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So happy Eunjung is the one who sings now. I was always wandering how marvellous this song will be with her voice.

This is a bright move on CCM/EMI's part. This accomplishes two things: it simultaneously introduces Davichi to the Japanese music-buying public while also helping reveal a softer, sweeter image of T-ara, something they're in need of right now since everyone's painting them out to be evil bullies. Plus it can be used as a way to feel out exactly how much damage has been done to their Japanese careers after the controversy...if the single performs similarly to their previous releases then it's safe to say they probably haven't lost much ground, but if it tanks it'll show that EMI has some serious work to do on image repair before they start trying to make a proper comeback.

well, i believe eunjung will get bashed by haters but who cares, i can't wait for this, i always love her rap, it's gonna be awesome

All the girls must stay strong and comeback even stronger! T-ara fighting!

'T-JinYo' Refusal To Watch T-ARA Related Dramas-Petition Fail, 'On-Offline's Drastic Difference' ‘T-JinYo’, who is known to have 340,000 members online, don’t seem to work well together offline. On August 6, the first episode of “Haeundae Lovers” with T-ARA member Soyeon, received a viewer rating of 9.8%. Considering this was their first episode, the ratings were seen as good. ‘T-JinYo’ planned to ban watching dramas with T-ARA members in it. However, it was harder than they had thought. Due to the positive ratings of the drama, many watched the drama regardless of the ban. ‘T-JinYo’ had also planned to protest in front of Core Contents Media on August 4. However, they ended up canceling the petition due to their lack of preparation. There were thousands of posts about the protest, but in reality, only about 30 members came out to petition. This is a rather embarrassing number for a group that has over 340,000 members online. Why is it that the online and offline actions are so different? An official stated, “It could be because of the fact that they have to show their face when they come offline. Online, anyone can say whatever they want, but when they are revealed in public, it is harder for them to say what they want.” Most of the members of the group are also in their teens, which could also cause problems if they were all to meet offline. Many of the group members ideas and thoughts were different which could have also made it difficult for them to come to a clear consensus.

[12.08.05] True or not, the public will only believe what they want about T-ara's bullying situation "Tara-'s Hwayoung Was Not Bullied!" Written by Kim Yong Hyo, a reporter who has written many editorials on hot issues within the entertainment industry for the column [연예세상 비틀어보기] T-ara’s Hwayoung never once mentioned the word “bullying.” And in reality she was not bullied. Netizens are merely creating evidence of bullying. (Those who seek the truth about such ‘bullying evidence’ please see the post http://thetaratruth.tumblr.com). Nevertheless, the public now believes “Hwayoung was bullied” as the truth. Why is this? Probably because from the very beginning, many believed in the rumour that there is bullying among girl groups in the entertainment industry. But some activists used what is claimed as ‘evidence’ to cleverly fabricate stories and to stir up the innocent and trusting public. The first time I heard about the news of Hwayoung being bullied, I asked “So you’re saying that T-ara’s Hwayoung was bullied”? Because this it not the truth. Recently, I went with T-ara to their Tokyo Concert to gather information, and Hwayoung and the other members got along very well. Used in relation to her, the word ‘bullied’ is inappropriate. Born with a beautiful appearance to a relatively well-off family, she grew up lacking nothing. And also with her father’s vigorous support for his daughter to become an artist. (Personally finding his way to a large agency company for his twin daughters to become artists, and interfering with CCM with all his might, a father like this, if his daughter really was bullied, would he really stand by and do nothing?) Of course, because young girls are grouped together in girl groups, issues of envy and jealousy will come up sometimes. (This is true not only with T-ara, but also other girl groups). But to part of the public who are on a witch-hunt against T-ara, these issues were not small conflicts, but collective violence. I can guarantee, such incidents did not, and could not possibly exist. But the public believes that T-ara members are bullies, without a doubt. Therefore, some of the members’ past and private life etc have also been dragged out into the public for discussion. Even more cunningly, netizens have packaged and claimed their actions on the internet as done to protect the victim Hwayoung from the other members’ violence and bullying. T-ara is now fully wounded. But the cruel public continues to use their hatefully crafted products (i.e the ‘evidence’) to mock them. They truly see their own actions as legitimate and just. T-ara’s Hwayoung was not bullied. Even if there was conflict with Hwayoung, the level of intensity and strength compared to the bashing now done to Tara is not even one in a million. The public only believes what it wants to believe. The more frightening part is that they will never admit or accept any rebuttals to the contrary. Their reaction to this article will probably be, “Oh, he must have received money from Kim Kwangsoo.” But this is not a rebuttal. It is the truth that those who hate T-ara never want to believe. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20120805n15192 Translated via Chinese translations by: @kckclalala

