Kara's Seungyeon and Jiyoung are MCs for MBC Every1 "I Love Pet!"

Kara's Seungyeon and Jiyoung becomes MC of MBC Every1 new show I Love Pet. The first episode will airs on July 26th at 6PM KST.

Check out the preview below

KARA Releases 『Mister』 MV Teaser

With the launching if their career in Japan, KARA releases their MV teaser for their hit single Mister!



It is known that Mister will be KARA's promoting single in Japan as they officially make their debut statement this August. Care for some sushi with KARA?

Kara's Japanese Album Goes On Sale

After teasing us with a 30-second video of the Japanese version of 『Mister,』 the girls of Kara are ready to officially begin their promotions in Japan!
Towards the end of this month, Kara will be leaving their native country for Japan. During this time, the girls plan on appearing on Japanese local programs so you won't miss seeing their beautiful faces too much! In addition to this, they will also be holding a mini live concert at Shinmokjang Studio, followed by a brief handshaking event. In
The girls previously got their name spread around the country by meeting with and shaking the hands of more than 8,000 fans back in May, which will certainly give them a boost as they attempt to dominate Japanese music charts.
In addition, the girls' Japanese album recently went on sale, so make sure to grab a copy before it's too late!

A Questionable Bottle Found in SeungYeon's Room

A questionable bottle was found in Kara's Han SeungYeon's room.
On the 11th, Kara was chosen as the main guests for SBS 『HaHa Mong Show』.

HaHa and MC Mong visited Kara's 3-month old dorm, inspecting each of the rooms of Gyuri, Nicole, SeungYeon, Hara, and JiYoung.
SeungYeon's pink room had unusual items, such as her personal rice cooker and side dishes, making her seem like the queen of housekeeping.
HaHa and MC Mong soon learned that SeungYeon's father is well-known for making swords, and had no thoughts of leaving after finding a sword that was made as a gift for her in her room.

After inspecting her room some more, MC Mong found a questionable bottle. SeungYeon seemed flustered and was busy trying to explain the reason behind the bottle. HaHa and MC Mong caused laughter in the room by saying, 「Girl idols have secrets, too.」

This episode is scheduled to air on the 11th at 10:45 am (KST).

Kara's Seungyeon Turned Down 『Itazura Na Kiss』 Female Lead Role?

A new acting career would be a great opportunity for Kara's Seungyeon, but sadly, a problem arises at the negotiating table.
A few days ago, we reported about two female front-runners (Han Seungyeon and Park ShinHye) for the Korean remake of the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss). This time, it looks like one candidate is dropping out of the short-list of female lead roles.
According to DSP Entertainment, Seungyeon and the rest of the members of Kara will be making their debut in Japan this coming August. Kara's management added,

「Although being included in a drama is a good opportunity, the debut of KARA has already been promised to their Japanese fans and they [KARA] do not want to break their promise.  Debuting abroad is about good timing, and we have been preparing hard for their debut in Japan for a long time.」

Due to Kara's upcoming Japanese debut and conflicting schedules, Seungyeon's chance on stepping up her acting career is getting blurry. As we all know, most people can sing and dance at the same time, but when it comes to complicated multi-tasking, it's not as simple as flicking a wand.
Now that there is only a slim possibility that the idol singer will take part in the upcoming romantic-comedy remake, who could be Kim HyunJoong's leading lady?

Hmm, guess we'll have to wait and see.

KARA's Japan debut on August 4 get's postponed

Kara's Japanese debut get's postponed!

Originally, KARA was going to release their debut single "Mister" Japanese Version on August 4, They have even already finished shooting for the music video. KARA is ready for their debut in Japan, however out of the blue, their debut get's shelved for almost a week.

KARA's agency said on the 6th, "The original release of their debut album in Japan is August 4, but the plans somewhat changed, Their debut will be postponed for a bout a week until another date will be set".

Their debut in Japan will be postponed for a week or so, however no reasons were stated on why their debut was postponed.

KARA has already attracted interest from local fans and the media in Japan even before debut. They already have a famous TV Comedian who is a huge fan of them and has helped promote KARA in Japan.

