130429 T-ara Eunjung-Jiyeon Show off Side Kick Skills as Certified Taekwondo Level 3

T-ara Eunjung-Jiyeon Show off Side Kick Skills as Certified Taekwondo Level 3

T-ARA’s members Eunjung and Jiyeon revealed their Taekwondo skills.

On KBS 2TV “Dream Team” season 2, T-ARA against models of Vietnam was shown.

Before the official game started, T-ARA’s Soyeon said, “Eunjung and Jiyeon are certified Taekwondo level 3,” catching much attention.

Then, Jiyeon and Eunjung both showed their kicking skills, shocking many.

Photo Credit: KBS 2TV

130429 T-ara N4 releases "Jeon Won Diary" mini-album + MVs ft. Duble Kick and SPEED's Taewoon

After much anticipation, the first T-ara sub-unit consisting of Hyomin, Eunjeong, Areum and Jiyeon released their 1st mini-album on April 29th titled “Jeon Won Diary.”

Along with the release of their mini-album, two versions of N4′s title track’s music video was released – a drama and dance version, both featuring appearances and rap from SPEED’s Taewoon.

The dance version, of course focuses on N4′s dance routine along with various solo shots of the girls, whereas the drama version follows the troublesome members adjusting to their country life in a comical way. The drama version also features cameo from Choi Bulam, Kim Soomi, Heo Gyeongyoung, Kim Wansun, Yang Joonhyuk, Jeong Wuntaek, Kang Minkyeong, and Duble Kick.

The second track “Can We Love” is a medium-tempo pop dance track that gives a lovey-dovey feeling. The members of T-ara can be hear singing sweet loving lyrics to listeners, and also features composes Duble Kick.

This is Duble Kick’s first collaboration with T-ara.

You can purchase their single at Bugs and Olleh Music.

01. Jeon Won Diary (Drama + Dance)

02. Can We Love ft. Duble Kick
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03. Jeon Won Diary (Electronic) ft. Duble Kick and Taewoon
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Source: LOENEN

130430 Singer-Songwriter Criticizes T-ara N4’s ‘Countryside Diaries’

On April 30, G.gorilla tweeted, “To the Countryside Diaries??? What kind of expression is this… I really want to hit the XX who wrote these lyrics.”

The specific lyrics from Countryside Diaries that G.gorilla mentions in his tweet are translated as this:

I’m tired of the returning Monday / Why are you like this to me day in and day out / Stop with the nagging that I don’t want to hear / I’m just going to go away / To the Countryside Diaries.

The lyrics were written by Duble Sidekick and David Kim.

G.gorilla, who is an exclusive producer of Loen Entertainment, used to be in the 90s band, Eve, before releasing his first album. After focusing more on his career as a songwriter, he has composed songs for IU, Brown Eyed Girls, Wheesung, and more.

Photo Credit: G.gorilla’s Twitter, Core Contents Media

130429 T-ara N4 Releases Dance and Drama Version MVs for "Countryside Diaries"

T-ara N4 has just released the full drama version music video for debut single, “Countryside Diaries.”

“Countryside Diaries” is a “genre cross-over” song that mixes hip-hop elements with gukak, a form of traditional Korean music. Core Content Media stated, “We want to showcase to the whole world through Youtube the superiority of Korea’s traditional instruments .” In the song, you can hear the mixture of electronic sounds with Korean traditional instruments such as the gayageum and the kkwaenggari.

T-ara N4′s full album has also be released online today.

130429 T-ara N4 to Make Debut on Radio Program

On April 29, T-ara N4’s Eun Jung, Hyo Min, Ji Yeon, and Ah Reum will be appearing on SBS Radio Power FM’s Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time to step into their debut.

The unit group decided to follow Davichi′s recommendation, as the duo also made its second album comeback through a MBC radio program.

According to Core Contents Media staff, the Davichi members suggested that T-ara N4 greet fans on the radio first to talk a little about the group’s concept and music, before actually performing it on the stage. The members agreed with the idea and decided to debut on the radio program.

Meanwhile, T-ara N4 will be releasing its new song, Countryside Diaries on April 29 at noon (KST).

Photo Credit: Core Contents Media

130426 T-ara N4 recommends their “Countryside Life” dance for dieting

T-ara N4 revealed that their dance to “Countryside Life” was really intense.

