KARA has taken #1 on Hanteo's Weekly Chart!
After reaching #1 on the site's Real-time and Daily charts, the girls kept up the streak to reach #1 on the Weekly chart for the week of September 2nd to September 8th.
The girls ranked over TEEN TOP, EXO, Kim Hyun Joong, and VIXX.
Congratulations to KARA!
K-Pop girl group KARA is getting fans excited for their comebacks - a Japanese album Fantastic Girls on August 28 and a Korean album Full Bloom a week later on September 2.
On Sunday the ladies revealed the sexy teaser video for "Damaged Lady," the promo track for their upcoming Korean release.
Last week they pre-released "Runway" to give everyone a taste of what can be expected for the seven track and two instrumental Full Bloom album.
There has been a lot of talk about the new release since July when the plans were first made public. The group is set to take on several different concepts for the new songs and their September 2 showcase as seen by the variety of teaser photos revealed in the last couple weeks.
The first set showed the KARA members in androgynous suits then, about a week later, they were shown in feminine dresses. Finally, August 23, a photo album was uploaded to the group's official Facebook page titled 'Queens' and in the pictures the ladies donning royal attire and tiaras.
With a group of talented composers behind them who have a lot of experience working with KARA already, KARA and their agency are ready to take the charts by storm.
Additionally KARA's new Japanese album, their fourth, has already had success with the release of two singles earlier in the year.
"Bye Bye Happy Days" was officially released back in late March and the song debuted at number three on Japan's Oricon daily singles chart. It also made its first appearance on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in second place.
The second single, "Thank You Summer Love," came out late last month and KARA achieved their highest first day sales for the song, selling 48,479 copies.
"Thank You Summer Love" debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and number two on the Oricon daily singles chart making it another big success for KARA in Japan.
In the meantime, attention is focused on the "Damaged Lady" teaser video that hints the song is going to be full of funky club beats and charismatic swag.
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Ahead of its release on September 2, KARA's 4th Korean album 'Full Bloom' crossed overseas to Japan where it rose to #1 on Tower Records' pre-order chart. As if they don't have enough on their plate already with their upcoming domestic comeback, KARA will also release their 4th full-length Japanese album 'Fantastic Girls' on the 28th.
The girls will then go on their second 'KARASIA' arena tour starting off on October 8 at Yokohama, where they'll perform in front of 140,000 fans in 7 cities across Japan.
