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**KARD** (Hangul: 카드, also stylized as KARD or K♠RD) is a South Korean co-ed group formed by DSP Media in 2016.

They officially debuted on July 19, 2017 with the mini album *Hola Hola.*

Prior to their debut, the group released three pre-debut singles: "Oh NaNa" on December 13, 2016, followed by "Don't Recall" in February 16, 2017 and "Rumor" on April 24, 2017.

## History

### **Pre-debut**

From 2012 to 2014, member Somin was a member of DSP Media's Japanese girl group Puretty with releasing singles "Cheki☆Love" in 2012, "Shuwa Shuwa BABY" in 2013 and then disbanded in 2014 with plans for the members to re-debut into other groups. She reached the finals of Kara Project, a television programme in which seven trainees competed to become the new members of label mates girl group, Kara, where she finished at the second place. On August 24, 2015, Somin debuted as the leader of DSP Media's new girl group APRIL. She announced her departure from the group, on November 9. In August 2015, member BM was featured in Goo Ha-ra's song "La La La" on her debut extended play Alohara (Can You Feel It?), and was her dance partner for the lead single "Choco Chip Cookies".

### 2016–2017: Project singles

On December 8, 2016, KARD official channel revealed that the first hidden member was Youngji, and 5 members including hidden member Youngji made a live broadcast on V app. On December 9, Oh NaNa's music video teaser was released. On December 13, 2016, they released their first project single titled "Oh NaNa" featuring Heo Young-ji as a "hidden card". They planned to release three project singles before their official debut.

On January 19, 2017, Billboard selected KARD as one of the Top 5 K-Pop artists to watch in 2017. Their follow-up project single "Don't Recall" was released on February 16, 2017, followed by its English version on March 1.

On April 21, LG Electronics selected them as their global ambassador for the G6 smartphone,. All content for their third project "Rumor" including music videos, will be collaborated with LG Electronics G6. Their third and final project single, titled "Rumor", was released on April 24. After its release, the single charted at #1 in 13 countries on iTunes' K-Pop charts and ranked high on main iTunes charts in the U.S., Southeast Asia, and Europe. The group held their first tour, *2017 The 1st Tour "Wild K.A.R.D"* , in the United States between May–June 2017.

### 2017–present: Debut and touring

On July 19, 2017, they released their debut EP *Hola Hola*. The six-track EP contained their previous project singles, as well as the title track "Hola Hola". They made their official televised performance on *M Countdown* on July 19. Their *Wild Kard Tour* was held in September 2017, with five European dates in London, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, and Rotterdam, and five North American dates in Minneapolis; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Miami; and San Francisco. The group released their second EP, *You & Me*, on November 21 with the song "You In Me" serving as the title track.

The female members of the group, Somin and Jiwoo, featured in a special version of the song "Lo Siento", the lead single of Super Junior's album Replay (a repackaged album of their eighth Korean studio album Play). This version is included inside the digital version of the album. The album was released on April 12, 2018. Somin and Jiwoo joined Super Junior to perform on Korean music programs. KARD had a tour held in four countries: Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines. KARD performed at the South By Southwest (SXSW) 2018. They were the only K pop group on the '2018 year expectation team' selected by FUSE TV. FUSE TV selected 16 teams expected to be in 2018 among the teams participating in the "SXSW" music festival, the largest music market in the United States. On April 14, they met local fans through their *2018 Wild Kard Tour* in the Kasablanka Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Two meetings were held in Melbourne, Australia on April 26 and Sydney in Australia on the 29th. On July 25, 2018, they made their comeback with their third EP, *Ride On the Wind*. They made a comeback through *M Countdown* on July 26.

On August 19, 2019, they held their first solo concert after their debut in South Korea. On March 27, they made their comeback with their first digital single Bomb Bomb. On September 21, they made another comeback with "Dumb Litty". They were on the top 50 of digital sales according to Billboard.

On November 6, KARD appeared at the Young Hollywood studio in Los Angeles, talking about their comeback song "Dumb Litty", and playing the Mystery Box Challenge game.

On February 12, 2020, KARD released their fourth EP, *Red Moon*.

On August 26, 2020, KARD released their first single album *Way with Words* and their title track "Gunshot". BM wrote, composed, and arranged the title track, with the other members contributing to the album as well.

On October 5, 2020, J.Seph quietly enlisted for his mandatory military service as an active duty soldier. He was officially discharged on April 4, 2022. Since BM is an American citizen, J.Seph was the only member required to complete his military service.

