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T-ara

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T-ara promoting Absolute First Album; Left to Right: Eun Jung, Ji Yeon, Qri, Hyo Min, So Yeon, Boram (2009)

T-ara (티아라/ Tiara/ T-Ara) is a Korean pop girl group formed by Core Contents Media. They debuted as a 5 member group with Good Person Ver. 1. However, Ji Ae and Ji Won withdrew from the group sighting "...differences in style". They were replaced with Qri, So Yeon, and Boram. T-ara re-debuted as a six member group in July with Lie, and are best known for their hit song Bo Peep Bo Peep.

Members

Former Members

Information

Left to Right: Ji Won, Ji Ae, Ji Yeon, Hyo Min, Eun Jung (Original T-ara)

Debut

T-ara was previously a 5 member group that trained for 3 years with the Core Contents Media label. Before their debut, T-ara gained recognition by Ji Yeon. Ji Yeon collaborated with SeeYa and Davichi on a digital single titled Women's Generation / Forever Love which was included in the drama Cinderella Man's soundtrack. Her involvement sparked a great interest in the public, which led to her name becoming one of the top searched phrases in South Korea. Previously, Core Contents Media finally unveiled T-ara by releasing 19 pictures of it's member's on April 26, 2009. T-ara released the MV for their digital single Good Person Ver. 1 on April 28, 2009, which was also included on the "Cinderella Man" soundtrack. Ji Yeon continued to promote "Women's Generation / Forever Love" with SeeYa and Davichi. Promotions for the digital single premiered on "Music Core" on May 8, 2009. Subsequent MV's were shot for the double a-side, and the digital single was successful among the public. Ji Yeon's popularity soared. She was chosen to model for the "Sonata Compilation Album", and debuted as an actress on the "MBC" drama series Soul.

Ji Won & Ji Ae Withdraw

T-ara was together for a short time period when Ji Won and Ji Ae decided to leave the group. Sighting "...differences in style" as the reason for their withdrawal, Core Contents Media quickly announced Boram will replace one of the members and debut as a singer with T-ara. T-ara's member replacements ranked #1 on news searches. Amidst the shocking news, Ji Won made a confession on her Cyworld about her decision to leave T-ara. Ji Won stated "My bravest choice was the right one." She went on to further say "This is life. There are too many differences. So it was very brave! Good job! My choice will be good. I'm truly thankful that you let go of this hatred and understand what it's like," she wrote.

Netizens were still questioning why Ji Won and Ji Ae left. On June 3rd, representatives from "Core Contents Media" had stated that, "T-ara's image is a friendly type of concept. However, the two members did not feel that they fit in it nor that it would appeal to fans any longer." The representatives added that "In order to complete the concept once again, we will add two new members that will fit in a better way. 2-3 weeks ago it was already mentioned. However, we cannot do anything about it even if we're against it as it was both members' personal decisions." Furthermore, they stated that "Ji Won and Ji Ae will remain members of the agency. However, in terms of future plans for both artist we do not know yet if there are any."

T-ara promoting Lie (2009)

Re-Debut

Core Contents Media confirmed T-ara became a 6 member group on June 23, 2009. They also revealed that on July 7th, the new T-ara would be unveiled; including the 2 unannounced members. Core Contents Media released profile photo's of the 6 T-ara members on July 3rd. The profile images of T-ara wearing blonde curly wigs displayed "pureness, femininity, and beauty". On the 6th, a 2nd set of photo's were released of T-ara, projecting an innocent and pure image. T-ara earned the nickname "Beauty Group" from Netizens, and the photo's of T-ara excited music fans.

On July 7th, T-ara's sexy and mature concept was revealed. A 2nd batch of photo's was revealed but it was received negatively; Netizen's called T-ara "ugly", however T-ara became in demand. Various endorsement deals were offered to the group but T-ara's management turned the deals down, focusing on their debut.

Lie was digitally released on July 27, 2009. T-ara debuted on a variety show called "Radio Star" on July 28, 2009. The MV for "Lie Part. 1" was revealed on the show. Their debut performance was on July 30, 2009 at "M! Countdown" where they performed "Wanna Play?" and "Lie".

