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Now I see why they mentioned Roly Poly before. The music video is presumably going to be based on this drama, maybe like a leap forward in time to the present with the music they will be playing. I have not seen this drama before, but after taking a look at the synopsis and noticing it won an award back 1985, and the show's highest viewership was recorded on February 2, 1993 with a 42% rating, it's going to be quite interesting how well they put together a classic drama with the new and present music of today. This drama started on October 10, 1980 to December 29, 2002 on the MBC station. A little over 12 years. Quite impressive. Both of these actors will be reprising their roles for this music video. Indeed, it has been 11 years since they acted in this drama, and they like the new song too! That's pretty amazing. Confirmed, there will be a dance version of this song, but this is T-ara, of course there will a dance version. More the merrier, as the saying goes. It would be a trip to see these two actors dancing to the choreography a bit. I do want to know what character roles Hyomin, Jiyeon, Eunjung, and Areum will be playing in this music video. Can't wait to see how this will come together.

If my memory serves me well, this will be the third language version of the song, right? Yes, I've heard of Dream Girls by an associate of mine, roughly 2 years ago. Glad they're still around. Here's their music video, . . .

The question will be, how many? I like all of the music videos so far, including the really, really, really long ones. I swear, they should make a movie that connects all of the music videos together.

I heard this as well. I really want to know what concept they will be using in Japan, and what name will they have for this sub-unit too, and when they will debut over there. That's understandable, but it can be a very small world in the entertainment industry with people knowing other people in there. With Psy's worldwide success, it's to be expected of other artists and celebrities to ride the waves too. After all, it's the K-Pop Hallyu Wave.

April 29th, 2013, circled and noted. Thanks for the update. I thought it'll be released on the 1st of May. Don't have to wait that long. I suppose there's a good amount of demand of the sub-unit's debut.

I like all of their new looks in their sub-unit images. I can't wait to see their full music video. Did they release a tracklist yet, and/or will this be a single? I heard and saw the video teaser on youtube not too long ago, and it doesn't sound similar to 2Yoon's 24/7 at all, so there's no need to worry.

Wow, . . . just, . . . oh my, . . . the euphoric bliss does not stop with these teasers, and to think, . . . this is only Jiyeon and Hyomin so far. I can only elate my imaginations of what Eunjung's and Areum's teasers are going to be like soon. As for the name of the group, it's alright. I have nothing against it, since other sub-units chose closely related names to their respective groups. I'm thankful that they have a name for this sub-unit. We could all fanchant "TN4", and make it another means for us fans to cheer them on. For some odd reason, if I were to join the first two letters and make it sound like the number "10" (In English), and then add the number "4", it could almost hear like a "10-4". Meaning in the ten-codes radio communications as an acknowledgment/understanding of the received radio transmission.

I believe they already know what Hip Hop is about. So I won't worry. After all, it's another challenge for them to expand themselves even more so. Back over here, I was one of those who enjoyed Taylor Swifts take on it with T-Pain. I know there's an invisible line between Korean Hip Hop purists and K-Pop in general, but in the light of K-Pop history infusing Hip Hop way back in the late 1990s, it's not really possible for the Hip Hop concept to become blurred and unrecognizable in the K-Pop genre, just because of there are lots of ballads, R&B, and other styles of music in it. In fact, K-Pop actually enhances and expands Korean Hip Hop and they actually become one in the same. 2NE1, Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, and GLAM, to name a few recently, have done some Hip Hop. I enjoyed some of their works last year, and I would like to see how well they can do with T-ara. Could be very different from previous works. I don't recall them working with T-ara before. I think this is their first time, if this is true.

