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No one really knows who the CEO of MBK Entertainment is right now... The one that signed the contract was supposedly just a "representative".

[14.10.15] T-ara to remake a Korean version of Chinese-hit song "Little Apple" with Shinsadong Tiger StarNews has revealed T-ARA will be remaking a Korean version of "Little Apple" and is scheduled to be released in November (exact date unspecified). "Little Apple" is a hit song performed by Chinese Pop singer duo Chopstick Brothers. The Korean version remake will be rearranged and composed by famous Korean music producer and songwriter, Shinsadong Tiger. "Little Apple" was released in May earlier this year to a great deal of positive feedback from the Chinese public for its interesting and special choreography and melody. It has since resulted in many covers and parodies, increasing its popularity and virality. The Chinese public and market have been very receptive of T-ARA and their music, resulting in their fame and popularity, for which as such it is believed they will be successful in their Korean remake of "Little Apple." Furthermore, the recent official announcement of their expansion into the China market has given the industry international attention and spotlight. T-ARA's decision in the remake of "Little Apple" on China soil has gained the attention of the Chopstick Brothers duo. The two have plans to either perform together on stage or collaborate in other ventures or which they have received a lot of anticipation from the public. On a side note, T-ARA had some 1,000 fans and media personnel receive them at the Beijing Airport on 13th October 2014. The group arrived in China for a press conference and some recordings before departing on the 15th. The press conference was to announce to the media and fans that T-ARA will be officially carrying out activities in China till the end of 2014 and a possible China Tour in 2015. MBK Entertainment and Longzhen Culture signed a contract amounting to 5 billion KRW, commencing T-ARA's move into the Chinese entertainment industry. Longzhen Culture is an established organisation that handles concerts for immensely popular singers like Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and A-Mei just to name a few. *** Source: StarNews Translation via T-ARA Bar by vancew90

[14.10.14] Info - T-ara ventures into China for possible 2015 China Tour and many more activities! For Queen's that do not understand both Korean and Chinese (Mandarin) and had watched the Beijing press conference held yesterday (13th October 2014) to announce the partnership between MBK Entertainment and Longzhen Culture, this article is to fill you in on the important details that you need to know about what was said during the event. For the sake of copyright and ownership issues, fan-taken pictures (although made public on Weibo and Twitter) will not be used here. All pictures are taken from Yule Sohu, a news site similar to Newsen, Osen, Starnews etc. The article can be found here. For those who have not watched the press conference and would like to do so, visit here. Let's start off with a gallery of our 6 beautiful goddesses shall we! All of them were invited to introduce themselves in Mandarin in this order: Eunjung, Qri, Boram, Soyeon, Jiyeon, Hyomin. Eunjung was a little nervous but her pronunciation was quite accurate! Qri and Boram kept their introductions short and sweet but Boram was really adorable with her singing voice. Soyeon was probably the most confident of them all mainly because she's a natural speaker and also really good at languages. Jiyeon was really nervous but introduced herself well; Hyomin was confident but she made a minor blunder by saying "Hello, we are T-ARA's Hyomin," it was adorable because she ended off with a Chinese slang "me me da" which means hugs and kisses (like xoxo). After the introduction, T-ARA was given a short interview by the MC about some generic questions like "Is this your first time in China," and "What are your hopes of achievements in China?" When asked if they had prepared anything for the fans and media that had attended the press conference, Eunjung said that they had prepared to sing a slow-tempo song/ballad "I Don't Want You", a song that they had been promoting alongside with "Sugar Free". After T-ARA's performance, the MC continued the short interview and also mentioned to the media that T-ARA had been holding and maintaining first place for a few of their songs now on various music charts in China, especially their newest promoted song "Sugar Free". Shortly after the questions and praises, fan representatives from T-ARA China were invited up stage to present gifts that they had prepared for T-ARA and also to take a picture with them! The highlight of the press conference was MBK Entertainment's Representative and Longzhen Culture's CEO taking the floor to address the media and fans. MBK's Representative talked about how MBK and Longzhen met at first, which was during the Guangzhou concert last year, since Longzhen was one of the partners that made the concert possible. They decided to partner and bring T-ARA to China, considering their popularity and demand from the Chinese fans. Longzhen's CEO gave a short speech to the media and fans, talking about Longzhen's commitment to make T-ARA successful in China through CFs, variety shows, new music, performances and many more activities to show China and the world T-ARA's ability to shine even in a foreign land. The CEO thanked many people, including the fans, his family for support and the media for gracing the press conference. He did something like an inspirational cheer that was directed at T-ARA fans that attended the press conference to create hype and to also show the media how much support and popularity T-ARA has in China. Following all the talk was an official contract signing session by MBK's Representative and Longzhen Culture's CEO. T-ARA was invited along with them for pictures and to mark the official commencement of T-ARA's activities in China and also the partnership between MBK Entertainment and Longzhen Culture. Following that was a champagne session where MBK's Rep and Longzhen's CEO were to pop champagne bottles and pour to fill the champagne tower. The rest of the press conference was pretty much T-ARA having fun with champagne, taking pictures and looking flawless. Some concluding thoughts: According to the introduction video that was played before T-ARA went up stage, Longzhen Culture managed several immensely popular Mando-Pop idols. Notable ones are Ah Mei (Zhang Hui Mei from Taiwan) and S.H.E. (Selina, Hebe, Ella from Taiwan), whom sent congratulatory greetings to MBK Entertainment and T-ARA. It is still early to discuss about T-ARA's success in China, especially when they are still in the early stages of their activities in a foreign country and language is still a significant barrier for them to overcome. They had managed to be successful in Japan, and arguably achieved notable popularity and fame through their Japan promotions, tours and of course concerts. From my personal point of view, it is almost as easy for Koreans to learn Chinese as learning Japanese. Mainly because the grammatical structure and sentence formation are pretty similar for all these three languages, so I believe T-ARA will prevail in China! Then again, it's just purely my hunch and opinion. Charts and album sales won't lie though, so we shall wait and see what lies ahead of T-ARA in the near future. We must show our continuous support and love for T-ARA despite the country they're promoting in and of course, the Diadem team will try our best to deliver translations and all the good stuff to Queen's and Diademers as much as our capabilities permit! T-ARA hwaiting! Memeda (xoxo in Chinese slang)! ***** Source: yule.sohu.com & T-ara Press Conference Cr: vancew90 @ diadem

