KARA meets with 12,000 fans at 1st fan meeting in Japan

KARA at their 1st official fan meeting in Japan titled "What We Want To Tell You, KARA JAPAN COMEBACK 2011" held at the Yokohama Arena on August 6, 2011. [DSP Media]

Five-member girl group KARA held their first official fan meeting in Japan over the weekend, according to their agency DSP Media. On Monday, DSP announced in a press release that some 12,000 fans were in attendance at KARA's fan meeting titled "What We Want To Tell You, KARA JAPAN COMEBACK 2011" held at the Yokohama Arena in Japan on August 6. The fan event kicked off with an opening video followed by KARA's performance of their hit song "Jumping." The girls then took the stage for eight other songs including "Lupin," "Wanna," "Jet Coaster Love" and "GO GO Summer." "We waited a while for our first official fan meeting in Japan since making our debut in the country," the members of KARA were quoted as saying. The fan meeting ended with their dance tune "Mister" and encore performances which included "Pretty Girl." KARA, formed of members Han Seungyeon, Kang Jiyoung, Nicole Jung, Gu Hara and Park Gyu-lee, is one of the most successful Korean girl groups to break into the Japanese market. The girls were recently named the PR ambassadors for the "K-POP Cover Dance Festival" and are preparing to make their comeback to the local music scene in mid-September with their new album. ※ Any copying, republication or redistribution of 10Asia's content is expressly prohibited without prior consent of 10Asia. Copyright infringement is subject to criminal and civil penalties.10 아시아 Reporter : Lucia Hong luciahong@10 아시아 Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@<ⓒ즐거움의 공장 "10 아시아" (10.asiae.co.kr) 무단전재 배포금지>