Goo Hara Draws Lee Hyori Comparisons With Solo Debut Teasers

A fierce online discussion has sparked after an online article compared KARA singer Goo Hara to popular solo artist Lee Hyori.

Goo Hara is set to debut next week as a solo singer, and an recent Ilgan Sports article titled "Goo Hara's Teaser Gives Off the Scent of Lee Hyori" comments on how the KARA singer's teaser promotions reminded the writer, Uhm Dong Jin, of Lee Hyori.

But online commenters balked at the comparison between Goo Hara and Lee Hyori, arguing that Goo Hara still has much to prove to be compared on the level of Lee Hyori, according to translations by Netizenbuzz.

"'Gives off the scent of Lee Hyori.' I don't think this journalist has ever watched Lee Hyori at the height of her solo fame. How dare you compare her to Lee Hyori?" posted one person.

"Lee Hyori may have retired but don't you think that you can just go around sticking her name to anything," said another.

"They're on different levels," explained one comment. "Just because the pictures come off looking similar doesn't mean they're similar."

Goo Hara is scheduled to debut as a solo singer by releasing her first mini-album Alohara on July 14 following KARA's promotions for their latest song "Cupid."

Based on the teaser photos and previous interviews, Goo Hara will be using a cute and sexy concept for her solo debut.

Do you think it was fair to compare Goo Hara to Lee Hyori?

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Mickey is a writer and digital content creator based in Manila. He is a co-founder of ZAVI App and editor of the small business blog IndieMickey. He has also been bitten by the K-pop fashion bug - follow him on Instagram @mickjami.

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