130201 KARAs Han Seung Yeon is cast as the lead role in Jang Ok Jeong Lives in Love

KARA’s Han Seung Yeon was recently cast in the lead role in the new drama series Jang Ok Jeong Lives in Love.

On February 1, Story TV, the production company of the series reported that Han was cast in the lead role in SBS TV’s new drama series Jang Ok Jeong Lives in Love.

In the series, Han plays the role of royal concubine Choi. Royal concubine Choi is a woman who was born as a person of humble condition but becomes a royal concubine and makes her son a king. As a rival of Jang Ok Jeong (played by Kim Tae Hee), she fights for King Sukjong (played by Yoo Ah In).

Han has prepared for the series despite her busy schedule in Korea and Japan. DSP Media, Han’s agency, says, “Han has decided to appear in Jang Ok Jeong Lives in Love after careful consideration. She has constantly prepared to make her acting debut. She has appeared in some Korean drama series as a cameo and in a Japanese drama series, but this is the Korean drama series she appears in as a lead character. She’s practicing a lot of the series now.”

The story of Jang Ok Jeong Lives in Love revolves around a setup that Jang Ok Jeong, who used to be a symbol of a bad woman in Korea, was actually a fashion designer in the Joseon Dynasty. It will be a different story from the previous stories about Jang Ok Jeong. The series will start airing in April after Yawang goes off the air.

Source: TV Report

130201 DSP Media updates fans after Hara’s appendicitis surgery

Yesterday, KARA‘s Hara was revealed to be in the hospital to undergo surgery for appendicitis, leaving fans concerned. Putting fans’ worries to rest, DSP Media has updated fans regarding Hara’s current condition.

DSP Media stated, “Fortunately, the surgery went well. Although we have to wait for more of the doctor’s conclusion, the surgery went fine and the results are good. She will stay in the hospital for 3-4 more days. Because Hara’s health is first priority, we will discuss later on how to handle her planned schedules.”

Hara is currently taking her time to rest, and the agency has revealed that the studio recording she was scheduled for today (February 1st) has been pushed back to another time.

We hope Hara feels better soon!

Source: Newsen via Nate

130201 KARA’s Seungyeon cast in ‘Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love’

KARA‘s Seungyeon has been cast in her first ever historical genre drama!

She will be joining Yoo Ah In, Kim Tae Hee, among others on ‘Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love‘. Her character is from a poor background, but she becomes one of the several wives of the king and succeeds in having her son inherit the throne. She will be vying for Yoo Ah In’s love against Kim Tae Hee.

Even though Seungyeon is extremely busy traveling to and from Japan, she is said to have prepared diligently. Her label DSP Media said, “Seungyeon has been dreaming about acting. She looked carefully and sincerely over ‘Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love’. She has made cameos before and starred in Japanese dramas before, but this is her first time acting in a historical genre drama. She’s working hard and preparing her best.”

The drama will air in April.

130131 KARAs Goo Hara is operated on for appendicitis

KARA’s Goo Hara was operated on for appendicitis on January 31.

On the same day, KARA’s agency, DSP Media, said, “Goo was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and she will be operated on for appendicitis today.”

According to an official, Goo was taken to the emergency room in Seoul suffering from acute abdominal pains early in the morning.

The official said, “Since the surgery does not require a long term recovery, she will star performing as soon as she feels better.”

Goo will keep busy with her individual schedules when she gets better.

Source: Starnews

130130 2PM’s Taecyeon and KARA’s Nicole revealed to be considering offers to participate in a ‘world version’ of ‘We Got Married’

KARA‘s Nicole and 2PM‘s Taecyeon are in talks to star in a ‘world version’ of the popular faux-marriage variety program ‘We Got Married‘, according to agencies responsible for both idol groups.

Taecyeon was reported to have been confirmed for ‘We Got Married’ earlier on with the news about the potential leave of Lee Joon-Oh Yeon Seo couple. Although, JYP Entertainment had later denied the news, they have revealed that the idol is actually in consideration for not the regular show, but the ‘word version’.

JYP Entertainment and DSP Media both confirmed that the two idols had received offers from MBC. “We received casting proposals for a world version of ‘We Got Married,” JYP Entertainment said. “But his casting has not been confirmed. We are in discussions with the producers.”

DSP also confirmed the talks, saying, “Although it’s true that she has been considered for a ‘We Got Married’ world version, nothing has been confirmed. We are discussing it with the producers,” they said, echoing JYP Entertainment’s announcement. “It seems like there will be a cast announcement soon.”

The ‘world version’ of the show has been in talks since last year, and once completed, will be broadcast in 41 countries and will include two couples who are from different cultural backgrounds with one member of the couple from Korea and the other member being someone from overseas.

