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[13.12.30] Latest Info - Hyomin to feature on Brave Brothers 10th Anniversary Project







Brave Brothers will release a new digital single every month for 10 months to commemorate his 10th anniversary. He will release a new song with various singers including Hyomin.



Hyomin will be featured on a single one month and 4minute Hyuna, B2ST Hyunseung, Jay Park, SISTAR Hyorin, Lim Changjung, Son Dambi, Park Hyunjun and others who helped make him popular will be featured on different months.



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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131230n13950

Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

T-ara, “That incident changed the childish us.” A Tearful First Interview. When friends or lovers get into an argument, how should you resolve it? T-ara is standing before the public with this thought in mind. When people are angry because of our actions, and when an apology cannot resolve their anger, what should we do? T-ara has chosen to silently work hard and to wait until that anger melts. Although it is common for artists to become emotional and cry during interviews, T-ara’s tears fell carefully even when they were falling naturally. T-ara, who can’t even escape vicious criticism when they prepare snacks for their fans, ended up saying tearfully, “We will work hard.” After that “incident”, this is their first interview with the media. The questions and answers that required tissue everywhere until the end are now revealed without any changes. Q: A comeback in a long time, how do you feel? Hyomin: It’s been a year since a comeback as the 6 of us. We disappointed some people before, but that won’t happen this time, we will work hard. We made our comeback nervously. Soyeon: More so than rankings, we are thankful that there are people who are waiting for our music. Q: It seems like you had a lot of worries. Hyomin: To be honest, we’ve never had a “blank period.” We were always running everywhere with no rest. Although it wasn't intentional this time, we had a blank period and during this time, we really lost a lot of confidence and had a lot of thoughts. We had a lot of worries too. Eunjung: Everyone’s attitude towards us are better than we thought it would be, we are very thankful. Just like when we first debut, our thoughts are just that we must do well. To be honest, whether people would like our music, we had a lot of worries like this. Also, many singers are making their comeback in this period, and would they like our colour? We also had a lot of worries like this. Q: A lot of other groups are making their comebacks as well. Soyeon: The timing for releasing an album is very important, no? We thought we picked an appropriate time. It seems like this was a time appropriate for all other singers too, so we all made our comeback around the same time (laughs). We are thankful just to be discussed along with these other artists. We are really happy just to be mentioned along with SHINEE and IU etc. When we see news of that, we think “Wah, there’s actually us.” Q: Now that you’ve made your comeback, do you feel more relaxed? Eunjung: People’s hearts are always like that, we should be able to feel more relaxed now, but we still worry a lot about how we can maintain this. Should we keep doing the same thing next week? Should we change our dance? What about our clothes? Etc. Hyomin: Because there are new comebacks every week, we are very nervous. Recently, there have been so many comebacks that rookies are hardly able to participate in music broadcasts. So we understand how valuable it is to be able to perform on music programmes. Eunjung: In the past we would think that this was a given, but now we know how to be thankful. In the past, even if our managers don’t mention it, we would clear out Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for our schedules, because we have to perform on music shows. We used to think that way, but now we would ask our managers, “Do we have any schedules?” Q: T-ara’s schedules were very full in the past. Soyeon: We had at least 5 schedules in one day, we were very busy. We thought that they were only schedules and didn’t think much about it. We only had thoughts about wanting to look nice etc. But after experiencing this blank period, we understood that those are not just merely schedules, but is something [precious] that finds its way to us. Now, we think that every single schedule is a precious thing to us. Hyomin: Although it is better to not have experienced bad things, during that time, we only looked at the things in front of us and kept running forward following our CEO’s instructions. But now we look around us and behind us. It is something that can’t be expressed