Goo Ha-ra was born on January 3, 1991, in Gwangju, South Korea. Before debuting, she participated in the SM's youth appearance tournament in 2005. In 2007, she auditioned for JYP, however, she lost the runoff.[2]
She was also an online shopping mall model, having been scouted after her photos were uploaded onto DSP's homepage. Thus, Goo Hara became a member of Kara. Currently, she postponed going to university in order to concentrate on her career.[3]
Kara debuted on March 29, 2007. In 2008, however, a member, Kim Sunghee, left the group. DSP Entertainment replaced her with two new members, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung, and Kara made a comeback with Rock U, which changed their image from "Hip-hop" to "cute and playful".
In December 4, 2008, Kara started their comeback on M! Countdown with "Pretty Girl".[4] In February 2009, Kara released their second mini-album "Honey". "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it was at the top of the M! Countdown and The Music Trend.[5]
In late July 2009, Kara revealed their second album named "Revolution".[6] Due to the popularity of their songs Wanna and Mister, Kara's overall popularity increased. Kara recently started promotions with their third mini-album "Lupin".[7]
Solo activities
In late 2008, she appeared along with the other Kara members in an episode of MBCsitcomThat Person is Coming, having the most prominent role as a female gang leader.
She joined MBC's Hunters, along with SS501's Kim Hyun Joong, Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Hwi Jae, Shin Jung Hwan and two professional hunters to catch overpopulated wild boars that have become a dangerous threat to people and crops. The first episode aired on December 6, 2009.[8] However, due to complaints about animal rights after the first episode, the show's format was quickly changed to Eco House; Goo Hara does not appear in the new show.
In October 2009, she became a cast member in KBS reality show Invincible Youth ("청춘불패").[9] In January 2015, she became a co-host in KBSA Style For You along with Hani.[10]
Death
On May 26, 2019, Goo tried to kill herself in her apartment and was hospitalized.[11][12]
On November 24, Goo was found dead at her home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam.[13] Police investigation said suicide is the likely cause of death.[14][15][16]
↑""박서준-한지혜-홍수현 등 이적"…콘텐츠와이 출범" [Park Seo Joon, Lee Hyun Woo, Goo Hara, And More Keyeast Actors To Move To Content Y]. SBS FunE (in Korean). June 26, 2017.
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