On the 22nd of February, DSP Entertainment revealed that Goo Hara's contract that will be ending this August was not for appearances in Korea.

Representatives of DSP Entertainment stated, "She is under a contract with us until 2014 to perform in Korea as KARA. All five members are under the same agreement." And, "The contract that ends in August is the contract regarding Japanese appearances."

Representatives also stated, "I think the rumors started to rise from the fact that we are currently communicating with Universal Entertainment and somewhere during the conversation, there was a misunderstanding."