''Kara Project'' was a 2014
South Korea
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n reality television program starring the girl group
Kara
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. It aired on
MBC Music
MBC M (formerly MBC Music) () is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music.
The channel opened on February 1, 2012, with a new music program ''Show ...
from May 27 – 1 July 2014.
The program centred around the search to find a new member of Kara, following the departure of its members Nicole and Jiyoung.
Seven trainees from
DSP Media
DSP Media (Hangul: DSP 미디어) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 1991 by Lee Ho-yeon. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and ...
participated in the show, competing to become part of the group. The winner of the competition was
Heo Young-ji
Heo Young-ji (born August 30, 1994), better known mononymously as Youngji, is a South Korean singer, dancer, entertainer and television personality. She is best known as a member of girl group Kara after winning the TV show ''Kara Project'' in ...
, who became Kara's new member.
On February 24, 2015, contestant Ahn So-jin was found to have died from apparent suicide one month after DSP ended their contract with her. She had been a trainee for five years before participating in ''Kara Project''.
Contestants
Results
References
External links
''Kara''- Official Website
South Korean reality television series
2014 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
Kara (South Korean band)
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