[12.08.07] Quick News - T-ara and Davichi to release "We Were In Love" in Japanese The picture showed on EMI Japan's website for 10 minutes before being removed (it was put up by mistake). It says "SPECIAL SINGLE" at the bottom + Eunjung will replace Hwayoung's part. *** Cr: EMI JAPAN Source: luv_tara @ Twitter

I hope the single will be a hit, I love eunjung rap more then hwayoung rap. Hwayoung was good but it just didn't fit the the outher rapper.

When We were in love released, everyone just question "why not Eun Jung but Hwa is the rapper", everyone love Eun Jung voice rather than Hwa but now when Hwa were kicked out of group, & Jung will rap instead of Hwa in japanese ver, people say they miss Hwa & bash Jung already, I can not understand, why do they do that? haters gonna hate, so just don't care about them

This is great news! I do hope they will comeback stronger with this ^^ I can imagine how fantastic the song will be with Eunjung in it

How could anyone have spotted it if it only was put up for 10 minutes? Who are these people that can spot such things?

OMG i hope Eunjung don't get bash more that she will be replacing Hwayoung's part.. But well it's not like Hwayoung could still do it because her contract have been terminated already and Hyomin, Soyeon & Jiyeon were already part of it so that left Eunjung, Boram & Qri or maybe even Areum but among this four Eunjung is the rapper so it's just logical to choose her but with all the K-Netizens bashing her already this will just give them more reason to hate & bash her.. but anyway fighting for 'We Were In Love' Japanese version!!! T-ara Fighting!!! Davichi Fighting!!

Don't the netizens know that what they're doing is also bullying? CYBER BULLYING YES. How cruel media can be. SMH. T-ara hwaiting! Don't worry karma will slap those people who's dragging you down! And I'll back up that karma if it needs some help \o/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh6HzDk6zCY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgd15oGrbTk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WawZ-tg-h9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyI_lFzZIpc CR: PttTaraHD@yt And thanks to fellow Diadem, SimonH, for sharing the link to catch Haeundae Lovers on live stream, every Monday and Tuesday, KST 9.55pm to 10.55pm (: http://livedekankoku.web.fc2.com/kbs2-live2.html

[12.08.03] T-ara are victims of reckless reporters T-ara are victims of unconfirmed reports in the media. Recently, the bullying situation began with a few tweets and reports saying Hwayoung was bullied in T-ara. Suspicions that idol groups have bullying in them have been around forever, and didn't just start yesterday. But the recent bullying accusations have exploded and attracted more attention than ever before. A problem that lies within this is that there is so much interest in the case, that reports are being published in the press just to increase views and clicks on their website which is the wrong attitude. To confirm the allegations that first began about bullying, netizens went and dug up various things that happened in the past. Excerpts from various different broadcasts were brought up through screen-captures and questioned, but they were not originally a problem when they first aired. The reports spread throughout the media were written without going through a verification process. Reports that were contacting representatives from the broadcasts were also hard to find. In addition to making screen-captures of various broadcasts, rumors have been circulating about T-ara. False and malicious rumors, such as "gangs" and the like, have been circulating online because of "netizens suspicions," but like the screen-captures, they have not been verified. The "trainee" was proven to be false, and the "back-dancer" report as well, but both spread before any confirmation had been done. Some even have gone far to force evidence and say that Hwayoung left a hidden message, "fans only know," in her Twitter message but the truth is it's different depending on where you look at the image. Websites gain revenue through clicks on ads on their website, and these reckless and unprofessional reports being spread attract attention and revenue for whoever reports it. The bullying allegations first started on July 28th through Twitter messages and continued until the 2nd. T-ara related searches dominated every popular search ranking on various portal sites. The Olympics began, but T-ara's scandal has attracted more attention and higher interest. The topic located at the center is that journalists recklessly report things posted online without getting confirmation just for a few more clicks on their website. Hwayoung recently posted on Twitter, "Please stop now and look forward to when I'll return with a new more mature and sophisticated image." The situation is at a point where it's finally calmed down. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20120802n20672 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

