Diadems, the wait is over: T-ara’s newest title track, “Roly Poly“, is finally available for your aural pleasure!
The girls’ newest concept is refined 1970s club-hoppers, and the track’s mellow beat and subtle electronic touch are enough to transport any listener to the times of flashing disco balls and Saturday Night Fever.
Check it out below!
On June 28th, Core Contents Media announced that they would be postponing the release of T-ara’s new music video, “Roly Poly“, to the morning of the 29th.
Representatives explained, “We were originally planning to release it at 5 PM KST today, on the 28th. Unfortunately, about a minute’s worth of footage experienced an error while it was in the editing process, so we decided to postpone it by an hour and release it at 6 PM.”
They continued, “The file, however, was not able to be recovered at all, so we’ve decided to go into emergency filming and edit for the rest of the night today.”
Part one of “Roly Poly” will be released at 11 AM KST on June 29th. Part two will be released at 10 AM KST on July 4th. Stay tuned!
24 June:
On June 24th, T-ara released their first teaser video for their comeback title track, “Roly Poly“!
Core Contents Media explained, “‘Roly Poly’ was originally scheduled to be released on Monday, but due to the requests of fans, we have decided to release it three days earlier.”
Directed by Cha Eun Taek, the 50-second video features all of the popular dances from the 70s and 80s, such as the disco and hustle dance.
T-ara said, “Through ‘Roly Poly’, we hope to create a retro boom that brings back the popular hustle, diamond, and ABC dances. We want to make ‘Roly Poly’ a national song.”
The girls are slated for a July 1st comeback.
23 June:
From the 18th of June to the 19th, the girls stayed up all night filming for the music video for over 24 hours straight. After the tiresome shoot, the girls couldn’t help but basically pass out on the couches.
Staff on set took some candid shots of the girls sleeping soundly. The sleeping crew includes T-ara’s sleepiest member, Eunjung, as well as Jiyeon, Qri, Boram, and Soyeon.
Their company says the new song is a song that will be loved by all ages, so I guess it takes a lot of energy to film the music video for a national song.
Source: Newsen via Nate via allkpop22 June:
The covers are a re-creation of movie poster styles from the ’70s and ’80s.
The seven members transformed into ‘high teen princesses’, and are aiming to target music fans both young and old with this retro concept. Their title track, “Roly Poly“, was purposely kept simple in both melody and choreography to create an addictive effect.
Thanks to the title, the girls are also receiving free support from a snack brand with the same name.
Core Contents Media revealed, “T-ara is receiving the support of ‘Roly Poly’ snacks free of charge. During promotions for ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep‘, the girls had received free toilet paper from a company of the same name. Based on this continuing trend, we feel like this promotion cycle will be another hit.”
The girls will be making their comeback on next week’s episode of KBS’s “Music Bank.”
Source + Photos: Star News, Sports Chosun via Nate via allkpop21 June:
Reportedly, the girls recorded the music video for their title track “Roly-Poly” overnight on June 18th, and simultaneously shot their album jacket photos.
The album name is supposed to express a nostalgia for John Travolta’s hit movie, “Saturday Night Fever“. “Roly-Poly” carries out this feeling by utilizing a disco beat that’s reminiscent of early 80’s music. It’s also said that the album will include five remixed songs from T-ara’s last album.
The choreography will see 20 backup dancers on stage performing moves from the 70’s and 80’s; T-ara enlisted the help of choreographer Seo Byung Gu, who’s said to be a master of 80’s dance in Korea.
It’s been revealed that ’70s teen stars Im Ye Jin and Jeon Young Rok will also be in the MV.
T-ara will have their comeback on July 1st, so stay tunedSource: Newsen via allkpop
Reportedly, the girls recorded the music video for their title track, “Roly-Poly“, overnight on June 18th, and simultaneously shot their album jacket photos.
The album name is supposed to express a nostalgia for John Travolta’s hit movie, “Saturday Night Fever“. “Roly-Poly” carries out this feeling by utilizing a disco beat that’s reminiscent of 80’s music. It’s also said that the album will include five remixed songs from T-ara’s last album.
The choreography will see 20 backup dancers on stage performing moves from the 70’s and 80’s; T-ara enlisted the help of choreographer Seo Byung Gu, who’s said to be a master of 80’s dance in Korea.
Source: Sports Chosun via allkpopGirl group T-ara will be entering the Japanese market under the best guidance possible.
