T-ara have THE best discography in K-pop in my opinion. Literally every song is a smash hit. They are known for their amazing EDM hits but also for their soulful ballads (Soyeon was considered one of the best vocalists in K-pop). Song recommendations: Like the First Time I‘m Going Crazy Because of You TTL (Time to Love) We Were in Love Day by Day Do You Know Me Tears of Mind Sugar Free So Crazy Tiamo Tiki Taka
T-ara Originally debuted as a 6-member group (Soyeon, Boram, QRI, Hyomin, Eunjung, Jiyeon) in 2010 they added a seventh (Hwayoung) who was in the group until 2012 which they kicked out due to the bullying scandal in 2012 they also added another member (Ahreum) who was only in the group for a year and by 2013 T-ARQ returned to its original 6 members until in 2016 Soyeon and Boram finished their contracts
Hwayoung was kicked out by the company because she was unreliable, and that caused the bullying scandal. Rumors spread that the other girls bullied Hwayoung into leaving, and their South Korean fans turned against the group. Later it was proven they didn't bully her, but by then it was too late.
Thank you for finally checking out T-ARA! Just to clarify, as you dig into this discography, you’ll learn that the core-6 members were Soyeon, Hyomin, Boram, Q-ri (pronounced cue-ree), Eunjung, and Jiyeon. Those 6 are the ones who really brought up T-ARA’s fame. During their time, they were one of the top gg, with their success rivaling that of gg from the big 3 which was a huuuge deal. Things unfortunately went downhill for them after the Hwayoung scandal. The reason for so many added members late into the groups career is bc their agency kept trying to fill in the hole after Hwayoung was kicked out (which was definitely the wrong move since the girls did so successfully as 6 they really didn’t need a 7th). Many people believe that had the scandal not happened T-ARA would’ve had a wildly successful career all the way through. T-ARA was also very popularly known for their dance points, as you could see from Roly Poly. This kind of became their thing after their single Bo Peep Bo Peep which is the song that really kicked their career into success. After that, the songs they released always had simple points that people could easily do themselves. The member you kept pointing out in Cry Cry (with the cane) and the rap in Number 9 is Hyomin. I believe of all the members, she’s the one with the most solo work. She’s definitely the groups ACE. The other girl you kept pointing out in Number 9 is Jiyeon the maknae. She’s the actress of the group. Lastly, just some future songs for you to check out TTL ft Supernova is a classic!! Then you’ve got the silly song Bo Peep Bo Peep. And then for something more modern, there’s So Crazy, Sugarfree, and What’s My Name. Can’t wait to hopefully see you cover more T-ARA!!
OMG T-ara was my favorite girl group all of thé songs are fire. They were named the chamelion of K-pop because they change style every comeback and they killed every concept
t-ara was one of my favorite groups, they always had bops. Even their long version m/vs were fun to watch, such a shame the scandal ruined their reputation and got them lots of hate.
Every Asian kids who grow up in the 2010s dance to at least once T-ara songs, they were so iconic outside of Korea, at every party/ceremony/wedding you could see someone dancing to their songs
WOW T-ARA, what a throwback to the 2010s! Sugar Free, Bo Beep Bo Beep (TWICE's Jeongyeong's song 😁), Lovey-Dovey & So Crazy next? I would love to see such a deep dive for the Wonder Girls or KARA. These 2nd gen girl groups are really great.
If you're planning on checking out the sexy love long version mv, you should check out the day by day long version mv first, since they#re directly connected with each other
As others have mentioned, if their scandal never happened, they would have been right up there with SNSD & 2NE1. T-ara is still huge in China and continued to have China's support even after the scandal. T-are is also the only kpop group that wasn't banned from preparing in China. So just imagaine how huge they could have been. Also, their music is very popular among LGBTQ community with their songs as a constant in LGBTQ clubs
Glad you enjoyed T-ara One 2nd gen girl group I’ll recommend is 9muses Songs like News, Ticket, Dolls, Wild, Glue, Gun, Hurt Locker, Drama & Remember are all bops and I still listen to til this day 😊
T- ara is one of the best group who have a lot of hit songs. But new baby doesn’t know how big T-ara impact in the past . Thank you so much for making this reaction video.
TARA were really huge back then, Roly poly is still the best-selling song by a girl group in south korea❣️ also they’re the 2nd artist after IU with many best-selling songs
OMFG. I will miss the premiere but I will be watching as soon as I can. T-ARA was/is my favorite girl group alongside Afterschool and Nine Muses, of coure I also like 2NE1, and Girls' Generation, but T-ARA, Afterschool and Nine Muses just had me in a chokehold. T-ARA was one of the big groups, they really were putting a fight with 2NE1 and Girls Generation. It broke when THAT happened but I always stood there as a fan, thankfully the truth came out, but my girls went trought a really, really hard time. But I am glad that my girls are enjoying their lives. They gave me so much joy, they deserve to enjoy their life too.