with words, but there are things we have gained. The time we spend with our fans and the way we treat our fans also changed a lot. Q: Your first performance was at the Gyeongju Dream Concert. Eunjung: It rained that day. Singing while it was raining, it felt very extraordinary and profound. Soyeon: We felt different compared to the comebacks we had before. In the past, we would know that there were a lot of people waiting for us and we had confidence. But this comeback wasn’t like that. We didn’t have confidence, and the cheers and applause for us are also different from before, but we can only work hard. So we are even more thankful for the people who have given us applause all along. Q: Experiencing something bad together, it seems like the friendship and love between members have changed as well. Soyeon: The atmosphere between us is like family. To be honest, there were times when we were so busy that we couldn’t take care of each other but were just there together. But this time, we had a lot of time to talk and reminisce with each other. And since we carry the same scars, the understanding and care we have for each other seem to have increased as well. We became closer. Boram: We think that teamwork requires every single person. Q: The leader keeps changing. Eunjung: Even though there is a leader, generally we still make decisions together, so there is not a big difference. But things like conveying information, giving notice, gathering opinions, those are things that the leader would do. Q: Even so, the atmosphere within the team would be different because of the leader right? Soyeon: Boram unnie created a very relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Eunjung is really good at managing work, and she can organise things well even when things are very messy. When Hyomin was leader, we became more fashionable. Hyomin: As a leader, the most difficult thing was to answer our CEO’s phone calls. Eunjung: He would call at 6a.m. in the morning and ask “Are you awake?”, “Have you seen your schedule yet?” Things like that (laughs). Q: Because of what happened last year, it seems like you are more thankful to be on stage and to the fans. Eunjung: About things we used to think were a given in the past, we now think “We are really thankful” “Ah, this is so good”. Not just to fans, but to the general public who watch our performance, give us applause, and sing along to our songs. In the past, we just feel like it is just a comeback, but now we are very thankful for these things. Soyeon: We did earn things [from this incident]. This happened when we were receiving a lot of love. If that hadn’t happened, we would still be kids who didn't understand a lot of things. We would think that popularity is a given. To experience something like that at that time, it seems like we found something that we had lost. The people who worked with us, those who visited us, our fans – in the past we really seemed to not understand their preciousness and didn't know to be thankful. But after that incident, we had a lot of thoughts and became more mature and responsible. Q: The comments online, have you seen them? Hyomin: Although we didn’t read them in detail, we browsed through them. In the past we would look for negative things, but now we would look for positive things. There are more and more support messages, and there are more and more of positive messages as well. We feel happier as well. We will read them to each other as well with the thought that “Wow, there are even these [good] messages for us.” Boram: There are also negative criticisms that can be constructive. Paying attention to those comments, with the mindset that “We did that before, we should correct that” is not bad. Although we cried a lot before when we saw very malicious comments, now we look for comments that can be constructive. Seeing malicious comments that would give us harm, now, instead of getting hurt, we seem to learn from them more. Q: How is each member doing recently? Jiyeon: It’s been a long time since T-ara’s last comeback, I want to show the best side as T-ara. Hyomin: I filmed for a Japan move “JINX!!!” in the beginning of this year. It was during one of our most difficult times, and I’m thankful that I was given this opportunity. It was a very memorable filming. Eunjung: I filmed for MBC’s “Welcome”. Living with students from Turkey, it was the first time for me to film a variety like this. Because I had to promote Korean culture and language, I did a lot of studying myself as well. To be honest, I had wondered whether any variety programmes would ask me to participate. I’m really very thankful that they asked me to appear. Boram: Because I had been a bit unhealthy I lost a lot of weight, but now I’ve become a lot healthier. Qri: T-ara had a lot of overseas schedules. I prepared very hard for T-aras comeback. Soyeon: I appeared in “Haeundae Lover” last year, but because of what happened, the drama seemed to have suffered because of me, I feel very sorry about that.
