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Wanna Play? The T-ARA Pimp Post.

Apr 25, 2010 20:46

♔ T-ARA ♔
P I M P P O S T

♚ group introduction - members - discography - videography - subbed videos - useful links ♚

THE GROUP

T-ara (also known as 티아라, Tiara--I was really confused about the English spelling for the longest time when I first got into them, like wtf was I supposed to write in my iTunes?) was originally slated as a 5-member girl group (with Ji-ae as the leader along with Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon) and released "Good Person" for the Korean drama Cinderella Man in April 2009. Then all of a sudden, shit hit the fan with Ji Ae and Jiwon declaring their withdrawal from the group in June 2009, delaying T-ara's official debut and pretty much fucking things up. Their reasons for leaving are stated as "differences in style," which isn't really all that hard to believe judging by, oh I dunno, concepts like Bo Peep Bo Peep and yayaya. Nevertheless, there have been rumors that Ji-ae's departure was heavily influenced by Jiwon herself, and Jiwon has supposedly felt a lot of regret about leaving the group as interpreted from her Cyworld/me2day posts. Back in February 2010 iirc, around T-ara's Breaking Heart repackage promotions, there was a lot of fusspuppetry about one of the ex-members' possible return to T-ara, but ofc nothing came about from that. Jiwon is supposedly trying to get into YG Entertainment, and is actually cast in a drama called "What's Up?" that is supposed to be the Korean version of Glee and is sponsored by YGE and features Big Bang's Daesung as well. She is supposedly no longer under T-ara's company, but Ji ae still is.

ANYWHOO, I DIGRESS AND NOGAF SRSLY. After Ji-ae and Jiwon left, Boram, Q-ri, and Soyeon were subsequently (and very quickly) added to T-ara, and the six-member group finally successfully debuted in late July 2009 with the single "Lies." They debuted through MBC's Radio Star talk show, which I thought was pretty cool, since most, if not all, idol groups debut on one of the weekly music programs. Their first performance of Lies was on Mnet's M! Countdown, from which they unfortunately received a lot of crap for their lipsynching. The members have stated that they were advised by the technical crew to do so because the show was filmed outside in a windy environment and acoustics are already horrible in large open areas like that, and really, wouldn't their company know this already? smh.

T-ara is under Core Contents Media, which is the main entertainment management label under Mnet Media, a media distributor powerhouse under the CJ Group, which is like one of the hugest companies in South Korea, right up there with Samsung, LG, etc. So you would think that having enormous financial backing like that would lead to better promotion, but no Mnet Media's promotional techniques still suck balls. My poor girls.

Nevertheless, T-ara started to gain popularity with their next single, "TTL (Time To Love)," a collaboration with their labelmate, Supernova. And then my bbs reached a new height of success and popularity with their first full-length album, Absolute First Album, released in December 2009. I think I will always be a little butthurt that "Bo Peep Bo Peep" was chosen as their main title track instead of "Like The First Time," because BPBP was just painful and full of secondhand embarrassment to me, but it did catapult them to the tier of top girl groups, and really, it's not much of a surprise given Korea's major boner for "cutesy" concepts. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THOUGH that CCM's CEO, Kim Kwang Soo, is pretty much responsible for all of those mortifying snowman/bovine/Christmas tree atrocities that the members were forced to wear SO IF THERE'S ANYONE TO BLAME, BLAME THAT INSANE BASTARD WITH HORRIFYING/BORDERLINE PEDOPHILIAC TASTE. Yes, bitterness is very attractive. T-ara won a bunch of mutizens with BPBP, their first and most notable one being on the New Year's Day Music Bank, and from then on 2010 was TIME FOR T-EHRUH YEAHHHHHH.

