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T-ara is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2009 under Core Contents Media. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group; they were called the "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior.
Originally a five-member group composed of Jiae, Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon, they released their first song "Joheun Saram" (좋은 사람, "Good Person") for the soundtrack of the Korean drama Cinderella Man in April 2009. Af...
Read more (355 words more)T-ara is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2009 under Core Contents Media. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group; they were called the "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior.
Originally a five-member group composed of Jiae, Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon, they released their first song "Joheun Saram" (좋은 사람, "Good Person") for the soundtrack of the Korean drama Cinderella Man in April 2009. After Jiae and Jiwon withdrew from the group in June, T-ara debuted as a six-member group with the addition of Boram, Soyeon, and Qri in July 2009.
Their debut studio album Absolute First Album was released in December 2009 and spawned several hit singles including "Geojitmal", "TTL (Time to Love)", "TTL Listen 2", "Bo Peep Bo Peep", "Cheoeum Cheoreom" and "Neo Ttaemune Michyeo". The album was followed by the group's first extended play, Temptastic (2010), which included the top-five singles "Wae Ireoni" and "Yayaya". John Travolta Wannabe (2011) produced "Roly-Poly", the Gaon chart's number one single of the year, which earned the group several awards and nominations as well. In less than six months, the group released their third extended play Black Eyes (2011), which spawned three number one singles: "Cry Cry", "Uri Saranghaetjanha" and "Lovey-Dovey". The lead single, "Cry Cry", became the group's first number one on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.
In 2011, T-ara signed a $4.3 million contract with the company J-ROCK for their Japanese debut, the highest out of all the girl groups debuting in Japan. Their major record label is EMI Music Japan while their management and promotional marketing takes place under J-ROCK. The group's first single was a remake of their 2009 hit "Bo Peep Bo Peep". It ranked at number one on the Oricon weekly charts with 49,712 copies sold, the first time a debuting Korean girl group has done so in the charts' history. T-ara released their debut Japanese studio album Jewelry Box in 2012, which peaked at number two on the Oricon charts.
The group has added three members to their lineup since debut: Hwayoung in 2010, Areum in June 2012, and Dani in December 2012, thus briefly becoming a nine-member group in 2012, before the departure of Hwayoung in July 2012. T-ara uses a rotating leader system in which a different member of the group is elected as leader each year, in order to give both the group and the individual members the opportunity to grow in a new direction close
T-ara (Korean: 티아라) is a 6-member South Korean girl group. They are managed by Core Contents Media, the same company of groups SeeYa, Davichi, and FT Island. Originally a 5-member group, two members left before the group's debut, being replaced by three others. Before their official debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies". T-ara debuted with the single "Lies" (Korean: "거짓말").
Musical History
Pre-debut
The original first five T-ara's members were trained for over three years, and released their first song "A Good Person" for the Korean drama Cinderella Man OST. In early 2009, member Ji-Yeon was included in a collaboration with labelmates SeeYa and Davichi for a song called "Woman's Generation", which topped charts and became a success.
Debut
In June 2009, Core Contents Media announced that Ji-ae and Ji-weon left the group due to differences in music style. Boram, So-yeon, and Q-ri were added to the group soon after. The group's agency began to release promotional pictures in July 2009, all different from each other, in order to introduce the members to the public. Soon after, T-ara released their debut single "Geojitmal"(Lies).
T-ara made its debut on MBC's Radio Star talk show, which was unusual as most groups debuted on the various network music shows. The music video was also released that day. Their first performance was on MNet's M! Countdown show, where they performed "Lies" and "Wanna Play". Their debut was looked upon negatively by netizens, who noted that it was lipsynched and commented that it seemed like an elementary school performance. The group announced afterward that future performances would be live. T-ara have reached 1,000,000+ hits on GomTV in 2 weeks.
