Kara Collection

On January 15, 2012, it was announced that each members of the group were planning on releasing their own solo material. However, these songs were instead included on the setlist for the Karasia tour.{{cite web|title=KARA members to do solo activities before comeback|url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1001981.htm|work=15 January 2012|publisher=Sports Seoul|accessdate=1 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120715090852/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1001981.htm|archivedate=15 July 2012}}

On August 17 it was eventually announced on the group's official Japanese website that a solo collections album would be released which contained the songs. The album will be released in three different editions: two CD+DVD, Type A will include the CD, a DVD with music videos of all solo songs, behind the scenes of the music videos and a 28-page photobook,{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/products/umck-9555/|title=KARA – ＫＡＲＡ コレクション(初回限定盤Ａ) – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|date=2012-08-17|publisher=Universal Music Group|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} Type B will include the CD and a DVD with all music videos only,{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/products/umck-9556/|title=KARA – KARA コレクション(初回限定盤B) – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|date=2012-08-17|publisher=Universal Music Group|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} and a Regular edition with only the CD itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/products/umck-1427/|title=KARA – KARA コレクション(通常盤) – UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN|date=2012-08-17|publisher=Universal Music Group|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} CD+DVD Type A comes in a keep case, while CD+DVD B and Regular edition comes in a jewel case. Both CD+DVD editions will include a lottery ticket that comes with different goods that the girls used in their music videos: from Gyuri a hair accessories, from Hara an ice cream cone toy, from Nicole a yellow VHS tape, from Seung-yeon a book (that appears in the opening of the music video) and from Jiyoung a polaroid camera. The buyer can only choose one of them by ticket.{{cite web|url=http://universal-music.co.jp/kara/news/2012/08/20120806topics/|title=「KARAコレクション スペシャルプレゼント」内容決定！！|date=2012-09-03|publisher=Universal Music Group|accessdate=2012-09-03|language=Japanese}}

The solo songs were released as ringtones on the music and mobile portal Recochoku, one song per day. Jiyoung's "Wanna Do" was the first to be released, on August 22,{{cite web|url=http://recochoku.jp/song/S21487740/|title=【レコチョク】ジヨン(KARA)「ワナドゥ」|date=2012-08-22|publisher=Recochoku|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} Nicole's "Lost" was released on August 23,{{cite web|url=http://recochoku.jp/song/S21487741/|title=【レコチョク】ニコル(KARA)「ロスト (feat. ジヌン of 2AM)」|date=2012-08-23|publisher=Recochoku|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} Hara's "Secret Love" on August 24,{{cite web|url=http://recochoku.jp/song/S21487742/|title=【レコチョク】ハラ(KARA)「シークレットラブ」|date=2012-08-24|publisher=Recochoku|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} Gyuri's "Daydream" on August 25{{cite web|url=http://recochoku.jp/song/S21487743/|title=【レコチョク】ギュリ(KARA)「白昼夢」|date=2012-08-25|publisher=Recochoku|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} and finished with Seung-yeon's "Guilty", released on August 26.{{cite web|url=http://recochoku.jp/song/S21487744/|title=【レコチョク】スンヨン(KARA)「ギルティ」|date=2012-08-26|publisher=Recochoku|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/kara/news/2012/08/20120822topics/|title=「KARAコレクション」着うた®配信スタート!!|date=2012-08-22|publisher=Universal Music Group|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}} The album covers and teasers of all music videos were revealed on August 30.{{cite web|url=http://www.karaweb.jp/news/41416452.html|title=「KARAソロコレクション」ジャケット写真公開！ |date=2012-08-30|publisher=DSP Media|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}}

The music videos of "Secret Love" and "Daydream" premiered on the TV station Space Shower TV on August 31, "Lost" and "Wanna Do" premiered on the same channel on September 3 and "Guilty" premiered on September 4, on the channel Music On! TV. The music videos, with exception of "Guilty", features guests making the guy role of the story. "Wanna Do" features Supernova's member Park Geon-il, "Lost" features the actor Lee Jong-suk, "Secret Love" features ZE:A's member Siwan and "Daydream" features the actor Jung Suk-won.

The album is composed of twelve tracks, five of which are original songs sung by each member of the group. The remaining tracks instrumentals. The solo tracks are "Wanna Do", sung by Jiyoung, "Lost", sung by Nicole featuring 2AM's Jin-woon, "Secret Love", sung by Hara, "Daydream", sung by Gyuri and "Guilty", sung by Seung-yeon. A 2012 version of "Go Go Summer!" that released digitally on July 25, 2012, was also included in the album.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/go-go-summer-2012-single/1444872638|title=iTunes - ミュージック - KARA「GO GO サマー! 2012 - Single」|format=|work=iTunes Store|language=Japanese|date=2012-07-25|access-date=2012-08-30}} This version was used to promote Live Dam's karaoke system "Furikara", which the standard version of the song and "Mister" were included.

