URAKARA is a Japanese television drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 series from TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

, first shown in Japan from 14 January 2011.

History

The drama revolves around five characters played by the members of popular South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Kara

Kara (band)

Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...

. The members of Kara act as five girls (each with the same name as their real-life selves) who are given missions related to love. The drama is the Japanese acting debut for Kara, although they have previously made cameo appearance

Cameo appearance

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s as a group in a couple of Korean drama

Korean drama

Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...

s. Leader Park Gyuri

Park Gyuri

Park Gyu-ri is a South Korean idol singer, known for being the leader of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:...

 and member Han Seung-yeon

Han Seung-yeon

Han Seung-yeon is a South Korean idol singer, known for being a member of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :...

 had child actress roles in several Korean television series prior to their singing debuts. "URAKARA" has also been produced as part of Kara's popularity in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 since their Japanese debut single "Mister" in 2010.

Cast

• Park Gyuri
  Park Gyuri
  Park Gyu-ri is a South Korean idol singer, known for being the leader of girl group Kara, formed by DSP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:...
  
   as Gyuri
• Han Seungyeon as Seungyeon
• Nicole Jung
  Nicole Jung
  Nicole Jung , better known mononymously as Nicole, born on October 7, 1991, is an Korean-American idol singer, and rapper. She was raised in Glendale, California but she moved to Seoul, South Korea...
  
   as Nicole
• Goo Hara as Hara
• Kang Jiyoung
  Kang Jiyoung
  Kang Jiyoung is a South Korean idol singer, member of the Korean girl group Kara.-Biography:Kang Jiyoung was born on January 18, 1994, in Paju, Republic of Korea. She debuted at the age of 15 as a third grade middle school student. She is one of the 2 members that joined after member Kim Sung Hee...
  
  as Jiyoung