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[13.05.08] Video - T-ara N4 Hyomin + Jiyeon Cut @ KBS Vitamin ****** Credit: chesskidgaf@youtube

[13.05.08] Video - T-ara N4 Official Making of Countryside Diary MV Credit: coremidas@youtube

[13.03.24] Video HD - T-ara Interview @ Japan Count Down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22-LWJlrkW4&feature=youtu.be Credit: tokofjb @ youtube Rough Translation Q: What type of song is Banisuta? A: Banisuta is a song that uses the concept of Bunny together with the Bunny outfit. Please look forward to the song. Q: How was the filming for the Banisuta music video? A: It took us a long time to film the music video. The filming was hard. Q: How long did it take to film the music video? A: About 24 hours. Q: What do you eat to survive long and difficult schedules? A: We have a lot of Vitamin C. *Translation was done using my very basic Japanese language and I apologize for any mistranslation.

All of them looked stunning. I love them in white. I'll drool if all office ladies are like them. And someone should stuff Boram with food. Jiyeon .... *nosebleed. Areum why you no wear short skirt?

I feel like bullying those haters. I feel like torturing them, then chop them into pieces and let their flesh rot. Park Soyeon, don't cry anymore. Wipe away all your tears, stand up again and prove to those smart-a$$ netizens who are SO GOOD in video editing and adobe photoshop that T-ara is not as weak as they perceived. And you look absolutely stunning.

You asked a very good question. For me, it's okay to doubt. It just means that you don't have enough trust in them BUT it's perfectly fine (at least for me). The reason is YOU DON'T KNOW THEM. Nobody does except people who are close to them and I'm sorry that fans do not belong to that category. I doubted them too, initially. Hell, I even believed that Jiyeon might have slapped Hwayoung. But when all that utter rubbish about Boram the umbrella destroyer, Jiyeon the book bully, Hyomin the eye poker and Eunjung the ricecake murderer came out, I just can't. So does doubting make you a "fake" Queen, I don't think so since well, you are still here. About being delusional. err I am not sure to what extent is your delusional level. If you believe that T-ara are a bunch of angels, then you are delusional because obviously they are not. Angels should go to heaven, not stay on Earth and get tormented. I am getting tired of all these arguments on whether there's any bullying or not. This article is right by saying believe whatever you want to believe but yes I agree with @klee, it's a bit bias towards there's no bullying. It doesn't matter anyway cause in the end, some fans will believe that there's no bullying, some fans will believe that there's bullying but they learn to forgive and some antis will always believe that there's bullying. So it's perfectly balance. As long as you are happy, believe whatever you wanna believe. Just don't go overboard like what the antis did. I personally believe that T-ara is not a bunch of bullies but I don't completely deny the fact that bullying might have happened. It's something like you believe that you can get A in exam but you don't deny the fact that you won't be able to get an A. There's a difference between I AM SURE that there's no bullying and I BELIEVE that there's no bullying. (Urgh, this sounds confusing). Never mind. I might be delusional then but I'M A HAPPY DELUSIONAL FAN. My point is believe whatever you want to believe, that's all. It's too late now to analyse or blame on anything/anyone now. The damage is done and all we can hope is T-ara to bounce back or KKS to resign or T-ara to move to a new company or a news about Qri getting married. I want that Sexy Love NOW !!

If they didn't like it, why didn't they switch off their damn tvs or change the channel instead of watching T-ara throughout the whole show? If you hate something, just stay away from it. I know it's a tv show but they had a choice. i change the channel whenever I see someone that I despise on tv. It seems like the netizens hate T-ara A LOT but yet they seem to be more interested in T-ara compared to their fans. I hope MBC doesn't succumb to the pressure by these ignorant netizens and apologize.

