Kara (Hangul: 카라, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word “chara” (χαρά, lit. “joy”), which the group interpreted to mean “sweet melody”.
Company : DSP Entertainment
Official Fansclub : Kamilia
Official Balloon : Pearl Peach
☜ Member Profile ☞
Birth Name: Park Gyu Ri (박규리)
Stage Name: Gyuri
Nickname :Gyul, Gyul Omma, Goddess, Mirror Princess, LeGYulas, Shikshin, Carrot
Birthday: May 21, 1988
Favorite Color : Purple
Favorite Korean Artist : H.O.T
Favorite Western Dish : Pizza
Hobbies : Food, Reading, Watching Movies
Educational Background : Currently attending Dongduk Women’s University – major in Broadcasting Communications
Most Attractive Part Of Herself : Collar bone, Eyes
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Sub-Rapper
Height: 160 cm
Biography: Gyuri is the leader of Kara by the age of 20. She acted on dramas as a child in Ladies of the Palace and Oneul eun Cho-eun Nal as Sonagi, Podogi’s girlfriend. She also appeared as an extra in Lee Jun Ki’s Pomegranate Juice Commercial.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gyuri88
SWEET FACTS :
◊ She came up with the group name KARA, which means “sweet melody” in Greek.
◊ She is the daughter of popular dubber/mixer Park Sohyun
◊ She is very close to her mother
◊ She is the only child
◊ Shares a very strong resemblance to her mother
◊ She is allergic to dogs but has two dogs named Nadia and Jang
◊ She is the perfect example of a leader; protects the members and always stands up for them
◊ She sleeps last and wakes up first
◊ Is a huge fan of H.O.T
◊ Can make a good impersonation of Jadu
◊ Is called “Goddess” by fans and her parents
◊ Fans call her “Gagman” (we call her “Gagwoman” though)
◊ She is very witty, outspoken, and hilarious.
◊ Her nickname “Mirror Princess” is because she likes to look in the mirror a lot
◊ She is considered as KARA’s omma because she is the oldest and looks after the members
◊ She likes to tease the maknaes Jiyoung and Nicole
◊ Her nickname “Shikshin” means ‘Goddess of Food’
◊ Her nickname “Gyul” was given to her by Sunghee
◊ Is part of the 88′ers club which also includes SeungYeon (KARA), Younha, and Yoobin (WG)
◊ Is currently studying Japanese
◊ She has visited many countries
◊ Her ideal boyfriend has to be “manly”
◊ She wants to venture into acting in the future but would like to be known as a singer
◊ Fellow members love and adore her a lot ♥ !!
Credit: Haejin, Louise , Mae (editing)+ KARAholic + DSPlove.wordpress.com
Birth Name: Goo Ha Ra (구하라)
Stage Name: Hara
Nickname : Koala, Honey, Gura
Birthday: January 13, 1991
Favorite Korean Artist : FIN.K.L
Educational Background : Dongmyeong Woman’s High School of Industry and Information
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Face of The Group
Height: 163 cm
Biography:As the third youngest in Kara, HaRa tried out for other entertainments also. She tried out for JYP Entertainment but sadly didn’t make it. It was said that she knew Seung-ri from Big Bang because they both went to dancing school together with Ji-young also.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/_sweethara
SWEET FACTS:
◊ Auditioned for SME and JYPE
◊ Attended Kwanjoo Academy of Music (with Big Bang’s Seungri and 2NE1’s Minzi)
◊ She is from “Kwangju” the same hometown as Seungri and Sunmi
◊ Has known Sunmi ever since from a young age
◊ She is very competitive
◊ Has postponed schooling to concentrate on Kara
◊ According to members, she eats the most but does not seem to ever gain weight
◊ Fans call her “Koala” because the pronunciation is very similar to her name
◊ Is called “Honey” because her surname is very similar in pronunciation to “Honey” on korean, “Ggul”
◊ Participated in track & field in Elementry school
◊ Top 3 idols she’d like to date: Taecyeon, Junho, & Jokwon.
Credit: Anne, Haejin, Louise + KARAholic + DSPlove.wordpress.com
Birth Name: Jung Yong Joo (정니콜)
Stage Name: Nicole
Nickname : Yongjoo, Tweety, Cole, Nikori
Birthday: October 7, 1991
Favorite Colours : Orange & Blue
Favorite Korean Artist : Shinhwa
Educational Background : Attended Global Christian School
Attended Laurel Springs School, finished 11th grade
Hopes to finish school but is too busy with KARA and solo activities at the moment
Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist
Biography : Nicole is the rapper of the group and used to be the youngest in Kara when there were 4 members but now she’s the 2nd youngest in the group at the age of 17.She featured on Sunha’s first album Fahrenheit in the song “String.”
Twitter: http://twitter.com/_911007
SWEET FACTS :
◊ Fluent in English, and knows how to speak Spanish as well
◊ She is known for her happy, energetic, and friendly personality
◊ Born in Glendale, CA (USA)
◊ Participated in sports, band, and choir while in school in the U.S.