Earlier this year, KARA had a successful showcase in Japan with over 4,000 seats where their Japanese album compilation reached number 10 on the Oricon Daily Chart.

Hyoyeon, Nicole, and Min are Friends

Fans of SNSD, Kara, and miss A have struck gold lately, as it was recently revealed that idols Nicole of Kara, Hyoyeon of SNSD, and Min of miss A maintain a close relationship with each other.
When asked about her relationship with the two other girls, Min explained that she had met Hyoyeon through dancing school way back before her debut. The two girls then took their friendship to a whole different level by forming a dance team and doing performances to showcase their talents. Because Min still keeps in touch with Hyoyeon, when she told the SNSD member of her debut, 「[she] was very happy.」

But what of Min's relationship with Nicole? After being asked to answer this question, Min replied, 「through Hyoyeon, I became friends with Nicole.」 She also gave the perfect example of friendships between idols, saying, 「I meet with them of ten and chatter.」

It's always nice to hear about friendships forged between different artists, isn't it?

KARA's Hara new promotional photos for MISYA Make-Up

The beauty of Kara- Goo Hara poses for the newest promotional photos for MISYA Make-Up. She looks like a professional model here with the simple & clean make-up on her face. In the photo shoots, she looks indeed different as compared with Goo Hara on variety show Invincible Youth.

Shindong and Gyuri Transform into Avatars

Super Junior's Shindong and Kara's Park Gyuri brought the world of Pandora to MBC studios last Tuesday – June 28th.

During the broadcast of MBC FM 『Shindong and Park Gyuri's ShimShim Tapa』 on the the 25th, the duo promised the listeners that they will dress up as Na'vi and host the radio show – if the South Korean football team made it to the round of 8 in the FIFA World Cup.

But unfortunately, the Korean team lost against Uruguay last Saturday. Regardless of the defeat, Shindong and Gyuri garnered much attention as they went on with their promise and painted their faces as avatars. With their surprise transformation, netizens commented:

「I was really surprised. It looks good.」
「I thought we wouldn't be able to see it after not making it to the top 8, but it's a success.」
「It's so funny that I'm not sleepy anymore.」


Even Kim BumSoo and Park KyungLim twitpic-ed a photo with them! Oh, it would have been so much better if they had hosted the show while babbling the Na』vi language.

Check them out in action below:

KARA's Gyuri face is beautiful without make up?

A picture of KARA's Gyuri without make up was posted on twitter ! Netizens are saying that she is a beauty without make up .

Eunjung and JiYeon pose with Goo Hara 2!

T-ara's Ji Yeon and Eun Jung took a photo with Goo Hara?

Well,that girl in the photo is just a trainer of MNet and she will be debuting as a member of MNET's upcoming female group in this September.

She has caused much attention thanks to her Goo Hara like face!

100625 Music Bank G-HOLIC™

100625 4minute "huh" Live @ Music Bank G-HOLIC™

4Minute shows a preview to the performance of their followup hit at the end of their recent live performance of 『HuH』.
4Minute performed the hit 『HuH』 on KBS Music Bank on 25th June. What caught the attention of many is at the end of the performance, the girls gave a preview to the performance of their followup hit. Currently, 4Minute is preparing and practising their followup hit to be promoted after promotions for 『HuH』 end.
4Minute said, 「The ending is different from before. There is a part which shows the dance to our followup hit. We plans to show a song and performances with our followup hit which will surprise everyone.」

Gummy - Because Of You ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

100625 Special Stage SNSD - Oh ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

Special Stage - Gummy,Hwayobi,Lyn ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

f(x) - NU ABO ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

Female Idol Special Stage - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

Music Bank 4th special stage today will be featured by female idol members from Kara, T-ara, f(x), and 4Minute. They will perform our sexy diva Lee Hyori's latest hit song Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Watch their fierceness today on Music Bank. Watch it below!