It was revealed that T-ara agreed to an exclusivity agreement worth 350,000,000 yen (~ $4,365,165 USD) with Japan’s J-ROCK.
Their agency, Core Contents Media, stated, “T-ara’s Japanese music distribution company is EMI MUSIC JAPAN; however, management and promotional marketing will take place under J-ROCK. J-ROCK is planning to have T-ara participate in dramas, as well as take part in MC activities, singing, and acting in films. Together we plan to mold them into universal entertainers, much like they are in Korea.”
They added, “The earlier press release which stated that ‘Smile Company‘ will be responsible for T-ara’s management and promotional marketing was incorrect.”
The girls are busily preparing for their Japanese showcase and their July 1st mini-album release in Korea.
19 June:
T-ara will be holding a Japanese showcase at the AX Hall in Shibuya on July 5th, and it’s been revealed that over 70,000 fans have submitted request forms to attend!
Only 1,500 fans will be invited, so fans will be up against some fierce competition. J-ROCK, their label, has revealed plans of promoting T-ara as actresses, MCs, singers, and movie stars. As such, fans can expect an explosive debut coming from the T-ara girls in the coming months.
Ahead of their Japanese debut, however, is their Korean “Roly-Poly” comeback on July 1st, so stay tuned for more updates.
10 June:
Girl group T-ara has revealed that they’ll be making a Korean comeback next month before they jet off to Japan for their debut.
The girls will be working with Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu Sung for their comeback track, “Bo Peep Bo Peep 2 – Roly Poly“! The song is described to be an ’80s retro track with a disco style, which was inspired by John Travolta’s image.
A total of 20 dancers will be joining the girls on stage to recreate that disco feel.
T-ara will bring back popular dance moves from the ’70s and ’80s in their choreography, including the hustle, diamond dance, and the ABC dance.
Core Contents Media explained about their upcoming comeback concept, “T-ara’s new album, ‘John Travolta Wannabe‘, is a concept about missing John Travolta from the movie, ‘Saturday Night Fever‘. We’ve emphasized the charms of disco and retro styles.”
The album is scheduled for release on July 1st, so stay tuned for more updates!
Source + Photos: Edaily via Naver via allkpop
7 June:
7-membered Korean girl group T-ARA will be holding a live event in Japan for the very first time on July 5th. Rumors of T-ARA debuting in Japan have been floating around for a while, and the showcase announcement confirms that the girls are finally gearing up for their Japanese debut.
T-ara has signed an exclusive contract worth 350 million yen with J-ROCK for their Japanese debut. Under this arrangement to groom them as all-round entertainers, EMI Music Japan will be their record label while they will be managed and marketed by Smile Company, under Johnny’s Entertainment.
Since debuting in 2009, the group has recorded several hits, including the collaboration single “TTL (Time To Love)“, which was recorded with their labelmates Choshinsei. It placed #1 on 8 different music sites, and was covered by Nami Tamaki a few months back. T-ARA also received the Newcomers Award at the 24th Golden Disk Awards, the Korean equivalent of the Grammys.
The event will take place at Tokyo’s SHIBUYA-AX, where 1,500 fans will be invited to attend for free. To enter the draw for a ticket, visit the group’s official website starting June 8th at 10 AM (JST).
3 June:
T-ara has just announced that they will be opening a café in Kangnam that will be developed into a nation-wide chain of 500 stores!
The girls personally designed and invested in the café alongside their Core Contents Media CEO,Kim Kwang Soo. “Cafe Page One” will open on July 1st under a ’star shop’ concept, and the girls will be present to greet the customers themselves.
Commenting on the coffee franchise, the CEO stated, “By using our status in entertainment to create a small area of leisure, I wanted to show people that the entertainment industry was not something that’s so different or far from them. We’re currently planning to open up to 500 stores nationwide.”
He continued, “The café’s name was influenced from the cafe Eunjung ran in her drama, ‘Coffee House.’”
10 Mei:
To prepare for their upcoming horror films, T-ara’s Jiyeon, Eunjung, and Hyomin visited a deserted home in Paju that was rumored to be haunted.
Jiyeon, who starred in “Death Bell“, commented, “There’s definitely something eerie about the film set of horror movies. You have to overcome your fear no matter what. If you visit places like this before you begin filming, it will really help out a lot for your filming.”
Hyomin added, “I heard someone call out to me and ask me to pull them out.” The girls eventually left the scene 15 minutes after they went in because they were too scared to continue any further.