Source: Newsen via Nate, TVDaily, Dailian

130129 Kara's Nicole and After School's Nana are Locked in a Tight Embrace

Kara‘s Nicole and After School‘s Nana has recently been locked together in a tight embrace!

On January 29, Nicole tweeted, “My love, Nana. It was so good to see more of you since we were spending the end of the year together,” along with a photo.

In the revealed photos, Nicole and Nana are posing affectionately together. Eyes were especially drawn to the photos of Nicole and Nana lovingly hugging each other. Fans could easily see that the two idol stars are very close.

Netizens who came across these photos commented, “It seems like they are super close,” “Nana and Nicole has a big height difference,” “When did Nicole get so pretty?” and more.

Meanwhile, Nicole and Nana were part of the Dazzling Red team for the 2012 SBS Music Awards along with Secret‘s Hyosung, SISTAR‘s Hyorin and 4minute‘sHyunA.

130129 KARA’s Nicole shows her friendship with After School’s Nana

KARA‘s Nicole displayed her happiness at re-uniting with her close friend, After School‘s Nana.

Snapping a series of photos with her fellow 91-liner (Nicole was born in October, while Nana was born in September), the two beautiful ladies fill up the camera with their vibrant beauty.

“Loveable Nana~~~ it was so great seeing you so much since we practiced for the end of the year together ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ” she posted to her Twitter account earlier today. Nana and Nicole were part of the same project group, Dazzling Red, for the end-of-year ‘2012 SBS Gayo Daejun‘ last year.

Source: Nicole’s Twitter

130128 Kara’s Park Gyuri to look like a celebrity

On January 25th, Kara‘s Park Gyuri updated her Twitter account with the below picture and wrote, “I’m really satisfied that I look like a celebrity in this picture! But I feel a little bit bad for the people around me doing their job and protecting me.”

The picture taken on January 24th features the appearance of the beautiful singer at “International Jewelry Tokyo” event in Tokyo, Japan. She is walking down the red carpet while embracing her celebrity look, looking super sexy and glamorous.

Netizens left comments such as, “You look like a top star,” “Gyuri, you’re already a celebrity!” and “I could not help but laugh so hard when I saw this.”

130128 Goo Hara, Narsha and Bae Yoon Jung Reveal Pictures With No Makeup

Kara‘s Goo Hara, Brown Eyed Girls‘ Narsha and well-know dance choreographer Bae Yoon Jung show their bare faces in a released photo.

On January 23, “Hot Chicks” leader Bae Yoon Jung tweeted two pictures from her personal account along with the caption, “Is it fun when we get together? Next time we meet lets agree to put on makeup.”

In the picture, the three girls (Goo Hara, Narsha and Bae Yoon Jung) looked very cuddly together. Narsha is wearing a black cap while making cute expressions and Goo Hara shows off her flawless beauty with her hair in a pony tale.

Netizens were jealous to see the stars pretty faces without makeup and posted, “They seem proud of their bare faces,” “They look pretty without makeup” and “Good to see them taking pictures together.”

130123 KARA's popularity leaning on each member

For a music group that want to last long without any big discord or disbanding, it's good to have a popularity that not excessively depend on 1 member only. A group that only depend on the popularity of 1 member, he/she can maintain the group but it also possible to became a minus.

A member that relatively got less spotlight can feel deprivation and the member with high popularity can think "I'm the one who fed and make this group live". Even one of the way to prevent a war between nations is the balance of power. Even one particular nation get more military power the war risk will become bigger.

The fact that all 5 members of girl group KARA getting an equal popularity can be felt during the recent Tokyo Dome Concert. This is important because KARA was once facing the danger of disbanding, and the time left of their contract with their company was less than 1 year.

Han Seungyeon have great contribution to prevent KARA from getting disbanded after their failure in KARA's 1st album and even revived after that. She is the one who wandered around on making appearance in cable TV and making people know the existence of KARA. However as time goes by both Nicole and Goo Hara also getting lots of popularity while making appearance in various variety program overrunning Han Seungyeon's popularity. Especially to the extent that some producer want to make 'Ant waist' Goo Hara doing solo.

People also thought that Goo Hara has exceptionally high popularity in Japan. But it's not as much as expected. On the day of Tokyo Dome concert, among the merchandise that being sold, the fan that have picture of each members on it are sold out. Instead, Japanese fans that holding fan with Han Seungyeon's pictures can be seen a lot.

On the concert, Han Seungyeon said in Japanese "I had a nightmare that there are no one who came to the concert but i'm really thankful that a lot of people have come today" and be moved to tears while getting great responds from the fans. On the other side, Goo Hara and Nicole confidently showed their existence through powerful choreography.

Park Gyuri showed her singing ability with her solo part which stands out the most between 5 members. However the response for 'cheerful girl' Kang Jiyoung's stage are bigger. They showed responses to each of Jiyoung's words.

