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FelixFelicis96 reacted to nathaniel in [13.07.14] T-ara's Soyeon passes the leadership title to Qri! July 14, 2013

[13.07.14] T-ara's Soyeon passes the leadership title to Qri!

Girl group T-ara has replaced leader Soyeon with Qri. This is the norm for T-ara and Qri will be the group's fifth leader.

T-ara's agency revealed that coming with T-ara's next album release and the departure of Areum, Qri will replace Soyeon as the leader. Following Eunjung, Boram, Hyomin and Soyeon, Qri will be the fifth leader of the group.

T-ara's agency said to OSEN on the 14th, "Replacing the leader when activities changed in the group is part of the group. Qri will be the new leader for the upcoming activities."

The announcement comes after Soyeon held the leader title from January 2012, approximately one and a half years later. On the 13th, Qri held the stage at the Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan for the first time.

Qri said on the day of the show, "I really enjoyed today as my first day as leader and want fans to look forward to a brighter T-ara." The auditorium filled with 9,000 fans applauded and cheered for her.

Meanwhile, for the first time in three years, T-ara returns back to their original six member line up. They are working on collecting songs for a comeback late next year. For now, T-ara's junior group 5dolls is going to have a comeback instead.

On the 10th, it was announced that Areum would leave T-ara for a solo career.
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130714n06138
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

FelixFelicis96 reacted to kkyc222 in [13.05.20] T-ara N4 Announces Plans to Enter the US Market May 20, 2013

[13.05.20] T-ara N4 announces plans to enter the US market

On the afternoon of May 20th, T-ara N4 held a press conference about its plans to enter the US market at Seoul Imperial Palace Hotel. Members Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Areum attended the press conference and expressed their aspirations for their future in the US.
On the afternoon of May 20th, T-ara N4 held a press conference about its plans to enter the US market at Seoul Imperial Palace Hotel. Members Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Areum attended the press conference and expressed their aspirations for their future in the US.
On May 12th, on invitation from well-known American artist Chris Brown, T-ara N4 traveled to the US for 5 days 4 nights. Member Eunjung expressed, "Although we received an invitation from Chris Brown, we still wondered whether we would really meet him. We were very excited. He was very welcoming and treated us well, we are thankful for that. We also discussed music and production plans. There were many good things that we had never even imagined before."
Eunjung added that the following day, T-ara N4 received any invitation from Youtube channel network company “Freestyle,” and the members visited the company about the possibility of a T-ara Channel. Footwear brand “Vlado”, famous among hiphop dancers, also extended an invitation to T-ara N4. “More fans that we had expected came and so we held a fansign for a few hours. Vlado also proposed to make custom shoes with the T-ara N4 logo. Singer Ray J spoke about us on twitter and so we had the chance to meet and discuss music with famous producer team "1500 or Nothin."
The members said "We had a successful meeting through a good opportunity and was able to discuss our plans to enter the US market. After meeting with Chris Brown, we also met with a lot of good opportunities. We are very lucky. We feel a lot of pressure on our shoulders and will work even harder in the future. About our trip to the US, the other members asked us when we will return to Korea and said we still haven't watched Iron Man 3 together."
Hyomin revealed that a remake of "Jeonwon Diary" will be released in 5 versions and the rap parts currently done by SPEED’s Taewoon will be done by Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, T-Pain, Ray J and Chris Brown. The song is scheduled to be released in June in the US and also worldwide at the same. Eunjung added, "We will sing our parts in Korean, and the rap parts by the other artists will be in English."
Jiyeon also revealed, "We will be leaving for the US on the 25th to perform the opening stage for Chris Brown's solo concert in Las Vegas. We are very nervous but we want to show our good side in our first performance in the US."
Areum added that they are planning to attend the BET Awards with Chris Brown on June 30th. "Although it still feels surreal, we are very happy."
Asked about the backstory to the meeting with Chris Brown, Eunjung said, “There really is no special backstory. T-ara trainee Dani attended Chris Brown's concert, and told him about T-ara and “Jeonwon Diary.” After watching our MV, Chris Brown really liked the song and asked whether he can see us directly. We suddenly went to the US in the midst of our promotions.”
Hyomin, “Many parts actually happened spontaneously. We visitied Chris Brown’s MV set, and we suddenly received an invitation to cameo in his MV. But because our hair and makeup etc had not been prepared, we regretfully couldn’t appear in his MV. Just like this, many things actually happened without plan, and we are also looking forward to see what will happen when we visit Las Vegas this time.”
Eunjung: "Before our debut, we felt that we would already be lucky if we could gain popularity domestically." "Because of the popularity of K-pop, we naturally started our Japan activities like other K-Pop singers. Our US activities also happened like this and started really suddenly. From now on, we will prepare accordingly regarding music and language.”
The Director of CCM's overseas marketing team Lee Jintaek revealed that T-ara N4 has signed a contract with Empire Records (a subsidiary of Universal Recrods) for the re-release of “Jeonwon Diary”.
He said of the good results from T-ara N4's US trip, "T-ara N4 received a lot of attention and love in the US. In particular, they met with Chris Brown and many other producers and received good appraisals from them."
The reporters asked whether this focus on the overseas activities was to avoid the negative response from the public after the Hwayoung controversy last year. About this, Eunjung said "We felt that an opportunity like this is rar, other than our sudden plans to go to the US, our other schedules will still proceed according to plan. Other than T-ara N4, the rest of the members will also be continuing their Japan sub-unit activities. They will be filming for their MV next week in Japan."
Eunjung added that, "We think that what we will demonstrate and show to everyone in the future is the most important. Whether on stage or somewhere else, we will demonstrate our genuine, honest, prudent and good appearance, so please anticipate our future activities and give us a lot of support. K-pop has received a lot of attention, not only from the US but also from other countries, so we feel a sense of responsibility to work hard and carefully in the future.”
Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130521n17113
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Translated by: kkyc222 @ tiaradiadem, mostly based translations by TCN.

