All posts tagged "kara"

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    Nicole-KARA divorce official

    By Park Si-soo Popular K-pop girl group KARA is facing a critical juncture as a popular member is calling it quits. KARA, which burst onto the K-pop scene in 2007, has enjoyed high popularity in Korea and...

    • Posted January 14, 2014
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  • Visitors to “with DRAMA” at Lotte FITIN in Dongdaemun hold up hallyu products. / Courtesy of Lotte FITIN
    Stores selling hallyu paraphernalia are flourishing

    By Kim Ji-soo The demand for Korean pop cultural content has been consistently strong this year. What has been relatively weak on the other hand however is the diverse range of paraphernalia. The Lotte FITIN in Dongdaemun,...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Bae Yong-joon captures grand prize in Japan

    (Yonhap) Actor Bae Yong-joon, the star of the hugely popular TV drama “Winter Sonata,” has received the grand prize at a hallyu awards ceremony hosted by the Japanese media industry, his management agency said. Bae also received the...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • Nicole, second from left, of Kara, has said that she will not renew her contract that expires in January with the group’s agency DSP Media, suggesting changes for the popular K-pop girl group. The agency said Kara will continue even with the exit of one member. The group is currently touring Japan. / Yonhap
    Changing members pose risks for K-pop groups

    Nicole of Kara signals exit from K-pop group By Kim Ji-soo After surmounting previous breakup rumors, the popular girl group Kara is seeing fault lines as Nicole has told her agency that she will not renew her...

    • Posted October 9, 2013
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    Nicole is Done With Kara

    DSP insists the group will continue, after re-signing only three original members Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The rumor proved to be true, as Nicole is officially leaving the popular Korean pop group Kara. Their agency, DPS...

    • Posted October 4, 2013
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