KARA's maknae, Kang Jiyoung, celebrated her 17th birthday on January 18th! Jiyoung will become a high school senior this year, a year earlier than her friends because of her early birthday.  Thankfully though, she was able to enjoy a peaceful birthday without interruptions from her Japanese and Korean schedules. One representative revealed, "Kang Jiyoung will be celebrating her birthday by resting with her family, as there is no special schedule lined up." Unfortuantely, she won't be able to throw a party with her KARA members, as Seungyeon and Hara are in Thailand for a special program, while Nicole is in Jeju Island filming for a "Heroes" episode.  Leader Gyuri is also DJing for her radio show that day. Although KARA won't be grouping together for her birthday, representatives revealed that they have already celebrated 'the day of the birth of maknae' through phone calls. Source: Newsen via Nate