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{{Short description|South Korean singer and actress (1991–2019)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Goo|lang=Korean}}
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{{Infobox person
| name           = Goo Hara
| image          = 170807 구하라 (cropped).jpg
| caption        = Goo at the ''[[Midnight Runners]]'' premiere in 2017
| alt            = Goo, in a white dress, smiles and faces forward
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1991|1|3}}
| birth_place    = [[Gwangju|Kwangju]], South Korea
| death_date     = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2019|11|24|1991|1|3}}}}
| death_place    = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| death_cause    = [[Suicide]]
| resting_place  = Skycastle Memorial Park Gwangju, South Korea
| occupation     = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
| years_active   = 2008–2019
| agent          = {{hlist|[[KeyEast]]|Ogi}}
| signature      = Hara's signature.svg
| module         = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre          = [[K-pop]]
| instrument     = Vocals
| label          = [[DSP Media|DSP]]
| past_member_of = [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]]
| module2        = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul         = 구하라
| hanja          =
| rr             = Gu Hara
| mr             = Ku Hara
}}
}}
}}
'''Goo Hara''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|uː|h|ɑːr|ə}}; {{Korean|hangul=구하라}}; January 3, 1991 – November 24, 2019), also known [[mononym]]ously as '''Hara''', was a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of the [[K-pop]] girl group [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]], and had also appeared in television dramas including ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'' (2011). She made her debut as a soloist in July 2015 with the release of her [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Alohara (Can You Feel It?)]]''. After Kara disbanded in 2016, she continued her solo career at another agency, [[KeyEast]]. In June 2019, she signed with Production Ogi and continued her solo activities in Japan where she was well received by fans. Her last release was a [[maxi single]] "Midnight Queen", released on September 19, 2019. In November 2019 she embarked on a Japanese mini tour to support the album.
Goo was found dead at her home in Seoul, South Korea on November 24, 2019, at age 28. Her death was ruled a suicide. Leading to her death Goo had experienced multiple traumatic events: a legal battle with her ex-boyfriend, Choi Jong-Bum, who assaulted Goo in 2018 and threatened to release a sex video of them; a constant state of harassment, from part of the Korean public, aimed at making K-pop idols conform to a strict moral code; and the suicide of her close friend [[Sulli]], who suffered similar public scrutiny a month prior to her own death.
Goo's death was followed by calls for reform, including petitions submitted to the [[Blue House]], regarding sex crimes, cyberbullying, and the inheritance law. It was later disclosed that Goo had a pivotal role in making her friend [[Choi Jong-hoon]] reveal the identity of the corrupt police officer that protected Choi and the other members of the [[Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms|KakaoTalk chatrooms]], in which rape videos were being shared.
==Life and career==
===Early life and education===
Goo was born on January 3, 1991, in [[Gwangju]], South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:故 구하라 생일...친오빠 추모글 "거기선 걱정없이 행복하길"|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3808064|work=New 1|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Min-ji|date=January 3, 2020|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526171649/https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3808064|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hwang-2019">{{cite news|script-title=ko:'17세 데뷔' 故구하라, 굴곡졌던 11년 연예계 활동 [종합]|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23640875&cloc=|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Ji-young|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801090910/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23640875&cloc=|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo's parents separated when she was eight years old after her mother abandoned the family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goo Hara's Estranged Mother Went To The Late Star's Funeral And Asked For Photos With Celebs|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/goo-haras-estranged-mother-went-late-stars-funeral-and-asked|website=TODAYonline|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801044934/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/goo-haras-estranged-mother-went-late-stars-funeral-and-asked|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo and her brother were raised by their grandmother while their father was working as a construction worker around the country to support the family.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[팩트체크] 어린자식 두고 떠났던 친모가 구하라 재산 절반 상속?|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200312069900502|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081623/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200312069900502|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended {{ill|Woonchun Elementary School|ko|운천초등학교 (광주)}} and {{ill|Jeonnam Middle School|ko|전남중학교}}, and trained as a track and field athlete for two years.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko: 구하라 달리기 괴력 이유있었네 '초중시절 2년간 육상부 활동'|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200910061039561002|work=Newsen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Hyung-woo|date=October 6, 2009|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605034143/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200910061039561002|url-status=live}}</ref>
Goo came to Seoul while attending {{ill|Jeonju Fine Arts High School|ko|전주예술고등학교}} and participated in [[SM Entertainment]]'s youth appearance tournament in 2005.<ref name="Hwang-2019" /> She later transferred to {{ill|Dongmyung Girls' Information Industry High School|ko|동명여자정보산업고등학교}} and then attended [[Sungshin Women's University]].<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:카라 구하라 성신여자대학교 수시 합격|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201011030100024400001212&ServiceDate=20101102|website=[[Sports Chosun]].com|language=ko|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230172540/http://sports.chosun.com/news/news.htm?id=201011030100024400001212&ServiceDate=20101102|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:비보 전해진 구하라, 어린시절부터 연예인 꿈꿔 온 소녀|url=http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20191124509064|work=Sports World i|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Jae-won|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126035332/http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20191124509064|url-status=live}}</ref> During her school days, she worked as a model for internet clothing stores.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:구하라, 데뷔전 피팅모델 때부터 '완벽 미모'로 유명해|url=http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=268707|work=Asia Today|language=ko|date=July 20, 2009|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519053405/http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=268707|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, she unsuccessfully auditioned to join [[JYP Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[스타의 모든것③&#93; 구하라 "45명 중 38등이 최악의 성적" - 일간스포츠|url=http://isplus.joins.com/article/article.html?aid=1284463|website=[[Ilgan Sports]]|date=December 7, 2009|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214083224/http://isplus.joins.com/article/article.html?aid=1284463|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2008–2015: Kara===
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[[File:Koo Hara.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Goo in 2009|left]]
Goo joined the girl group Kara in 2008, following the departure of former member Kim Sung-hee.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:카라│My name is...2|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/684|work=10Asia|language=ko|date=March 10, 2009|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052202/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/684|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2009, she became a cast member of the [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] reality show ''[[Invincible Youth]]''.<ref name="No Cut News-2009">{{cite web|title=KBS '청춘불패', '아이돌 7공주'의 좌충우돌 시골생활 정착기|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4146443|website=[[No Cut News]]|date=October 9, 2009|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509185450/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4146443|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 5, 2010, during an appearance on the [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] reality show [[Strong Heart (TV series)|''Strong Heart'']], Goo admitted that she had had dental and minor facial cosmetic surgery. She stated that she had always had double eyelids, but had [[East Asian blepharoplasty|surgery]] to make them more defined.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kara′s Goo Hara Admits She Gets Botox and Lifts|url=http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/93937/karas-goo-hara-admits-she-gets-botox-and-lifts|work=Mwave|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526143940/http://www.mnetamerica.com/news/article/93937/karas-goo-hara-admits-she-gets-botox-and-lifts|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=5 idols who admitted to plastic surgery|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/02/23/5-idols-who-admitted-plastic-surgery|work=SBS PopAsia|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052653/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/02/23/5-idols-who-admitted-plastic-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2011, Goo made her acting debut in [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'',<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:맏언니 박규리, 구하라 연기자 데뷔 지원사격 '시티헌터 OST 부른다'|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201104131024421001|website=Newsen|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222038/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201104131024421001|url-status=live}}</ref> where she starred as Choi Da-hye, the daughter of South Korea's president.<ref>{{cite web|title=KARA Gu Hara to make acting debut through "City Hunter"|url=http://en.tenasia.com/archives/6409|work=10Asia|date=March 14, 2011|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052739/http://en.tenasia.com/archives/6409|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 19, 2011, it was announced that Goo would be terminating her contract with her label [[DSP Media]] along with three other members of Kara, and a lawsuit was filed on their behalf. Later that day, it was announced that she would discontinue her involvement with the suit and had rejoined the company,<ref>Lee, Woo-young. [http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20110119000516 KARA member Gu Ha-ra withdraws contract termination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320091419/http://www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110119000516|date=March 20, 2012}}. ''[[The Korea Herald]]''. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.</ref> as she apparently was not fully aware of the lawsuit's details.