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Nicole | Solo Music & Acting | KARA

An original KARA member from 2007, Nicole moved from solo tracks within the group to her Korean solo debut, First Romance, in 2014. Something Special launched her Japanese solo releases in 2015. Her individual work includes involvement in production,

Nicole (supplied photograph)
Nicole (supplied photograph)

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Nicole

An original KARA member from 2007, Nicole moved from solo tracks within the group to her Korean solo debut, First Romance, in 2014. Something Special launched her Japanese solo releases in 2015.

Her individual work includes involvement in production, dance music, ballads, concerts and a short drama. She continued releasing Korean and Japanese solo material alongside KARA’s return in 2022.

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TV & media

Heroes: making a short for a smartphone film-festival challenge

Nicole participated in SBS Heroes’ filmmaking challenge, shown on January 30, 2011. Her team made the smartphone short The Uninvited Guest, directed by Narsha and written by Yoo In-na.

Heroes filmmaking-episode television frames
Programme frames in OSEN’s January 30 broadcast report, not a festival appearance photograph.Image sourceSBS番組画面/OSEN掲載
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A production project intended for the first olleh–Lotte Smartphone Film Festival, filmed in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do on January 3–4 and introduced on the programme.

Record highlights

  • Entry date: January 30, 2011 broadcast / filming: January 3–4.
  • A production project intended for a smartphone film festival.
Official material & related visualHeroes filmmaking-episode television frames
Film & television

My Way: film cameo

Nicole made a cameo in Kang Je-kyu’s film My Way as an usher at an athletics federation press conference. In a brief sequence she distributes pamphlets and recognises a visitor arriving in the protagonist’s rickshaw, wearing a neat suit rather than stage clothes. The film opened in South Korea on 21 December 2011.

Nicole on the My Way set
A photograph from the cameo shoot, released by the film team and published by STARNEWS.Image sourceFilm production publicity / STARNEWS publication
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In comments released by the film team before opening, Nicole said she had been very nervous about her first film shoot. She thanked Kim In-kwon for teaching her even small hand movements, describing practical guidance behind her brief appearance.

Record highlights

  • Director: Kang Je-kyu.
  • Role: athletics federation press-conference usher (cameo).
  • South Korean theatrical release: 21 December 2011.
  • Filming comment: for her first film shoot, Kim In-kwon coached her small hand movements.
Official material & related visualNicole on the My Way set
Solo music

A solo voice on Lost

The Japanese KARA Collection included Nicole’s Lost feat. Jinwoon of 2AM. Within a release built around five individual songs, her contribution paired her voice with Jinwoon’s. The project combined Japanese-language recordings with each member’s videos.

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Cover of KARA Collection, limited edition A, containing the solo track.Image source
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Limited edition A added a DVD of the individual videos, including Lost, and their making-of film, plus a 28-page photo book. This was an individual song released under KARA’s name, preceding the separate Korean solo debut EP First Romance in 2014.

Record highlights

  • Japanese release: September 5, 2012
  • Featured artist: Jinwoon of 2AM
  • The 18 February 2012 KARASIA report records her new solo-song duet with a male agency trainee who had not yet debuted.
  • DSP said every member contributed to lyrics and planning her own video for the Korean-language project.
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Solo music

Korean solo debut with First Romance

B2M Entertainment released her first Korean solo EP, First Romance. Led by MAMA, it explored separation and unrequited love as well as romance. The six-track release ended with an instrumental of MAMA.

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Nicole’s First Romance album cover, published by Bugs.Image source
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Kim Boa of SPICA featured on Innocent?, Dongwoo of INFINITE on 7-2=오해, and Ricky on Joker; LOVE was also included. Different guest voices complemented Nicole’s lead performances across the EP.

Record highlights

  • Korean release: November 19, 2014
  • Six tracks / label: B2M
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Appearance / KAMILIA event

First mini fan meeting during solo debut week

After her Korean solo debut, Nicole held a mini fan meeting, documented by her own group photograph and a participant’s same-day record.