◊ Favorite song is “River Flows in You” by Yimura
◊ Her mother is in Korea with her now
◊ Loves to eat, talks about eating a lot
◊ She wrote most of the rap lyrics for KARA’s first album & for “Honey” as well
◊ She also wrote the Korean rap lyrics (1st time) for the song “Let It Go” from KARA’s Revolution album
◊ Hates to cry in front of people
◊ She is the strongest (emotionally) member of KARA
◊ She is religious, a devoted Christian
◊ She has a weak stomach, gets sick easily
◊ She is not very good with Korean, and is prone to making cute mistakes
◊ Has a stuffed pig named “Acon” because of ‘Bacon’
◊ She is very fond of her stuffed toys including her pig Acon, Tigger, and Pikachu
◊ She is very good friends with SNSD members; Hyoyeon, Tiffany, Sunny and Seohyun
◊ She is the only child
◊ Played the Violin from 4th – 8th grades
◊ Hyori is her idol
◊ Wanted to attend Julliard either for violin or dance
◊ Says she dislikes people who lie
◊ She hasn’t really meant anyone close to her ideal type yet
◊ Says Gyuri (KARA) is like a real sister to her, both are very close
◊ Her Korean name is “Yongjoo” which means “Dragon Ball” in English
◊ She loves to cook, and often prepares the meals when at home
◊ If she wasn’t a singer she would like to be a patisserie, since she loves to bake.
◊ Received an oven for her 17/18th birthday from fans.
◊ Writes “Always Smile” with her autographs
◊ She is a Twilight and Harry Potter fan girl
◊ Her mother has a restaurant called “Red Kitchen”
◊ Has a puppy named DuBu (Tofu in Korean), given to her by the Dean of her University
◊ Favorite 2PM members Junsu & Jay
◊ Nominated for Mnet 20’s choice award 2009 for Hot New Variety Star but didn’t win
Credit: Haejin, Louise, Mae (editing) + KARAholic + DSPlove.wordpress.com
Birth Name: Han Seung Yeon (한승연)
Stage Name: Seungyeon
Nickname : Ham, Choding, Big-smile-no-eyes
Birthday: July 24, 1988
Favorite Colour : Pink
Favorite Korean Artist: G.O.D
Most Attractive Part Of Herself : Inside eyelids
Position: Main Vocalist
Educational Background : Graduated from Tenafly High School (New Jersey)
Currently attending Kyunghee University – Majoring in Film Arts and Theatre
Biography:SeungYeon is the second oldest in Kara. She may look young for her look like a little child and she does! Lol..she’s so cute! She has a korean show who replaced SNSD’s Tiffany called So Nyeon So Nyeo Gayo Baekso or SSGB with Kim Hye Sung
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fateflysy
SWEET FACTS:
◊ Once attended the Dream Concert as a G.O.D supporter
◊ Managed to attain a 100 on her TOEFL
◊ Is called “Haem” or “Ham” by Sunghee because she looks like a hamster
◊ She has the face of a ‘Choding’ (which means elementary student)
◊ Loves to make random sounds
◊ Loves anime, and downloads them when she feels stressed
◊ She was given business cards by different producers in the Convenient Store
◊ Her first love was during her teens at the age of 14
◊ She almost had the chance to attend medical school
◊ Refers to Younha as her ‘Honey’
◊ Prefers buying new gadgets (notebooks, psp, earphones etc) over clothes
◊ Re-took her college entrance examinations because she wasn’t satisfied with her previous marks
◊ Took the 2008 -2009 school year off to focus on KARA activities
◊ Dislikes doing the dishes
◊ She would like to venture into acting in the future
◊ She is part of the 88′ ers club with Gyuri (KARA), Youha, and Yoobin (WG)
◊ She’s a quiet person in reality unlike her image on TV
◊ Attended the same dance school as Hyori and Hyoyeon (SNSD)
◊ Her parents wanted her to be a doctor but she went against their dream for her own and now they fully support her
Credit: Anne, Haejin, Louise, Joel, Mae (editing) + KARAholic + DSPlove.wordpress.com
Birth Name: Kang Ji Young (강지영)
Stage Name: Jiyoung
Nickname : Jing, Kang Jara (turtle), Kang Ah Ji (puppy), Rice-Cake (because of her fair skin tone)
Birthday: January 18, 1994
Place Of Birth : Gyeonggi-do, Paju
Favorite Korean Artist : Big Bang
Height: 168 cm
Educational Background : Graduated from Kwanghee Middle School
Currently attending Muhak Women’s High School
Position: Vocalist & Maknae
Biography:At the age of 14, Ji-young is now the youngest of Kara. Not long ago, she confessed that she likes Big Bang’s Daesung…what do you think? For my opinion, I think they make a perfect couple! =)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kkangjii
SWEET FACTS:
◊ She is a big fan of Daesung from Big Bang
◊ She is the youngest of 3 girls in her family
◊ Approximately 166cm in height
◊ Her audition song was SNSD – Kissing You
◊ Fans say she resembles a turtle, cute turtle
◊ Was at the 2007 Dream Concert as a DBSK fan girl
◊ Wants to do more cooking
◊ Shares a room with Hara and Nicole, sleeps on the top bunk while Hara sleeps on the lower bunk
◊ Introduced to DSP by a relative
◊ She was a last minute replacement when a new member choose to leave
Credit: Haejin, Louise, Joel, Mae (editing) + KARAholic + DSPlove.wordpress.com
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