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| K-pop girl band KARA / Korea Times file |
It's official. Popular K-pop girl band KARA will no longer be, agency DSP Media said Friday.
It said three members of KARA - Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon and Goo Hara - will not be re-signing their contracts.
They have decided to pursue other activities.
"We want to cheer them on and wish them the best," said DSP Media. But Heo Young-ji, the latest member to join the band, will stay on with the agency.
KARA debuted in 2007 and enjoyed soaring popularity, particularly with hit songs "Mister" and "Lupin." It also did extremely well in Japan, where the band sold a record number of CDs and DVDs for a South Korean artist in 2011. In 2013, KARA became the first K-pop girl band to perform at Tokyo Dome.
KARA has gone through several member changes. Kim Sung-hee left in 2008 and was replaced by Goo and Kang Ji-young. Kang left in 2013, and Nicole in 2014, to pursue acting and singing careers, respectively.
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