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  1. never heard of him before, but he's totally cute. lol. and yeah, i'm not really feeling the 'trying to gain popularity'.. maybe more of 'trying to continue their rising popularity'? lol. anyway, whats important is that they're coming back.. and the cover looks really cute with all the girls looking really pretty.. thanks mae & james!
  2. Girl group KARA in cooperation with Warner Brothers brings us "The Sweet Love" Campaign for cartoon character Tweety. This campaign which has been steadily increasing its reach is aimed to promote awareness for domestic and foreign adoption. It gives opportunities to celebrities to help out in the promotion of the campaign. Photographer Choi Sae Hyun says "Every year, we are doing this campaign to raise awareness for the orphans and to promote adoption, and we have seen how the support has been outpouring ever since its first launch." He adds "The members of KARA, who are extremely busy due to their upcoming activities set aside time for the shoot, going above and beyond, making sure that each photo comes out good and also expressing interest in other aspects of the campaign. Seeing how dedicated they are in helping out, one can not help but admire their hearts of gold." This Tweety Campaign, "The Sweet Love" will continue till December in the hopes of promoting adoption of orphan children. The cute image of KARA, along with their warm hearts, will be revealed this coming August, where the pictures will be revealed. The proceeds of this shoot will be donated to the Korean Social Welfare Meeting at the end of the year. source: NEWSPRIME LINK thanks to anne@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic. CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE -- MORE PICTURES HERE.
  3. i really think they'll be singing two songs for their comeback. haha at least i hope so. they deserve to, even if the other song is a shortened version.. i'd like the dvd copy too~ hmm.. i think the next couple of weeks is going to be interesting for us!
  4. i'm guessing they'll release different concepts before their actual debut? from what i know, the girls will still be having a somewhat cute concept, not a huge drastic change, but just a bit more mature.. can't wait for what they have in store for us next!
  5. ^ i think it was for the photobook anne. the article just put 'advertisement', so i put in cf.. but generally, i think it was just a photoshoot. can't wait for it. i'm excited for all the upcoming kara goodies!
  6. KARA is like candy - however sad or lonely their fans may be, they are able to cheer them up with their cute charms. There is no other girl group as energetic and as bubbly as these 5 girls. But that doesn't mean that they haven't had their share of hard times. After almost 2 years into their debut, they shot to fame with hits like <Rock U>, <Pretty Girl> and <Honey> which completed their home-run. Recently, they have been endearingly called the "Goddess Group". After wrapping up promotions for <Honey>, these 5 pretty girls were able to go to Japan, where they got their well deserved rest. Although this trip was primarily for a commercial shoot, for KARA, it was a time to make memories with each other. It was summer time, and they had their comeback slated for end of July, so these girls had lots of energy to spare during this time. That's why we followed them in their first ever Japan trip. #1 - Arrival in Japan: Figuring out the things to do. Even though they transform as goddesses on stage, while vacationing, they were just excited and nervous girls. Upon arriving in Japan, the girls changed into their comfortable clothes and started to plan their days. Park Gyuri, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung started to think about the things they'll do the following day. Since this was such a nice moment, it was a perfect photo opportunity, and we asked the girls to take a picture, to which Jiyoung replied "We shouldn't really reveal our bare faces, but since this is a vacation, we'll make a special exception", and posed cutely for the camera. For us, the girls were prettier in an everyday setting rather than them all made-up on stage. The following day, leader Park Gyuri checks the tourist map