Members Profiles
Eun-jeong
* Date of Birth: December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)
* Position: Leader, Rapper, Sub Vocalist
o Starred in various music videos for FT Island. Including "Love Sick" and "Thunder + Only One Person"
o Had a cameo in the TV series Princess Hours
o Starred in Gosa Death Bell in August 2008
Hyomin
* Birth Name: Park Sunyoung
* Date of Birth: May 30, 1989 (1989-05-30)
* Position: Main Vocalist, Rapper
o Starred in FT Island's music video for "Heaven"
o Made a cameo in SG Wannabe's music video for "Unforgettable Breakup"
Ji-yeon
* Date of Birth: June 7, 1993 (1993-06-07)
* Position: Sub Vocalist
o Starred in SG Wannabe's music videos for "Cry" and "My Baby"
o Cast in MBC's drama Soul
o She was a model during pre-debut years and she had once modeled with SHINee
o Collaborated with SeeYa and Davichi on a single called "Women's Generation", soundtrack for a Korean drama called Cinderella Man.
Boram
* Birth name: Jeon Bo-ram
* Date of Birth: March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22)
* Position: Vocalist
o Starred in Kebee's music video for "Feeling You"
o Released various solo singles
o Father is Jeon Young-Rok and mother is Lee Mi-Yeong
Q-ri
* Stage name: Q-ri (Hangul: 큐리)
* Birth name: Lee Ji-hyeon
* Year of Birth: 1986 (age 23)
* Position: Sub Vocalist
o Modeled before debut as a singer
Soyeon
* Birth Name: Park Soyeon
* Date of Birth: May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10)
* Position: Main Vocalist
o A trainee in SM Entertainment
o One of the 11 trainees who trained to be in Girls' Generation, however she gave up during the time of training.
Former Members
Ji-Ae
* Birth Name: Lee Ji-Ae
* Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Ji-Won
* Birth Name: Yang Jiwon
* Position: vocalist
o Featured in 'Gosa Death Bell'
o Good Entertainment Trainee before entering T-ara
o Featured in 'A Story Sadder Than Sadness'
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Good Person.
Digital Single:
Lies part 1
Lies (Ballad Vers)
Special Group Project: T-ara & Supernova - T.T.L (Time To Love)[edit]Last edit by bluesweater on Wednesday 16 Sep, 2009 at 06:24 +22.3%[/edit]
awww- i love their song lie a lot!*___* it´s really catchy! hope they will bring more good songs out :RBblush: :RBblush:
Tara & Supernova - TTL [Time to Love] Listen 2 MV
Dream Concert, 11 October 2009:
TiAra (티아라) & Supernova (초신성) - T.T.L Listen 2 (Time To Love listen.2)[edit]Last edit by bluesweater on Tuesday 13 Oct, 2009 at 05:12 +2.8%[/edit]
wow they are all beutiful 
they are my favorite guhl gloop right now after 4minute ofc. they are sf kewl ever since dey got ther makeovers they have been sf sexxi!!! i like dem better solo but dey r also good with supernova. WHAT TIME IS IT? ITS TIME 4 TIARA!!! TIARA HWAITING!!
Dream Concert, 11 October 2009:
TiAra (티아라) & Supernova (초신성) - T.T.L Listen 2 (Time To Love listen.2)
AHH!!! I'm addicted to this song...it is so beautiful...and the meaning reminded me to someone... :RBohNo: ...awesome
and when i watched their Lies PV...they kinda like wonder girls..maybe because of the dance...
Good thing Soyeon decided to quit training for Girls' Generation. She doesn't belong with them, anyways. ;D
I LOOOOVE T-ARA. ;D. They're so awesome and gorgeous. ;D. Plus they sing well ;D
Lie and TTL are good songs, looking 4ward 2 their upcoming album. Good to hear that its going to be a full album and not a mini one.
Took me a while to figure who was who tho, at the start i got confused with Ji Yeon, Eunjubg and Hyomin. Just when i thought i knew who was who, they decide to change their image so i had to work out who was who again lol
yay!
thanks to Zute for adding the T-ara's videos on JPA.
now you all can watch their official videos on JPA.
happy watching! =D
to be honest i hate t-ara well in my opinion of course everyone has their own tastes so yeah... but if i hav to name a song from them that i actually like, it is bo peep bo peep and apple is a those songs get in my head 
mfg:
Eeks, I've been listening to their whole album for the past week! Their songs are so good, and they are the first girl pop band I will actually listen to! 