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Nicole’s First Romance album cover, published by Bugs.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2014-11-23
  • Event / venue: Seoul
Appearance / KAMILIA event

First Romance signing on November 30

Nicole met KAMILIA at a First Romance signing, with a dated post showing her making a heart above her head.

2014-11-30 / First Romance signing on November 30. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2014-11-30 / First Romance signing on November 30. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2014-11-30
  • Event / venue: First Romance signing
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Solo stage at THE SHOW Winter Festival, COEX

Nicole appeared at THE SHOW Winter Festival at COEX; Em2T’s dated record identifies the performance as “MAMA.”

2014-12-11 / Solo stage at THE SHOW Winter Festival, COEX. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2014-12-11 / Solo stage at THE SHOW Winter Festival, COEX. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2014-12-11
  • Event / venue: COEX, Seoul
Appearance / KAMILIA event

First Romance signing on December 14

Nicole attended a First Romance signing, photographed in a dated participant post wearing reindeer antlers.

2014-12-14 / First Romance signing on December 14. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2014-12-14 / First Romance signing on December 14. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2014-12-14
  • Event / venue: First Romance signing
Film & television

Playing Meri in Seven Days of Summer

Nicole played Meri opposite Lee Kwang-soo in Seven Days of Summer, an episode of the anthology Secret Love. Frequently forgetful, Meri sets out on a journey following a memory that remains vivid despite the passage of time.

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Shared Japanese broadcast visual for the Secret Love anthology on BS TV Tokyo.Image source
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BS Japan aired it in Korean with Japanese subtitles in its late-night January 2, 2015 anthology marathon; this date refers to that Japanese broadcast. Each KARA member led a different love story rather than sharing one role.

BS Japan lists January 2, 2015 at 25:50–27:30, or January 3 at 01:50–03:30 by calendar date. The main date uses the latter, separately from the July 4, 2014 Korean premiere.

Record highlights

  • Role: Meri / co-star: Lee Kwang-soo
  • Japanese listing: January 2, 25:50 onward
  • In Korea it aired on DramaCube on 4 July 2014 as episode4, Seven Days of Summer, separately from its Japanese BS Japan transmission.
  • Written by Lee Jung-sun and directed by Kim Kyu-tae and Hong Jong-chan, it follows Meli searching for memories of seven days with her father against Gangwon’s coast and pastures.
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A café date and photo time with KAMILIA

Nicole joined a café-date event with KAMILIA. Em2T records the photo time, with Nicole in a red beret, as January 24.

2015-01-24 / A café date and photo time with KAMILIA. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2015-01-24 / A café date and photo time with KAMILIA. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-01-24
  • Event / venue: Café date with KAMILIA
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Solo appearance at KCON 2015 Japan in Saitama

Nicole appeared at KCON at Saitama Super Arena. The official schedule lists her concert appearance and Meet & Greet at TOIRO Hall.

2015-04-22 / Solo appearance at KCON 2015 Japan in Saitama. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2015-04-22 / Solo appearance at KCON 2015 Japan in Saitama. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

The “20140422” in one caption is a year typo; the official schedule and other posts establish April 22, 2015.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-04-22
  • Event / venue: Saitama Super Arena
Stage & live eventsFanmeeting

First solo Japan fanmeeting Nicole’s Homecoming

Nicole held afternoon and evening shows at Toyosu PIT to launch her Japan fanclub. Nicole’s Homecoming—THE 1st FAN CLUB STARTING CEREMONY @TOKYO JAPAN was her first solo KAMILIA event in Japan after her Korean solo debut, preceding her June 24 Japanese debut.