Kang Jiyoung who wore pink sailor uniform and sang Japanese sports cheering song title "School of Heaven" said "everyone and us are like the two wheels of a bicycle that need both to be able to move forward. I hope everyone and us can keep on become a pair of wheel that running forward." The audience greeted her words with thundering applause.

The fact that KARA's members, 5 people gaining even popularity and receiving spotlight equally, it shows the promising future that this group will be able to last long.

Source: http://news.heraldco...130120142012_AN
Cr: karaholic

130122 BEAST’s Yoseob Reveals His Initial Thoughts about Yong Jun Hyun & Goo Hara’s Relationship

Yang Yoseob recently revealed his thoughts regarding fellow BEAST member Yong Jun Hyung’s relationship with KARA’s Goo Hara. 

On yesterday’s episode of Mnet’s “The Beatle’s Code 2,” the singer talked about his stance on idol relationships, stating that he wouldn’t want to date a fellow idol. 

Regarding Yong Jun Hyung and Goo Hara’s public relationship, he expressed, “On some aspects, I hated him for that. It was a very difficult time. They weren’t expecting to go public with their relationship

130119 Sulli, Suzy & Sohyun celebrate Jiyoung's birthday

f(x)'s Sulli updated her Me2day with a new photo on 19th January.

She wrote,"Sohyun Suzy Jiyoung Sul. Jiyoung ah Happy Birthday. Congratulations for turning 20, you know my heart even if i don't say right?"

The girls are seen posing happily with the birthday cake.

Fans commented,"i see heaven","Jiyoung is such a lucky girl","jealous" and etc.

130120 KARA's Ji Young reveals her bare face

On January 18th, KARA's Ji Young uploaded a photo through her twitter with a message, "Thank you to those who celebrated my birthday. I'm just rolling around at home right now but I love this so much!"

In the photo, Ji Young is wearing a Mickey Mouse t-shirt. She is lying on the bed without any make-up. Her pretty and fresh look draw much attention.

Netizens commented, "She looks beautiful", "She should be proud of her no makeup face", and "Her T-shirt is cute."

Source: Ji Young's twitter
Written by Jenny@dkpopnews

130118 Happy Birthday to KARA's Jiyoung @kkangjii #HappyBirthdayJiyoung

Birth Name: Kang Ji Young

Stage Name: Jiyoung

Birthday: January 18, 1994

Position: Vocalist & Maknae

Height: 168 cm

130113 Happy Birthday to KARA's Goo Hara @_sweethara #HappyHaraDay

Birth Name: Goo Ha Ra

Stage Name: Hara

Birthday: January 13, 1991

Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Face of The Group

Height: 163 cm

130114 Goo Hara, Greet Fans with handwritten letter for her birthday "both heart and hand writing are pretty"

Goo Hara who had birthday on the 13th sent her thanks to fans with a handwritten letter.

Goo Hara on her personal twitter account published a handwritten letter titled "To. My Fans♡", conveying her thanks to the fans.

To. My Fans♡

Hello! I`m HARA, It`s been a long time to write a letter with "pen" and my heart is shaking... okay, above all, it is 2013 the year of Snake!! Happy New Year It is very cold and temperature shaking hard day by day. Plz have warm good food and be healthy!!
You don`t have to be worry about us for we are having good meal and manage our status well. As you know, we are STRONG! LOL Oh, I don`t know how to express my emotions to you all, while you guys sent me letters...so shy... I guess...when you guys write me a letter, you must be holding stationary firmly and write letters pretty with a lot of thinking what kind of expressions do you write down on letter...LIKE ME! I`m doing just same...LOL Today is my birthday!! So, I write a letter to want to give you thanks for celebrate my birthday everytime.. How can I put my heart into word for you who take care of me and cheers me with warm heart and love me. I want to be tough and better but you know...I am still young, so not much of my thought became actions... Since this is the time starting year 2013, I will be HARA who do her best in this year and I promise I won`t let you down!


I want your 2013 resolutions become real and be healthy and be happy too! I Love you~♡

-2013. 01. 13 HARA KOO

At the end Goo Hara wrote "I want your 2013 resolutions become real and be healthy and be happy too! I Love you~♡" ended her letter warmly

Fans who read Goo Hara's handwritten letter which full of sincerity replied with "Your face is pretty but your heart and handwriting are pretty too" "i hope Hara-ssi too had a wonderful birthday"

Source: http://www.tvreport....view&idx=300351
Translated by: @_cybercat

130109 KARA Nicole-Jiyoung, “We want to change the Collaboration Red-White”

Nicole and Jiyoung revelation saying that both want to trade their roles in the collaboration in one of the end of year performance.