T-ara Wins Poll for Girl Group with Strongest Minds T-ara was chosen as the girl group with the strongest mental capacity. According to a poll taken on the community portal site DC Inside from July 31 to August 7, T-ara was ‘the girl group with the biggest will and the strongest mental capacity’. The group garnered 11,858 votes, 80.1 percent out of the total of 14,798 votes for the poll. T-ara became popular after debuting in 2009 with Lies, and has been active in music, acting and variety both as a group and individually. Recently, however, it’s found itself in big trouble with outcast rumors that started through social networks. Girls’ Generation (SNSD) followed T-ara with 860 votes (5.8 percent), while Kara came in third with 369 votes (2.5 percent). 2NE1 and SISTAR could also be found on the list. DC Inside is currently holding a poll under the same theme with boy groups from August 7 to 14. As of August 8, JYJ is in the lead with 192 votes, which is 81 percent of the total number of votes. Photo credit: Hea Jung Min

T-ara Wins Poll for Girl Group with Strongest Minds T-ara was chosen as the girl group with the strongest mental capacity. According to a poll taken on the community portal site DC Inside from July 31 to August 7, T-ara was ‘the girl group with the biggest will and the strongest mental capacity’. The group garnered 11,858 votes, 80.1 percent out of the total of 14,798 votes for the poll. T-ara became popular after debuting in 2009 with Lies, and has been active in music, acting and variety both as a group and individually. Recently, however, it’s found itself in big trouble with outcast rumors that started through social networks. Girls’ Generation (SNSD) followed T-ara with 860 votes (5.8 percent), while Kara came in third with 369 votes (2.5 percent). 2NE1 and SISTAR could also be found on the list. DC Inside is currently holding a poll under the same theme with boy groups from August 7 to 14. As of August 8, JYJ is in the lead with 192 votes, which is 81 percent of the total number of votes. Photo credit: Hea Jung Min

i forgot to tell u guys here T-ara fan site will not close down! Remember this? T-ara’s Largest Fan Site Announces Its Closure Good news! They will not close down because some fans already take over that site from the old operator http://www.t-arafan.com/ Happy news Queens!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE QUEENS. You can do your part and help spread the proof. Anti's are small-minded and only believe in the edit-cut parts, lets show them the WHOLE. More proof that the alledged "bullying" is fake, that the Anti's edit and cut out was too one-sided. 1) hyotheleader.tumblr.com (*mainly used this one on sites that do not allow urls to be posted) 2) http://youtu.be/TEtshB9xtl8 3) http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/08/more-proofs-against-bullying-rumors.html Please post to 5 T-ara forums or discussion to help spread the word for their innocence!

It's amazing... can't wait to hear this song in Japanese! I wish them good luck & it doesn't matter if they hate Eunjung, there are so many stupid person but Eunjung & T-ARA members have our support!

I hope they'll get lots of positive feedback after their release.

Good move T-ARA! can't wait to hear " We Were In Love " Japanese ver. it gonna be hit song! i hope Eunjung don't care about what the haters gonna say.

I really dont care about what news say we cant know whether it true or not. I just BELIEVE in T-ARA

LOL T-ara album is always leaked or delayed XD it is a jinx !?!?!?

This is a good song and I also feel that it is a good move to take after all the controversies. Hope this will receive a positive response from their Japanese fans.

The way I see it is; T-Jinyo say they want the truth but in all honesty they only want to hear T-ara admit that they did indeed bully, because if T-ara says otherwise- T-Jinyo will just look like a bunch of rabid dogs barking up the wrong tree (which they are). Also, KKS already had a bad image; telling lies, giving vague answers, and making one horrible decision after another. His image/name was projected onto T-ara, they became the liars and whatnot. In the public eye CCM/KKS is T-ara and T-ara is CCM/KKS. You can't win when you have that kind of image projected onto you. These girl are in a poorly manage company, where the CEO lacks common sense/knowledge/humanity/professionalism/pr skills/etc. Having some experience in PR, my first instinct would be to tell the artist/client to lay low so I could come up with a plan and patch up the wound. Which is most likely why the girls were quiet the entire time. Lay out the plans, have a press conference WITH the girls and clear the air all within the first day or two of the tweets/speculation. CCM either doesn't have a PR rep/dept., or they have a shitty one, or KKS is just ignorant in general (ding ding ding!) and went against the PR plan. They only made the situation worst by the way it was handle. So the girls not defending themselves or Hwayoung defending T-ara, its not as simple as black and white. Hope this made sense I'm running low on fuel due to lack of sleep lol.

