KARA, a fresh start after trying times
KARA、試練の再出発
Yeonji was confirmed as the only new member of KARA on cable channel MBC MUSIC's "KARA PROJECT-KARA THE BIGINING" (hereafter "KARA PROJECT"), which aired on the 1st afternoon.
Yeonji competed with Sojin, Somin, and Chaewon on the final live stage, and won first place in the overall score, becoming a proud new member of KARA.
bDSP Media said, "With Youngji joining Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara, KARA will be making a comeback this summer as a four-member group."
In an interview after the broadcast, new member Youngji expressed her excitement, saying, "I'm very happy to be joining KARA as a new member."
When asked "Did you think you would be selected as a member of KARA?", Youngji replied "I never expected that at all," and immediately burst into tears.
Even on the air, Youngji burst into tears after being selected as a member of KARA, and confessed, "I'm grateful for the time I spent with the (BABY KARA) members and everyone I've worked with."
Yeonji has been leading the way since the first episode of "KARA PROJECT." She has been so popular that she has never missed first place in the global voting.
She has a cute and sexy look, a stable singing voice, and dancing skills.
(From K-POP News)
KARA has started anew with a four-member lineup.
It was Youngji who won the one-in-seven competition (there were probably more at the nomination stage) and earned the honor of joining KARA.
It was an unexpected result that only one member made it through.
I thought they would add more members and launch a major offensive.
However, it seems the agency had a different idea.
Rather than a long-term strategy of developing members with an eye to the future, they added the ready-to-use Youngji and made a gamble this summer to regain lost ground.
They were likely hoping for Youngji's freshness and explosiveness while promoting the image of KARA with Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara, and the achievements they have built up thus far.
Maybe she was that outstanding.
It was surprising given my expectations, but KARA originally started with four members. It could be said that they have returned to their original concept.
KARA was formed based on the model of FIN.K.L, the legendary girl group that produced Lee Hyori and Sung Yuri.
FIN.K.L was also a four-member group. KARA is their little sister group.
Whether the four-member system will continue will depend on the reaction of fans this summer.
How great is the damage from losing Nicole and Jiyeon? If it is great, the four-member system will not be able to catch the updraft.
It will be difficult for Youngji alone to fill the gap left by two people.
The rise in popularity of Hara and Jiyeon during the second generation of KARA was amazing.
Can Youngji create the same kind of wind? Regardless of her dancing, I think it will depend on her singing ability (whether she can produce a sweet voice worthy of representing KARA).
I think KARA would have been better off restarting with about seven members.
For the time being, they will be led by the popularity of Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara, but if talented members are added, I'm sure that some of them will eventually catch up to Hara and the others in popularity.
If we consider that the popularity of Gyuri, Seungyeon, and Hara peaked, then in a sense the addition of just Youngji was a choice that limited the degree of growth.
I believe that the day will come when a large girl group will break through. Four girls was too small at that time.
In any case, DSP chose to play a defensive game, relying on the popularity of Hara, Seungyeon, and Gyuri.
It's a waste to have Youngji in a supporting role.
A four-person group is a challenging new start.
I hope that KARA doesn't become a struggling group.
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Yongji is the newest member of KARA! From now on, they will work as a four-person group
Yongji (a scene from the teaser video)
Yongji from "Baby KARA" has been selected as the newest member of "KARA".
On the 1st, MBC Music's "KARA Project - KARA THE BEGINNING" (original title, hereafter "KARA Project") aired live, and the four remaining members of "Baby KARA", Somin, Chaewon, Sojin, and Youngji, made the final selection by performing on a live stage.
After the final live performance, a vote was held and Youngji was chosen as the newest member of KARA.
When her name was called, Youngji cried as she expressed her gratitude, saying, "I'd like to thank my family, the CEO, the DSP staff, the broadcasting staff, all the people involved, and all the members of Baby KARA. I'll do my best from now on. Please support all the members of Baby KARA."
From their first mission, "STEP," to "Rock U," "LUPIN," and even "Go Go Summer!" and "Mister" at their showcase in Japan in front of an audience of 1,000, Baby KARA worked up a sweat and were filled with tension.
The members of Baby KARA hugged Youngji and encouraged her as she took her first step onto the big stage.
"KARA Project" is a new type of audition program produced by DSP Media and cable music channel MBC Music. In order to fill the KARA vacancies after the contracts of former members Nicole and Kang Jiyoung expired, seven trainees who had been training at DSP Media for several years formed a project unit called "Baby KARA" and competed while carrying out missions.
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