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.

Credit - Asiae

KARA's hit song "Mister" was orignally made for male singers

KARA’s hit song ‘Mister’ was made for male singers?

Making the many Korean males’ hearts flutter with their butt dance and the hit song ‘Mister’, the secret to the song has also been revealed recently. The song which has showcased the KARA members’ cuteness and youthful charms was initially made for the use by male idol singers. With the truth behind the song revealed, many were shocked.

An official said, “The song ‘Mister’ was actually made for male code. We didn’t know that the song will go well with KARA.”


KARA revealed their new song ‘Lupin’ on 17th February and it has been received overwhelming responses going up to the #1 spot on various realtime charts. Especially since the girls have dumped the pretty cute image for a strong and new image, there has been much interests garnered.

An official said, “KARA is one of the groups in Korea with great individuality. And hence songs with stronger sound will bring out the members’ charms better. And that is why their hits like ‘Break It’ and ‘Mister’ which were originally intended for male singers did well as the girls were able to carry it out with their own styles. Instead of calling it transformation, we feel that the word evolution fits better.”

The group has been called the ‘progressive stars’ because even though they debuted about the same time as So Nyeo Shi Dae and WonderGirls, they went through many ‘failures’ like members leaving the group etc. But through the different stages they emerged stronger and more matured.

And that is why this album and song is important to the girls, because with the huge pressure on the girls and the great image transformation, the girls need to win the hearts of the fans.

But as we can see, the song ‘Lupin’ has been given the first acknowledgement with the overwhelming responses that it received. There is great anticipation for the girls’ new evolution for their comeback.

Meanwhile, KARA will be having their comeback stage on 25th February on Mnet M!Countdown.

Check out their new song Lupin

Source: Kbites