Stage photograph from Nicole’s Homecoming
On-site photograph from May 30, 2015, showing Nicole in white performing with dancers.Image sourceKorepo / KOREAREPORT INC
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With Minshiru hosting, Nicole presented cake decoration, audience activities and hip-hop dance. On-site reporting records “MAMA” and “Something Special,” combining KAMILIA interaction with her new solo repertoire.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • City/venue: Tokyo / Team Smile Toyosu PIT
  • May 30, 2015: Part 1 doors 13:00, show 14:00
  • Same day: Part 2 doors 17:30, show 18:30
  • Promoter: STARDUST GLOBAL / production and operation: Rise Communication
  • Cooperation: B2M Entertainment, STC / host: Minshiru
Official material & related visualStage photograph from Nicole’s Homecoming
Songs performed
Solo music

Japanese solo debut: Something Special

Following First Romance in Korea, Something Special became her Japanese solo debut single. Victor explicitly lists June 24, 2015 as its original release date. Its catalogue also presents FANTASY and a Japanese version of LOVE alongside the title track.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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The release combined a new title track with Japanese singing of earlier material rather than simply reissuing the entire Korean EP. The November 1, 2017 date on the current digital edition is a later digital release date, separate from her 2015 Japanese solo debut.

Record highlights

  • Japanese solo debut: June 24, 2015
  • Also listed: FANTASY / LOVE -Japanese Ver.-
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Appearance / KAMILIA event

Something Special release event in Nagoya

During her Japanese debut single’s release week, Nicole held an event at Oasis 21’s Ginga no Hiroba. A participant records her closing greeting in the rain.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-06-26
  • Event / venue: Ginga no Hiroba, Oasis 21, Nagoya
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Something Special release event in Tokyo

Nicole joined the Tokyo event for her Japanese debut single. Em2T documents its June 27 photo time.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-06-27
  • Event / venue: Tokyo
Appearance / KAMILIA event

The Party “PRESENT” birthday live in Tokyo

Nicole held The Party “PRESENT” in Tokyo, celebrating her birthday after her solo debut with songs and conversation.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-10-11
  • Event / venue: Tokyo
Appearance / KAMILIA event

T-SPOOK Halloween parade in Odaiba

Nicole joined the T-SPOOK Halloween parade in Odaiba, Tokyo; the announced date agrees with the participant’s same-day post.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-10-25
  • Event / venue: Odaiba, Tokyo
Appearance / KAMILIA event

International Campus Song Festival MC with Eric Nam

Nicole hosted the International Campus Song Festival with Eric Nam. Post-event reporting places the main competition and guest performances at Hyeonam Park on October 31.

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-10-31
  • Event / venue: Hyeonam Park, Yeoju
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Christmas and New Year dinner show in Shinagawa

Nicole held Special Christmas & Happy New Year at Shinagawa Prince Hotel, spending Christmas Eve with KAMILIA and unveiling “Don’t Stop.”

Nicole’s official Something Special cover
Official cover of her Japanese solo debut single.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2015-12-24
  • Event / venue: Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo
Appearance / KAMILIA event

RED by MUSIC CIRCUS at Zepp Nagoya

Nicole performed at RED by MUSIC CIRCUS – JUGGLER EDITION, documented by the organizer’s announcement and same-day stage photographs.

2016-02-21 / RED by MUSIC CIRCUS at Zepp Nagoya. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2016-02-21 / RED by MUSIC CIRCUS at Zepp Nagoya. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2016-02-21
  • Event / venue: Zepp Nagoya
Appearance / KAMILIA event

CLUB ZEPP 2016 SPRING in Sapporo

Nicole appeared at FM NORTH WAVE’s CLUB ZEPP 2016 SPRING in Sapporo, documented by the event announcement and several participant records.

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Nicole’s First Romance album cover, published by Bugs.Image source
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2016-03-18
  • Event / venue: Zepp Sapporo
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Kwak Hyun Joo at Seoul Fashion Week

Nicole attended the Kwak Hyun Joo collection at 2016 F/W HERA SEOUL FASHION WEEK at DDP.

