NS Yoon Ji (Kim Yoon Ji) has been gathering a lot of attention even before her debut, for being the elder cousin of KARA's Kang Ji Young.

On the broadcast of SBS' Inkgayo last September 26, the two cousins even shared a waiting room, where Jiyoung held her cousins hand tight to relieve her of her anxiety before taking her stage. NS Yoon Ji said "Jiyoung was with me the whole day, just making sure I was alright. Even till the very end, where all the artists get together for the winner's result, Jiyoung was just holding my hand as we went up the stage. She worried about my clothes, hair and stage manners, and it was really touching to see her so concerned.", Yoon Ji ended with a smile.

She continues "Jiyoung was really pretty ever since she was young that she was the talk of the town in our neighborhood. Since I'm the eldest and she's the youngest, she followed me pretty well. Since Jiyoung has a lot of aegyo, she's really loved by everyone in the family for her cuteness. We weren't able to see each other that much when I went to the states to study, but once or twice a year, she would always sleep over at our place and we would catch up until late at night. Even after debuting as a member of KARA, she would come over our house whenever they have breaks."

Yoon Ji also expressed her concern for her younger cousin. She says "Since Jiyoung left home at such a young age to live in the dorm together with the other members of KARA, sometimes, I do feel bad. But seeing how much Jiyoung likes her work, and how KARA is gaining success everywhere, it sends a warm feeling in my heart."

She adds "Whenever I see Jiyoung, I feel inspired. After my first broadcast, I sent her a message stating 'I promise I would be an Unnie that would never embarrass you.' and in return Jiyoung replied "I also won't be a dongsaeng that Unnie would be embarrassed of."

After graduating at UCLA, NS Yoon Ji is back in Korea to promote her debut single 'Headache'.

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KARAholic
translated by coffeebeanie@KARAholic

Kara’s Maknae ‘Kang Goding (high schooler)’ Kang Jiyoung revealed her secret diet routine.

Along with the other members of Kara, Kang Jiyoung has successfully lost 5kg before the comeback. Fans are praising her as well about the new appearance, saying “she’s got so much prettier” and “she’s become so mature” as her looks changed from the start of the year. Kang Jiyoung used to appeal to the public with her chubby cuteness but now changed to a belle with great figure. She was already tall, but as she is growing even taller as she is still young, entering high school just this year.



Kang Jiyoung just couldn’t take her hands off the corns at the ‘Music Bank’ on the 31st of July as corns are one of the most effective dietary foods. Even throughout the interview she’s asked “Can I eat corns while we’re interviewing?” in her trademark muttering tone.

She said “I’ve lost around 5kg from before” and “I think I’ve reached my limit though as I can’t lose anymore”.

She continued, “I’ve heard a lot of people saying I’ve matured” and “Whenever I hear that, I feel like an adult already even though I’ve just entered high school”.

On the controversial Music Video, where she had to make a muttering confession, she commented “I only got told that I was the main character the very night before the filming” and “There was no written script for it. They only told me to act out ‘the nervous feeling of expressing the crush the character has on her senior’“.

She further said “While I was acting, I was thinking of one of the Coffee commercials similar to this. It was awkward but I tried my best to act nervous” and smiling, “I tried to speak clearly, but when I watched the Music Video, I was muttering. It was embarrassing”.

Also, Kara are on a roll with their double-hit, title track ‘Wanna’ and ‘Mister’ after their come-back on the 31st of July. They hope to continue their success and re-ignite the popularity they gained at the start of the year.

Original Source: Newsen Via Yahoo
Translated by: cactus @ karaholic.com