Rock U

Kara
Kara
	Kara chronology
Singles from Rock U
	"Rock U"; Released: July 25, 2008;

Rock U (also known as Kara 1st Mini Album)

Kara. It was released on July 25, 2008. Rock U was released as the lead single.^[2]

This was also the first album to feature the two new members of the group;

Kang Jiyoung and Goo Hara

, following the departure of former member Kim Sunghee. The release also showed a big transition from the group's original "strong female" image to a "cute and natural" appeal, shifting from the R&B sound of their debut to bubblegum pop.

History

After a 10-month hiatus, Kara returned with 2 new members: 17-year-old Goo Hara and 14-year-old Kang Jiyoung. They replaced Kim Sunghee, who left for educational purposes. The song was promoted in the music shows

special edition of the group's second EP "Pretty Girl

".

Chart performance

The

Gaon Album Chart and peaked at number 8 for the week ending July 3, 2010.^[3]^[4] The album spent four non-consecutive weeks in the Top 10 in 2010 and became the group's second Top 10 album on the chart.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Rock U"	Han Jae-ho Song Su-yun	Han Jae-ho Song Su-yun	Han Jae-ho Song Su-yun	3:34
2.	"Baby Boy"	Kim Hyun-seo	Kim Hyun-seo		3:49
3.	"What's This" (이게뭐야)	Han Jae-ho Song Su-yun	Han Jae-ho Kim Seung-soo	Han Jae-ho Kim Seung-soo	3:24
4.	"Good Day"	Han Jae-ho Kim Seung-soo	Han Jae-ho Kim Seung-soo	Han Jae-ho Kim Seung-soo	3:17
5.	"Wait"	Hwang Seong-je	Hwang Seong-je	Hwang Seong-je	3:45
Total length:					17:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
South Korea ( Gaon)^[4]	8

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	106

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Korea^[2]	July 25, 2008	Digital download	CJ E&M DSP Media
South Korea^[2]	July 31, 2008	CD	CJ E&M DSP Media
Japan^[9]^[10]	February 23, 2011	CD, Digital download	Universal Sigma
Taiwan	November 7, 2022	CD, Digital download	Warner Music

References

^ "Kara Mini Album". Retrieved 2014-09-15.
^ ^a ^b "Rock U (mini Album) – Kara on Soribada". Soribada. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
^ "The 2nd Weel of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The 28th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ "The 3rd Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ "The 5th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ "The 40th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ "１ｓｔ・ミニ・アルバムＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
^ "KARA / 1st Mini Album【国内盤】【CD】 / CD / UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
^ "KARA「1st Mini Album – EP」 – iTunes で「1st Mini Album – EP」をダウンロード" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

[1] "Kara Mini Album". Retrieved 2014-09-15.

[release-2] "Rock U (mini Album) – Kara on Soribada". Soribada. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

[3] "The 2nd Weel of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[:0-4] "The 28th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[5] "The 3rd Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[6] "The 5th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[7] "The 40th Week of 2010 - Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[8] "１ｓｔ・ミニ・アルバムＫＡＲＡのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

[japanrelease-9] "KARA / 1st Mini Album【国内盤】【CD】 / CD / UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

[itunes-10] "KARA「1st Mini Album – EP」 – iTunes で「1st Mini Album – EP」をダウンロード" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

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