Kara - Lupin ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

IU & Seulong - Nagging ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

T-Ara - I Go Crazy Because Of You ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

Special Stage 2 ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

In 2nd special stage SNSD, Super Junior, KARA, 2AM, CNBLUE will perform specially for us! They perform as a band and sing MY LIFE WILL SUCKS WITHOUT YOU!

members:

2AM Jinwoon - Drummer
SNSD Taeyeon - Vocalist
CNBlue Jung Yong Hwa - Guitarist and Vocalist
SUPER JUNIOR Lee Sung Min - Guitarist
CNBlue Jung Shin - Bassist
KARA Goo Hara - Percussion
SNSD Seohyun - Keyboardist
KARA Gyuri - Keyboardist
CNBlue MinHyuk - Percussion

After School - Bang ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

SNSD & 2AM ( Jun,25,10 @Music Bank)

T-Ara with Little Goo Hara

More photos and selcas of confirmed member 『Little Goo Hara』 Jin HyeWon from upcoming 9-member group under Core Contents revealed. In the photos revealed, Jin HyeWon was seen posing with T-ara member EunJung and HyoMin.

Jin HyeWon made her first appearance at Core Content's office on 17th June together with the other Core Contents artistes. And even before her debut in the agency's upcoming group, the girl has garnered much interests for her resemblance to KARA Goo hara.

Jin HyeWon is set to debut in a new group under Core Contents in September.

Characteristics of Popular Girl Groups – SPECIAL ISSUE

Previous Girl Groups' Japanese Development and Current Prosperity

Korean girl groups' history goes back to 1998. Back then, there were 3 extremely popular girl groups; S.E.S, Fin.K.L and BABY VOX. Eventually, the R&B Unit S.E.S made up of Bada, Eugene, and Shoo, began developing their activities in Japan, partially because Korea's representative songstress Lee Hyori, leader of Fin.K.L, was staying in the role of Korea's traditional idol. Also, Yoon Eunhye's (who is currently an actress) group BABY VOX stepped toward China.

Previously, there was another 4 member idol group called S.O.S who debuted in Japan, but S.E.S had a full-blown debut and was able to be the first successful Korean girl group in Japan. Perhaps the influx of popular Korean artists entering the Japanese market is due to the success S.E.S had in Japan. However, after that groups like Sugar and JEWELRY went to Japan one after the other and didn't have a big break. That wasn't necessarily a complete mistake, the girl groups were cheering with all their might during the Korea-Japan sponsored World Cup and their popularity temporarily increased, but then rapidly began to fall.

On a different subject, in 2007 the Wonder Girls debuted. JYP, the same person who produced Bi (Rain), created the wonder girls. They have music that resembles music from the 70s~80s and 「Tell Me」 was their big break. SNSD was formed from S.M. ENTERTAINMENT who formerly produced S.E.S. Also, DSP media who created Fin.K.L had KARA debut, and once again it's the golden age of girl groups.

Characteristics of Popular Girl Groups

SNSD is made up of 9 members and they do dramas, variety programs, among other things and show how lovely they are. In 「GEE」 they showed their catchy dance which was a hot topic from kids to adults. KARA is walking in Fin.K.L's footsteps as being the traditional idols, 「Honey」 was their big break, and 「Mr.」's butt dance became a hot topic, both (SNSD & KARA) have become national idols.

In order to have hit songs in K-POP it's almost a rule to have unique dance performances like Wonder Girls' 「Tell Me」 and KARA's butt dance. The dances become a popular topic of conversation (even in news programs) and fan's also copy the choreography and fill up websites with their copied dance videos. In the late 90s Namie Amuro and SPEED (Note: These are Japanese artists) attracted people by this, girls would copy their dances and in turn it was easy for them (the artists) to be accepted in Japan.

Also, 2008 and after street dance groups reformed Korea's girl pop. From the start Korean raps have been in songs. It was standard to have a rap inserted into a dance song and girl groups who tried to be 「cool」 instead of 「cute」 were born. First on the list is the female BIGBANG, 2NE1. Then multinational group f(x) debuted with members from Korea, China and America. These girls are valued for their high charisma and powerful performances. Also, Wonder Girls' original member Hyunah and current member of 4Minute, is also recognized as being a fashion leader.