to double-check their list. #2 - Start! City Tour For their first activity, the KARA members go on the city tour. The girls were dressed aptly for the weather and activity in shorts and cotton shirts. It looked like Hara and Jiyoung hadn't been this excited in a long time. With their light outfits and bubbling excitement, the girls walked around going into different places, running around and just having fun. Of course, they also do the standard peace-sign photos while on the tour. KARA's happy vacation is just beginning. #3 - The Outstanding Beach! We cannot forget about this place when we talk about summer - the beach! Upon seeing the sea, the members are all smiling form ear to ear. Particularly happy was Han Seungyeon, who with her bag and slippers on each hand, ran into the waters, happily splashing around along with Gyuri. Maknae Jiyoung started to play in the waters. On the other hand, Hara played with the sand, making a castle, before joining the other members in the sea. With their slim figures and doll-like images, the girls looked more outstanding on the beach. #4 - KARA's Little Adventure After playing for some time in the waters, the members seem to have discovered something else, as they go farther, looking around the corals in the area. These fearless females was almost in the middle of the sea, from what we could see. The were laughing around, calling out to us - "Come on over! Its not as deep as you think!" To which their managers replied frantically "You guys are scheduled to release an album soon. No one can get hurt! Be careful!". The KARA members, who deep inside knew their managers concerns laughed brightly. #5 - Nicole's Arrival! Because of the shooting schedule for KBS2's <Star Golden Bell>, Nicole arrived later than the other members, thus, she went straight to the shooting for the commercial, without being able to join the others for their trip. Nicole started to ask others "Did you guys have fun? Where did you go?". After seeing the pictures from the trip, Nicole expressed her disappointment and said "Next time, I'll come early too!" #6 - Who's Cuter? Hara discovers a car while walking around, and starts to approach it. Hara, who seems to be curious about everything asks "What's the name of this car? This is so cute. If I had a drivers license, I'd love to drive this." She looks at the car longingly, and starts to pretend driving the car going "Vroom~ Vroom~" which made us decide that she looked much cuter than the car. source (article and pictures): HANKOOKI NEWS LINK thanks to mae@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic. CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE -- Check out the members cyworld entries for more pictures & captions: Jiyoung Nicole Gyuri
  7. ^lol. i noticed how nicole's not so hyper anymore.. but i've recently done a marathon of all her sgb cuts.. and she was so shy and timid in her first few episodes! i'm glad she got to come out of her shell through this segment. i'm guessing she won't be in sgb for long (just a speculation) because of their comeback, and the fact that a few weeks ago, during one of her hints, she goes "during the re-vamping of sgb for fall, i won't be here anymore" - or something like that. i hope i'm wrong though. because her level with me corner is the one clip i look forward to every week. she's so funny and adorkable~ and i love how she went from the preppy school girl look to the sweet young lady look she's been sporting..
  8. thanks anne! hara's just super awesome when it comes to physical and scary stuff. she's one tough doll~
  9. haven't seen the preview yet, but i got all excited because i feel like i haven't seen the girls in such a long time!
  10. nicoleeee! i only saw your comment today. (anne pointed it out :P) of course we can be friends. i don't bite.. most of the time. :)

  11. so happy she's back on stage.. she looks so comfortable up there.. so beautiful and emotional.. *sigh* i miss sungjaaaaaa~ hope she decides to comeback for good!
  12. thanks mae and paul!! i seriously can not wait for their comeback. i'm loving all the concepts of the girlgroups that have debuted/comeback so far - SNSD, 2NE1, T-Ara, 4 Minute.. Worthy rivals don't you guys think? Can't wait what our girls bring to the table!
