-lee and Sung-hee. Due to personal reasons however, Sung-hee left the band and Kang Ji-young and Gu Hara joined in July 2008.

The girls have released several singles and albums containing hits such as "If U Wanna," "Pretty Girl," "Honey" and "Mister."

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