2016-03-26 / Kwak Hyun Joo at Seoul Fashion Week. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.
2016-03-26 / Kwak Hyun Joo at Seoul Fashion Week. Event photograph from Em2T’s original post.Image sourceEm2T original post / embedded credits retained
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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2016-03-26
  • Event / venue: DDP, Seoul
Appearance / KAMILIA event

Solo songs at KCON 2016 Japan

Nicole performed “Something Special” and “Don’t Stop” at Makuhari Messe. KCON’s official report also documents her same-day Meet & Greet.

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Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2016-04-09
  • Event / venue: Makuhari Messe
Appearance / KAMILIA event

A pre-release bliss event at VenusFort

Ahead of the album’s April 27 release, Nicole joined an event at Tokyo’s VenusFort, documented by Em2T as April 24.

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Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

Record highlights

  • Event date: 2016-04-24
  • Event / venue: VenusFort, Tokyo
Solo music

Creating her Japanese album bliss

Her first Japanese album bliss brought together Something Special and the February 17 single DON’T STOP with tracks including Precious Time, HAPPY and LUNAR. The album combined dance material and ballads in a full-length collection.

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The distributor’s description credits Nicole with helping select songs and shape video concepts. The standard CD added MAMA -Japanese Ver.- as a bonus track. The CD arrived on April 27, 2016; Victor’s current November 1, 2017 listing refers to the digital edition.

Record highlights

  • CD: April 27, 2016 / digital edition: November 1, 2017
  • Standard-edition bonus: MAMA -Japanese Ver.-
Official material & related visualView the release visual
Stage & live events

First solo live: 2016 NICOLE The 1st LIVE-bliss-

Just after releasing her first Japanese album bliss, Nicole held her first solo live concerts at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake on 29 April and Osaka’s Theater BRAVA! on 1 May. Across daytime and evening sessions, the two-hour show combined album tracks, Japanese covers and dance performances.

Nicole and dancers at her first solo live
Stage photograph published with the report on this concert series; the image is not assigned to a specific city or session.Image sourceConcert publicity / Kstyle publication
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The title bliss expressed Nicole’s wish for KAMILIA to feel happy watching her stage. The published report listed 16 numbers, with Ms.OOJA’s “Be...” in the daytime and Mika Nakashima’s “GLAMOROUS SKY” at night. Games and a Q&A accompanied the music, followed by “DON’T STOP” in the encore.

Record highlights

  • Tokyo: 29 April 2016, Differ Ariake.
  • Osaka: 1 May 2016, Theater BRAVA!
  • Programme: 16 numbers over roughly two hours; Japanese cover selection differed by session.
  • Games and a Q&A accompanied the singing and dance performances.
Official material & related visualNicole and dancers at her first solo live
Songs performed
  1. Something Special
  2. Need a Love
  3. Wonderful Baby
  4. Say Good Bye
  5. Memories
  6. 7-2=오해
  7. Best Man
  8. Matinee:Be... Cover Ms.OOJA
    Evening show:GLAMOROUS SKY Cover 中島美嘉
  9. Dance for You

    Cover · Beyoncé / Dance performance

  10. Lunar
  11. Fantasy
  12. MAMA -Japanese Ver.-
  13. Recall
  14. Precious Time
  15. Happy
  16. Don’t Stop

    Encore

Order in the concert report. Item 8 changes between matinee and evening, and item 9 is described as a dance performance.

Stage & live eventsFanmeeting

Comeback NICOLE—Our Christmas List in Osaka and Tokyo

Comeback NICOLE—Our Christmas List comprised two shows each at Osaka’s Matsushita IMP Hall and Tokyo’s Shinagawa Intercity Hall. The Christmas fanmeeting accompanied her renewed solo activity in Japan.