I find this interesting, and I eagerly await to see what they'll create for this concept. Hip hop has always been and always will be a part of the youthful, cultural adrenaline in music. It has its up and downs in its long history, but still brought many unique music works, as well as integrated inspirations from other music genres, and a very, very, very long list of memorable artists to the industry world wide, and it continues to grow to this day. Hip Hop in general is diverse in a broad sense, and having K-Pop part of it is to be expected, given the successes with 2NE1, Girls' Generation, and the Wonder Girls recently. As much as wanting to find out the details of their comeback, we'll be guessing from all sorts of angles to no avail, and probably won't be able differentiate between the personal and the professional errands, until a teaser/preview is released, and then begin the match-making fashion game again. I am thankful that all 3 shopping areas/stations (Omotesando, Harajuku, and Shibuya) are close to each other. All 3 of them contain high class fashions, street urban wears, casual, pop, and risqué appeals. Like all fashion stores relying on a second opinion from a third party from time to time, I think those fans in those stores are lucky to share their input with what could be considered the next potential comeback for this debuting sub-unit of T-ara. I hope it works out when they put it all together. That pair of sunglasses sort of reminded me of Lexy's, in her comeback music video not too long ago. The reminiscing items part is making me wonder what eras of Hip Hop's history are going to be part of their aspirations for their sub-unit performances. The choreography section in the article doesn't really surprise me, because one of the many essential aspects of the Hip Hop cultural is having lots of people. They don't call it a "crew" for nothing. I hope to hear more from our T-ara soon. It sounds like things are getting even more better for T-ara nowadays.

Given the fact that Hwayoung can still join T-ara, even though she has taken it upon herself to bare the responsibility of her own actions, which unfortunately breeched a contract clause, it is still good to hear that she is not forgotten, and still loved by lots of people, including those who want her back in the group. I suspect deep down in the T-ara members, they want her back too. For me and many others, we hope sooner. I agree with the article that sub-units are becoming trendy in the genre nowadays. Sub-units serve as another means to demonstrate more and enhance the members of the group. Even if a single member does a solo, it helps the group out too, in expanding their abilities. Sistar19 and 2Yoon are doing well, and continue to get more sells both physically and digitally, and have caught the attention of lots of people in the U.S., and I'm sure in other countries as well. Their debuts have yielded lots of fans. Who knows how many copies and digital downloads they got by now. It is already known that there are many fans around the world, gaining newer fans too, most likely in the millions range for our beloved T-ara. K-Pop is getting around the world quickly, thanks to the internet and other media venues. After hearing about 2NE1's fandom being over 10 times the amount in South Korea, it won't surprise me that T-ara has around the same, dare I say more. After all, there's lots of people living outside of that country. And to point out, we're all part of the same fandom, regardlessly. It is very reassuring that T-ara is still setting goals for themselves to become better idols, artists, actors, and entertainers in general. Although it is difficult to top a previous huge success, but not impossible, even though it can take some time to do so, as other artists have done so, like Girls' Generation (Gee/Genie to The Boys), Kara (Girl's Talk to Super Girl), Sistar (Ma Boy to So Cool), and 2NE1 (Try To Follow Me/Can't Nobody to I Am The Best/Ugly). As for this upcoming T-ara sub-unit, I agree that having Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum together is another good way in getting better as a group, even though I would've gone a different route in forming the sub-units. Jiyeon, Eunjung, and Hyomin are the original members, and Areum is one of the newest currently. Yeah, she was added after Dani. I find that a bit amusing between the 2 of them. So it does make sense imagery-wise to convey the message that T-ara is still T-ara while bringing a newer and better side of themselves. I would like to know what's this sub-unit's name going to be? When Hwayoung rejoins T-ara, Qri, Boram, Soyeon, and her can form a sub-unit too.

