Goo Hara (구하라)

Goo Hara (구하라), sometimes referred to as simply HARA, was born on January 3, 1991, in Gwangju, South Korea, debuted as a member of the K-pop girl group KARA in 2008, after succeeding to audition into JYP Entertainment one year prior in 2007, and had replaced member Kim Sung Hee who had just left the group.

HARA would later go on to debut as an actress in 2011, and would finally make a debut as a solo singer in 2015. Goo would enter both her local, South Korean market, and would also breakthrough into nearby Japan’s music market.

On November 24, 2019, Goo Hara was found unconscious in her home located in Cheongdam-dong, South Korea, discovered by a housekeeper around 6 PM that evening. The police ruled that there was no foul play, citing that a suicide note had been found and her remains were handed to her family, who would give her a private service.

HARA’s final release would be her Japanese single “Midnight Queen,” which got released on November 13, 2019. A music video for the second track on the single, called “Hello,” was released on January 12, 2020 posthumously. HARA’s fans saw the release of the video and the single as a way for them to see her alive for one last time and to give closure to her sudden death.