Kara (South Korean group)

Kara
Kara in 2022 From left to right: Seungyeon, Jiyoung, Nicole, Youngji, Gyuri
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2007–2016 2022–2023
Labels	DSP Media, RBW
Members	Park Gyu-ri Han Seung-yeon Nicole Jung Kang Jiyoung Heo Young-ji
Past member(s)	Goo Hara Kim Sung-hee
Website	Official website

Kara (Korean: 카라; Japanese: カラ; often stylized in all caps) was a South Korean girl group. Its members were Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara and Youngji. They debuted through the M.net M! Countdown in 2007 and belong to DSP Media. Kara means sweet melody and adds 'CHARA' in Greek, a feeling to want to give joy through music is put. From 2010, they began activity in Japan. They appeared on NHK Red and White Singing Contest in 2011 (第62回NHK紅白歌合戦). They had a big concert at TOKYO DOME on January 6, 2013. In 2014, Jiyoung and Nicole left and were replaced by Heo Youngji, who was selected via a reality show made to give Kara a new member. The contracts with Gyuri, Seungyeon and Hara expired and they decided not to renew their contracts, resulting in Kara's breakup.

In 2022, 5 members of Kara reunited to release a new album called Move Again.

Members

Current members

• Park Gyu-ri (박규리), leader, singer, visual
• Han Seung-yeon (한승연), singer
• Nicole (니콜, Korean name Jung Yongju, 정용주), singer, rapper, dancer
• Kang Jiyoung (강지영), singer, rapper
• Heo Young-ji (허영지), singer, rapper, dancer

Former members

• Kim Sung-hee (김성희), singer
• Goo Hara (구하라), singer, visual, dancer

Discography

Albums

Korean studio albums

• The First Blooming (2007)
• Revolution (2009)
• Step (2011)
• Full Bloom (2013)

Japanese studio albums

• Girl's Talk (2010)
• Super Girl (2011)
• Girls Forever (2012)
• Fantastic Girls! (2013)
• Girl's Story (2015)

Compilation albums

• Best 2007–2010 (2010)
• Hits! Hits! (2012)
• Collection (2012)
• Solo Collection (2012)
• Best Girls (2013)

Box sets

• Special Premium Box for Japan (2010)
• Album Collection (2014)
• Single Collection (2014)

Mini-albums

• Rock U (2008)
• Pretty Girl (2008)
• Honey (2009)
• Lupin (2010)
• Jumping (2010)
• Pandora (2012)
• Day & Night (2014)
• In Love (2015)
• Move Again (2022)

Reissues

• Honey (Special Edition) (2009)

Awards

• Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie Of The Month (2007)
• M.net Asian Music Awards : Dance Music Awards "Honey" (2009)
• Melon Music Awards Top 10 (2009)
• High1 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang

Other websites

• Official website (in Korean)
• Kara Official Internet Cafe (in Korean)