I agree with you 100%. And I too, look forward to your arguments as well. 1. This is what you posted before, . . . Next, . . . 2. This is what you posted earlier, . . . And, . . . Moving along, . . . 3. You misinterpreted that, allow me to further explain, "The gang does not blackmail others.", that doesn't mean they don't commit other crimes. Your point of view is overacting unnecessarily. Simply asking for a clarification is the best way, which I originally did on this issue point. 4. Please read this, and note Republic of Korea Section. And it is well known for some South Koreans to use outside sites to escape the government's jurisdiction. Moving on now, . . . 5. Which is it? No unauthorized access, or there are chances it happened? 6. But they did apologize on their own accord in a joint letter, as while as Kim Kwang Soo, Soyeon's interview, and Hwayoung's tweets. To say that they did not, without any proof to even state that there was a lack of sincerity, is sheer paranoia. How can that be more sensible than their tearful cries, like Hyomin's and Eunjung's press conferences for their drama programs? Should they continue to cry for the rest of their lives? How far does this utterly useless resentment must go without any proof to justify it? They admitted to their own mistakes and took their responsibilities, like being out of view of the public's eye for quite some time, as well as halting previously scheduled projects and adjusting themselves for damage control and restoring public reconciliation. That is enough for the mistakes they made, which included a contractual termination with one of the members. That's pretty harsh already, and a few people want more than that? That's rather unbecoming and beyond rational and logical thinking. That's punishment that "doesn't fit" the crime. 7. If targeting specific members is what really happened, then the rest of the members shouldn't have not gotten any hate from antis whatsoever. So, your argument is false, since every member was targeted and got hated on regardless. 8. Allow me to point out your argument's serious evolutionary flaw and utter mixed up in what was originally stated. I started out with this, . . . And then your argument went off track with this, instead of sticking to justifying the need to continue to question the members' past, which so happens to be this issue point is all about to begin with, . . . Then I pointed out that they do watch and learn from others in the U.S., not follow and do the exact mistakes they did, as I stated, . . . Regardless the difference, it doesn't negate "learning" and "understanding" from one another. That's the entire point my argument is making. All of the other things in your argument here are basically just a bunch of red herrings. So must break laws in order to know what's it like to be a criminal? One must fight in wars to know war, is that right? Why the overall generalization when we're talking about a specific application aspect of the issue here? Is it to avoid complying with someone else? I've already covered the rest earlier in this posting. What part of "Why are you comparing me to someone else online?" do you not understand? A better question is, why make personal attacks that has nothing to do with the topic at all? As for the rest, it leaves one to ask, . . . "Do people truly see what they're truly doing to others?" Please think about that.

But here's the thing though, if Core Contents Media didn't issue anything official about a sub-unit, why should there be any need to disagree with it? Sort of a waste, won't you agree? Yes, there are still some antis, but there are also still some who support them over there. Despite their over-reactions and misjudgments into matters, why should we advocate the antis' point of views, in the first place, especially when realizing the utter futility in it? Won't it be more productive to support them, when in part of the antis goal is to convince the supporters to stop supporting T-ara and leave the fandom? Yeah, I'm not going to bother with that ridiculous nonsense prior to this, but anyways, . . . 1. So, basically, Hyomin can't redeem herself then? Who ever said she couldn't? So a child, let alone a teenager has absolutely no chance to make things right in life? That doesn't make sense. 2. That assumption that every member in a fandom is a fanatic is invalid and dead wrong. Yes, there are those who do lots of things to support the girls, but that doesn't describe every fan though. And showing their bad sides is not going to change that, ever, not the entire history of music around the world. In time when the artists themselves are no longer able to perform at the peak level when they were younger, sure, the extremism will eventually die down, but to lie to them into abandoning like this, is wrong. Any person who has ever made a mistake is suppose to be encouraged to correct it, and become a better person. Not condemn severely beyond the fairness of responsibility. Any gang that crosses that line that murders someone, is no different than any other gang that does the same thing, if not way worse. Why these unnecessary scary tactics? Why make Hyomin the poster child of these, when the criminals themselves are suppose to be? Makes no sense. This is in her past, and it's pretty obvious that she's moved on to become a better person, otherwise, if she stuck to them, she won't have been a celebrity at all. 3. Good that the gang doesn't resort to such criminal activities. 4. They are young, right? They do criminal activities, correct? Henceforth, a gang. It's in the dictionary. 5. It still doesn't rule out unauthorized access into the accounts, and mutual circumstances though. 6. Their problem doesn't even come close to T-ara's, because the whole thing was mostly about false evidence and misleading conjecturing by impersonators. Asking T-ara to apologize for unconfirmed events? That doesn't make sense. Shaving their hair off for an internal conflict and not some international incident? Again, that's way out of line. Their sincere apology matched the severity of their own responsibilities in their ordeal. I don't think reliable and trustworthy is accurately described here, more like vindictive and spiteful. 7. Going after every member is going after the entire group. It didn't leave no one out of that. Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon had more projects to fulfill than the other members, that's why they got that much flak. Each member got hated on, right down to Dani, who didn't even officially debut with the group, and only managed to get in a single music video at the time. Therefore, there's no grounds to even say that Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon got it more, while saying at the same time the entire group was hated, on based on the antis ultimate goal. That's a contradiction already. 8. It's not illogical nor stupid to point out that South Korea did and still does pay attention to celebrities in the U.S., and that point of view to deny such is already idiotic. Also, there's no where in my posting that stated that the world is the U.S. So again, such irrational thinking is being demonstrated once again in your argument. Especially when there already artists in K-Pop who are born and raised in the U.S. As the "artist" label, I don't see an "idol" label any where on their music. Perhaps reading the definition for "artist" will better assist this utter confusion of hatred. Now, as for the culture and society, it is well known that societies and cultures do grow and change over time, and even learn from different ones periodically. Given how the internet is able to share such knowledge and experience, it doesn't negate one from another country to learn about the society and culture from another part of the world, who is connected online too. Do you honestly believe that bullying, suicides, and all those bad things happen only in South Korea? That would be very foolish to think so. Okay, there's some flaws in this irrational reasoning here. Firstly, it's not a requirement to experience bad things, in order to know bad things. There's education to inform and lessons to teach, that won't result in using a firearm in a classroom, in order to better demonstrate the realities of using a device. Such line of thinking is actually a bad thing, because it's curbing against education, and making everybody to become more of a victim, when they should be more responsible and aware to avoid such pitfalls. Bullying and performing their jobs are 2 different things here. Contractually these employees are required and expected to uphold their employment agreement. Should the job requirements overstep its' boundaries, the employee has the right to refuse. In the bullying application, it is simply a means of harming and intimating, in order to feel empowered with no retaliation whatsoever, plain and simple. And again, supportive comments are just supportive comments. Committing a crime in order to find a crime, that's what I was saying. Do you understand? Why are you comparing me to someone else online? As for the rest of the nonsense, I only have this to say, which accurately describes antis. Thus, I do know antis.