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} Kim, Seong-han. [http://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/read.nhn?mid=hot&sid1=106&gid=330818&cid=634836&iid=294539&oid=038&aid=0002122145&ptype=011 <nowiki>[단독] 구하라 "카라 지키겠다" 잔류 선언... 소송서 빠지겠다 주장 (</nowiki>''Goo Hara: "I Will Protect Kara", Declares to Remain'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719000832/https://news.naver.com/main/hotissue/read.nhn?mid=hot&sid1=106&gid=330818&cid=634836&iid=294539&oid=038&aid=0002122145&ptype=011 |date=July 19, 2021 }}. ''[[Naver|Naver News]]''/''[[Hankook Ilbo]]''. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.</ref> In November 2011, she and [[Nicole Jung]] (a fellow member of Kara) became the new MCs for ''[[Inkigayo]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 구하라-니콜 '인기가요' MC 합류, 아이유와 女 3MC체제|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20111113n03112?mid=e0102|website=[[Nate News]]|language=ko|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716204705/https://news.nate.com/view/20111113n03112?mid=e0102|url-status=live}}</ref> and they left the show on August 19, 2012, to focus on Kara's comeback.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:구하라·니콜, '인가' MC 하차.."26일 카라 컴백"|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20120819n08532|website=[[Nate News]]|language=ko|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716204709/https://news.nate.com/view/20120819n08532|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2013, Goo collaborated with Japanese musician and songwriter [[Masaharu Fukuyama]] to record a song called "Magic of Love" in Korean under the project group, Hara+. The song was used as a soundtrack for [[FujiTV]]'s drama ''Galileo'', in which Fukuyama starred.<ref>{{cite web|title=KARA's Goo Ha-ra to do soundtrack|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2969880|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711023810/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2969880|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2013, she was appointed as the blood donation ambassador for the Hanmaum Blood Bank.<ref>{{cite web|title=KARA Goo Hara Chosen to be Ambassador for Blood Donations|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/47243/20131029/kara-goo-hara-chosen-to-be-ambassador-for-blood-donations.htm|work=KpopStarz|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308221020/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/47243/20131029/kara-goo-hara-chosen-to-be-ambassador-for-blood-donations.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}} On December 29, 2014, she appeared in her own reality show titled ''On & Off'', which aired on [[MBC M]]usic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kara's Goo Hara to Launch Her Exclusive Reality Show 'Hara On & Off'|url=http://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/82092/Kara%E2%80%99s-Goo-Hara-to-Launch-Her-Exclusive-Reality-Show-%E2%80%98Hara-On---Off%E2%80%99|work=Mwave|quote=An affiliate of MBC Music told Newsen on December 2, "We're currently filming Kara Goo Hara's exclusive reality program Hara On &amp; Off." The affiliate added, "Hara On &amp; Off is a reality program that will show the human Goo Hara, featuring her personal life and candid sides, other than what's shown on broadcasts." The eight-episode long Hara On &amp; Off began filming at the end of November and will air the first episode at the end of December.|date=December 2, 2014|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052512/http://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/82092/Kara%E2%80%99s-Goo-Hara-to-Launch-Her-Exclusive-Reality-Show-%E2%80%98Hara-On---Off|url-status=dead}} <!-- Text is in the meta 'description' tag.  --></ref>
====Alohara (Can You Feel It)====
[[File:150528 코엑스 팬사인회 구하라.jpg|thumb|Goo at a fansigning event in 2015]]
In January 2015, Goo started hosting KBS' idol beauty show ''[[A Style For You (TV series)|A Style For You]]'' along with Super Junior's [[Kim Heechul]], [[EXID]]'s [[Hani (singer)|Hani]] and [[Sistar]]'s [[Yoon Bora|Bora]].<ref name="Kpop Herald-2015">{{cite web|title=Gu Ha-ra and Heechul to head fashion program|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201501211709250508183_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051551/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201501211709250508183_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2015, she released a beauty book titled ''Nail Hara''.<ref>{{cite web|title=KARA Gu Ha-ra to put out beauty book|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506031729148393933_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=June 23, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052452/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201506031729148393933_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2015, Goo debuted as a solo artist with the release of the EP ''[[Alohara (Can You Feel It?)]]'', which peaked at #4 domestically. The lead single "Choco Chip Cookies" features South Korean rapper [[Giriboy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Ha-ra to make solo debut|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507071749262632585_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051001/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507071749262632585_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Ha-ra releases track list of 'Alohara'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507131439362485218_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051003/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201507131439362485218_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Giriboy, Goo Ha-ra team up|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3006506|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052916/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3006506|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2015, Goo joined the variety show ''Shaolin Clenched Fists''.<ref name="Mwave-2015">{{cite web|title=After School′s Uee, Kara′s Goo Hara and miss A′s Fei are Ready to Kick Butt in ′Fists of Shaolin Temple′ Poster|url=http://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/98530/After-School%E2%80%B2s-Uee%2C-Kara%E2%80%B2s-Goo-Hara-and-miss-A%E2%80%B2s-Fei-are-Ready-to-Kick-Butt-in-%E2%80%B2Fists-of-Shaolin-Temple%E2%80%B2-Poster|work=Mwave|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052744/http://www.mwave.me/en/news/news/view/98530/After-School%E2%80%B2s-Uee%2C-Kara%E2%80%B2s-Goo-Hara-and-miss-A%E2%80%B2s-Fei-are-Ready-to-Kick-Butt-in-%E2%80%B2Fists-of-Shaolin-Temple%E2%80%B2-Poster|url-status=live}}</ref>
===2016–2019: Final projects before death===
On January 15, 2016, Kara disbanded due to Goo and fellow members [[Park Gyu-ri]] and [[Han Seung-yeon]] leaving DSP Media upon the expiration of their contracts with the company. Goo then signed with [[KeyEast]] a few days later to pursue a solo career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Ha-ra joins KeyEast|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201601181159112847542_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=January 18, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052455/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201601181159112847542_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2016, she featured in [[Thunder (singer)|Thunder]]'s single, "Sign".<ref>{{cite web|title=Thunder's new release to feature Goo Ha-ra|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201611301132350059125_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051037/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201611301132350059125_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, Goo starred in a web movie titled ''Sound of a Footstep''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constantly Evolving Korean Film Industry: Web Content|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/features.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601013&seq=380&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|work=Korean Film Biz Zone|date=September 18, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125205822/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/features.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601013&seq=380&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, she joined the variety show ''Seoul Mate''.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[공식입장] '서울메이트' 측 "구하라, 호스트로 출연...자택 공개"|url=http://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000794957|work=Xports News|language=ko|date=November 15, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719052032/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000794957|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2018, Goo released a soundtrack for the drama ''[[Jugglers (TV series)|Jugglers]]'', titled "On A Good Day".<ref>{{cite web|title=Gu Hara contributes to 'Jugglers' soundtrack|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201801231459344485384_2|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123112743/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201801231459344485384_2|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2018, she hosted the [[JTBC]]'s beauty show ''My Mad Beauty Diary''.<ref>{{cite web|title=JTBC's new channel to launch with beauty show|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201804121434325173540_2|website=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212247/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201804121434325173540_2|url-status=live}}</ref> In July, she was named honorary ambassador for the 6th Animal Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Ha-ra named ambassador for Suncheon animal film fest|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807051732428165118_2|website=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712023131/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807051732428165118_2|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2018, Goo debuted as a soloist in Japan, releasing the song "Wild".<ref>{{cite web|title=Hara says she can be a bad girl in 'Wild' MV|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/08/hara-says-she-can-be-a-bad-girl-in-wild-mv|work=[[Allkpop]]|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825011035/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/08/hara-says-she-can-be-a-bad-girl-in-wild-mv|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}} Beginning in October 2018, Goo and her ex-boyfriend, Choi Jong-bum, became involved in a legal dispute that extended into 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Hara's And Choi Jong Bum's Cases To Be Forwarded To Prosecutors|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1259165wpp/goo-hara-choi-jong-bum-prosecuted-separate-charges|work=[[Soompi]]|date=November 6, 2018|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107070929/https://www.soompi.com/article/1259165wpp/goo-hara-choi-jong-bum-prosecuted-separate-charges|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Choi Jong Bum Receives Suspended Sentence And Goo Hara's Legal Reps Respond + Prosecution Appeals|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1348952wpp/choi-jong-bum-receives-suspended-sentence-goo-haras-legal-representatives-respond|work=[[Soompi]]|date=August 2019|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913205245/https://www.soompi.com/article/1348952wpp/choi-jong-bum-receives-suspended-sentence-goo-haras-legal-representatives-respond|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}} The nature of the dispute caused issues in both her professional and personal life, including Content Y (a subsidiary of KeyEast that Goo had been actively promoting under since 2017), declining to renew her contract following its expiration in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[공식입장] 콘텐츠와이 측, "구하라와 1월 전속계약 만료, 재계약 NO"|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VF57EFX8S|work=SeDaily|last=Lee|first=Ha-na|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516180644/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VF57EFX8S|url-status=live}}</ref>
