[10.07.16] Ryu Hwayoung joins T-ara as 7th member

[nathaniel]

In a surprise event, Ryu Hwayoung has joined the girl group T-ara.

T-ara is a 6 member girl group, now being reborn into 7 members is quite a surprise.

On the 16th, according to officials, the 17 year-old high school girl, becoming a new part of T-ara has been finalized. She will be joining the six existing members, Hyomin, Soyeon, Boram, Eunjung, Qri and Jiyeon to be reborn into a 7-member girl group. Ryu Hwayoung is the same age as Jiyeon, the youngest, but was born later, making her the new maknae.

Core Contents Media said to Star News today, "to advance T-ara further to show a new appearance, Ryu Hwayoung has decided to join."

As a new member of T-ara, Ryu Hwayoung's hometown is in Gwangju where she is currently in high school. This spring, her and her twin sister participated in several different pageants/contests.

Back in May, Ryu Hwayoung had an appearance in an SBS variety show with garnered viewers' attention.

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source: starnews

cr: nathaniel (trans) @ diadem + starnews

[Elly]

Dear CCM,

I love how you add a new member right before T-ara's first anniversary... I don't have anything against Hwayoung, I'm sure I'll like her. But damn. You're so... (insert whichever word you believe fits the sentence the best)

[Rocziee.]

wow !

welcome to the family ))

there's no pic of her yet?

I thought there's no pic of her yet XD

horray for the new maknae..

I wonder if Jiyeon's okay with it.. LOL! XD

thanks for sharing though. ♥

[aZnNeRd]

Now this is a surprise. Wouldn't have expected it, but I pray for success for the new maknae.

Wonder what she looks like? (And a twin? neeeattt)

[Teemania]

whooooooooa Talk about a surprise. When I read the tweet, I thought Tiaradiadem were actually playing a trick on me.. wow but its almost their first year anniversary, I thought it would have been too late or something.

[iGeMiNix]

Um...interesting? I guess, I don't know, I am sure it would be great but I really loved Jiyeon as the maknae lol. Hopefully she will be great also.

[darkdragon88]

Wow this IS A HUGE change to the group. I'm quite speechless because T-ara was still gaining popularity. I hope things work out well for T-ara though with their new maknae. If she is as charming and talented as everyone else in the group I'm sure she will be fine.

[Paintbrush]

Woah, huge surprise there.

Hmm is it me or is the company trying to use such a big news to overcome the prev bad publicity? ><

Nonetheless, it's going to be interesting..

Hoping to see more of her soon!

Thanks for the news!

[Fefa~☆]

nothing personal against her, but I really dont think this was necessary =( They still had a long way to go with 6 members to share the spotlight. I'm really not pleased with this.

Hopefully she'll recieve lots of love, she looks like an ok kid. Lets see what she can bring to the group.

thanks for sharing, i'm still quite shocked

[bilun]

this was big surprise.. i never thought the management will add new member.. i hope jiyeon can make good friends with new member, since they both born in the same year XD

[aivilo]

though im not really fond of a new member addition, but i'll just have to accept her.

ut i can't believe she took over the new maknae position.

jiyeon, will forever be the maknae to me

[breakingheart_]

thanks for sharing

i dont know how i feel about this, i wasnt expecting any member changes

its nearly been one year so i think ccm would add someone who's talent was just as good as the other girls or should be falling behind

well i wish good luck to this new girl

[erik]

I'm not upset about it, I'll probably end up liking her. But after this, I wonder what their big announcement will be on the 23rd...

[ichi]

whoa! that's a surprise!

I can't wait to see what she's like~

I know we're all shocked, but let's not pick on her just for being new. Boram, Qri, and Soyeon were "new" girls once too.

[bimbiola]

well.. i hope it's a good move to add another member...

[loveletter]

Ugh! But.. But.. NOOOOO I got used to the 6-member T-ara a while ago >_> NOW YOU INTRODUCE A 7TH MEMBER?!

& NO MORE MAKNAE JIYEON??? (((

[Hy-Qyle]

damn. it makes jiyeon no longer the maknae!! sigh!!

hope this change will be an interesting and good one

[icecreamyo]

BUMMERS..

Too bad Jiyeon's not the maknae anymore

The new member better be good with skills.

Jiyeon's still my maknae to me (:

[GuoHao]

I still think that we should give boram a chance of becoming the leader and also at the same time i feel that 6 member t-ara is better

[zealotous]

what the.... what a shocking news >.<

but i relieved at least that they didn't lose one of the original member (an additional member is good IMO) aigooo~

welcome hwayoung :3

full support for t-ara!

[t.k.ara]

haha yay (: somehow i knew that they were gunna add a new member to the group

i think im gunna like her but at the same time its gunna get some getting use to t-ara being a 7 member group now

thanks for the trans!

[sballet06]

I was definitely happy with only 6 members.

But I'm not gonna hate on the new girl, I'll give her a chance to prove herself. Hopefully she can sing, we don't need to add someone who isn't talented to the group for no reason.

[PurityxWater]

omg this is so weird ):

I really liked Jiyeon as the maknae >_<

this change is going to take a while to get used to :X

[hyobeshihyoona]

LOL nice..

new maknae and new leader..

hope they do well..

go t-ara!!

[cathhylee]

for me, 6 members where better.

they did so well and were so successful!

I wonder what's going to happen now?