Almost every gang throughout the world involves minors in one way or the other, whether they be children of their own family to someone's kid(s) via money. So, there's really no difference other than the name of the gang. They are so definitely not the only gang to resort to such blackmailing tactics. Why are we even talking about Hyomin's past, when she's not even involved with them currently? Is this some sort of stigma against her, or something? Perhaps to drive her in that direction again? Maybe that's who these antis are, a gang? So there's a notion going around about the gang blackmailing Hyomin now? Since when did Daum and Twitter companies give a person, in this case a celebrity, the exact same ID? Why is this even relevant? This doesn't make sense, especially when signing up an online Daum e-mail account that asks for a e-mail address, password, and name (e-mail ID), while Twitter asks for a user name (e-mail ID), e-mail address, and password? Couldn't it be plausible for someone to choose the exact same name? I recall an artist asking someone to change their online name, because she wanted to use her same one, and that person so happened to be first to use it on a website. And we can't rule out the possibility of hacking into someone's account either, let alone cover this photoshopping point of view all over again. Geez, is it that easy to forget apologies and acts of redemption? Do we have to resort of barbarism in order to appease one another? Is there that much need to see ghostly spirits this badly? Why are we having this discussion? The antis in general went after each member, regardless. To go after specific members won't make sense for their overall goal, which is to kick T-ara to the curb and be forgotten. That's old news. When I first heard about it, it didn't shock me at all, given how our artists here in the U.S. didn't bother to hide their gang affiliations and past crimes, and their musical career was viewed on as a means to redeem him/herself in the eyes and ears of the public. In some cases it worked out, while others didn't get the chance to live for tomorrow, as others still struggle with it. In Hyomin's case, it's pretty safe to say, she's endeavoring to live a better life without hurting others while she's still alive. I see no need to go into detail about their personal lives to locate their past transgressions, because it'll only serve as a means to prolong and halt any and all positive accomplishments they have done thus far to redeem themselves. Plus, it has nothing to do with us period. That's their privacy, their lives, not ours. If they choose to admit to past mistakes, they are doing so because they want to correct them very much, and asking for others for help and guidance, and hopefully become a better person when it becomes finally resolved. Some antis, if not most, will always try to look for bad things in other people, simply because they themselves are hiding their own evils. In other words, give attention to someone else, other than themselves. I do find the irony in antis committing crimes, some are misdemeanor types, while trying to point out crimes in others, while failing to realize that by trying to correct someone else's problems does not solve their own. Strangely funny.