yeees, no one can skip cry cry, number 9, day by day!! and we can’t talk about T-ara without their MV’ DRAMA versions! They go together as one! also don’t miss MISS A plzzzzzz 😢
I really want you to react to their drama ver but that will take almost an hour thing 🤣🤣🤣 just in case you want to watch it later when you got free time, they have 3 drama ver. - cry cry - day by day drama ver - sexy love drama ver
You have to do 'Do You Know Me?', Sugar Free, Lies, TTL, Day by Day, Because I Know, We Were in Love, Like the First Time, You Drive Me Crazy, Lovey Dovey. The scandal hurt them a lot, and it always pissed me off how bad their company handled the whole situation, it's like they add more fire to it. I feel like my girls saw all their hard work destroyed in a short period of time. I never, never belived in the allegations, it was a lot of people attacking from every side, it was truly heartbreaking to see, and there was NOTHING the fans could do back then. All of the girls suffered but the scandal happened during Soyeon's leader time, and I just keep thinking how bad she felt, she was going to debut in GG, she dipped, she debuted with T-ARA, she was doing soooooo good in the group, they were doing so freaking good, and all of that effort... destroyed. I know all of my girs had a hard time, but knowing Soyeon's background, it must've hurt her really bad. But leaving that aside, I am glad that scandal finally was proven wrong. Soyeon is living her best life with her man, Boram is somewhere, and I hope she is happy and enjoying her life, Hyomin, Eunjung, Qri and Jiyeon are more active on social media, and recently got together to celebrate T-ARA's debut anniversary. I don't know much about the other members but I hope they all are happy and enjoying their lives.
SOOO HAPPY FOR T-ARA. u chose some of my most favorite songs from t-ara. so many endless hits from them. they are very clubish. some of their vocalists have done ballads with other people back in the day --- ost quality. hyomin was who you pointed out twice and jiyeon was the one u said was pretty in number 9. i agree with other, apink should be done next once u finish with t-ara. they went from cutesy to BAM
Good to finally see my Ult group on the channel. T-ARA are currently celebrating their 15th anniversary. I recommend other songs Do You Know Me, I Don’t Want You, Lies, TTL (Time To Love), Bo Peep Bo Peep, Sugar Free, Goodbye OK, Lovey-Dovey, Day by Day, Tiamo, Real Love, and Tiki Taka.
I forgot about T-ara's rotating leader system until you were reading the profile page on them. they were only group i know of that had the members take turns being leader, so no surprise you were confused on that. they have a great body of work imho, as their main producer was S. Tiger, who produced for them, 4minute, exid, beast (highlight), etc.
Cry Cry remains one of my favorite kpop song till this day edit: also the girl who always in the front is Jiyeon, she is the center and visual for a reason. she is one of the few all rounder visual idol back then
They had such amazing concepts, from dolls to party girls to zombies to disco club ...etc and then there is their movies!!! UGHHHH T-ara will always be that girl group!!
So in love with all your reactions!! And now T Ara!! My all time favorite girl group!! There's actually a MV in the set of the beginning of Number 9 (where they are in the elegant dresses under blue lights and spotlights). It's for a b side titled "Because I know" and it's one of my favorite songs. I also love their recent songs Tiki Taka and All kill. Also love their very meaningful comeback with "What's My Name?" Because it was one of the first comebacks in a while where they got #1. It was also the last comeback before Tiki Taka. They left with a bang ❤
In total 11 members have come and gone. 2 of them left before they even debuted,. 3 were added post debut but all 3 only stayed for a short while so the main core group of T-Ara is 6 members (Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon-the 4 who now consider themselves T-ara, soyeon, and boram). Roly Poly while still is their commercially most popular song but their lasting song is bo beep bo beep. I can't even describe how popular that song was.....I was in korea in 2009 and even my 60+ yr old uncle and aunt knew the point choreo to the song. There were like 3 different MVs for that song
I love that you’re continuing your 2nd gen deep dive and that you’re continuing to enjoy it. While I have my favorite groups, of course, the magic of the time was that there was so much variety of flavors, and so much of it HIT. I largely fizzled out of music listening (of any kind) mid-way through 2nd gen, and of the T-ara I’d heard up to that point, I liked, but I wound up with those MP3s because I’d thought someone was misspelling “Kara,” who was my favorite k-pop group. While I kept looking for more Kara, I had started ignoring “T-ara” in the file listings. Well, flash forward many years to about midway through 3rd gen, when k-pop was having an actual mainstream breakthrough moment in the States… Of the 2nd gen groups I was rediscovering, I feel DEEP into T-ara and EXID and paid maybe too much hunting down the albums that had (by then) gone out of print. I’m curious if in your k-pop travels if you’ve developed a pattern of recognition of different producers and, if so, who’ve bubbled up for you. For example here, Shinsadong Tiger handled much of T-ara’s production, and then he moved on to EXID in late 2nd gen. I think Number Nine is my favorite T-ara song. It has such a great blend of richness, drama, longing/yearning, and still makes you want to move. Speaking of “moving,” if you like MJ and/or LMFAO, I’m gonna highly recommend you watch the long (Zombie) version of the Lovey Dovey video.
