Karasia (stylized as KARASIA) is the

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by Korean girl group

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. This is their very first independent concert in Asia region. The first concert are scheduled at Seoul, South Korea starting mid-February. And at the same time, Kara will embark their very first Japan Nationwide concert starting at Yokohama, sharing the same tour name as their Asia tour. The tour was also planned to have dates in

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and others, but this never came to fruition. The 2012 tour concluded on May 27, at Saitama, Japan. The last concert was broadcast live through streaming in 60 different theaters throughout Japan, and all the tickets to the theaters were sold out as well. All solo songs that the girls performed in the Japanese tour was released on the album ''

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'' on September 5, 2012. On January 6, 2013, the group made a special concert in Japan's

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, titled Karasia 2013 – Happy New Year in Tokyo Dome, making them the first female South Korean act to hold a concert at this particular venue. A second tour, also titled Karasia, started in Japan on October 8, 2013, which was the last with members

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and Jiyoung, as they departed from the group after the second tour's completion. The group then embarked on their third Japanese tour on October 24, 2014, their first with new member Youngji. A fourth Karasia Japanese tour took place in September 2015 and was the group's final tour before their disbandment in January 2016.

Set lists

Tour dates

DVD

Japanese version

''Kara 1st Japan Tour Karasia'' is the second live DVD of the

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. It was released on November 14, 2012, in 2 formats:

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and

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and 2 different editions: Limited edition (2 discs) and Regular edition (1 disc). The DVD was scheduled to be released on October 17 along with the group's seventh Japanese single "

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" but it was postponed to November 14, 2012, due to an error found in one of the discs. The DVD was released along with the group's third Japanese album '' Girls Forever''. ;Track listing ;Charts ;Sales and certifications ;Release history

Korean version

''2012 Karasia Seoul Concert'' is the third live DVD of the

. It was released on December 26, 2012, only in

format. The DVD contains the first Korean concert of the group held in the

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, during February 18 and 19, 2012. ;Track listing ;Charts ;Sales and certifications ;Release history

Tokyo Dome version

''Karasia 2013 Happy New Year in Tokyo Dome'' is the eighth DVD, third Blu-ray and fourth live released by KARA. It was released in 2 formats (DVD and Blu-ray) and 2 editions: Limited and Regular. The limited editions includes a bonus disc with making of, rehearsals and an off-shot movie of the concert. The DVD includes their concert on Tokyo Dome, realized on January 6, 2013. ;Track listing ;Charts ;Sales and certifications ;Release history

References

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