Considering their individual activities and sub-unit/collaboration projects before, I'm not at all against our girls forming a sub-unit(s), but I would like an "official announcement" beforehand though. Ah, the media pitfalls when unconfirmed headlines captures people's attention. I wonder if Core Contents Media is going to go for another round of lawsuits again. Antis posing as media elitists? Perhaps the media should file lawsuits against the antis now. If I were to entertain the idea of creating a sub-unit now, I would probably go like this, . . . 1. Hyomin + Qri + Eunjung 2. Soyeon + Jiyeon + Boram + Areum *Dani and Hwayoung are not included because Dani hasn't officially debuted in the group yet, despite her appearance in Day By Day, and Hwayoung has not yet returned to the group. However, if they do soon, I would change it to this, . . . 1. Hyomin + Qri + Areum 2. Eunjung + Dani + Hwayoung 3. Soyeon + Jiyeon + Boram

That is very nice to hear, and I too, am very glad with your shared thoughts and comments here as well. Like here, on this site, there are many others around the world who share similar views, I even meet up with a few of them and they tell me that they too, have similar perspectives on T-ara, and they're quite sick of those trying to keep the fandom in the pits of despair, and attempt to down play every single positive news that's reported on our girls. So both you and I are so definitely not alone. Cheers!!!

We all started being fans when hearing their songs for the very first time. No different than those in that picture, who stopped what their were originally doing, and taking notice of the girls. We became fans, because we enjoy their music, their dancing, and other talents. It is not delusional in anyway to assume they hated it, because if that were true, they would continue on with what they were originally doing, and ignore the girls. But as the picture is shown, that is not the case, so it would be truthfully delusional to assume they hate the girls and are not fans. Also, I don't see how your perspective on things match to those people in the picture when they clearly are not. Here's the thing for all those people who end up listening to an entire song and then come to the conclusion that they didn't like, when normally it takes a few seconds to at the most two thirds through the song, to be able to determine whether or not the song passes. If we're talking about different degrees of liking and disliking, there's no measure to prove in the report of such in the first place, and it's quite speculative and uncertain to assume that. Because it leaves room for either like or dislike to be present in such evaluations. Thus leaving those people with a twisted sense of indecisiveness between being a fan or not. There are times when a person who listened to the song for the first time, end up give it a few more tries to be better acquainted with it, and then end up liking it. Ergo, a fan. This site is not the only one online that accommodates T-ara, and rest assured there are many fans around the world who don't have the time to spazz online, but do enjoy listening to their music from time to time. For example, 2NE1 currently has over 10 times the amount of international fans compared to the amount back in South Korea, logically, there are way more people living outside South Korea. So again, to assume there are more fans in South Korea than our countries, is quite idiotic. In a word, "Internet". Not very hard to catch up for new people joining the fandom. Could be both. I find it even more strange that there are people in the fandom who just complain, and complain, and just complain some more, and offer no freakin' real "positive" solutions when a problem arises. I do wonder sometimes, are the things we are seeing "in between the lines", really what it is, or just figments of the imagination? A better question to ask is, "Where's the proof?" So if someone chooses to remain a truly, unintelligent, half-baked, delusional idiot with no proof whatsoever who likes to sucker others into a personal, pessimistic dogma of Hell, then it is that person's own fault for getting into a losing argument, to begin with. So, the way I see it is based on the pictures where we can clearly see people/audience being very attentive to the girls. How can those pictures be interpreted as haters? If they were, shouldn't they be protesting quite physically in those images, holding up signs of hate toward the girls, and possibly throwing things at them, or inexplicably just walking and not paying any attention to the event that's happening nearby? That's a pessimistic mental guess with no proof of that in the pictures. As Eunjung4eva said, if they didn't like it, they won't be hanging around. Since those people decided to stay and offer their attention to the girls, it would mean they are fans, or becoming fans. But there's a chance that they can pick up where they left off from the performance and continue on being a fan. We've all heard about some fans who didn't join earlier, and missed out on some of the things other fans got to experience. But that doesn't make them any less, even though they continue on with their responsibilities in their daily lives. As for the media perspective, that is up to the reader/watcher/listener to decide which to believe, whether it be like a conspiracy theorists radio broadcasting and/or a warmongering news. And come to think of it, there are no news outlets that take a truly neutral position on issues, because they're all out to make money too with the headlines that get people's attention, right? It is common sense for a reasonable person to read about "all sides" and draw on their own conclusions. Not just stick to one side just because the other is the enemy. Heck, even in the media world, they take into account of each other and even go as far as to analyze the reporting. Which brings us back to square 1. Sure, every artist in a foreign country are visitors, whether it be on vacation, on business, or meeting up with friends and/or family, while the local people are the hosts. But that doesn't make the girls any less, nor does it make the locals haters. We all started somewhere to become a fan, and sometimes, it can be from these events, whether they be unexpected or anticipated from location to location. Given the successes T-ara had and continues to have in Japan, doesn't make them any less from their J-Pop counterparts who share the same entertainment business. With the internet, things are becoming more global, and all artists are working together to perform on the world stage now. If some people in South Korea purchased their newest album, does that mean the girls lost their fans back home? No. If a fan who became an anti-fan, and then later on, repented, and returned to being a fan again, does that mean it's a lost cause for the girls? No. Again, "A fan is a fan."

