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[13.11.22] T-ara reveals Jiyeon's sorrowful teaser image for "What Do I Do" The first teaser for T-ara's new song has been released featuring Jiyeon. On the 22nd, T-ara's agency revealed the teaser image for Jiyeon. The teaser shows Jiyeon in one moment with tears in her eyes and smeared lipstick, but in the second image, Jiyeon's presentation has a different feel. T-ara's new song 2013 "What Do I Do" will show the member's acting and expression through a musical-like choreography. The focal point of the choreography was also made to be like a musical sequence. T-ara's 2013 version of "What Do I Do" will sample the song of the same name by Sand Pebbles. The new version was produced and written by Shinsadong Tiger and has a sophisticated melody that young adults can enjoy, while the older population can also enjoy because of the past-favorite melody being recreated. In the end, "What Do I Do" is a pop-dance song that everyone will love. T-ara's teaser images will be revealed sequentially for each member and finally they will unveil the song on December 2nd. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131122n15561 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.11.06] Video HD - "Number Nine" Japanese Ver. MV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdc6Yk0rNEI *** Credit: taranumbernine

[13.11.04] Latest Update - International Review on "Jinx!!!" A frothy and fun-packed college comedy romance, Naoto Kumazawa’s Jinx!!! (yes, three exclamation marks!) is an engaging tale of star-crossed romance where those trusty plot devices of misunderstanding, shyness and friendship are used to good effect. Much is made of cross-cultural romantic references between South Korea and Japan, and while its youthful target audience is most likely from those territories the film has a whole lot of remake potential as a co-production between other countries (US and Japan, UK and France etc). The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and opens in Japan on November 16. The film actually opens in South Korea where young student Jiho (fresh and delightful K-pop star Hyomin, from group T-ARA) is waiting to meet her boyfriend for their 100-day date (celebrating romance every 100 days is a big deal in South Korea), but he dies in a motorcycle accident. To try and get over her grief she heads to Japan as an overseas student (where much is made, naturally, about cultural misunderstandings). She quickly befriends the seemingly sad and rather clumsy Kaede (a charming Kurumi Shimizu) and starts to try and apply her Korean-style romance tactics to fostering Kaede’s would-be romance with the boy Yusake (Kento Yamazaki) she has loved from high school. It is territory that has been covered many times before, but what gives this rather lengthy rom-com (it runs over two hours) its heart is the sheer force of personality of Hyomin in her film debut who is a real delight as Jiho, who puts her own sadness to one side and use her matchmaking prowess to try and help Kaede. She tries to get Kaede to adopt the Korean romantic tactics of ‘milbang’ – essentially a series of rules on how to get a guy to fall in love with you – though naturally enough this leads to misunderstandings galore (as Kaede can’t quite seem to follow the rules) and also gradually draws out more about Jiho’s relationship with her late boyfriend. The film has more than its fair share of charming moments – with more than a few side trips into melodramatic territory – with Liszt’s Liebestraum No. 3 acting as a romantic motif. Best of all is Jiho’s love for the notion that couples should show their love by reenacting scenes from famous Hollywood romantic films such as Love Actually and in particular Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, where the scene of lying on the ice looking up at the stars plays a key role in Jinx!!!. *** Source: http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/jinx/5063177.article?referrer=RSS Two introverted, socially awkward Japanese university students like each other, but cannot even exchange one single word at school. Help! Bring a photogenic girl resembling a K-pop star to the rescue by sending her to Japan and teaching them the ways of courtship, Korean style! The premise sounds like a hokey, adolescent international incident rife with stereotypes, but what powers “Jinx!!!” through its 122 minutes is the charm of its lead, Hyomin (a real-life K-pop star and member of the girl group T-ARA). Hyomin plays the character of Jiho, who makes a sudden decision to study in Japan to recover from the sudden death of her boyfriend in Korea. Why Japan? How does Jiho learn to speak Japanese? What is she studying? None of these questions seems to matter when she comes across Kaede (Kurumi Shimizu), who sits by herself in the cafeteria at lunchtime each day. When Jiho realizes that Kaede acts nervous around a couple of male classmates, she accurately assumes that her new reluctant friend must be interested in one of them. So begins a determined Jiho’s quest to play the ringmaster in a play-hard-to-get series of antics called milbang. Jiho’s insistence on playing matchmaker, her over-the-top perkiness in forcing Kaede to be friends with her, and her eventual involvement in pushing the equally hesitant Yusuke (Kento Yamazaki) to pursue Kaede become clearer as the relationship with her late boyfriend is gradually revealed. What will make “Jinx!!!” appealing to the teen and 20-something set is the Japanese indie