KARA's Nicole to drop digital single on July 27

Nicole [JWK ENTERTAINMENT]

Nicole of girl group KARA will return to the music scene as a solo artist.

“Nicole will drop a new digital single at 12 p.m. on July 27," her agency JWK Entertainment said on Thursday. “She has finished filming her new song’s music video and is preparing to actively promote her activities through music shows. Fans will be able to see a mature side of her [through the song].”

The song title has not been revealed to the public as of yet.

Nicole debuted as part of second-generation girl group KARA in 2007 which celebrated its 15th anniversary this March. The group has released hit songs such as "Honey" (2008), "Mr." (2009), "STEP" (2011) and "Pandora" (2012). Its current group members are Gyuri, Seungyeon, Nicole, Jiyoung and Youngji.

Nicole started her solo career in Korea and Japan, releasing her first solo EP “First Romance” in 2014 and her first Japanese studio album “Bliss” in 2016. The release of her digital single will mark her first new music in Korea in eight years.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]