Q: Did your boyfriend Oh Jonghyuk give you a lot of support? Soyeon: Of course he gave me a lot of support, he told me good job, and gave me a lot of trust. Q: What is the secret to date for so long? Soyeon: Although we started dating, we both have a very careful personality. Because of his military service and because I am an idol, we were both very careful. We began dating with a lot of trust in each other. It seemed as if waiting was very easy because the person I like went to the army. He must have had a lot of difficulties there but he still took care of me when I faced difficulties. Because we gained more trust in each other in those 2 years, so our relationship became better as well. Q: You must have been worried when Oh Jonghyuk extended his military service. Soyeon: Although he told me about it, I was still worried as his girlfriend. But I couldn’t express it because he is very determined. I could not express anything in particular. I just worried in my heart, but I watched him return successfully and thought that was very cool. Q: Is there anyone else who wants to date? Boram: It would be great if someone could like me, but there isn’t (laughs). I really want to date. I think out of all of us I’m the one who wants to date the most. Q: Did the members know about Soyeon and Oh Jonghyuk dating? Eunjung: We knew from the very beginning. Q: T-ara has tried cat and Native American concepts etc, are there anymore concepts you want to try? Soyeon: Our juniors are all so cute, pretty, and fresh. Is there this loveable concept that only girl groups can express? We want to try that too (laughs). Eunjung: Mr CEO, please consider this (laughs). Hyomin: It seems like our CEO is really amazing. Like a genius, he always seem to think of things that other people haven’t thought about. Eunjung: During “Sexy Love” we were really shocked. At the time, wasn’t it very difficult for us to perform and have a natural expression on stage? But our CEO suggested that we do robot dance – our expressions were neither smiling nor crying (laughs). Soyeon: It seems like we don’t create the trend, but we just change it (laughs). Retro and shuffle dance were something that other artists had already done, or we would only do something after something became a trend. We would ask “is it already too late”, but it always ends up becoming popular. Q: This time, “I know the feeling” is also a trendy phrase. Eunjung: We were worried whether we would interfere with Gag Concert. Q: It seems like there are a lot of misunderstandings about your CEO in the public too. Soyeon: Our CEO saw a lot of the messages and was very hurt. But if there are good messages, he would be very happy. Eunjung: He used to be like a tractor, but his body and heart have become a lot weaker. He listened to a lot of our opinions as well. Soyeon: It feels like he may be someone who cried the most in front of singers. He asked before “Am I difficult to get along with?” Actually we have seen the normal and private side of our CEO. We've seen him when he cried in front of those comments and when he is troubled because of us. He is someone more common and normal than people think. Q: Lastly, is there anything you want to say to fans? Qri: It seems like we have only received from our fans but have never given them anything. We are really thankful to our fans. Hyomin: You’re the member who doesn’t cry even when we achieve number 1 [about Qri who teared up]. Not just to fans, but it seems like there is so much to say to the general public. Eunjung: To be honest, for this comeback, we wondered if we would be able to receive love. But there are still people who are curious and love T-ara’s music. For that we are very thankful. Regardless of what they say, they only say it because of the appearance we present. We will accept it all and work hard. Hyomin: More so than asking for forgiveness or apologising, it seems like it is more important to work hard and present a side of us that will make others say “They’re really working hard.” In the future, we want to express that sort of feeling no matter what we do. Eunjung: When friends or lovers are mad at each other because of something the other person did, and even when repeated apologies cannot resolve the issue, the most important thing is to keep working hard until the other person’s anger melts away. It seems like we have to do the same thing as artists. Original article: http://news.nate.com/view/20131015n03773 Translation via Chinese subs by TCN: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2651831149?see_lz=1

