KARA’s upcoming album has placed first on a major pre-order chart in Japan.
Data by one of Japan’s biggest record retailers Tower Records showed that the girl group’s fourth mini-album “Go Go Summer!” (Limited edition A) topped its daily pre-order chart on June 2, the day it opened up for reservations.
Songs “Go Go Summer!” and “Girls Be Ambitious” have been selected the songs for the commercials of products that the girl group endorses in Japan including the former for LG Electronics' Smartphone “Optimus bright L- 07C” and the latter for Japanese hair color brand “Palty.”
The girls are set to to resume their activities in Japan in time with the release of the album which is set to hit stores on June 29.
The girls are currently busy preparing for an official fan meeting in Korea scheduled in downtown Seoul on June 11 which will include a mini-concert and disclosure of new video clips which will also be covered live in a total 83 theaters in Japan the same day.
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