I am trying REALLY REALLY REALLY hard not to post any comments and speculations about this matter before the "truth" which will be revealed tomorrow but I just can't. I found it amusing how most of you are so analytical here. Whatever small trivial matters were even brought up i.e how Jiyeon didn't "interact" with Hwayoung when she was playing bowling and how she "insulted" Hwayoung when Hwayoung was reading a book in Star Life Theater. Oh, you guys forgot that Jiyeon called Hwayoung "Babo" in Pretty Boys Ep 10. I am sorry but I find all these to be normal for friends. Don't you have any friends who will ignore you when you talk too much or call you stupid when you are acting as one? Well, maybe all these normal situations don't apply to IDOLS who are deemed and portrayed to be PERFECT FLAWLESS GODDESS? Anyway, I don't deny the fact that Hwayoung may seem to be not very close with the original T-ara and often seen to be isolated. But isn't it normal? Let's say in a group of friends, you have known A for 10 years and B for 5 years. A and B are still your friends but sometimes it's human behavior to lean towards people who have been through thick and thin with you and people who understand you very very well. That's EunJiMin for me. And when someone enters your "circle" (Hwayoung), of course you will find it hard to adjust initially but after all those years of being together, I am sure there will be a certain bond even if it's not that strong compared to the first few friends. You guys forgot that Hyomin hugged Hwayoung for countless number of times, Jiyeon fed Hwayoung in Pretty Boys, Hwayoung hugged Jiyeon during One Million Quiz Show and Hwayoung danced in front of Jiyeon and finally hugged her during their fan club opening ceremony. I am sorry that I can only quote certain examples cause I don't normally follow all the "couplets" but you don't need to cause I am sure all of us or maybe most of us know and acknowledge all these interactions. If they are indeed faking all these moments, oh well T-ara deserves the Grammy Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. What I want to say is some of you are digging those moments when EunJiMin were not interacting with Hwayoung but you guys neglect those moments when EunJiMin were having fun with Hwayoung. I seriously have no idea how this topic of bullying came in and some of you are so quick in making judgement on EunJiMin and Hwayoung. I don't deny the fact that SOMETHING is going on but Hey, nothing is confirmed, yet. Call me delusional but before anything is confirmed, I wouldn't dare to mention anything like, "Hwayoung should be blamed" or "EunJiMin are just fake b!tches" or "Soyeon and Boram should have kept their mouth shut" because I am not in their shoes, I will never ever know the true situation and WHO AM I to judge them? As a fan? If you are disappointed in them, then stop being a fan and go find someone else to idolize. Really had a fun time spazzing about the announcement on the 30th in the shoutbox yesterday. So by thinking positively, tomorrow's announcement will be either KKS announcing his marriage with Qri (ewww ...) or Boram/Qri/Soyeon getting married or Ji and Hwa doing a subunit or Queen Ice Qri as our new leader (YAY!!). Everyone should just chillax. Drink a cup of coffee and PEACE. EDIT : Happy 3rd Anniversary to T-ara !! May the years get longer.

Okay, I know it's a bit mean to Hwayoung but am I the only one who likes Eunjung's rapping at the beginning? Lol at Hyomin looking at the lyrics. I initially thought it was a fan board or something but when Hyomin finished singing, that fan/staff put down the board. Anyway, the performance was good but the formation looks extra weird without Soyeon and Hwayoung. Not that I am complaining that Eunjung sang a lot but why didn't they distribute Soyeon's lines to Areum? I thought she's suppose to "take some burden off" Soyeon ....

I am a happy creature. So glad that all of them got to perform in trios, duets or solo and they certainly had a blast during the concert. I have never seen Qri this happy before, never seen Soyeon this sexy before and never seen EunJiMin this cool in hip hop outfits before. I demand a hip hop concept for next comeback stage after mirage !!! Areum should have duet with Hwayoung instead ... too bad. I want to see their sister romance !!! She seemed pretty confident on stage considering this was her first solo performance. Dani was cool in rapping. Not bad. She still looked awkward on stage though with that blank expression and I love how Jiyeon, Eunjung and Soyeon were supporting her. Somehow I feel that Dani has a crush on Jiyeon or Jiyeon has a crush on Dani. They looked like sisters already. Dani should really thank Jiyeon for her continuous support at least on stage. T-ara (I wish that Qri will laugh and smile more and break her ice-princess image)

Their best performance to date. Even though they didn't win and although they really deserved to win, I'm just glad that they gave their best. It hurts to lose and it's painful to watch their expression when they lost but no matter what, T-ARA LOVE !!! GIVE ME THAT SEXY LOVE NOWWWWW !!!!

They stopped the rhyming for the title of the song .... From Bo Peep Bo Peep, Yayaya, Roly Poly, Cry Cry, Lovey Dovey and Day by Day, why didn't they name the new song Sexy Sexy instead. (not that I'm complaining about Sexy Love though) So Justin TImberlake claimed that he's bringing sexy back, Super Junior told their fans that they are still Sexy, Free and Single and now T-ara are saying that they need some Sexy Love from their fans and they will in return provide some Sexy Love back to their fans with some hot pantomime dance?? I'm so ready.