Eunjung’s “White Curse” and Hyomin’s “Gisaeng Ryung” are scheduled to hit theaters in June and August respectively this Summer.
6 Mei:
T-ara’s Jiyeon, Hyomin, and Eunjung are setting out to visit a cemetery.
Jiyeon and Eunjung have starred in “Death Bell 2” and “White” respectively; both of which are scary movies. Hyomin has just been cast for an upcoming horror film, titled “Gisaeng Ryeong“, as Yurin.
The two are going with her to a cemetery to experience something scary and earn a new experience. They said, “You can feel the creepiness at the set of a horror film. You have to endure the horror. If you experience a lot of horror things before filming, it would help.”
Hyomin realized she needed the experience, and the three of them have decided to go on this scary journey. The movie that Hyomin is starring in is about a child who died unjustly and goes into other people’s bodies to take revenge. Hyomin will be playing the girl who figures the mystery out, and the film will be released in August.
25 April:
The members (minus Jiyeon) are seen strenuously rehearsing their debut track, “Lies“, with minimal make-up and comfortable attire. Netizens noted their naturally charming looks and expressed amusement over their playful photos.
The girls are currently busily preparing for their Japanese advancement, while some individual members are pursuing solo activities (such as Eunjung and Qri for KBS1’s “King Geunchogo” drama).
21 April:
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Event 1: Who is the T-ara member that cheers on the most players into the top 8 of Code S standings? And who will cheer on the champion? “T-ara will cheer on 32 players of GSL’s Code S in May. Whose encouragement will give the players the most strength? If you post who you think is the best cheerleader among the T-ara members on the event bulletin, then through a drawing, you will have a chance to receive a signed T-ara CD and other generous gifts.”
The event 1 prizes are divided between the top 8 competition and championship competition. For the top 8 prizes, the grand prize is an emTek Sapphire HD5750 graphics card and five signed T-ara CDs for the runners-up. Similarly, winners will receive signed CDs for the championship competition, but the grand prize winner will win the same BenQ 24″ monitor used in the players’ booths.
To participate, players must go on the GSL homepage’s event bulletin and post a comment under the title [Participate] and create a heading of either [Best cheerleader top 8] or [Best cheerleader champion]. With this, the player must leave the name of the T-ara member they choose to win their category. Through a random draw, participants will get a chance to win signed T-ara CDs. The top 8 event runs from April 19th through April 26th, whereas the championship event goes from April 27th through May 13th. The winners will be announced on May 20th.
Jiyeon’s picks: oGs_SuperNoVa, IM_LosirA, oGs_NaDa, IM_NesTea, TSL_Killer
Hyomin’s picks: oGs_MC, oGs_TOP, TSL_Clide, Check_Prime.WE, oGs_Ensnare
Eunjung’s picks: Polt_Prime.WE, SlayerS_Alicia, TSL_FruitDealer, anypro_Prime.WE, oGs_InCa
Boram’s picks: sC_fOu, HongUn_Prime.WE, FOX_Lyn, MarineKing_Prime.WE, StarTale_Virus
Soyeon’s picks: StarTale_July, NSHoSeo_san, oGs_Zenio, ZeNEX_Byun
Qri’s picks: oGs_TheWinD, ZeNEX_Kyrix, TSL_TricKsteR, Liquid_HuK
Hwayoung’s picks: StarTale_Rainbow, Liquid_Jinro, MVP_Genius, TSL_Rain
Hyomin’s picks: oGs_MC, oGs_TOP, TSL_Clide, Check_Prime.WE, oGs_Ensnare
Eunjung’s picks: Polt_Prime.WE, SlayerS_Alicia, TSL_FruitDealer, anypro_Prime.WE, oGs_InCa
Boram’s picks: sC_fOu, HongUn_Prime.WE, FOX_Lyn, MarineKing_Prime.WE, StarTale_Virus
Soyeon’s picks: StarTale_July, NSHoSeo_san, oGs_Zenio, ZeNEX_Byun
Qri’s picks: oGs_TheWinD, ZeNEX_Kyrix, TSL_TricKsteR, Liquid_HuK
Hwayoung’s picks: StarTale_Rainbow, Liquid_Jinro, MVP_Genius, TSL_Rain
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Event 2: Capture the moment! Can’t believe this is happening at GSL~ “Please leave a brief comment about a fun scene during the GSL May broadcast or during the competition highlights. Prizes will be awarded to the best comment each week.”
