Speed Up by Kara

This week's Japanese Song of the Week is Speed Up by Kara, which has debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Jpop Oricon charts.

Kara is a girl group from Korea formed in 2007. The current five-member band made their debut in Japan in 2010 and have had a string of hits.

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This is the group's 6th single in Japan and is very upbeat and sexy.

Song of the Week Bo Peep Bo Peep by T-ara

This week’s number one single on the Japanese Jpop Oricon charts is Bo Peep Bo Peep by T-ara.

T-ara is a Korean girl group formed in 2009. There was huge buzz about this group before their debut with them called “super rookies”. The group had been in training for their debut for 3 years.

Bo Peep Bo Peep is T-ara’s debut Japanese single and was released on September 28. They continue the great debuts by Korean girl groups in recent years lead by Girls Generation and Kara.