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Hwa was my favorite....I am sadden by this news.
bullying seems rampant in CCM....

i really hate this news... you broke Hwayoung's heart and our heart... I am totally crying right now... God why her???

So now I have grown to despise those I considered my ultimate Kpop biases and am rooting for someone I used to deem irrelevant. The world has gone mad.
T-Ara's dead for me. I cannot condone what transpired here.

... I want to know the truth more than anything now.
Kicking her out needs more justification especially with all the rumours.

WHAT?!!! COMPLAINS BY THE 19 STAFF?!!! ARE U BLIND?!!! SHE'S BEING AN OUTCAST SINCE HER DEBUT!!!! xxxxING KKS!!! I SEE T-ARA DIFFERENTLY NOW!!! WATCH OUT KARMA xxxx!!!
AND THE FANS ALREADY MAKE A PETITION TO GET OFF EUNJUNG FROM HER WGM AND DRAMA!!! WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!! LET'S SEE ABOUT THE OTHER MEMBERS...
LOL I'm so upset rite now!!! Eunjung and Jiyeon was my bias in T-ara... I'll still listen to their song though but I'll stop watch over this group like I used to be...

seriously?
What did Hwayoung do that deserved this? =_= What kind of crack pot people did KKS interview?
This is weird, odd and stupid. Stupidest timing to send someone off. Should've at least cleared up the misunderstanding, a few months in and then announce this termination.
Nice job CCM, you just made T-ara into a laughing stock. Nice going.

It's never a boring day at Cash & Controversy Media.

There is legit bullying where someone is actually a victim and takes offense to the actions [like a bigger student forcefully taking money from a smaller one] and there's a the playful type between sports teams, group of friends, etc. The latter describes your situation. I really doubt they hold any real grudges or plot revenge.
I'm quoting this exact post as an example of how something posted online can be taken one of many ways. Tone is inferred by the reader, so you can read it like I did believe that Tsurara is being sarcastic and pretty much saying that the post he quoted is faulty and that Hwayoung is NOT the problem. Or you could read it at face value and get the idea that he is agreeing with the quoted post and saying Hwayoung is indeed the problem. See how different the two views are? See how difficult it would be for someone not fluent in English to catch that? The Tweets could've gone one of two ways; motivational, kinda like a last push or a underhand jab at an unspecified subject. When Hwayoung tweets started rolling in, one can deduce it was the latter. IDK maybe Hwayoung is having a bad day, so why isn't anyone encouraging her...they had 5/8 members reply to Hyomin's tweet that was not directly towards anyone. Then when these negative conclusions came out, why didn't Soyeon or Eunjung or CCM come out and put the fire out totally by saying the fans are taking it wrong and that they were just venting their frustation, not at anyone but in general, they do it plenty on Twitter.
The point is there were numerous points where any of the members or CCM/KKS could've easily squashed this situation from spiraling down to what it is and they didn't. This is no PR stunt, they've alienated a fanbase and turned Kpop fans in general against T-ara.
I want to be wrong, very wrong. But forreal though, it ain't easy being a T-ara fan lol.

oh yeah because SHE'S the problem here..... smh

This is getting ridiculous...it's 4AM here. When I wake up, I hope someone tweets "lol jk" or something and KKS' big announcement is a concert in the US. Wishful thinking amirite?

Wow I just read the Twitter thing. While I really hope it's just things blown out of proportion, I don't believe in coincidences. Being a self-taught pessimist doesn't help either. KKS would know better than to outright terminate any of the girls, but the idea of splitting up cripples both sides. I really hope it's an announcement of the dude giving them a real 1-2 week break, not for promos or babysitting Gangkiz or w/e, to cool off. T-ara's been crashing and burning for too long.
Yeah simultaneously hacked, with no other tweets before or after being out of the ordinary and the questionable tweets still exist. That's what happened lol. I get mad at friends and family all the time, don't mean I seriously hate them. Hope it's just a vent for the group's overall frustration. Sucks that it's directed toward Hwayoung though...
It's tough being a T-ara fan.

Another freaking BIG announcement! I'm kinda getting tired of hearing something like this from CCM regarding T-ara. Can't they make up their mind for once which direction they are going to head with this group?!
Personally, I would be really happy if they announce that Dani won't join T-ara anymore and not about removal of members, reprimanding the girls and shaming them publicly, again.
Just read the AKP article about the tweets. Antis and bashers are having a feast in there, but since no one really knows what happens off stage and off cam, no one is in any position to pass judgment on the girls.
I feel like us fans have gone through so much also while supporting T-ara. I'm sure we'll also get past this.
Supporting Boram, Qri, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, Hwayoung and Jiyeon all the way!

Wow I just read the Twitter thing. While I really hope it's just things blown out of proportion, I don't believe in coincidences. Being a self-taught pessimist doesn't help either. KKS would know better than to outright terminate any of the girls, but the idea of splitting up cripples both sides. I really hope it's an announcement of the dude giving them a real 1-2 week break, not for promos or babysitting Gangkiz or w/e, to cool off. T-ara's been crashing and burning for too long.
Yeah simultaneously hacked, with no other tweets before or after being out of the ordinary and the questionable tweets still exist. That's what happened lol. I get mad at friends and family all the time, don't mean I seriously hate them. Hope it's just a vent for the group's overall frustration. Sucks that it's directed toward Hwayoung though...
It's tough being a T-ara fan.