Yeeeeees T-Ara! 😍💜 The MVs with Drama versions were an event when released, It was like watching a drama with everybody, so much fun.... Ah the good old days lol
The first girl in the Roly Poly video is jiyeon......she's widely considered one of the most relaxed/beautiful (not in the face which she absolutely is but her dance lines and style) dancing kpop idols ever. Legendary is a word thrown around a lot but she was in a class all by herself during the 2nd gen. She has an epic live stage of roly poly fancam where they're all wearing suits and she is pretty indescribable with how easy and graceful she dances
Welcome to T-ara! You are in for a treat, and bit of a wild ride. Day by Day is a fave, both mv and cinematic versions, Don't Leave performance with the orchestra behind them, and many others. I liked the Roly Poly In Copa Cabana version alot too. They did a collab song with Davici members too I liked. But so many great songs and videos.
One sentence to describe T-Ara during their prime: Queens of club music, from 80s club to 2000s clubs. They give people reasons to dance at every occasions. That's why they are loved in so many countries, especially in Asia.
Rolly polly when it was out everyone literally EVERYONE were doing that hand dance every show every idol it was huuuuge in 2011. Also you should check cry cry long version that is one of the most amazing short movies ❤
T-ARA used to follow a rotational leader system so they used to change leaders. They also debuted as 6 originally but their company had later on became notorious for messing up line-ups by randomly adding people (like Hwayoung and Areum) or members suddenly leaving. Same thing happened to 5Dolls and DIA from the same company. Not really good for the groups tbh
love it that you're reacting to T-ARA! if it wasnt for that scandal happening, they would have been even bigger as they were on the same popularity level as Girl's Generation! do check out their other songs and if you're planing to check out the long mv's, please make sure to watch them in the correct order for better understanding of storyline :D
Cry Cry is one of my all time favorite songs!! It's so epic and every part is gorgeous, I'm so happy you loved it so much! Girl in the front is Hyomin, she's part of today's line, an amazing danger, simger and rapper!
RJ, I am so glad you made a T-Ara reaction ❤ I remember requesting them! They are known for club songs tho. Lovey Dovey and Sugar Free should be definitely on the next reaction list and other longer versions of their songs.
Number 9 shows where T-ARA was heading when it was released in 2013. Unfortunately the scandal that ultimately ruined them started in 2012 and wouldn’t vindicate the members for 5 long years. 😢 By that time the public wasn’t interested enough in them.
Another thing of T-ARA: They have STORY versions of their music. I mean, they use their "recent" music in that moment to create the background for some stories. They are like films and amazing, also. I recommend you to see the story version of Sexy Love era, all that album is used in the MVS.
So yeah timeline is interesting. 5 members pre-debut who had a few releases before the official debut of Lie including an OST, so they ARE officially credited members of T-ARA music. A few members also appeared on labelmate songs like SeeYa and Davichi pre-debut. but then the debut lineup was the 6 that everyone considers T-ARA: Boram (my ult BW at the time) Qri (its cue-ree, but the way you say it in korean is also very similar to "cutie" and she has always used that joke, yes) Soyeon (my ult bias at the time) Eunjung Hyomin Jiyeon (the only one never the leader as the maknae) The additional members are The Snake (tm) Hwayoung: you saw the explanation but theres so many additional details that make it so much worse and nuanced. fun fact from all of that: T-ARA are why most of your faves dont have individual Twitter accounts (and have to work their way to IG)! She was with the group for roughly 2 years before the scandal. Ahreum was added near the very end of the Hwayoung's tenure, and was harassed by her and her sister, and she tried to stick it out but it became clear to the company I think that all the additional stress with the members wasnt worth it, and T-ARA's popularity was dead in Korea. Its really unfortunate because shes the one you pointed out as being really good at the dance break in Sexy Love: yes. she was an incredibly talented all rounder, girl could dance, rap, and sing. Dani was added to T-ARA N4 subunit officially, but they never had a comeback and she left a year later along with Ahreum who was also part of it. She ended up going on Produce 101 and did well, but didnt make IOI and thats kind of where her idol career ended. Also unfortunate, another very talented girl. Currently they're 4 after Soyeon and Boram left in 2017. If anyone ever tells you about a "bias crisis" i can tell you a REAL bias crisis is when your Ult Bias and Ult BW leave your ult group rather unceremoniously. Its a whole mess that from some angles I understand both sides, but there were ways it could have been handled better by Soyeon and Boram that clearly have iced their relationship with the remaining 4. Boram basically dropped off the face of the earth, only appearing occasionally even on social media until 2022 when she had some short lived japanese promotions. soyeon is now married to a national soccer team player and living in Sharjah where he plays with his club. Neither of the two girls were invited to Jiyeon's wedding (who unfortunately is now going through a divorce). It breaks my heart, truly. Maybe one day there will be time for healing. The 4 girls are doing their own things right now and had that comeback you saw in 2021, which was entirely funded by them and was their best selling album to since the scandal, 50k sales(girl groups never moved units back then outside of SNSD and KARA in Japan). There was a photoshoot and plans to have a comeback... soonish (theyre never clear, which is fine, they're doing this all on their own and dont wanna overpromise) and they had a fanmeeting for their 15th anniversary in Taiwan. But that was literally held the day after news was breaking about Jiyeon's divorce so I think any plans have stalled right now. Thank you for pointing out how pretty Boram is that warmed my heart for some reason, she sometimes got flak for not being pretty which always made me want to strangle people. I cant wait for more! I know you talked about how you could see how a longer version of Sexy Love could go storywise and that made me cackle......no comment. Maybe if you do any shorter ones next, I recommend Sugar Free, You Drive Me Crazy, Day By Day, So Crazy, Do You Know Me, and Tiki Taka! Tiki Taka also had a b side they did a live clip for called All Kill that is SO GOOD.
