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South Korean netizens are...largely against T-ara and pro-Hwayoung. It'd probably be the other way around, with 90 people who say they're not watching and 10 people who will. I don't think there's any 'jeopardy' at all, they're going to replace Eunjung sooner or later - viewer ratings are far more important than whatever they said before. Luckily Soyeon and Hyomin already began filming I believe, but...

I don't even know why people are comparing Dani to BoA; it's completely different. Like people have mentioned, BoA debuted as a solo artist, and furthermore, she was actually TALENTED AND TRAINED enough to do it - Dani? I don't know about talent, but she sure as hell doesn't have the training. And to some extent I think the dislike towards her is justified - Dani practically brought it on herself by accepting the offer to join T-ara; just because she's a kid doesn't mean I have to overlook the fact that she's completely ruining the group dynamics with her presence. Say she's young and doesn't understand the consequences if you'd like, but I think a 14-year-old should be cognizant enough to realize that she'll get haters. It doesn't help that this debuting early crap just makes her look like even more of a whiny kid who wants fame. Sorry for being harsh, but =/

At least I don't feel quite as awkward as with the 14-year-old...I'll reserve judgment for when I hear her sing lol. (Guys, please don't be okay with this just because you think she's cute...although she did look better in the other pics.) If good singer --> Welcome! If not as good as hyped --> LIES. KKS, NO. >.<

Yeah that was pretty much my reaction as well to how easily people are accepting Areum after the sh*tstorm they were kicking up...no names but some people literally did a complete reversal, from the new members being unfair to "Areum is so pretty!!1!1" so fast it makes me more than a little upset =/ I mean really? At least be consistent. True, Dani is way, way too young but that doesn't make Areum completely okay in comparison. We don't even KNOW anything about her other than her looks, which I suspect is one of the main reasons people are okay -.-

...Acute gastritis is caused by taking too much anti-inflammatory drugs, I believe? Too much aspirin/ibuprofen; I wonder why, KKS, maybe they're overworked and on too many meds? /sarcasm Okay, to be fair though, it could just be H. pylori bacteria. (As much as I would like the bacteria thing to be true, honestly it's probably the other theory that's more likely. )

LOL, Eunjung's reaction..."OHHHH!" And then she's standing up and leaning over to get a better look...not sure if Jiyeon's dad gave her a thumbs up, lmao So touching T_T

Thanks for my birthday present, KKS! So awesome that you'll be swapping members that day~ ...@#!@#!$!%!@$

Thanks for posting this! I wish I could go to one of these and take fancams...and it seems that EJ faced the wrong way during part of Roly Poly? XDDD

Poor girl, escaped CCM's clutches only to fall back in...I wonder if I'm being a little cynical here, but joining a new company seems like it was a good decision; wonder why she went back to CCM =/

Crap, when this happens I always end up trying to get all the individual ones...nooooooo (Ebay time!) Does anyone else think they made Ji's eyeliner a little...odd, though? Qri's looks really nice ^^

@Scatter - I did the same thing XD This song is good for inspiration, kekeke...wrote some seriously depressing stuff. Although I was watching the MV, cuz EJ crying just makes it even better lol

This is so sad T_T Eunjung is seriously talented at acting to do all six minutes continuously it seems...it's hard to cry convincingly like that, it was seriously heart-wrenching ;_;

Soyeon's "burden" could easily be lifted by distributing her lines to Eunjung and Hyomin, with Jiyeon, Boram, and Qri taking softer lines and actually allowing Hwayoung to RAP. Problem solved, no new members. But KKS wants to save money on backup dancers and basically slap T-ara in the face by heavily implying that they lack talent, so...

Eunjung has...interesting taste, haha, I'm not sure many people could make that outfit look so cool xD

The group dynamic is gonna be destroyed by this decision; I mean, adding a new member or two not long after debuting isn't a big deal, especially when they're not super popular. But at this point, everything the 7 members worked for will have to be adjusted FOR the new group members - it isn't fair. Not to mention I'm sure the fanbase is probably gonna drop dramatically after this.

This is some ridiculous reasoning; how exactly does adding members stop them from "becoming lazy?" And how are they lazy, has anyone seen their freaking schedule lately?

I doubt T-ara will break into sub-groups, but it's not impossible with two added members - although my point was that with a foreign member, the group as a whole would probably be better received. Hangeng was definitely the most popular SuJu member in China, and he was definitely welcomed back with a ton of fans. China, to me, seems like a good market; there's a ton of people with a ton of cash, and a lot of people in the younger generation. I don't know too much about the most recent stuff, but in the past SM did Chinese versions of songs a lot. But yeah, CCM breaking into China seems...overambitious, and I'm putting that nicely haha. I think SM was actually fairly impressive though, SuJu seemed really popular when I went there for vacation. And just my opinion, but C-Pop is mostly atrocious nowadays.

So I think they're just making the "vacation" into like a variety show; the fact that T-ara has to record themselves already limits the actual amount of fun they could have (since they can't just do whatever they want), and now I guess they'll be doing like missions or whatever for spending money? So not really a vacation, more like an opportunity to have a bit of more entertaining work in Europe...which is kind of nice, I suppose.

Planning to break into Japan/China more maybe? Having someone completely fluent in those languages would probably be helpful - look at Hangeng for SuJu. (I hope potential foreign members aren't as mistreated, but KKS...*cough*)

That's what you think Also can someone tell me where there's suicide...? Other than Ajusshi showing up at the place without a gun...why would you do that? *sigh*

I'm not too sure, but it might be something about the Hallyu Wave? My understanding of Japanese is incredibly, incredibly shoddy, but the first two characters is "Shi Dae" so I was thinking SNSD, and there's something about Korea towards the end I believe :/

I agree, the article only says there's a likelihood that more members will be added, so people shouldn't be jumping the gun and saying they'll quit liking T-ara -.- And this whole thing is obviously backfiring as you can tell from the responses...it makes me worry about T-ara's popularity to randomly have a member change at what is probably the highest point of their career. KKS seems to be suffering from insanity...this is incredibly unnecessary - and there CAN be bad publicity. This is NOT helping anyone.

You, sir, just won the internet. Seriously made my day right there XD Whoa, conspiracy theory...while I agree that KKS is really stupid, I doubt he'd actually have Soyeon injured considering how counterproductive that would be. Also, he'd be screwed if she revealed it; even if some people don't believe her, his stocks would probably plummet from the bad press. And yeah, definite lack of evidence...I feel that your claim there is a little too much. Possible, even makes sense in a really creepy way, but yeah. I really hope it was just some accident and nothing deliberate...or I'll seriously lose faith in the world. On a side note, adding more members just seems silly; the screen time is stretched as is, any more and you'll just be adding backup dancers. 7 is good, but when you get more than that...*sigh*

Yeah, my first thought was that the four of them were safe XD But Boram, Qri, Hwayoung...3 more days before we get news! Boram's probably okay though because of her dad...maybe...? Eeeek.

Jiyeon looks really pretty, but...does anyone else think its kinda unnecessary to have advertising from a celebrity...for a pen? Haha