For GSL May 1st (4/18-4/24) and 3rd (5/2-5/8) weeks, the best commenter will win a G.SKILL PHOENIX PRO 120 GB SSD and one participant will win a signed T-ara CD. On the 2nd (4/25-5/1) and 4th (5/9-5/15) weeks, the best commenter will win G.SKILL RIPJAWS 4GB memory and one participant will also win a signed T-ara CD.
To participate in this event, go to the GSL homepage bulletin under the title [Participate] and heading [Moment Capture]. Then leave an entry comment. The event lasts from April 18th until May 15th and winners will be announced on May 20th.
There are also offline events:
Event 1: Best Cheerful and TV Star “Those of you who are captured on the GSL screen are already global stars. Please make the broadcast more fun by leaving a sensible word of encouragement. Every day, one person will be chosen to win a signed T-ara CD. Because it’s possible to have a day without enough participation to pick a winner, please participate actively.
Event 2: Let’s go to GOMtv studio every day! Please participate in the GOMtv event and receive generous gifts~ “In the GOMtv Studio guestbook, leave the date, your name, and cell phone number. Depending on the participating views during the length of the event, we will be handing out various prizes. Those who participated more that 5, 10, and 15 times, will immediate be given the prizes at the venue.
10 fans who participate for more than 5 days will receive a ‘card reader’. 5 fans who participate for more than 10 days will receive a ‘Starcraft II package’. Lastly, 1 grand prize winner who participates for more than 15 days will win a set of ‘G.SKILL RIPJAWS 12800 DDR3 8GB gaming memory.’
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…Whew!~ That’s a lot of information! Be sure – if you are a T-ara fan, a Starcraft player, or both – visit theGSL website and enter to win these great prizes. Good luck!
17 Maret: On March 16th, representative Song In Soo of JCE (a South Korean online game developer) introduced popular girl group T-ara as available characters in their basketball game, “Freestyle.” He also revealed that JCE will carry out a commemoration for the event.Following in the footsteps of Wonder Girls (2008), KARA (2009), and f(x) (2010), T-ara is the fourth group to be added to this list. With their highly addicting and diverse discography, it is no wonder that T-ara is receiving much love as one of the top Korean girl groups from many subscribers.
The in-game characters of “Freestyle” that are being introduced first are none other than Jiyeon andHyomin, who have been engaged in activities on dramas and various variety programs. Also,Hwayoung, who was brought in last year as a new member, is also a character. The game is grabbing much attention because of the accuracy of the characters’ facial expressions and dance moves to the actual stars.
As a commemoration to the ‘T-ara update’, JCE will give all active users of “Freestyle” 5,000 cache as a present until March 30th. Also, until the 25th, anyone who purchases a ‘T-ara’ character will be given a‘FS Ball’, which can increase benefits from 3,000 cache to a maximum of 30,000 cache.
JCE’s business director, Jang Ji Woong, stated, “From die-hard fans to new users, we have planned a ‘Freestyle Big Show’ to satisfy the various customers of ‘Freestyle’. In continuation with the T-ara update, please look forward to the soon-to-come third update as well.”
You can also check out interviews of T-ara members promoting ‘Freestyle’ below!
Source: ZDNet Korea via allkpop
15 Februari: 
According to Seol Company, on February 14th, T-ara attended the productions held on the 12th and 13th in support of labelmate Davichi’s Lee Haeri’s debut as a musical actress.
The members commented, “More so than anywhere else, Haeri unni was as beautiful as ever and shined so bright. Not only unni, but Kim Junsu, Brad Little, and the ensemble actors were all so very amazing. The performances were great, and the production itself was so moving, the members all cried.”
They also met up with Brad Little and declared themselves fans by praising, “We’ve loved you ever since ‘Phantom of the Opera.‘ Your commanding stage presence and charisma has led us to all become fans.”
Hyomin added, “This is already my third time watching ‘Tears of Heaven.’ This is the first time I’ve ever watched one production so many times, but I fall deeper into its charms each time."
Source: Star News via Nate via allkpop
8 Januari:
T-ara mengundang Co-Ed untuk nyanyi dan ngedance di acara tersebut, Moon Maden, yang berusia satu tahun. Member Hwa Young mengcompose lagu rapnya dengan lirik yang berisi kenangannya dengan Maden sejak pertama kali mereka bertemu. Soyeon dan Hyomin menulis ulang lagu trot dengan lirik yang mudah untuk anak-anak.
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