The members revealed, “The choreography to ‘Countryside Life’ is so exciting and intense that after we perform it just once, we have to drink 1.5 liters of water. We really recommend it as a dance for dieting.”

The ladies had revealed the teaser for their dance version MV most recently. Before that, they had released the drama version teaser, as well as two other teasers. They’d also given us hints at the ‘rabbit’ dance and the ‘dinga dinga’ dance.

Eunjung stated, “We’ve never before wore hip-hop clothing and showed off an intense, fun choreography. We used to showcase hook songs and choreography that was memorable. But this time, we went for electronic music with a more intense, exciting choreography“, so look forward to the song and the choreography!

130425 T-ara Performs "Bo Peep Bo Peep" with Taiwanese Idols Dream Girls

T-ara showcases the worldwide appeal of their hit song “Bo Peep Bo Peep” when they performed it alongside Taiwanese idol group Dream Girls for the Mnet “M! Countdown Ni Hao Taiwan” on April 24.

A statement from Mnet said, “T-ara’s special performance with Dream Girls presents T-ara’s representative song ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep’ for this first tour abroad of the ‘M! Countdown’ music program. T-ara’s Taiwanese contemporaries, Dream Girls, performs the Taiwanese version. Both groups captivate the audiences, including male fans, for their different charms and are quite popular in their respective countries. With this collaboration, audiences will experience the power of next-generation stars.”

In addition, the special “Super Star” stage from K-Pop groups features reworked songs from Taiwanese idol groups Lollipop and SHE, who are representatives of the Taiwan pop scene and have been the models for younger pop artists.

“M! Countdown Ni Hao Taiwan” was filmed at the Taipei Arena. It is the first of a planned quarterly overseas music festival tour of Mnet’s music program, with the aim of reaching K-Pop fans all over the world. The episode airs today, April 25. Stay tuned for updates!

130425 T-ARA and Taiwan’s Dream Girls, Breaking Barriers With A Joint Stage In Taipei

T-ARA on the red carpet at M! Countdown Nihao-Taiwan

T-ARA hit the stage at the M! Countdown Nihao-Taiwan event on April 24 in Taipei and performed alongside famous Taiwanese girl group Dream Girls.

As T-ARA prepares for their comeback next week as a four-member sub-unit T-ARA N4, they are working on promotional activities overseas.Their appearance at the M! Countdown special event was an occasion for the ladies to engage their Taiwanese fans and also served as the platform for them to showcase the teaser video for the N4′s upcoming single, “Countryside Life.”

T-ARA performed their hit 2009 single “Bo Peep Bo Peep” in Korean while the Dream Girls took over a Chinese-language version of the lyrics.Whole walking the red carpet before the performance, the T-ARA girls expressed their excitement for the show saying, “We are honored to perform with Dream Girls.”



Before the show, M! Countdown staff said that the K-Pop stars would have special stages in order to “communicate on a level that is closer to Taiwanese fans.”

The catchy song first gained popularity because of the “cute cat dance” choreography that accompanied the hook “Bo peep bo peep bo peep ah!” and the fans in the audience on Wednesday night were delighted to see the girls reprise it with beloved local idols.

Another exciting T-ARA moment during the special event was the premiere of T-ARA N4′s drama-style music video teaser for “Countryside Life.”It was an exclusive glance at the upcoming single and made the Taiwanese fans feel honored to see it first.

The M! Countdown Nihao-Taiwan special will air on April 25.

130424 T-ara Sub-Unit Set to Spread Wings with Debut Song

T-ara N4, a new subunit of the popular K-pop girl group T-ara formed by Jiyeon,Ham Eun-jeong, Hyomin and Areum, held a press conference at the shooting site of their first music video in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province on Monday to build anticipation ahead of their debut.

The group’s management agency said, “Their new song can be enjoyed by people of all generations, as it also touches upon the nostalgic feelings harbored by older people”.

The members of T-ara N4 pose at a press conference in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province on Monday.

Furthering her interest in fashion styling, Hyo-min has involved herself in making sure the members of T-ara N4 look the part. She spent more time in Japan after T-ara concluded its recent activities there to comb the shops for clothes and accessories.