"Wanna Do" and "Secret Love" were written by G-High and Lee Joo-hyung, who also composed the songs and were translated in Japanese by Mai Watarai. "Lost", "Guilty" and "Daydream" were written and composed by Sweetune (Song Soo-yun, Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo). "Lost" was translated in Japanese by Emyli and also composed by An Jun-sung. "Daydream" was translated in Japanese by PA-NON and also composed by Hwang-hyun. "Guilty" was translated in Japanese by Onomiya Shino and also composed by Yue. Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara, and Jiyoung helped pen the lyrics their own songs; Nicole penned the rap of her song.

{{track listing

| headline = All editions track listing{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/503091/products/music/980706/1/|title=ＫＡＲＡコレクション ＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|date=2012-08-17|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=2012-08-30|language=Japanese}}

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| title1 = Wanna Do

| note1 = {{lang|ja|ワナドゥ}}; Wanadou; Jiyoung solo

| lyrics1 = Kang Ji-young, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung, Mai Watarai

| music1 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Lost

| note2 = {{lang|ja|ロスト}}; Rosuto) (Nicole solo with 2AM's Jin-woon

| lyrics2 = Song Soo-yun, Emyli

| music2 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Secret Love

| note3 = {{lang|ja|シークレットラブ}}; Shīkuretto Rabu; Hara solo

| lyrics3 = Goo Ha-ra, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung, Mai Watarai

| music3 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Daydream

| note4 = {{lang|ja|白昼夢}}; Hakuchūmu; Gyuri solo

| lyrics4 = Park Gyu-ri, Song Soo-yun, PA-NON

| music4 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Guilty

| note5 = {{lang|ja|ギルティ}}; Giruti; Seung-yeon solo

| lyrics5 = Han Seung-yeon, Song Soo-yun, Onomiya Shino

| music5 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue

| length5 = 3:34

| title6 = Go Go Summer! 2012

| note6 = {{nihongo2|GO GO サマー！ 2012}}; Go Go Samā! 2012

| lyrics6 = Yu Shimoji

| music6 = Han Sang-won, Lee Sang-ho, Kimzart

| length6 = 3:24

| title7 = Wanna Do

| note7 = instrumental

| music7 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length7 = 3:27

| title8 = Lost

| note8 = instrumental

| music8 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung

| length8 = 3:45

| title9 = Secret Love

| note9 = instrumental

| music9 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length9 = 3:22

| title10 = Daydream

| note10 = instrumental

| music10 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun

| length10 = 3:50

| title11 = Guilty

| note11 = instrumental

| music11 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue

| length11 = 3:33

| title12 = Go Go Summer! 2012

| note12 = instrumental

| music12 = Han Sang-won, Lee Sang-ho, Kimzart

| length12 = 3:21

}}

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| headline = DVD (limited CD+DVD type A)

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| title1 = Wanna Do

| note1 = music video

| title2 = Lost

| note2 = music video

| title3 = Secret Love

| note3 = music video

| title4 = Daydream

| note4 = music video

| title5 = Guilty

| note5 = music video

| title6 = Music videos behind the scenes

| note6 = {{lang|ja|music video clip メイキング・フィルム}} – off-shot movie

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{{track listing

| headline = DVD (limited CD+DVD type B) and iTunes Store Deluxe edition videos

| total_length =

| title1 = Wanna Do

| note1 = music video

| title2 = Lost

| note2 = music video

| title3 = Secret Love

| note3 = music video

| title4 = Daydream

| note4 = music video

| title5 = Guilty

| note5 = music video

}}

The solo songs were released as ringtones on the music and mobile portal Recochoku from August 22 to 26, one song per day. The songs ranked high in Recochoku Uta daily chart: "Wanna Do" peaked #6, "Lost" peaked #7, "Secret Love" peaked #9, "Daydream" peaked #11 and "Guilty" peaked #4. In Oricon, the album debuted at number three with 18,101 copies sold on the first day and 47,553 copies sold on the first week.