On the 6th, KARA's 2013 Japan First Concert "KARASIA 2013 Happy New Year in Tokyo Dome" took place in Japan Tokyo Dome.

In the press conference that opened before the show start, Nicole and Jiyoung mentioned a topic about Dazzling Red and Mystic White collaboration that was performed in SBS Gayo Daejun and sparks interest.
On the press conference Nicole said "(in the collaboration) jiyoungie really grown up a lot, and it was an opportunity to be able to show own image" and "Jiyoung able to showed off her own charms and since our maknae shines i felt proud " complimented Jiyoung's Mystic White performance.

Jiyoung responded "I saw Nicole onnie's Dazzling Red and she looks pure" also added "though we are the same team, i only looked at Nicole onnie she really shines".

However shortly after she also said "One thing that i regret, i also want to try a sexy thing, honestly i wanted to be in Dazzling Red team" revealing her desire.

Nicole replied "I was the one wanted to do Mystic White, i also want to try something pure" expressing her complaint and evoking laughters.

KARA is the first Korean Girl Group to hold a concert in Tokyo Dome, 45000 seats were sold out


Source: http://media.daum.ne...130107092328976

130109 KARA’s Jiyoung steps down from ‘IRIS 2’

KARA’s Kang Jiyoung has confirmed her exit from the long-awaited drama, ‘IRIS 2’.

DSP Media announced on January 8 that due to differences in scheduling and filming, the network and the agency couldn’t see eye to eye on a few matters resulting in Kang Jiyoung walking away from the show.

In the upcoming drama, Jiyoung was originally set to play Song Chae Ran, an undercover agent of NSS. However, she was overwhelmed with her conflicting Japan schedule and ultimately decided to leave the cast.

‘IRIS 2’ is reportedly struggling to fill the vacant spot left by Jiyoung as they open another casting call for the role.

130105 KARA's Gyuri to make her drama debut alongside MBLAQ's Thunder

KARA's Park Gyuri and MBLAQ's Thunder got casted as the main lead for the latest MBC Dramanet "Nail Salon Paris".

For Park Gyuri, this work will be her first step to become a real actress. Before Park Gyuri made an appearance as a cameo in "What is Mom" and show acting skills on Japanese Drama "URAKARA" together with the other members, however as a main lead in a drama this time will be the first.

Thunder has made appearance as child actor on last year's "Padam Padam". It was a short appearance but able to show a big presence and pretty visual.

On another node, "Nail Shop Paris" is scheduled to air on March and planned to centered around a beauty shop. At the present, it's working on finalizing the cast.

Source: Newsen
Credits: curbow@karaholic.com

130107 KARA sheds tears on Tokyo concert

KARA successfully wrapped up their concert "KARASIA 2013 Happy New Year in Tokyo Dome" on 6th January.

This is the first time KARA performed on Tokyo Dome on their own, more than 45K fans attended their concert.

The girls performed a total of 25 songs on their concert. Check out the exclusive coverage by Mezamashi below.

Well done KARA!

130107 KARA hold successful Tokyo Dome concert

KARA became the first Korean girl group to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome.

On January 6th, KARA held a solo concert titled ‘KARASIA 2013 Happy New Year in Tokyo Dome’ at the Tokyo Dome and shared their achievement with the 45,000-member crowd cheering for them. The group proved its colossal popularity and influence in the region when tickets for the show sold out in 5 minutes in December.

KARA opened up the stage with “Pandora” and stayed standing during the full 180 minutes of the concert. The girls performed a total of 22 songs in Korean and Japanese, and as each song started, the audience roared in cheers.

Park Gyuri, Nicole and Kang Jiyoung also took the stage with their individual solo stages, before concluding the show with an encore performance of “Mister”.

KARA members said, “We are standing here because of the fans gave us huge supports. In order for a bicycle to move forward, the two wheels have to keep rolling, and we hope that our fans and us can become the two wheels that move forward.”

130108 KARA’s Nicole went a bit too far on her diet?

KARA’s Nicole is drawing a lot of attention by losing too much weight.

An online community posted photos of Nicole with the caption, “Nicole went too far on her diet.” The photos were taken during her participation on year-end music festivals and a photo that Nicole took herself recently.

Particularly in her selca photos, Nicole looked very slim and she has lost her cute chubby cheeks. With her skin and bones appearance, many netizens seem to be getting worried about her health.

Netizens commented, “No more weight loss,” “She was too much into her diet,” “She doesn’t look very healthy.”

130101 KARA's Hara & Jiyoung snap an adorable photo

KARA's Goo Hara updated her Twitter on 31st December with a new photo.

She is seen posing with maknae Jiyoung in the photo above, she mentioned that it has been a while since the last time she took a photo with Jiyoung.

Fans commented,"Happy New Year","Cute girls","KARA jjang" and etc.