The new song will be unveiled next Monday.

130424 T-ara to Perform with Taiwanese Girl Group Dream Girls for “M Countdown – Nihao Taiwan”

T-ara will be joining forces with another popular girl group from Taiwan.

At the M Countdown – Nihao Taiwan event to be held in Taipei on April 24, T-ara will perform with Dream Girls, a popular girl group in the country.

The two groups will sing, in their respective languages, a version of T-ara′s song Bo Peep Bo Peep. The song was released in 2009 to much popularity, especially drawing attention for its ′cat dance′.

More surprise performances are in store for the show, as Clon will be collaborating with junior artists and more singers will put on performances put together especially for their Taiwan fans.

Photo credit: Mnet

130423 Can T-ARA Sub-Units Save The Group’s Image?

Can T-ARA Sub-Units Save The Group's Image?

Large idol groups breaking down into sub-units is a common trend these days – the TVXQ-JYJ split, SISTAR19, and Super Junior KRY, M, T and H just to name a few.

Sometimes the creation of the sub-units is the result of the members’ busy schedules not allowing all of them to participate in projects together and sometimes the smaller groups are meant to serve a specific niche market, such as the Chinese-language Super Junior M.

Other times, however, the split comes as the result of scandal – as was the case with the SM Entertainment lawsuit surrounding the three TVXQ members who eventually went off to form the group JYJ under C-JeS Entertainment.The JYJ members Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu said recently in an interview with Yonhap News that they still consider themselves a part of TVXQ, giving fans hope that maybe one day the original five members will reunite to perform together.

But the recent news that the ladies of T-ARA are splitting into two sub-units has many wondering what their management, Core Contents Media, has planned.

It has been a while since a series of bullying scandals among group members broke, and the controversy surrounding Hwayoung’s contract termination has pretty much died down.However, it seems many T-ARA fans are still unsure about their feelings toward the ladies.

T-ARA as a whole have been working on promotions overseas, mostly in Japan, for the past several months, having released their first original Japanese single last month.The song was released in ten different versions: seven regular editions each of which contained a solo song by the individual members, and three special editions that contained an additional song by a sub-unit.

Seems like T-ARA’s agency was doing some market research trying to determine which groupings would yield the best results.

Earlier this month it was announced that a sub-unit named T-ARA N4 (T-ARA Brand New 4) would be debuting in by the beginning of May.The smaller group is meant to show the transformation of the members Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Areum.

On April 22, it was also revealed that the remaining three members, Soyeon, Boram and Qri, would be forming their own sub-unit and that their efforts will focus on a Japanese audience.

The girls have also stated that the sub-units are no indication of a permanent split, and insist they will continue working on songs as a seven-member group as well.

After taking a major hit to their fan following and endorsements in the wake of scandal, Core Contents Media seems eager to revitalize the girls’ image in the public eye with these new sub-units.Whether or not the effort will work is yet to be seen, but for the time being it is certainly creating a lot of intrigue.

130423 T-ARA N4 Jiyeon, “Soyeon-Boram-Qri, Preparing for a Unit Group”

Girl group T-ARA is preparing for a different unit group other than T-ARA N4.

During music video filming of T-ARA N4 (Jiyeon, Hyomin, Eunjung, Ahreum) held today for their title song “Countryside Diary,” Jiyeon said, “Other than T-ara N4, Soyeon, Boram, and Qri are preparing for a different unit group in Japan right now.”

She continued, “Other than unit group activity, T-ara’s new song came out so we currently are practicing that song as well.”

About the occasion behind the creation of unit groups, Jiyeon said, “Last year in July, the four of us had shown a hip hop performance in Japan. Back then, we told ourselves that we would create a unit group if we ahd the chance, and that chance came through T-ARA N4.”

Teaser for their music video will be released on the 25th through Mnet, and the full music video and the song will be released on the 29th.

Photo Credit: OSEN

130423 T-ARA N4 Eunjung, “I’m Careful About Unit Group Activity”

T-ARA’s unit group T-ARA N4 revealed how they feel about working as a unit group.

T-ARA N4 introduced their concept and music video of their title song “Countryside Diary” at their music video filming site.

