KARA
Company : DSP Entertainment
Official Fansclub : Kamilia
Official Balloon : Pearl Peach
Company : DSP Entertainment
Official Fansclub : Kamilia
Official Balloon : Pearl Peach
Member Profile
NAME:
Park GyuRi (박규리)
NICKNAME:
Gyul
Gyul Omma
Goddess
Mirror Princess
LeGYulas
Shikshin
Carrot
D.O.B:
May 21, 1988
FAVORITE COLOR:
Purple
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
H.O.T
FAVORITE WESTERN DISH:
Pizza
MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
Collar bone
Eyes
HOBBIES / INTEREST:
Food
Reading
Watching Movies
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Currently attending Dongduk Women’s University – major in Broadcasting Communications
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
NAME:
Han SeungYeon (한승연)
NICKNAME:
Ham, Choding, Big-smile-no-eyes
D.O.B:
July 24, 1988
FAVORITE COLOR:
Pink
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
G.O.D
MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
Inside eyelids
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Graduated from Tenafly High School (New Jersey)
Currently attending Kyunghee University – Majoring in Film Arts and Theatre
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
NAME:
Goo HaRa (구하라)
NICKNAME:
Koala, Honey, Gura
D.O.B:
January 13, 1991
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
FIN.K.L
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Dongmyeong Woman’s High School of Industry and Information
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
NAME:
Jung Nicole (정니콜)
NICKNAME:
Yongjoo
Tweety
Cole
Nikori
D.O.B:
October 7, 1991
FAVORITE COLORS:
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
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
NAME:
Kang JiYoung (강지영)
NICKNAME:
Jing
Kang Jara (turtle)
Kang Ah Ji (puppy)
Rice-Cake (because of her fair skin tone)
D.O.B:
January 18 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Gyeonggi-do, Paju
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
Big Bang
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Graduated from Kwanghee Middle School
Currently attending Muhak Women’s High School
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
Discography
Albums:
Title: The First Bloooooming
01. 못 지킨 말 [Broken Promise]
02. Break It
03. 맘에 들면 [If U Wanna]
04. Secret World
05. Don’t Be Shy
06. 우리 둘 [The Two Of Us]
07. I’ll Be There
08. 눈물 지우개 [Tear Eraser]
09. Break It (Instrumental)
10. 못 지킨 말 [Broken Promise] (Instrumental)
Title: 1st Mini Album
01. Rock U
02. Baby Boy
03. 이게뭐야 (What’s This?)
04. Good Day
05. Wait
Title: Good Day, Season 2
01. Good Day, Season 2
02. Good Day, Season 2 (Instrumental)
Title: 2nd Mini-Album, Pretty Girl
01. 하니 (Honey)
02. Pretty Girl
03. 요를레이 (Yodel)
04. My Darling
05. 나는.. (Ing)
Title: 2nd Mini-Album, Special Edition
1. Honey
2. What Is This (Plastic Ver)
3. Pretty Girl (Bunny Ver)
4. Good Day Season 2
Bonus Track:
5. Pretty Girl (School Rock Ver)
Title: 2nd Album, Revolution
1. 미스터 (Mister)
2. Wanna
3. 마법 (Magic)
4. 몰래몰래 (Secretly)
5. Let It Go
6. Take A Bow
7. AHA
8. 똑 같은 맘” (“ame Heart)
9. Wanna (Instrumental)
10. 마법 (Instrumental)
OST:
Title: “Three-leaf clover” OST (SBS TV Drama)
Kim Sunghee – Then It’s Done
Title: “Chasing Kangnam Mother” OST (SBS TV Drama)
KARA – Fighting
Title: Butterfly (Ending Song for Naruto)
Title: Boys Over Flower 2nd OST (KBS2TV Drama)
KARA – Love is Fire (Track 06)
Title: Welcome to My House Ost
Han Seungyeon – Miracle
Title: IMusician
1. 똑 같은 맘 (Same Heart)
2. 똑 같은 맘 (Same Heart) (Inst.)