Ji Yeon, Hyo Min, Eun Jung, and So Yeon collabarated with Supernova members Geonll, Gwang Su and Ji Hyuk for a digital single titled TTL (Time To Love). The digital single was released on September 14th, and they promoted the song throughout September. Due to it's popularity, a remix version titled TTL Listen 2 was released on October 9. All members from both groups participated in the promotion.

T-ara promoting Absolute First Album (2009)

Absolute First Album

T-ara became the official endorsers of "Nonghyup Apples" and signed a CF deal with the company. They recorded a theme song for the CF titled Apple Song , and reportedly earned $300,000 from the deal; the best contract a rookie group has received. "Apple Song" was performed at the "Apple Day" event on October 22, 2009. A 15 second version of the CF was released on October 25, 2009, while the 30 second version was released on October 26, 2009. The MV for "Apple Song" was released on November 5, 2009.

T-ara was appointed as the Ambassadors for Science for the upcoming Science Museum to be erected in Pusan on November 6, 2009. They also became Ambassadors for the Japanese anime Evangelion: Breaking on November 12, 2009. According to S&S, the company responsible for the domestic release of Evangelion, T-ara was chosen due to members Boram resembling the character Rei, Ji Yeon resembling Asuka, and Eun Jung resembling Mari.

Core Contents Media announced on November 20, 2009 that T-ara would would make their come back with their debut mini album; they also released the photo shoot for the mini album. On November 23, 2009 the release date for their mini album was announced to be on December 4, 2009. A representative of Core Contents Media stated the album would have a different style from their debut, and hit producers Bang Shi Hyuk and Sin Sa Dong Tiger would be participating in the album. However, the mini album was extended into a full length studio album titled Absolute First Album.

T-ara's debut album and the MV teasers for Bo Peep Bo Peep and Like the Beginning was released digitally on November 27, 2009. It was announced that T-ara's title track, between "Like the Beginning" and "Bo Peep Bo Peep", would be chosen by the public on various music portal sites. On November 29, 2009, the MV's for the songs were released. Based on 9,000 votes, "Like the Beginning" won with 53% of the vote to "Bo Peep Bo Peep's" 43%. A representative of Core Contents Media stated "Bo Peep Bo Peep" would still be used as a part of T-ara's album promotion. However, on their come back performance at Music Bank on December 4, 2009, T-ara performed "Bo Peep Bo Peep" instead of "Like the Beginning". Nevertheless, their album received explosive sales, selling over 25,000 copies in the beginning of its release.

At the 2009 Golden Disk Awards T-ara won the "Newcomer Award" along with 4minute. The group's popularity continued to spike with Bo Peep Bo Peep until they won their first "Mutizen" at Music Bank on January 1, 2010. They continued their #1 wins, collecting their second "Mutizen" at Inkigayo, their third again at "Music Bank", and their fourth at "Inkigayo".

On January 10, 2009 it was announced that T-ara would end promotions for "Bo Peep Bo Peep" and begin promoting "Like the Beginning" on January 15, 2009 at Music Bank. After ending the promotions for "Like the Beginning", at the end of January, it was announced their come back in February 23 with the unreleased song song Crazy Because of you, and the re-release of Absolute First Album as a repackage album.
It was also announced the recording and release of the song Song for Park around April/May 2010. This song will be used for the FIFA World Cup.

Discography

Albums

Digital Single

  • [2009.07.27] Lie

Collaborations/ Other

Filmography

Television

CF

  • [2009] Nonghyup Apples
  • [2009] Nene Chicken
  • [2009] Ambassadors for Science

Awards

  • [2009.10.01] Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Rookie of the Month (September) - Lie
  • [2009.11.01] Cyworld Digital Music Awards - Song of the Month (October) - TTL (Time To Love)
  • [2009.12.10] 24th Golden Disk Awards - Yepp Newcomer Award
  • [2010.01.01] KBS Music Bank #1 - Bo Peep Bo Peep
  • [2010.01.03] SBS Inkigayo #1 - Bo Peep Bo Peep
  • [2010.01.08] KBS Music Bank #1 - Bo Peep Bo Peep
  • [2010.01.10] SBS Inkigayo #1 - Bo Peep Bo Peep

External Links

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