Eunjung said, “I feel like it’s a new beginning all over again. We talked it over a lot with the members. We became more careful and serious than usual. We came to think a lot.”



She continued, “We’re careful about it but we will show what we’ve practiced on the stage.”

“Countryside Diary” will be released on April 29.

Photo Credit: OSEN

130423 T-ara N4 shoots video for new album

Four members of T-ara N4, Areum, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Ham Eun-jeong, from left to right, pose during the filming of their music video for the song “Countryside Life”, yesterday in Ilsan.NEWSIS

Four members of T-ara made their debut as a sub-unit group called T-ara N4, with a new album out next Monday. The group filmed a music video for the title song, “Countryside Life”, yesterday in Ilsan.

By Lee Sun-min

The four members of T-ara N4, Areum, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Eunjung, from left to right, showcase a dance for their upcoming song “Countryside Life”, yesterday in Ilsan.

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Ham Eun-jeong, right, and Jiyeon of T-ara N4, a sub-unit group of T-ara, talk about the group’s upcoming song “Countryside Life” during the filming of the song’s music video, yesterday in Ilsan.

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130422 T-ara’s Soyeon, Boram, and Qri preparing to form subunit in Japan

T-ara N4 gave a hint that the other members were preparing another subunit.

On April 22, the T-ara subunit held a press conference at Gyeonggi Goyang Art House, and Jiyeon revealed, “The rest of the T-ara members Soyeon, Boram, andQri are preparing another unit in Japan.”

She added, “The current T-ara N4 members had a hip hop stage in July at the Japan Budokan concert. The concept of T-ara N4 began then and after the concert, we told each other that we’d go on stage again if we had a chance. We’re practicing the T-ara N4 song, of course, but we’re also working with the other Japanese unit on T-ara’s new song as a full group.”

130422 T-ara N4: "We Will Show Comic and Bizarre Sides of Ourselves"

Recently on April 22, the new unit group of T-ara, T-ara N4 revealed the filming set of their upcoming music video for “Countryside Life.”

During the interview at the filming set Eunjung talked a bit about their upcoming concept. She stated,“In the past we showed off a pretty girl group image for songs such as ‘Roly Poly’ or ‘Lovey Dovey.’ However, this time we are going to go for a different image. The name of our title single is ‘Countryside Life’ and through our performances or music video, I think we will be able to show off our comic sides.”

Hyomin added, “For ‘Countryside Life’ we joined in on the discussions for the music video or costume concepts. We participated a lot in the music video especially. We gave some ideas where we ended up going too far sometimes. We showed off comic and bizarre sides of ourselves.”

“Countryside Life” will be revealed on April 29. The song is a funky dance song that has hip-hop elements.

130422 T-ara N4 give a glimpse at their choreography for “Countryside Life”

T-ara N4 gave a little glimpse at their choreography for “Countryside Life“!

T-ara N4 held a press conference on April 22 where the girls showed off their ‘rabbit dance’ and ‘dinga dinga dance’. They also talked about the differences between T-ara and T-ara N4 as Eunjung joked, “The amount of members is different. We’ve never before wore hip-hop clothing and showed off an intense, fun choreography. We used to showcase hook songs and choreography that was memorable. But this time, we went for electronic music with a more intense, exciting choreography.”

Check out their choreography beginning around the 0:57 mark below!

Image: NewDaily

Tip: Chesskid1

130422 T-ARA N4 Talks about New Song, ‘Countryside Diary’

T-ARA N4 Talks about New Song ‘Countryside Diary’

T-ARA N4, a spin-off group of T-ARA, revealed the inspiration behind their new song, “Countryside Diary.” The melody took after the legendary drama ‘Countryside Diary’ while the lyrics used a famous film, “Lady Vengeance,” as its motif.

At the T-ARA N4 press conference held on April 22, they revealed that “The new song is an upbeat club music that has heavy electronic sounds. With the familiar melody from the long-lived drama and the lyrics from the widely popular film, the song will come off very smooth to all the listeners.”

The dance song is themed around people’s desire to get away from the typical routine of each day, week and month.

The music video of “Countryside Diary” was produced by Jo Soo Hyun, who produced “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman.”

The music video teaser will be first revealed on M-Net’s ‘M-Countdown Taiwan’ on April 25 and the full music video and song will be officially released on April 29.

