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[update]: Hyomin spoke to TV Report to speak about the reports that came out today. Hyomin stated she is currently in Vietnam for T-ara schedules and was confused when she received frazzled contact from Korea. Hyomin said, “Kang Junho oppa and myself are just in a friendly relationship. It is different from the article’s reports.” She also mentioned she was in the middle of preparing for her second mini-album solo comeback. “I will work hard to be prepared to show off a good luok,” Hyomin said. *** It was reported today that Hyomin and Major League Baseball player Kang Junho have been dating since January. Is it true? It was originally reported that Hyomin and Kang Junho first met in September of 2015 when Hyomin threw the first pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game in the United States. The two quickly became friends and toured Pittsburgh together including the zoo, amusement park, and other sights in the city. Kang Junho entered a period of rehabilitation because of a knee injury he suffered and he was in a bad state shortly after. Hyomin was there for him over phone calls and SNS. Naturally, over the course of the next few months, the two became closer and closer - like brother and sisters. In January of 2016, the feelings changed from friends to more serious. It is said by ISPlus that the two began dating three months ago in January and pursued a long distance relationship with him located in the United States and her in Korea. When asked for Hyomin's agency MBK's response they said they will confirm with Hyomin who is currently in Vietnam with T-ara. Shortly after, they verified with Hyomin that the two are in fact NOT dating. MBK states, "Hyomin is not dating baseball player Kang Junho. It is true the two have a close friendship as brother-sister but they are not lovers."

Taiwanese media has reported that it is possible that T-ara could be stars in Jay Chou's upcoming new music video. It was revealed recently that Chinese singer Jay Chou, who is popular across Asia, would be recording a new song as a promotional song for League of Legends and that there has been secret discussion for girl group T-ara to star in the music video. Taiwanese media website UDN reports that it may be all of T-ara or just a few members. In October of last year, T-ara officially signed a Chinese contract with billionaire Wang Sicong's entertainment company. Wang Sicong also serves as the president of China's Mobile Gaming Agency and owns the e-sports team Invictus Gaming. Because of this, this rumor seems like it could be quite plausible for T-ara. For many Hallyu stars, it is a dream to work with Jay Chou. T-ara were previously on the Chinese variety show "The Brain" with Jay Chou where he picked Soyeon as his favorite member.

Hyomin will fly to Pennsylvania to throw the first pitch in the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game after a special request from Kang Jungho. On the 13th of September, Hyomin will throw the first pitch at PNC Park in the game against Milwaukee. Pittsburgh Pirates player Kang Jungho requested Hyomin. Hyomin will depart on the 11th and said "I feel honored to be abe to go to an amazing place to do this and will do my best not to cause any disturbance." In June, Kang Jungho declared Jiyeon was his ideal type. T-ara just wrapped up their promotions for "So Crazy".

omg.. i wonder what it's for. they look soo good in this concept XD better than the treasure box concept

The first part of T-ara's OST for their web-drama "Sweet Temptation" has been revealed today! Koh Nayoung from Superstar K6 sings "Only For You" for T-ara's web-drama. The song has been revealed as both a digital single and part of the OST as "Sweet Temptation OST Part.1". "Only For You" has a sad minor melody made by hit-maker Ahn Youngmin and featuring a 20-piece orchestra. The music video has also been released today which shows Koh Nayoung as well as a trailer for Eunjung's episode of the web-drama. Watch and listen to the video above and let us know what you think!

T-ara will hold the press conference for their very own web-drama called "Sweet Temptation" on the 13th. The web-drama features six episodes with each episode having a different storyline. Each T-ara member (Qri, Hyomin, Boram, Soyeon, Eunjung, Jiyeon) star alongside a different actor for each edition. The director of the web-drama is that who directed Jay Park, Beast, and Trouble Maker's music videos: Lee Gibaek. Previously, Jang Suwon was revealed to be Qri's partner as well as Soyeon to be partner with Lee Joongmoon. The other partners will be Eunjung-Kim Jaewook, Hyomin-Hyunwoo, Jiyeon-Seo Junyoung, and Boram-Kim Shihoo. Additionally, Seunghee of DIA will be the narrator of the web-drama and ther are appearances from Alex Cho, Kim Jongmin, Kim Minkyo, etc. The web-drama was produced by MBK Entertainment and SBS MTV and will air in China and Korea in October. The web-drama will premiere at the press conference on the 13th at the Coex Megabox theater.

T-ara is known as the group to always try out fun and out of the box concepts and so fans had high anticipations for the "So Crazy" comeback this August. The first teaser images have been revealed and "So Crazy" has a concept foreign and domestic fans have not seen before. T-ara will return with a nautical/marine concept. [gallery size=large" columns="2" ids="4064,4065] In the group photo, each member is wearing a different colored marine outfit inside of a cruise ship while in the solo photos for Jiyeon and Eunjung they wear the classic blue and white charming outfits. T-ara's comeback song with Brave Brothers is a fun and distinctive dance song that is expected to cool off the summer. They will reveal their new song first at a comeback showcase on August 3rd.

A behind-the-scenes video for Jiyeon's Korean-Chinese film "Encounter" has just been released today and it features different scenes from the movie including a kiss scene with real-life boyfriend Lee Donggun. In addition to that, there are various scenes that show Jiyeon and co-star Lee Donggun filming on the cruise ship Quantum of the Seas. [gallery columns=2" size="medium" ids="4052,4053,4054,4055] The movie is about a romance story between Jiyeon and Lee Donggun who "Encounter" each other on a cruise ship sailing from Spain’s Barcelona to the Indian Ocean. It will be released in China in October.