Regardless, if a person stops in their tracks to watch and listen to the girls, and take into consideration of their talents and like it, automatically, that person is a fan. A fan is a fan, and the international numbers are quite large in comparison. Visitors can become fans too.

And to think, this amount of fans are just in one place. Now think about the rest of the country, and then, the rest of the world. And yes, there are still fans in Korea.

This apology was inevitable for YeIn E&M once the boycott started, and finally, they take responsibility for their own mistakes in a general public statement. I'm sure during all this time lots of work was being put into future contracts and procedures regarding this matter, and hopefully, everybody becomes aware that a mistake has been corrected in the entertainment industry, making it much more better, not worse. Yes, there is still lots of good in the world. I'm sure they will try to rebuild that bridge with Eunjung with their promise to help her, since she didn't want the boycott to happen in the first place. Neither side couldn't come up with a solid lawsuit based on the signed contractual agreements, unless such matters were kept private and out of the earshot of the media, thus it makes sense that both parties lost something and nothing gained for either one of them back then. Given the situation though, I don't think it would've looked any better having a long drawn out court battle between the both of them, stringing along a potential legal precedence to establish a disclosure of private unrelated matters. Which by the way, would've been another epic fail on the antis part as well. But, now, Eunjung comes out on top of it, because she was publicly defamed by them initially, not to mention joined with those idiot antis' paranoid delusional surge indirectly, and went through the media to get public support for their insane decision. Since they apologized and vow to redeem themselves, it's good enough for me to forgive them and look for any signs that they are indeed doing their very best to restore Eunjung's loss since then. I hope to see her in a drama after their music schedulings for this year allows her enough time to do so. I recall reading that Eunjung wasn't able to tell them about what happened back then, which resulted in the push for her removal from the drama, which makes the entire idea for them to do so, "totally insane", under an agreed and signed contract, and especially after the drama's public press conference. Considering the advertising pull-outs back then, as well as other projects, and Hyomin's and Soyeon's drama coming under fire by antis, I'm sure Eunjung was pretty concerned about losing this drama too. Remember, they offered her the drama, and she accepted it. If she truly didn't want to work, she doesn't have to take the offer from them. I don't think she was feeling relieved and happy when she heard about her removal from the drama. Again, delusional, paranoid antis thinking that this mess of theirs is actually beneficial for their health, when in fact it clearly wasn't, and did more harm to them mentally, physically, and vocationally. I swear, pushing and focusing this idiotic notion that it was good for T-ara is completely taciturn and imbecilic after all this time.

This is great news! T-ara is going to do more better in Japan than anticipated earlier now. I hope everything goes well for Hyomin on this movie project. Last time I remember her in a movie, it was in a horror one, I think it was around 2 years ago. Hyomin is back on the big screen again, but this time, in Japan.

It's good to hear about our girls, and the other idols of Core Contents Media doing their part to help out the community through charity. I hope everybody over there at the event have a good time together, and keep warm with delightful food and drinks.

She is doing well MCing on the show. I'm so very proud of her. She works very well with Amber.

Yes, save, save, save, then finally spend. I do hope there will be a group CD too for their comeback in Japan later on. But, we'll see. Till then, let's enjoy our T-ara's comeback.

