KARA

KARA promoting "Speed Up / Girls Power" (2012). L to R: Nicole, Gyuri, Seung Yeon, Hara, Ji Young

KARA (카라) is a Korean pop girl group formed by DSP Entertainment. They were originally a four member group where they were marketed as the second Fin.K.L, however Kim Sung Hee withdrew from the group and was replaced with Ji Young and Hara. They are best known for the "butt dance", which was a part of their "Mister" choreography, and their hit songs "Honey" and "Pretty Girl". In 2010 they changed to a darker concept with their hit song "Lupin". In Japan, they are signed under Universal Music.

On January 2011, it was stated that four KARA members (all minus Gyuri) filled a lawsuit to terminate their exclusive contracts with DSP Entertainment. However, it was later revealed that Hara decided not to join Seung Yeon, Nicole and Ji Young in terminating her contract. Due the conflict DSP Entertainment suspended any Korean group activities as they declared they will no longer be managing the three members. On the following days reports about the five members and DSP Entertainment meetings surfaced, however the company has not yet released an official statement about a possible agreement.

Members

• Gyuri (Leader, Main Vocals)
• Seung Yeon (Lead Vocals)
• Nicole (Rapper, Main Vocals)
• Hara (Sub Vocals)
• Ji Young (Sub Vocals)

Former Member

• Sung Hee (Main Vocals)

Information

Debut

KARA promoting The First Bloooooming (2007)

KARA debuted as a 4 member girl group marketed as the 2nd Fin.K.L by DSP Entertainment. Their first full length studio album titled The First Bloooooming was released on March 29, 2007, and the third track from their album "Break It" became the lead single. In the MV for "Break It", each member of KARA was referenced as a specific member of Fin.K.L: Kim Sung Hee as Lee Hyori, Nicole as Lee Jin, Gyuri as Ock Ju Hyun and Seung Yeon as Sung Yu Ri. After "Break It", KARA released their 2nd single from the album "Mame Deulmyeon", then released "Secret World" for the 3rd single. The First Bloooooming was met with modest success, and promotions ended in July of 2007.

After The First Bloooooming, KARA entered an extensive period of recording and preparing for their next release. It was announced that KARA was scheduled to make their comeback in March 2008, however on February 28, 2008, news broke of Sung Hee's sudden departure from the group. Subsequent days after the shocking news, further information was revealed that Sung Hee broke a pact with her father. In order to be in KARA, Sung Hee promised her father that she would be able to balance her school work and being in the group. Yet when she failed her University Enterance Exams, her father pulled her from the group and blocked any further participation with KARA.

KARA promoting 1st Mini Album (2008)

1st Mini Album

In March 2008, DSP Entertainment announced that online auditions would be held to find 2 new members for the group, 6,000 participants from all over the world took part in the auditions. After a couple of months, it was announced that Hara and Ji Young were chosen. On July 24, 2008, KARA released their 1st mini album titled 1st Mini Album and used "Rock U" as the lead single. "Rock U" harbored a noticeably different musical and image change for KARA. Previously, KARA's image and musical direction was R&B like their counter part Fin.K.L. However, the image and musical direction for "Rock U" was cute, sweet, and playful; typically found in K-pop Idol girls groups. "Rock U" was a major divergence from KARA's previous title as the 2nd Fin.K.L by DSP Entertainment. However, "Rock U" was a minor hit for them. Sequentially, they digitally released "GOODDAY Season 2", a continuation of the song "Good Day" from their mini album.

KARA promoting Pretty Girl (2008)

Pretty Girl & Pretty Girl (Special Edition)

On November 28, 2008 DSP Entertainment released a teaser video for KARA's MV "Pretty Girl"; the lead single for Kara's 2nd mini album of the same name. The teaser video accumulated over 40,000 hits within 12 hours, until it was officially released on December 2, 2008 online to rave reviews. The mini-album continued with KARA's newly formed cute image from "Rock U". DSP Entertainment said they went with a party concept for the album, and Pretty Girl was released December 4, 2008. KARA began promotions for the mini album on the release date, and performed the title song "Pretty Girl" on KBS Music Bank. Pretty Girl was repackaged into a "Special Edition" 3rd mini album titled Pretty Girl (Special Edition). DSP Entertainment let fans decide which song from the mini album would be the lead single for it. Fans voted on KARA's Official Website and chose "Honey" as the lead single. KARA received their first award with "Honey" on M!net Countdown. They received their second award, a "Mutizen", on the SBS program.