Stage photograph from Our Christmas List in Tokyo
Photograph in Walkerplus’s report of the December 23 Tokyo show; not represented as an Osaka-show photograph.Image sourceWalkerplus / KADOKAWA
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The December 23 Tokyo report records a Santa-costume question segment, a Japanese lip-reading game and her first DJ NICOLE appearance. A “My Grown Up Christmas List” cover joined singing, games and DJ performance in one programme.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • Osaka: December 20, 2018, Matsushita IMP Hall
  • Osaka: doors/show 13:15/14:00 and 17:45/18:30
  • Tokyo: December 23, 2018, Shinagawa Intercity Hall
  • Tokyo: doors/show 12:15/13:00 and 16:45/17:30
  • Official operations notice: THE STAR JAPAN / event contact: Rise Communication
Official material & related visualStage photograph from Our Christmas List in Tokyo
Songs performed

Another show: Tokyo, December 23, 2018

  • My Grown Up Christmas List
TV & media

Nicole First Photobook hana.

Her first solo photobook was released in Japan. She described wanting a record of her twenties and contributing ideas for makeup, fashion and the shoot, which ranges from spring/summer bohemian styling to cool and relaxed at-home moods.

Nicole First Photobook hana. cover
The flower-bath cover from KADOKAWA’s product page.Image sourceKADOKAWA
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The two-day shoot moved from a studio to Odaiba and Shimokitazawa. Her favourite flower-bath image became the cover, and she tried the pink hair she had long wanted. She explained hana as both flowers and the Korean word for “one,” fitting a first photobook.

Record highlights

  • Released 7 June 2019; published by KADOKAWA.
  • ISBN 9784047354562; B5 softcover; 96 full-colour pages.
  • Bonus: making-of DVD; she described filming with eight outfits.
  • Release event: 9 June at HMV&BOOKS SHIBUYA, where she discussed the book in Japanese.
  • The publisher lists both the print and digital editions for release on 7 June 2019.
Official material & related visualNicole First Photobook hana. cover
Stage & live events

Nicole CONCERT 2019 — Summer Wave

Nicole held four Summer Wave concerts: daytime and evening sessions at Osaka BIGCAT on 7 June and Tokyo’s Shibuya WWW on 10 June 2019. Returning to solo concerts after roughly three years, she opened the final Tokyo evening with “DON’T STOP” and performed a 14-number programme including Hikaru Utada’s “First Love” and the new song “Promise.”

Nicole onstage at Summer Wave 2019
Concert photograph published in BARKS’ report on the 10 June show at Shibuya WWW.Image sourceBARKS concert-report publication; photographer not specified in article
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Speaking onstage, Nicole said she chose a ballad for “Promise” because she wanted listeners to hear her growth during the three-year interval. She also described doubts during dance preparation and her hope that this concert would be a new beginning. After a shared singalong to “Happy,” the show closed with everyday footage she had filmed and edited herself.

Record highlights

  • Dates: 7 June 2019, Osaka BIGCAT; 10 June, Shibuya WWW.
  • Sessions: afternoon and evening in each city, four concerts in total.
  • Final Tokyo evening: 14 numbers, including “First Love” and “Promise.”
  • Video production: Nicole filmed and edited the everyday-life closing footage herself.
Official material & related visualNicole onstage at Summer Wave 2019
Songs performed

Another show: final evening performance at Shibuya WWW, Tokyo, June 10, 2019

  1. Don’t Stop
  2. Precious Time
  3. Wonderful Baby
  4. Recall
  5. First Love

    Cover · 宇多田ヒカル

  6. Body Party / Boom

    Dance performance / Medley

  7. Fantasy
  8. Lunar
  9. MAMA
  10. Promise
  11. Memories
  12. Something Special
  13. Need a Love
  14. Happy
Stage & live events

Summer Wave Encore solo concerts

Nicole performed two sessions of “Summer Wave Encore” at Shibuya Stream Hall on 24 August 2019, following the June concerts in Tokyo and Osaka. Alongside solo material including “Promise,” she introduced her next single. The June concert’s live DVD was released on 12 February 2020.