[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.
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20131013n06294
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

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Million thanks Diadem...love ya !!

CCM already approved my payment, and now I become expert member Queen's 2
Million thanks Diadem...love ya !!

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[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).



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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130925n13743

Credit: Nathaniel @ Diadem

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BS_RYjpCcAAltRD.jpg:large >> picture of T-ara bracelet
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BS9YtqbCEAALoxF.jpg:large >> picture of 10 kinds' color and design
(I posted link, because I cannot use extended image file.)
As you know(?), these bracelets are called "T-ara bracelet" among many T-ara fan.
Because, 6:00pm of today, there was an event with this item in official fan cafe. (Link : cafe.daum.net/fant-ara)
But, limit was only 100 people. I think it is too litle to get this..
I know, most of this forum members didn't signed in, and even they don't have account of Daum(kind of portal site like Google, but it's Korean site).
And, a lot of international fans couldn't get this, too.
So, I thought one suggestion like this, "Then what if I buy these bracelets in bulk and send it to via EMS?"
I think it is good, but problem is high shipping fee. (e.g. Indonesia is more than 30,000won, about $30.)
In short, if I buy this in bulk, you guys want one of these 10 designs?
I want to ask you about your hometown, color, and design if you guy want this.
So, what is you guys' think? Just choice one of two.
1. Want 2. Don't Want
(PS : If you have question or want to ask something, contact me in PM of TiaraDiadem, or use Twitter DM.)

[13.05.15] T-ara receive a love call from Beyonce's producer 1500 or NOTHIN and will hold press conference on the 20th


T-ara N4 has received love calls from the team of producers 1500 or NOTHIN.

The team of producers known as 1500 or NOTHIN have produced hits for numerous artists, including Beyonce, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and more.

On the 15th, T-ara's agency also reported that hip-hop star Ray J tweeted about the T-ara N4 members on his Twitter on May 13th. T-ara has been receiving numerous love calls from American artists.

T-ara's agency said, "The team of producers known as 1500 or NOTHIN proposed to meet with T-ara N4 after hearing their music. They will meet on the 15th at 3:00 PM local time (LA) and visit their studio."

T-ara N4 also accepted an invitation from Sony Studios and went to their headquarters will be on their YouTube channel known as Fullscreen. The YouTube channel covers hot topics all over the world.

T-ara's agency reported, "During their stay in America, T-ara are meeting and receiving a variety of love calls from American music officials. When they arrive back, it will all be discussed through a press conference on May 20th."

T-ara N4 will convey their future plans and what happened in America through a press conference in Korea on the 20th. They were originally going to leave on the 16th, but will now leave on the 17th and arrive in the early morning on the 18th in Korea.
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130515n14640 / http://m.media.daum.net/entertain/enews/view?newsid=20130515121306083
Translated by: Nathaniel + Elly @ Diadem

[13.04.27] T-ara N4 will create a new crossover genre, combining traditional and hip-hop music


T-ara N4 (Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon, Areum) will release an electronic hip-hop version of "Rural Life" as well as a traditional version with traditional harmonies and instruments.

T-ara's agency Core Contents Media announced on the 27th that both versions of "Rural Life" will be released at noon on April 29th.

The regular version of "Rural Life" has touches of hip-hop and funky and intense dance music. It was written by Double Sidekick with the main motif of the lyrics being getting away from the same everyday routine. The straightforward lyrics and concept was inspired by the drama "Rural Life".

The traditional version of it was arranged by Hwang Hojun who has arranged more than 400 well-known songs in the past.

T-ara's agency said, "T-ara N4 worked with Hwang Hojun to show off unique and traditional music but also combine it with a hip-hop rhythm to make a crossover genre."

Hwang Hojun said, "Idols combining their music with traditional music will make a big impact on generations. I'm happy to think I was involved in the process. This is an opportunity to promote the music of Korea across Southeast Asia and Japan, and hopefully all around the world."
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130427n03922
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.04.04] T-ara's 4-member unit to debut with "Rural Life" in early May


7-member girl group T-ara will promote as a unit.

T-ara will debut a unit consisting of Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Areum and they recently finished recording their song and are now preparing for their activities. They are trying to debut as early as the end of this month with "Rural Life".