KARA promoting Revolution (2009)

Rise In Popularity & Revolution

KARA received more exposure from the success of "Pretty Girl" and "Honey". Nicole joined Star Golden Bell on December 20, 2008. The group became VJs for MTV Korea; hosting a J-Pop show called J-Pop Wave. In March, KARA was chosen to host the 4th Season of Idol Show. Then KARA had their first reality show on MTV Korea called MTV Meta Friends.

On June 4, 2009, KARA digitally released "Ttok Gateun Mam", a song included on their "iMusician" digital single which was used for the i-Musician mobile game they sponsored. DSP Entertainment announced that KARA would release their 2nd full length studio album in mid July. Kara lost 3-5 kg in order to fit the new sexy and mature image needed for their album. The release date was postponed and Revolution was released on July 30, 2009. "Wanna" became the lead single for Revolution and charted high very quickly on various digital charts. KARA performed "Wanna" and "Mister" to promote Revolution. "Mister" quickly became popular among the public due to a certain part of the choreography nicknamed the "butt dance". "Wanna" awarded Kara the "Mutizen" on the SBS program.

KARA ended promotions for Revolution on October 18, 2009 with "Mister".

KARA promoting Lupin (2010)

Hiatus in South Korea, successful debut in Japan

After a short hiatus, DSP Media released two teaser photos of Kara's comeback concept on February 9, 2010. The photos garnered a lot of interest because compared to their past album concepts, the new photos showed the members in dark outfits and smokey makeup that elicited a darker, more mature, and sexier feel. The next day, the album jacket was unveiled with a "Stealer" concept as well as the title track "Lupin", which became #1 on several online music charts shortly after release. The teaser video was released on February 12 on Naver; the EP, Lupin, followed on February 17. Kara began their broadcasting comeback starting on M! Countdown on February 25, 2010. The music video was released on February 22, garnering more than 90,000 views in the first 2 hours. On March 4, 2010, Kara won their first #1 award for "Lupin" on M! Countdown. On the following week, Kara won yet another #1 award on M! Countdown, making it their second consecutive win on the music program. "Lupin" also gave Kara their first #1 win on Music Bank on March 12, 2010, making it the group's first win on this particular music show since their debut, holding onto the position for three consecutive weeks. The song also won the "Mutizen" award from Inkigayo, and cumulatively Kara won an all-group best total of 6 awards during their "Lupin" promotional cycle.

In March 2010, it was announced that Kara will participate in the 8th Annual Korean Music Festival to be held at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, with member Nicole as MC. Kara then became very active in Japan, holding showcases and hand shake events as preparation for their official Japanese debut. After their successful debut with "Mister", Kara performed at the Asia Song Festival on October 23, 2010 with other Asian artists.

KARA promoting 2me (2010)

The group was featured in a video message for a show called Arashi no Shukudai-kun (嵐の宿題くん Arashi's Homework?), hosted by Japanese idol group Arashi. Kara held fan meetings on May 8 with more than 8,000 fans at Japan’s Grand Prince Hotel. In addition, Kara had an official Japan fan club meeting with 3,000 fans at Yokohama’s Minato Mirai Hall on May 9. The group later on signed with Universal Music Japan's subsidiary label, Universal Sigma and made their official debut in Japan by August with "Mister". The single ranked in various music charts which proved it to be very popular in Japan. The group later on released their second single entitled "Jumpin'" on November 10, 2010. The song quickly climbed up in other charts including mobile downloads. On September 29, 2010, Kara released their compilation album, "Kara Best 2007-2010". The album is a compilation of their selected Korean tracks since they debuted. It ranked #2 in the Oricon daily charts on the first day of release, selling 18,223 copies. It was announced on November 3, 2010 that the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making Kara the first ever Korean group since the '90s to release an all-Korean album that is able break the 100k copies barrier in Japan. Their debut Japanese album, Girl's Talk, was released on November 24, 2010. It sold 107,000 copies in its first week and ranked number 2 in the Oricon weekly charts, making this the first album by a non-Japanese girl group in Japan in 6 years and 9 months to sell more than 100,000 album copies in its first week. The album received a platinum certification from RIAJ on January 14, 2011.