2019 Summer Wave Encore concert announcement visual
Promotional image in an article introducing the 2019 encore shows; not a live photograph from August 24.Image source
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Near the end, Nicole moved from her own DJ set into the premiere of the English-language EDM track “Champions,” ahead of its 25 September release. She explained that she had wanted to try a song in this style at least once. Its message encouraged listeners to see themselves and one another as champions even during difficult times.

Record highlights

  • Venue: Shibuya Stream Hall / two performances
  • Promise digital release: July 31, 2019
  • Premiere at the show: “Champions,” an English-language EDM track by Dutch duo Tom & Jame.
Official material & related visualView the promoter’s concert visual
Songs performed
  1. Don’t Stop
  2. Precious Time
  3. Wonderful Baby
  4. Say Good Bye
  5. Recall
  6. Promise
  7. First Love

    Cover · 宇多田ヒカル

  8. Dance Performance

    Dance performance

  9. Fantasy
  10. Lunar
  11. MAMA
  12. Memories
  13. Say You Love Me
  14. DJing
  15. Champions(Prod. Tome & Jame)
  16. Need A Love
  17. Something Special
  18. Happy
  19. Need A Love

    Encore

Song sources

Stage & live eventsFanmeeting

Spring Wave 2022 carries forward the postponed fanmeeting

Spring Wave 2022 was scheduled for two shows each at Yokohama Bay Hall and Osaka BIGCAT. The promoter explicitly accepted tickets from the postponed 2020 Spring Again fanmeeting for the corresponding 2022 sessions.

Official Spring Wave 2022 streaming visual (logo design)
Official banner for the Yokohama two-session mahocast pass linked by the promoter. It is streaming material showing the logo and actual date/times, not a performance photograph.Image sourceDiamond Music / mahocast
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The Yokohama shows were also offered through mahocast livestreams and archives, with digital scene photographs for each session. Tickets for the postponed 2020 Tokyo and Osaka shows could be used for the corresponding sessions in Yokohama and Osaka in 2022, carrying the planned reunion forward after the delay.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • Yokohama: June 19, 2022, Yokohama Bay Hall
  • Osaka: June 21, 2022, BIGCAT
  • Both dates: doors/show 14:00/14:30 and 18:00/18:30
  • 2020 Tokyo February 29 tickets / June 19 Yokohama; March 1 Osaka tickets / June 21 Osaka, matching sessions
  • Event contact: Diamond Group / Yokohama stream: mahocast
Official material & related visualOfficial Spring Wave 2022 streaming visual (logo design)
Solo music

Contributing lyrics to YOU.F.O

The Korean digital single YOU.F.O likened new love to outer space. Its title combined U.F.O with “You will find our galaxy.” Nicole was credited among the lyricists, contributing words as well as her vocal performance.

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Composers were STEVEN LEE, Sebastian Thott, Andreas Stone Johansson and Evelina Carlsson. The release paired the vocal track with its instrumental. Her Japanese site dates the limited CD to December 26, distinct from the July Korean digital release.

Record highlights

  • Korean digital release: July 27, 2022
  • Nicole co-wrote lyrics / Japanese limited CD: December 26
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Stage & live eventsFanmeeting

Fanclub NEW YEAR’S PARTY

Her renewed Japan fanclub announced its first event, NEW YEAR’S PARTY, at Yokohama XLV. The two-session gathering was framed as an intimate New Year celebration rather than an arena concert.