film meets K-drama story line, through which Hyomin pretty much plays up two moods: wide-eyed happy and tearful sad. As a result, melodrama is bound to play a major role, with a dreamlike classical piano piece (Franz Liszt’s “Liebestraum No. 3″) serving as the theme for nostalgic flashbacks and scenes from romantic Hollywood movies. These all manage to comprise the backbone and the heart of “Jinx!!!” in a series of genuinely comedic, tear-inducing and heartwarming events that help Jiho herself to heal. “Jinx!!!” made its world premiere at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival and will be released theatrically on Nov. 16. *** Source: http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/2013102626343/jinx-%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-2013-tokyo-international-film-festival-review/

[13.10.26] Latest Update - Eunjung, "T-ara exists because of Jo Sungmo" T-ara's Eunjung revealed her group's special relationship with Jo Sungmo to the public. T-ara recently guested on jTBC's "Hidden Singer 2" and Eunjung from T-ara said, "Without the success of Jo Sungmo sunbae, T-ara would not have been created." Eunjung said, "Our agency was able to debut us only because of the success of Jo Sungmo sunbae. With the money from Jo Sungmo's success, our CEO was able to make T-ara. The CEO still misses Jo Sungmo, and he even once began crying on radio when he discussed it." The broadcast will air on the 26th at 11:00 PM KST. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131026n03609 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.25] T-ara's "What Do I Do" jacket image to be determined by fan votes Girl group T-ara will have fans vote on what their album jacket image should be for their new song "What Do I Do". T-ara's agency Core Contents Media revealed today that from the 28th to the 30th, T-ara fans will have the opportunity to vote for the jacket image for T-ara's "What Do I Do". The most popular jacket image will be the one used. T-ara fans who vote in the contest will be nominated into a lottery to be able to win a chance to go to the music video set for "What Do I Do" and experience the song and concept before anyone else. Only five fans will be chosen. T-ara will release "What Do I Do" on December 2nd. It is a remake of Sand Pebbles' 1977 song "What Do I Do". *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131025n12763 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.23] T-ara to recreate Sand Pebbles' song "What Do I Do" for December comeback Retro queens T-ara will return! T-ara will do their reinterpretation of Sand Pebbles song "What Do I Do" that first became popular through college music festivals in 1977. T-ara will sample Sand Pebbles song "What Do I Do" to recreate and update it with composer Shinsadong Tiger for a brand new 2013 version. The arrangement will be trendy for young adults but will also bring back memories for the older population. It will be a pop dance song with a traditional melody. T-ara created a retro craze with "Roly-Poly" and want to recreate that craze again in 2013 with "What Do I Do". They want to be able to bring back happy memories of the past once again. T-ara's jacket image for "2013 What Do I Do" was released today and it features a cassette tape. T-ara will release "What Do I Do" on December 2nd. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131023n12294 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

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[13.10.15] T-ara, "Areum is preparing diligently every day for her solo debut" In July it was revealed that Areum will leave T-ara. On the 14th, T-ara spoke to TV Report and said, "Areum is preparing for her solo debut." They spoke about their youngest member by saying, "She will always be our friend, and she has a lot of ambition (to be successful). She is probably still practicing in the practice room right now. She is doing very well." Areum revealed when she left she will work hard to become a soloist and show a new appearance to the public. T-ara are currently promoting as six members. They released double title tracks, "Number Nine" and "I Know The Feeling", on the 10th. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n13811 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.15] T-ara: "Our American advancement became a problem because of too much hype" Girl group T-ara opened up about their American expansion controversy. On the 14th, T-ara met in Gangnam for an interview at a cafe to discuss their comeback and more. Regarding their American advancement, they said, "T-ara N4's entry into America was misleading because the information was exaggerated." T-ara's unit T-ara N4 (Hyomin, Areum, Eunjung, Jiyeon) announced their a press conference in May that they received a love call from Chris Brown to enter the American market. In America, T-ara showed up on stage at a pool party, and the controversial performance affected T-ara's image once again. Eunjung said, "We learned through articles that we'd be going to the Untied States. Suddenly, we quickly were preparing for the United States! We saw the place where we would be performing with Chris Brown and it was a party-type of place that we first thought would be contemptible." Following, "We didn't like the feeling we had while performing on stage with the others just standing beside us. Despite this, we're still proud that we were able to perform on stage in a prestigious place like the United States." Eunjung then said that "The United States