After being on hiatus for the first half of 2019, Goo announced in June 2019 that she had signed with {{Interlanguage link|Production Ogi|lt=|ja|プロダクション尾木|WD=}} to continue her activities in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Hara Set To Resume Activities In Japan After Signing On With New Agency|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1333866wpp/goo-hara-set-to-resume-activities-in-japan-after-signing-on-with-new-agency|work=[[Soompi]]|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624132154/https://www.soompi.com/article/1333866wpp/goo-hara-set-to-resume-activities-in-japan-after-signing-on-with-new-agency|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}} Goo had previously enjoyed popularity in Japan when Kara was still active and being promoted in Japan, having participated in [[62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=元ＫＡＲＡのク・ハラさん死亡 自宅で遺体見つかる：朝日新聞デジタル|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASMCS6X5CMCSUHBI02Y.html|website=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|language=ja|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108041902/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASMCS6X5CMCSUHBI02Y.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="South China Morning Post-2019">{{Cite web|title=RIP Goo Hara: 5 things to know about the K-pop queen|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039347/goo-hara-remembered-5-things-know-about-k-pop-queen-who|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225247/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039347/goo-hara-remembered-5-things-know-about-k-pop-queen-who|url-status=live}}</ref>
Goo's final release prior to her death was the maxi single "Midnight Queen", which was released in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Hara Was a K-Pop Royal Who Deserved a Better World|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8544595/goo-hara-was-a-k-pop-royal-who-deserved-a-better-world|work=[[Soompi]]|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128062115/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8544595/goo-hara-was-a-k-pop-royal-who-deserved-a-better-world|url-status=live}}</ref> She also embarked on a mini tour, titled ''Hara Zepp Tour 2019: Hello'', to support the album. The tour consisted of four concert dates held across Japan in November 2019, ending on the 19th.<ref>{{cite web|title=HARA Zepp Tour 2019 ～HELLO～ Official Site|url=http://k-fan.official-fan.com/hara-tour2019/|work=Production Ogi|date=November 11, 2019|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125170556/http://k-fan.official-fan.com/hara-tour2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo had a successful solo career in Japan and was well received by her Japanese fans during the mini tour.<ref name="South China Morning Post-2019" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=元KARAク・ハラ 死の5日前"最後の単独インタビュー"で一瞬見せた「えっ？」という表情|url=https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/16412|website=文春オンライン|last=三行|first=河崎|date=November 30, 2019 |access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108041851/https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/16412|url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 12, 2020, the music video for "Hello", a [[B-side]] track from "Midnight Queen", was released posthumously.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:故구하라 유작 '헬로' 공개...애절한 발라드|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23680888|work=[[Ilgan Sports]]|language=ko|last=Hwang|first=Ji-young|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605095659/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23680888|url-status=live}}</ref> Its lyrics were penned by Goo to thank her supporters, and the video featured her against the night-time [[cityscape]] of Tokyo, which she had loved.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The late Goo Hara's surprise gift to fans: A new music video released posthumously on her birthday|url=http://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/late-goo-haras-surprise-gift-fans-new-music-video-released-posthumously-her-birthday|website=AsiaOne|language=en|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115034110/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/late-goo-haras-surprise-gift-fans-new-music-video-released-posthumously-her-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref> As a follow-up to the music video, a photobook, memorializing Goo with photos taken just before her death, was released posthumously on April 6, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=胞兄大數母親行為卑劣 具荷拉寫真藍天最後身影|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20200405/5D7XHJXCUPUTK2G7ZTWCR4VHLY/|website=Apple Daily 蘋果日報|language=zh-hk|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801042448/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20200405/5D7XHJXCUPUTK2G7ZTWCR4VHLY/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=元KARAのHARAさん、フォトブックが「写真集」8位に登場 昨年沖縄で撮影|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2160262/full/|website=ORICON NEWS|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=October 5, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081624/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2160262/full/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ＨＡＲＡさん、最後のフォトブック発売へ ファンの声が後押し...ＭＶも公開/デイリースポーツ online|url=https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2020/01/13/0013029465.shtml|website=デイリースポーツ online|language=ja|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114045905/https://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2020/01/13/0013029465.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
On July 16, 2024, [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]] released the Korean version of "Hello" with Goo's parts mixed into the song. The song was initially to be released with Kara's fourth album "Full Bloom" in 2013, but was ultimately excluded. It was then Goo had her parts recorded. The 2024 version was rearranged and remastered to fit all members of the group, including Hur Young-ji, who joined Kara in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Late K-Pop Star Goo Hara Featured on Kara's New Single 'Hello' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/goo-hara-kara-hello-new-single-1236073448/ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Hong |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Kara unveils new song 'Hello' featuring all six members |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240716050576 |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
===Domestic dispute with Choi Jong-Bum===
Goo dated hairdresser Choi Jong-Bum after the two first met on the set of the beauty TV program ''My Mad Beauty Diary''.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:구하라 남자친구 '청담동 유아인', 생각보다 심각한 상처에 '충격'...'사회 생활 어려워'|url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=483284|work=Top Star News|language=ko|last=Han|first=Soo-ji|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515230013/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=483284|url-status=live}}</ref> At around 1&nbsp;a.m. of September 13, 2018, a drunken Choi broke into Goo's house while she was sleeping and started an argument that escalated into violent assault, when he allegedly tried to break up with her.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'구하라 폭행' 전 남자친구, 1심 징역형..."촬영은 무죄"|url=http://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20190829_0000754836&cID=10201&pID=10200|work=[[Newsis]]|language=ko|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528194409/https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20190829_0000754836&cID=10201&pID=10200|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:구하라 측, 최종범 '집행유예'에 반발..."더 강한 처벌 필요" 항소 예고|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/08/678469/|work=Star Today|last=Jin|first=Hyang-hee|date=August 29, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081627/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/08/678469/|url-status=live}}</ref> The police arrived at Goo's house after Choi reported her for assault.<ref>{{Cite news|title=[SC현장] "진실 밝힐것" 구하라, 남친폭행 혐의 첫 경찰조사(종합)|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201809190100157590012167&servicedate=20180918|work=[[Sports Chosun]]|language=ko|last=Baek|first=Ji-eun|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604010350/https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201809190100157590012167&servicedate=20180918|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo claimed that the incident was two-sided and then both parties posted images of their injuries to the internet to explain their side of the story.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'남친 폭행 혐의' 구하라, 경찰 출석 "조사 성실히 임해 진실 밝힐 것"[종합]|url=https://www.tvreport.co.kr/1080445|work=TV Report|language=ko|last=Son|first=Hyo-jung|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513220527/https://www.tvreport.co.kr/1080445|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:구하라 남자친구 상처, 성한 곳이 없다? "눈 아래도 약 4cm 상처"|url=http://www.seoulwire.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=26677|work=Seoulwire|language=ko|last=Jung|first=Eun-ran|date=September 16, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514195657/http://www.seoulwire.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=26677|url-status=live}}</ref>