In October, the band represented Korea and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organized by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

After taking a nine-month hiatus in the Korean Music industry, the group announced the release of their single "Jumping" which was then promoted in both Korea and Japan. It was released as Kara's second Japanese single and also served as the title track for their fourth Korean mini album of the same name. The group began their weekly promotion cycles starting from MBC's Show! Music Core on November 20, 2010. On December 10, the group eventually got their fourth #1 win on KBS's Music Bank for "Jumping". Two days after their win on Music Bank, Kara won a #1 Mutizen Award for "Jumping" on SBS's Inkigayo's 600th episode.

After a very successful year in Japan, Kara was chosen as the Best Rookie Artist according to a popular Japanese mobile ringtone site, Recochoku. On December 20, 2010, Oricon also announced Kara as 2010's Best Rookie Artist, generating revenue to some 1.3 billion yen (or $15.4 million USD); and with a total of 493,000 copies of their releases sold this year

Rise of popularity in Japan, return to South Korea

KARA promoting Jet Coaster Love (2011)

On February 23, 2011, the group released a DVD called Kara Best Clips which is a compilation of their past music videos. After one week, the group was able to set another record when they ranked #1 in the Oricon’s Weekly Composite DVD Ranking. This made them the first ever foreign artist to be #1 for two consecutive weeks since the charts implementation in 1999. The DVD has sold approximately 230,183 copies. On April 6, 2011, the group released their third Japanese single, “Jet Coaster Love“, after the original release date was pushed back due to the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami. As soon as it was released onto the music charts, “Jet Coaster Love” instantly rose to #2 on the Oricon Daily Chart with 47,810 copies sold. Kara was able to set another record as “Jet Coaster Love” maintained its position and ranked #1 in Oricon's Weekly Single Chart selling 123,000 copies in its first week. Despite its success, plans for promotion in Japan were hindered due to the natural disaster. Instead, the group announced that all proceeds from the single will be donated to Japan's natural disaster relief aid. On August 4, 2011, the group officially announced that they will be releasing their third official album on mid-September and will resume their activities in South Korea for the first time in over six months. According to industry representatives, the group has used some of their spare time recording songs for the album while they were busy promoting their fourth Japanese single, "Go Go Summer!", which was certified gold by the RIAJ and has topped various charts in Japan.

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KARA promoting Step (2011)

However, the group would only promote in Korea for about three weeks as they have many things scheduled in Japan. The group eventually released their third Korean studio album titled Step, on September 6. The album's title song, "Step", won first place on M! Countdown and Music Bank on the first week of their comeback.[61] They held both positions for two weeks. The song also won first place on Ingikayo on September 25. The video for the song is their most viewed song on YouTube, reaching 35 million views by mid-August 2012. After the group finished their promotions in South Korea, they returned to Japan to release their fifth Japanese single, "Winter Magic". The single ranked #3 in Oricon's Weekly singles chart with around 79,000 copies sold on the first week. On November 21, the group released their second Japanese studio album, Super Girl.

The album received over 360,000 preorders alone. The album eventually went on to debut on #1 on Oricon's daily and weekly album charts, making it the group's first number one album in Japan. Oricon ranked the group at #4 on the "Top 5 Best Selling Artists of the Year" in 2011 with fellow South Korean idol group Girls' Generation following closely at #5. On December 30, DSP announced that the group will embark on their first concert titled, Karasia, in early 2012. The concert is also the group's first independent concert after five years since debut.

The concert will kick off on February 18 and 19 at Seoul Olympic Gymnasium. Fans from their Korean fanclub could purchase tickets starting on January 10, 2012. Expectation for the group's first concert has risen since they are among the most successful girl groups in South Korea alongside the Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and Wonder Girls.After a busy year, the group celebrated their success by appearing on six major end-show programs in Japan.

Along these were the 53rd annual Japanese Record Awards after "Go Go Summer!" was nominated for the Best Song Award. They were also invited to the prestigious 62nd Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which is held annually at the end of the year, marking the group's first appearance on the program. They opened the second half of the program by performing a special medley of "Jet Coaster Love" and "Mister".

Karasia, international venture, retail endeavors, and Pandora

KARA promoting Pandora (2012)

On January 11, 2012, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards that was held in Osaka, where they won 2 awards; Disk Bonsang and Best Hallyu Star Award. On January 18, the group was awarded with the Asia Star Award at 7th Asia Model Awards Ceremony. The prize is a special honor only given to entertainers who played a pivotal role in spreading Asian culture throughout the world for a given year. The group was selected as the winner of the prize for the considerable achievement they’ve earned during the last year of 2011 as one of the most favored Hallyu stars. On January 19, the group attended the Seoul Music Awards and were awarded the "Hallyu Special Award" and "Bonsang Award". On January 27, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) held the 26th annual Japan Gold Disc Awards ceremony, where the group was honored in five categories including Best Asian Artist, Best 3 Asian Albums, Song of the Year by Download, Best 5 Songs by Download and Best Music Video. The group also received GCS International Grand Award: Korea-based Global Social Movement Proposed and Initiated (Idol Group - Donated to Japan's tsunami and earthquake relief).

