121117 KARA’s Nicole shares her adorable childhood photos

KARA‘s Nicole recently shared her childhood photos, leaving fans smiling at her unchanging youthful beauty.

Nicole tweeted on the 16th, “I became a lot more pale keke. But it makes sense because I happily played outside a lot..keke. But at that time, I was definitely skinny keke”, along with several photos.

The photos showed a much younger Nicole who exudes the same upbeat vibe that the idol is known for today. Fans compared the photos from her childhood and the present, and noticed how she was more tanned back in the day, yet still possesses the same lovely smile she had then.

Fans commented, “So cute~ It’s baby Nicole”, “We’re all a bit darker when we’re younger”, and “Your smile then and now is exactly the same.”

121115 Lee Hyori gives advice to KARA’s Hara

 
Lee Hyori gave some advice to KARA‘s Hara over Twitter.

The conversation first started with Hara when she tweeted to Lee Hyori, “Hyori unni~~~ Like the First Time.. I’m going to be with HyunA and Hyorin following your footsteps.. I’m really pressured ㅠㅠ But I’m going to work hard and follow your name… Cheer me on Hyori unni ♡..♥“. Lee Hyori replied, “Okay, Hara do it well~ ^^“. At Lee Hyori’s response, Hara enthusiastically replied again, “Unni, I respect you. You’re the 1st of all 1sts ☞☜“.

This time, Hyori had a piece of advice for her hoobae, and said, ”As long as we’re tied to contracts somewhere, none of us can ever be 1st but have to be 2nd. Hara~ Mark my words“. Hara responded, “I’ll definitely remember it. I’ll keep it in my head forever, unni!“. A few hours later, Hara mentioned Lee Hyori again, saying, “Your words sort of.. like nailed into my chest.. Like really firmly..“. Hyori replied, “Euhahaha don’t think of it too seriously“.

Then Hara shyly tweeted, “But if it’s your words.. Unni I love you… Can I go sneakily visit you soon…….. (I’m shyly asking……. hehe)“. Lee Hyori joked, “If you can find me, come see me!!“.

Hara recently took over Lee Hyori’s role of being a soju model for Lotte Soju along with HyunA and Hyorin.

Source: Hara’s Twitter and Lee Hyori’s Twitter

121114 KARA Jiyoung’s fresh debut photos revealed

KARA member Kang Jiyoung’s fresh debut photos are drawing people’s attention.

Recently on an online community forum, photos of young Kang Jiyoung were released under the title, “Kang Jiyoung looked totally different when she first became a singer.”

The photos were taken from a variety show, which aired in 2009. Unlike her current mature image, she looks like an innocent girl with bangs and puffed cheeks.

Upon seeing the photos, netizens commented, “She was so cute”, “Wow, she was a baby” and “Looking quite different from how she looks now.”

121115 KARA, 2PM, INFINITE and T-ara rank high on Oricon Chart

K-pop idol groups have secured hearts of music fans in Japan with their latest records’ sales scoring big on Oricon’s music charts.

KARA released its new concert DVD, ‘KARA 1st Japan Tour 2012 KARASIA’, on November 14 and it immediately took the top spot of both Oricon’s compilation DVD and music DVD charts. Following them was INFINITE, who released their DVD ‘2012 INFINITE CONCERT [SECOND INVASION] in JAPAN’ on the same day.

In addition, KARA’s 3rd Japanese studio album ‘Girls Forever’ ranked second on the Oricon ‘Daily Album’ chart after selling 28,724 copies.

2PM’s latest Japanese single “Masquerade” debuted at #2 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart after selling 88,166 copies on its first day. Girl group T-ara was just close behind, taking the 4th place of the same chart.

121113 Kara’s Goo Hara, SISTAR’s Hyolyn and 4Minute’s Hyuna Named as Lee Hyori′s Successors

After causing a ripple in the advertisement industry with news of Lee Hyori’s 5-year stint as Lotte’s Cheoeum Cheorum soju model coming to a close, news of her successors have begun emerging.

After both mutually agreeing a new image was needed for the brand, Lee Hyori and Cheoeum Cheorum soju agreed to part ways after five years of doing business together


After careful deliberation, Lotte Chilsung Beverage revealed on November 13 it had chosen a trio of girl group members comprised of Kara’s Goo Hara, 4Minute’s Hyuna and SISTAR’s Hyolyn to serve as models.

The three were selected not only for their appeal but their lively and outgoing personalities which were deemed a good fit with the brand. The first commercial featuring the three girl group members has already been filmed.

Lotte Chilsung Beverage stressed however that its parting with Lee Hyori was done amicably and added Cheoeum Cheorum’s initial brand recognition and popularity was greatly attributed to Lee Hyori and her representation and would continue to give all respect to Lee Hyori before her contract expires.

Photo Credit: Hea Jung Min, Kim Byung Kwan

121113 SHINee and KARA certified gold status in Japan

Idol groups SHINee and KARA have nabbed gold title in Japan with their latest single albums.

According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on November 12th, SHINee’s “Dazzling GIrl” (produced by Jeff Miyahara) achieved the Gold Certification for shipping out over 100,000 albums, reaching up to second place on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

KARA’s “Electric Boy” received the same status for selling over 100,000 albums. In fact, “Electric Boy” sold 57,942 albums in the first week of sales alone, which was enough to clinch second place on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

Proving their record-selling power in Japan, SHINee and KARA are handful of artists gaining big popularity in both Korea and Japan.

121111 Kara at Incheon airport leaving for "2012 SBS K-POP Super Concert in America"

 

 Check out another Kara at Incheon airport leaving for "2012 SBS K-POP Super Concert in America"

121110 KARA shows up barefaced on the way to ‘SBS K-Pop Super Concert in America’

KARA was caught barefaced on their way to Los Angeles for the ‘SBS K-Pop Super Concert in America‘.

Hara and Nicole had no problems with their bare faces, smiling and waving to the reporters as they took photos. Jiyoung and Seungyeon couldn’t help but laugh as they covered their faces, and fans noticed that Gyuri looked tired.

What do you think of their makeup free faces? Check the photos out below.

 

 

121111 KARA performs Girl's Power on Music Japan

KARA performs "Girl's Power" on Music Japan,enjoy their adorable performance below

121109 KARA NICOLE, 121108 'Jackal is Coming' Movie V.I.P. Premiere Media Photos

Check out KARA NICOLE, 121108 'Jackal is Coming' Movie V.I.P. Premiere Media Photos