omg omg omg when i opened youtube i saw your video reacting to t-ara and i was shockedddd !!! my favorite reactor reacting to my favorite group omg i am sobbing right now 😭 thank you sooo much and i would love you to react to their newer songs and also their solos, the are literally a QUEENS ❤️❤️❤️
RJ thank you for the T-ara reaction!! They are my all time favourite girl group ❤️ I hope you could react more to their songs since they had plenty of different vibes (they were originally considered the chameleons of the K-pop at the old days) - Bo peep bo peep - I go crazy because of you - Time to love - Lovey dovey - Day by Day - Like the first time - Sugar free
T-ARA have so many great title tracks and b-side songs you don't Understand they were EVERYTHING to me and the whole South Korea! you definitely should check out the debut song Lies, Day by Day both short and long versions, I Go Crazy Because of You, Sugar Free and maybe Tiamo with the final 4 members!!
16:09 No, the longer version of Sexy-Love has nothing to do with the dance version. Sexy-Love is the second part of a drama MV. The first part is Day by Day. With Cry Cry it's the other way around, it's part of the first video of another drama MV. The second part is Lovey Dovey. btw. when I write drama MV I literally mean drama - tissue alert.
If that scandal didn't happen, Tara would be in the same tier with SNSD and 2ne1. Their popularity back in the days was no joke.
Well t-ara even with the scandal has more digital sales in korea than snsd and almost the same as 2ne1
Yeah. Even in my country. Everybody in my school learned roly poly. I remember how I skipped the class to learn the dance. They were so huge
@@АлуаКайin my country Sexy Love was the most popular. It was everywhere and everybody learned the robot dance choreo
I still can't believe there's someone like that snake 😭😭
They were bigger than 2NE1 in their early years. They would have been second below SNSD of course
my guy you don't even know how iconic roly poly is, everyone and their mama knows the dance
SNSD, 2NE1, WONDERGIRLS, KARA, T-ARA...I call them the majestic 5 of 2nd gen k-pop
and you're not wrong
True
After school too. Just if they didn't change members in every era they would've been one of the best😭
After School, Girls Day, A Pink, Sistar, Miss A too.. They dropped a lot of bop in their prime era
T-ara songs you could listen to:
- day by day
- Sugar free
- We were in love
- dont leave
- do you know me
Includes lies
Don’t forget TTL time to love 🥳
so crazy too
Lovey-dovey!!!
Such a welcome reaction ~ T-ARA is a hidden gem these days, forgotten legends
11 years later, 'No.9' remains my all-time favorite K-pop song.
T-ara have THE best discography in K-pop in my opinion. Literally every song is a smash hit. They are known for their amazing EDM hits but also for their soulful ballads (Soyeon was considered one of the best vocalists in K-pop).
Song recommendations:
Like the First Time
I‘m Going Crazy Because of You
TTL (Time to Love)
We Were in Love
Day by Day
Do You Know Me
Tears of Mind
Sugar Free
So Crazy
Tiamo
Tiki Taka
Cry cry longer version definitely worth checking out. It's a short film with a plottttt!!!!
There's also a ballad version worth checking out))
yeah, they have the story line between Day By Day, Cry Cry and Lovey Dovey
T-ara's music producer is SingdongTiger. He also composed music for Exid, Momoland (Boom boom). So their music is very catchy
Shinsadong Tiger! He was also the producer of TRI.BE, a gem of a girl group if you ask me. He recently passed away.
T-ara Originally debuted as a 6-member group (Soyeon, Boram, QRI, Hyomin, Eunjung, Jiyeon) in 2010 they added a seventh (Hwayoung) who was in the group until 2012 which they kicked out due to the bullying scandal in 2012 they also added another member (Ahreum) who was only in the group for a year and by 2013 T-ARQ returned to its original 6 members until in 2016 Soyeon and Boram finished their contracts
Hwayoung was kicked out by the company because she was unreliable, and that caused the bullying scandal. Rumors spread that the other girls bullied Hwayoung into leaving, and their South Korean fans turned against the group. Later it was proven they didn't bully her, but by then it was too late.
Thank you for finally checking out T-ARA! Just to clarify, as you dig into this discography, you’ll learn that the core-6 members were Soyeon, Hyomin, Boram, Q-ri (pronounced cue-ree), Eunjung, and Jiyeon. Those 6 are the ones who really brought up T-ARA’s fame. During their time, they were one of the top gg, with their success rivaling that of gg from the big 3 which was a huuuge deal.
