Girl group Kara has returned as a full group to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut.
Kara (Park Gyu-ri, Han Seung-yeon, Nicole, Kang Ji-young, Heo Young-ji), who released the special album ‘MOVE AGAIN’ on the 29th of last month, poured out numerous records at the same time as their comeback. Right after its release, the title song ‘WHEN I MOVE’ topped the Bugs real-time and daily charts, a major music site in Korea. This song is still maintaining the top spot on Bugs, Melon, Genie, and Flo real-time charts.
Kara also performed well on overseas charts, showing off the unchanging dignity of the ‘Korean Wave Queen’. ‘WHEN I MOVE’ also ranked high on Japan’s iTunes K-pop song chart, album chart, and music video chart.
In particular, the reaction of global fans to Kara’s comeback stage is hot. At the ‘2022 MAMA AWARDS’, Kara drew attention by performing a medley of her hit songs along with ‘WHEN I MOVE’. After the broadcast, the hashtag ‘#KARA’ ranked second in real-time trends on Twitter around the world, and Kara’s previous hit songs such as ‘Lupin’, ‘STEP’ and ‘Mister’ are running backwards on the domestic music charts.
Starting with KBS2 ‘Music Bank’ on the 2nd and MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ and SBS’ Inkigayo on the 4th, appearing on music broadcasts after a long time, overwhelming the stage with KARA’s unique energy and splendid performance. In addition to adding a variety of attractions with individual and pair choreography, the five members announced the splendid return of the ‘2nd generation representative group’ with rich facial expressions, gestures, and excellent control of the level.
In addition to music broadcasts, Kara met fans by appearing in various entertainment programs such as JTBC’s ‘Knowing Bros’, ‘Killing Voice’, ‘IU’s Palette’, and ‘Civilization Express’. In addition, as they stood in front of fans as a full group after about 7 years and 6 months, such as conducting the ‘WHEN I MOVE’ dance challenge on Kara’s official TikTok account, they expressed their extraordinary love for fans through various promotions, creating a sense of warmth.
Yoo Jung-min / Photo courtesy of CONTENTS X