History Music / Tara

They have had numerous lineup changes and messy controversies that followed. T-ara started with Hyomin, Eunjung, Jiyeon, Jiwon, and Jiae; Soyeon, Boram and Qri were added in after Jiwon and Jiae left before debut for creative differences. Hwayoung joined the group in 2010 as the lead rapper, and in 2012 Areum joined in the summer while Dani, 12 at the time, was announced to be joining sometime in the future. However that year Hwayoung left the group, which resulted in a ''huge'' backlash due to allegations of bullying and "evidence" of varying authenticity that rolled in - however what truly happened remains uncertain. In July 2013, [[http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/07/breaking-ahreum-leaving-t-ara-for-solo-debut Ahreum also left the group]] in order to pursue solo activities; and Dani, initially slated to take her part in the subunit T-ara N4, was announced in 2015 to be joining an entirely new group instead - and so the original 6-member lineup stands.

On February 8, 2017, new information came forwards regarding the infamous "bullying" scandal after Hwayoung and her twin Hyoyoung went on an interview show and again brought up the scandal, and continued to try to spin the story to make Hwayoung out to be the victim (a direct 180 from when the story first came out and Hwayoung claimed there was no bullying, only normal conflict). Cue an ex-manager finally being fed up and releasing texts that showed [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/02/08/ex-t-ara-staff-reveals-kkt-showing-hyoyoung-threats-to-ahreum-says-hwayoung-did-victim-cosplay/ Hyoyoung threatening ex-member Ahreum with physical violence]], and [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/02/09/ex-t-ara-staffmanager-tell-all-from-hwayoungs-fake-injuries-to-nail-salons-to-hyoyoungs-threats/ claiming Hwayoung and Hyoyoung had been "cosplaying" as victims throughout the whole incident.]] Fans were further thrown into a tizzy after [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/02/08/hyoyoung-cops-to-kkt-being-legit-ahreum-confirms-reports-t-ara-vindicated/ Ahreum and Hyoyoung both confirmed the texts were real]], and [[http://www.asianjunkie.com/2017/02/09/mbk-says-t-arahwayounghyoyoung-reports-are-the-truth-but-says-its-not-welcome/ their company also confirmed the ex-manager's story]].

%% * BreakoutCharacter: Jiyeon. Eunjung and Hyomin are also quite popular, but it seems like Jiyeon has become the unofficial "face" of the group.

%% * DatePeepers: The T-ara members in "Like the First Time."

** Eunjung's blue eyes in "Day By Day". It's never really explained what they do, but they glow so obviously she has powers of some kind.
** Dani in the previous video (who is playing the same character) had at least telekinesis and seemed to have a slight form of telepathy.
%% * GoodBadGirl: They have a song called "I'm So Bad"
%% * GratuitousDiscoSequence: "Roly-Poly," anyone? Played straight, as the girls did cite SaturdayNightFever as a major influence.

%% * LighterAndSofter: They go back and forth between this and DarkerAndEdgier all the time.

%% * {{Mooks}}: Hoards of baddies in both "Cry Cry" and "Day By Day." Subverted in both because the mooks manage to accomplish a lot. In both music videos, they seriously injure the T-ara members.

%% * NewSoundAlbum: Black Eyes.

%% ** "I Go Crazy Because Of You."

* BareYourMidriff: Pretty much been showing off their bare waists since day one.

%% * {{Brainwashed}}: In "Day By Day" Jiyeon does this to Dani with unknown means, turning her into Eunjung.

%% * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Hyomin in "Day By Day".

* ShesGotLegs: Many of their outfits aren't shy with showing some leg. It is a female K-Pop group, after all.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: T-ara wore short-shorts during promotions for "Roly-Poly."

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Eunjung had blue hair in "Day By Day" (Part 2), and Hyomin had bright pink/red hair.
** Qri had [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/d91aaf86f3fe4ce45f235425778aad69/tumblr_mufsepKuxE1re3a6no1_500.jpg red hair]] in "Number Nine".

* ZettaiRyouiki: Most notably during the video for "I Go Crazy Because Of You" where they wore long socks with their skirts. They were in schoolgirl outfits, after all.

They are best known for their chameleon-like tendency of switching their concept and sound at the drop of a dime. The girls themselves have said that they strive to be different with each release, and that it is their true appeal. For the most part they seem to be spot on - they are one of the bigger breakout girl groups, and are responsible for some of the [[EarWorm most addictive and catchy pop songs you'll ever hear.]]

They have had numerous lineup changes and messy controversies that followed. T-ara started with Hyomin, Eunjung, Jiyeon, Jiwon, and Jiae; Soyeon, Boram and Qri were added in after Jiwon and Jiae left before debut for creative differences. Hwayoung joined the group in 2010 as the lead rapper, and in 2012 Areum joined in the summer while Dani, 12 at the time, was announced to be joining sometime in the future. However that year Hwayoung left the group, which resulted in a ''huge'' InternetBackdraft due to allegations of bullying and "evidence" of varying authenticity that rolled in - however what truly happened remains uncertain. In July 2013, [[http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/07/breaking-ahreum-leaving-t-ara-for-solo-debut Ahreum also left the group]] in order to pursue solo activities; and Dani, initially slated to take her part in the subunit T-ara N4, was announced in 2015 to be joining an entirely new group instead - and so the original 6-member lineup stands.

T-ara (often stylized as T-ARA or T♔ARA- Korean: 티아라, Japanese: ティアラ) is a six member GirlGroup from Korea. Their initial premise was their specialisation in ballads and midtempos, as their voices were best suited to that style. They became known after four members joined forces with male hip-hop group Supernova for the hit electroballad "TTL (Time To Love)" which paved the way for T-ara to smash the charts with the silly yet catchy [[CatGirl "Bo Peep Bo Peep"]].

%% * BlondesAreEvil: Jiyeon in "Day By Day".