T-ara (Korean: 티아라; Korean pronunciation: [tʰiara]) is a South Korean girl group formed by Mnet Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut.[1] Originally a five member group, they released their first song "Good Person" for the Cinderella Man OST in April 2009. In June 2009 members Jiwon and Jiae left the group, ruining the original plans for debut. The next month, T-ara regrouped to become a 6 member group and released their debut single "Geojitmal" (Korean: "거짓말" lit. "Lies").[2]
HISTORY
PRE - DEBUT
The original five T-ara members were trained for three years, and released their first song "A Good Person" for the Korean drama Cinderella Man soundtrack. In early 2009, Jiyeon was in a collaboration with SeeYa and Davichi for a song called "Women's Generation".[citation needed]
In June 2009, Core Contents Media announced that Ji-ae and Ji-won left due to differences in music style. Soyeon, Boram and Qri were added. The group's agency began to release promotional pictures in July 2009 in accordance with the new members. Afterward, T-ara released their debut single "Geojitmal" (Korean: "거짓말" lit. "Lie").
2009 : DEBUT
T-ara made its debut on MBC's Radio Star talk show on July 28, 2009.[3] The music video was released that day. Their first performance was on Mnet's M! Countdown show, where they performed "Geojitmal" and "Wanna Play". Their debut was looked upon negatively by netizens, who noted that it was lipsynched and commented that it seemed like an elementary school performance.[4] The group announced afterward that future performances would be live.[5] A few members of T-ara (Eunjung, Soyeon, Hyomin and Park Ji-Yeon) were in a project group with Supernova, a six member male group for the digital single, TTL (Time to Love).The single TTL became the girls first number 1 as it topped many of the online charts. On December 1, 2009, T-ara released their first full-length album, named Absolute First Album. This album had two singles, "Cheoeum Cheoreom" and "Bo Peep Bo Peep", both with music videos.
2010 : GAINING POPULARITY WITH THEIR ALBUM
On January 1, 2010, T-ara won their first ever award on the New Year's Day episode of Music Bank for their hit song "Bo Peep Bo Peep". Two days later, they won the Mutizen award onInkigayo. T-ara also performed at a traditional New Year's festival version of the song. The following week, T-ara won their second consecutive Music Bank and Mutizen awards. The next week, T-Ara won their third consecutive mutizen award, thus winning the triple crown. Later in the month, Core Contents Media announced that Eunjung and Hyomin would take part, alongside label mates, in project group, 'Wonder Woman'. Consequently, the group announced promotions for their follow up single, "Cheoeum Cheoreom" (Korean: "처음처럼" lit. "Like the First Time").
In February, the group announce the release of a repackaged version of their debut album, entitled Breaking Heart. The music video for its lead single, "Neo Ttaemune Michyeo" (Korean: "너 때문에 미쳐" lit. "Crazy Because of You"), was released on February 24, 2010. The group commenced comeback performances with Mnet's M!Countdown. After promotions for Crazy because of you, T-ara promoted the next single off the repackage titled "I'm really hurt".
MEMBERS
- Boram (보람) (b. March 22, 1986 Leader, Vocalist, birth name Jeon Bo-Ram (전보람)
- Qri (큐리) (b. December 12, 1986 Sub-Vocalist, birth name Lee Ji-Hyun (이지현)
- Soyeon (소연) (b. October 5, 1987 Main Vocalist, birth name Park In-Jung (박인정)
- EunJung (은정) (b. December 12, 1988 Lead Vocalist, Rapper, birth name Ham Eun-Jung (함은정)
- Hyomin (효민) (b. May 30, 1989 Main Vocalist, Lead Rapper, birth name Park Sun-Young (박선영)
- Hwayoung (화영) (b. April 22, 1993 Sub-Vocalist, birth name Ryu Hwa-Young (류화영)
- Jiyeon (지연) (b. June 7, 1993 Vocalist,Main dancer , birth name Park Ji-Yeon (박지연)
Discography
| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Absolute First Album
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YearInformationRelease date2009"Good Person"April 20, 2009"Geojitmal"July 27, 2009"TTL (Time to Love)"September 15, 2009"TTL Listen 2"October 9, 20092010"We Are The One (16강 기원 응원가)"
May 3, 2010
| Year | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Good Person Ver.1" | Cinderella Man OST |
| "Good Person Ver.2" | Cinderella Man OST | |
| "Women's Generation" | Collaboration with Seeya and Davichi Only Jiyeon featured | |
| "Forever Love" | Collaboration with Seeya and Davichi Only Jiyeon featured | |
| "Lies" | Debut | |
| "Lies (Ballad Ver.)" | Soul OST | |
| "Lies (Summer Ver.)" | Special version | |
| "TTL (Time to Love)" | Collaboration with Supernova Only Jiyeon, Hyomin, Eunjung and Soyeon featured | |
| "TTL Listen 2" | Collaboration with Supernova | |
| "Apple is A" | Filmed as a Nonghyup Apple CF | |
| "Bo Peep Bo Peep (15+)" | Clean version | |
| "Bo Peep Bo Peep (18+)" | Adult Version | |
| "Like The First Time" | ||
| 2010 | "Wonder Woman" | Collaboration with Seeya and Davichi Only Eunjung and Hyomin featured |
| "I Go Crazy Because of You" | First single of re-release version of "Absolute First Album" - "Breaking Heart" | |
| "I'm Really Hurt" | 3 music videos released, labeled "part.1", "part.2", "part.3" | |
| "We Are The One" | World Cup Theme Song | |
| "What Should We Finish" | Death Bell 2 OST Only Soyeon featured | |
| "Coffee Over Milk" | Coffee House OST Collaboration with Seeya Only Hyomin and Jiyeon featured | |
| "Starground Skyground" | Cover from BB | |
| "Little by Little" | Jungle Fish 2 OST Only Jiyeon featured |
