Ahead of 4minute and KARA’s upcoming battle in Japan, the 5 talented ladies of KARA finally released their music video for popular booty shaking song Mister in Japanese.
The girls can be seen in various sets, including a basketball courtscene and military base, sporting their usual sexy outfits to match.It’s been awhile since we got to see those moves that took K-Pop bystorm back in 2009, and it’s now back! Check it out below.
Taiwanese singer has Yao Yao (郭书瑶) released a song that sounds very familiar.
The song is a cover of KARA’s Honey. As a popular Taiwanese artist, shewanted to try something that people would love. And to portray thesweet feeling of the song, Yao Yao had to spend 40 hours filming in acream coated evening dress, with the air-con at full blast since theheat from the lighting equipment would melt the cream.
Ahead of her album release on August 21st, she released her title songon July 29th to give her fans a preview. She sounds similar to theoriginal since she has a cutesy voice like the girls. She sings thesong in Mandarin but obviously the melody won’t be new for you guys.
Korean netizens have actually expressed their fondness of the songsaying that it’s not as good as the original but it’s still very cute.
She will start promotions with Honey soon. I’m sure she sounds fine butI don’t understand why she wants to promote with a cover song?
KARA’s Park Gyuri appeared on the recent recording of SBS Star JuniorShow with her mother, Park So Hyun. Through the show, Park So Hyunrevealed that she has been suffering from cancer.
While the parents were expressing the times that they’ve felt sorry for their children, Park So Hyun shared:
“During Gyuri’s trainee years, she went through a lot after thecompany (that she used to be in) went out of business. Adding onto herbroken heart, I got cancer”
“I was weak and in pain due to cancer, and I wasn’t able to fullyexpress my feelings for her while she was busily preparing to become asinger. I eventually wrote a parting letter for her (filled with herlast words for Gyuri she passes away)”
“It was essential for my family to get their hearts ready for the moment”
However, the story doesn’t end here. There’s a twist to Park So Hyun’s story – so stay tuned till this episode airs on the 31st!
Hara proves that she has a 21-inch waist
On the most recent episode of Invincible Youth, KARA’s Goo Hara proved that she indeed has a 21-inch waist.
f(x)’s Victoria got help from a student at a nearby high school lastepisode so she promised to visit the school later. The girls kept theirpromise and visited the school.
While entering, Goo Hara decided to go through the railing instead ofthe main entrance. Instead of climbing over, she went under it. Therewas a small amount of space but she still nudged her way in.
It’s surprising to me that she has so much energy.
[News] 2AM,BEAST,KARA, T-ARA and BEG to perform at summer concert next month
A number of Korean idols are set to perform at a summer concertin August, according to the concert's promoter Asia Bridge Contents onFriday.
Asia Bridge Contents announced in a press release that K-pop groups2AM, Brown Eyed Girls, BEAST, Kara and T-ara will take to the stage ofthe "Brand New Concert - Burning Day!!" to be held at the Olympic ParkStadium in Seoul on August 20.
Part of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to a foundation for children with cancer.
Popular boy band 2AM, composed of members Jo Kwon, Changmin, Seulongand Jinwoon, is managed by major talenthouse JYP Entertainment. Theymade their debut in 2008 with their debut single "This Song" andreleased their first full-length album "I Can't Let You Got" in March.
Brown Eyed Girls, composed of leader Jea, rapper Miryo and vocalsNarsha and Gain. Having released a total of three studio albums and twomini-album, the four-member group has been one of the most successfulfemale groups in Korea since their debut in 2006. Their song"Abracadabra" was a sensational hit in the country last year.
Six-member boy band BEAST splashed onto the music scene in October 2009with their mini-album "Beast Is the B2ST." They have several hitsingles under their belt including "Bad Girl," "Shock" and "Easy." Thegroup is currently visiting several Asian countries to promote theirsinging careers.
Kara, composed of members Han Seung-yeon, Nicole,Kang Ji-young, Park Gyu-lee and Gu Hara, made their debut in 2007 andhave released several singles and albums which include their hit songs"Pretty Girl" and "Wanna." They will be releasing their Japanese debutsingle album "Mister" next month.
T-ara, originally a six-member group who recently added a new member,made their debut in July 2009 with their single "Lie" and "Wanna Play."In December 2009, they released their first studio album "AbsoluteFirst Album" which produced two hit songs "Bo Peep Bo Peep" and "I GoCrazy Because Of You."
Tickets for the summer concert are available online at reservation site Interpark (www.interpark.co.kr).
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KARA Nicole makes a surprise voice appearance on ‘SaeBaKwi’.