Things unfortunately went downhill for them after the Hwayoung scandal. The reason for so many added members late into the groups career is bc their agency kept trying to fill in the hole after Hwayoung was kicked out (which was definitely the wrong move since the girls did so successfully as 6 they really didn’t need a 7th). Many people believe that had the scandal not happened T-ARA would’ve had a wildly successful career all the way through.
T-ARA was also very popularly known for their dance points, as you could see from Roly Poly. This kind of became their thing after their single Bo Peep Bo Peep which is the song that really kicked their career into success. After that, the songs they released always had simple points that people could easily do themselves.
The member you kept pointing out in Cry Cry (with the cane) and the rap in Number 9 is Hyomin. I believe of all the members, she’s the one with the most solo work. She’s definitely the groups ACE. The other girl you kept pointing out in Number 9 is Jiyeon the maknae. She’s the actress of the group.
Lastly, just some future songs for you to check out TTL ft Supernova is a classic!! Then you’ve got the silly song Bo Peep Bo Peep. And then for something more modern, there’s So Crazy, Sugarfree, and What’s My Name. Can’t wait to hopefully see you cover more T-ARA!!
The CEO back then wanted to make T6 into T9 to compete with SNSD back then which is a frickin terrible move :
OMG T-ara was my favorite girl group all of thé songs are fire. They were named the chamelion of K-pop because they change style every comeback and they killed every concept
2012~13년에 한국에서 가장 잘 나가는 아이돌이었습니다. 이 분은 티아라의 가치를 알아주시는 분이시군요. 감사합니다❤❤😂😂🎉🎉
you have just discovered one of the best jewels of kpop!
t-ara was one of my favorite groups, they always had bops. Even their long version m/vs were fun to watch, such a shame the scandal ruined their reputation and got them lots of hate.
Every Asian kids who grow up in the 2010s dance to at least once T-ara songs, they were so iconic outside of Korea, at every party/ceremony/wedding you could see someone dancing to their songs
WOW T-ARA, what a throwback to the 2010s!
Sugar Free, Bo Beep Bo Beep (TWICE's Jeongyeong's song 😁), Lovey-Dovey & So Crazy next?
I would love to see such a deep dive for the Wonder Girls or KARA. These 2nd gen girl groups are really great.
If you're planning on checking out the sexy love long version mv, you should check out the day by day long version mv first, since they#re directly connected with each other
Do part 2 with :
- Love Dovey
- Day By Day
- Sugar Free
- So Crazy
And ofc Bo Peep Bo Peep, I Go Crazy Because of You, and the iconic Bunny Style!
The drama version of cry cry was just amazing
this what we call real k-pop
Back in the days I was obsessed with sexy love
As others have mentioned, if their scandal never happened, they would have been right up there with SNSD & 2NE1. T-ara is still huge in China and continued to have China's support even after the scandal. T-are is also the only kpop group that wasn't banned from preparing in China. So just imagaine how huge they could have been.
Also, their music is very popular among LGBTQ community with their songs as a constant in LGBTQ clubs
The two mini movies they made with these >>> kpops's whole history
Glad you enjoyed T-ara
One 2nd gen girl group I’ll recommend is 9muses
Songs like News, Ticket, Dolls, Wild, Glue, Gun, Hurt Locker, Drama & Remember are all bops and I still listen to til this day 😊
T- ara is one of the best group who have a lot of hit songs. But new baby doesn’t know how big T-ara impact in the past . Thank you so much for making this reaction video.
TARA were really huge back then, Roly poly is still the best-selling song by a girl group in south korea❣️ also they’re the 2nd artist after IU with many best-selling songs
OMFG. I will miss the premiere but I will be watching as soon as I can. T-ARA was/is my favorite girl group alongside Afterschool and Nine Muses, of coure I also like 2NE1, and Girls' Generation, but T-ARA, Afterschool and Nine Muses just had me in a chokehold. T-ARA was one of the big groups, they really were putting a fight with 2NE1 and Girls Generation. It broke when THAT happened but I always stood there as a fan, thankfully the truth came out, but my girls went trought a really, really hard time. But I am glad that my girls are enjoying their lives. They gave me so much joy, they deserve to enjoy their life too.
I really enjoy you reacting to different groups and song and enjoying kpop as we older kpop fans enjoyed. Thank you for these amazing content
yeees, no one can skip cry cry, number 9, day by day!! and we can’t talk about T-ara without their MV’ DRAMA versions! They go together as one! also don’t miss MISS A plzzzzzz 😢
omg T-ara time!! their discography is so fun, glad youre checking them out
The truly all visual group with insane talent too.
I love t-ara's song soooo much.
I'm korean k-pop fan, Even now, their songs are classified as the best
I really want you to react to their drama ver but that will take almost an hour thing 🤣🤣🤣 just in case you want to watch it later when you got free time, they have 3 drama ver.
- cry cry
- day by day drama ver
- sexy love drama ver
Yes pleeeaasseee!!!
You have to do 'Do You Know Me?', Sugar Free, Lies, TTL, Day by Day, Because I Know, We Were in Love, Like the First Time, You Drive Me Crazy, Lovey Dovey.
