Kara discography

Kara discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 5
↙Compilation albums 2
↙EPs 5
↙Singles 18
↙Video albums 7
↙Music videos 21
↙Soundtracks 11

This is the discography of the South Korean teen idol girl group Kara. Kara have been in the music business ever since debuting in the mid-2007. They have currently released two full-length albums and four mini-albums. They have also participated in singing OSTs of various Korean dramas. Their debut single was "Break it" in 2007.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
KOR
[1]		 JPN
[2]
The First Blooming 2 —
Revolution
  • Language: Korean
  • Released: July 30, 2009
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: CD , digital download
 2 86
  • KOR: 75,000[3]
Girl's Talk — 2
  • JPN: 443,491+
Step
  • Language: Korean
  • Released: September 6, 2011
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: CD , digital download
 1 5
  • KOR: 100,021+
  • JPN: 63,925+
Super Girl
  • Language: Japanese
  • Released: November 23, 2011
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: CD , digital download
 — 1
  • JPN: 540,387[5]
  • RIAJ: Platinum[6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
KOR
[1]		 JPN
[2]
Rock U 8 106
Pretty Girl
  • Released: December 4, 2008
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: CD , digital download
 2 105
Honey
(Special Edition of Pretty Girl)
  • Released: February 12, 2009
  • Format: CD , digital download
  • Label: DSP Media
 2 103
Lupin
  • Released: February 17, 2010
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: CD , digital download
 1 100
  • KOR: 71,900+[7]
Jumping
  • Released: November 10, 2010
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: CD , digital download
 1 52
  • KOR: 58,250+[8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
KOR
[1]		 JPN
[2]
Kara Special Premium Box for Japan
  • Released: April 28, 2010
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: CD/DVD
 — 29
Kara Best 2007-2010
  • Released: September 29, 2010
  • Record Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: CD , digital download
 — 2
  • JPN: 206,373+
  • RIAJ: Platinum[9]

Singles

Korean singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Gaon
[1][10]		 KOR
Billboard
[11]		 JPN
RIAJ
[12]		 JPN
Billboard
[13]
2007 "Break It" 18 — — — The First Blooming
"If U Wanna" 22 — — —
2008 "Rock U" 7 — — — Rock U
"Good Day: Season 2" 33 — — — Pretty Girl / Honey
"Pretty Girl" 2 — — —
2009 "Honey" 1 — — —
"Same Heart" 24 — — — Revolution
"Wanna" 1 — — —
2010 "Lupin" 1 — — — Lupin
"We're With You" 14 — — — Non-album release
"2Me" 12 — — —
"Jumping" 1 — — — Jumping
2011 "Step" 1 2 1 42 Step
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Japanese singles

Year Title Oricon Peak Position Billboard Japan Hot 100 RIAJ Digital Track Chart Oricon Singles Sales Certifications RIAJ Digital sales certification Album
Daily Weekly Yearly Weekly Yearly Debut Overall
2010 "Mister"
5
5
67
—
2
24
29,238
144,856
Girl's Talk
"Jumpin'"
5
5
77
4
3
50
54,977
119,727
  • RIAJ: Gold
  • Ringtone: 2× Platinum
  • Full-length Cellphone: 2× Platinum
  • PC Downloads: Platinum
2011 "Jet Coaster Love"
1
1
26
2
1
—
122,820
225,175
  • RIAJ: Gold
  • Full-length Cellphone: Platinum
  • PC Downloads: Platinum
Super Girl
"Go Go Summer!"
2
2
25
2
1
—
113,873
228,898
  • RIAJ: Gold
  • Ringtone: 2× Platinum
  • Full-length Cellphone: Platinum
  • PC Downloads: Platinum
"Winter Magic"
2
3
64
2
2
—
78,148
119,847
  • RIAJ: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Korean songs

Year Title Peak positions Album
KOR
[1]
2007 "Secret World" 42 The First Blooming
2009 "Mister" 8 Revolution
2010 "Umbrella" 30 Lupin
"Burn" 98 Jumping
2011 "Date (My Boy)" 83 Step
"With My Heart (Dear Kamilia)" 136
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Japanese songs

Year Title Peak positions Album
JPN
2011 "Ima, Okuritai 「Arigatou」" 17 Super Girl
"Girls Be Ambitious!" 42
"Dreamin' Girl" 28
"Do It! Do It!" 67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Year Information Song Artists
2008 Fahrenheit
  • Released: January 25, 2008
 Track 1. "String" — 02:57 Sunha featuring Nicole
2009 Happy Face
  • Released: February 26, 2009
 Track 2. "Come to Play " — 03:42 Nassun featuring Seung Yeon
Dazzling Eyes
  • Released: April 2, 2009
 Track 1. "Dazzling Eyes" — 03:23 Jumper featuring Jiyoung
Happy... And
  • Released: May 5, 2009
 Track 1. "Happy... And" — 03:59 Nicole and Kang Kyun Sung
4 Tomorrow
  • Released: October 6, 2009
 Track 1. "Dugeunduguen Tomorrow" — 03:59 Seung Yeon with Uee, Hyuna and Ga In
2010 MBC Music Travel LaLaLa Vol.7
  • Released: January 21, 2010
 Track 2. "Gil" ("Road") — 03:55 Kara
10 House Special Edition
  • Released: February 4, 2010
 Track 1. "Day After" — 03:23 Hong Kyung Min featuring Gyuri
MBC Music Travel LaLaLa Vol.11
  • Released: February 25, 2010
 Track 1. "Bingeul Bingeul" ("Round and Round") — 03:59 No Brain featuring Gyuri, Seung Yeon and Nicole
Whale
  • Released: July 20, 2010
 Track 1. "Whale" — 03:26 Nicole with Park Myungsoo
Group Of 20
  • Released: October 15, 2010
 Track 1. "Let`s Go" — 02:33 Gyuri with Various Artists
Merry Love
  • Released: December 16, 2010
 Track 1. "Merry Love" — 02:33[14] Jiyoung with Supernova's Sung Je
2011 2011 Kim Hyung Suk With Friends Part.1
  • Released: January 13, 2011
 Track 1. "I’ll write you a letter" — 03:53 Kara