On MBC ‘SaeBaKwi’ aired on 31st July, guest appearance Jo HyeRyeon hadmade a phone called to Nicole during a speed quiz segment.
Nicole was sleeping when she picked up the call, and her voice andspeech had everyone present cracking up. The MCs then asked, “Did youpick up this call while sleeping?” and Nicole said, “A little.”
And it was revealed that Nicole has been on weight control. With thatPark Miseon said, “It’s tough living right?” and Nicole, “It is toughliving prettily.”
Nicole also talked about doing voice appearances on the show often,“Many people ask me if I’m doing fixed appearance on the show, but noone gave me anything.”
The production team then said that they will be giving her appearancefees and her response was a funny, “Really going to give me?”
The best female & male idol groups according to tvN Newton
Through tvN Gil’s Newton Chart, a poll based on the best male &female idol groups was held between July 26th and August 1st recently.
With 50% votes coming from a selection committee group, 30% frominternet votes and 20% from mobile votes, 20 groups from each male& female category were selected.
Starting off with the male idol group category, here are top 8 rankinggroups based on the results from the poll (numbers in bracket denote #of votes):
DBSK (12199)
Big Bang (12176)
H.O.T. (6654)
2PM (4878)
Super Junior (4322)
SS501 (4292)
MBLAQ (4265)
god (4128)
Next, the top 8 female idol groups:
SNSD (8828)
Fin.K.L (6447)
2NE1 (5748)
Wonder Girls (5073)
S.E.S (3553)
KARA (2338)
Brown Eyed Girls (1768)
Jewelry (1666)
Korean girl group Kara will be making an appearance on a Japanese musicvariety program next week, according to their agency DSP Media onMonday.
A press release from DSP announced that the girls left for Japan lastweek to take part in a pre-recording for Nihon TV's music show "HappyMusic," to be aired August 18, where they shared the stage with popularJapanese stars AKB48, Chemistry and Ikimonogakari.
The girls have garnered much attention with their upcoming Japanesesingle "Mister," topping the daily preorder chart for record retailerTower Record last month. “Mister,” produced in three editions, hadplaced on the No. 1, 2 and 3 spots on the chart when orders began inmid-July.
"Mister," the group's debut single album in Japan, will go on sale onAugust 11 and they will hold a live concert and hand-shaking event atJapan's Studio Coast three days later.
The five-member girl band made their debut in 2007, releasing severalsingles and albums containing their hits "Pretty Girl," "Wanna" andLupin."
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KARA Nicole reveals, “My Korean name is Jung YongJoo”
KARA Nicole reveals her Korean name.
Nicole was on SBS Good Sunday – Hero Girls aired on 1st August when she revealed, “My Korean name is Jung YongJoo.”
And when asked about the meaning of her Korean name, Nicole explained,“The cintamani of the dragon.” which had the other members laughing.
Other than Nicole, the other members also revealed their real name.Jung GaEun is Baek SeongHyang, Hong SooAh is Hong GeunYeong. Hong SooAhsaid, “Last time, my manager oppa had a dream. He was walking on astreet and a grandfather kept saying ‘SooAh SooAh’. And after I changedmy name to SooAh, I get to do many endorsements.”
Yoon InNa also said, “My name is my real name. And my siblings name is Yoon AhnNa.”
KARA's 'Mister' music video is being played on the main streets of Shibuya in Japan.
KARA's 'Mister' music video is being played on the main streets of Shibuya in Japan, becoming a hot issue among fans.
With their japanese debut just around the corner, KARA recentlyrevealed the music video for the japanese version of 'Mister' and beganfull-scale promotional activities. KARA crossed to Japan at the end ofJuly and currently, they are recording and being interviewed for apopular TV program.
After news spread that on the 1st of August, the 'Mister' music videoCF would be broadcasted on the LCD screen of a building in Shibuya, oneof the busiest districts in Tokyo, it attracted the fans interest.
The 'Mister' music video CF is being broadcasted on Shibuya's Tsutayabuilding. The Tsutaya building is located at the very core of Shibuya,in a central location. The music video CF is being aired through a LCDscreen installed on the front of the building. According to japanesefans, the 'Mister' music video CF airs for 15 seconds every 2 hours.
Besides that, there are also a number of banners promoting KARA's debutspread around the streets of Tokyo, garnering interest as well.
Unlike Korea, which relies heavily on online promotions, the japanesemarket focuses mostly on offline promotions and therefore, outdoorbillboards are considered an important marketing tactic.
KARA will release their japanese debut single 'Mister' on the 11th of August.
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