Promotional photograph in the NEW YEAR’S PARTY announcement
Portrait used in the announcement of this FC event; it was not photographed at the January 26 venue.Image sourceEvent promotional photograph published by ORICON; photographer uncredited
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The announced package included light refreshments and a bottle of wine or champagne selected by Nicole. Booking opened in December 2022 for a January gathering celebrating the new year with members of her fanclub.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • City/venue: Yokohama / Yokohama XLV
  • Event date: Thursday, January 26, 2023
  • First show 18:00 / second show 20:15.
  • Format: Japan official fanclub member event
  • Announced ticket sale: December 12, 2022, 19:00
Official material & related visualPromotional photograph in the NEW YEAR’S PARTY announcement
Solo music

Renewing her Japanese solo releases with Selfish

Her third Japanese single Selfish was described officially as a dance number recalling 1990s R&B. STEVEN LEE, Andreas Stone Johansson, Evelina Carlsson and Joe Lawrence composed it, with Japanese lyrics by Yohei.

Nicole’s official Selfish cover
Cover of the same single released on May 10, 2023.Image source
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The CD contained Selfish and its instrumental. Limited A added videos for Mysterious and YOU.F.O, while B included a 24-page booklet. The Korean-song videos placed her recent solo work alongside the new Japanese track.

Record highlights

  • Japanese release: May 10, 2023
  • Limited A: two MVs / B: 24-page booklet
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Stage & live eventsFanmeeting

Four-show Special Day fanmeeting

Special Day comprised two sessions each in Tokyo and Osaka just after the Japanese single Selfish. The fanmeeting shared her renewed individual work following KARA’s return.

Official Special Day event banner
Visual with dates, venues and session times published by the official fanclub for this event, not a stage photograph.Image sourceOfficial event promotional material; photographer uncredited
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Tokyo reporting records the new song, audience questions, a “Happy” encore and call-and-response. The official announcement included a post-show send-off; this was a standalone fanmeeting separate from the single’s promotional events.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • Tokyo: May 13, 2023, Hulic Hall Tokyo
  • Tokyo doors/show: 15:00/16:00 and 18:30/19:30
  • Osaka: May 14, 2023, GORILLA HALL OSAKA
  • Osaka doors/show: 15:00/15:45 and 18:30/19:15
  • Local contacts: DISK GARAGE Tokyo / SOGO Osaka
Official material & related visualOfficial Special Day event banner
Songs performed
Stage & live eventsFan concert

First fanconcert tour NICOLE FanCon 2023

NICOLE FanCon 2023 was announced as six sessions across Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Her official profile identifies it as her first fanconcert tour, distinct from her earlier fanmeetings.

Promotional photograph on the official FanCon 2023 ticket page
Show promotional visual published by Rakuten Ticket.Image sourceOfficial event promotional material; photographer uncredited
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The final Tokyo day’s afternoon show opened with “Mysterious” and “Fantasy,” alongside a cover of Ms.OOJA’s “Be...,” questions and games. Nicole performed “Gravity” before its December release. She said choosing songs KAMILIA wanted had produced a dance-heavy programme, prompting stamina training with her dancers; “YOU.F.O” and “Happy” followed in the encore.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • Osaka: November 23, 2023, YES THEATER
  • Nagoya: November 25, International Legend Hall
  • Tokyo: November 26, Veats Shibuya
  • All dates: doors/show 15:00/15:30 and 18:00/18:30
  • Local contacts: SOGO Osaka, Sunday Folk, DISK GARAGE
  • Reported session: the afternoon show at Veats Shibuya on 26 November 2023.
Official material & related visualPromotional photograph on the official FanCon 2023 ticket page
Songs performed

Another show: daytime performance at Veats Shibuya, Tokyo, November 26, 2023

  1. Mysterious
  2. Fantasy
  3. Be...

    Cover · Ms.OOJA

  4. 7-2=오해
  5. Don’t Stop
  6. Need A Love
  7. Gravity
  8. Lunar
  9. Something Special
  10. YOU.F.O

    Encore

  11. Happy

    Encore

Solo music

Gravity and Selfish Ri-mix

Her second Japanese single of the year, Gravity, used attraction as its central image. STEVEN LEE, Christian Karlstrom and Laurell Barker composed it; Sonomi Tameoka wrote the lyrics. The B-side was Selfish Ri-mix, remixed by りーね(リさん).

