KARA releases new song with participation of all six members

July 16 (UPI) – K-pop girl group KARA will release a new song on Tuesday featuring the voices of all six members, including the late Goo Ha-ra, the group’s agencies said.

“Hello,” a track from the group’s new digital single “I Do I Do,” which is set for release next Thursday, will be pre-released at 6 p.m., according to RBW and DSP Media.

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“Hello” is a ballad number that focuses on the word used as a greeting.

The song was originally intended for the group’s fourth album. In full bloom was released in September 2013 but was omitted. A Japanese version was later released in November 2019 on Goo’s Japanese single “Midnight Queen”.

The agencies said the song was recently completed as a version for the entire group, which also includes Goo’s voice recorded in Korean during her lifetime.

Since their debut in 2007, KARA became one of the most successful second-generation K-pop girl groups alongside Girls’ Generation with hits such as “Pretty Girl,” “Mister,” “Honey,” and “Lupin.” The group also gained a large following in Japan after “Mister” became a major hit there.

KARA effectively disbanded in January 2016, but reunited with the remaining five members in October 2022 and released “Move Again”, a special 15th anniversary album.