Kara's Kang Will Continue Her Career in Japan

An ex-member of K-pop female group Kara named Kang Ji-young, will continue her career in Japan as an actress. This is according to a web based report from Japanese weekly magazine Josei Jishin.

Kang hovered to London in April right after dropping out of her group Kara earlier this year, to study English and also to take a rest from her five-year career. But throughout her stay, the previous girl team star bump into an executive of Japanese entertainmaintt agency Sweet Power, that's behind prominent actresses like Maki Horikita.

The report stated, "Even when she was a part of Kara, Ji-young had a dream to be an actress", adding that the 20-year-old will shortly travel to Japan to mark her turning position.

Kang joined Kara in 2008, and from 2010 she grew to become well-liked there because of the megahit single "Mister".

By Kim Hee-eun, contributing writer