advancement had too many expectations and hype surrounded around it, so it created a bigger problem in the end. Our company was expecting a record label contract and at the time saw a company offer us something good, so things didn't work out as we all thought (?)" Meanwhile, T-ara are currently promoting as six with "Number Nine" and "I Know The Feeling". *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n03906 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.15] "This is not our comeback. This is our re-debut with our six original members." The past year was an eventful year for T-ara. Frequent activities, events, and more, but also all kinds of rumors and malicious comments that are countless. After promoting nonstop for four years, it seems like everything they had worked for was lost over the past year. They had a lot of opportunities in their career, but instead they just watched what they had already end. On the 14th, T-ara met in a cafe in Gangnam to discuss this as well as their new comeback album released on the 10th. Despite all of this, T-ara were still smiling and satisfied with the result of their promotions so far. "The response to our new album was better than we expected. We worried and talked about how the public would view us every day. It made us anxious, but we were all united to become better (as a group.)" Despite various times they felt bitter about their controversy, all members admitted they have matured. Instead of promoting with the goal of #1 in mind, T-ara promoted with the thought of rewarding the fans who still believed in them. "We did in a way lose our original intentions. We weren't proud when this event had occurred. It made us realize how important our parents, family, friends and staff members are; and above all, it made us realize how important our members are. T-ara will soon be into their fifth year of promotions since their debut. The members of T-ara have gone through many toxic changes. T-ara answered why they frequently changed their group. "Honestly, it's true of most idol groups. Our agency is full of staff who are experts and know what to do. The process (of changing members) helped us show better sides of us." T-ara has gone back to year one. Their goal is simple. T-ara want to be loved every moment they can and do their best without regrets. They want to go back as soon as possible to the place they used to hold in their fan's hearts. "We think about how the past year was really difficult, but we were able to learn. It was a necessary time for T-ara." Going to the broadcast station, meeting fans, and reading online articles.. they will keep this thought in mind. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. "We will never lose the thoughts of beginners. We returned with our original six members with our hearts set as rookies. It's not a comeback. We feel like it's out debut again. T-ara will continue to work re~aally hard in the future." *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n04054 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.15] T-ara's Eunjung will participate in "UN World Peace Festival" as the narrator Girl group member Eunjung will take on the challenge of being a narrator. Eunjung recently participated in the special MBC program "UN Day" as a narrator for the "UN World Peace Festival". Eunjung said, "I feel thankful that I can be the narrator for such a meaningful program and be the voice of happy stories." On the 19th, Eunjung and her girl group T-ara will perform in Incheon for the "2013 UN World Peace Festival". On the 23th, the "UN World Peace Festival" will be broadcast along with Eunjung's narration piece. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n15234 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.15] T-ara to reveal second "Number Nine" music video on the 18th Girl group T-ara will release their second music video for "Number Nine" on the 18th. On the 15th, it was revealed that T-ara will release their second music video for "Number Nine" at 3:00 PM via their official website. The music video will be the same as the first 50-second teaser shown. It is shot with the spacious deserts of Mongolia in the background. The wilderness and poignant atmosphere helps highlight T-ara's acting skills in the video. Through their agency, T-ara said, "We really appreciate all the attention we receive and cherish it. We want to become the best T-ara on stage." *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n10591 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.13] T-ara surprise fans outside Inkigayo with snacks T-ara surprised over 300 fans waiting for them outside of Inkigayo. In order to thank the fans who arrived early in the morning to attend the SBS "Inkigayo" pre-recording, T-ara treated over 300 of their fans to ricecakes and fishcakes and other snacks as a gift. T-ara members bought the gifts with their own money and arranged the surprise themselves. They were with fans from around 7 AM to 8:30 AM before going to rehearsals. T-ara said, "Up until now, we have received a lot (from fans). We wanted to do something, despite small, to show our gratitude towards our fans. T-ara's fans, and other singer's as well, struggle by getting up early in the morning just to see a short performance, so we want them to eat comfortably today." They finished by saying, "We can't be singers without our fans, so we don't forget to thank them. We will work hard on stage for them." T-ara will have their comeback stage on SBS "Inkigayo" tonight at 3:40 PM KST. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131013n06294 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.11] Hwang Jungeum sends a message to T-ara, "You have suffered a lot, but be happy now" Hwang Jungeum left a message of support for T-ara. On the 11th through her blog account, Hwang Jungeum posted, "Pretty T-ara dongsaengs album came out! I can see their maturity. Their hearts suffered a lot, but now, promote happily and prettily." She also included a picture of their new album. T-ara's image has transformed from their traditional image into a sexy image. They exposed their smooth legs and dark makeup - a sexy charm. T-ara's mini album "Again" has double title tracks, both which have appeal as emotional songs with compelling lyrics. Hwang Jungeum is currently in the KBS2 drama "Secret" and her words of support for T-ara have caught attention. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131011n14450 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

Hi QUEEN'S! I hope you are enjoying T-ara's first comeback in Korea in over a year and with their old line-up. It's an exciting time not only for QUEEN'S, but for Diadem members too (I hope you are liking the first days of DiademTV and T-error Adventures if you've tried it!) We have a lot of stuff we want to introduce to our members to bring our fandom closer and make supporting T-ara even more fun than it already is. Are you following Diadem on Instagram yet? If you aren't I won't say anything mean this time because you aren't missing out on that much yet.. but you will soon be missing out on a lot! We are going to be working hard on transforming our Instagram into a place for uniting QUEEN'S to meet other QUEEN'S and become inspired. Do you want to be featured on Diadem's Instagram? Do you have a special talent in art - drawing or Photoshop, GIFs? Do you have an amazing T-ara collection? Are you able to perform T-ara's songs - dancing, singing, or maybe on piano? Or maybe you can remix them? Or maybe you don't have any of these, but you have to have a favorite T-ara picture or video at the very least! Now is the best time to share your talents, your collections, or your taste in T-ara's pictures! Every week, we are going to feature one person's picture/video that they share on Instagram on our own Diadem account. It could be anything listed above, but it doesn't have to be just one of those. You can also post as many pictures as you want on your Instagram, but there's two conditions you have to follow if you want to be featured. How do I get featured on Diadem's page? There are only two very simple conditions you have to follow to be featured! Number one is you must be following @diademforums on Instagram. Number two is you must use the #HASHTAG that we vote on! Number nine is.. JK! Condition number two is unclear right now, but I can tell you that you must tag your posts on Instagram with a specific #hashtag so that Diadem's staff can see your post. We will announce the hashtag once we decide on one.. but we haven't decided on a hashtag yet! We wanted to choose a really good and creative one, so we want QUEEN'S to leave your suggestion in the comment for the best hashtag to use for tagging T-ara pictures. You can post your suggestion for the hashtag in the comments, and on October 18th, we will open a vote to vote for the best hashtag to use. Do you want to meet other QUEEN'S? Yeah, I'm sure you met a lot of QUEEN's through Diadem already or through Twitter, but what about QUEEN'S who share the same bias as you? Or interests as you besides just loving T-ara? Or who are from the same country as you? OMG again now you have a chance! Being the #1 international source for T-ara and QUEEN'S, we want to unite and connect QUEEN'S across the world together and we hope this will help us make a step to accomplish that. Every Wednesday on our Instagram, we are going to post a simple question that you can reply to that will hopefully help you find other QUEEN'S you have stuff in common with. Just a quick example, we could ask "Who is your bias?" and then you could find other Jiyeon-biases or Qri-biases. Are there restrictions for pictures/videos in order to be featured on Diadem's page? Nope, not really any restrictions at all. Just make sure your pictures are appropriate. You can post a picture/video of one member, or two, or all. You can post basically anything T-ara related and you can have a chance to be featured. You might wonder how we will re-post an Instagram video on our page, but don't worry about that We have our ways... Suggestions for our Instagram We want to update our Instagram just as much as our website and our Twitter and our Facebook.. but Instagram is different from those websites! Our Instagram is still Diadem, but we want to post different things besides just updates and news on it. So we want your suggestions on what we should post on it! We are trying to do Throwback Thursdays (Thursdays) and featuring a QUEEN's post once a week (day undecided) and a question game for QUEEN's to meet other QUEEN's (Wednesdays)... but what else can we do? As well as your suggestion for the #hashtag, please leave your suggestion for what Diadem should post on our Instagram! I hope you're as excited for this as I am because I know it'll be a lot of fun! Please leave comments if you have any questions. Actually, please just comment a lot on this topic. And you better leave some suggestions like I mentioned earlier

[13.10.09] Video - "Number Nine" Teaser 3 *** cr: ccment @ YouTube