Nicole’s official Gravity cover
Official cover of the same single released on December 13, 2023.Image source
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All three CD editions contained the two songs and both instrumentals. Limited A included Gravity and Selfish videos, while B provided a 24-page booklet. The package revisited the spring single through a remix and video alongside the new year-end release.

Record highlights

  • Japanese release: December 13, 2023
  • All CDs: two songs plus two instrumentals
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Solo music

Korean digital single 5!6!7!8!

5!6!7!8! was her new Korean single roughly fifteen months after Mysterious. JWK announced a digital release for June 6, 2024 at 6 p.m. Following Japan’s Gravity, it was a Nicole solo release separate from KARA’s new material.

Nicole’s 5!6!7!8! digital-single cover
Bugs artwork for the same Korean digital single.Image source
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The streaming credits name CHANCELLOR, Knave and Tayor as composers, with CHANCELLOR and Tayor arranging; SWRY also contributed lyrics. The agency announcement highlighted a retro sound, while the title prominently used a dance count.

Record highlights

  • Korean digital release: June 6, 2024
  • Composers: CHANCELLOR / Knave / Tayor
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Stage & live eventsFan concert

Four-session NICOLE FanCon 2024

NICOLE FanCon 2024 scheduled two sessions each at Tokyo’s SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE and Osaka’s TEMPO HARBOR THEATER, separately from KARA’s 2024 KARASIA tour.

Official NICOLE FanCon 2024 key visual
Official event poster containing the title, both cities, dates, venues and session times; distinguished from a live photograph.Image sourceOfficial event promotional material; photographer uncredited
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Its key visual states both venues, dates and session times. Huckleberry promoted and planned the event; Bashit Entertainment produced it, with JWK ENTERTAINMENT and Dreamusic cooperating.

Record highlights

  • Country: Japan
  • Tokyo: November 18, 2024, SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE
  • Osaka: November 20, 2024, TEMPO HARBOR THEATER
  • Both dates: doors/show 15:00/15:30 and 18:30/19:00
  • Promoter/planning: Huckleberry / production: Bashit Entertainment
  • Cooperation: JWK ENTERTAINMENT, Dreamusic
Official material & related visualOfficial NICOLE FanCon 2024 key visual
Stage & live eventsFanmeetingEvent announcement

Wuxi fan meeting announcement

Organizer QLXMedia’s verified Weibo post announced a Nicole fanmeeting in Wuxi for August 16, 2025. Sina preserves the authenticated post and a poster showing Nicole and her agency iNKODE.

Official Wuxi 2025 fanmeeting announcement poster
Poster in the verified organizer post, showing Nicole, August 16, 2025, Wuxi and iNKODE; not a show-day photograph.Image sourceQLXMedia / iNKODE (poster credit)
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The announced location was Wuxi, China, at an undisclosed venue.

Record highlights

  • Country/city: China / Wuxi, Jiangsu
  • Announced event date: August 16, 2025
  • Location: Wuxi, China · venue not disclosed
  • Announcer: verified QLXMedia official Weibo
  • Poster identifies Nicole Jung / iNKODE
  • Official event announcement
Official material & related visualOfficial Wuxi 2025 fanmeeting announcement poster
TV & mediaHosting announcement

Nicole named co-host of ENA’s Mystic

Nicole was announced as a co-host of ENA’s music audition show Mystic, her first audition-program hosting role, alongside Sandara Park and Xiaoting.

The premiere is scheduled for November 17, 2026 at 23:20 on Korea’s ENA, the same clock time in Japan. The music competition features 21 contestants, with Nicole hosting and supporting them.

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Nicole in the Mystic hosting announcement
Publicity portrait in the October 28, 2026 hosting announcement. Photo supplied by iNKODE Entertainment.Image sourcePhoto: iNKODE Entertainment / published by OSEN
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