HARA's ON&OFF: The Gossip Ep 01
Start 27:11
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Mark PD: Doesn't it feel strange? (to meet with the fans)
Hara: at first i thought the fans won't talk too much but turned out they asked me questions about things that they are curious about honestly and it made me thinking that i need to make many opportunities like events or places where we can communicate with each other.

Hara: are there any things that you are curious about me? i really able to answer everything.

Fan: do you even practice this? (throw hairs)
Hara: i've went through trial and error during MV filming and now i know the right timing to do it.
Fan: indeed, experienced

Fan: onnie, you live alone, aren't you?
Hara: yes
Fan: doesn't you feel lonely?
Hara: who are there with me?
Fan: pico! chacha!
Hara: Right! thanks to them i'm not lonely. And you are here too~

Mark PD: aren't you worried the fans will asks difficult questions?
Hara: i think i asked them first whether they have other questions or not instead. Whether i still in contact with Nicole and Jiyoung.

Fan: are you still in contact with the other members who are doing other activities?
Hara: we keep in contact! after we finished our Japan tour, i was planning to meet with Jiyoung however she is very busy lately so we were unable to meet. She said she will let me know if she comes to korea. even then we still contact each other regularly.
and as for Nicole, not too long ago she started doing album promotion so we texted each other.
really, there are nothing that you should worry about since we weren't separated with bad feelings. So i hate it when there are lots of rumors out there, we really are doing well.
At first i do feel hurt because they can't stay at KARA just for a little more, but when i think about it again, i think they are admirable and it made me want to support them even more.

Fan: i'm curious about how you feels at that time
Hara: as for that, the things that made us unable to say anything is, they are on the process of making their own life's journey. and since their contract was finished, it was the situation where we can't do anything. we did try to hold them but we also respected their views.

Hara: there were no difficult questions. I answered every questions that was given by the fans.

Fan: Do you have any difficulties/hardship?
Hara: What could it be? As a fan, when you are watching us how does it looks like?
Fan: you went through lots of hardships from the start. After the 1st album, Sunghee nuna left. After that Hara and Jiyoung joined and now Nicole and Jiyoung left. During those time, we always support you in our heart, but for those who were left behind won't they feel hurt... things like that

Hara: ahh it's a lie if i say that i wasn't hurt.
Hara: why are you crying, don't cry
Hara: those words was the most hurtful "you guys should have hold them. why are you guys just stand still". but it's not that we didn't do anything.
honestly we wanted to protect KARA, we have lots of affection toward KARA, KARA's name is something inseparable from us and because we are members of KARA. We want to be a group that lasts forever just like our nickname "the 2nd Fin.K.L", and it's not just me who carry that thoughts, the onnies are the same. That's why we tend to do KARA activities more than personal activity.
We hoped that the fans will wait for us a little bit more and believe in us. However there are really lots of nonsense rumors and talks and even some made rash decisions (based on those rumors). it was really hard for us who listen to it and see that things.
There were times when it was very hard for me and the onnie to the extent that we thought "what is exactly our purpose for protecting KARA right now"
But as for now, since we are doing our activities diligently! (it's alright)
That's why we are able to meet right now.

Hara: the fans read and listen to lots of rumors on the internet, so when i able to told them "it's not like that, it's like this" it clears the misunderstanding and it also made them feels sorry and it made them cried. However, i feel thankful to that fan instead.

Fan: do you have any worries right now?
Hara: right now... we have come to this point with KARA's unique color but it feels like it's time for us to do something different. but it's really hard to find the right one. What do you want for us to show you in the future?
Fan: for me, rather than image, i simply hope that it will be longer.
Hara: longer? ah promotion? promotion period?
Fan: really long
Hara: ah but.. lately we do want to do it but it's a little bit embarrassing story however our charts slowly pushed to the back on music programs. the company who sees that too, since right now we are on our 6-7th years, our pride....

Fan: are there anything for the local fans....
Hara: presents for the korean fans?
Fan: something like concert..
Hara: this is also things that i really want to talk about. we also sincerely really want to do a concert (in korea). actually we can do it in a fan meeting event or in a small hall. we really want to do it of course. but the conditions doesn't let us to do it, we are really sorry. the conditions isn't right.. really.

Mark PD: what are the things that you feel sorry the most toward the fans?
Hara: there are lots of things happened. incidents. if only we able to do everything smoothly, i want to be like that for the fans too. but it's not like that. we have went through various things and not only us, but the fans also faced hardships. i think that's what makes me feel sorry the most.

Fan: don't you have questions for the fans?
Hara: onnie, we aren't like other groups who have come smoothly. during those times, i'm curious on how did you endure it?
Fan: i think it was trust. we believe on the things that we have seen all these times. we believe that you won't abandon those things.
Fan: i keep on watching on past videos. and while watching it i thought "it's alright, everything will be alright".
Fan: don't you think you are (the problems that you faced) still nothing compared to other groups?
Hara: we?
Hara: but i really don't want to hurt the fans anymore

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40:50
Mark PD: What were the things that you want to convey to your fans through that opportunity?
Hara: it's just, between those misunderstanding and rumors, i want to tell them that's it's not like that. also, right now i'm protecting and maintaining KARA and i'm doing my best to always do that. i want to show that to the fans

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