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| name = Kara Solo Collection

| type = compilation

| artist = Kara

| cover =

| border = yes

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| released = {{plainlist|

• {{Start date|2012|11|30}} (South Korea)
• September 25, 2013 (Japan)

}}

| recorded = 2011–2012

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Dance-pop, pop rock, R&B, tango

| length = 35:13

| language = Korean

| label = DSP Media

| producer =

| prev_title = Girls Forever

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Fantastic Girls

| next_year = 2013

}}

Some rumors of a Korean version of the album were spreading around the internet since the Japanese release in September but in that time was not confirmed by the group's agency, DSP Media.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} On November 24, Mnet revealed in their "coming soon releases" that two songs from the Korean Kara Collection will be released on November 28.{{cite web|url=http://mnet.interest.me/newrelease/comingsoon/2012-11-28|script-title=ko:발매 예정 앨범 – 엠넷|date=2012-11-24|publisher=Mnet|accessdate=2012-11-25|language=Korean}} On November 27, the album release was confirmed by DSP Media. The album will be released on December 4 in two editions: limited and regular. The limited edition will include a special DVD including the music videos and special photocards with unveiled still-cuts from the music videos. It will be limited to 5,000 copies. The songs "Secret Love" and "Lost" were released on November 28 digitally along with their respective music videos on Kara's official YouTube account. "Daydream", "Wanna Do" and "Guilty" were released digitally on November 30, along with their respective music videos.{{cite web|url=http://nbiz.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20121127000363|title=카라, '셀프 메이드' 솔로곡 발표…멤버들이 직접 작사ㆍMV기획 참여|date=2012-11-27|publisher=Herald Corp.|accessdate=2012-11-27|language=Korean}}

The songs "Daydream", "Guilty" and "Lost" were written by Song Soo-yun and produced by Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, also known as Sweetune. The songs "Secret Love" and "Wanna Do" were written and produced by G-High and Lee Joo-hyung. Gyuri, Seungyeon, Hara, and Jiyoung helped pen the lyrics of their own songs; Nicole penned the rap of her song.

{{track listing

| headline = Official track listing{{cite web|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/kara-solo-collection-normal-edition/1032071914-0-0-0-en/info.html|title=Yesasia: Kara Solo Collection (Normal Edition) CD – Kara, CJ E&M – Korean Music – Free Shipping|date=2012-11-27|publisher=|accessdate=2012-11-27|language=Korean}}

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| note1 = {{lang|ko|백일몽}}; Baegilmong; Gyuri solo

| lyrics1 = Park Gyu-ri, Song Soo-yun

| music1 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun

| length1 = 3:47

| title2 = Guilty

| note2 = Seung-yeon solo

| lyrics2 = Han Seung-yeon, Song Soo-yun

| music2 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue

| length2 = 3:29

| title3 = Lost

| note3 = Nicole solo featuring 2AM's Jin-woon

| lyrics3 = Song Soo-yun

| music3 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung

| length3 = 3:38

| title4 = Secret Love

| note4 = Hara solo

| lyrics4 = Goo Ha-ra, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| music4 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length4 = 3:22

| title5 = Wanna Do

| note5 = Jiyoung solo

| lyrics5 = Kang Ji-young, G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| music5 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length5 = 3:23

| title6 = Daydream

| note6 = instrumental

| music6 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Hwang-hyun

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Guilty

| note7 = Instrumental

| music7 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, Yue

| length7 = 3:28

| title8 = Lost

| note8 = instrumental

| music8 = Han Jae-ho, Kim Seung-soo, An Jun-sung

| length8 = 3:38

| title9 = Secret Love

| note9 = instrumental

| music9 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length9 = 3:22

| title10 = Wanna Do

| note10 = instrumental

| music10 = G-High, Lee Joo-hyung

| length10 = 3:23

}}

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| title1 = Daydream

| note1 = music video

| title2 = Guilty

| note2 = music video

| title3 = Lost

| note3 = music video

| title4 = Secret Love

| note4 = music video

| title5 = Wanna Do

| note5 = music video

}}

{{reflist|30em}}

• [http://www.spart1.com/um/karacolle/ Kara Collection Japanese special website]
• {{YouTube|id=a1a5ph6GkjY|title="Wanna Do" (Japanese – short ver.) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=eU2Z7uOPYgQ|title="Lost" (Japanese – short ver.) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=xVBiWbLMbXM|title="Secret Love" (Japanese – short ver.) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=VoB_47VoWYs|title="Daydream" (Japanese – short ver.) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=Ny21F_mmb7k|title="Guilty" (Japanese – short ver.) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=G7QUhASWc3k|title="Wanna Do" (Korean) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=GXuUiyMvIJw|title="Lost" (Korean) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=RzSdZy3yBMQ|title="Secret Love" (Korean) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=kxkndG0WG3A|title="Daydream" (Korean) music video}}
• {{YouTube|id=2_WIuI5VZKA|title="Guilty" (Korean) music video}}

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