#### 2022-Present: Albums and solos!

In 2022 and 21 BM released

1. THE FIRST STATEMENT (2021) \*Single\*
2. Broken Me (2021) \*Song\*
3. STRANGER (2022) \*Single\*
4. LOST IN EUPHORIA (LIE) (2022) \*Song\*

Which you can find on BM's solo page >> (BM) <<

On April 4, 2022 J.Seph came back from his military enlistment and on June 22, 2022 KARD's 5th mini album "Re" came out, followed by their song, "Without You"

As of May 21st, 2023 KARD has not put out anything new but they are preparing something, so stick around and watch for updates!~

## Discography

### Single albums

List of single albums, with selected chart positions and sales
* Label: DSP Media
* Formats: CD, digital download

### Soundtrack appearances

(이제 우리)
(날개 잃은 천사)

## Concerts and tours

### **Tour**

* 2017 The 1st Tour "Wild K.A.R.D" (2017)
* 2017 WILD KARD The 1st Tour in America
* 2017 WILD KARD The 1st Tour in America PT.2
* 2017 WILD KARD Tour in Europe
* 2017 WILD KARD The 1st Tour in South America
* 2017 WILD KARD The 1st Tour in South America PT.2
* 2018 WILD KARD Tour in Asia
* 2018 WILD KARD Tour in Australia
* 2018 WILD KARD Tour in Brazil
* 2018 WILD KARD Tour in Latin America
* 2019 WILD KARD Tour in Japan

### **Showcase**

* K.A.R.D Debut Party (2016)
* Wild K.A.R.D Party (2017)

### **Participated Concert**

* Toronto Kpop Con (2017)
* Summer Sonic Festival (2017)

## References

1. ↑ 허영지, DSP 신예 혼성 그룹 K.A.R.D의 첫 번째 히든 멤버 선정 (ko).
2. ↑ [어게인TV'V앱' 허영지, K.A.R.D 위한 특급 와일드 히든 카드] (ko).
3. ↑ 혼성그룹 k.a.r.d, 데뷔곡 ‘오나나’ 뮤직비디오 티저 영상 ‘공개’ (ko).
4. ↑ Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2017 (2017-01-19).
5. ↑ "新대세 예약" 카드, LG G6 글로벌 앰버서더 발탁 (ko).
6. ↑ KARD, 아이튠즈 13개국 1위… 글로벌 사로잡다 (Korean). *25 April 2017*. Naver. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
7. ↑ Wild Kard in Vancouver.
8. ↑ Sub Kulture Entertainment.
9. ↑ Highway Star (Portuguese).
10. ↑ Wild Kard the 1st tour in Mexico (Spanish).
11. ↑ https://www.soompi.com/2017/07/20/kard-returns-part-2-wild-kard-2017-1st-tour-america-ticket-information/
12. ↑ KARD 2nd Mini Album 'You & Me' - EP by KARD on Apple Music (en-us).
13. ↑ KARD 2nd Mini Album `YOU & ME` (ko).
14. ↑ KARD, 아시아 5개국 투어 확정…글로벌 명성 입증 (ko) (2017-11-27).
15. ↑ SXSW's Annual K-Pop Showcase Rebrands as 'Korea Spotlight' With Crush, Lee Hi, KARD & More.
16. ↑ KARD, Indonesia to host Australia World Tour additional (official).
17. ↑ POP, 헤럴드 (2018-06-30). KARD, 7월 25일 세 번째 미니앨범으로 컴백 확정‥여름 달군다(공식) (ko).
18. ↑ KARD, 27일 '밤밤' 컴백..2019년 새 도약 첫발(공식) (ko) (2019-03-18).
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22. ↑ '컴백 D-9' KARD, 'Way with Words' 커밍업 포스터 공개..新감각 궁금증↑ [공식] (ko).
23. ↑ '컴백' KARD, 신곡 'GUNSHOT' 발매…글로벌 히든카드 '팬심 저격' (ko). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
24. ↑ KARD 제이셉, 오늘(5일) 현역 입대.."자랑스러운 모습으로 돌아올 것" [종합] (ko) (2020-10-05).
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26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on 2015-08-27.

	* *Hola Hola* (July 23–29, 2017).
	* *You & Me* (November 19–25, 2017).
	* *Ride on the Wind* (July 22–28, 2018).
	* *Red Moon* (March 9–15, 2020).
	* *Way With Words* (August 23–29, 2020).
27. ↑ Le Top de la semaine: Top Albums. Snep Music Chart.

	* Hola Hola - Week 29 (french) (July 21, 2017).
	* You in Me - Week 47 (french) (November 24, 2017).Template:Dead link
28. ↑ Kard Chart History: Heatseekers Albums.
29. ↑ Kard Chart History: World Albums.
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36. ↑ IFPI: Don't Recall (Finnish). *Suomen virallinen lista*. IFPI. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Kard Chart History: World Digital Song Sales.
38. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (April 4, 2019). KARD Return to Their Peak on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Bomb Bomb'. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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42. ↑ KOINRUSH (December 13, 2016). KARD - OHNANA Official music video. Vimeo.
43. ↑ KOINRUSH (February 18, 2017). [Official Music Video K.A.R.D - Don’t recall]. Vimeo.
44. ↑ KOINRUSH (April 24, 2017). [Official Music Video K.A.R.D - RUMOR]. Vimeo.
45. ↑ KOINRUSH (July 17, 2017). K.A.R.D - HOLA HOLA (Official Music Video). Vimeo.
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