My first T-ara song is Apple is A. The song was great! Then, I started to listen to their other songs, and I love them all!! :RBheart: Although, I still find it hard to identify who's who. 
Yoon Si Yoon and T-ara partner up for KTF Ever phone CF
Aside from the $1 million endorsement deal with a Japanese food chain they recently snagged, 6-member T-ara partnered up with MBC ‘High Kick Through the Roof‘ actor Yoon Si Yoon as the new models for the KTF Ever phone.
On the 6th, KBS 2TV ‘Entertainment Tonight‘ joined them on set during the CF filming.
In particular, leader Eunjung lost her composure while filming a hugging scene with Yoon Si Yoon. When asked, “How do you feel about hugging in a long time?”, she replied, “To be honest… I’m shaking.” It’s funny how Eunjung was so flustered and shy around a guy because she exudes such a powerful and charismatic presence on stage. I guess we are all prone to weakness in front of the opposite sex.
A representative said, “Popular girl group T-ara and Yoon Si Yoon portrayed the young and fresh concept very well. Even with T-ara’s Jiyeon in the center, all 6 members revealed their own colorful charm.”
From cute to classy, to sexy and fresh, T-ara truly lives up to their name as they execute each and every concept that they are delegated flawlessly.
Stay tuned as the full CF will be released soon.
Credits: Allkpop
Looks like girl group T-ara has big plans for this spring! The six girls are in Japan right now and on the 17th, they held press conference and revealed their feelings about other girl groups and future plans. It’s been announced that T-ara will release a CF and song in Japan in May to mark their international debut. They will also hold a concert on May 28th with Supernova in Japan.
Furthermore, the members revealed what they felt stressed about.
Maknae Jiyeon said, “I’m only in high school so it’s a pity that I don’t really get to make friends in school because of my schedule.”
Boram commented, “Because I’m a girl group member, I have to watch my diet. I really love eating so it’s stressful even when I’m eating dduk-bok-i (Korean spicy rice cake dish).”
Hyomin added, “These days, the battles between girl groups are tough. There’s a lot of stress because of that, but it makes us work harder.”
Then they were asked, “What place would you rank yourself out of the girl groups?” Soyeon answered, “If we had to pick, I think #5. You have to consider the groups that aren’t active at the moment like the Wonder Girls and 2NE1. But it’s hard to talk about who’s better than another. But in the end, we want the #1 spot.”
Leader Eunjung closed off by saying, “Thank you for all the attention you’re giving us. We will work very hard.”
credits to allkpop[edit]Last edit by cynthiamae on Thursday 18 Mar, 2010 at 01:18 +3.4%[/edit]
I dont get why anyone would hate these girls they are amazing and fun ! Their music is so fun and catchy you cant help but sing along they are one of my fav girl groups for sure TTL is my fav. k pop song ever they really proved them-self
Following the news of an average of 16 seconds of singing time for idol group members, it looks like this bit of news hurt one of the members from 7-member female idol group T-ara.
Jiyeon held an interview with the Korean Herald where she was said to have a sad look on her face and she shared her thoughts about being criticized for having only 5 seconds of singing time. She stated, “I have always been practicing hard to become a singer for about 2 years now. Even though T-ara works closely as a team, some of us naturally get less singing time.”
Although hurt, Jiyeon also understands why she in particular gets less singing time. Due to her past active participation in God of Study and currently partaking in Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp activities, she holds a very busy schedule. That means she will have to miss a couple of events and live performances with the group. With that in mind, with less singing time it’s much easier for a fellow member to to cover up her part.
Jiyeon also talked about her role in upcoming horror film Death Bell 2 stating that the movie doesn’t only consist of scary scenes, “Death Bell 2 isn’t just scary, it also has a touching story with close friendships that become torn apart.”
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I love this group!!
I like Hyomin best!!
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