KARA’s Korea fan meeting to go on air live in Japan

Girl group KARA [DSP Media]

Female idol group KARA’s fan meeting in Korea next week will be shown live in theaters in Japan, according to a Japanese daily on Wednesday.

According to daily Japanese sports newspaper Sponichi, KARA’s fan event, scheduled to take place in downtown Seoul on June 11, will be covered live at a total 84 screens in 83 theaters in Japan.

Hence, KARA's fans in Japan will be able to watch the two hour-long event which will include a mini-concert and disclosure of video clips and images that have never been revealed elsewhere.

KARA, composed of members Gu Hara, Han Seung-yeon, Park Gyu-lee, Kang Ji-young and Nicole that debuted in 2007, is currently one of the most successful Korean girl groups to break into the Japanese market.

In addition to the numerous feats they achieved in Japan when they first crossed over into the market, in mid-April they became the first foreign female group in the Oricon's 43-year history to top the prestigious chart in the first week of releasing a single with their third Japanese single "JET COASTER LOVE."

The group recently resumed their activities in Korea which been at a halt since January of this year due to a dispute with their agency DSP Media.

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