Ahead of T-ara's comeback there has been a struggle with whether to comeback with Brave Brothers produced song or a Shinsadong Tiger produced song. It has been a tough decision to decide which will better suit T-ara this summer for a title track but in the long run, Brave Brothers was chosen. The title track will be called "Completely Crazy". This is the first time T-ara has worked with Brave Brothers as a group. Last summer, Hyomin released "Nice Body" which was produced by Brave Brothers. There has also been two selca pictures of Jiyeon released that are making fans wonder if the concept will be marine or sailor! Shinsadong Tiger has previously produced a number of hits for T-ara including "Bo Peep Bo Peep", "Roly-Poly", "Lovey Dovey", "Sexy Love", and last year's "Sugarfree". Shinsadong Tiger competed his song "1, 2, 3" with Brave Brothers for T-ara's title track but instead it is expected to be released on T-ara's Chinese album later. "Completely Crazy" is a cool and exciting summer dance song with a funky brass instrumental.

On July 17th Jiyeon was spotted filming for T-ara's web-drama "Sweet Temptations". Jiyeon was captured at a cafe in a romantic situation with a man just days after she was confirmed to be dating Lee Donggun but no worries because it is just "hard work." Jiyeon has been filming for T-ara's web-drama that will be released simultaneously in China and Korea in September. The cafe-date that captured Jiyeon in an elegant and charming state is only for Jiyeon's episode of which will be titled "Second Wish" according to the drama staff on Instagram. [gallery size=medium" columns="2" link="file" ids="3969,3964,3963,3968,3965,3962,3966,3961,3960,3959,3967] Additionally, the man in the pictures as Jiyeon's love interest is rumored to be actor Seo Joonyoung but not confirmed yet by MBK Entertainment. Its going to be an exciting few months for T-ara and us fans with a comeback only three weeks away (first week of August) as well as this web-drama release and quite a few upcoming Chinese tour dates!

T-ara will join the idol group comeback rush this summer by coming back in the first week of August - 3 weeks away! T-ara had promotions nearly a year ago with "Sugar Free" followed by the unit activities with the Chinese-Korean project album "Little Apple". After that, they focused on Chinese promotions and Eunjung promoted as a soloist named Elsie. After almost a year, T-ara will comeback in August. Originally it was planned in October but T-ara has a full schedule in China in the second half of the year including performances, concert tour dates, dramas, and CFs. MBK Entertainment announced that T-ara's concept will be fun, unique, and exciting - a "cool" song for a "hot summer."

July is a massive comeback month for girl groups with AOA, SISTAR, Girl's Day and Nine Muses already making their comebacks and Girls' Generation following soon. On the flip side, T-ara has been excelling in China as proven by their fanclub just recently surpassing 1,000,000 members! T-ara is the first group to reach over 1,000,000 members - they experienced a surge in members after news that Jiyeon was dating actor and co-star Lee Donggun. After reaching an immense amount of popularity in 2011 and 2012 with "Roly-Poly" and "Lovey-Dovey" in Korea and breaking girl group records, T-ara has proven they are a global power artist when their Japanese debut single "Bo Peep Bo Peep" broke records on the Japanese Oricon chart. Now, they are continuing to break records for Korean groups - but this time in China. Despite that, they still continue to cater to fans in each country as proven by their 6-episode web-drama which will be simultaneously released in Korea and China. T-ara is currently in the middle of their Great China Tour and just released a new promotional video for it as shown above. They will hold a press conference on July 10th in Beijing ahead of their July 11th concert date.

Jiyeon (22) is revealed to be dating actor Lee Donggun (35)! On the 3rd, a Chinese fan uploaded an intimate picture of Jiyeon and Lee Donggun showing skinship at a restaurant with staff members from the movie "Encounter". "Encounter" is the Korean-Chinese movie that Jiyeon and Donggun have been filming since May together and slowly they developed a crush on each other. According to a source, the two are not scared to show their affection for each other after the movie filming process. Lee Donggun entered the entertainment industry in 1998 as a singer but since then he has been popular as an actor in various dramas and movies including "Lovers in Paris". Jiyeon began appearing in the industry during 2007 but debuted as a singer in 2009 as a T-ara member.

A new image from T-ara's web-drama has been revealed featuring member Eunjung. On the 20th, MBK Entertainment revealed a new image of Eunjung with Jenny who will be in T-ara's web-drama "Sweet Temptation" (tentative title) as well. Jenny is from the upcoming new girl group from MBK Entertainment and is confirmed as a member who will debut as a singer but also as an actress through the web-drama. So far there has been posters for Qri-Jang Suwon's "Black Holiday" episode as well as Soyeon-Lee Jongmin's "Fantasy Girlfriend" episode. More info on Eunjung's will be released at a later date. On the 7th, T-ara held a press conference in Hong Kong which collected a lot of interest. "Sweet Temptation" is the name of T-ara's web-drama which will have six episodes - each starring a different member with a different story. In addition, they will release several OSTs for the drama.

T-ara will begin their Chinese tour on June 20th beginning in with a sold-out date in Nanjing, China. According to Staraz, on the 20th, T-ara will begin their Great Chinese Tour with the first date in Nanjing, China. It is their first date out of their eight city tour in China. T-ara plan to take the stage and perform a number of their hit songs and other special performances for the fans in each city. The next day, they will have a fansign event for fans in the area. Their second date will be on July 11th in Beijing. After that they have dates in other cities such as Macau, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and etc. Additionally, T-ara will have a press conference at Nanjing's Sofitel Galaxy Hotel regarding their tour tomorrow (19th).