[13.10.08] T-ara's Eunjung revealed to have participated in the arrangement of "I Know The Feeling" T-ara's Eunjung helped in the arrangement of their song "I Know The Feeling". On the 8th, Core Contents Media said, "T-ara's title track 'I Know The Feeling' was composed by Baek Deoksang. The acoustic music arrangement was done in collaborative by himself and T-ara's own member Eunjung after she expressed her wants to participate in it." Eunjung said, "For the first time, I've helped participate in making T-ara's music. I had fun and learned with a open-heart and carefully prepared for it with QUEEN's in mind and am excited for them to hear it." She also said, "The acoustic guitar melody shows off a different side of us (T-ara) and is a good song for autumn. I hope fans will like both 'Number Nine' and 'I Know The Feeling'." "I Know The Feeling" has a sad and addictive melody, with lyrics that maximize the emotions of the song. It was composed by Baek Deoksang and co-written by Baek Hyunjung. T-ara's eighth mini-album "AGAIN" will be released on the 10th, and their two-part music videos will be released on the same day. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131008n11275 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.07] T-ara to promote double title tracks for comeback.. "Emphasis on emotions" Girl group T-ara will comeback with double title tracks. On the 7th, T-ara's agency Core Contents Media said T-ara will release their 8th mini album "AGAIN" on the 10th with the double title tracks "Number Nine" and "I Know The Feeling". "Number Nine" is composed by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyusung. It's a song that begins with a sensitive melody and intro and changes into an electric and intense dance song, but remains with sorrowful and emotional lyrics. "I Know The Feeling" is a sad and addictive song composed by Baek Hyunjung and Baek Deoksang. It's a medium-tempo song that maximizes the emotion. T-ara's agency said, "T-ara were supposed to show a dance track for their comeback, but they wanted to show as many different images as possible. The title tracks they have chosen are appropriate songs for the autumn season." T-ara will release the music videos for both songs at the same time. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131007n14051 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.10.04] T-ara reveal image from MV filming site, "Six united girls" Girl group T-ara has disclosed pictures from their "Number Nine" comeback song music video filming. 6-membered T-ara revealed a cute picture of T-ara on the 4th. The members were in their costumes and said "We are finally coming back in our own country after a long time, so our hearts are nervous." T-ara's music video shoot will be over two days, with the first day being completed today. T-ara hope that "Number Nine" can be popular throughout Korea with it's two contrasting appeals. The performance and music video is also supposed to be spectacular and is directed by Johnny Bros and Hong Wongki. T-ara will comeback first at the Dream Concert on the 6th, and then have their broadcast TV comeback on the 10th which is the same day they will release their 5-song mini album. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131004n28040 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.30] T-ara to release second teaser titled "Can you play with T-ara?" tomorrow T-ara's second teaser video will be released in one day. On the 26th, T-ara's first teaser with a monologue by Eunjung attracted the public's attention. Tomorrow at 3:30 PM KST, T-ara will release a new teaser through their official website (http://tara.ccment.com). The second teaser will have a dark and retro feeling to it and is titled "Can you play with T-ara?" In addition, T-ara released a new teaser image today wearing striped costumes and sunglasses that left a a strong impression on fans who thought "Is this really T-ara?" Their title song "Number Nine" will have a melodic introduction that will then change into an intense dance song and then reverse back to create a transformed image for T-ara. Listeners will be able to hear a hidden meaning with sad emotions embedded into the song. It is the work of hit-maker Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyusung. T-ara will release their new mini album with 4~5 new songs on October 10th. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130930n16121 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.27] T-ara appointed as models for Japanese fashion brand "DPG!" and talk about Japanese comeback Girl group T-ara has been appointed as models for the Japanese fashion brand DPG! and attend the opening ceremony of the store in Aoyama. On the 24th at the opening event, Qri said, "T-ara is all interested in fashion, so we are really happy to be given the chance to be models." Eunjung said, "I love the concept of '365 days of style' because everything they have is pretty and goes together well." Later, Soyeon talked about T-ara's activities. "On October 0th, we will comeback with an emotional and sorrowful dance song called "No. 9" and later release the Japanese version." Eunjung then said, "It's been over a year since our last song 'Sexy Love' was released in Korea. We are preparing hard to give a lot to this promotion cycle." T-ara was pictured cutting the tape in front of the store to officially begin day one of DPG! They also thanked and talked with media and consumers. *** Source: http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2013/09/27/0200000000AKR20130927028100005.HTML?input=1179m Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.26] T-ara's Soyeon revealed to have been dating Click B's Oh Jonghyuk for almost 3 years The rumors were true. Click B singer Oh Jonghyuk (30) and T-ara member Soyeon (26) have been dating for almost three years. By word of mouth, their relationship has been confirmed to Sports Seoul. They recently celebrated their 1000 days together and are in a serious relationship with each other. They both had to overcome Jonghyuk's enlistment in the military service. On the 23rd, Oh Jonghyuk and Soyeon celebrated their 1000th day anniversary with Sechs Kies Jang Soowon (33). They all went to a cafe together and enjoyed pork. Although there was no cake, the friends all shared the time together for the significant date in their relationship. Sports Seoul caught Oh Jonghyuk and Soyeon on camera and the sweet atmosphere of the couple. Oh Jonghyuk was consistently a gentleman and cute to his girlfriend. They both showed affection for each other and Jonghyuk would often stroke Soyeon's cheek during the dinner. Soyeon first confessed she was a big fan of Click B when she and Oh Jonghyuk appeared together on the November 2010 episode of KBS "Star Golden Bell". At the end of the show, Jonghyuk said, "These days not as many idols know me, but I'm very happy there is one who does." The two also appeared on "Bouquet" after that in December. On December 28th, 2010, the two began their relationship together as boyfriend and girlfriend. In April 2011, Oh Jonghyuk enlisted in the military. In June, he was finally finished with his service. Oh Jonghyuk and Soyeon patiently waited for each other. There have been accounts and sightings of Soyeon going to see him, and despite T-ara's activities, she still made time for her soldier boyfriend. Thanks to Soyeon, Oh Jonghyuk was released from the military with perfect health. Oh Jonghyuk constantly cheered for T-ara. When the Hwayoung bullying controversy happened, Soyeon had it tough day-to-day, but from the military, Jonghyuk encouraged her and gave her advice. They had many obstacles in their relationship, but they have maintained the love for each other. Oh Jonghyuk debuted under DSP Media in 1999 as a member of Click B and was active until 2003. He was the most popular member because of his handsome looks and his excellent singing skills. After that, he promoted as a soloist under the stage name OJ. In March, he renewed a contract with DSP Media which gathered attention. DSP Media said, "Soyeon and Oh Jonghyuk have been meeting with each other for a while now. He fell in love with her cute charms and her beautiful eyes." Soyeon's agency Core Contents Media said, "Yes, they are dating. Their parents and family know and support them. They are careful in their relationship and ask for support." Soyeon is loved by T-ara fans. She's been in dramas like SBS "Giant" and KBS2 "Haeundae Lovers" and will comeback with T-ara on the 10th of October. *** Source: http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1243359.htm Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.26] T-ara to have comeback stage at Hallyu Dream Concert Girl group T-ara will comeback with "No. 9" on Sunday, October 6th at the Hallyu Dream Concert before making their broadcast comeback on the 10th. T-ara's "No. 9" first be revealed at the Hallyu Dream Concert, four days before it's release on the 10th. Their agency believed this would be the best idea despite the givencircumstances that fans could record the audio and leak it out to the public or ruin it for other fans. In addition, T-ara revealed a new poster today, showing off their mature image in a sorrowful state. "No. 9" was produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyusung and has been described as an "unconventional song" with emotional lyrics. T-ara will stick to what they are known for which is intense dance song with addictive melodies. T-ara will unleash their teaser for their comeback today through their website at 1:00 PM KST. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130926n05742 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.25] Info - Hyomin invited to 26th Tokyo International Film Festival as special guest Hyomin will go to the 26th Annual Tokyo International Film Festival from October 17th - 25th as a special guest. "JINX!!!" will be screened here and she will do press for the movie (red carpet and interviews). *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130925n13743 Credit: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.09.24] T-ara transforms into "Wild and Sexy" girls for October comeback Ahead of their comeback, girl group T-ara has been reborn into a wild and sexy group. On the 24th, T-ara released three different "wild and sexy" teaser poster images to raise anticipation for their next comeback. Their title song "Number 9" has an unconventional melodic twist that makes it into a powerful song. It is produced by Shinsadong Tiger, the producer of T-ara's "Bo peep Bo peep", "Roly-Poly", and "Lovey-Dovey". They are hoping to hit another home run with an excellent song. On the 26th, T-ara will release a music video teaser at 1:00 PM KST that shows their new image. October 10th is the official comeback date. They will depart from Japan after their Tokyo Budokan concert to Korea to prepare for it. *** source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130924n13269 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem