NAKARAJAN: SOUTH KOREA POP SINGER GOO HA-RA FOUND DEAD BY SUICIDE BORN 1991 JANUARY 13- 24 NOVEMBER 2019

SOUTH KOREA POP SINGER

GOO HA-RA FOUND DEAD BY SUICIDE

BORN 1991 JANUARY 13- 24 NOVEMBER 2019

Goo Ha-ra (January 13, 1991 – November 24, 2019), better known mononymously as Hara, was a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Kara, and had also appeared in television dramas including City Hunter (2011). She made her debut as a soloist in July 2015 with the release of her EP Alohara (Can You Feel It?)

Life and career
Early life and education

Hara was born on January 13, 1991,[1] in Gwangju, South Korea. She participated in SM Entertainment's youth appearance tournament in 2005. In 2007, she unsuccessfully auditioned to join JYP Entertainment.[2]

She attended Sungshin Women's University.[3]

2008–2015: Kara and solo activities
Main article: Kara (South Korean band)
Hara joined the girl group Kara in 2008, following the departure of former member Kim Sung-hee.[4]

In October 2009, she became a cast member of the KBS' reality show Invincible Youth.[5]

In 2011, she made her acting debut in SBS City Hunter.[6] She starred as Choi Da-hye, the daughter of South Korea's president.[7] In November 2011, she and Nicole Jung became the new MCs for Inkigayo.[8] They left the show on August 19, 2012.

In 2013, she collaborated with Japanese musician and songwriter Fukuyama Masaharu to record a song called "Magic of Love" in Korean under the project group HARA+. The song was used as a soundtrack for FujiTV's drama Galileo, which Masaharu starred in.[9] In October 2013, she was appointed as the blood donation ambassador for the Hanmaum Blood Bank.[10]

Her own reality show titled On & Off aired on December 29, 2014 on MBC Music.[11]

In January 2015, she started hosting KBS' idol beauty show A Style For You along with Super Junior's Kim Heechul, EXID's Hani and Sistar's Bora.[12] In June 2015, she released a beauty book titled Nail HARA.[13]

2015–2019: Solo debut and departure from DSP Media

Hara in August 2017

In July 2015, Hara debuted as a solo artist with the release of the EP Alohara (Can You Feel It?), which peaked at #4 domestically. The title track "Choco Chip Cookies" features South Korean rapper Giriboy.[14][15][16] In October 2015, Hara joined the variety show Shaolin Clenched Fists.[17]

On January 15, 2016, Hara left DSP Media due to the expiration of her contract with the company, prompting Kara to go on an indefinite hiatus. She then joined KeyEast.[18] In December 2016, she featured in Thunder's single, "Sign".[19]

In August 2017, Hara starred in a web movie titled Sound of a Footstep.[20] In November 2017, Hara joined the variety show Seoul Mate.[21]

In January 2018, she released a soundtrack for the drama Jugglers, titled "On A Good Day".[22] In April 2018, she hosted the JTBC's beauty show My Mad Beauty Diary.[23] In July, she was named honorary ambassador for the 6th Animal Film Festival.[24]

In January 2019, Content Y, a subsidiary of Hara's agency, KeyEast, refused to renew Hara's contract following its expiration amid her dispute with her former boyfriend.[25]

Personal life
On January 5, 2010, during an appearance on the SBS reality show Strong Heart, Hara admitted to getting dental and minor facial cosmetic surgery. She stated that she had always had double eyelids, but had surgery to make them more defined.[26][27]

On January 19, 2011, it was announced that Hara would be terminating her contract with her label DSP Media along with three other members of Kara, and a lawsuit was filed on their behalf. Later that day, it was announced that she would discontinue her involvement with the suit and had rejoined the company,[28] as she apparently was not fully aware of the lawsuit's details.[29]

Hara dated hairdresser Choi Jong-bum after the two first met on the set of the beauty TV program My Mad Beauty Diary.[30] At around 1 a.m of September 13, 2018, Choi broke into Hara's house drunk while she was sleeping and started an argument that escalated into violent assault, when he allegedly tried to break up with her.[31][32] The police arrived at Hara’s house after Choi reported her for assault.[33] Hara claimed that the incident was two-sided and that both parties posted images of the aftermath to the internet.[34][35]

During the incident, Hara suffered from uterus and vagina hemorrhage, and was also diagnosed with “cervical sprain”, “facial contusions and sprain”, “lower leg contusions and sprain”, and “right forearm and additional sprains.”[36][37] Following this, Hara filed a lawsuit against Choi for threatening to uploading a sex video of her to end her career.[38][39][40] During the first trial held on April 18, 2019, Choi denied most charges but admitted that he was responsible only for the destruction of property.[41] In August, he was acquitted of the charge of filming the victim’s body without permission but was sentenced to a prison sentence of one year and six months, suspended for three years of probation after being convicted of intimidating, coercing, physically assaulting, and destroying Hara's property.[42]

On May 26, 2019, Hara attempted suicide in her apartment and was immediately taken to hospital, after which she apologized for worrying her fans.[43][44]

