Emcee Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 KARA have proved themselves to be the leaders of Korean girl groups in the Japanese market because of their tremendous achievements in sales. According to Sankei Sports on December 20th, KARA ranked as the 1st place rookie artists respectively on the ‘43rd Oricon Annual Rankings 2010′. KARA gained a revenue of over a whopping $15.4 million USD with eight albums. Source: TV Daily via Nate Trans: AKP On another note, here is one reason why Kara earned so much money In the month of November, the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) has certified KARA’s “Mister” as Platinum, KARA’s “Jumpin” as Gold. For reference, RIAJ certifies Platinum as 250,000 sales while Gold is 100,000 sales. Check out the image below from the official site! Source: RIAJ Trans: AKP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homosapien90 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 KARA gained a revenue of over a whopping $15.4 million USD with eight albums. I don't understand this last part. 8 albums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaviera Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I don't understand this last part. 8 albums? that include 2 single, 5 album (including korean album) and 1 dvd = 8 album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slod Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 That's... alot. It's just how hardworking our girls are displayed in numbers. KARA is very popular in Japan and yep, that's where the cash comes from. It's been a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkara Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Are girls are putting so much EFFORT ! I'm so happy yet, I wish they could rest for the while! I love the girls soMUCH ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanis@hara Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 yeah !!my Kara have proved that they can beat snsd!!congrate!! i proud to be kamilia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solin Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 They made lot of money in Japan and I hope DSP will use this money to bring KARA to another level of popularity. I'm already proud of our girl but I want KARA to become even more famous in the future ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossedlanding Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Yay!!! Congrats to our girls! I guess this means they'll continue being active or be even more aggressive with promotions in Japan, since they sell a lot more there than in Korea. Hopefully, they get a long break before any new projects! They've been working non-stop >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiki Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I cant really imagine how big number is it.wah.15.4 million USD.how much effort have to earn this money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimngocnguyen06 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) That is so amazing, that KARA has defintely shine in japan. Even in korea they probably would never have this much success like they do in japan. Also KARA has a certified platinium under their belt, not only do you have gold, but you have platinium. 15.6 million dollar is a lot of money, hoping that the money goes to good use. Hopes like DSP spent that money wisely. KARA work their butt off in japan, and they have so much success to show for it. i think the would be promoted a lot in japan now, or they could do what DBSK did, stay in japan like almost permantely, but travel back and forward. But I don't think our girls are going to do that, but they would be travel back and forward. They are defintely girl version of dbsk, maybe not there yet, but head there. Edited December 20, 2010 by kimngocnguyen06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♫~♪Mr.Frosty♪~♫ Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 So proud of all their success this year in Japan and Korea. Totally shocked when i found out they 15.5 million in 5 months in Japan alone, thats a crazy amount! I certainly believe this is just the start and they should continue releasing in Japan, since Japan is the second largest music industry in the world and theres a lot they can learn and grow from while being in Japan. I personally think UMJ is doing miles better at promotion and DSP needs to change their ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlibruj Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Now DSP should really start thinking hard how they are going to proceed from now on. They have in their hands a girls group producing millions of Dollars in Japan alone. The Girls are doing their part. DSP better get its act together. There! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizuiroKaze13 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 OMG THAT'S SO MUCH MONEY. in a sense this is good cuz dsp will be more motivated to promote kara better, but this might also mean dsp wanting kara to focus more on their japanese activities to rake in more money. which is not what we want. so let's just wait and see next year??? and hopefully dsp can start learning from UMJ and bring them to a whole new level back in korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukia nishizawa Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 wow... millions in less then a year.. they pretty, talented, n funny. hope they can gain more success like what dbsk did in japan. but just wondering, is it really okay from them to travel between japan n korea? yes, they gain lots of money, but hopefully their company takes a really good care of their health too.. thats more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modueca Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I don't know what ''well paid'' is for an artist, but if Oricon says it... I guess they are. If KARA are 1st... it means SNSD are not. I'm actually really suprised to learn that. SNSD got a good advertisement with Shibuya 109... but it was only a photo... yeah. ANYWAY... Congrats KARA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewme Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Jpop is not much of a challenge recently, only a bunch of cute acting idols compared to kpop now a days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyfulkara Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 they really deserved this KARA JJANG!!! CONGRATULATIONS<333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Now I REALLY need a gif of Gyuri doing her goddess waking up pose with the words: "Economic Idols No More" So proud of these girls TT_________TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 When I first read this, I was so surprised. Not because they've done so well - because we all know they're doing really well in Japan - but because it was soooo much. So impressive. :] I'm glad to see that all the hard work they've been through this year is paying off! Kara jjang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red4summer Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Jpop is not much of a challenge recently, only a bunch of cute acting idols compared to kpop now a days. or whatever, nothing should be taken away from kara for achieving the astonishing figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☆cherrims Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 That is a lot of money!! The girls must be so happy and proud for their achievements, and it's hard to believe they only debuted less than a ago! Congratulations! ^^ And Platinum for Mister! KARA is slowly rising to the top, because even prominent J-pop artists in the industry for years do not achieve Platinum very often. Hope KARA can keep this up, and continue their record-breaking streak next year! ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyenaholic Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 wow!!! that was such a big amout of money! hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muiz Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 woahhhh.... 15.4 million usd!! congratulation to KARA... they really worked very hard and deserve to be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamondowuzz Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 i'm happy becuz they R so popular and they said that they R enjoying all this now . . i'm happy with that, rather than if they R making a lot of money. btw, i wish their popularity and success will always reach the top, and beat other girl groups . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpopsarang Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 this is a really great achievement! i'm glad that they're gaining a lot of recognition in japan! i'm not all that surprised though. i've always thought that their music had a j-pop feel to it. i think kara's gonna be the next big thing in japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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