The scandal hurt them a lot, and it always pissed me off how bad their company handled the whole situation, it's like they add more fire to it. I feel like my girls saw all their hard work destroyed in a short period of time. I never, never belived in the allegations, it was a lot of people attacking from every side, it was truly heartbreaking to see, and there was NOTHING the fans could do back then. All of the girls suffered but the scandal happened during Soyeon's leader time, and I just keep thinking how bad she felt, she was going to debut in GG, she dipped, she debuted with T-ARA, she was doing soooooo good in the group, they were doing so freaking good, and all of that effort... destroyed. I know all of my girs had a hard time, but knowing Soyeon's background, it must've hurt her really bad.
But leaving that aside, I am glad that scandal finally was proven wrong. Soyeon is living her best life with her man, Boram is somewhere, and I hope she is happy and enjoying her life, Hyomin, Eunjung, Qri and Jiyeon are more active on social media, and recently got together to celebrate T-ARA's debut anniversary. I don't know much about the other members but I hope they all are happy and enjoying their lives.
T-ARA is one of the ULTIMATE GIRL GROUPS from 2nd Gen, and theya re still active, not disbanded as 4 member formation.
SOOO HAPPY FOR T-ARA. u chose some of my most favorite songs from t-ara. so many endless hits from them. they are very clubish. some of their vocalists have done ballads with other people back in the day --- ost quality. hyomin was who you pointed out twice and jiyeon was the one u said was pretty in number 9.
i agree with other, apink should be done next once u finish with t-ara. they went from cutesy to BAM
Good to finally see my Ult group on the channel. T-ARA are currently celebrating their 15th anniversary.
I recommend other songs Do You Know Me, I Don’t Want You, Lies, TTL (Time To Love), Bo Peep Bo Peep, Sugar Free, Goodbye OK, Lovey-Dovey, Day by Day, Tiamo, Real Love, and Tiki Taka.
Each time i visit noraebang with my friends, we’ll sing to roly poly. Honestly one of the most fun song to sing to
I forgot about T-ara's rotating leader system until you were reading the profile page on them. they were only group i know of that had the members take turns being leader, so no surprise you were confused on that. they have a great body of work imho, as their main producer was S. Tiger, who produced for them, 4minute, exid, beast (highlight), etc.
Cry Cry remains one of my favorite kpop song till this day
edit: also the girl who always in the front is Jiyeon, she is the center and visual for a reason. she is one of the few all rounder visual idol back then
I like T Ara, their song have night club concept such as edm, disco.
finally🎉 t-ara my all time fav girl group
please check out more of their songs
They had such amazing concepts, from dolls to party girls to zombies to disco club ...etc and then there is their movies!!! UGHHHH T-ara will always be that girl group!!
omg roly poly is one of my favourite songs!!
KPOP 2nd Gen is THE BEST ERA
So in love with all your reactions!! And now T Ara!! My all time favorite girl group!!
There's actually a MV in the set of the beginning of Number 9 (where they are in the elegant dresses under blue lights and spotlights). It's for a b side titled "Because I know" and it's one of my favorite songs. I also love their recent songs Tiki Taka and All kill. Also love their very meaningful comeback with "What's My Name?" Because it was one of the first comebacks in a while where they got #1. It was also the last comeback before Tiki Taka. They left with a bang ❤
In total 11 members have come and gone. 2 of them left before they even debuted,. 3 were added post debut but all 3 only stayed for a short while so the main core group of T-Ara is 6 members (Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon-the 4 who now consider themselves T-ara, soyeon, and boram). Roly Poly while still is their commercially most popular song but their lasting song is bo beep bo beep. I can't even describe how popular that song was.....I was in korea in 2009 and even my 60+ yr old uncle and aunt knew the point choreo to the song. There were like 3 different MVs for that song
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE REACTING MY MAIN 2ND GEN GIRLS
I love that you’re continuing your 2nd gen deep dive and that you’re continuing to enjoy it. While I have my favorite groups, of course, the magic of the time was that there was so much variety of flavors, and so much of it HIT.
I largely fizzled out of music listening (of any kind) mid-way through 2nd gen, and of the T-ara I’d heard up to that point, I liked, but I wound up with those MP3s because I’d thought someone was misspelling “Kara,” who was my favorite k-pop group. While I kept looking for more Kara, I had started ignoring “T-ara” in the file listings. Well, flash forward many years to about midway through 3rd gen, when k-pop was having an actual mainstream breakthrough moment in the States… Of the 2nd gen groups I was rediscovering, I feel DEEP into T-ara and EXID and paid maybe too much hunting down the albums that had (by then) gone out of print.
I’m curious if in your k-pop travels if you’ve developed a pattern of recognition of different producers and, if so, who’ve bubbled up for you. For example here, Shinsadong Tiger handled much of T-ara’s production, and then he moved on to EXID in late 2nd gen.
I think Number Nine is my favorite T-ara song. It has such a great blend of richness, drama, longing/yearning, and still makes you want to move. Speaking of “moving,” if you like MJ and/or LMFAO, I’m gonna highly recommend you watch the long (Zombie) version of the Lovey Dovey video.
