130715 T-ara Performs In Japan as Six with Qri as New Leader

T-ara held its first official performance as six in Japan.

Many local media outlets, including Sankei Sports, reported on July 14 that "the Korean girl group T-ara held its first live concert at Tokyo′s Budokan on July 13, in celebration of the release of its second albumTreasure Box."

The reports mostly concentrated on how the performance was the group′s first as six, and also its first with Qri as its new leader.

Member Ah Reum left T-ara on July 10 after expressing her wishes to go solo, leaving only the original six of T-ara - Qri, Bo Ram, So Yeon, Eun Jung, Hyo Min and Ji Yeon.

At the concert this day, T-ara sang a total of 20 songs, including the promotional single titled Target from its new album. 9,000 fans were there to watch the group again launch a new phase of its career.

Qri said as the new leader of the group onstage, "I had so much fun today. We′ll work hard to help T-ara shine brighter in the future."

T-ara has been changing leaders with the release of every new album.

In the meantime, the group is currently gathering songs for its upcoming album in Korea, and will release it by 2014 at the latest.

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