After a pretty nasty bullying controversy that shook the Korean media last year, and a few line up changes, the members of girl group T-Ara have tried their best to reach out to fans and make a strong comeback in the past week.
The group made their official comeback on October 10 with the release of their eighth mini-album and its two title tracks, “Number 9″ and “I Know the Feeling.”
Despite a lot of personality critiques from internet users, the two songs instantly charted well on several digital charts within their first 48 hours, with “Number 9″ making it to number one on Bugs, Soribada, and Cyworld.
“I Know the Feeling” was spotted in various other digital charts ranking within the top three and a couple other songs from the EP made it into the top ten including “Hurt” and “Don’t Marry.”
So it seems the six members of T-Ara have been able to move beyond their rocky past and continue to be a top girl group in South Korea – or does it?
Yes, T-Ara are having a fair amount of success with their most recent comeback, but that does not mean they are not still the victims of some rather harsh and hurtful comments from internet users and former fans.
During an October 14 interview, the girls opened up about their past controversies and explained how they are using the negative comments and criticism to grow and change as individuals and as a unit.
Hyomin discussed the constant bombardment of negativity online directed are her group.”I don’t look at it carefully, but I skim through it,” she said.”In the past I would search a lont of negative comments… But not I try to find positive comments.”
“These days I feel better if encouraging posts increase a bit,” she continued.”[Our members] say ‘fighting’ to each other and read the posts to each other sometimes.”
The T-Ara members say they are learning a lot from all the hateful comments.
“The negative posts help us reflect on ourselves and realize new things,” explained Boram.
“I don’t think of it as negative posts, but I think to myself, ‘We did it this way and we should fix it,’ and I try to receive it positively,” she added.
If T-Ara’s current music chart success is any indication, the positive thinking is serving them well so far.
After being labeled as K-Pop’s mean girls, the T-Ara members seem to be taking the negative criticism to heart and really putting effort into turing a new leaf.
“I think [the negative comments] are for our benefit and growth, so rather than getting hurt, I learn from it,” finished Boram.
What do you think?It T-Ara’s recent comeback success reflective of former fans finally forgiving the members for their shortcomings?Share you ideas in the comments section below!
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