Source: Xportsnews via Nate
by VITALSIGN on January 26, 2011
Despite the controversy surrounding their team, KARA’s popularity in Japan is still riding strong.
allkpop had previously reported about how the girls were selected to be the new models for the Japanese aesthetics company, “TBC.” Japanese fans will be able to see the girls on various advertisements such as television, transportation ads, and magazines starting February 1st.
In their TV advertisement, the girls will be using the pronunciation of their own name, which means ‘because’ in Japanese, to deliver phrases such as “Because everyone can become pretty” and “Because everyone can become cool.”
Their Japanese advertisement company commented, “KARA’s healthy and shining image and outstanding promotions were what led us to choose the girls as our model. Due to issues surrounding KARA’s future, they’ve been receiving widespread attention in Japan, and we felt that this was the appropriate timing to start this campaign.”
They continued, “Not only Korea, but Japan is very worried about KARA’s future as well. We have decided to add another segment to their campaign in support of the group.”
KARA's Gyuri returns to Shim Shim Ta Pa
KARA的朴奎利27日淩晨重返MBC電臺節目“神童朴奎利的深深打破”。
奎利在27日的“深深打破”中對父母表示：“很抱歉最近讓你們心裡感到不安。”這一發言也可以看作是對最近KARA的事件間接表明了心情，吸引了人們的注意。由於KARA的合同問題奎利缺席了“深深打破”，25日和26日代替她主持節目的是Secret的宋智恩和Zinger。19日事件發生後，粉絲們都期待奎利能在深深打破中露面，如今她終於現身並吐露了心境。
另一方面，KARA成員韓勝妍鄭妮可姜智英本月19日向所屬經紀公司DSP Media通報解除合同。但是5名成員表明了希望仍一起活動的立場。據悉，目前KARA也已經和日本方面達成協議，繼續出演電視劇“URAKARA”。
Source: Seoul News via Daum
by Denouement on January 26, 2011
Park Gyuri, the leader of girl group KARA has returned to MBC’s ‘Shindong and Park Gyuri’s Shim Shim Ta Pa’ program and passed her apologies along to her parents.
Park Gyuri on ‘Shim Shim Ta Pa’ in the early morning of the 27th said to her parents, “I’m sorry that I’ve been giving you such worries lately.” Seemingly a passing reference to her thoughts about the recent KARA controversies, her statement has gathered attention from the public.
For the 25th and 26th, Park Gyuri stopped her DJ activities in ‘Shim Shim Ta Pa’ due to the KARA controversy, and was substituted by group Secret’s Song Ji Eun and Zinger. She disappointed fans who wanted her view on the controversy on the day that the KARA situation occurred on the 19th by not appearing on ‘Shim Shim Ta Pa’.
Additionally, KARA members Han Seungyeon, Nicole, and Kang Jiyoung have announced the canceling of their contract against DSP Media. However, the members have revealed that they would like the whole group to once again carry out activities as five, and it has been known that they have made a compromise to keep filming the TV drama ‘URAKARA’, which is currently popular in Japan.
南韓KARA可望重啟演藝活動
中央社╱首爾26日專電
要求解除合約的南韓少女組合KARA的3名成員在與經紀公司DSP娛樂協商後，雙方達成共識：應以5人形式重啟演藝活動，因此可望於短期內在舞台上再與粉絲相會。
南韓「朝鮮日報」網路版今天指出，要求解除合約的KARA3名成員─韓勝妍、姜智英、鄭妮可，昨天在與經紀公司的談判中，就針對KARA今後國內外活動的合作事項提出4項要求，並作出部份讓步，使得雙方對峙的僵局化解，KARA將重啟演藝活動。
報導指出，由韓勝妍、姜智英和鄭妮可的法律代理人提出4項要求，其中包括今後參加國內外活動時，要有成員監護人（成員父母或指定人士）陪同，並進行主要議事決定；在日本展開活動時，由DSP日本代表協助。
對此，DSP娛樂表示，將給予最大程度的合作。
有分析認為，KARA3名成員是為了原先確定好的國內及日本等地區的活動日程能順利進行，而作出上述協議。據南韓國內外媒體報導，國內外粉絲也不願見KARA拆夥，因此可望再次看到5人組KARA在舞台上獻藝。
稍早，南韓體育娛樂報「日刊體育」曾以醒目標題「在日本賺到180億韓元（約895萬美元）的KARA，每名成員僅分到300萬韓元（約2685美元）？」，整版報導了KARA被經紀公司剝削的消息。
「日刊體育」指出，去年底在日本賺到180億韓元的KARA，被日本音樂唱片流通公司拿走了85%（153億韓元），在剩下的15%（27億韓元）中，KARA的經紀公司DSP娛樂以8：2分賬，又拿走21億6000萬韓元，剩下的5億4000萬韓元，又被經紀公司扣回投資費用5億3500萬，KARA5人平分1500萬韓元，每人僅到手的鈔票只竟是300萬韓元。
報導指出，正因為KARA如此遭到剝削，才被藝壇有心人乘虛而入，慫恿成員父母另起爐灶，演變成KARA要求與經紀公司DSP娛樂解除專屬合約的事件。
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