Senpai Boy Groups co-star, bond and support their protected.

In 2009 this is how girl groups appeared (to the public). Already DBSK and BIGBANG have established their popularity in Japan and have rapidly increased recognition for K-POP. Coincidently, the popularity for girl groups from those boy groups' companies has also increased.

There is a steady hierarchical relationship in Korea, Girl groups are in the position of younger sisters to Senpai groups (Note: Senpai is the same as sunbae), so it's natural they appear together in their music programs, concerts, music videos, etc. 2NE1's debut song 「Lollipop」 was a collaboration with BIGBANG. SNSD members have appeared in DBSK and SUPER JUNIOR's music videos. KARA members have also frequently worked with their senpai's SS501. T-ara collaborated with a group from their same company called Supernova and formed a boy-girl unit called TTL. The project single 「TTL (Time To Love) ranked 1st on 8 online music distribution sites.

Even in Japan you can directly see boy and girl groups working together through the internet or cable TV by watching Korean popular music shows and music videos. Due to this many female fans of the boy groups also become fans of the girls. Former girl groups were supposed to target men, but current girl groups are supported overwhelmingly by girls. It's the effect of being in the position of younger sister to the boy groups. Moreover, fashion, being sexy, being cute, and dance performances (which are copied by both genders) seem to be the driving forces in their charm and popularity.

It is even charming to remember seeing DBSK and BIGBANG, speak shaky Japanese at first. In 2010, Korean girl groups will successively come to Japan, and thus will be all over Asia』s music scene.

Korea's Popular Girl Groups

2006

March – Brown Eyed Girls (R&B, HIPHOP): In March 2006 Narsha, Jea, Miryo and Gain debuted as a 4-person group with 「Your Story」. In July 2009, 「Abracadabra」 went on sale with the 「cheekiness dance」. This sexy dance became a hot topic.

2007

February – Wonder Girls (Dance): Singer and producer JYP produced the 5 member group with Yubin, Yeeun, Sunye, Sohee and Hyerim. They debuted in February 2007 with the song 「Irony」. In September 2007, 「Tell Me」 was released which became a national big hit. In May 2010, they released their album 「2 Different Tears」 in America.

March- KARA (Dance; August 2010 Japanese debut): Park Guyi, Han Seungyeon, Nicole, Goo Hara, and Kang Jiyoung make up this 5 person idol group. They debuted in Korea in March 2007. In 2009 they released 「Mr.」 and the 「butt dance」 became very popular. In February 2010, they had their first Japanese showcase which was immediately sold out, and they quickly did other performances. In August they'll debut in Japan.

August- SNSD (Dance; A Japanese debut is planned for 2010): In August 2007, the 9-member girl group debuted with Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. They are a nationally popular group in Korea with a wide range of activities in things like dramas, theater and MCing. In August 2010, they will have their first Japanese concert.

2009

February – AFTER SCHOOL (Dance, HIPHOP): In February 2009, they debuted with 「New School Girl」. Members have left and joined the group numerous times. The current members are: Kahi, Jungah, Jooyeon, Uee, Bekah, Raina, Nana and Lizzy. In January 2010, they went to Japan for the 「Billboard JAPAN Music Awards 2009」 and received the 「Korea Billboard Special」 award.

March- 2NE1 (Dance, HIPHOP): In March 2009, they collaborated with BIGBANG and debuted with the song 「Lollipop」. The 4 member dance group consists of Park Bom, Sandra Park, CL, Gong Minji. They have 4 crowns for winning the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards' 「Best Rookie of the Year」.

June- 4Minute (Dance, HIPHOP; May 2010 was their Japanese debut): This 5 person dance group consists of Nam Jihyun, Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyunah and Kwon Sohyun. They had their Korean debut in June 2009. In May 2010 they had their Japanese debut and their first Japanese concert was filled with many female fans and was a great success.

July-T-ara (Dance): This 6 person dance group consists of Boram, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, Qri and Jiyeon. They debuted in July 2009 with 「Lies」. In September 2009, Supernova's Kwangsu, Jihyuk, and Geonil along with Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon created a unit called 「TTL」 which ranked 1st on 8 of Korea's online distribution sites.

