KARA Group and Members Profile

Kara (Hangul: 카라, often written KARA) is a girlgroup from South Korea. They consist of Park Gyu Ri, Han Seung Yeon, Koo Ha Ra, Nicole, and Kang Ji Young. Group name is derived from the Greek, "chara" (χαρά, happy) that they interpreted as a sweet melody. They are artists of Daesung Entertainment (DSP).

Kara originally started as a four member group and made their debut with "Break It" while displaying a strong female image and a mature R&B sound. They released their first album titled The First Blooming in 2007. However their debut was not well-received by the public and the album was a commercial failure. In 2008, Kim Sunghee departed the group due to parental pressure, and two new members were brought in. The addition of the two new members also faced a change in the group's original image to a "pretty but natural" appeal. The five-member band eventually went on to achieve their first number one song with "Honey".

Their official fanclub is Kamilia, derived from a combination of the words "KARA" with the Latin word for family, "familia" Kara's official balloon color is pearl peach.

Korean pop group KARA members personal profiles.

Gyuri

Birth name: Park Gyuri (Hangul: 박규리 | Hanja: 朴奎利)
DOB: May 21, 1988
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 162cm
Blood type: AB
Position: Leader, Main Vocal
Biography: 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.

Seungyeon

Birth name: Han Seung-yeon (Hangul: 한승연 | Hanja: 韓昇延)

DOB: July 24, 1988
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 160cm

Blood type: A

Position: Vocal

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!

Nicole

Korean name: Jung Young-joo (Hangul: 정용주 | Hanja: 鄭龍珠)
DOB: October 7, 1991
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 164cm

Blood type: A

Position: Vocals, Rapper

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." 

Hara

Birth name: Koo Hara (Hangul: 구하라 | Hanja: 具荷拉)
DOB: January 13, 1991
Birthplace: Gwangju, South Jeolla, South Korea
Height: 164cm

Blood type: na

Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist

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.

Jiyoung

Full name: Kang Ji-young (Hangul: 강지영 | Hanja: 姜知英)
DOB: January 18, 1994
Birthplace: Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height: 166cm

Blood type: na

Position: Vocalist
Group maknae.