Yeeeeees T-Ara! 😍💜
The MVs with Drama versions were an event when released, It was like watching a drama with everybody, so much fun.... Ah the good old days lol
The first girl in the Roly Poly video is jiyeon......she's widely considered one of the most relaxed/beautiful (not in the face which she absolutely is but her dance lines and style) dancing kpop idols ever. Legendary is a word thrown around a lot but she was in a class all by herself during the 2nd gen. She has an epic live stage of roly poly fancam where they're all wearing suits and she is pretty indescribable with how easy and graceful she dances
Welcome to T-ara! You are in for a treat, and bit of a wild ride. Day by Day is a fave, both mv and cinematic versions, Don't Leave performance with the orchestra behind them, and many others. I liked the Roly Poly In Copa Cabana version alot too. They did a collab song with Davici members too I liked. But so many great songs and videos.
T-Ara had a unique concept in almost every way.. 1 of them was that they rotated with each comeback, a new leader from the members was selected.
One sentence to describe T-Ara during their prime: Queens of club music, from 80s club to 2000s clubs. They give people reasons to dance at every occasions. That's why they are loved in so many countries, especially in Asia.
Rolly polly when it was out everyone literally EVERYONE were doing that hand dance every show every idol it was huuuuge in 2011. Also you should check cry cry long version that is one of the most amazing short movies ❤
T-ARA used to follow a rotational leader system so they used to change leaders.
They also debuted as 6 originally but their company had later on became notorious for messing up line-ups by randomly adding people (like Hwayoung and Areum) or members suddenly leaving. Same thing happened to 5Dolls and DIA from the same company. Not really good for the groups tbh
what a golden time!! I miss T-ARA a lot
Ouuuh T-ara is one of my favourite kpop group ever !! This is THEIR music really, they’re one of a kind!
OMGGG, can't belive I still get to see TARA reaction video!!! OT6 queens 😭
Cry cry is the song for me......when they comeback with this song I really fall in love with t-ara more and more....
T-ara the edm queen ❤❤
they only release iconic songs! i miss them~
I’m so glad to see you reacting to T-ara, I hope to see more of them on your channel and am looking forward to it. ♡
omg i remember being so obsessed with the drama version of cry cry it’s so good
Queen of shuttle dance… At that time, every their single song, people will dance cover, so viral
love it that you're reacting to T-ARA! if it wasnt for that scandal happening, they would have been even bigger as they were on the same popularity level as Girl's Generation!
do check out their other songs and if you're planing to check out the long mv's, please make sure to watch them in the correct order for better understanding of storyline :D
I got into Kpop with T-ara, it’s been so many years and I still love them.
BABY CANT U SEE THE LOOK IN MA EYES
Cry Cry is one of my all time favorite songs!! It's so epic and every part is gorgeous, I'm so happy you loved it so much! Girl in the front is Hyomin, she's part of today's line, an amazing danger, simger and rapper!
cry cry is my favorite!!! I still remember do dance cover for sexy love back then 🤣🤣🤣
T ara was (still remains actually) the queens of concept changes. Every comeback they would do smth different
RJ, I am so glad you made a T-Ara reaction ❤ I remember requesting them! They are known for club songs tho. Lovey Dovey and Sugar Free should be definitely on the next reaction list and other longer versions of their songs.
Number 9 shows where T-ARA was heading when it was released in 2013. Unfortunately the scandal that ultimately ruined them started in 2012 and wouldn’t vindicate the members for 5 long years. 😢 By that time the public wasn’t interested enough in them.
Another thing of T-ARA: They have STORY versions of their music. I mean, they use their "recent" music in that moment to create the background for some stories. They are like films and amazing, also. I recommend you to see the story version of Sexy Love era, all that album is used in the MVS.
this reaction series is bringing me back omg can i be thirteen again i dont wanna work jobs fml
So yeah timeline is interesting. 5 members pre-debut who had a few releases before the official debut of Lie including an OST, so they ARE officially credited members of T-ARA music. A few members also appeared on labelmate songs like SeeYa and Davichi pre-debut. but then the debut lineup was the 6 that everyone considers T-ARA:
Boram (my ult BW at the time)
Qri (its cue-ree, but the way you say it in korean is also very similar to "cutie" and she has always used that joke, yes)
Soyeon (my ult bias at the time)
Eunjung
Hyomin
Jiyeon (the only one never the leader as the maknae)
The additional members are
The Snake (tm) Hwayoung: you saw the explanation but theres so many additional details that make it so much worse and nuanced. fun fact from all of that: T-ARA are why most of your faves dont have individual Twitter accounts (and have to work their way to IG)! She was with the group for roughly 2 years before the scandal.
Ahreum was added near the very end of the Hwayoung's tenure, and was harassed by her and her sister, and she tried to stick it out but it became clear to the company I think that all the additional stress with the members wasnt worth it, and T-ARA's popularity was dead in Korea. Its really unfortunate because shes the one you pointed out as being really good at the dance break in Sexy Love: yes. she was an incredibly talented all rounder, girl could dance, rap, and sing.