In February of that year, T-ara released their repackage album, Braking Heart /snickers, ok Breaking Heart, with their Britney Spears rehash, I Go Crazy Because Of You, as their main title track. After that, the group cruised along releasing their 4372857398479 versions of TTL; promoting their online shopping mall, T-aradotcom; having members star in various dramas; oh and did I mention Jiyeon's scandal as a child video stripper? Shit hit the fan once again, but CCM hushed it up real gewd by announcing a change in leadership and the addition of a new member. In July 2010, Boram was dubbed the third leader of T-ara, and Hwayoung was inducted into the family.

In late November, T-ara began promotions for their mini album, Temptastic, and CCM thought the formula they had used for BPBP/Like The First Time would prove successful once again, but the flopping that resulted was a very rude kick in the balls. "yayaya" is a horrible song, not to mention horribly offensive as a concept, so I have no idea what management was thinking, if they were thinking at all. If BPBP was secondhand embarrassment, yayaya was just a period of time that I'd like to permanently erase from my memory, not unlike the epilogue of the seventh Harry Potter book.

Let's stop with my tryhard, unsuccessful attempts at wit though, I'll just break it down for you. T-ara aren't that great at performing. Sometimes, they really suck at it. You can't really overlook that about them, but you can't help loving them nonetheless. They are adorable, and losery, and adorably losery, and are just normal girls looking to find their place in the crowded, competitive, and highly transient idol world. If you think about it, T-ara might be Mnet's first legit ~idol group~, so I don't think they were trained so thoroughly in the ways of idoldom, but they manage very well and they really try to improve, which makes them even more lovable. IDK THEY'RE JUST REALLY ENDEARING AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO RESIST LOVING THEM.

- punkgesture

(Oh, I would like to add, that while individually they might seem pretty average, I still think that if you give them a chance, they can still manage to prove themselves. They're hard-working, fun-loving girls, and hopefully you try looking at them past the negative stuff and the scandal, errm, well mostly that one scandal, LMAO, that surrounds them. As a group they really do complement each other very well, and like Hyomin once said on an episode of Hello Baby, T-ARA is ONE.

Also, their music is way more than the ones they promote, we promise ;~; - firequakes)

MEMBERS

♔ JEON BORAM (전보람)

Support Vocals, Leader (July 2010-Present)

1986.03.22

Height: 155cm; Weight: 45kg

Twitter: Boram86322; Cyworld: fromlaboheme

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)

- Goes to Myungji University, under the Dept. of Theatre and Visual Arts
- Released a solo song, From Memory, pre-debut (2008).
- Appeared in Kebee's Feeling You MV pre-debut.
- She likes to eat a lot, esp snacks; Fans gave her a bag with many pockets to place her snacks in.
- Her parents are Jeon Yongreok, a singer, and Lee Miyoung, an actress.
- The other members affectionately refer to her as 람뽀 (Rambbo).
- Appeared in 2PM's Cass Beer CF/Music Drama (2009).
- Appeared in KBS' Purple Heeled Grim Reaper is Coming as Woo Ah-mi (2010).
- Was in the musical I Really Really Like You with her father, as Hong Junghwa (2010).
- Other acting credits include MBC's Soul (2009), KBS' God of Study (with the rest of T-ARA, 2010), Death Bell 2 (2010).
- One of the later member additions; First new member to be announced after Jiwon and Jiae left T-ARA.
- Her favorite color is yellow.
- Her roommate is Qri; they also go to the same university, and have the same major.

♔ LEE QRI (이큐리)

Sub Vocals

1986.12.12

Height: 162cm; Weight: 44kg

Twitter: QRiPretty; Cyworld: dodoljh

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)

- Born Lee Jihyun; QRi comes from "Cutie Pretty"
- Enrolled at Myungji University, under Theatre, same as roommate Boram.
- Was an ulzzang pre-debut, and modeled for various online shopping malls and magazines pre-debut.
- Was on MNet SCANDAL with Hyomin, opposite popular ulzzang Park Taejun (2009); they pretended not to know each other on the show but there have been evidence that they have known each other froom even before.
- Has a very distinct beauty mark at the tip of her nose.
- Appeared in Queen Seondeok as --'s wife (2009).
- Had a cameo appearance in SBS's Giant with Soyeon (2010).