On February 18, 2012, the group embarked on their first headlining Asian tour. They held their first solo concert at Seoul Olympic Park on February 19. This was the group's first ever solo concert in nearly five years since their debut. The group also became the first foreign artist to seize the top spot of two different categories on the Oricon Chart; the DVD and Blu-ray Disc ranking charts following the release of Kara Best Clips II & Shows on February 29. The group also became the fifth artist in Japan to achieve this record after popular J-Pop singer Namie Amuro, girl group AKB48, Mr. Children, and Radwimps.

On March 15, the group announced the release of their own figure dolls created with the “Mister” theme, making them the first South Korean idol girl group to launch their own toy-brand based upon themselves. The dolls were sold in South Korea and Japan. The group eventually released their own premium fragrance line called "K5J", an acronym for "Kara 5 Jewel". On April 13, 2012, it was reported that the group had sold more than one million physical copies of their singles in Japan making them the third South Korean artist to do so after BoA and TVXQ. The news came after the group received a gold certification from the RIAJ for their sixth single, "Speed Up / Girl's Power", which was released on March 21 and had sold over one-hundred thousand copies.

On May 27, 2012, the group successfully concluded their first Japanese tour, Karasia, in Saitama. The tour drew around 150 thousand people with every single seat sold for each concert. The last concert was broadcast live through streaming in 60 different theaters throughout Japan, and all the tickets to the theaters were sold out as well. On July 14, 2012, the group performed at the MTV World Stage in Malaysia. They were one of the four acts including Justin Bieber, Jay Park, and local singer Mizz Nina.On August 3, 2012, DSP announced that the group are set to release their fifth mini-album in South Korea at the end of August and will be aiming to show their matured charms through its concept.

On August 6, their agency revealed the album's title, Pandora, based on Greek mythology. They explained that the girls will be "reinterpreting the myth to express the most captivating and beautiful woman of this generation". From August 13 onwards, teasers featuring each of the members were released on consecutive days, starting with Jiyoung, then Hara, Gyuri, Nicole, then Seungyeon. On August 20th, a group teaser was released.

Trivia

• Official Balloon Color: Pearl Peach
• Official Fanclub: Kamilia (카밀리아)

Korean Discography

Albums

• [2007.03.29] The First Bloooooming
• [2009.07.30] Revolution
• [2011.09.06] STEP

Mini Albums

• [2008.07.24] 1st Mini Album
• [2008.12.04] Pretty Girl
• [2009.02.19] Pretty Girl (Special Edition)
• [2010.02.17] Lupin
• [2010.11.10] Jumping
• [2012.08.22] Pandora

Digital Singles

• [2008.10.13] GOODDAY Season 2 (굿데이 (GOODDAY) 시즌 2 )
• [2009.06.04] iMusician
• [2010.01.12] Stars Falling From the Sky OST Part 1 (별을 따다줘)
• [2010.05.03] We're with you
• [2010.08.31] We Online Part.2

Collaboration / Other

• [2005] OST – Three Leaves Clover – Then It’s Done (Kim Sung Hee)
• [2007] OST – Chasing Kangnam Mother – Fighting
• [2008] OST – Naruto – Butterfly
• [2009] OST – Boys Before Flowers – Love Is Fire
• [2009] OST – Stars Falling From the Sky – Pick the Stars'
• [2010] OST – Welcome to My House – Miracle (Seung Yeon)
• [2010] OST – Mary Stayed Out all night – Super Star (Seung Yeon)
• [2010] OST – My Mother – Lonely
• [2010] OST – Dae Mul – My Love (Gyuri feat. Ji Young)
• [2011] OST – Hooray for love – Indecisive (Gyuri) feat. (Hyun Young)
• [2011] OST – Warrior baek dong soo – Because of Love (Seung Yeon)
• [2011] OST – City Hunter – I Love U, I Want U, I Need U (Hara)
• [2011] OST – City Hunter – Look Only At U (Gyuri)
• [2012] OST – Strangers 6 – My Prayer
• [2012] OST – Strangers 6 – Sweetune
• [2012] OST – Life Delicious – I love you more than the soul (Gyuri)