September- f(x) (Dance): Koreans Sulli, Lune and Krystal along with Chinese-Americans Victoria and Amber create this multinational 5 person group and are an Asia Pop and dance group. They debuted in September 2009 with 「LA chA TA」.

October- Secret (Dance): Hyoseong, Zinger, Jieun and Sunhwa form this 4 person dance group. They debuted with the digital single 「I Want You Back」 in October 2010.

November- Rainbow (Dance): In November 2009, they debuted with their mini album 「Gossip Girl」 with 7 members: Woori, Seungah, Jaekyung, Noeul, Yoonhye, Jisook and Hyunyoung.

JiYoung and Sulli show off their puppies!

f(x)'s Sulli and KARA's Ji Young show off their puppies!

Both of them are also the maknae of their respective group,you can see that they are really good friends here.

Star Golden Bell (full broadcast)

On the most recent broadcast of Star Golden Bell, one of their guests were Super Junior and many things have been revealed during the broadcast. Like, KARA's leader Gyuri revealed that 「I once looked through Shindong's phone when we were still in the awkward stage, and I opened up one strange folder where there were many pictures of people not wearing a lot of clothes…」 Here is the full broadcast of Star Golden Bell.

KARA Japan Debut Song 『Mr.』 MV shooting 「Butt dance alone (is almost) 100 times!」

Kara has finished shooting for Mister MV Japanese version which will be used as their debut song in Japan.
Kara filmed MV for 「Mister」 On 19 June and 20 June at a set. Despite the butt dance is remarkably popular, there won』t be Korean version of Mister.
Kara』s Maknae member Kang Jiyoung 「Just the butt dance alone, seems like we』ve dance more than 100 times. My waist hurts」 Even so 「The quality seems to be very high. Satisfied.」
Kara had their first showcase on last February. On May, press conference and handshake event. Kara plans to officially release first debut single 「Mister」 in Japan on August.

f(x)'s Krystal and Goo Hara Have the Prettiest Hair

Krystal of Asia's pop dance group, f(x), came first in the online poll of "Who is the one with the most beautiful hair?"

In this poll, votings took place on Box Music Box, starting on the 8th and ending on the 14th. Other popular female singers involved in this poll along with Krystal included Goo Hara (Kara), Seo In Young, IU, An Sohee (Wonder Girls), and Hwa Yo Bi. Coming first was Krystal, winning with 39% (869) of the 2248 total votes. 2nd was Goo Hara, with 824 votes, equivalent to 37%, the difference with Krystal's score being very small.

Many people have left comments saying "Hair quality wise, Krystal's hair quality is the best", "I hope I can have hair like Krystal's", "She doesn't only look pretty but her hair is also so beautiful, Krystal is the best", some of the many reasons why Krystal came first.

KARA's Hara poses with Skins doctor!

Want to know the secret behind Hara's perfect skins?

I think this guy besides Hara plays an important role to maintain Hara's skins healthy,he is the skins doctor of Hara!

Kara Transforms into CheerLeader 「National Team Fighting!

We believe in you, always looking forward and overcoming any difficulties~(Part of the lyrics from Kara World Cup Song 『We are With You』)

Popular girl group Kara transformed into cheerleader to cheer/support for national soccer team.
On 12 June 8PM at Seoul Gangnam Coex Megabox, Kara together with over 300 spectators cheered for Korea Team players on the 2010 South Africa World Cup first game(match) with Greece at Samsung Pavv 3D Triangular formation cheering Theater

Kara performed several hit songs started with 『We're with You』 then 『Pretty Girl』 as well as 『Mister』 which lifted up the cheering atmosphere. Also, wearing a nice blend of red and white cheerleader Korea Team's outfit while singing in the eyes of 300 audience which made them very much entertained.

Before the performances Kara said 「Finally worldwide South Africa worldcup festival has started」, 「We'll always cheer for you(the players), be strong and hope we get good results.」
Korean team belongs to the B-Group and first game against Greece will start from 8:30PM(KST) at South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay.