On the 3rd, KARA made an announcement on their official fanclub site. They declared their continuation as a group, “We, KARA, will continue to do our best from now as 5 members.”

On January 19th, 3 of KARA’s members announced that they wanted to terminate their exclusive contract with their company. That’s when the break up crisis began. It was being reported on daily in Japan as well. The girls arrived in Japan on the 3rd in order to record their drama “URAKARA”.

Below is the full message from KARA.

“Everyone,
Thank you so much for always supporting KARA.
During this time, we’ve caused everyone to worry a lot.
We, KARA, will continue to do our best from now on as 5 members.
Thank you so much for all the love you’ve given us.
Please look after KARA in the future.
From all of KARA”


Translated by: [info]gator_yoong
Source: Oricon