130422 T-ara's Soyeon, Boram and Qri to Create Another Sub-Unit

With the imminent debut of T-ara‘s new sub-unit, T-ara N4, talks of yet another T-ara sub-unit featuring Soyeon, Boram and Qri are being made.

The T-ara N4 members (Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon, Ahreum) recently revealed, “Soyeon, Boram and Qri are preparing for sub-unit activities in Japan.”

They also said that they will be returning as T-ara in the near future.T-ara N4 commented, “Our next T-ara come back song is already out. We are practicing that right now as well.”

T-ara N4 has revealed that their debut track will be called “Countryside Diaries,” and talked about their music video and concept.

“Countryside Diaries” will be the first time T-ara works with the hitmaker Duble Sidekick. The music video will be directed by Jo Soo Hyun, who has also worked onPSY‘s “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman” videos.

130422 T-ara N4 to hold hands with the director of Psy’s “Gangnam Style” & “Gentleman” MVs

T-ara N4 may have a viral music video coming soon as they hold hands with the director behind Psy‘s “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman” MV, Jo Soo Hyun.

The subunit consisting of members Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum recently filmed the “Countryside Life” MV for 4 days and three nights. The music video will feature the girls moving up from the ‘countryside’ of Korea to Seoul. A surprise guest will also make a cameo in the music video, further leaving fans anticipating their debut.

T-ara N4 will be kicking off their debut with a dance track with elements of hip hop called “Countryside Life“, produced by hit making team Duble Sidekick. The MV teaser will also be unveiled during ‘M! Countdown’s Taiwan special on the 25th.

Be patient for a couple more days until the title track and music video is released on the 29th!

130418 T-ara N4 releases additional teaser photos for unit debut on April 29th

members Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum, initially had set May 1st as their release date, but according to Core Contents Media, you’ll get to see the girls sooner than that! CCM commented, “T-ara N4′s ‘Countryside Life‘ song and music video will be unveiled through music sites and YouTube on the 29th

T-ara N4 will be debuting sooner than expected on April 29th!

The subunit, consisting of members Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum, initially had set May 1st as their release date, but according to Core Contents Media, you’ll get to see the girls sooner than that!

CCM commented, “T-ara N4′s ‘Countryside Life‘ song and music video will be unveiled through music sites and YouTube on the 29th.”

In addition to the release date, more teaser photos have also been revealed, further providing insight on the style and concept for the girls.

Stay tuned for more details that are sure to come up as the end of the month approaches!

130416 Hwayoung Updates The Public “I Am the Happiest At This Moment”

Hwayoung Updates The Public "I Am the Happiest At This Moment"

Group T-ARA’s past member Hwayoung updated the public with her happiness.

Today, Hwayoung posted on her Twitter, “Even though I’m not special this normal moment is the happiest for me. Currently studying hard!” along with a picture.

In the picture, Hwayoung has long straight hair. Her face looks much more loosened and comfortable than the last time she had appeared.

Internet users who saw this commented, “Fighting”, “I wish I could see you on TV already”, “Her beauty is still the same” and “So pretty.”

Hwayoung left the idol group T-ARA this past July due to unfortunate circumstances.

Photo Credit: Hwayoung Twitter

130415 T-ara N4 releases group teaser poster

T-ara N4 teases fans for their upcoming debut and reveals a group poster of all four members.

On April 14th, T-ara’s first sub-unit released a teaser poster which featured Eunjung, Areum, Hyomin and Jiyeon in their own concept images. An announcement was also included in the teaser photo pertaining to another teaser release on April 15th at 11:30.

For the past few days, T-ara N4 have been releasing image teasers featuring members Jiyeon and Hyomin. More teaser photos will be revealed in the coming days. T-ara N4 will start their promotions for their first release “Country Side Life” on May 1st.

Check out the other my posting with teaser.

130415 T-ara N4 Releases a Handful of Teaser Images and Video

Slowly closing in on its unit group debut, T-ara N4 released a handful of teaser images, showing the group’s new style.

On April 14 and 15, Core Contents Media posted on T-ara’s official me2day, revealing the group photos for T-ara’s first unit group, T-ara N4.