After the incident, Goo underwent a medical examination and was found to be suffering from uterine and vaginal [[hemorrhage]]; she was also diagnosed with "cervical sprain", "facial contusions and sprain", "lower leg contusions and sprain", and "right forearm and additional sprains."<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:구하라 카톡 공개 이어 남친 심경고백 ··· 가열되는 진실공방|url=http://www.ggilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=546993|work=Ggilbo|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Jae-myung|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923015646/http://www.ggilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=546993|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'폭행혐의' 구하라, 경찰서 출두..."조사에서 혐의 밝혀질 것, 성실히 임하겠다"|url=http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=45934|work=Single List|language=ko|last=Shin|first=Dong-hyuk|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515075512/http://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=45934|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, Goo filed a lawsuit against Choi for threatening to release a [[Revenge porn|sex video]] filmed without her consent in an attempt by him to end her career.<ref>{{Cite news|title=South Korean pop star and actor Cha In Ha found dead aged 27|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/03/south-korean-pop-star-and-actor-cha-in-ha-found-dead-aged-27|work=The Guardian|last=Lanre|first=Bakare|date=December 3, 2019|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203163911/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/03/south-korean-pop-star-and-actor-cha-in-ha-found-dead-aged-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=[POP이슈]검찰, 구하라 前 남자친구 최종범 1심 판결 불복...항소장 제출|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201909050914286820224_1|work=[[Herald POP]]|last=Ahn|first=Tae-hyung|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915142532/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201909050914286820224_1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Public criticizes revenge porn law|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3054060|publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|author1=Esther Chung|author2=Hong Ji-yu|date=October 10, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204102137/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3054060|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rare jail term given to man in 'revenge porn' case|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/10/251_256831.html|publisher=[[The Korea Times]]|author=Lee Suh-yoon|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151413/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/10/251_256831.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo pursued the lawsuit despite the initial advice of her lawyers to keep things quiet to avoid public backlash.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |author1=Motoko Rich and John Yoon |title=A K-Pop Star's Lonely Downward Spiral |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/world/asia/k-pop-suicide-goo-hara.html |access-date=July 22, 2024 |agency=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614033858/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/world/asia/k-pop-suicide-goo-hara.html |archive-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite news |title=A K-Pop Star's Lonely Downward Spiral (non paywalled) |url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-star-malaysia/20240508/281874418492235 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
In the first trial session held on April 18, 2019, Choi was presented with the charges of filming the sex video, injury, intimidation, coercion, and property damage.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:최종범 "사진협박·상해NO→재물손괴만 인정"...구하라와 5월 법정 대면(종합)|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/04/18/2019041801786.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=July 18, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035547/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/04/18/2019041801786.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Choi denied all charges except destruction of property.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'구하라 폭행·협박·몰카 혐의' 최종범, 첫 공판서 핵심 혐의 부인|url=http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201904181184783504?did=NA&dtype=&dtypecode=&prnewsid=|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|last=Lee|first=Ho-yeon|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514085146/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201904181184783504?did=NA&dtype=&dtypecode=&prnewsid=|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 26, 2019, Goo attempted suicide in her apartment and was immediately taken to the hospital, after which she apologized for worrying her fans.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:구하라, 극단적 선택 시도...생명 지장 없어 - 스타투데이|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/05/350418/|website=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]]|language=ko|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034111/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/05/350418/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Singer Goo Ha-ra apologizes for suicide attempt|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/05/398_269611.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|language=en|date=May 28, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528121423/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/05/398_269611.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Goo did not attend the second trial session on May 30, 2019. She was originally scheduled to appear as a witness in court.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'최종범 공판' 구하라, 불참했지만 다음 만남을 기약 ...피하지 않았다 [MD현장]|url=http://m.mydaily.co.kr/new/read.php?newsid=201905301506159813|website=m.mydaily.co.kr|language=en|last=Codrops|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035548/http://m.mydaily.co.kr/new/read.php?newsid=201905301506159813|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the third trial session on July 18, 2019, the presiding judge, Oh Duk-Shik,<ref name="Washington Post" /> requested that the video be submitted as evidence to the court as the content in the video was disputed.<ref name="JoongAng Ilbo-2020">{{Cite web|script-title=ko:오덕식은 구하라 영상 꼭 봐야했나···작년 7월 법정선 무슨 일|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/23749587|website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035558/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/23749587|url-status=live}}</ref> After objections from Goo's lawyers over the possibility that the public might view the video in court, the judge viewed the video privately in [[Judge's chambers|his chamber]] to confirm the content of the video.<ref name="JoongAng Ilbo-2020" /><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:증거로 채택된 '성관계 동영상' 유출 가능성 정말 없나|url=http://ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_view&entry_id=354558|work=Realtime News Media|language=ko|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128191654/http://ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_view&entry_id=354558|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, Goo testified to Oh in private for two hours as well.<ref name="JoongAng Ilbo-2020" />
In August 2019, Choi was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, suspended for three years after probation, after being convicted of threatening to upload the sex video, coercion, physical assault, and destroying Goo's property.<ref name="BBC-2019-50582338">{{Cite news|title=Goo Hara and the trauma of South Korea's spy cam victims|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50582338|work=BBC|date=November 28, 2019|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201004839/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50582338|url-status=live}}</ref> He was acquitted of the charge of filming the sex video without permission, as the court determined Goo had filmed the video herself.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2019 |script-title=ko:'집행유예 3년' 구하라 전 남친 최종범, 불법 촬영 혐의 '무죄' 이유는?[Oh!쎈 현장] |url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111214561 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}} |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |date=July 17, 2020 |script-title=ko:검찰, 집행유예 구하라 前 남친 최종범 판결 불복→항소장 제출[공식] |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/09/05/2019090501207.html |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref> After news of her sex video went public, Goo was [[harass]]ed online on [[social media]], despite being the victim of a crime.<ref name="BBC-2019-50582338" />
Upon closure of an appeal of the suspended sentence on July 2, 2020, Choi was sentenced to a year in prison, with the court stating that Choi "was well aware that the degree of damage would be very serious if the sex videos were leaked, given that the victim was a famous celebrity".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goo Hara suicide: Late K-pop star's ex-boyfriend jailed for sex video blackmail|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/goo-hara-suicide-late-k-pop-stars-ex-boyfriend-jailed-for-sex-video-blackmail|website=The Straits Times|language=en|date=July 2, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703035407/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/goo-hara-suicide-late-k-pop-stars-ex-boyfriend-jailed-for-sex-video-blackmail|url-status=live}}</ref> The prosecution team appealed to the [[Supreme Court of Korea|Supreme Court]] for a heavier sentence on July 8, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title='故구하라 폭행·협박' 최종범 사건, 대법원行..검찰 상고"보편적 정의 기대"[종합]|url=https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/07/08/2020070804791.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711005003/https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/07/08/2020070804791.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='故 구하라 폭행·협박' 최종범, 대법원 간다...검찰 상고|url=http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20200708001238|website=[[NewsPim]]|language=ko|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709013331/http://newspim.com/news/view/20200708001238|url-status=live}}</ref>
On September 23, Choi applied for bail while awaiting for the decision from the Supreme Court regarding the prosecution's appeal that was set for October 15.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[종합]'故 구하라 폭행·협박' 최종범, 대법원에 보석 청구 "구속 풀어 달라"|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2020/09/25/W6ZBAUQRZT5VVEE47UIO2BWD3Y/|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717141124/https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/entertain_photo/2020/09/25/W6ZBAUQRZT5VVEE47UIO2BWD3Y/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='故 구하라 폭행·협박' 최종범, 징역 1년→보석 신청→10월 15일 대법원 선고[종합]|url=http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=8690736|website=미주중앙일보|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124081904/http://www.koreadaily.com/news/read.asp?art_id=8690736|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Supreme Court denied his bail stating, "There is no significant reason to grant bail for Choi Jong-Bum. This decision was made with the consensus of the Supreme Court Justices involved."<ref>{{Cite web|title=法, 최종범 보석신청 기각..."구속 풀어줄 이유 없다"|url=https://www.dispatch.co.kr/2107434|website=Korea Dispatch|language=ko-KR|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref> The Supreme Court upheld the one-year sentence on October 15, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex Boyfriend of Late K-pop Star Goo Ha-ra Gets 1-Year Sentence|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=156921|website=[[KBS World]]|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081624/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=156921|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Social pressure and harassment===
During her idol career, Goo was subject to an increasing barrage of hate comments from part of the Korean public, aimed at making her conform to a strict moral code and devaluing her public image. Her detractors used the comment box of Goo's social media page to criticize her "terrifying personality" and went on to define Goo as "low quality".<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref name="pressreader.com"/> These forms of harassment were not reserved only for Goo. [[Korean idol|K-pop idols]] in general have to show a spotless public image, devoid of scandals, especially in sexual matters which are still taboo in South Korea. Among other things, Goo was also accused of resorting to plastic surgery, a common practice in K-pop,<ref>{{cite news |title='I could have been a K-pop idol - but I'm glad I quit' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51476159 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> that she later openly confirmed.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Joohee Cho |title=Deaths of Goo Hara and Sulli highlight tremendous pressures of K-pop stardom |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/deaths-goo-hara-sulli-highlight-tremendous-pressures-pop/story?id=67303374 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |publisher=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415010427/https://abcnews.go.com/International/deaths-goo-hara-sulli-highlight-tremendous-pressures-pop/story?id=67303374 |archive-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