found on tumblr 'T-JinYo' Refusal To Watch T-ARA Related Dramas-Petition Fail, 'On-Offline's Drastic Difference' ‘T-JinYo’, who is known to have 340,000 members online, don’t seem to work well together offline. On August 6, the first episode of “Haeundae Lovers” with T-ARA member Soyeon, received a viewer rating of 9.8%. Considering this was their first episode, the ratings were seen as good. ‘T-JinYo’ planned to ban watching dramas with T-ARA members in it. However, it was harder than they had thought. Due to the positive ratings of the drama, many watched the drama regardless of the ban. ‘T-JinYo’ had also planned to protest in front of Core Contents Media on August 4. However, they ended up canceling the petition due to their lack of preparation. There were thousands of posts about the protest, but in reality, only about 30 members came out to petition. This is a rather embarrassing number for a group that has over 340,000 members online. Why is it that the online and offline actions are so different? An official stated, “It could be because of the fact that they have to show their face when they come offline. Online, anyone can say whatever they want, but when they are revealed in public, it is harder for them to say what they want.” Most of the members of the group are also in their teens, which could also cause problems if they were all to meet offline. Many of the group members ideas and thoughts were different which could have also made it difficult for them to come to a clear consensus.

I'm repeating myself from another thread but who cares (sorry moderators)_: A bit off topic but: Enough with all the gloom & doom.. finally some good news!!! Instiz Chart Singles Ranking for the first week of August: ============================================== 1. PSY – “Gangnam Style” – 42,080 Points 2. SISTAR – “Loving U” – 19,065 Points 3. BoA – “Only One” – 18,669 Points 4. Davichi – “Do Men Cry” – 18,244 Points 5. 2NE1 – “I Love You” – 13,835 Points 6. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love” – 12,521 Points 7. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye” – 10,773 Points 8. T-ara – “Day By Day” – 10,208 Points 9. B2ST – “Beautiful Night” – 10,108 Points 10. PSY ft. Park Jung Hyun – “What Should Have Been” – 8,949 Points Yeah!! despite it all... our girls are still clinging to the charts.. also Soyeon's "Haeundae Lovers" has aired and..... Soyeon's recieving mixed reviews for her acting... I'm taking this as a good news, its her first try, the drama is still ongoing so she still got time to improve and atleast people are commenting on her acting and not threatening to burn down the TV Station for airing a "tainted" T-ara member.. I always thought Soyeon was much better in variety shows anyway, hope this all scandal will not reign in her sassy sharp wit that I love so much...

