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YES YES, finally some news about my 3 favorite little angels. I'm so looking forward to their MV, I also wish them the nest and hope they'll get to appear on Japanese variety shows though I'm a bit worried that their Japanese isn't that good yet. Still I hope they get good exposure as I was really looking forward to this subunit and I have high expectations of them.

Well this has without a doubt potential. Now i really want to see it. It's nice to see the groups under CCM coming together for a project like this. I also agree that this is a great chance for Soyeon to showcase her powerful vocals.

Let me put it this way. It's one thing to seize opportunities but is it me or do others feel like KKS/CCM is close to bankruptcy and is trying to save their asses by working T-ara to death. And yeah EJ4eva I agree it does really seem like KKS wants the girls to do a years schedule in about 3 - 4 months. Kind of sad and pathetic, but meh, what can you do. KKS will do what he wants and T-ara will suffer what she must. Oh and Ryu have you ever tried sleeping on a plane, repeatedly, or suffer from sleep deprivation? Just asking.

Typo aside those 3 together are just way to adorable, really. It's hard to believe Boram and I are the same age, she is as cute and innocent and adorable as a child.

Hm well I am MOST definitely lukewarm about this to say the least. Language barriers, Chris Browns scandal aside and previous failures of other groups this is very risky. I hope they do well but at the same time I highly doubt it, and to be honest I think they'll get hammered instead of being a success. And let's face is QBS being left out, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I like those 3 the most, and Dani. CMON KKS she's 14 something? Your native English speaker is still a kid, who hasn't officially debuted even, man this... this is going to be precious. Ryu I know you will nitpick at this comment but mate you have to agree, even if we stay positive and stay behind the girls a 110%, there are just WAY to many things that can go wrong and need to be overcome in a WAY to short a time frame for this to work. I like T-ara I really do, including N4, and I really want them to do well, but i have a feeling reality will have it's say in this, and it's more likely things won't go as well as we all hope.

Hm no doubt this is good news but I'll wait and see for now because truth be told, I'm having mixed opinions on this. On one hand it'll be good one the other this could potentially blow up in their faces for several reasons. All in all I wish them the best, and hope this works out but truth is I can't help and wonder if this is really the right path right now.

Eunjung4evar, mate heres the thing Scatter and many others are right on the money when they say this is more of a PR move that an actual branching out, into a new market, and as far as PR is concerned it's a poorly thought out one, but meh it's KKS, As for not making it in the US I believe a Diadem subber in another thread explained what you need to make it in the US music industry. I think 2 threads back, but the fact is that despite all he said the resources of a company count a lot towards what a group can achieve, and SM and YG and JYP tried hard tp promote their best acts and didn't fare so well, so a company like CCM that's only getting by on what T-ara brings home I doubt would fare any better. And truth be told I think we can both agree on the fact, that N4 breaking into the American music stage and making it as an act would be great, it's not something that we can call a realistic goal given the current reality of things.

Wish they would come here, though i highly doubt they would ever come to this little backwater of a town. Well i was there in spirit as well so yeah I'll five the 300 people to KKS/CCM

Well I stopped bothering With American pop because of the high influx of no talent no show noname nobodys,so I was surprised to hear about Chris Brown beating the sh!t out of Rihanna (not that I like her at all but still..). Regardless whit this it's not exactly going to be wise to let N4 work together with Chris Brown due to the potential backlash back home. Considering that Koreas attitude only just barely improved towards T-ara, I don't think it would be the best idea to drag T-ara towards another potential scandal. On a side note an American debut would be a good thing for them, and it's nice to see Dani pitching in, but I don't think they are ready for it. Let's be honest a lot of big names in Kpop tried to crack the US and didn't fare all to well. Also as I understood GG already made attempts at breaking into the US market last year with THE BOYS. Still there's a big difference as is between SNSD, 2NE1,WG and T-ara, just to name one: only one of their members is fluent in English and sadly it's the member that hasn't even debuted yet and is the youngest, and who a lot of people would resent joining T-ara (but that's a topic for another time). All that said I would like to see T-ara break into the American market, and I hope that if something is to come of this collaboration, then T-ara will benefit from it, and potentially get recognized by other American artists. Still if you ask me given Chris Rocks past and don't think it's the right move to make as things are.

Well yet another little thing cleared up. I wish we had a full account about all the topics the talked about, but i see they touched on a lot of the controversial topics from the time of the scandal witch is good. I personally don't know if it will be enough but atleast they talked openly about parts of it witch is a start.; Still i would very much like it if a summary could be made about all the topics they talked about/discussed. If I recall Scatter said he would make a summary so I'll wait till then till i give a full personal opinion on the matter.

Well although this is more than I expected truth be told this still doesn't adress the idiotic manner in witch KKS handled the whole incident or why Hwayoung was fired in the first place. But meh I guess I'll settle for this much because it's highly unlikely we will get more than this. Atleast they touched on Hyomins supposed Iljin past as well witch was nice of them.

Well this was bound to come up if they appeared on a TV show because let's face it, if they don't explain this it will always stay loom over them like a storm cloud and it will give a reason for antis and Knetizens to hate on them. As much as some of us don't like it they HAVE to explain this to put it behind them, there's no way around it, no matter how you look at it. I don't like seeing them cry but this had to be done so this matter can finally be brought to a close. As for Hwayoung rejoining T-ara... I don't know, after what KKS did I don't think that will happen ever as much as some fans desire it.

Meh haters are going to hate, what can you do, I personally like the song and I am happy to see it do so well, though I hope I can get my hands on the lyrics eventually, even though i know I'm going to be a bit let down, though I've come to accept this from Kpop by now so it won't matter much. Scratch the last part the lyrics are awesome.

