Kara love!

[VVVACCPLPNLY]

Ok, there are threads for SNSD and BEG, now it's KARA's turn! They are (imho) the best Kpop has to offer!

Here are profiles of each girl (all credits go to Karaholic, names listed at bottom of each girl's profile).

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NAME:
◊ 박규리 (Park Gyu Ri)

NICKNAME:
◊ Gyul
◊ Gyul Omma
◊ Goddess
◊ Mirror Princess
◊ Shikshin
◊ Carrot

D.O.B:
◊ May 21, 1988

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ AB

FAVORITE COLOR:
◊ Purple

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ H.O.T

FAVORITE WESTERN DISH:
◊ Pizza

MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
◊ Collar bone
◊ Eyes

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Singing
◊ Acting
◊ Impersonations
◊ "Goddess Concept" on T.V.



HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Food
◊ Reading
◊ Watching Movies


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
◊ Currently attending Dongduk Women's University - major in Broadcasting Communications

WORK HISTORY:
◊ Appeared in drama/sitcom "Today is a Nice Day" with Kang Ho Dong (age 7)
◊ Appeared in "Girls Like Pomegrenates" CF with Lee Junki
◊ Appeared in drama "Ladies of the Palace" (age 14)
◊ MC JPOP Wave
◊ Live Wannabe
◊ MC MBC Every1 Idol Army Show (Season 4)
◊ KBS Radio Sukira Kiss The Radio
◊ SBS Donggo Dongrak Radio
◊ MBC Starry Night Radio
◊ Group song for "Boys over Flower" OST Vol 2 - Love is Fire
◊ SBS Radio SS501 Music High (Temporary DJ)
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Group song for "Naruto" ending theme - Butterfly
◊ Child Model
◊ KBS Star Golden Bell ( Regular Guest )

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


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NAME:
◊ 한승연 (Han Sueng Yeon)

NICKNAME:
◊ Ham, Choding, Big-smile-no-eyes

D.O.B:
◊ July 24, 1988

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ A

FAVORITE COLOR:
◊ Pink

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ G.O.D

MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF HERSELF:
◊ Inside eyelids

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Singing
◊ Dancing (Pop Locking)
◊ Impersonating Gollum (Lord of the Rings)

HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Reading
◊ Listening to music
◊ Watching Anime
◊ Making random cute sounds
◊ Hugging her mongshil Nicole

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
◊ Graduated from Tenafly High School (New Jersey)
◊ Currently on break from Kyunghee University - Majoring in Film Arts and Theatre

WORK HISTORY:
◊ MC MSL Break
◊ MC SSGB
◊ MC JPOP Wave
◊ MC MBC Section TV
◊ Live Wannabe
◊ MC MBC Every1 Idol Army Show (Season 4)
◊ KBS Radio MayBee Volume Up
◊ Group song for "Boys over Flower" OST Vol 2 - Love is Fire
◊ SBS Radio SS501 Music High (Temporary DJ)
◊ Featured in SS501's Lucky Days MV
◊ Featured on Nassun's Single - Come to Play
◊ Solo song for "Welcome to my House" OST
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Short cameo in drama "Star in my Heart" (1997)
◊ Group song for "Naruto" ending theme - Butterfly
◊ SBS Sixth Sense Quiz
◊ Samsung CF (2009)

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 & 2010 - 2011 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


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NAME:
◊ 김성희 (Kim Sung Hee)

NICKNAME:
◊ Sungja, Sungbok

D.O.B:
◊ May 17, 1989

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ B

FAVORITE COLOR:
◊ Green

FAVORITE FLOWER:
◊ Rose

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ Park Hyo Shin

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Singing
◊ Impersonating Jeon Ji Hyun
◊ Singing Korean classical music while impersonating Gummy

HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Dancing
◊ Listening to music
◊ Making random sounds

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
◊ Graduated from Goojung High School (2007)
◊ Attending Han Yang Girls' University for Vocal Music

WORK HISTORY:
◊ Original OST song for Drama "3-Leaf Clover" - Then I'm Done
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Live Wannabe
◊ Guest Peformer at Monster's Fan-Meeting (Duet with Real)
◊ Guest Performer at Shin Hyun Ho's Concert

