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KARA

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Label: DSP Media (South Korea), Universal Studios (Japan) and Warner Music (Taiwan and Hong Kong)
Debut: March 29, 2007 (Break It) 
Fandom Name: Kamilia (KARA + Familia)
Fandom Colour: Pearl Peach
Years Active: 2007 - 2016
Members: 4
Former Members: 3
KARA disbanded early 2016 following the expiration of Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara's contracts. 

Name Kara comes from the Greek word chara which is interpreted to mean sweet melody. Gyuri suggested the name. The ranked No. 6 and No.5 in Gallup Korea in 2009 and 2010 respectively. This made them the second best girl group in Korea for 2010. They also ranked at No.4 and 13 in February 2012 and 2013's Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 List. In Japan in 2011 they were the first foreign female group in thirty years to rank number one in the first week of release. The album was later certified Triple Platinum (750 000+ copies sold). On November 3, 2010 it was announced that their album KARA Best 2007-2010 had been certified Gold in Japan, making them the first ever Korean group since the 1990s to release an all-Korean album that was able to break the 100 thousand copies barrier in Japan. The album was later certified Platinum.

OST's:
 - "Fighting" for Chasing Kangnam's Mother (2007)
 - "Butterfly" for Naruto (2008- anime)
 - "Love is Fire" for Boys Over Flowers (2009)
 - "The Same Heart" for i-Musician (2009- mobile game)
 - "Pick the Stars" for Stars Falling From the Sky (2010)
 - "2ME" soundtrack for online game We Online 

Dramas/ Movies/ Shows...
All: KARA Self Camera (2007), Here He Comes (2008), MTV Meta Friends, KARA Bakery (2009), URAKARA (2011- about them), Secret Love (2013), KARA The Animation (2013), KARA Project (2014)

Gyuri: Today is A Nice Day (1995), Ladies of the Palace (2001), Hero (2009- cameo), Strong Heart (2009- ep. 2, 4-5 & 13-14), Parody Theatre - Coffee Prince (2009), Good Time 230 with Shindong (2010), Star Golden Bell (2010), 100 Points Out of 100 (2011- ep. 10), Secret (2011- ep. 17-18), Lulu Lala (2011), 200 Pound Beauty (2011), Alpha and Omega (2011 - animated film), Reckless Family (2012), Running Man (2012- ep. 93-94), Mom is Acting Up (2012- cameo), Jewellery House (2012), The Show (2013), Nail Shop Paris (2013- lead), SNS Expedition (2014), Sweet (2015), Jang Yeong-sil (2016), Two Rooms Two Nights (2016), How to Break Up with My Cat (2016), Lovers in Bloom (2017)

Hara: It's Ok, That's Love (2014- cameo), Galileo 2 (2013- ep. 10 cameo), City Hunter (2011), Invincible Youth (2009), Strange Casting Season 2 (2008), Sunday Sunday Night (2009), Running Man (ep. 2, 3, 49 & 122), Invincible Youth Season 2 (ep. 29 guest), I'm Your Substitute Angel (2013- pilot episode), Hara On & Off (2015- reality show about herself)

Jiyoung: Koisuru Maison (2012), Assassination Classroom (2015- Japanese)

Nicole: My Way (2011- cameo)

Seungyeon: Come! Jang Bo-Ri (2014), Her Lovely Heels (2014), Pure Love (2013), Jang Ok Jung Living By Love (2013), Salamander Guru and The Shadow Operation Team (2012-ep.8 cameo), Star in My Heart (1997), More Charming by the Day (2010- cameo), Epic (2013), A Bit of Love (2013), Dead Ends (1993), Summer Showers (1995), I Need A Family Season 2 (2008), Section TV (2008), Quiz Sixth Sense with SS501 (2009), Every 1 My Pet with Ga In (2010), We Got Married Pit A Pat Shake Special Edition (2011), Running Man (2012), Drama Festival (2014)

Youngji: Roommate Season 2 (2014), Hitmaker (2015)
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Park Gyu Ri (Gyuri)

Trainee: 1 year

Nicknames: Gyul, Gyul Omma, Mirror Princess, Goddess, LeGyulas, Shikshin, Carrot