Kara album goes platinum in Japan

Kara's album jacket for "Girl's Talk" [DSP Media]

Kara's first full-length Japanese album “Girl's Talk” has gone platinum in Japan, making them the first Korean girl group to achieve the feat.

According to data released on the website of the official Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on January 14, Kara's record, along with the Beatles' 1962 album, won platinum disc status which is handed to records or DVDs that sell over 250,000 copies.

“Girl's Talk,” released in November 2010, contains Kara’s past hit songs in Korea recorded in Japanese and is available in three editions - A (includes the album and special DVD), B (includes the album and special pictorial booklet) and C (includes the album and three bonus tracks).

The DVD features never-before-seen clips while the three bonus tracks are the original Korean version of songs "Sweet Days," "Love Is" and "Binks."

Kara had already claimed gold disc status, given to albums selling over 100,000 copies, with two of their single records -- their first best album in Japan “KARA BEST 2007-2010” and their mini-album “JUMPING” released in September and November of last year, respectively.

Kara, composed of five members Gu Hara, Han Seung-yeon, Park Gyu-lee, Kang Ji-young and Nicole, debuted in 2007 and are well-known in Korea for their hit songs "Mister," "Wanna" and "Lupin."

They expanded their singing career into Japan in August last year which has been a success as well -- they were named the most successful new artist of 2010 according to the prestigious Oricon chart, won the prize for best new artist at the 25th annual Japan Gold Disc Award and have been picked the most promising artist of 2011 by Oristar, a monthly magazine published by Oricon.

Kara's record "Girl's Talk" is listed as having achieved platinum status in Japan [Recording Industry Association of Japan]

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