Dani was added to T-ARA N4 subunit officially, but they never had a comeback and she left a year later along with Ahreum who was also part of it. She ended up going on Produce 101 and did well, but didnt make IOI and thats kind of where her idol career ended. Also unfortunate, another very talented girl.
Currently they're 4 after Soyeon and Boram left in 2017. If anyone ever tells you about a "bias crisis" i can tell you a REAL bias crisis is when your Ult Bias and Ult BW leave your ult group rather unceremoniously. Its a whole mess that from some angles I understand both sides, but there were ways it could have been handled better by Soyeon and Boram that clearly have iced their relationship with the remaining 4. Boram basically dropped off the face of the earth, only appearing occasionally even on social media until 2022 when she had some short lived japanese promotions. soyeon is now married to a national soccer team player and living in Sharjah where he plays with his club. Neither of the two girls were invited to Jiyeon's wedding (who unfortunately is now going through a divorce). It breaks my heart, truly. Maybe one day there will be time for healing.
The 4 girls are doing their own things right now and had that comeback you saw in 2021, which was entirely funded by them and was their best selling album to since the scandal, 50k sales(girl groups never moved units back then outside of SNSD and KARA in Japan). There was a photoshoot and plans to have a comeback... soonish (theyre never clear, which is fine, they're doing this all on their own and dont wanna overpromise) and they had a fanmeeting for their 15th anniversary in Taiwan. But that was literally held the day after news was breaking about Jiyeon's divorce so I think any plans have stalled right now.
Thank you for pointing out how pretty Boram is that warmed my heart for some reason, she sometimes got flak for not being pretty which always made me want to strangle people.
I cant wait for more! I know you talked about how you could see how a longer version of Sexy Love could go storywise and that made me cackle......no comment.
Maybe if you do any shorter ones next, I recommend Sugar Free, You Drive Me Crazy, Day By Day, So Crazy, Do You Know Me, and Tiki Taka! Tiki Taka also had a b side they did a live clip for called All Kill that is SO GOOD.
MY QUEEEEEEENS. Thank you for the reaction.
You should check out their drama MVS.
Wow... Before I liked BTOB, my favorite group was T-ARA since I was young!!! It's so nice to see you like this. 😂👍🏻👍🏻
omg omg omg when i opened youtube i saw your video reacting to t-ara and i was shockedddd !!! my favorite reactor reacting to my favorite group omg i am sobbing right now 😭 thank you sooo much and i would love you to react to their newer songs and also their solos, the are literally a QUEENS ❤️❤️❤️
Don’t forget to read to their big hit Lovey Dovey
I still remember how Sexy Love was everywhere in my country which became fave intro in some dance performances lmao jshsjsksl
RJ thank you for the T-ara reaction!! They are my all time favourite girl group ❤️
I hope you could react more to their songs since they had plenty of different vibes (they were originally considered the chameleons of the K-pop at the old days)
- Bo peep bo peep
- I go crazy because of you
- Time to love
- Lovey dovey
- Day by Day
- Like the first time
- Sugar free
T-ARA's songs are really good, you should react next to DAY BY DAY, SUGAR FREE, SO CRAZY, LOVEY DOVEY
I miss them so much, they were my ultimate when I was in middle/high school. Boram was that girl
Pls more T-ARA!! Especially Day by day
YESSSSSSSSS LIVE LOVE LAUGH T-ARA!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭❤❤❤❤
I love Number 9 so much 😂❤ I was obsessed back in the day lol and Roley Poly and Bo Beep Bo Beep and Sugar Free so catchy
Number 9 and Sugar free are my national anthems!!
Thank you so much for reacting to T-ARA ❤
FINALLY T-ARA, THX U ❤
Their music is so good ... next pls react another song like "Bo peep Bo peep", "Sugar Free", "I Go Crazy bcs of u" 👍
I go crazy because of you is like medicine to me 😂
T-ara is my second favorite group of all time and 'Sugar Free' is my favorite song. They could have been huge without that stupid scandal.
T-ARA have so many great title tracks and b-side songs you don't Understand they were EVERYTHING to me and the whole South Korea! you definitely should check out the debut song Lies, Day by Day both short and long versions, I Go Crazy Because of You, Sugar Free and maybe Tiamo with the final 4 members!!
16:09 No, the longer version of Sexy-Love has nothing to do with the dance version. Sexy-Love is the second part of a drama MV. The first part is Day by Day.
With Cry Cry it's the other way around, it's part of the first video of another drama MV. The second part is Lovey Dovey.
btw. when I write drama MV I literally mean drama - tissue alert.
T-ARA was my favoriteeeeee
OMG yes! This is the thing I needed to get through these post election days
I also like T-ara's Lovey Derby 😊
fun fact: Roly Poly is still the song with the most digital sales ever from a girl group even after almost 14 years! it catapulted them into stardom
T-ara forever ♥️
I miss them. I used to dance to their songs a lot in my teenage years. Roly Poly was doing too well in the Southeast Asia here that time.