The Japanese media focused on KARA’s Arena Tour concert and termination of the members’ contracts.
Sankei Sports, a Japanese newspaper, published an article on October 9th titled, “KARA Visits in a Year and a Half! Hara Apologizes for Nicole Leaving.”
In this article, it was stated, “It has been reported that Nicole’s contract with her agency DSP Media will be ending in January, when she will leave the group. Even still, the 5 members appeared with smiling faces.” And “In their first concert after this controversy, Hara said in apology, ‘We’re sorry for making you worry. We hope that you will cheer us on so we can show you an awesome performance.’ Nicole also bowed in apology, but there were no specific remarks about this matter.”
Sports Hochi also released an article that day titled “KARA 5 Members Performs 25 Songs… Nicole, No Mention of Future Activities.”
In this article, it was stated, “Since Nicole’s contract with her agency will be expiring in January, it’s highly likely that this will be the last tour with all 5 members” and “Although Nicole has expressed that she wants to continue her activities in KARA after her contract expiration, they did not make any comment on this.”
In other media such as Daily Sports, there were articles similarly reporting KARA’s appearance at their concert tour.
KARA performed a total of 25 songs in front of 12,000 fans at Yokohama Arena, including their hit songs, “Mister” and “Jumping,” which was met with a lot of cheering.
KARA’s agency DSP Media stated on October 4th, “There hasn’t been any talk about Nicole’s contract renewal, which will expire next January. Kang Jiyoung, whose contract will end in April, might decide to pursue her education.” However, despite members leaving, the agency has firmly stated that KARA’s activities will continue.
Regarding this matter, Nicole uploaded onto her Twitter on October 7th, “I started as a KARA member, and I want to end as a KARA member.”
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