SWEET FACTS:
◊ The ring on her right hand ring finger is a memento of her late mother
◊ She also always carries around a picture of her mother holding her as a baby in her wallet
◊ Has a dog named Bba Bba Ddya Ya
◊ She has a habit of kissing her members
◊ Her mother was also an OST singer
◊ She is very passionate about singing and will not give up
◊ Loves the left side of her face (often calls it "handsome")
◊ She has done yoga before
◊ Is said to be close to SS501's Jungmin
◊ Is known for her amazing skills in forgetting song lyrics in a very cute way
◊ She is called "Sungja" (which means 'Saint'); given to her by one of Kara's dancers
◊ Admitted one time in Gyuri's 'il cheon pyeong' (What Friend's Say) "I am Park Gyuri's lover"
◊ She is also called Sungbok which originated from Kara's "Mnet Selfcam 1 Part 2" When they were talking about Kara's younger brother
◊ Officially left Kara on Feb 29, 2008 upon her father's wishes
◊ During her trainee days (before meeting other KARA members) she didn’t talk to other people much, often practiced dancing alone, she would sing to herself, wearing her headphones, played piano, or take ulzzang photos in her corner
◊ As of 2009, Sunghee still performs at regular gigs every now and then



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NAME:
◊ 구하라 (Goo Ha Ra)
NICKNAME:
◊ Koala, Honey, Gura,
◊ Honey
◊ Gura
◊ 'Goosain Bolt' ('Sweet Girl' Chuseok special)
◊ 'Badhr Hara'&'Gooslan Baraaf'(Lunar New Year `09 episode)
◊ '2nd Han ChaeYoung'//'Barbie doll'
◊ 'Hara Goo' (IY)

D.O.B:
◊ January 13, 1991

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ B

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ FIN.K.L

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Modelling
◊ Dancing
◊ Gag Idol

HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Dancing

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Dongmyeong Woman's High School of Industry and Information

WORK HISTORY:
◊ Model for online catalogues
◊ MNET Check it Girl
◊ MC JPOP Wave
◊ MC MBC Every1 Idol Army Show (Season 4)
◊ Model for Shopping Mall
◊ MBC That Man is Coming (Lead Cameo)
◊ KBS Documentary "Unwavered Dreams" (2005)
◊ Group song for "Boys over Flower" OST Vol 2 - Love is Fire
◊ Group song for "Naruto" ending theme - Butterfly
◊ MBC ShimShimTaPa Radio
◊ KBS Invincible Youth

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.
◊ Modeled for a text book
◊ Because of Invincible Youth, she became known as a Gag Idol
◊ In charge of "coolness" in KARA
◊ She loves horror/scary movies.
◊ A fan of BOF(Boys Over Flowers)/HanaYoriDango*.


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NAME:
◊ 정니콜 (Jung Yong Joo)

NICKNAME:
◊ Yongjoo
◊ Tweety
◊ Cole
◊ Nikori


D.O.B:
◊ October 7, 1991

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ A

BIRTHPLACE:
◊ Glendale, California, USA

FAVORITE COLORS:
◊ Orange & Blue Purple

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ Shinhwa

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Dancing
◊ Singing
◊ Rapping
◊ Can speak English fluently and some Spanish
◊ Cooking
◊ TV Personality


HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Listening to music
◊ Violin
◊ Food
◊ Watching movies
◊ Eating
◊ Reading
◊ Cooking
◊ Practicing

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


WORK HISTORY:
◊ MC JPOP Wave
◊ MC MBC Every1 Idol Army Show (Season 4)
◊ KBS Star Golden Bell - Level With Me S2
◊ Group song for "Boys over Flower" OST Vol 2 - Love is Fire
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Group song for "Naruto" ending theme - Butterfly
◊ Featured on Sunha's song - String
◊ Duet with Kang Kyun Sang - Happy... And
◊ Featured in Kang Kyun Sang's Happy... And MV
◊ MC MBC Bonanza
◊ MC MBC Star Ranking
◊ Mnet "Nicole: The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science" (Nicole's own reality show)
◊ Participated in writing the rap portions for KARA's albums:
- 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
- Wrote the raps for Lupin and Tasty Love from their 3rd Mini Album: Lupin

SWEET FACTS:
◊ Only member that has written for KARA's albums.
◊ Fluent in English, and knows how to speak Spanish as well
◊ She is known for her happy, energetic, and friendly personality
◊ 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
◊ 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
◊ 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


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NAME:
◊ 강지영 (Kang Ji Young)

NICKNAME:
◊ Jing
◊ Kang Jara (turtle)
◊ Kang Ah Ji (puppy)
◊ Rice-Cake (because of her fair skin tone)
◊ Jing, Baby Jing