T-ara N4 also revealed its first video teaser through its official Youtube page around 3:30 PM (KST). The teaser gave a short glimpse of what Countryside Diaries will be like when it releases on May 1.

Photo Credit: Core Contents Media

130412 T-ara's Unit Name and Hyomin Teaser Image Revealed

Core Content Media has finally revealed the name of T-ara’s first unit group. Jiyeon,Hyomin, Eunjung, and Areum will collectively be called “T-ara N4.” The name is the shortened version of “T-ara Brand New 4” and suggests that the four members will be showcasing a new image.

Also revealed was Hyomin’s teaser image. The concept for Hyomin’s picture is different from Jiyeon’s, which showed her in more of a hip-hop style. In her individual image, Hyomin looks sexy and feminine, while still maintaining a little bit of an edge with a spike studded top. The picture also has the tagline, “Would you mind waiting a bit longer? 4.15 am. 11:30,” directing to the date and time a new group image and teaser video will be released.

As reported before, Hyomin was personally involved in styling and forming the concept of the unit group and it was revealed today that Hyomin also participated in the album logo design.

T-ara N4 will be debuting with the song “Countryside Diaries,” which will hit online music sites May 1.

130410 Jiyeon’s Teaser Image Revealed for T-ara Unit Group

The veil has slightly been lifted off the concept of T-ara’s first sub-unit group composed of members Eunjung, Hyomin, Areum, and Jiyeon.

On April 10, Core Content Media (hereafter “CCM”) released a teaser image of Jiyeon sporting a hip-hop look, along with the date of April 12 printed on top of a lipstick mark. It seems CCM will be revealing the unit group’s name and the album jacket image on that day.

The members are expected to showcase a new image from previous songs with unique styles for each member. Reportedly, Hyomin went to Japan on April 6 with other staff members to personally shop for the unit’s new look.

The unit’s title song will be called, “Countryside Diary,” and it will be a powerful and funky dance song with a hip-hop feel. The song is expected to appeal not to just a young audience but to fans of all ages. The song will be released May 1.

130410 T-ara Unit Unveils Ji Yeon”s Teaser Photo

With platinum blonde bangs and streaked brown hair, Ji Yeon donned a punky new image for the group’s upcoming activities.

The date April 12 was written on the photo, creating curiosity to what the date could be signaling – perhaps the unveiling of the group′s name.

“With the four-member unit group, we plan on showing a high-end and unique style that will highlight each member’s personalities with brilliant accessories and outfits,” said Core Contents Media. Many of the accessories that will be used for promotions were handpicked by Hyomin and T-ara’s stylists.

The unit group will have Countryside Diaries as its main song, which was produced by Duble Sidekick. The song will be released on May 1.

Photo Credit: Core Contents Media

130404 T-ara Will Come Back as a Four Member Unit Group

Seven member girl group T-ara will be making their comeback to Korea as a four member unit group that includes Eunjung, Hyomin, Areum, and Jiyeon. The members have recently completed recording their new song, and will start its promotion sometime soon.

Although T-ara has included sub-unit songs in recent Japanese single, this will be the first time they have created an official unit-group with an independent song.

The new song, titled “Countryside Diary,” was produced by the hit-makerShinsadong Tiger. In the past, Shinsadong Tiger and T-ara have had great success with many songs including “Roly Poly,” “Lovey Dovey,” and “Sexy Love.” Shinsadong Tiger and the new unit group of T-ara hope to make another hit that will be loved by people of all age groups.

The official name of this new group has not been confirmed yet.

130404 Four T-ara ladies form first subunit

Four T-ara members are to form a unit group starting in May.

Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin and Areum were picked for their good chemistry, said the group’s agency, according to a local media report.

This is the group’s first subunit since its debut in September 2009.

It tested the idea while producing an EP in Japan. Members were put in groups of two or three to record “Banista” last month.

Soyeon and Areum, Boram and Qri, and Jiyeon, Eunjung and Hyomin, each made up one team.

The EP was ranked No. 2 on Japan’s Oricon daily chart Wednesday immediately after its release.

Though the unit group has not yet picked any songs, there is speculation that its members will work with music producer Shinsadong Tiger, whose real name is Lee Ho-yang.

The group worked with the composer on other hit songs including “Roly Poly”, “Lovey-Dovey” and “Sexy Love”.

