Amid mounting speculations that Korean girl band Kara might break up, Heo Young-ji of the quartet appeared on a Japanese morning show Monday, while the other band members did not show up.

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Heo, 21, was the only member who introduced “KARA the FIT” to Japanese fans on the show, aired through Japanese media outlet Asahi TV at 9:55 a.m. The show was reportedly prerecorded in December.

However, their agency DSP Media said it was not a cause of concern.

“She (Young-ji) was the only one invited to the show,” the agency told local media Monday. “Other members were preoccupied with other schedules.”

Young-ji joined Kara in 2014, after she was picked on “Kara Project,” an MBC entertainment show to recruit a new member after two former members, Nicole Jung and Kang Ji-young left the group.

The contracts of three other members, Goo Ha-ra, Han Seung-yeon and Park Gyu-ri will expire on Feb. 2. Local media are reporting Kara, which made its debut in 2007, is virtually “breaking up.”

By Son Ji-hyoung (json@heraldcorp.com)

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