I don't think every single fan in Korea view idols as "perfect" when the idols themselves reveal their own flaws from time to time. I believe some people take the whole "being perfect" attitude way out of context, not to mention media standpoints who comment to such a degree to better portray, if not embellish the view point for a more positive outlook for future referencing. As for the image take, every celebrity, whether they be Athletes, C.E.O.s, World Leaders, and Entertainers, all have an image, which is no different in how a company runs a business to service the public more comfortably and interactively everywhere around the world, including the U.S. In the working environment, it is more of a group cohesion, it certainly does not exclude, nor bans individuals from suggesting an alternative, considerable course of action. A challenge of authority is given only when the authority is found guilty on the grounds of rule breaking and/or criminal activity, which happens to include abuse and/or lack of responsibility. It is a given that family bias in business do have its very own leeway in handling matters, and that can be found in many places around the world, not just Korea. But even in that aspect, it doesn't work that well either in some cases. For example, the younger generations tend to view some aspects in business and government to have a high rate of corruption when news breaks out publicly of a busted corruption operation inside, due to official investigations. And yes, this happens everywhere too in the world. Like every system around the globe, they all try very hard to stop such corruption from disabling the working system. If the family is caught, then it should help to curb out more from doing the same in the future. Which is a good thing. But, please keep in mind that the business model does encourage a good relationship amongst workers to better help one another as a group, and family is probably one of the most influential aspects that holds quite well together as opposed to a complete stranger. Remember, even when getting to know someone, that person becomes less and less of a stranger to you. Which is why businesses like a "people person" as to a "lone wolf" in the company. The working dynamics are more centered around education and profession status with more emphasis on cooperation and non-confrontational community outlooks while developing good relationships as a group, in order to form a stable model basis to do business. Yet again, need concrete proof that such allegations are true. If such things are being imposed by him over the other members of Korea Entertainment Producer's Association, won't it be in the interests to turn him over to the authorities? I think so. I'm pretty sure they won't hesitate in removing such abuse of authority in the organization. And if I'm not mistaken, isn't Kim Young Jin the Chairman/President of KEPA? South Korea is using idols because of the international feedback that they are getting, not because they are "perfect people", given the interviews by both YG Entertainment and SM Entertainment staffers not too long ago. There is still good in the entertainment industry and there are those who still crack down on corruption wherever they are in the system, which allows those who is willing to pursue such endeavors, can do so. Companies still provide the means to teach and guide those willing to reach such star statuses. South Korean Government even has family meeting sessions for those who are going into the fields of entertainment. I find it unwise to think society in such derogatory terms, because if that were truly the case, such companies would be the highest and biggest companies than any other industry in South Korea, since they are not, it just proves that society is not gullible, nor are they idiots, when it comes to marketing advertisements. I certainly don't think T-ara made it to the top echelon of idols because they have handicaps. Oh my goodness, not all fans are die hards for them. Is it wrong for a young teenager to have optimistic views on others? Again, an anti edited the conversation and leaving the other parts out of it. This paranoid ordeal started accusing Soyeon about talking trash on Yoon Eun Hye, which wasn't true. Now antis and haters are using this opportunity to bash on the company again, so pathetic. How can this be considered online recklessness when an anti clearly only focused on one part of the conversation and made up a false accusation against Yoon Eun Hye and tried to blame it all on our Soyeon. How is this even Core Contents Media's fault? This doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Those negative feedbacks are clearly from those who still hate them with no solid proof whatsoever to justify such actions back then, and let's not forget the positive feedback when they did return to the stage, not to mention a good standing on the charts. There are still supporters of T-ara online, especially in the international communities around the world, and if what they are saying about making it successfully in Japan, and comeback to Korea, it's all good and no cause for worry. Having the girls mentioned every now and then actually still helps out by keeping their positive momentum going. Silence is not the answer, that's for sure, because that would mean they have nothing further to do in their careers. Thus, hearing from them is good, and they do still have things to do to further their careers positively. This whole comparison between problems with other groups does not make any point whatsoever, because T-ara's problem is very different from theirs. I believe you're mistaken about the netizen address in that posting. It is quite well-known that some "netizens" are indeed anti-T-ara. That is whom it was addressed to, and not the good ones in the bunch over there. To assume it was against the good ones, it would've been best to inquire if the posting was addressed to that portion of the group over there. And yes, "some" netizens do sit in front of the computer for very long periods of time, and accumulate additional physical mass due to the lack of physical fitness and exercise. Even though it is quite a stereotype and deprecatory, there's no such mentioning in that posting of such to begin with, henceforth, it shouldn't have been a point of concern in the first place. Very off-topic.

