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EJJ

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  1. How long is T-ARA going to exist?

    It's neither determined by the media, the netizens nor the other fandoms. It's upon us. And for as long as the girls want, the Queen's, regardless of language barriers and time differences, exists for their existence. Till the day they call it a day, we walk hand in hand and have each other's company throughout the journey.

     

    How long? For MBK, until T-ara can't make money for them anymore, for the members, until one of the them wants to quit.

  2. Cafenne is still open, but under new management. You still can see the wall with autographs. It's been kept pretty much the same as it was before. You still can even order the special drink Eunjung's mom made for her. It's a nice little building, so it's still worth a visit.

     

    You can buy Kpop products at the stores in the underground shopping area at Myeongdong subway station. Those shops give you a cheaper price than big chain bookstores. They also sell T-money cards with images of T-ara's recent promo posters on them (No.9, Sugar Free). But they're not official goods. They just laminate the photos on top of a standard T-money cards and sell them @ $10,000 KRW (~$10 USD) while standard T-money cards cost $3000 KRW.

     

    If you're an Eunjung fan, you could try visit her father's seafood restaurant in Gangwon-do which is 3 hrs' by bus from Seoul. The food is delicious and cheap. The place is close to the most famous ski resort in Korea, Yongpyong. So you can combine your trip to the restaurant with a trip to the ski resort. I wish I could do that, but my trip is shorter than yours, so I'll stick around Seoul.

     

    Go see Jiyeon MC The Show on Tuesday on 23rd, too. The studio is at the SBS building in Digital Media City, near where CJ & M Ent (where MCD is recorded) & MBC station.

     

    You can also visit Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Dongdaemun History & Cultural Park, right above the subway station. T-ara members are often invited to fashion shows during Seoul fashion weeks here. The building looks like a gigantic spaceship, you won't be able to miss it.

  3. My bias is Eunjung, but I vote for Jiyeon in this comeback. Because although Eunjung's body gets thinner this time, which is great, but her face becomes too thin, which isn't the best looks of hers. Jiyeon, on the other hand, is showing a more mature and fierce look on stage. Overall, all the member look gorgeous and the song is so addictive. Today's performance with their jumpsuits is just perfect.

  4. .....Better yet, if each of us buy extra CD, that alone already doubles their income! I think Money >>>>> Popularity. With more money, CCM can bring more products, songs, better concept and so on. So yeah, winning is great, but let's just focus on the music and buy original CD's.

     

    Sorry to cut your comment short. I agree with most of what you said, but I don't think income from the sale of the physical albums is a lot. For us, i-Queen's, it looks like we pay a lot for their album, but in Korea, without having to pay for shipping fee, an album normally costs only $10-$15. Bulk buying (yes, buying more than 1 copy of a version is bulk buying) is not a sustainable option. Doing that will hurt the fans financially. Because they are mostly students who don't have a stable source of income yet. I think CCM and T-ara themselves have to find a way to appeal to the public again if they want to survive.

  5. I hope they fully promote the singles this time smh. It's no surprise that Bunny Style and Target flopped when they basically did no promo.

    Bunny Style didn't flop. They rank 2nd in The best selling J-pop Singles of 2013 on Yesasia. Of course if we take into account the fact that Bunny Style has 10 versions and the sale figure is the total of 10 versions, then it's still a flop. But they did heavily promote it. They went around Japan, filming T-ara Mainichi, having showcases to promote it for almost a month.

    And Target was really a big flop. I hope they do better this time.

  6. I bought Bunny Style (ver A,B,C) from cdJapan and the photo cards were inside a pocket on the cardboard sleeves, which means it always comes with the CD. So I think you would still have it if you order those versions.

    I don't remember about Target and LV. But CDjapan is very accurate with their product description. So if they don't mention the photocard is sold out or not, the only thing you could do is to trust them on it then. Good luck.

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