KARA: Almost reached SNSD's level but broke up, ruined because of scandal, the most shocking thing was Goo Hara's suicide

It used to be glorious, but the "happy ending" didn't come to KARA.

KARA used to have the same popularity as the legends of SNSD, 2NE1, Wonder Girls, ... with hits for a lifetime with Kpop fans like "Mister", "Lupin", Step",... The existence of KARA This girl group also helps to spread the Hallyu wave, making Korean music more and more prominent on the world map.

But the scandal has caused their aura to fade, and now have to suffer the loss of a member forever in the world.

KARA - The girl group that's roaming Asia

KARA officially debuted in 2007 with 4 members, Park Gyuri, Han Seungyeon, Kim Sunghee, and Jung Nicole. However, this lineup only lasted 1 year when Kim Sunghee left the group in 2018 to focus on studying. After that, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung were added to the group and from here, KARA started their own journey to conquer the top of Kpop.

Success began to come to KARA when the group released the song "Honey" in 2009. The song helped the girls win the first music trophy of their career and brought them the "Best Dance Award" at the festival. MAMA awards ceremony that year.

However, the song that brought KARA to 1st place among the top girl groups at that time had to be "Mister". Thanks to the addictive hip-shake dance, the song quickly became a big hit after its debut, making KARA's reputation as "a kite in the wind", thereby bringing the members countless advertising contracts. With the launch pad from "Mister", KARA's subsequent songs such as "Lupin", "Jumping", "Step",... were all enthusiastically received, bringing them a series of prestigious Bonsang awards in different places. major awards ceremonies such as Melon Music Awards, Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards,...

Not only is KARA famous in Korea, but KARA is also "storming" in Japan thanks to the members' talent, beauty and charisma. The group's first Japanese album, "Girl's Talk" (2010), was the first album by a foreign girl group in Japan with sales of more than 100,000 copies in the first week of release after 6 years and 9 months. A series of KARA's music products have been certified Gold (for albums sold over 100,000 copies) and Platinum (over 250,000 copies) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and even Double Platinum. .

KARA is not only the Korean artist with the highest album sales in Japan, but they have also reaped countless prestigious awards in this fastidious music market. In a row from 2011 to 2013, 5 girls received important awards such as "New Artist of the Year", "Best Asian Artist", "Album of the Year",... at the Japan Gold Disc Awards - 1 one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in Japan. KARA is also the first K-pop girl group to hold a concert at Tokyo Dome - a "music cathedral" with artists in this country.

With KARA's achievements in Korea and Japan, it's not wrong to say that there were times when their aura was almost equal to SNSD's "national girl group". KARA even entered the list of 3 most influential Kpop artists in Japan in the past 3 decades, next to SNSD and TVXQ voted by one of the largest television stations in Japan.

Not only are they famous as a group, but the members of KARA are also very successful in promoting their individual fame. Among them, the two most famous members are Jung Nicole and Goo Hara.

If Nicole is often featured in songs of popular artists, once joined the project girl group "Dazzling Red" including famous idols such as HyunA, Nana (After School), Hyosung (SECRET), Hyorin (SISTAR) Hara - the group's visual is the face that is sought after by brands and variety shows because of her beautiful doll-like appearance. The female singer often guested on famous variety shows, such as Invincible Youth. She rarely ventures into movies, but Goo Hara received the New Star Award at the 2011 SBS Drama Awards for her role in the hit drama "City Hunter".

Loss of aura because of disrespect to seniors

The period 2009 - 2013 was the golden age of KARA. However, the first problem came to the group in 2011 when the girls got into a noisy contract dispute with DSP Media.

In January 2011, Seungyeon, Jiyoung, Hara and Nicole filed a request to terminate their contracts with DSP on the grounds that they were forced to participate in activities they did not want, were exploited, and were not evenly distributed. However, Hara withdrew her application the same day. According to the company, Hara and Seungyeon did not know the details of the lawsuit, and Gyuri was shocked because she did not know anything about the incident. This makes many people think that there are divisions within KARA. The incident also made some Japanese fans of the group turn their backs, demanding the group disband. Fortunately, after that KARA and DSP successfully reconciled and continued to work.

However, the real crisis hit KARA in 2013, when the members participated in Radio Star. When the MC asked about the scandal with ex-boyfriend Yong Junhyung, Goo Hara suddenly burst into tears, blamed the MCs, even threw a water bottle at the seniors and yelled. And Jiyoung repeatedly refused to act cute and burst into tears, making the show's participants awkward. When the show aired, Hara and Jiyoung were strongly criticized by the public because they thought they were unprofessional and disrespectful to their seniors. This scandal caused KARA to be boycotted, their career in a deadlock.

More difficulties piled up for KARA when Jiyoung and Nicole announced their departure from the group at the end of 2013. However, DSP did not give up on their ambition to regain their former glory by organizing the reality show KARA Project to find members. new to this group in the trainee lineup. Heo Youngji was the winner of the show and became a new member of KARA in July 2014.

Despite the comeback with a new lineup, all that KARA received was the public's indifference. The group's series of products in Korea and Japan such as "Day & Night", "Summer-gic", "Sunshine Miracle", "Sunny Days", .. no longer resonate as before. In May 2015, the group released the mini album "In Love" with the title song "Cupid" in their hometown and this is also the last album in KARA's career.

In January 2016, KARA officially disbanded when Gyuri, Seungyeon and Hara left DSP due to the expiration of their contracts. Particularly Youngji stayed at the company because the contract period was still valid. Since then, each KARA member has pursued separate paths, but the common point is that they cannot regain their former glory.

However, the most unfortunate member of KARA is probably Goo Hara - the visual and also the most sought-after face in the group for a while. After the day KARA disbanded, Goo Hara's career hit a dead end. The female singer mainly focuses on activities in Japan, but the products do not resonate. Her career was at a standstill, her reputation was tarnished because of a series of scandals, and Hara was criticized for taking controversial photos, kissing Sulli on the lips, etc.

In September 2018, Hara caused a stir when she was caught up in a scandal with her ex-boyfriend Choi Jong Bum. The singer's ex-boyfriend reported to the police that he was assaulted by a former KARA member. Then Goo Hara countered that she was the victim of being beaten by her ex-boyfriend, hurting the extra part. Choi Jong Bum also secretly recorded Goo Hara's 18 clip and used it to threaten her, causing the singer to kneel down and beg him. Finally, Choi Jong Bum was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of suspended prison for threatening and hurting Goo Hara.

Noisy with her ex-boyfriend has seriously damaged Hara's spirit. In May 2019, she committed suicide at her own home but was fortunately saved by her manager. After recovering, the female singer was more optimistic and focused on developing her career in Japan with the support of Production Oki. Not long after that, Hara released the single "Midnight Queen" in the country of cherry blossoms after a 6-month hiatus.

Thinking that Goo Hara had recovered both physically and mentally, on November 24, 2019, the female singer was found to have committed suicide at her home. This shocked the public because Hara just recently completed the HARA Zepp Tour 2019 - Hello tour, which lasted from November 13 to 19 in Japan. According to the management company, the former KARA member was completely healthy, with no signs of abnormality before committing suicide. However, before leaving, Goo Hara once revealed that she faced depression and public pressure after leaving her old Korean agency, KeyEast, and had to be self-reliant and maintain activities both in Korea. and Japan.

Goo Hara's departure also means that another group that used to accompany Kpop fans in their youth years can't be reunited with the full lineup. The image of KARA with a full lineup, glorious awards and a stage filled with lights is only a beautiful and painful memory in the hearts of fans. For a group that once stood at the top of fame, now having to go through a tragic ending like this is too bitter.

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