Goo Ha-ra

**Goo Ha-ra** (; January 3, 1991 – November 24, 2019) was a South Korean singer, known for being a member of girl group Kara formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.

## Early life

Goo Ha-ra was born on January 3, 1991, in Gwangju, South Korea. Before debuting, she participated in the SM's youth appearance tournament in 2005. In 2007, she auditioned for JYP, however, she lost the runoff.

She was also an online shopping mall model, having been scouted after her photos were uploaded onto DSP's homepage. Thus, Goo Hara became a member of Kara. Currently, she postponed going to university in order to concentrate on her career.

### Kara

Kara debuted on March 29, 2007. In 2008, however, a member, Kim Sunghee, left the group. DSP Entertainment replaced her with two new members, Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung, and Kara made a comeback with Rock U, which changed their image from "Hip-hop" to "cute and playful".

In December 4, 2008, Kara started their comeback on M! Countdown with "Pretty Girl". In February 2009, Kara released their second mini-album "Honey". "Honey" became the group's first #1 single when it was at the top of the _M! Countdown_ and The Music Trend.

In late July 2009, Kara revealed their second album named "Revolution". Due to the popularity of their songs Wanna and Mister, Kara's overall popularity increased. Kara recently started promotions with their third mini-album "Lupin".

### Solo activities

In late 2008, she appeared along with the other Kara members in an episode of MBC sitcom _That Person is Coming_, having the most prominent role as a female gang leader.

She joined MBC's _Hunters_, along with SS501's Kim Hyun Joong, Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Hwi Jae, Shin Jung Hwan and two professional hunters to catch overpopulated wild boars that have become a dangerous threat to people and crops. The first episode aired on December 6, 2009. However, due to complaints about animal rights after the first episode, the show's format was quickly changed to _Eco House_; Goo Hara does not appear in the new show.

In October 2009, she became a cast member in KBS reality show _Invincible Youth_ ("청춘불패"). In January 2015, she became a co-host in KBS _A Style For You_ along with Hani.

## Death

On May 26, 2019, Goo tried to kill herself in her apartment and was hospitalized.

On November 24, Goo was found dead at her home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam. Police investigation said suicide is the likely cause of death.

## Filmography

|align="left"|Broadcasts|align="left"|Informations|align="left"|Dates|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|M.Net|align="center"|Strange Casting - Season 2|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|*November 21 2008 - January 25 2009|
|align="center"|KBS|align="center"|Invincible Youth|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|*October 23 2009 - Present|
|align="center"|MBC|align="center"|Sunday Sunday Night 《Hunters》|align="left" style="font-size: 95%;"|*December 6 2009 - January 10 2010|

## Other websites

- Kara Official website
- Official Cyworld page

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: K-pop
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 2008–present


## Infobox (korean name)

- **child**: yes
- **title**: Korean name
- **rr**: Gu Ha-ra
- **mr**: Ku Ha-ra


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Goo Ha-ra
- **image**: 170807 구하라 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Goo Ha-ra in August 2017
- **native name**: 구하라
- **birth name**: Goo Ha-ra
- **birth place**: Gwangju, South Korea
- **death place**: Seoul, South Korea
- **education**: Sungshin Women's University
- **years active**: 2008–2019