Featuring:
Title: Fahrenheit
Sunha feat Nicole – String (Track 01)
Title: Happy Face
Nassun Feat Han Seungyeon – Come to Play (Track 02)
Title: Jumper, 2nd Single
Jumper Feat Kang Jiyoung – Dazzling
Title: Happy…And
Kang Kyu Sung & Nicole – Happy…And
NAME:
Park GyuRi (박규리)
NICKNAME:
Gyul
Gyul Omma
Goddess
Mirror Princess
LeGYulas
Shikshin
Carrot
D.O.B:
May 21, 1988
FAVORITE COLOR:
Purple
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
H.O.T
FAVORITE WESTERN DISH:
Pizza
MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
Collar bone
Eyes
HOBBIES / INTEREST:
Food
Reading
Watching Movies
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Currently attending Dongduk Women’s University – major in Broadcasting Communications
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
NAME:
Han SeungYeon (한승연)
NICKNAME:
Ham, Choding, Big-smile-no-eyes
D.O.B:
July 24, 1988
FAVORITE COLOR:
Pink
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
G.O.D
MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
Inside eyelids
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Graduated from Tenafly High School (New Jersey)
Currently attending Kyunghee University – Majoring in Film Arts and Theatre
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
NAME:
Goo HaRa (구하라)
NICKNAME:
Koala, Honey, Gura
D.O.B:
January 13, 1991
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
FIN.K.L
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Dongmyeong Woman’s High School of Industry and Information
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
NAME:
Jung Nicole (정니콜)
NICKNAME:
Yongjoo
Tweety
Cole
Nikori
D.O.B:
October 7, 1991
FAVORITE COLORS:
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
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
NAME:
Kang JiYoung (강지영)
NICKNAME:
Jing
Kang Jara (turtle)
Kang Ah Ji (puppy)
Rice-Cake (because of her fair skin tone)
D.O.B:
January 18 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Gyeonggi-do, Paju
FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
Big Bang
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Graduated from Kwanghee Middle School
Currently attending Muhak Women’s High School
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
Discography
Albums:
Title: The First Bloooooming
01. 못 지킨 말 [Broken Promise]
02. Break It
03. 맘에 들면 [If U Wanna]
04. Secret World
05. Don’t Be Shy
06. 우리 둘 [The Two Of Us]
07. I’ll Be There
08. 눈물 지우개 [Tear Eraser]
09. Break It (Instrumental)
10. 못 지킨 말 [Broken Promise] (Instrumental)
Title: 1st Mini Album
01. Rock U
02. Baby Boy
03. 이게뭐야 (What’s This?)
04. Good Day
05. Wait
Title: Good Day, Season 2
01. Good Day, Season 2
02. Good Day, Season 2 (Instrumental)
Title: 2nd Mini-Album, Pretty Girl
01. 하니 (Honey)
02. Pretty Girl
03. 요를레이 (Yodel)
04. My Darling
05. 나는.. (Ing)
Title: 2nd Mini-Album, Special Edition
1. Honey
2. What Is This (Plastic Ver)
3. Pretty Girl (Bunny Ver)
4. Good Day Season 2
Bonus Track:
5. Pretty Girl (School Rock Ver)
Title: 2nd Album, Revolution
1. 미스터 (Mister)
2. Wanna
3. 마법 (Magic)
4. 몰래몰래 (Secretly)
5. Let It Go
6. Take A Bow
7. AHA
8. 똑 같은 맘” (“ame Heart)
9. Wanna (Instrumental)
10. 마법 (Instrumental)
OST:
Title: “Three-leaf clover” OST (SBS TV Drama)
Kim Sunghee – Then It’s Done
Title: “Chasing Kangnam Mother” OST (SBS TV Drama)
KARA – Fighting
Title: Butterfly (Ending Song for Naruto)
Title: Boys Over Flower 2nd OST (KBS2TV Drama)
KARA – Love is Fire (Track 06)
Title: Welcome to My House Ost
Han Seungyeon – Miracle
Title: IMusician
1. 똑 같은 맘 (Same Heart)
2. 똑 같은 맘 (Same Heart) (Inst.)
Featuring:
Title: Fahrenheit
Sunha feat Nicole – String (Track 01)
Title: Happy Face
Nassun Feat Han Seungyeon – Come to Play (Track 02)
Title: Jumper, 2nd Single
Jumper Feat Kang Jiyoung – Dazzling
Title: Happy…And
Kang Kyu Sung & Nicole – Happy…And
