nathaniel Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 [13.07.14] T-ara's Soyeon passes the leadership title to Qri! Girl group T-ara has replaced leader Soyeon with Qri. This is the norm for T-ara and Qri will be the group's fifth leader.T-ara's agency revealed that coming with T-ara's next album release and the departure of Areum, Qri will replace Soyeon as the leader. Following Eunjung, Boram, Hyomin and Soyeon, Qri will be the fifth leader of the group.T-ara's agency said to OSEN on the 14th, "Replacing the leader when activities changed in the group is part of the group. Qri will be the new leader for the upcoming activities."The announcement comes after Soyeon held the leader title from January 2012, approximately one and a half years later. On the 13th, Qri held the stage at the Budokan arena in Tokyo, Japan for the first time.Qri said on the day of the show, "I really enjoyed today as my first day as leader and want fans to look forward to a brighter T-ara." The auditorium filled with 9,000 fans applauded and cheered for her.Meanwhile, for the first time in three years, T-ara returns back to their original six member line up. They are working on collecting songs for a comeback late next year. For now, T-ara's junior group 5dolls is going to have a comeback instead.On the 10th, it was announced that Areum would leave T-ara for a solo career. *** Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20130714n06138 Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem FelixFelicis96, subtle_yuki, frederick36 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahxinnn.luvs Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 It's finally Qri's turn :') I'm so glad :') QRI HWAITING! T-ARA TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmt92513 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 With Qri's leadership, T-ara may turn to a bling bling princess concept girlgroup xD But anw, Qri hwaiting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheduleX Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 "They are working on collecting songs for a comeback late next year." No more come back this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest achie86 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 All of them have a lot of talent, so no matter who's the leader they will be more brighter, Qri hwaiting ╭( '̀⌣'́ )งː̖́ T-Ara hwaiting ╭( '̀⌣'́ )งː̖́ subtle_yuki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap_zC Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 cant wait that long fr the comeback omg T_T next year?! its soooo long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomomiazhari Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 cant wait that long fr the comeback omg T_T next year?! its soooo long give them time for a break...they've worked hard these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancew90 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 So I'm guessing the next leader will be jiyeon? HAHAHA. Hope Qri will speak out more often, she used to be very soft-spoken, even in T-ara variety shows she don't seem to speak as much as the rest. Hope she'll be comfortable leading T-ara through these stormy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkYeonSisters Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yes Qri, I will be looking forward to a brighter T-ara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana.mie Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Qri is my bias and I'm really happy, however, I'm worried aswell. Will she be able to be a good leader? She is shy, quiet and reserved. She'll have to talk a lot more than she did up until now. And after watching Princess T-ARA I'm even more worried. Anyway, they should just enjoy their free time now and rest properly and I'll be looking forward to their next comeback!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qqrice Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 congratulation to Qri... I hope she can handle the big responsibilities on being a leader.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renar Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Well no offense but keeping on with the "Position of Leader in T-ara is a weekend job" routine isn't a great idea. Don't get me wrong I like Qri, I like her a lot, she's my "bias" if you will but still this gimmick of shuffling the job of leader around, ... I don't know it's just doesn't seem to be the best idea, I mean they have been doing it for quite some time now and it hasn't made T-ara anymore special or helped them to stand out anymore then they already have. ZZuRRa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerleader2012 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Well, first off, I would like to say that I know that it's currently unknown when the girls will be making a Korean comeback so I will wait patiently for details on when the comeback will be. And number two, i'm very glad that Qri is the group's new leader because from now on, I know that she will do whatever it takes to help T-ara get back on top and never mind the haters. And since T-ara's going to promote as a six member group at this moment without any immediate member replacements, I know that Qri's definitely going to take pretty amazing care of the other five girls. And as for T-ara as a whole group, if they really are going to take some time off and wait until sometime next year to make a comeback, they can. It's absolutely up to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZuRRa Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Well no offense but keeping on with the "Position of Leader in T-ara is a weekend job" routine isn't a great idea. Don't get me wrong I like Qri, I like her a lot, she's my "bias" if you will but still this gimmick of shuffling the job of leader around, ... I don't know it's just doesn't seem to be the best idea, I mean they have been doing it for quite some time now and it hasn't made T-ara anymore special or helped them to stand out anymore then they already have. Yeah,I agree whole-heartedly.I don't see the purpose of it and a lot of fans and non-fans say that its rather confusing.Honestly,I believe that either Soyeon or Eunjung should be their permanent leader as I can see a leader vibe in both of them.They can be scary sometimes.I remember in one scene where they were arguing and they look intimidating.Jiyeon is too young (and she's a little childish) to hold a leader's position,Boram and Qri are too quiet while Hyomin is somewhat in the middle. @Eunjung4eva and Scatter_88mil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlxTsubasa Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Oh yeahhh! Congratulations Qri! I'm really proud of my girls. This year it's going to be amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillollipop12 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I think Q.ri would be a great leader! Soyeon & Eunjung also were great leaders (from what i've observed so far.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuriya17 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 congrats qri. so the passing of the crown happened in a concert. haha though i dont think it is the best time to pass it bec areum just left the grp. but thinking about the less controversial one, i think she is good enough in the position than ji. i really want to see how she will manage t-ara. im sure she'll just idgaf, in a good way. oki? xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambitiousvictoria Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I hope that Qri gets more exposure now that she is the leader! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ryu Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 After Qri's handwritten group letter and how well she stayed calm and collective during recent unfortunate events, I had the feeling she was going to be the next leader after Soyeon. Again, 6-ara were not the original line up. 5-ara were the "original" group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatter_88mil Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Yeah,I agree whole-heartedly.I don't see the purpose of it and a lot of fans and non-fans say that its rather confusing.Honestly,I believe that either Soyeon or Eunjung should be their permanent leader as I can see a leader vibe in both of them.They can be scary sometimes.I remember in one scene where they were arguing and they look intimidating.Jiyeon is too young (and she's a little childish) to hold a leader's position,Boram and Qri are too quiet while Hyomin is somewhat in the middle. + 1 to this. The leadership position as a whole had been really devalued along the way (looking at Boram and Hyomin as examples, the former obviously is not leader material and the latter, from what I heard, is too much of a 'perfectionist' + was only leader for 6 months) up to the point it doesn't even really matter who the leader is now. It's like a figurehead position with no definitive authority and power in it, even in day-to-day matters. If I had to bet anything, it's probably just part of CCM's annual June-July rearrangement shuffles with its idol groups. Aside from Soyeon for whatever reason, Boram, Hyomin and Eunjung (upon debut) were designated as leaders during those specific months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessie Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Congratulation to Qri for taking over the leader position! Let's hope for a better start for T-ara under Qri's leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_Rambo Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Qri nuna. i hope she could bring t-ara at top crown again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elienore Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 So I'm guessing the next leader will be jiyeon? HAHAHA. Hope Qri will speak out more often, she used to be very soft-spoken, even in T-ara variety shows she don't seem to speak as much as the rest. Hope she'll be comfortable leading T-ara through these stormy days! She talked so much on the first day in Budokan, don't think you have to be worried about a quiet Qri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara_4ever Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Finally QRI, so later waiting for Jiyeon turn XD I miss they 6 member album :') Can't wait for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelo Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Jiyeon might be the next leader XD ....And after Jiyeon..Comes Dani? Can't wait for Absolute Second Album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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