Soundtracks

Year Title Song
2007 SBS Catching A Kang Nam Mother
  • "Fighting" - 03:99
2008 Tooniverse Naruto Shippuden
  • "Butterfly" – 01:99
2009 KBS2 Boys Over Flowers
  • "Love Is Fire" – 03:19
Why Did You Come To Our Home
2010 SBS Stars Falling From the Sky
KBS2 Mary Stayed Out All Night
  • "Super Star" (Seung Yeon solo) – 03:42
SBS Daemul
2011 TV Tokyo URAKARA
  • "SOS" – 4:42
  • "Ima, Okuridai Arigatou" - 5:99
SBS City Hunter
  • "I Look To You A Thousand Times" (Gyuri solo) – 3:59
MBC Love Is Elsewhere
  • "Indecisive" (Gyuri Duet with Cho Hyun Young (Rainbow)) – 3:36
SBS Warrior Baek Dong Soo
  • "Because Of Love" (Seung Yeon solo) – 4:43

Video albums

DVDs

Year Title Album details Sales Certifications
2009 KARAdise 2010 Season's Greeting
  • Released date: December 8, 2009
  • Label: DSP Media
  • Format: DVD
2010 MBC DVD Collection: Kara Sweet Muse Gallery
  • Released date:
    • May 19, 2010 (Japan)
    • May 27, 2010 (South Korea)
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
KARAFULL DVD-BOX
  • Released date: August 4, 2010
  • Label: Esupio
  • Format: DVD
KARA Vacation
KARAdise 2011 Season's Greeting From Thai
  • Released date
    • December 23, 2010 (South Korea)
    • January 26, 2011 (Japan)
  • Label: DSP Media/Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
2011 Kara Best Clips
  • Released date: February 23, 2011
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: DVD
  • JPN: 264,175+
KARA's All about Beauty
  • Released date: October 12, 2011
  • Label: SBS Contents Hub
  • Format: DVD
KARA Vacation 2
  • Released date: December 21, 2011
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Format: Hybrid DVD/Blu-Ray
KARA Bakery With Photo DVD
  • Released date: December 23, 2011
  • Label: Esupio
  • Format: DVD
2012 KARAdise 2012, In Paris
  • Released date: January 25, 2012
  • Label: SBS Contents Hub
  • Format: DVD
Step It Up
  • Released date: January 25, 2012
  • Label: December32
  • Format: DVD

Videography

Year Music video Length
2007 "Break It" 3:14
"If U Wanna" 3:40
2008
"Rock U" 3:36
"Pretty Girl" 3:44
"Good Day: Season 2" 3:11
2009
"Honey" 3:17
"Same Heart" 2:09
"Wanna" 3:53
2010
"Lupin" 3:20
"We're With You" 3:21
"Mister" (Japanese Version) 3:12
"2Me" 3:31
"Jumping" (Japanese Version) 2:58
"Jumping" (Smart Sports Version) 3:44
"Jumping" (Korean Version) 3:09
2011 "I'll Write You a Letter" 3:47
"Jet Coaster Love" 3:39
"Ima, Okuritai 「Arigatou」" 5:50
"Go Go Summer!" 3:41
"Step" 3:21
"Winter Magic" 4:55

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon. Retrieved 2010-12-03. 
  2. ^ a b c "KARA Japanese Discography on ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/503091/products/release/. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  3. ^ http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  4. ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201111.html
  5. ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/11/karas-super-girl-debuts-at-1-on-oricon-chart
  6. ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201111.html
  7. ^ http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon
  8. ^ "2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 [2010 Gaon Chart Top 100]" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. February 8, 2011. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36. Retrieved February 19, 2011. 
  9. ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201111.html
  10. ^ "Soompi Chart". Soompi.com. http://www.soompi.com/news/column/7. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
  11. ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-09-08. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  12. ^ (Japanese) "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue October 4, 2011". Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011s&weeklyCd=20111004&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  13. ^ (Japanese) "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  14. ^ Supernova’s Sung Je & KARA’s Jiyoung collaborate for Christmas carol duet

External links

Kara
Discography  · DSP Media
Park Gyuri  · Han Seung-yeon  · Goo Hara  · Nicole  · Kang Jiyoung
Kim Sunghee
Studio albums
Korean
Japanese
Compilation
Extended plays
Rock U · Pretty Girl (Special Edition: Honey) · Lupin · Jumping
Singles
Korean
"Break It" · "If U Wanna" · "Rock U" · "Good Day: Season 2" · "Pretty Girl" · "Honey" · "Same Heart" · "Wanna" · "Lupin" · "We're With You" · "2Me" · "Jumping" · "Step"
Japanese
Reality TV shows
Mnet. Self Camera · Idol Show · MetaFriends · Kara Bakery · Nicole The Entertainer's Introduction to Veterinary Science (Nicole Goes To College) · URAKARA
Category · Website: Korea  · Japan