Sometimes I find it at odds end when it comes to the perception for people outside the walls to assume they're watching literally "everything" that the people on the inside are doing. If this were true, everybody in the world will know exactly "everything" about the idols (And I do mean "everything"), and what they are doing right this very second now. But sadly, no, that is not the case. People do respect other people's privacies, and give the idols time for themselves to live their lives. Unless the idols themselves strap on a live streaming camera to themselves and record everything they do, from going to the bathroom to company meetings. Again, this perception really doesn't mean what it is saying. It's not so much for them to be careful what they say and/or do, but also in part for fans as well. Antis failed with the bullying issue, failed to kill Hwayoung's celebrity career, failed to ban T-ara members from acting, failed on trying to silence T-ara from making their comeback, failed on trying to excommunicate Areum and Dani, failed again with the pachinko machine, and failed miserably yet again on this online conversation. Since all of these are mass failures, why bother to use them as means of something creditable, when in fact, all of them are not? Seriously, all of this unnecessary hating does not help T-ara, let alone the fandom at all. Having them come out every now and then is a good thing. I agree, T-ara should come out stronger and a lot more confident, they surely have many fans who still love and support them. Having the girls to come out every now and then is a must, because it'll help bring them back on the path that they were previously on. That incident with Nickhun and the events with Big Bang, has no bearing with T-ara's problems. The girls will be making a comeback in Japan, thankfully. And let's be clear about this, again, their hard work is not the reason why that happened. Remember, antis tried to remove them from their top idol status, while thinking idiotically, by having such a mass problem will give the girls a break, when in fact, it did not, and only left the girls hurting even way more physically and mentally, and severely emotionally. Actually, the antis are the ones responsible for trying to bring T-ara down, not Core Contents Media. This entire portion of your statement is quite misleading and bears no proof of evidence. I would suggest don't make snap, unproven judgments then from now on. That's another thing, a portion of the antis hold a huge grudge against Core Contents Media since SeeYa's time, and some since Hwayoung's addition to the group. If anyone can recall how that ended, both Nam Gyuri and Kim Kwang Soo both forgave each other and no legal matters were pursued after that. The T-ara members themselves accepted Hwayoung into the group, because they got to know her well. Antis can't let go of the bad things, let alone able to learn from their own mistakes and make things better for others. They just continue to go on hating for no good reasons, whatsoever. Weird upon weirder remarks still makes it weird nonetheless. Core Contents Media is not money hungry since they're turning down huge money offers here and there. But they do have bills to pay, and employees to take care of. Antis are really trying many ways to hurt Core Contents Media. I believe T-ara will endure for a very long time. There's no proof to say that was the reason why they debuted Gangkiz and Co-Ed School. Core Contents Media gain much success during the early half of 2010, which most likely gave them more room to introduce more idols to help spread out the demand for their services and prove that they are a company that can produce successful idols. Enter Hwayoung and her twin sister's group Co-Ed School in the latter half of that same year. When Gangkiz debuted they were moved to GM Contents Media as an "expansion". They came back to Core Contents Media, along with Co-Ed School in their respective sub-units, Speed and 5dolls, in the latter half of 2012 due to that anti-surge against T-ara. This doubled and piled on harder on both groups because antis hated on Core Contents Media "as a whole", which included them as well. Idiots. See, this is where the phrase, "Doing more harm than good." is played. Hurting everybody with it's delusional paranoia. No, I'm not offended, nor think of you as such, rest assured. I agree, it is not newsworthy, which is why I didn't bother coming here until the truth be told about it, and it did. I'm more outraged at the negative responses and those trying to bring the girls down, let alone, trying to silence them, than mentioning about some anti trying to hurt the girls, Soyeon to be more specific, yet again. As for the inquiry about "perfectionists", no culture in the world is without that driving need to "do the very best" one can do under whatever current circumstances they are involved in. Realistically, every culture in the world encourages everybody to do the very best that they can. The ones that stand out, are the flawless, undefeated, and literally "perfect" in some shape or form. If you look at sports, the team that has a perfect score will seem like the most candidate to win a championship, as opposed to the opposing team with defeats. Even if the perfectly scored team lost, they still get the respect for working very hard. Record wise, they will still be ranked high, despite the championship lost. When a perfectly ranked team wins a championship, it still proves that they worked very hard to earn that championship. As for idols, I don't think there's that many who portray the girls as "perfect", despite the word being thrown around to express how satisfied they are after a performance, and the girls themselves who remind us that they will continue to strive to become even better next time around.