D.O.B:
◊ January 18 1994

BLOOD TYPE:
◊ O

PLACE OF BIRTH:
◊ Gyeonggi-do, Paju

FAVORITE KOREAN ARTIST:
◊ Big Bang

SKILLS / TALENT:
◊ Singing
◊ Aegyo
◊ Eye smiling

HOBBIES / INTEREST:
◊ Reading
◊ Listening to music
◊ Dolls
◊ Letters
◊ Dogs

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
◊ Graduated from Kwanghee Middle School
◊ Currently attending Muhak Women's High School

WORK HISTORY:
◊ MC JPOP Wave
◊ MC MBC Every1 Idol Army Show (Season 4)
◊ MBC Radio Shim Shim Tapa
◊ Group song for "Boys over Flower" OST Vol 2 - Love is Fire
◊ Group song for "Chasing Kangnam Mother" OST - Fighting
◊ Group song for "Naruto" ending theme - Butterfly
◊ Featured on Jumper's song - Sparkling Eyes
◊ MBC ShimShimTaPa Radio
◊ KBS Sukira

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
◊ Wants to learn how to play the piano, guitar, and keyboards.
◊ Most important thing to Jiyoung, "All the people around me. I think its because of these people who worry about me and offer me their advices that I am able to be where I am today."


All of these were originally posted by Louise on Karaholic. Credits all go to Karaholic. I edited it to save space.

BREAK IT
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IF YOU WANNA
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ROCK U (First to feature Ha Ra and Ji Young, and to not feature Sung Hee)
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PRETTY GIRL
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HONEY
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WANNA (My favorite, and first)
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LUPIN
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So far, my favorite songs are Wanna (my first!) and Lupin. My favorite members are Nicole (ÜBER !) and Seungyeon.

[Karlalizee]

i have no idea what it is you are talking about.

[VVVACCPLPNLY]

Yeah, doesn't seem like anyone here still knows them ! I just searched the forums, and 14 results came up, only like two of which actually meant the band... Like I said, karla, I will post pics/vids tomorrow from library! Come on, Jung, you must know them!

[woohoo]

Well since you mentioned SNSD and kpop im guessing that its another korean/oriental group. Most likely all girls.

Which make this thread AWESOME!!!

[Plaz]

nicole is like whoa <3 there's a kara forum just like soshi, but not nearly as many members..

[VVVACCPLPNLY]

Oh thank you plaz, I knew you or jung must know them! And yes, Nicole is <3, as well as Seungyeon! What is the KARA forum called?

Brief KARA/카라 history:
- Debuted March 29, 2007 with four members
- About a year later, Sung-hee left the group suddenly due to parental pressure
- Had a comeback July 24, 2008 with two new members, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung
- In February 2009 "Honey" became the group's first #1 single



Members :

Name: Park GyuRi
Position: Leader, Main Vocal (2007-present)
Date of birth: May 21, 1988
Favorite color: Purple


Name: Han SeungYeon
Position: Lead Vocal (2007-present)
Date of birth: July 24, 1988
Favorite color: Pink


Name: Jung Nicole
Position: Sub Vocal, Rapper, Lead Dancer (2007-present)
Date of birth: October 7, 1991
Favorite color: Orange


Name: Goo HaRa
Position: Sub Vocal, Main Dancer (2008-present)
Date of birth: January 13, 1991


Name: Kang JiYoung
Position: Sub Vocal (2008-present)
Date of birth: January 18, 1994

Past Member

Name: Kim SungHee
Position: Main Vocal (2007-2008)
Date of birth: May 17, 1989
Favorite color: Green

Discography
Debut album: The First Blooming - Released March 29, 2007. Includes 'Break It', 'If U Wanna' & 'Secret World'.
Mini-album: Rock U - Released July 24, 2008.
Digital single: Good Day season 2 - Released October 13, 2008.
2nd Mini-album: Pretty Girl - Released December 4, 2008.
2nd Mini-album special edition: Honey - Released February 18, 2008.
2nd Full Length Album: Revolution - Released July 30 2009.

Music Videos
Break It : Download
If U Wanna : Download
Pretty Girl : Download
Honey : Download

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_(band)

[Plaz]

it down right now, but it will be back up soon

http://www.karaholic.com/

[Joonhyuk]

yall can talk to B bout that too.
he loves like 3 girl groups equally, kara, t-ara, and snsd.
though he has a lot more media from the 9 girls he still willing to get you anything from any of the others.

u might be grabbing him in a point of high temperements though, he broke a folding chair when germany lost to serbia lololol

[AceTone]

I think Karla thought you left out an L in the title.

Originally Posted by Karlalizee

i have no idea what it is you are talking about.