Well the Drama version i have to agree was a a little bit disappointing, but the dance version more than made up for that. I have to say I was positively surprised by Rural Life, because after 4minutes "Whats your name" I was expecting the worst, but damn, am i glad i was wrong. I have to say Rural Life isn't exactly Hip - hop, it's more pop to be honest and that's all for the better because the song is awsome the choreography as well and being as catchy as it I can't see how it could not do well. Hell after i found out about Hiomyns supposed Iljin past i had a bit of resentment towards her but this son made me forget even about that:D Still I wish there was more news about the other sub unit now. I just hope they come out with something as awesome as this, because let me tell you, Rural Life is AWESOME.

HM, well N4s new song is getting more and more interesting by the day. Well I hope they can pull of this transition, as it is something of a bold move, but I'll wait and see when it comes out.

Hey scatter is back, where have ya been mate:D Anyway apart from the nonsense in the message I have to say it's a nice touch to add in to the MV some of the old cast of the drama, for authenticity sake I suppose. Anyway ever since they announced Qri, Boram and Soyeons subunit That's all i can think about. Still I hope N4 will do well and that Rural life will be a hit.

Ooooookay, so I'm a little confused here:D Is this going to be similar to Psys work, because if it is than it will have massive meme potential and that means me gonna likey, A LOT. Still this new project of T-aras is getting more and more interesting by the minute hehe:D

"The song "Rural Life" is created by Double Sidekick and based on the drama "Rural Life". It has blunt lyrics about breaking free from the same everyday, thoughtless routine." KHM, I know Ryu will prolly chew me out for this but I somehow can't help but wonder if this will be way to similar to 2YOONs 24/7. Anyway the costumes are nice, and their hip-hop concept will be interesting to see. I just hope this sub-unit does well as they really need this to get back in the game so to speak. And lastly I really hope this will be original, I mean if it's to much like 2YOONs song, then it might flop and fact is that's the last thing I (and everyone else here if may be so bold to say) want for T-ara.

Hm,... WEEEEEEEEEEEELL I really don't know. Hip Hop was a surprise to me too, I mean don't get me wrong, i grew up on Slim Shady, Snoop, Xzibit, Dre and co, but this is Kpop, so I'm wondering how they'll pull this of, if it will be a hip hop concept On the other hand, i think the whole Hyomin shopping thing, I don't know people are reading to much into it. She could have been buying some stuff for herself for all we know but I'll wait and see. Now I'm not going to get into the Choo Choo train or TTL topic, but it would be nice to see T-ara come out with a fierce concept for a change, and I am hoping that that's the path they'll take. Anyway, I hope this will turn out great and it puts T-ara back on track.

Hm wasn't the sub-unit thing prooven to be false rumors by CCM themselves. Thafuq?! I mean cmon then this. Alright I'm starting to have trouble believing this, I'm sorry. Also Hwayoung didn't withdrew from the group she was fired/removed but this is a side note. Anyway the whole rural life thing sounds very similar to 2YOONS 24/7 concept if you ask me but i might just be jumping the gun here. Anyway I don't get the mend hearts thing either, as it will take more then this to cool down the spirits of the people who have resentments against T-ara, if anything this has a chance of blowing up in their face for so many reasons. And no offense to anyone but this sounds like KKS is trying to cash in on the sub-unit craze that's currently going on in Kpop/hallyu wave. Well no matter, I just hope this all goes well and it will somehow work out, and it will get positive feedback, and the girls will get good coverage and even though I doubt they can create a national dance trend I hope the dance routine/song will be catchy and popular as T-ara really needs a big hit right now to get back into the thick of it.

Well Ryu This did start from the topic of not putting certain members into a subunit because of their past mistakes it might be a bad idea from a financial point of view as they have quite a big group of antis. And not just antis or us, Stars, I myself (don't know about you) and I'm sure many of us here did stupid/retarded/xxxxed up xxxx when we where in HS etc. but you have to understand the Korean public love to point fingers and be Hypocrites 24/7, I'm not kidding. SK socially is very different from the world we live in mate, to us at some point it might even look messed up. And that's why scandals are seen very differently in SK especially when it involves idols. While the general public might let go of it over time, and we the fans will mostly forgive them, (if not immediately then after a while) there are always those antis who like to dig these things out of the closet every now and then when the idols are vulnerable and then hammer away. And let's face it even though CCM said that the subunit isn't happening, it wouldn't exactly have been out of line to considerate folly because these things would have resurfaced. SK still resents T-ara and we the fans can't say much to change their minds sadly.

Lol just when i was about to put my 2 cents in it all turns out to be false rumor. Sad really still if this was true i would be pissed as hell showing Boram Qri and the hearth of the group in terms of Vocals Soyeon aside like that. But it's KKS so what was i thinking.

Well on what you wrote Eunjung@eva the thing is there isn't much to be happy about, sure the girls are kicking ass and it's good they got good coverage and that Bunny Style was well received but what scatter wants to point out is that press releases often exaggerate and we as rational fans, NOT BIASED MORONS should be aware of the reality. I find his aproach of criticising over swollen numbers and exaggerates news refreshing.

HM i think i am way out of line but I wouldn't mind seeing them perform in Tokio Dome and taking over the lead from Kara, though i know that's overreaching by far. Still it's nice to see them enjoying success instead of taking flak for some dumb controversy for a change.

Well when you put it that way Scatter, yeah that is a good point. Frankly because of all the butt hurt Knetizens and hypocrites the production company had no choice in the matter. But that still doesn't make it alright if you ask me. Well at least they apologized and that should count for something, though they still were pretty close to setting a very dangerous precedent with this. As for EJ sje allready said she wants to put this behind her and that she is done with it, so yeah your right we should move on as well.