♔ PARK SOYEON (박소연)

Main Vocals

1987.10.04

Height:163cm; Weight: 46kg

Twitter: sohotmelody; Cyworld: -

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)( 2)

- Born Park Injung; had her name legally changed to Park Soyeon.
- Won Gold in the 2005 Chinchin Singing Festival.
- Originally was scouted by, and trained under SM Entertainment; was the leader of one of the earlier drafts of SNSD before she dropped out.
- Was in a project group with 3 members of Supernova, and 3 other T-ARA members; they released T.T.L(Time To Love) (2009).
- Likes looking at her reflection in mirrors and other reflective surfaces.
- Has a (talking, accdg. to her) dog named Kimaru.
- Graduated from Annyang Arts High school, where she was classmates with MBLAQ's Seungho.
- Was rumored to be in a relationship with Supreme Team's E-sens in late 2010.
- Proudly admits to being a Click-B fan back in the day; used her own allowance to buy them an orange sofa and had it sent to their dorm.
- Was a 'supporter' (aka cheerleader) in KBS' Invincible Baseball (2009).
- Recently a regular on KBS' 100 Out of 100 (2011).
- Appeared in SBS' Giant with Q-ri (2010).
- Released a song for Death Bell 2's OST called What Should We Finish? (2010)
- Released a duet with (ex fin.kl) Ock Juhyeon, Page One (Part Two), for Coffee House OST (2010).
- Will appear/star in a movie soon called, Mama Don't Cry (2011).
- Roommates with Eunjung, and now also Hwayoung.

♔ HAM EUNJUNG (함은정)

Lead Vocals, Rapper, Leader (2009-July 2010)

1988.12.12

Height: 167cm; Weight: 46kg

Twitter: taraeunjung1212; Cyworld: cong1212

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)( 2)

- Was a child actress; appeared in various TV shows and movies pre-debut.
- Goes to Dongkook University, majoring in Performing Arts.
- Specialties include taekwondo, pansori and horseback riding.
- Was in SG Wannabe's Gashiri MV pre-debut with F.Cuz's Jinon ().
- Was in F.T Island's Love Sick and Thunder / Only One Person MV predebut (2007).
- Appeared in Davichi's Time, Please Stop MV (2010).
- Starred in MNet's Coffee House (2010).
- Was one of the lead roles in KBS' Dream High (2011).
- Was in a project group with 3 members of Supernova, and 3 other T-ARA members; they released T.T.L(Time To Love) (2009).
- Was a part of Women's Generation (Part 2) with fellow T-ARA member Hyomin, Davichi, and Seeya; they released a song called Wonder Woman (2010).
- Roommates with Soyeon, and now also Hwayoung.
- Will star in a movie called White (2011).
- Released a song for the Coffee House OST, Coffee House (2010).
- Only child; born to her parents after ten years of marriage.

♔ PARK HYOMIN (박효민)

Lead Vocals, Rapper

1989.05.30

Height: 167cm; Weight: 43kg

Twitter: b89530; Cyworld: wwww89

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)