T-Jinyo and Protests Lately these few days, it is no longer about who’s right and who’s wrong. It’s no longer about whether or not Hwayoung is bullied. What is really going on is how to bring down T-ara. So far, this is the biggest scandal in T-ara history. Yes, we have Jiyeon scandal, Hwayoung lovey-dovey scandal and all sorts of things. But those are not T-ara brightest days. T-ara is still that group that is childish in the public’s eye. Nobody really bothers whether T-ara survive the scandal or gets beaten by it. But lately, T-ara has been clinching many achievements. Dominating the Japan market with their various hits. Dominating the first half of 2012 with purely one single. As a result, people felt threatened by this, they’re jealous, they want to fight against T-ara but bringing them down is very difficult. So when this type of scandal appear, they quickly utilises the media to defame our Queens. The media, evil as always, will do whatever it takes to increase the number of viewers/readers to their ‘news’. It doesn’t matter if it’s fake, if it’s based on no evidence. As long as it’s attractive, people will read it, they post it. Exaggerating the news, that’s what media does best. Just like how teen crimes are exaggerated in the UK, sites like allkpop just keep on posting news of baseless conjecture. Yes they have sources, but they take advantage of the fact that we, international fans, do not read Korean and claim that they translate it exactly how it’s written when it’s not. When things like proofs against bullying appears, they take forever to post them onto their site, cause it would mean the drama is ending, readers count will dropped. That’s what the media wants, bunch of scrooge claiming any benefits available without the slightest business ethics being put in consideration. It’s business after all, yes it’s entertainment world, but this is all business, it’s all about the money. What are those? EGGS? Seriously what do they hope to achieve by these I really don’t know. I don’t see how throwing a few eggs at CCM is gonna bring the whole building down? It’s not like throwing eggs and conducting these protests are going to make KKS so scared to bow down before them. What do you expect? Like KKS has egg-allergy or something? =____= These are people, who act rashly without thinking. They protest in the name of Queen’s of which I’m really ashamed of. They demand truth, truth about the scandal when it has already been given to them, that there is NO BULLYING. They say as T-ara fans, they’re very angry and they demand explanations. What explanations do you want? That there is bullying? So you just gonna keep throwing eggs no matter what explanation is provided cause you only accept the explanation that there is bullying? Exactly what I’m saying people, T-Jinyo and these so-called Queen’s are one group. Yes they don’t contact each other but their purpose is the same: To have CCM/KKS/T-ara confirmed that there is bullying. Their purpose is the same but the outcome they hope to achieve is different. T-Jinyo are wolf in sheep’s clothing bunch of fools. They act all high and mighty, fight in the name of justice, demand fairness and equality, demand bullying to be eradicated but all they want is for T-ara to be disbanded. Based on what I’ve been hearing, T-Jinyo is headed by a 15-year-old. I mean like seriously? You can’t even feed your xxxxing self, and you form this hypocritical organisation to brings down a CORPORATION? T-Jinyo have what? hundreds of thousands of people? And all that turns up at the protest like what? 6? Keyboard warriors, keyboard warriors everywhere. If you want to bring across the message, do it the diplomatic way. They want to talk to T-ara, why? Usually when things go wrong in, let’s say, a supermarket/fastfood restaurant you automatically ask to look for the? MANAGER! that’s right. T-Jinyo are bunch of fools that lose to KKS and are just trying their luck by pressing T-ara to say out the ‘truth’ they are looking for. But when T-ara say there is really no bullying, I’m sure they’ll just say that KKS is doing the trick again. I mean, LET’S SAY, T-ara did bully Hwayoung, why would they even own up? Why are all these brainless people trying to take T-ara down with such cheap methods? They’re the real bully, media are the real bully, but nobody cares, cause they’re wasting our precious time So people, like what the American president say,” We don’t negotiate with terrorists” We, Queen’s, should do the exact same thing and say: WE DON’T NEGOTIATE WITH BUNCH OF CRIMINALS TRYING THEIR LUCK IN BENDING THE TRUTH. (I mean, protesters are criminals aren’t they? ) Meanwhile, these fake Queen’s demand the same ‘truth’ but not because they want to bring down T-ara, they’re not as wicked and evil as T-Jinyo but they’re even more selfish than T-Jinyo. They want to feel better, to feel compensated. Let’s just ignore them should we? They’re at the road’s end and the best thing they can do is throwing eggs. They can’t even afford watermelons to throw. Pathetic bunch of crowd. To end off, these madness will end. it will end. and it’s all up to KKS on how he will solve it. Either that or the media decided to post some truths finally. We as fans there’s really nothing we can do except in helping proving there is no bullying and stand by T-ara during these difficult times. Don’t have a change of heart into other fandoms and don’t EVER bash T-ara, then you’re no different than the antis and I’m just gonna troll you like all the other antis. Nights, gonna be less active for this week due to exam

found on tumblr Some opinions about the incident of T-ara @charogne6 (A reporter in Korea) 12.07.31 The datas (which attack back the ridiculous evidences of netizens) were shown such like that, and those who still don’t believe just announce that ‘”I’m T-ara antifan”. Don’t pretend that you guys are on the side of the victim Hwayoung. 12.08.01 From a pointview of people who can see clearly this world, behaviors of people who can’t see must look ridiculous. On the other hand, people who can’t see don’t even try listening or take a look at the other’s opinion. Also, if anyone points out and opposes it, those people will just eliminate her/him. That’s why they never know their own ridiculousity. @djuna01 (a movie reviewer) 12.07.30 I feel scared of people who attack T-ara continuously by such informations. It can’t be regconized as something related to justice. Stepping on the kids who have already fallen down is that fun? Even if those kids low-priced as you call, then what nonsense reasons of bullying is all about…. @hotchicksbyj (Bae Yoonjung – Leader of T-ara’s HotChicks dance team) 12.08.02 The careless thought of people who don’t know the truth is… so scared (it seems she deleted this tweet)

For me, I would say that Hwayoung wasn't close to other members, but bullying would be too strong a word for that. I wouldn't deny that there was a rift going on in the incident and most members have a different opinions than Hwayoung, but that's it. The members decision to bring the differences online was a big mistake, but does that make them a bully ? I'm sure that if we had left them alone the situation would have been sorted out like most girlfights. And not ended up by Hwayoung leaving and T-ara taking all the hate. I've never idolize T-ara. They're a group of girls who has different strengths and weaknesses, but putting them together on stage makes them one of the best GG entertainers in K-pop. I just don't want to see them getting all the hate they don't deserve from the people who don't really know them.

sad that you are on of those people who easily believes this kind of rumors