FelixFelicis96 got a reaction from geraldine123 in [13.02.07] T-ara's Hyomin cast in Japanese movie "Jinx!", the first female Korean singer to do so March 4, 2013

OH YES! SO! HAPPY! FOR! MINNIE! ;A;
Congratulations, Hyomin! (so that's where you were going last night)

FelixFelicis96 reacted to nathaniel in [13.02.07] T-ara's Hyomin cast in Japanese movie "Jinx!", the first female Korean singer to do so February 7, 2013

[13.02.07] T-ara's Hyomin cast in Japanese movie "Jinx!", the first female Korean singer to do so

Hyomin (23) from the K-POP group T-ara is scheduled to appear in "Jinx!" which is being released this Fall. This will be the first time a female singer from Korea takes the lead role in a movie.
Hyomin will work with the director Kumawaza (45). The plot is the stories of college students and their various feelings. Hyomin will be playing a Korean student named Jiho who is stuck in a "Love Map" because her childhood friend loves her, but she tries to put him with someone else. Basically, Hyomin's role is like Cupid.
T-ara are currently doing unit and solo activities. Previously, Hyomin was an actress in Korea and starred in the 2011 horror movie "Gisaeng Spirit". "I think I will be able to relate to the viewers of my generation in various ways with the story line, so I hope of people to see it," Hyomin said and revealed her attitude.
Shimizu Kurumi (18) and Yamazaki Kenjin (18) will also play college students and the film will be released in the Fall.
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Source: http://www.t-arafan....sc=asc&no=12295 JAPANESE -> KOREAN -> ENGLISH TRANS
Credit: Nathaniel @ Diadem

FelixFelicis96 reacted to nathaniel in [13.02.05] T-ara donate 100 sacks of rice + will hold ricecake event with SPEED February 5, 2013

[13.02.05] T-ara donate 100 sacks of ricecakes + will hold ricecake event with SPEED

T-ara and SPEED will have a ricecake event.
Before departing for Japan, T-ara, along with SPEED will have an event at 6:00 PM at the Gilbalhan Chicken in Bucheon serving ricecakes together.
According to a press release from T-ara's agency, T-ara received over 100 sacks of rice from fans and want to donate it to those with less fortunate lives. T-ara invited 12 people living in an orphanage in Bucheon where they donated the ricecakes to come with them to the event. They will be able to take pictures and get signed CDs and have a memorable day with their friends.
Last year, T-ara braved the cold to deliver basic necessities such as rice, noodles, chicken, underwear and cosmetics to elderly living alone and those with more difficult lives. They also served lunch and gave necessities as well as dental care to children with disabilities.
The Gilbalhan Chicken opens in Buncheon with a fansigning from T-ara and SPEED in addition to the ricecake event. It will last three hours and oepn to anyone. THE SEEYA and 5dolls will also help serve ricecakes with T-ara and SPEED.
Meanwhile, T-ara will leave for Japan to begin promotions for their Japanese single later this month and SPEED will release a repackaged album on the 18th.
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Source: http://news.nate.com.../20130205n10852
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

FelixFelicis96 got a reaction from Frostyblizzard in [12.09.03] T-ara's "SEXY LOVE" website crashes after 30,000 simultaneous connections September 5, 2012