- Born Park Sunyoung; her parents chose the stage name Hyomin for her.
- Was one of the G7 in KBS' Invincible Youth (2009-2010).
- Was an ulzzang pre-debut.
- Was the Mimi Doll Princess when she was a little girl.
- Attends Sungkyungkwan University, majoring in Acting Arts.
- Appeared in SS501's Unlock MV (2006).
- Appeared in F.T Island's Heaven / Loving You MV (2008).
- Appeared in SG Wannabe's Unforgettable Breakup MV.
- Hobbies include Photography, Cooking, Drawing, and Styling.
- Was in the main cast of SBS' My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010).
- Appeared on MNet SCANDAL with Q-ri (2009).
- Was in a project group with 3 members of Supernova, and 3 other T-ARA members; they released T.T.L(Time To Love) (2009).
- Enjoys posting videos of herself covering various songs in the CCM practice room.
- Was a part of Women's Generation (Part 2) with fellow T-ARA member Eunjung, Davichi, and Seeya; they released a song called Wonder Woman (2010).
- Released a song with the Brave Brothers called Beautiful Girl (2011).
- Rapped in performances of Sukhee's One Love, Jerry's Going to Love, and Ham Jungeun (?) (2010).
- Released a song called Coffee Over Milk for the Coffee House OST with Seeya's Lee Boram, and fellow T-ARA member Jiyeon; performances were done with Boram and Soyeon (and not Jiyeon) (2010).
- Is roommates with Jiyeon.
- Is the eldest daughter in her family.
- Likes taking pictures, and has a collection of cameras.

♔ RYU HWAYOUNG (류화영)

Main Rapper, Maknae

1993.04.22

Height: 168cm; Weight: kg

Twitter: -; Cyworld: -

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)

- Joined the group as a new addition in July 2010; Didn't publicly appear with the rest of the girls until Hello Baby (November 2010) and WAYLT / YaYaYa performances (December 2010).
- Has a twin sister, One Light Hyoyoung, who is a member of CO.ED SCHOOL and 5Dolls.
- Appeared on SBS' Star King with her twin pre-debut; this is how they were scouted.
- Roommates with Soyeon and Eunjung; originally roomed with Hyomin and Jiyeon until the girls switched dorms.
- Attends Sungeul High School.
- Modeled for various online shopping malls pre-debut.

♔ PARK JIYEON (박지연)

Sub Vocals, Maknae

1993.06.07

Height: 167cm; Weight: kg

Twitter: pjy1234; Cyworld: Park4471

Possibly Useful Meta: ( 1)

- Won Silver in the APM Modeling Contest (2007).
- Won the Smart Model Contest (2008); consequently appeared in Smart uniform ads with SHINee and f(x)'s Victoria.
- Appeared in SMASH's Neverending Story MV predebut (2008).
- Appeared in SG Wannabe's I Love You (?) & My Love, Crybaby MV's pre-debut (2009).
- Was in Women's Generation with Seeya and Davichi; they released Forever Love (2009).
- Was in a project group with 3 members of Supernova, and 3 other T-ARA members; they released T.T.L(Time To Love) (2009).
- Roommates with Hyomin.
- Is known for resembling famous actress Kim Taehee.
- Hobbies include sleeping, eating, and sports.
- Her favorite subject at school is Physical Education.
- Attends Hyehwa All Girls High School.
- Is a 3rd level black belt in taekwondo.
- Has repeatedly said that Lee Chunhee is her ideal guy.
- Appeared in KBS' Hello Miss before debut (2007).
- Starred in MBC's Soul before debut (2009).
- Had a guest appearance on MBC's High Kick Through the Roof for one episode (2009).
- Was one of the lead roles in KBS' God of Study (2010).
- Released a song called Rolling for the God of Study OST (2010).
- Released a song called Coffee Over Milk for the Coffee House OST with Seeya's Lee Boram, and fellow T-ARA member Hyomin; she did not appear in performances (2010).
- Starred in the horror movie Death Bell 2 opposite Yoon Shiyoon (2010).
- Appeared on stage with fellow T-ARA member Soyeon for some performances of What Should We Finish? (2010)
- Starred in KBS' Jungle Fish 2 (2010).
- Released a song called More for the Jungle Fish 2 OST (2010).
- Appeared in Young Gun's I Have To Let You Go MV (2010).
- Is a regular on SBS' Good Sunday - Heroes, which airs every Sunday 7PM KST (2010-Present).

DISCOGRAPHY

[2009.06.29] Lies (Debut Single)