  13. she probably thought back then that ahjussi is the proper way to call a male older than her.. haha cute though.. gaaaaah. i miss kara. when is their comeback? (okay, that was just a rant. )
  14. New group Gary Gold Smith's flower boy Smith (Jung Seung Hyun, 21) recalls an incident with KARA's Nicole that left him flustered. Smith revealed "About 2 years ago, I met KARA backstage and Nicole said to me 'Ahjussi, you look pretty!' which left me pretty shocked." In 2007, Smith was part of the group Monster. He says "One of the members of Monster was close to KARA so he said that he'll introduce me to the girls. So we went to their waiting room. After I greeted the girls nervously, KARA's Nicole immediately quipped 'Ajhussi, you look pretty!' It was pretty shocking to me." Smith was only 19 at that time and it was the first time he was ever called an 'Ahjussi', by Nicole who is 4 years younger than him. "It was the first time I ever heard that, but it wasn't really a bad feeling. Because I'm pretty. (Laughter) After that incident, whenever I see Nicole on TV, I see her originally innocent and honest nature. And also because of that incident, I feel a certain closeness, familiarity with her." source: NOWNEWS LINK thanks to mae@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE
  15. i think its very natural for them to check out the competition and want to be like them.. well not exactly the same, but at least they'll know that they have to give it their very best because the other girl groups are worthy competition.. something more mature? yes please. but not too mature.. and i'm glad they're not feeling too pressured or tense about their current break.. as SY said, this is kind of different form their last break.. they have a definite plan ahead of them, and i can't wait! thanks paul&anne~
  16. Singer Beige is receiving much attention from the different UCC's she posted online, wherein she is singing her latest song <Jijiri> from her 1.5 album. Netizens saw how her closest friends like Jewelry's Eun Jung, who has been her friend for the past 10 years, 8eight, Lee Shi Young and KARA's Park Gyuri cheered on and helped out Beige as they sang along with her on the different videos online. KARA's Park Gyuri and Beige did a comical version of the song, complete with stuffed animals and Eun Jung making a special appearance imitating a popular segment of the Gag Concert. Netizens praised their pretty bare faces and nice vocals, and also remarked that it was nice seeing stars helping out promoting each other. [...] source: MDTODAY LINK thanks to mae@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE screencaps by coffeebeanie@KARAholic DO NOT TAKE OUT OF THREAD check out the video HERE thanks to sweetpack07@youtube
  17. thanks for the translations tinggg~ i completely forgot about this one already. this was taken during their rock u days right? so much has changed since then..
  18. i'm excited about their comeback!! good to know things are progressing, although they may seem to be quiet.. thanks tinggg & anne!
  19. Girls Generation? SS501? KARA? or 2PM? Who do you want to spend your summer vacation with? Now you have the chance to travel with your favorite singers this summer. MTV in collaboration with Lotte's Chilsung Drink brings you the "Shake Shake Boom Boom" event. "Shake Shake Boom Boom" is a a Chilsung jelly soda which is a new product of Lotte. The name came up from the phrase "I like it, shake it, boom boom!" This event will be until July 26 where those who purchase the drink can log in to MTV's homepage (www.mtv.co.kr) and input the numbers found on the back of the soda can, after which they will immediately know if they had won a prize. 20 1st prize winners will be given the chance to go to Malaysia for a 5 days, 3 nights summer trip. The star who will accompany the winners will be decided through a poll also found in MTV's homepage - "The star I want to spend my summer vacation with", which has 11 choices - 2AM, 2PM, AJ, F.T. Island, SS501, KARA, Girls Generation, Shinee, Epik High, After School and Chung Lim. source: ISPLUS LINK thanks to anne@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE. *T/N - the article said 3 days 5 nights. >< I don't know if it was supposed to be 3 days 4 nights or 4 days 5 nights. And the article wasn't too specific if it were the winners who would choose the stars, or if the poll is an entire different thing where everyone can vote. KH will update this article when other sources appear. Thank you. If taking out, please copy this note as well.
