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[13.12.24] T-ara's selling over 500 items at charity event thought of by Eunjung Girl group T-ara is ending the year with a charity auction event. The idea was member Eunjung's that she held a positive attitude about and collected interest of others. T-ara's agency Core Contents Media said, "The open-event charity auction was the idea of Eunjung. Those watching the event through TV can contact the company to find a way to donate." They also said, "T-ara's leader Boram's mother is actress Lee Miyoung. She donated an outfit in good faith that Hyomin wore in T-ara's Chinese music video paired with a hat and skirt. This outfit will be auctioned." "The charity event was all discussed and planned by the members. T-ara are excited to be helping those less fortunate through a fun event," their agency said. The charity event is located at Eunjung's mother's cafe Cafenne and over 500 goods will be sold. The event will also be attended by Davichi, Hwang Jungeum, Ha Seokin, and "Reply 1997" actor Son Hojun. The proceeds from the event will be donated on the 31st. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131224n16763 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.12.24] Video HD - T-ara's charity event cr : rubikq83rd @ youtube

[13.12.24] Video - T-ara - Do You Know Me? @ SBS MTV The Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bLfKKCLEnrg Credit: KMusicLiveSBS @ youtube

[13.12.24] Video - T-ara " Do You Know Me" @ Simply Kpop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUHPf7p475U cr : ARIRANG KPOP @ youtube

완판!!! 생각보다 정말 많이와주셔서 깜짝놀랐어요 오늘 하루 정말정말 즐거웠습니다~~ 모두 해피크리스마스^^ Credit: Hyomin's Instagram + T-4R4 + tiaradiadem

어? 우리 어디서 봤져? 메리 큐리스마스~~! Credit: Qri's Twitter + T-4R4 + tiaradiadem

only able to have a sneak peek and unable to buy the stuffs is too much :angry: :(

Too bad there were only 18 items in total?! in the Soompi shop, would have been fantastic to own any of the 18 T~T But good T-ara is doing great selling the items in the bazaar and doing great work for charity!

they are perfection! i can finally hear them clearly, they sound soooo goood

This was from AKP's translation of Sports Seoul: "We plan to manage it through Core Contents Media's CCM Japan. Although the fan club will not be automatically switched over, we plan to start one again... T-ara's Japanese activities will definitely not come to a close. Once they complete their activities in China, they will start again in Japan next year." I don't have any Korean language skills so I can't say which is more correct. But if its correct, the Sports Seoul is really not that gloom & doom of a news: So CCM won't use J-rock anymore, T-ara will be more focused on China for next year and there will be a new Japan comeback in 2014. Anyway CCM also have Choshinsung/Chōshinsei/Supernova which have quite a following in Japan so it might not be a bad idea to have their own agency branch handling things there. They also don't need to look around if they want to market SPEED & their other acts there. Personally I don't think J-rock did a very well job of handling T-ara in Japan so I'm kind of happy they are gone. Did they even do any real promotion at all for Number 9 JPN or even Target ~anyone seen a live performance of those? When was the last time T-ara got into a major Japanese music show or even be on TV besides small time cable and morning news clips? <For a group that has done Budokan and always get top ten in Oricon except one time (more on that later) it is unforgivable that T-ara never performed in Music Station...> Why do T-ara always launch songs when the top local girl bands are also launching theirs? Who launches a CD single (lovey dovey Jpn) just two weeks before the launch of an album (Jewelry Box --> Lovey Dovey is in it)? Why come out with a pirate concept but don't promote with it? etc. etc. Of course you might say that the bone head moves were made by CCM (read KKS) but J-rock was the local expert of the market and should've known better. Some might also say that T-ara not showing that much on Japanese TV is because the scandal & that T-ara is not that popular any more... are you kidding me? T-ara gets top ten in Oricon for every single title song they have (even with lackluster promotions) except Number 9.. but even that song managed to get #13 without any promotion & with the Korean comeback ending just days before & still fresh on J-Queens minds (The Japanese do get youtube and can buy Korean albums in Japan also you know CCM). And you can even count with your fingers the number of Japanese girl bands that get to play in the hallowed Budokan Hall.. T-ara did two-day concerts there twice, this year alone (that's four times in my book) not to mention having a multi-city concert tour.

Oooh. Speculation time! I postulate that despite their best efforts, T-ara has not been as profitable in Japan (relatively-speaking) as CCM hoped they would be. Think about it, if the profits from Japan were sky high, they would milk that cash cow with every possible gimmick, year in year out. Taking a long hiatus In this idol-saturated market, could easily mean irrecoverable lost ground unless you're a really big household name. So naturally, T-ara's venturing out to extend and deepen (if possible) their appeal in other markets. China with it's large, youthful population is quite a prize.