Death
On November 24, 2019, Hara was found dead at her home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam,[45] with her cause of death a possible suicide.[46][47][48] Police found a suicide note written by Hara,[49] and concluded that there was no foul play as she was seen on CCTV footage returning home at 12:40 a.m., with no further visitors.[50][51][52] An autopsy was not performed at her family's request.[53] Hara's death occurred over a month after her close friend and fellow idol Sulli had committed suicide.[48][54]

Hara's funeral was privately held by family members and friends, while a separate memorial service for fans took place on November 25–26 in St. Mary's Hospital in Gangnam.[55][56]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions		Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon ^[63]	KOR Hot 100 ^[64]	Sales	Album
"Secret Love" (시크릿 러브)	2012	68	74	KOR: 54,419^[65]	Kara Solo Collection
"Magic of Love" (사랑의 마법)^[66]	2013	—	—	N/A	Galileo+^[67]
"Choco Chip Cookies" (초코칩쿠키) (feat. Giriboy)	2015	21	85	KOR: 37,204^[68]	Alohara (Can you feel it?)
"How About Me?" (어때) (feat. YoungJi)	2015	—	—	KOR: 4,804^[68]	Alohara (Can you feel it?)
"WILD"	2018	—	—	N/A	TBA
"Midnight Queen"	2019	—	—	N/A	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Other artists	Album	Ref.
2011	"I Love You, I Want You, I Need You (Sweet Acoustic Ver.)"		City Hunter OST Special	^{[citation needed]}
2014	"Talk About Love"	Various artists	non-album song	^[69]
2017	"Sign"	Thunder feat Goo Hara	Thunder	^{[citation needed]}
2018	"On A Good Day"		Jugglers OST	^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Kara The Animation	Herself	Animation; Japanese dubbed version	^{[citation needed]}
2017	Sound of a Footstep	Yoon-jae	Web film	^{[citation needed]}

Television series

Year	Title	Network	Role	Ref.
2008	The Person Is Coming	MBC	Gang of school girls (cameo)	^{[citation needed]}
2009	Hero	MBC	Cameo	^{[citation needed]}
2011	Urakara	TV Tokyo	Hara	^{[citation needed]}
2011	City Hunter	SBS	Choi Da-hye	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Galileo 2	Fuji TV	Cameo	^{[citation needed]}
2014	Secret Love	DRAMAcube	Lee Hyun-jung	^{[citation needed]}
2014	It's Okay, That's Love	SBS	Cameo (Ep.16)	^[70]

Reality show

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2005	Unwavered Dreams	KBS	Documentary	^{[citation needed]}
2008	Check it Girl Season 2	M.Net	Fashionist Girl	^{[citation needed]}
2008-2009	Strange Casting – Season 2	M.Net	Cast member	^{[citation needed]}
2009	Hunters	MBC	Cast member	^{[citation needed]}
2009-2010	Invincible Youth	KBS	Cast member	^{[citation needed]}
2014	ON & OFF: The Gossip	MBC	Her first reality show	^{[citation needed]}
2015	A Style For You	KBS	MC	^{[citation needed]}
2015	Shaolin Clenched Fists	SBS	Cast member	^{[citation needed]}
2017	Seoul Mate	tvN, Olive	Cast member	^{[citation needed]}
2018	My Mad Beauty Diary	JTBC	MC	^{[citation needed]}

Events shows hosting

Year	Title	Network	Role	Ref.
2011	Dream Concert 2011	KBS	Host with Kim Heechul and Song Joong-ki	^{[citation needed]}
2011	Seoul-Tokyo Music Festival	SBS	Host with Park Gyu-ri and more.	^{[citation needed]}
2012	Inkigayo	SBS	Host with Jung Nicole and IU	^{[citation needed]}
2012	Korean Music Wave in Kobe	MBC	Host with Han Seungyeon and Hongki	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Dream Concert 2013	KBS	Host with Onew and Doojoon	^{[citation needed]}
2013	KBS Entertainment Awards		Host	^{[citation needed]}
2014	Hallyu Dream Festival 2014		Host with Seo Kang-joon and Dasom	^{[citation needed]}
2015	Dream Concert 2015		Host with Dasom and Eunjung	^{[citation needed]}
2015	Show! Champion - Yokohama Special	MBC Music	Host with Heo Youngji	^{[citation needed]}
2016	Power of K 2016	Korea TV Fes in Japan	Host with Leeteuk	^{[citation needed]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2010	KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Female MC Award	Invincible Youth	Won	^[71]
2011	5th Mnet 20's Choice Award	Hot Campus Girl	N/A	Won	^{[citation needed]}
2011	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	City Hunter	Won	^[72]
2013	'50th' Savings Day	Saving Award	N/A	Won	^[73]
2015	2015 Korean Nail Star Award	Singer Category Award	Nail Hara	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	2015 SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Challenge Award	Shaolin Clenched Fists	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	2015 SBS Entertainment Awards	Best Teamwork Award	Shaolin Clenched Fists	Won	^{[citation needed]}

NAKARAJAN

Tuesday 26 November 2019

SOUTH KOREA POP SINGER GOO HA-RA FOUND DEAD BY SUICIDE BORN 1991 JANUARY 13- 24 NOVEMBER 2019