Goo Hara's solo activities
ク・ハラのソロ活動
Korean girl group Goo Hara "preparing for solo activities this summer"...first among group members
Korean girl group KARA member Goo Hara (24) revealed that she is preparing for a solo album.
KARA held a showcase to celebrate the release of their seventh mini album "In Love" in Seoul on the 26th.
At the event, Hara (Koo Hara/KARA) said, "I plan to release my solo album this summer."
She added, "I'm in the final stages of preparation. I'm preparing to come out with a song that shows a more diverse and developed side of KARA."
Hara, who will be the first member of KARA to start solo activities (music), said frankly, "There's no definite reason, but the agency urged me to do it," and explained, "I want to show my own color."
KARA released their mini album "In Love" at noon on the same day.
The title track "CUPID" is a shuffle-based dance number, created with the theme "A present for you."
(From K-POP News)
It seems that Goo Hara is starting preparations for a solo career.
The activities of Nicole and Jiyeon, who left KARA, seem to be gaining momentum, so it's a good time.
The three are always in the spotlight, so we can expect a synergistic effect.
If KARA had continued as a group of five, there might not have been any talk of Goo Hara's solo career.
Hara was said to be the worst singer among the members, and her position was as a dance visual, which formed the core of KARA.
If she started a solo career and began singing from such a position, it would be like aiming for independence. Back then, it would have been unthinkable.
But now the situation has changed.
In a sense, the strange obsession with the group has been lifted because Nicole and Jiyeon have left. A kind of taboo has disappeared, the tension has been relaxed, and there are no longer any attachments.
Nicole and Jiyeon have left the group and are enjoying their freedom.
This situation may have become a topic of conversation among themselves.
"What do you think, Hara... why don't you give it a go?"
It would not be surprising if the agency had casually brought up the idea.
Other sources say that Hara had "begged" to go solo.
It is unclear who brought it up first, but the talk may have progressed smoothly.
This must be because the comeback of the parent group KARA is off to a good start.
Until now, I have only been watching and supporting K-pop girls from afar.
I thought that if an old man with a frail body stepped forward in front of them, he would just be treated as a weirdo by the young people around him, as well as by the girls themselves.
However, when I bought Apink's CD and DVD this May,
a ticket to participate in the release event and an application form were enclosed. I won a ticket to the release event for Bomi, which was my dream.
Many people buy tickets but don't get the member they want, but I got Bomi with just one ticket.
To exaggerate a bit, I felt it was fate.
I'm not going there to do anything bad, and as a fan, I should go and see her no matter what people think.
That's what I told myself late at night, just before the release event.
On the day, when I went to the venue and found out that the hand-over event had ended, I showed the girls nearby my ticket for Bomi, and they sympathized with me and said, "That's a shame."
They didn't look like they were saying, "What are you doing, old lady?"
All three of them looked at me with genuine sympathy.
At that moment, I felt, "Ah, I don't need to worry about my age. It's okay for an old lady like me to come here. There is a place for me here."
It's unclear whether Goo Hara will come to Japan as a solo artist.
In KARA, I was supporting Hara.
If there is a signing event, I will consider going there without being intimidated by my age.
The other day I went to Ikebukuro and got lost and was really tired, but after getting over that fatigue I feel really good.
I feel better than before.
I've learned that even if you can't get your youth back, you can get your energy back if you take action...
I'm also looking forward to Goo Hara's solo activities.
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