The multi-faceted hate comments are a product of the expectation of women's purity and [[chastity]] that pervade South Korean society. Goo received relentless hate comments about her sex video after the fight with her ex-boyfriend became public.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singer Goo Hara's death shines light on dark side of K-pop |url=https://apnews.com/article/music-ap-top-news-asia-seoul-south-korea-4245f772bc8f43b8bb948f84378c6658 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |publisher=AP News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416021410/https://apnews.com/article/music-ap-top-news-asia-seoul-south-korea-4245f772bc8f43b8bb948f84378c6658 |archive-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> Soon after, the agency which managed Goo's solo career decided to not renew her contract. Both Goo and her close friend [[Sulli]], who also died by suicide, had their personal life under intense public scrutiny, working in an industry where idols are not usually allowed to date.<ref>{{cite news |title=K-pop singer Goo Hara's death, less than six weeks after that of her K-pop friend Sulli, highlights immense pressures faced by Korean stars |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3039159/k-pop-singer-goo-haras-death-less-six-weeks-after-her-k-pop |access-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620100159/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3039159/k-pop-singer-goo-haras-death-less-six-weeks-after-her-k-pop |archive-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
Korean singer and presenter [[Kim Hee-chul]], a close friend of Goo and Sulli, explained during a TV show how hate comments are written by both men and women, and how, after the deaths of Sulli and Goo, commenters proceeded to blame the opposite gender for the suicides.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Heechul remembers the late Sulli, who stood up to haters with dignity 77억의 사랑(77love) Episode 11 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YkeKbnUPJo |website=JTBC Entertainment official Youtube channel | date=April 20, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331144732/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YkeKbnUPJo |archive-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>
==Death, investigation and commemoration==
On November 24, 2019, Hara was found dead at her home in [[Cheongdam-dong]], [[Gangnam District|Gangnam]], Seoul,<ref>{{cite web|title=(LEAD) Female singer Goo Ha-ra found dead at her home|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191124002951320?section=national%2Fnational|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516105012/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191124002951320?section=national%2Fnational|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=*BREAKING NEWS* Goo Hara Found Dead in Her Home, Highlights Pressure on Female K-Pop Stars|url=http://koogle.tv/media/news/breaking-news-goo-hara-found-dead-in-her-home-highlights-pressure-on-female-k-pop-stars/|work=KoogleTV|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125210334/http://koogle.tv/media/news/breaking-news-goo-hara-found-dead-in-her-home-highlights-pressure-on-female-k-pop-stars/|url-status=dead}}</ref> with the cause of death ruled as a possible suicide.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:가수 구하라 자택서 숨진 채 발견...전날 SNS에 "잘자" 셀카 남겨|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/24/2019112401360.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|last=Park|first=So-jung|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126004736/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/24/2019112401360.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:가수 구하라 자택서 숨진 채 발견...경찰 "조사중"|url=http://www.yonhapnewstv.co.kr/MYH20191124013300038/?did=1825m|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=ko|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BBC-2019-50535937">[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50535937 K-Pop artist Goo Hara found dead at home aged 28] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124162235/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50535937 |date=November 24, 2019 }} – BBC</ref> Police found a suicide note written by Goo,<ref>{{cite web|title='Stars Have Feelings. We Are Not Dolls': South Korea Mourns K-Pop Star Goo Hara|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/782567715/stars-have-feelings-we-are-not-dolls-south-korea-mourns-k-pop-star-goo-hara|work=[[NPR]]|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126004619/https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/782567715/stars-have-feelings-we-are-not-dolls-south-korea-mourns-k-pop-star-goo-hara|url-status=live}}</ref> and concluded that there was no foul play, as she was seen on CCTV footage returning home at 12:40&nbsp;a.m., with no further visitors except for the housekeeper who found her body at 6&nbsp;p.m. the same day.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:故 구하라, 부검 NO→유가족에 시신 인계...사건 종결 전망 (종합)|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1863495|work=Ten Asia|language=ko|last=Noh|first=Kyu-min|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127033007/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1863495|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='8시 뉴스' 故 구하라 팬들 위한 별도의 조문공간 애도 물결|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=59963195019|work=Sports Today|last=Lee|first=So-yeon|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117041823/http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=59963195019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=故구하라 자필메모 발견...경찰 "유족과 협의해 부검 여부 결정"[종합]|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201911260100205570013785&servicedate=20191125|work=[[Sports Chosun]]|last=Kim|first=Joon-seok|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523221848/https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201911260100205570013785&servicedate=20191125|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:경찰, 故 구하라 부검 않기로... "타살혐의점 없어"|url=http://moneys.mt.co.kr/news/mwView.php?no=2019112519408036423|work={{ill|MoneyS|ko|머니S}}|language=ko|last=Kang|first=So-hyun|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref> An autopsy was not performed after the police consulted the prosecutor in-charge and took into consideration her family's request.<ref>{{cite news|last=Choi|first=Hyun-joo|script-title=ko:경찰 "故 구하라 부검 않기로 결정"|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2019112519423984164|website=Star News|language=ko|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516122428/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019112519423984164|url-status=live}}</ref> The body was handed over to her family on November 26.<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[POP이슈]"범죄혐의점無"..故 구하라, 부검NO→단순변사 사건종결 예정(종합)|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201911261645491079536_1|work=[[Herald POP]]|language=ko|last=Park|first=Seo-hyeon|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515085621/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201911261645491079536_1|url-status=live}}</ref> Goo's death occurred little over a month after her close friend [[Sulli]] had also died of suicide.<ref name="BBC-2019-50535937" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=K-pop singer Goo Hara found dead aged 28|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/24/goo-hara-k-pop-singer-found-dead-aged-28|work=The Guardian|language=en-GB|last=McCurry|first=Justin|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125130557/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/24/goo-hara-k-pop-singer-found-dead-aged-28|url-status=live}}</ref>
Goo's funeral was privately held at Gangnam [[Severance Hospital]] by family members and friends,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Foul play ruled out in Goo Hara's death, police find 'pessimistic' note in her home|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/goo-ha-ras-death-police-find-a-note-in-her-home-autopsy-yet-to-be-decided|work=Straits Times|last=Loh|first=Keng Fatt|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129020859/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/goo-ha-ras-death-police-find-a-note-in-her-home-autopsy-yet-to-be-decided|url-status=live}}</ref> while a separate memorial service for fans took place on November 25–26 in {{ill|The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital|ko|가톨릭대학교 서울성모병원}} in Gangnam.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:구하라측, 팬 위한 빈소 서울성모병원 마련...내일까지 조문(종합)|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20191125009651005?input=1195m|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=ko|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516112614/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20191125009651005?input=1195m|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Choi|first=Hyung-joo|title=故 구하라 조문 일정 변경 "25일 오후 3시부터 26일 밤 12시까지"(공식)|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2019112519322739709|work=Star News|language=ko|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=August 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817140944/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019112519322739709|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:故 구하라 비공개 발인, 모든 장례 절차 비공개 진행...팬들 위해 장지 공개|url=http://www.sisunnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=116973|work=Sisun News|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Jung-yeon|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515053353/http://www.sisunnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=116973|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 27, Goo's body was [[Cremation|cremated]] and her remains were enshrined at the {{ill|Skycastle Memorial Park|ko|스카이캐슬 (납골당)}} in [[Bundang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]].<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:구하라 측, 납골당 정보 공개... "조문 못한 분들 위해" [전문]|url=http://starin.edaily.co.kr/news/newspath.asp?newsid=01502246622689984|work=Starin eDaily|language=ko|last=Yoon|first=Ji-baek|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
In April 2020, it was realized that a safe containing documents and old mobile phones had been stolen from Goo's vacated house. A police report was filed in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2020 |title=Safe reported stolen from the home of late singer Goo Ha-ra |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/10/12/entertainment/kpop/Goo-Hara-Kpop-singer/20201012181600387.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, Goo Hara's elder brother, Goo Ho-in revealed in a television interview details of the theft, stating that an unidentified man had broken into her house on January 14, 2020. An AI-generated [[Facial composite|composite]] of the unidentified man was shown during the interview as well. The case remains opened to date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=具荷拉去世手机被偷4年谜团未解 AI技术揭歹徒面目 {{!}} 联合早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240623-3964481 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=www.zaobao.com.sg |language=zh-Hans}}</ref> The AI-generated composite has led to netizens potentially misidentifying a celebrity as the culprit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=AI还原具荷拉保险箱盗窃犯长相 Zico被点名火速辟谣 - 娱乐 - 国外娱乐 - 日韩 |url=https://www.sinchew.com.my/news/20240624/entertainment/5708646 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines |language=zh-CN}}</ref>
