Kara Project

Kara Project is a 2014 South Korean reality television program starring the girl group Kara. It aired on MBC M from May 27 – 1 July 2014.

Kara Project
Genre	Reality
Written by	Jung Soo-jung Kim Eun-jung Kim Hye-jin Yoo Hye-jin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Park Sang-min
Producers	Park Jae-bum Han Dae-hee
Production location	Seoul, South Korea
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Tuesday at 18:00 - 19:00 (KST)
Production companies	DSP Media MBC Plus Media
Original release
Network	MBC M
Release	27 May (2014-05-27) – 1 July 2014 (2014-07-01)

The program centred around the search to find a new member of Kara, following the departure of its members Nicole and Jiyoung.^[1] Seven trainees from DSP Media participated in the show, competing to become part of the group. The winner of the competition was Heo Young-ji, who became Kara's new member.

On February 24, 2015, contestant Ahn So-jin was found to have died from apparent suicide one month after DSP ended their contract with her. She had been a trainee for five years before participating in Kara Project.^[2][3][4]

Contestants

Name		Notes
Romanized	Hangul
Ahn So-jin	안소진	Former Superstar K1 contestant.[5]
Heo Young-ji	허영지	Currently a soloist under DSP Media.
Cho Shi-yoon	조시윤	Former Puretty member[6] and Produce 101 contestant. Currently an actress under DSP Media.
Yoon Chae-kyung	윤채경	Former Puretty member.[6] Produce 101 contestant. Former member of April.
Jeon So-min	전소민	Former Puretty member, Former April member,[6] Currently a member of K.A.R.D.
Kim Chae-won	김채원	Former member of April.
Son Yoo-ji	손유지	Currently a member of 3YE under GH Entertainment.

Results

Name		Ranking
Romanized	Hangul
Heo Young-ji	허영지	1st
Ahn So-jin	안소진	2nd
Jeon So-min	전소민	3rd
Kim Chae-won	김채원	4th
Yoon Chae-kyung	윤채경	5th
Cho Shi-yoon	조시윤	6th
Son Yoo-ji	손유지	7th