By Lee Sun-min

130405 T-ara’s Hyo Min and Infinite’s Woo Hyun Snapped on a Grocery Date?

T-ara’s Hyo Min and Infinite’s Woo Hyun have ′caught′ together.

On July 14, Hyo Min tweeted, “While coming back from grocery shopping with Infinite’s Woo Hyun we were caught.”

The picture showed a casually dressed Woo Hyun holding up sacks of groceries and walking with Hyo Min in a yellow top and leopard-print skirt and heels. The two were snapped walking outside.

Though T-ara worked with Infinite’s Woo Hyun and his older brother in March for SBS E!’s T-ara’s Flower Boys, she didn’t work directly as a partner with Woo Hyun.

Curious fans left commented such as, “Hmm, I wonder what this was for”, “Was this for a drama?” and “You guys look cute together.”

Photo credit: Hyo Min’s Twitter

130404 Music insiders say T-ara’s subunit will make debut with “Country Side Diary”

As mentioned before, T-ara is said to be launching their very own subunit consisting of 4 members, Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum, and more details have been revealed regarding this exciting project by music insiders.

After the news was broken by a media outlet last time, their report was later replaced by a random article, leaving fans confused. It seems perhaps that article was just released earlier than the intended time or Core Contents Media was just not ready for the information to be revealed, for now multiple media outlets have all reported on the news of this subunit. According to one new report, the agency is neither denying nor confirming the news now, which seems to indicate that there is definitely some truth to all this.

The information being reported on is pretty much along the lines of the initial report, but now the title of the subunit’s debut track has been revealed!

The track, according to insiders, will be called “Country Side Diary” and it is the work of one of the hottest producer teams these days, Duble Sidekick! (There was one lone report that stated that this song is by Shinsadong Tiger, but it seems to be a misreport as every other report is stating Duble Sidekick).

It’s said that the four girls have already begun preparing for the MV, and that their debut date is aimed for the end of April or the beginning of May!

Source: Sports Donga, Aju, Star News, Money Today, Osen, Sports Chosun

130330 D-Unit Reveals Before And After Photos for "Talk to My Face"

Girl group D-Unit (comprised of members Ram, UJin, Zin and JNey) recently revealed before and after photos of their faces for their “Talk to My Face” performance.

On March 29, D-Unit posted the following photos on their me2day with the caption, “These pictures were taken at today’s ‘Music Bank‘ recording! In one photo, we have bare faces and in the other we have make-up on. Pure and adorable D-Unit!”

In the first photo, D-Unit is not wearing any makeup or BB cream before going on “Music Bank.” In the second photo, D-Unit is all dolled up and ready to go on stage in the “Music Bank” waiting room. The two photos especially drew interest from netizens for showing almost no visible difference between them except for the girls having a slightly brighter skin tone.

Netizens who saw the photos commented, “They look adorable even without makeup” and “D-Unit looks charming in makeup too!”

In related news, D-Unit will be performing “Talk to My Face” on KBS2 “Music Bank” on March 29.

130331 T-ara’s Eun Jung Speaks Up for the First Time

T-ara’s Eun Jung opened up for the first time since she came under fire regarding Hwa Young’s departure from the team.

On July 31, Eun Jung left on her fansite Eun Jung Chan Yang Dot Net, ‘Thank you, and I’m sorry.’

This was the first statement she made since Hwa Young left T-ara, and is thought to be an expression of the mixed feelings and gratitude she feels toward her fans who continued to support her through the controversy.

Netizens, of course, have sprung to their feet to voice their own opinions on the post. Many fans have shown support, but a majority have been debating what she could have meant.

Everything started when the T-ara members left tweets that were allegedly aimed at Hwa Young, leading to speculation that the member was being bullied by the rest of her team. On July 30, Core Contents Media rep Kim Kwang Soo announced that Hwa Young would be leaving the team and her contract would be cancelled, but the measure only led to more backlash from netizens.

On July 31, T-ara’s agency maintained that it would take strong legal measures against netizens who spread false information. The group was to push through with an appearance at the Expo Super Concert to be held in Yeosu on August 1, but the appearance was cancelled soon after.

Photo credit: Hea Jung Min