  20. from soompi. i went to soompi for my daily dose of kpop, and i followed the kara thread there a lot. when KH was opened, i followed. lol. i used to get kara stuffs only from soompi or youtube. so glad though that i joined KH! <3
  21. 5 member girl group KARA member Jung Nicole (18) also advertised her mom's newly opened ramen house in Seoul KangNam-gu YeokSa-dong on her mini homepage. She wrote last April 27, "My mom's Ramen Restaurant^^ Its really delicious, so please come." The fans also helped out by spreading the word online. Those who were already able to eat in the restaurant also posted pictures of the signed autographs and polaroids of celebrities who also visited the ramen house which included the KARA members, TVXQ's Hero Jaejoong, Davichi, Norajo's Jobin and Shin Hye Sung. Nicole's management company explains "We are not sure if it was Nicole who bought the restaurant for her mom as it is a personal and family matter for them." However, fans praise Nicole for preparing the business for her mom. source: MONEY TODAY LINK thanks to mae@KARAholic *translated only the KARA related parts translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic. CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE
  22. Idol group KARA who gained much popularity through <Pretty Girl> and <Honey> will be holding their first ever mini-concert since their debut last 2007. They will be holding a 70-90 minute concert in the MTV studio on May 30, at 5:30 in the afternoon as part of their newest reality program, MTV's KARA's MetaFriends. The lucky participants of the program will be part of this concert as well, as they will be introduced as KARA's friends at this event. The lucky five fans had to overcome the odds 100:1 to be able to become KARA's friend. The 5 members of KARA will be singing around 7-8 songs together. Not only will there be the group performances, but the individual members will be able to showcase their talents as Nicole is set to sing Park Jung Hyun's <Secret> while Gyuri will be playing the piano and singing a ballad version of <Pretty Girl>. This episode of MetaFriends is scheduled to be broadcasted on July 7, 2009, at 4pm on MTV. source: MYDAILY LINK and STAR.MK LINK thanks to anne@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic. CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE
  23. Who among the members of KARA is the "Palace's Jang Geum?" On a sunny day in the month of May, the members of KARA is filming for their latest reality program "MTV's MetaFriends", together with their fans who were all on a cooking mission. The cooking mission had Park Gyuri, Han Seungyeon, Jung Nicole, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung had fans who beat the odds 240:1 to be present that day. Jo Kyung Hyun, Hong Sung Joon, Kim Soo Jin, Lee Seul Ki and Choi Da Jin were the lucky who were together with the members of KARA who got to show their hidden cooking skills. Divided into 5 units, each member had one partner who were to go on this mission with them, with 30,000 Won as budget. With this, they went to a nearby market to buy the ingredients themselves for their desired dish. KARA and their friends ran arround in the scorching heat as they went around to buy their ingredients, but even in the heat, they all did not loose the smiles on their faces as they were clearly enjoying themselves on this mission. Although it was expected that they would be making simple meals like toast and ramen, the girls and their friends surprised everyone when they started makind real dishes from scratch, as evidenced by the ingredients that they got. KARA and their friends dishes: Seafood soup, Chicken fried rice and Pork fried rice. All of them finished their dishes within the time limit of one hour, and when it was time for everyone to gather, each one looked serious, realling wanting to win this challenge. As time passed by, the food being put on the table seemed more delicious than the last dish, making everyone lookin on very hungry. Despite the hot weather, the gas burner being broken and the fire that seemed not to be working very well, KARA and their friends did not give up, and thus managed to successfully complete the challenge. And voila! KARA and their friends dishes! "This is the first time I tasted something like this", "This is too peppery" and "Its missing a certain flavor" - these were some of the comments at the judgment table. Finally, at the end of the day, was proclaimed winner. The PD who tasted the dishes made by the 5 teams said that "I liked their dish the most because I like the certain hot and peppery taste of it. It was really delicious." Upon receiving their award, the winning pair said "We would like to thank the cameraman who filmed us in the heat while we were cooking!", then smiled brightly at everyone present. If there is a first placer, there are also the last placers which was a tie between who prepared hot rice cakes and who cooked the Kimchi stew and fruit platter. The two losing teams good-naturedly cleaned the dishes, afterwhich the first episode of MTV's MetaFriends, the cooking mission ended. Now its KARA's comments. (I'm putting spoilers on this for those who haven't watch the show yet and wants to be surprised at the winners) The Kimchi stew received the comment that "Its the first time I ever tasted something like this." to which admitted "It is true. It was a bit too salty. I think we boiled it for too long" The two kinds of hot rice cakes were both last place. said "I can't admit defeat. We only were not able to put all the needed seasonings thats why it turned out that way. Its an all-natural taste. And, we don't care about the ranking, so we're okay." won. complained "They used pre-seasoned ingredients while we started everything from scratch. We were at a disadvantage." To which the winner (who overheard this) said "We only used (while making a really small gesture with her hands) this much. The peppery and refreshing taste came from the seafood. What can we do about that?" source: NOWNEWSSEOUL LINK thanks to mae@KARAholic translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic. CREDIT PROPERLY IF TAKING OUT. DO NOT ADD IN OR REMOVE
  24. cool a beauty book! and they are going to japan? i wonder when though.. thanks mae & peter!