==Legacy==
Goo's death brought worldwide attention to sexual crimes against women in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Goo Hara and the trauma of South Korea's spy cam victims|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50582338|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|date=November 28, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201004839/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50582338|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post">{{Cite news|title=Opinion {{!}} A K-pop star's death is the latest reminder of how Korea's justice system fails women|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/27/k-pop-stars-death-is-latest-reminder-how-koreas-justice-system-fails-women/|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en-US|access-date=January 8, 2022|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109113222/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/27/k-pop-stars-death-is-latest-reminder-how-koreas-justice-system-fails-women/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following her death, a [[National Petition of South Korea|petition]] was submitted to the [[Blue House]] with over 200,000 signatures demanding more severe punishment for filming sexual acts without consent and distributing the videos,<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:檢, 구하라 협박에 쓰인 '불법촬영' 웬만하면 구속수사|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3778834|work=News 1|language=ko|last=Seo|first=Mi-seon|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128181556/http://news1.kr/articles/?3778834|url-status=live}}</ref> revenge porn, and more generally to improve the definition of sexual assault.<ref>{{cite news |title=K-pop star Goo Hara's suicide sparks a reckoning on revenge porn, sexual assault in South Korea |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/goo-haras-suicide-sparks-a-reckoning-on-revenge-porn-sexual-assault-in-south-korea |access-date=July 22, 2024 |publisher=The Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128000617/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/goo-haras-suicide-sparks-a-reckoning-on-revenge-porn-sexual-assault-in-south-korea |archive-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref> Another petition targeted online bullying and hate comments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bullying debate after death of K-pop star Goo Hara |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191125-bullying-debate-after-death-of-k-pop-star-goo-hara |access-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521071156/https://www.france24.com/en/20191125-bullying-debate-after-death-of-k-pop-star-goo-hara |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref>  Moreover, in 2024, it was revealed how Goo had a pivotal role in the investigation that reporter Kang Kyung-yoon was conducting of the [[Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms|KakaoTalk chatrooms]], in which rape videos were being shared. Goo was aware that her friend [[Choi Jong-hoon]] could be part of the rape scandal and convinced him over the phone to reveal the identity of Yoon Gyu-geun, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency officer who chatroom members referred to as the "police chief" that "watched their backs".<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:"故 구하라, '정준영 단톡방' 진실 규명에 도움 줬다"|url=http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1334167|work=eNews24|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Shin-ae|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516054348/http://enews24.tving.com/news/article?nsID=1334167|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[SW이슈] 故 구하라, 직접 연락해 '정준영 단톡방' 진실 규명 힘써|url=http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20191126513359|work=SportsWorldi|language=ko|last=Jung|first=Ga-young|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127170111/http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20191126513359|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-20/national/socialAffairs/Koo-Hara-played-pivotal-role-in-exposing-the-Burning-Sun-scandal-BBC/2050143|title=Koo Ha-ra played pivotal role in exposing the Burning Sun scandal: BBC|date=May 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-20/national/socialAffairs/Koo-Haras-tipoff-Kpops-dark-underbelly-revealed-in-BBC-documentary/2050622|title=Koo Ha-ra's tip-off, K-pop's 'dark underbelly' revealed in BBC documentary|date=May 20, 2024 |publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title="故구하라, '정준영 단톡방' 봤다며 연락...버닝썬 경찰유착 밝혀" |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/society/11019563 |access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
===Petition to revise inheritance law and the Goo Hara Act===
Goo Hara's elder brother, Goo Ho-in, after being contacted by their estranged mother for a share of Goo Hara's inheritance, started a petition to revise South Korea's inheritance law to prevent a parent from claiming inheritance if they had neglected their parental duties.<ref name="The Straits Times-2020">{{Cite web|title=Goo Hara Act to be relooked after failing to pass|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/goo-hara-act-to-be-relooked-after-failing-to-pass|website=The Straits Times|language=en|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081627/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/goo-hara-act-to-be-relooked-after-failing-to-pass|url-status=live}}</ref> The petition was successful, gathering 100,000 signatures in 30 days.<ref name="The Straits Times-2020" /> Goo Ho-in then pushed the legislature to introduce the law in Goo Hara's name, as the ''Goo Hara Act''.<ref name="Kwon-2020">{{Cite web|title=Goo Hara's brother pushes for law under her name|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/03/30/goo-haras-brother-pushes-for-law-under-her-name.html|via=[[The Jakarta Post]]|publisher=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|last=Kwon|first=Ye-rim|date=March 31, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725165137/https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/03/30/goo-haras-brother-pushes-for-law-under-her-name.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill failed to pass in the [[20th National Assembly]] amid claims that it needed further review.<ref name="The Straits Times-2020" /> The 21st National Assembly continued to look into the prospective law.<ref name="The Straits Times-2020" /> At the plenary session held on December 1, 2020, the revised law was passed by the 21st National Assembly, along with other unrelated bills.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:방탄소년단(BTS) 등 한류스타 입영연기·공무원 구하라법 등 법안 51건 국회 본회의 의결 [종합]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000703768|website=[[Naver]]|language=ko|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201083522/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000703768|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TODAY">{{Cite web|title='Goo Hara Act' Passed By South Korea's Cabinet, Will Prevent Parents Who Neglected Their Kids From Claiming Inheritance|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/goo-hara-act-passed-south-koreas-cabinet-will-prevent-parents-who|website=TODAY|language=en|access-date=January 12, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206201843/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/goo-hara-act-passed-south-koreas-cabinet-will-prevent-parents-who|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Inheritance lawsuit===
Goo Ho-in also filed a lawsuit to prevent their mother from seeking 50% of Goo Hara's assets as inheritance,<ref name="The Straits Times-2020" /> as she reportedly did not fulfill her parental duties to the siblings.<ref name="Kwon-2020" /> The revised law would not be applicable against their mother's claim, due to another law preventing retrospective application of new laws on old cases.<ref name="Kwon-2020" /> Their father passed his claim of the inheritance to Goo Ho-in.<ref name="Kwon-2020" /> On December 22, 2020, the Gwangju Family Court ruled that their mother would receive 40% of the inheritance while Goo Ho-in would receive the remaining 60%.<ref name="TODAY" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=South Korean court rules K-pop star Goo Hara's estranged mother gets 40pc of late singer's inheritance {{!}} Malay Mail|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2020/12/22/south-korean-court-rules-k-pop-star-goo-haras-estranged-mother-gets-40pc-of/1934115|website=www.malaymail.com|language=en|last=Looi|first=Sylvia|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224075546/https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2020/12/22/south-korean-court-rules-k-pop-star-goo-haras-estranged-mother-gets-40pc-of/1934115|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Fundraiser for single parent families===
On the second anniversary of Goo Hara's death in 2021, Goo Ho-in announced that he would auction 10 oil paintings done by Goo Hara of which proceeds would partially be donated to a Japanese non-profit organisation, Florence, whose primary clients are single parent families.<ref>{{Cite web|title=哥哥将拍卖具荷拉生前画作 资助单亲家庭孩子|url=https://entlife.8world.com/jk-zone/goo-hara-brother-auction-her-paintings-1649631|website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle|language=zh-SG|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108230750/https://entlife.8world.com/jk-zone/goo-hara-brother-auction-her-paintings-1649631|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=故 구하라 오빠, 동생 그림 경매 내놨다 수익금 일부 기부|url=http://m.mydaily.co.kr/new/read.php?newsid=202111161537661610|website=m.mydaily.co.kr|language=en|last=Codrops|date=November 16, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108044429/http://m.mydaily.co.kr/new/read.php?newsid=202111161537661610|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{For|Goo's work with [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]]|Kara discography}}
===Extended plays===
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! rowspan="2" style="width:10em" | Sales
|-
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%" | [[Gaon Album Chart|KOR]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Chart|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|publisher=[[Gaon Chart]]|language=ko|access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209062956/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=ORICON STYLE|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-date=January 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131231235/http://www.oricon.co.jp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%" | [[G-Music|TWN]]<br /><ref>Chart positions for EPs in Taiwan:
* ''Bubble Pop! '': {{cite web|title=Albums Chart: July 29, 2011|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx|archive-date=August 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810081343/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%" | [[World Albums|US<br />World]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard World Albums Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=September 30, 2015|archive-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916024940/http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Alohara (Can You Feel It?)]]''