• [2008] Collaboration – SunHa feat. Nicole - String
• [2008] Collaboration – Jumper feat. Ji Young – Dazzling Eyes
• [2008] Collaboration - Kang Kyun Sung feat. Nicole – Happy…and
• [2009] Collaboration – g.Ne feat. Kim Sung Hee – Dream
• [2009] Collaboration – Nassun feat. Seung Yeon – Nassun Happyface – Come to play
• [2009] Collaboration – 4Tomorrow – Seung Yeon feat. UEE, Ga in & Hyun A – Tomorrow
• [2010] Collaboration – Park Myung Soo feat. Nicole – Whale
• [2010] Collaboration – SungJe feat. Ji Young – Merry Love
• [2010] Collaboration – G20 – Let’s Go
• [2010] Collaboration – Hong Kyung Min feat. Gyuri – Day After

Japanese Discography

Albums

• [2010.11.24] Girl's Talk (ガールズトーク)
• [2011.11.23] Super Girl (スーパーガール)
• [2012.04.11] Super Girl Japan Tour Special Edition (スーパーガール)

Mini Albums

• [2012.09.05] KARA Collection

Best Albums

• [2010.09.29] KARA BEST 2007-2010

Singles

• [2010.08.11] Mister (ミスター)
• [2010.11.10] Jumping (ジャンピン)
• [2011.04.06] Jet Coaster Love (ジェットコースターラブ)
• [2011.06.29] GO GO Summer! (GO GO サマー！)
• [2011.10.19] Winter Magic (ウィンターマジック)
• [2012.03.21] Speed Up / Girls Power (スピード アップ / ガールズ パワー)
• [2012.10.17] TBA

Digital Singles

• [2011.03.16] Jet Coaster Love (ジェットコースターラブ) (Reckochoku + iTunes Digital Single)
• [2011.06.22] GO GO Summer! (GO GO サマー！) (Reckochoku + iTunes Digital Single)
• [2011.10.12] Winter Magic (ウィンターマジック) (Reckochoku + iTunes Digital Single)
• [2011.10.19] Winter Magic (X'mas Ver.) (ウィンターマジック) (iTunes Digital Single)
• [2012.02.22] Step (ステップ) (Reckochoku + iTunes Digital Single)
• [2012.02.28] Girls Power (ガールズ パワー) (Reckochoku + iTunes Digital Single)
• [2012.03.28] We're with you (Reckochoku Digital Single)
• [2011.07.25] GO GO Summer! 2012 (GO GO サマー! 2012)

DVDs

• [2010.02.23] KARA Best Clips
• [2010.06.23] KARA Sweet Muse Gallery (Live In Tokyo)
• [2010.09.01] KARA Vacation
• [2010.12.13] KARAdise
• [2011.01.26] KARAdise 2(KARA in Wonderland)
• [2011.12.21] KARA Vacation 2
• [2012.01.25] KARAdise 3 (KARA in Paris)
• [2012.02.15] Step It Up
• [2012.02.29] KARA Best Clips 2 & Shows
• [2012] TBA

Box Set

• [2010.04.28] KARA SPECIAL PREMIUM BOX FOR JAPAN
• [2010.08.04] KARAFULL DVD Box

Other DVDs

• [2011.08.xx] Seishun Fuhai -K-POP Girls' Group Senbatsu Team G7-
• [2011.09.07] Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2010

Taiwan Discography

Best Albums

• [2012.04.10] Hits! Hits!

Filmography

Television

• [2007.08.27 - 2007.12.12] M.net Self Camera
• [2008.08.19 - 2008.09.01] M.net Self Camera Season 2
• [2008.09.21 - 2008.10.19] Zoo Zoo Club
• [2009.04.02 - 2009.04.30] MBCevery1 Idol Show - Hosts
• [2009.05.26 - 2009.07.14] Kara's Meta Friends
• [2009.11.25 - 2010.01.13] Kara Bakery
• [2011.01.14 - 2011.??.??] URAKARA