I'm just glad that Hyomin and Jiyeon gave their support to Dani when she was on stage. (I am seriously very proud of Jiyeon. She looked like an unnie already). Seeing the original members helping Dani makes me think that if the members themselves are willing to accept the new members why can't the fans do the same. Yes, they might be acting and we wouldn't know what's going on behind the scenes but somehow the feeling I get from T-ara is "Okay, we're not too fond of the additions but Hey, there's nothing we can do about it so why don't we just accept the changes and work our a** harder". It might take a long time to get used to the new dynamics for both T-ara and also the fans but I have little doubt that as time passes, all of us will get used to it. I am still not too happy about the addition but there's nothing I can do. It's impossible for me to change anything no matter how much I hate it so I'm just going to accept that T-ara are going to be nine and enjoy the new T-ara. Looking at Day by Day alone, I am glad that T-ara are still doing their thing and are not too bothered in changing their style or image to suit the new members. *I can't bring myself to hate Dani too after looking at her on stage. Well, at least there's someone who understands English and can help me in translating if I am to meet T-ara. I bet she's going to rap in ENGLISH !!!

Looking at how Eunjung and Hwayoung accepted Areum with an open heart in Star Life (I don't know whether they are acting or not), it kinda more or less help me to accept her. If Jiyeon starts hugging and fooling around with her, I'll totally accept her. I don't hate her and for me she's doing fine considering this is her debut stage. As mentioned by others, my problem with her is she serves nothing new to the table and she's still an unnecessary addition to the group. Yeah, I know it's still a bit early to say this so I hope she proves me wrong. Maybe she should pick up some song writing or song composing skills or learn how to speak Japanese fluently to actually make her stand out and at least provide some assistance to the group. I'm just sad that she entered the group so easily. I know the pressure is on her too so I'm not going to spread any hate.

Oh I thought she broke her nose and cancelled her recording. Anyway, I'm happy !! Lucky guys ... Don't you dare to touch my Jiyeon. Hope she won't get overshadowed by all the males but well, I guess she won't since she'll stand out as the only female guest. Looking forward to laugh my stomach off.

They should have cut down on the flashing. It's annoying and it's preventing me from hitting the replay button. I want to watch all of them clearly without my eyes getting hurt .... And T-ara are getting a lot of hate again for this mv .. Well, complains aside. They looked AWESOME !!! And I seriously take back my words. The dance is growing on me. And I am sure Jiyeon is still the face of T-ara, She's taking all the screen time. (She's hot !!!)

Okay. Some of you are going to hate me for this but I need to get it out of my chest. First of all, THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS !! I don't think I've ever seen them in such beautiful outfits singing and dancing like angels. So here are my personal opinions on both performance (my really really personal opinion). I admit that I was a bit disappointed when I saw the performance live but I decided to rip the replay button and the performance got a little better for me with HD video. Don't Leave I personally loooove the song. My favourite in the mini. I was searching for Jiyeon when they started the performance by calculating the members but oh well, she wasn't there. It's okay since some are saying that without Jiyeon hogging the camera, there will be chances for other members to shine. Reason acceptable. What I liked about the performance is that they have almost a fair share of lines to sing. And do I need to mention that Qri sounded nice and she was singing it LIVE? I doubt that all of them sang the song live since Eunjung and Soyeon were sick. And they looked AMAZING !!! What I didn't like about the performance is what was the whole purpose of the orchestra when they were having a backtrack? I find it completely unnecessary. Maybe that's me. And for some reason, I felt that Eunjung and Hyomin were completely overshadowed by Areum, Soyeon and Hwayoung even when they had almost the same number of lines to sing. Again, maybe it's just me. I'm not anti Areum but Areum's stage presence was huge that I felt it crushed other members (except Soyeon and Hwayoung). Overall : Awesome song, beautiful outfits, unnecessary orchestra and T-ara better sing it live tomorrow WITH PARK JIYEON. (I don't mind Jiyeon standing like a statue and not having lines to sing. I just want her to be there) Day By Day Again, they looked absolutely flawless !!! Just BEAUTIFUL. About the performance, again I was looking for Park Jiyeon and she was there !!! I am a happy creature. But she dyed her hair to black. Nice though but I want her to be blonde so that she can stand out and not have the same hair colour as Areum ... Okay, Park Jiyeon aside. I didn't quite like the performance. The dance was a bit of a put off to me. I don't know why. They looked like they were tired, uninterested and there was no enthusiasm at all. EXCEPT for hwayoung who rapped her lines LIVE. A bit out of breath but still forgivable. Hyomin, Eunjung and Jiyeon were nowhere to be seen (okay maybe I was exaggerating). Yeah, so more screen time for Hwayoung, Soyeon and Areum. It was kinda weird for me that the three main members were again overshadowed but some of you were saying that we should give chances to other members.Give it to QRI then. She was amazing. Qri and Boram? THEY HAD LINES TO SING !!! So happy. Overall: Excited that Park Jiyeon was there. I didn't see anything wrong with her nose and she looked beautiful as usual. Not too fond of the dance and a bit disturbed about the amount of screen time among the members. But overall, nice song and I seriously hope that the performance will get better cause besides their pretty face to look at, it was quite a flat performance. Nothing special. *Despite my complains, I still love T-ara and I hope that they'll improve their performance from now onwards. T-ara /End rant

Being a fan does not mean that you can't make fun or criticize whatever your idols do because after all your idols are not perfect. Without criticism you can't improve. To be honest, some parts of the music video did make me cringe a little bit (lol at the one handed bladeless sword VS two handed katana). But despite its minor flaws, I don't deny the fact that the music video is still amazing to watch and the songs are awesome. Don't Leave is I think the best T-ara song up to date which utilizes all the members' voices and all of them actually had lines to sing. All in all, I am happy with the music video, there are still room for improvements but what I can say is, I give credits to T-ara for their outstanding effort and I can't wait for Part 2. I am a proud Queen's. T-ara

Ooooooh ... They are wearing a black outfit at the end of the teaser. So there's the angelic white costume and the black demonic costume. Deliciously sexy and hot. *Jiyeon, I really really love your blonde hair now.

I am just happy that even though they are tired, they didn't lypsync and gave a solid performance. I don't know why but I have this sad, heart-wrenching feeling that all of them are somehow treasuring their last moment as 7-ARA on stage that's why they gave their best albeit the fatigue (Hyomin especially). Maybe it's just me ... All the best to T-ara and may you stay healthy and stronger day by day.

Dear T-ara members, Please don't faint. I hope you'll eat more and don't turn into sticks and try to get some sleep without having KKS as your nightmare. With love , One of your many avid fans

My soul was taken away.... Totally totally blew my mind away. I am speechless. If only it's a 2 hours movie !!! Park Jiyeon, I don't care what people say about your spoilt blonde hair but you just kick my a** and Eunjung with that sword ... I can't ... I can't breathe !!! *If only they focus a little bit lesser on Dani and more on Eunjung ... Just saying. Dani looks good though under the care of red hottie Hyomin.

KKS is such a troll really. I feel like a ball being kicked and toyed around by him. Well, it seems like he likes to play with Queen's and since I am trapped in the fandom, I have no choice ... KKS, you are cruel but I am willing to wait and if you delay the teaser and the music video, I'll wait and if you delay T-ara's mini album, I'll still wait. Being QUEEN'S is torturing but the end product is so worthy of my suffering. T-ARA, I'll wait for you to blast my ears and to make my eye balls drop with your music and your music video !!!!

@Kenzo. Lol. Slutty? I feel that her outfit is the best among the three .... Okay maybe I have some weird fashion sense. The outfit and hair colour are not bothering me that much, the thing that is on her head is the one that is bothering me. I LOVE VILLAIN AKA BADASS JIYEON !!! She makes me wanna slap her. Lol. Especially in Dream High 2. Hate it when she portrays a sympathetic character who only cries with her lonely heart. I rather watch her as a cold, evil, mysterious character with that wicked smile of hers. Love the contrast colour of the poster but the people crowding behind the three of them sort of creep me out. They look like zombies in ninja outfit. Is Soyeon, Qri, Hwayoung and Boram hiding in the crowd?? I AM SO READY FOR NON-STOP T-ARA blockbuster music videos !!!

I hope that this is not the case. T-ara's effect is to be released in October which means that by the time the promotions for day by day and mirage finish, T-ara will be worn out and I don't think they'll be able to promote the full album with 100% effort. And Dani's coming in in December. I'm pretty sure they'll release a song with her in it to promote her. Anyway, I hope they release singles and then combine those singles into a full album. Quite sure all 5 songs will be good since the producers are some of the regular producers for T-ara's previous song tracks. I just hope that nobody will faint or injured themselves like what happened during the era of "Roly Poly, Cry Cry and Lovey Dovey" and I hope that the era of success in 2011 will be repeated with "Day by Day, Mirage and T-ara's effect" in 2012. I shall prepare my ears to be blast by T-ara's songs non-stop.