|
* Released: July 14, 2015
* Label: [[DSP Media]]
* Format: [[CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| 4 || 64 || 34 || 94
|
* KOR: 6,280<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn%3DT%26serviceGbn%3D%26targetTime%3D07%26hitYear%3D2015%26termGbn%3Dmonth|access-date=March 22, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180402/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=07&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:90%" | [[Gaon Digital Chart|KOR]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|work=[[Gaon Chart]]|publisher=KMCIA|language=ko|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827053959/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:90%" | [[Korea K-Pop Hot 100|KOR<br />Hot 100]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811001824/http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/k-pop-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:4em;font-size:90%" | [[Oricon|JPN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=Goo Hara Sales Ranking|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/532147/rank/|publisher=Oricon|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722001745/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/532147/rank/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Secret Love" {{small|({{lang|ko|시크릿 러브}})}}
| 2012
| 68 || 74 || —
|
* KOR: 54,419<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2012년 49주차 Download Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=49&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|work=[[Gaon Chart]]|language=ko|access-date=July 23, 2015|archive-date=July 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723182900/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=49&hitYear=2012&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''[[Kara Collection|Kara Solo Collection]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Magic of Love" {{small|({{lang|ko|사랑의 마법}})}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Magic of Love (feat. Kara) - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/th/album/magic-love-feat.-kara-single/id765817680|work=[[iTunes]]|date=November 23, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716041428/https://itunes.apple.com/th/album/magic-love-feat.-kara-single/id765817680|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013
| — || — || —
| {{N/A}}
| ''Galileo+''<ref>{{cite web|title="Galileo+" [Regular Edition]|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UUCH-1077|work=cdjapan|language=en, ja|access-date=July 14, 2015|archive-date=July 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717014155/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UUCH-1077|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Choco Chip Cookies" {{small|({{lang|ko|초코칩쿠키}})}}<br />{{small|(featuring [[Giriboy]])}}
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| 21 || 85 || —
|
* KOR: 37,204<ref name="Gaon Chart-2017">{{cite web|script-title=ko:국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=30&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912144509/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=30&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | ''Alohara (Can You Feel It?)''
|-
! scope="row" | "How About Me?" {{small|({{lang|ko|어때}})}}<br />{{small|(featuring YoungJi)}}
| — || — || —
|
* KOR: 4,804<ref name="Gaon Chart-2017" />
|-
! scope="row" | "Wild"
| 2018
| — || — || —
| rowspan="1" {{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Midnight Queen"
| 2019
| — || — || 29
|
* JPN: 5,477<ref>{{cite web|title=シングルランキング（2019年11月11日～2019年11月17日）|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-11-25/p/3/|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126205052/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-11-25/p/3/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}
===Other appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Other artists
! Album
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2011
| "I Love You, I Want You, I Need You (Sweet Acoustic Ver.)"
|
| ''City Hunter OST Special''
| <ref>{{Citation|title=City Hunter (Original Television Soundtrack) by Various Artists|url=https://music.apple.com/by/album/%EC%8B%9C%ED%8B%B0%ED%97%8C%ED%84%B0-original-television-soundtrack/1198263073|language=en-gb|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080226/https://music.apple.com/by/album/%25EC%258B%259C%25ED%258B%25B0%25ED%2597%258C%25ED%2584%25B0-original-television-soundtrack/1198263073|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| "Talk About Love"
| Various artists
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Talk About Love - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/th/album/talk-about-love-single/id929882841|work=[[iTunes]]|date=October 10, 2014|access-date=July 14, 2015|archive-date=July 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717075241/https://itunes.apple.com/th/album/talk-about-love-single/id929882841|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| "Sign"
| [[Thunder (singer)|Thunder]] featuring Goo Hara
| ''Thunder''
| <ref>{{Citation|title=THUNDER|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6XIhmEH6y1zIRzVicls1D9|language=en|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818160526/https://open.spotify.com/album/6XIhmEH6y1zIRzVicls1D9|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| "Shining Day"
|
| ''[[Jugglers (TV series)|Jugglers]] OST''
| <ref>{{Citation|title=Jugglers (Original Television Soundtrack) by Various Artists|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%EC%A0%80%EA%B8%80%EB%9F%AC%EC%8A%A4-jugglers-original-television-soundtrack/1343117925|language=en-us|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080225/https://music.apple.com/us/album/%25EC%25A0%2580%25EA%25B8%2580%25EB%259F%25AC%25EC%258A%25A4-jugglers-original-television-soundtrack/1343117925|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| ''[[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]] The Animation''
| Herself
| Animation; Japanese dubbed version
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=JPop Girl Group KARA To Get Anime Series|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2012/12/01/jpop-girl-group-kara-to-get-anime-series|website=Crunchyroll|language=en-gb|last=Green|first=Scott|date=December 2012|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080227/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2012/12/01/jpop-girl-group-kara-to-get-anime-series|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''Sound of a Footstep''
| Yoon-jae
| Web film
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=¿Quién era Goo Hara, la estrella de K-Pop que fue encontrada sin vida?|url=https://www.telehit.com/k-pop/goo-hara-muerte-estrella|website=Telehit|language=es|last=TIM|first=Televisa|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128080228/https://www.telehit.com/k-pop/goo-hara-muerte-estrella|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Television series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| ''{{ill|That Person is Coming|ko|그분이_오신다}}''
| Gang of school girls ([[cameo appearance|Cameo]])
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:구하라|url=http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/ssports_list.jsp?tag_id=%EA%B5%AC%ED%95%98%EB%9D%BC|website=SBS Entertainment News|language=ko|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205153531/http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/ssports_list.jsp?tag_id=%25EA%25B5%25AC%25ED%2595%2598%25EB%259D%25BC|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''[[Hero (2009 TV series)|Hero]]''
| Cameo (as part of [[Kara (South Korean group)|Kara]])
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:카라, 드라마 '히어로' 카메오 출연|url=http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=292316|website=종합일간지 : 신문/웹/모바일 등 멀티 채널로 국내외 실시간 뉴스와 수준 높은 정보를 제공|language=ko|date=October 9, 2009|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081629/https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=292316|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Urakara]]''
| Hara
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=CAST(キャスト)｜URAKARA: テレビ東京|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/urakara/cast/kara04.html?o|website=www.tv-tokyo.co.jp|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=March 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316164247/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/urakara/cast/kara04.html?o|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''
| Choi Da-hye
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:카라 구하라, '시티헌터'로 정식 연기자 데뷔|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011031411443672174|work=Asia Kyungjae|language=ko|last=Park|first=Geon-wook|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514123916/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011031411443672174|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| ''[[Galileo (Japanese TV series)|Galileo 2]]''
| Cameo
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kara′s Goo Hara Appears in ′Galileo′ to High Praise|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kara-s-goo-hara-appears-in-galileo-to-093520547.html|website=sg.news.yahoo.com|language=en-SG|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128180457/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/kara-s-goo-hara-appears-in-galileo-to-093520547.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''{{ill|Secret Love (2014 South Korean TV series)|lt=Secret Love|zh|Secret Love}}''
| Lee Hyun-jung
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Citation|title=KARA: Secret Love|url=https://www.viki.com/tv/24245https://www.viki.com/tv/24245c-kara-secret-love|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331093817/https://www.viki.com/tv/24245c-kara-secret-love}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[It's Okay, That's Love]]''
| Cameo (Ep.16)
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Huh Ji-woong, KARA's Gu Ha-ra play cameos in 'It's Okay, That's Love'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201409121625024186465_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050959/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201409121625024186465_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Television shows===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2008–2009
