Rock U

Kara
From left to right: Nicole, Han Seung-Yeon, Park Gyuri, Kang Jiyoung, Goo Hara
EP by Kara
Released	July 25, 2008 (see release history)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	17:51
Language	Korean
Label	DSP Media
Kara chronology
The First Blooming (2007) Rock U (2008) Pretty Girl (2008)
Singles from Rock U
"Rock U" Released: July 25, 2008

Kara,^[1] also known as Rock U is the first mini-album by South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on July 25, 2008. Rock U was released as the lead single.^[2]

This was also the first album to feature the two new members of the group; Kang Jiyoung and Goo Hara. The album also showed a big transition from the group's original "strong female" image to a "cute and natural" appeal.

History

After a 10-month hiatus, Kara returned with 2 new members: 18-year-old Goo Hara and 14-year-old Kang Jiyoung. They replaced Kim Sunghee, who left for educational purposes. The song was promoted in the music shows KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Show! Music Core, SBS's Inkigayo and Mnet's M! Countdown. A new version of the song "Good Day" called "Good Day: Season 2" was released on October 13, 2008 as a digital single. A remix version of the song "What's This" entered in the special edition of the group's second EP "Pretty Girl".

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock U"	3:34
2.	"Baby Boy"	3:49
3.	"What's This (이게뭐야)"	3:24
4.	"Good Day"	3:17
5.	"Wait"	3:45
Total length:		17:51

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan Oricon Weekly albums[3]	106

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea[2]	July 25, 2008	Digital download	CJ E&M DSP Media
	July 31, 2008	CD
Japan[4][5]	February 23, 2011	CD, Digital download	Universal Sigma

References

1. "Kara Mini Album". Retrieved 2014-09-15.
2. "Rock U (mini Album) - Kara on Soribada". Soribada. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
3. "１ｓｔ・ミニ・アルバム ＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
4. "KARA / 1st Mini Album【国内盤】【CD】 / CD / UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
5. "KARA「1st Mini Album - EP」 - iTunes で「1st Mini Album - EP」をダウンロード" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved 2011-09-13.