Not available to play in Singapore ㅠㅅㅠ oh well gotta wait for other uploads i guess

HAHAHAHA I will when the MV is out! Really looking forward to going to Korea and see T-ARA. And also, keeping my fingers crossed for a fan sign event to get us some autographed albums and most importantly, to see the girls up-close! Bless me~

She's so dorky and I can't wait to see T-ARA with Hyeri next Tuesday on The Show!!! Love how T-ARA is given the chance to bond with other girl groups. Not many, but significant chances are always well-appreciated and the start of beautiful friendships

More pictures: Credits: Osen + Newsen + Herald POP + TV Daily + TV Report + tiaradiadem + vancew90

Yea I think the shoes is a real mismatch with her entire outfit. I think if she wore a more radiant-coloured pair of shoes, it might just look a lot better. It looks like she's going to a convenience store on a lazy day and she merely grabbed random clothes off the wardrobe and shoe rack. Well I would say she still looks good anyway, just that the clothes are not much of a turn-on

Did anyone else notice that she's wearing the exact same clothes as the Onitsuka Tiger Event yesterday? Seems like they're getting really busy right after Hyomin's promotions, which I SINCERELY hope that CCM would not delay their come back Anyway, really love her casual wear, even though some might say the fashion designer of her outfit that day is plain lazy

Glad that everyone is using the portal more, Diadem hwaiting!

Caption: 대포랑 아침 #Milano Credit: Park Hyomin (@hyominnn) + tiaradiadem + vancew90

I want to see T-ARA in hairstyles that they had never sported before, if they want to stand out and gain attention, they have to surprise EVERYONE. I wouldn't mind seeing them in punk/hip-hop style but quite unsure if that would suit them. Anything close to Cry Cry would be nice too because the "bad ass" vibes had always appealed to Queen's (no?)

Hi and welcome to Diadem! What a nice way to start off your time here Thank you for your work! You can be added to the resident GIF makers

Not sure if it was a xxxx-up or what, but Boram didn't seem comfortable... Eunjung's legs look REALLY, REALLY muscular omg. Also, she seems like she has lost quite a bit of weight.

Pardon me for noticing her legs first but OMG. Those pair of beautiful legs make many girls very, very jealous. But I see the wound on her right knee from previously, hope it heals up well soon!

I had happened to chance upon cheesekidgaf's tweet about Jiyeon appearing in KWave Magazine 2014 July's issue! The PDF that they provide is low-res so even though the pictures are "high-res", they're rather grainy and not sharp. If there are updates to the high res versions, please do share! In the mean time, these are the JPGs that I had converted from the PDF Credit: Jiyeon + K-pop Square + tiaradiadem + vancew90 + chesskidgaf

*Meowwww* I love the first picture, reminds me of BPBP That typical dorky Minnie face is absolutely priceless, not to mention the skateboard in the background. *hints at T-ara's comeback concept

I was about to talk about that. Fits in with the whole concept of the MV actually

Minyeon moment! Always nice to see the both of them together Also, that pout in the background in the left picture

Song is great, dance is great, looking forward to the live performances because boyyyy, Hyomin's hot CCM is probably at it with their marketing gimmicks or tricks again...

Hoping that she'll be part of the main cast but it's more than half way through the drama now... Just hope she'll at least 'survive' till the end of the drama or the last few episodes, if you know what I mean

[14.06.23] Video - Jiyeon @ KBS Hello Counselor Official video! Not HD though. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HtAs0q-VLc Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt7jfpXGkOw Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhpEPXUl1Z0 **** Credit: Jiyeon + KBSEntertain + tiaradiadem + vancew90

[14.06.23] Video HD - Jiyeon @ SBS The Show World Cup Special 1 min 1 sec Jiyeon's goodbye stage for her solo promotions All good things have to come to an end though! Will update once the official VOD is out **** Credit: Jiyeon + SBS + 약지's YouTube + tiaradiadem + vancew90

I would say that this is probably a good sign for Jiyeon, even though this might just be a cameo for now, I believe she might have something soon. Really hoping that she'll get another drama soon, wouldn't hope for a movie because that would mean just a short 1-2 hours of her I'm not sure about that but no news for now I guess. Keeping fingers crossed because every bit of media exposure offered to our girls would accumulate to mean a lot to the them.

New pics that I found over at Kpopstarz! Credit: Jiyeon + Kpopstarz + tiaradiadem + vancew90