T-ara debuted in 2009 with "Lies" and on their Japanese single "Bunny Style!" which they recently released in Japan, they first tried units. The units were Soyeon-Areum, Boram-Qri and Hyomin-Jiyeon-Eunjung. The songs were all included as bonus tracks for various singles. This will be T-ara's first time doing a formal unit activity.

What is T-ara's reason for doing a unit? The reason for T-ara to do the unit's activity is actually because since Hwayoung withdrew from the group last year, many fans were torn by the news at T-ara's height of popularity. T-ara will form this unit to try and mend the hearts of millions of fans again. Unit groups have been popular lately with Sistar19, 2YOON, ZE:A5, Infinite-H, and various other groups.

The song "Rural Life" is produced by the hitmaker Double Sidekick T-ara will appeal to several generations, both young and old, and both men and women with their new unit song. T-ara plan to create a national dance similar to the "Roly-Poly" craze that they did with two years ago.
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130404n02670 / http://news.nate.com/view/20130403n39157
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.03.27] T-ara's Eunjung-Hyomin-Jiyeon-Areum to form a sub-unit and create national trend


7-member girl group T-ara will return in late April or early May as a sub-unit consisting of Eunjung, Jiyeon, Hyomin and Areum. The team's name is not yet decided, but they plan to takeover with a national dance trend.

T-ara's agency Core Contents Media said on the 27th, "We are sorting out the details for a sub-unit for Eunjung, Jiyeon, Hyomin and Areum right now."

T-ara will work with the new hitmaker, Double Sidekick. Double Sidekick has made several hit songs lately, including Davichi's "Turtle" most recently. This will be the first time T-ara works with this composer.

Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Areum will appear similar with their promotions with T-ara, contrary to what most usual sub-units do. Their agency said, "We want to take this chance to familiarize the public with them individually."

T-ara plan to appear on stage with a dance similar to the Village People's "YMCA" dance which became popular in the late 1990's that is easy to follow. The song will have an easy and gentle melody and dance their agency hinted. T-ara hope to make the dance a national trend. Their agency joked, "The song will hopefully be the second coming of 'Gangnam Style'."

The other members, Qri, Boram and Soyeon, will stick to individual activities. T-ara will reunite in the summer and plan to reach over 150,000 fans in a Japanese Arena Tour.

Last year, T-ara held a six city tour in Japan including two sold out performances in Tokyo's Budokan Arena.
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Source: http://media.daum.net/entertain/enews/view?newsid=20130327095908739
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[13.01.01] Hyomin, "Forever sorry to our fans... Deeply thought about how to express myself"

Hyomin, "Forever sorry to our fans... Deeply thought about how to express it"
T-ara's Hyomin has transformed into a tomboy for a dreamy winter pictorial.
With falling snowflakes surrounding her, Hyomin poses in a dreamlike setting for a pictorial in the fashion magazine InStyle January edition. In the pictorial, Hyomin displays her romantic and glamorous style with various patterns of clothing, neutral themed pants and lovely accessories.
An official from InStyle magazine praised Hyomin saying, "Hyomin did remarkably well presenting a dreamlike and alluring appearance in her photoshoot."
In an interview, Hyomin revealed her thoughts and said, "I realize and feel how valuable the position I have is now. Looking back, beside me and in front of me was always family and friends who helped me step by step progress towards growing and reaching a more mature appearance.
Hyomin also revealed how grateful she is for her fans and found a way to express her true sincerity in her feelings. The warm interview can be found in the January issue of InStyle magazine.
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Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130102n11769
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

They were also named as one of the Top 10 artists of 2012 and Lovey Dovey got #8 in the Top 50 Songs of 2012 category.
I always did prefer Soompi compared to a AllKpop..
Source: http://www.soompi.co...awards-results/

Is there any thing left to do??
She's not just a pretty face. Our Hyominnie is a multi-talented girl.

Is there any thing left to do??
She's not just a pretty face. Our Hyominnie is a multi-talented girl.