| ''Check it Girl - Strange Casting'' – Season 2
| Cast member
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:붐, 신인 캐스팅 직접 나섰다 '스타 탄생 예고'|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2008100809345940654|website=아시아경제|language=ko|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007035100/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2008100809345940654|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''[[Sunday Night (South Korean TV series)#Hunters|Hunters]]''
| Cast member
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:동물보호시민단체 "'일밤' 헌터스, 방송 즉각 폐기하라"|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2009113009515847836|website=아시아경제|language=ko|date=November 30, 2009|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205155617/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2009113009515847836|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009–2010
| ''[[Invincible Youth]]''
| Cast member
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="No Cut News-2009" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''ON & OFF: The Gossip''
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=HARA ON & OFF: The Gossip (豆瓣)|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/26306747/|website=movie.douban.com|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516102039/https://movie.douban.com/subject/26306747/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[A Style For You (TV series)|A Style For You]]''
| Host
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Kpop Herald-2015" />
|-
| ''Shaolin Clenched Fists''
| Cast member
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Mwave-2015" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''Seoul Mate''
| Cast member
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:'서울메이트' 구하라, 김영광과 키스신 비하인드 스토리 눈길|url=http://www.siminilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=550616|work=Simin Ilbo|language=ko|last=Seo|first=Moon-young|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513054526/http://www.siminilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=550616|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| ''My Mad Beauty Diary''
| Host
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=JTBC's new channel to launch with beauty show|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180412000835|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115033259/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180412000835|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
===Events hosting===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''Dream Concert ''
| Host with [[Kim Heechul]] and [[Song Joong-ki]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Dream Concert|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=moviedrama&id=&board_seq=68817&page=20|website=[[KBS World]]|language=en|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516151206/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=moviedrama&id=&board_seq=68817&page=20|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Seoul-Tokyo Music Festival''
| Host with [[Park Gyu-ri]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=2NE1 dan KARA Goyang Panggung Seoul Tokyo Music Festival 2011|url=https://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00014621.html|website=WowKeren.com|last=WowKeren|first=Tim|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218141637/http://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00014621.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[The Music Trend|Inkigayo]]''
| Host with [[Jung Nicole]] and [[IU (singer)|IU]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Kara's Goo Hara and Nicole as New MC's of SBS Inkigayo|url=http://www.soompi.com/2011/11/13/karas-goo-hara-and-nicole-as-new-mcs-of-sbs-inkigayo/|work=[[Soompi]]|date=November 13, 2011|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018171108/http://www.soompi.com/2011/11/13/karas-goo-hara-and-nicole-as-new-mcs-of-sbs-inkigayo/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=March 2024}}
|-
| ''Korean Music Wave in Kobe''
| Host with [[Han Seungyeon]] and [[Hongki]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=KARA、FTISLANDら豪華K-POPアーティスト14組が神戸に集結！被災地にエールを！|url=https://korepo.com/archives/2569|website=K-POP、韓国エンタメニュース、取材レポートならコレポ！|language=ja|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205152602/https://korepo.com/archives/2569|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''Dream Concert''
| Host with [[Onew]] and [[Doojoon]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=2013 Dream Concert|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=moviedrama&id=&board_seq=69857&page=4|website=[[KBS World]]|language=en|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014124839/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=moviedrama&id=&board_seq=69857&page=4|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[KBS Entertainment Awards]]''
| Host
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Shin Dong Yeop, Kara's Goo Hara and Seo In Guk Confirmed as MCs for '2013 KBS Entertainment Awards'|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/53621/shindongyeop-to-host-2013-kbs-entertainment-awards-for-fourth-year-in-a-row|website=Mwave|date=December 16, 2013|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108041114/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/53621/shindongyeop-to-host-2013-kbs-entertainment-awards-for-fourth-year-in-a-row|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''Hallyu Dream Festival''
| Host with [[Seo Kang-joon]] and [[Dasom]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Foto Goo Hara Kara, Seo Kang Joon dan Dasom Sistar Menjadi Host Hallyu Dream Festival 2014 - Foto 2 dari 46|url=https://www.wowkeren.com/foto/musik/hallyu-dream-festival-2014/hallyu-dream-festival-2014-27.html|website=www.wowkeren.com|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621110255/http://www.wowkeren.com/foto/musik/hallyu-dream-festival-2014/hallyu-dream-festival-2014-27.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''Dream Concert''
| Host with [[Dasom]] and [[Eunjung]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[포토]시크릿 한선화 '아찔한 의상+섹시 눈빛 2단 콤보' (2015 드림콘서트)|url=http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20150523010013344|work=Asia Today|language=ko|last=Jo|first=Joon-won|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516125012/http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20150523010013344|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Show! Champion - Yokohama Special''
| Host with [[Heo Youngji]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Gu Hara & Huh Young Ji selected as MCs of 'Show! Champion - Yokohama Special'|url=http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/gu-hara-huh-young-ji-selected-as-mcs-072600569.html|website=sg.entertainment.yahoo.com|language=en-US|date=September 11, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005081627/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/news/gu-hara-huh-young-ji-selected-as-mcs-072600569.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''Power of K''
| Host with [[Leeteuk]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Power of K 2016～Korea TV Fes in Japan｜番組詳細｜韓流・華流イケメン見るなら！-DATV|url=https://knda.tv/datv/program/DT001030/|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Kara}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2010
| [[KBS Entertainment Awards]]
| Best Female MC Award
| ''[[Invincible Youth]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Kyung-kyu wins grand prize at KBS Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010122710250622967|website=10Asia|date=December 27, 2010|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181049/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010122710250622967|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| 5th [[Mnet 20's Choice Award]]
| Hot Campus Girl
| {{N/A}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Inilah Para Pemenang Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2011!|url=https://www.kapanlagi.com/korea/inilah-para-pemenang-mnet-20s-choice-awards-2011.html|website=www.kapanlagi.com|language=id|last=Effendi|first=Ahmat|date=July 8, 2011|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128092608/https://www.kapanlagi.com/korea/inilah-para-pemenang-mnet-20s-choice-awards-2011.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 SBS Drama Awards|SBS Drama Awards]]
| New Star Award
| ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Han Suk-kyu reclaims glory at SBS Drama Awards|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012010211492553867|work=10Asia|author=Jessica Kim|date=January 2, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=April 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426174432/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012010211492553867|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| '50th' Savings Day
| Saving Award
| {{N/A}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Hallyu stars given award for savings|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/full/2013/10/01/99/1200000000AEN20131001002300320F.html|publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053105/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/full/2013/10/01/99/1200000000AEN20131001002300320F.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| 2015 [[SBS Entertainment Awards]]
| Best Challenge Award
| ''Shaolin Clenched Fists''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners' List - 2015 SBS Entertainment Awards & 2015 SBS Drama Awards|url=https://www.onetvasia.com/onescoop/winners-list-2015-sbs-entertainment-awards-2015-sbs-drama-awards|website=www.onetvasia.com|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185658/https://www.onetvasia.com/onescoop/winners-list-2015-sbs-entertainment-awards-2015-sbs-drama-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
* [[Suicide in South Korea]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://ogipro.com/talent/hara/ Goo Hara official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124171232/http://ogipro.com/talent/hara/ |date=November 24, 2019 }} at Production Ogi {{in lang|ja}}
* {{HanCinema person}}
* {{IMDb name|0361652}}
{{SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actress}}
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