Yeah but those guys are animals. I'm happy with having less lol, that means just less stuff to buy. While the cards are a PITA, I've convinced myself it's unnecessary and excessive to get all of them. That and I'm lucky to have gotten some nice trades.
EDIT
As promised here are my stuff. It's not neatly arranged or set as a shrine, all this stuff sits inside a shelf. The posters inside a huge box as I only went through the trouble have hanging their first two.
Albums:

Japanese Albums:

The last one is the Cry Cry/Lovey Dovey MV Blu-ray.

Photobooks, I consider the IY part of my T-ara stuff:

Cards:

Posters:

And lastly, my shrine-like corner in my room. All the same posters are there. Which is why I didn't have individual AFA/BH posters above.

Other:


Stuff on the way
- Day By Day album and poster
- BPBP Eunjung card

Yeah but those guys are animals. I'm happy with having less lol, that means just less stuff to buy. While the cards are a PITA, I've convinced myself it's unnecessary and excessive to get all of them. That and I'm lucky to have gotten some nice trades.
EDIT
As promised here are my stuff. It's not neatly arranged or set as a shrine, all this stuff sits inside a shelf. The posters inside a huge box as I only went through the trouble have hanging their first two.
Albums:

Japanese Albums:

The last one is the Cry Cry/Lovey Dovey MV Blu-ray.

Photobooks, I consider the IY part of my T-ara stuff:

Cards:

Posters:

And lastly, my shrine-like corner in my room. All the same posters are there. Which is why I didn't have individual AFA/BH posters above.

Other:


Stuff on the way
- Day By Day album and poster
- BPBP Eunjung card

Oh heyyy look at that. Soyeon is receiving the new members in a nice, friendly manner, not to mention protective [oh who can imagine from what]. Something perhaps some T-ara fans should look into... Yeah yeah Jiyeon lost her maknae position, so what.
You do know that it costs less to house nine people in one home/apartment/condo than having multiple, even two places with 4-5 members each? But that's not being cheap, that's to make day-day living easier. Have you ever been in a house with so many people? It becomes a bit of a frenzy.

i think soyeon or hwayoung..
but i want it to be big seven...
no members left out...

Well he does have them whipped, that's for sure. But is it really that hard to believe maybe the current members welcome the new ones? I don't take any of the members of being a big enough xxxx that they'd actually dislike the new members simply for joining the group late. The idea of adding/replacing members is not a new on in Kpop or any group-oriented business or franchise. The way he's approaching is def questionable.
Miami wasn't mad about getting Lebron, you know. Especially now.

Oh heyyy look at that. Soyeon is receiving the new members in a nice, friendly manner, not to mention protective [oh who can imagine from what]. Something perhaps some T-ara fans should look into... Yeah yeah Jiyeon lost her maknae position, so what.
You do know that it costs less to house nine people in one home/apartment/condo than having multiple, even two places with 4-5 members each? But that's not being cheap, that's to make day-day living easier. Have you ever been in a house with so many people? It becomes a bit of a frenzy.

So Dani is supposedly the 9th member and debut much later in the year, while Areum is the 8th and anticipated to come in July...so why does T-ara's next single have Dani all over and not Areum? We also got info and later, official confirmation for Dani much quicker than Areum. Just wondering as I always stumble on articles late.

Why do people have to ask?
Soyeon definitely.
In term of Popularity , singing ability, and presence ( in Show) It's almost a fact that Soyeon would be one of the top member in T-ara.
And this is not a bias answer, I ship all T-ara equally.

So Dani is supposedly the 9th member and debut much later in the year, while Areum is the 8th and anticipated to come in July...so why does T-ara's next single have Dani all over and not Areum? We also got info and later, official confirmation for Dani much quicker than Areum. Just wondering as I always stumble on articles late.

What country are you from? I'm not sure how it works if stores/sites are different by region but here's how it's for me being situated in the US. I've successfuly found T-ara a few times on Amazon.com BUT it's not a complete catalog of their songs or albums and they are often formatted wrong [VERY minor stuff, maybe capitalization, spelling, artist, etc.] or just wrong in general, ex. a number of Hyuna's songs are listed as T-ara songs. I use Amazon a lot because they often have free credit codes. I just skimmed iTunes and they oddly enough have a similar catalog with similar minor errors as Amazon. Whatever still doesn't allow me to get the legit Japanese Roly Poly in Copacabana. You're probably better off just buying the album from eBay, Yesasia, DVDheaven, etc if you want to support them legally.
As for me, I wear many hats and a pirate's is one of them LOL. I still buy the albums...T-ara's Versace and LV bags don't buy themselves.
Edit:
Try this:
http://koreansplash.blogspot.com/2011/08/tutorial-to-purchase-song-from-mnet.html

I'm looking forward to it. She's more enthusiastic about joining than the other new girl. Lol how is she to join sooner than Dani yet we rarely hear about her.

Yall are tripping. Brave Bros FTW. At least three of those tracks look appealing just by producers alone. Though T-ara has a VERY good track record for having good "filler" tracks that, IMO, can be better than their promoted singles. Cmon son Brave Bros put Sistar on the map. Keep our head up cause we're mighty Sistar!