All members of Kara to perform at Mnet Asian Music Awards

Girl group Kara will perform as an entire group at the upcoming Mnet Asian Music Awards on Nov. 29. [MNET]

Girl group Kara will perform as an entire group at the upcoming Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on Nov. 29, Mnet said Thursday.

All five members, including those who previously left the group, will perform the latest songs from their 15th anniversary album “Move Again,” which will be released on the same day.

The girl group currently consists of Gyuri, Seungyeon and Youngji. Nicole and Jiyoung, who left the group in 2014, have rejoined for the new release.

In December, the group will release a Japanese version of "Move Again" and hold fan meets in Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo.

The group is best known for hits “Pretty Girl” (2008), “Honey” (2008), “Mr.” (2009), “Step” (2011) and “Pandora” (2012). Its megahit “Mr.” was a major contributor to the rise of K-pop and Hallyu, or the Korean wave, in Japan, leading Kara to become the first Korean girl group to host a solo concert at the Tokyo Dome.

The 2022 MAMA is set to take place at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan. The ceremony will be livestreamed through Mnet’s official YouTube channel.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]