Commercials

Korea

• [2007] Remona Vitamins
• [2008] Tales Weaver
• [2009] Ecorre Cosmetics
• [2009] I-Musician
• [2009] COB Chicken
• [2009] Ottogi Cup Ramen
• [2009] Lesmore
• [2009] Yorijori
• [2009] Pizza etang
• [2009] D'maris
• [2009] Crown Bakery
• [2009] Game Cafe
• [2009] Freestyle Cat
• [2009] Tales Runner
• [2010] ASK
• [2010] Lotte Pepero
• [2010] Mistine BB
• [2010] Vocamaster
• [2011] Puzzle Bubble Online
• [2011] KIA Pride
• [2011] Nature Republic
• [2011] Mango Six
• [2011] Snickers
• [2011] Unionbay
• [2012] KAPPA
• [2012] Anna Sui

Japan

• [2010] BearPaw
• [2011] TBC Kara Beautiful
• [2011] Chocolate Milk 'SOS'
• [2011] Dariya Palty 'Girls Be Ambitious'
• [2011] Red Vinagret Drink Honcho
• [2011] TBC Let's To the Go
• [2011] LG Optimus Bright
• [2011] 'BODY' Beauty
• [2011] Family Mart - Kara Christimas
• [2011] TBC MEN's
• [2012] Red Vinagret Drink Honcho
• [2012] Dariya Palty 'Girls Power'
• [2012] Rotho C-Cube
• [2012] SoyCarat
• [2012] Family Mart
• [2012] LIVEDAM - Furikara

Books

• [2011.10.12] KARA's All about Beauty
• [2012.02.14] Je t'aime KARA

Awards

2007

• May: Ministry of Culture and Tourism Award "Rookie of the Month" - The First Bloooooming
• August: Cyworld Digital Award July '07 "Rookie of the Month" - "Mame Deulmyeon"

2009

• March 5: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Honey"
• March 8: SBS Inkigayo #1 "Honey"
• March 12: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Honey"
• March 19: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Honey"
• March 26: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Honey"
• August 30: SBS Inkigayo #1 "Wanna"
• November 21: Mnet Asian Music Awards "Best Dance Award"
• December 16: MelOn Music Awards "2009 Top 10"

2010

• January 3: 16th Korean Entertainment Arts Award "Best Female Artist"
• February 3: Seoul Music Awards "Bonsang Award"
• March 4: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Lupin"
• March 11: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "Lupin"
• March 12: KBS Music Bank #1 "Lupin"
• March 14: SBS Inkigayo #1 "Lupin"
• March 19: KBS Music Bank #1 "Lupin"
• March 26: KBS Music Bank #1 "Lupin"
• December 10: KBS Music Bank #1 "Jumping"
• December 12: SBS Inkigayo #1 "Jumping"
• 16th Korean Entertainment Arts Awards "Best Female Artist"
• 19th Seoul Music Awards "Bonsang Award"
• 52nd Japan Record Awards "Best Project"

2011

• September 15: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "STEP"
• September 16: KBS Music Bank #1 "STEP"
• September 22: Mnet M! Countdown #1 "STEP"
• September 23: KBS Music Bank #1 "STEP"
• September 25: SBS Inkigayo #1 "STEP"
• 25th Japan Gold Disc Award "New Artist of the Year (International)"
• 25th Japan Gold Disc Award "The Best 3 New Artists (International)"
• Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism "Content Industry Award" (Special Honor)
• Recording Industry Association of Japan "Platinum Award"
• TOKIO HOT 100 AWARD "Best New Artists"
• Mnet 20's Choice Awards "Hot Korean Wave Star"
• Japan Fashion Association 2011: "Best Dressed (International)"
• 53rd Japan Record Awards: Excellence Award for "GO GO Summer!"

2012

• 26th Golden Disk Awards: "Disk Bonsang"
• 26th Golden Disk Awards: "Best Hallyu Star Award"
• 21th Seoul Music Awards: "Bonsang Award"
• 21th Seoul Music Awards: "Hallyu Special Award"
• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award: "Best Asian Artist"
• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award: "Best 3 Albums" Girl's Talk
• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award: "Song of the Year by Download" "Jumping"
• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award: "Best 5 Song by Download" "Jumping"
• 26th Japan Gold Disc Award: "Best Music Videos" KARA BEST CLIPS
• 7th Asia Model Awards Ceremony: "Asia Star Award"
• Korea Mobile Awards 2011: Kara’s Journey Through Japanese App "Korea Communications Commission Award" (Grand Prize)
• GCS International Grand Award
• Stars Of Korean Tourism

External Links

• Korean Official Website
• Japanese Official Website
• Japanese Official Website in Universal Music
• Karaholic (International Forum)