Pretty Girl

Pretty Girl is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Kara. It was released on December 4, 2008. A song with the same name was released as the title track to promote the album. History It was announced in late November that Kara would be releasing a second mini-album, two months after "Rock U", with a fun "party" concept.<ref name="Maeil">[http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?sc=30000023&cm=%EB%AC%B8%ED%99%94%C2%B7%EC%97%B0%EC%98%88%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%9A%94%EA%B8%B0%EC%82%AC&year=2008&no=735645&selFlag=&relatedcode=&wonNo=&sID=300 카라, '프리티 걸' 뮤비 공개...미니 2집 활동 본격 돌입 예고 Kara, "Pretty Girl" MV Released...2nd Mini Album Activities Rush-Announced] . 매일경제 (Maeil Gyeongjae). December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.</ref> Following the release of the song and the enthusiastic response it garnered, the group's name rose to the top of search results on numerous Korean portal websites, further boosting the girls' fame in South Korea. In addition, the song also charted high on various websites and digital music retailers, which allowed the group to rival some of South Korea's top girl groups such as Wonder Girls, Girls' Generation, and the Brown Eyed Girls. The group's leader, Park Gyu-ri, attributed Kara's rise in popularity to their natural but pretty appeal, while national newspaper Sports Seoul attributed it to the fact that the band finally found their own identity. Promotion The group began its comeback on all major music shows on December 4, 2008, the single's release date, starting with M.Net Countdown. During their first national performance on KBS's Music Bank, member Goo Ha Ra forgot part of the choreography and cried for an hour backstage.