tinggg Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Kara has a lot in common with a similar girl group, Wonder Girls. For one, the fact that they have 5 members is the same. Also, like how Sunye/YeEun, Sohee/Sunmi are the same age, Kara's Gyuri/Seungyeon and Hara/Nicole are the same age. Coincidentally, the two groups both have an average age of 20 years old. How they turned their member-switching crises into successes are also similar. Although Wonder Girls debuted in January 2007 with "Irony," they faced a crisis when the youngest, Hyun-ah left the group. However, later that year, with the addition of new member Yoobin, they first created the "Tell Me" syndrome, then continued with hits such as "So Hot" and "Nobody," strengthening their positions as "the country's younger sisters." Kara also debuted initially with 4 members in March of 2007, but at the end of that year, their main vocal Kim Sunghee left the group. After 10 months of hiatus while finding new members, they finally came back with two members, Koo Hara and Kang Jiyoung, with successful songs like "Rock U" and "Pretty Girl," raising them into the ranks of top stars. New member Koo Hara, who is gaining fame from her appearance that resembles Japan's "J-Pop Goddess" Namie Amuro, said "When I was chosen to be a new member of Kara, I thought to myself 'What if I don't do well?' which was quite a burden. But the songs were so good, and the concept matched perfectly, so we're receiving good feedback. I feel a lot more comforted now." ***** Link: http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200901080233 Tip-Off: Anne Translated by Tinggg @ KARAholic Take out with Full Credits. Do not add in or remove anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caromaxline Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 thanks for translations. i guess they do have a lot in common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mae Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 lol they do have similar experiences.. now for the recognition of KARA it'd be great if our girls get to experience what WG has.. even just a bit thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chupachups Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 haha! i didn't realized there are other similarities other than the fact that both groups had members change. yeah, i agree with Mae. Kara is still growing, i'm sure they'll be able to experience lots of stuffs now. thanks ting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_gunawan541 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I do feel that Kara and WG are alike, members changing, their music style. WG's irony can be compared to Kara's break it and then, they changed their music style to light hearted pop. There's so many things in common but they have their own style. I like both groups~ ---Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimmie Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 i didnt realize other similarities than 5 members & member changing either such rocketed popularity of wgs obviously is expected by many groups ^^ thanks tinggg!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiRiceChopstix Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 hyuna wasn't the youngest though lol i kind've noticed there similarities a while ago lol and like wonder girls, kara will keep rising to the top but man..i can already feel the anti's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mae Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 but man..i can already feel the anti's we Kamilians should'nt live in fear the member change, the rise in popularity after the change, and 5 members, girl idol group.. what else do they have in common? lol.. KARA is a great group either way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the93rd Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think we need to have a Wonder Kara special stage, spicy meets sweet? idk haha. But they do have a lot in common, which will mean greater success for Kara in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiSS.GiRlli3 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 now thinking about it they do have stuff in common but then KARA process was longer than WG so now now how about a special stage?~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chupachups Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 the difference between them is that Kara went on hiatus for 10 months while WG managed to recruit a member and had a successful comeback on their same debut year. WG had Tell Me to boost their position in Kpop even more, and Kara is still climbing their way up. but its okay. DSP artists always take cute baby steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godric29 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Oooh nice article...XD The similiarities of WG and Kara... I agree with you Mae onni...keke Yes, even just a bit...XD Thank you for the translations Tinggg onnni ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1wawa3 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 A very interesting article. Thanks for translating! Wow. I never notice the similarities between the two groups, well except for the changing members part. haha. A special stage with the two groups would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 waah. both wonder girls and kara sure had a lot in common! pehehe. i didn't even realise it until this topic was out. hehehe. i just realised about the 5 member are common. hehehe. well, i like both groups by the way. hahaha. and hara, she did well in KARA. so she doesn't have to worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMt Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 that was a nice article to read! i never knew both groups had so much in common. thanks for translating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manyhx3 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 uh to correct it WG debuted in feb and then Kara in march. they do have a lot in common. Seung Yeon goes to the same uni as Ye Eun. They have classes next to each other. Yoo Bin was a tomboy since young and Gyuri liked to dress up as a guy both Sun Mi and Hara auditioned for JYP in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnDropsBy Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 This is a good article. I didn't realize the more detailed facts of their similarity until it was pointed out-- just the obvious where they both have 5 members. I love both groups. Am I asking too much to want them to have a special stage? Thanks for translating~! (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solin Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have always found similarities between KARA and Wonder Girls 5 members, change of style and get popular after losing a member, ages and the most strange is that in both group it was my favorite member who left SungHee & Hyun Ah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikoqi Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yeps. I've noticed some of the similarities... But I do hope Kara can reach that kind of success too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeyayaya Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 wow i knew that they debuted at the same time and that both of them loosed a member xD but that they were THAT similar... this surprises me :3 but i don't think it's something bad xD i even heard that they're kind of friends? so i think it's ok x3 thanks for the translation ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiyen Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Am I the only one who don't like this article? I think it is just me. But, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondillo Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) Wah I kinda noticed those similarities myself, but what I never realized was Hara's similarities to Namie Amuro!!! XD She's one of my favorite J-Pop singers! WOW! Namie Amuro Edited January 9, 2009 by Rondillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihaebutt Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 wow, that's interesting! i never even thought about the member losing thing. edit: omg ^ hara DOES look like her. O_O it's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnel Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 since they have so much in common, it would only make sense that they should do a special stage together. pretty girl / nobody ... i can soooo picture them doing each other songs. New member Koo Hara, who is gaining fame from her appearance that resembles Japan's "J-Pop Goddess" Namie Amuro finally! I thought I was the only one who thought Hara looked like Namie, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solin Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Now that I see this picture of Namie Amuro I can see why people say Hara looks like her lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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