GREP query that changes to character format

I am trying to create a GREP query that finds a single capital letter K surrounded by parenthesis -- like this: (K). I was able to get that far, so that in the GREP Find What I have \(K\)
I need to change this to (K) with only the letter K changing to a different font or character style; the parenthesis need to remain in the same font as before, matching the rest of the paragraph. I see that I can change the format in the GREP dialog, but if I do, it changes the format of the parenthesis as well as the K. The font that I need to change the K to is a picture font.
If anyone can help with a suggestion on this, I'd really appreciate it.

Positive Lookbehind/Lookahead. This GREP expression
(?<=\()K(?=\))
does the trick. I've coloured the different parts: red is the lookbehind, green is the lookahead, black is regular text.
In essence, it finds (selects) any capital K which is preceded and succeeded by parentheses. Replace with what you like -- the parentheses are not touched.
It's useful to know there is also a negative lookbehind/lookahead. The expression
(?<!\()K(?!\))
will find any capital K except those surrounded by parentheses.

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