The Toyko Version of the Lovey Dovey MV premiered on GOMTV today:

T-ara releases Lovey Dovey Tokyo MV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcCGZ...layer_embedded

T-ara will finally get an official fan club!
http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/01/t-...ish-their.html

T-ara wins for the first time in 2 years on Music Bank with Lovey Dovey
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/t-ara...m-january-20th

T-ara releases more information on 3rd Japanese single Roly Poly
http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/01/mo...se-single.html

T-ara releases Roly Poly Japanese music Video
http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/01/t-a...for-roly-poly/

it says page not found when I clicked the link... so what's the official fanclub called ? xD
anyway thanks for sharing!!

I LOVE the japanese PV.
The preview was awful, but the actual song and PV are really nice :)

I'm SO happy that the song sounds a million times better than it did in the preview, which sounded so cheap and poorly produced. I can't wait to see the video for Lies now! Did anyone else think it looked really cheap when just one of them was dancing in front of the rest of them though?

MV for RP Japanese looks good. Hyomin :luv2

The lyrics sounds a little weird though. I'm use to the Korean version.

No name for it yet. Its in the making.

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/01/t-...ish-their.html

Their Japanese in Roly-Poly is some of the worst I've ever heard, but at least the mixing is better than it was in the preview lol.

@mobius: oh I see~ thanks :3


...still not used with the Japanese Roly Poly, even if I liked the PV :laugh

yes.

Watching Jiyeon drawing is too funny.

Eunjung injured her knee. Poor girl keeps getting injured. Hope she can recover quickly.

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/01/t-...-knee-and.html

lol Jiyeon :laugh
poor Eunjung! I hope she recovers soon!!

Eunjung will have to cancel all promotions with T-ara for 6 weeks >.< but she will continue acting in her drama, I can't find the link for this because the page wont load but I will add it when i do

T-ara is destroying on Gaon charts!
#1 on digital singles with Lovey Dovey and on Physical album sales with Funky Town
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/gaon-...eek-of-january

T-ara wins triple crown on inkigayo!!
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/t-ara...m-january-29th

Hwayoung has a wardrobe malfunction
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/t-ara...on-on-inkigayo

T-ara dominates the month of January on Instiz charts!!
http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/insti...nth-of-january

I hope the PV for コジンマル〜嘘〜 (Japanese Ver.) comes out soon! I'm really curious about which version they chose for the Japanese version. It's probably going to be the dance version although I favor the slow version a little more.

I hope it'll be a slow version, idk the Japanese seems to love ballads :laugh

Poor Hwayoung, now she looks more happy
here are some performances

MUSIC BANK

6 members

MUSIC ON TOP

5 members

MUSIC ON TOP (WINNER)

3 members only

The stage looks so empty without the 7 girls

I felt bad for Hwayoung as well ._. great to know she's happier now
and thanks for posting the perfs!

Some News on T-ara recently:

They just warp up their trip to Paris for KBS Music Bank in Paris

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/02/ch...kbs-music.html

The Ryu Twins going to be in MV of "Lovey Dovey Plus" by Coed's male unit "SPEED"

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/02/t-...ngs-lovey.html

They sign a 1 Billion Won contract to endorse for "Gabalan Chicken"

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/02/t-...ntract-to.html

Hyomin is in the the Chinese Version of "We Got Married", which airs on Feb. 14th.

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/02/t-...t-preview.html

They are going back to Japan for 1 month to promote the Japanese Version of Roly Poly

http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/02/t-...-japan-on.html

Core Contents Media trolling on SPEED again...its 2-3 days late for the Lovey Dovey Plus..really makes me lose trust in their company..zzz

so Co-Ed's subgroup aka SPEED will cover T-Ara's Lovey Dovey ? And the twins will star in the MV, right ?
lol a male SPEED, I've got used with SPEED the Japanese girlgroup so this is kinda weird to me :laugh

^Yeah.

Here's the MV for Speed Lovey Dovey Plus.



Kind of hard to tell the difference between Hwayoung and Hyoyoung in the MV. The only way to tell the difference is Hyoyoung has dimples when she smiles

They also made a 2nd Version that features Hyoyoung

wow, this was embarrasing to watch and to hear :o
CCM, just close now and let your artist go to another labels plz

^ lol this.

kinda disappointed with the choreo...love the style of the concept though
but...the twins were virtually.. unnecessary other than to make people watch it? LOL
the song's music sounds quite dated in terms of sound...but well...

I actually really like the new song! :) It might just be because i'm a t-ara stan but oh well x)

lmao I just watched that for the sake of Hwayoung, but well it was bad and the twins won't help me to like it ._.

lies teaser

asdghjkl! i think i'll like how it sounds in japanese!
i just hope they don't screw my fav t-ara song ever

^looking forward very much to that...but the MV looks budget >.<
hopefully they have a new Korean version too...

omg that flawless song in Japanese!! and the teaser didn't sounds bad at all, I'm having my hopes high rn

Thank you so much for posting the teaser! The song sounds great in this preview so I'm looking forward hearing it in full and seeing the video! I was hoping that they would chose to remake the slow version, but I love both so I'm just excited they're remaking it either way! Hopefully we'll hear a leak of the Japanese version of "Apple is A" soon since the single comes out in a week.

They look so pretty in that teaser !!
Honestly i've never heard Lies before

AHHHH CANT WAIT FOR IT's RELEASE! :) Time for T-ara to own ORICON CHARTS AGAIN!

^^you should!! that song is sent from heaven!! XD

T-ara's going to release an album, open a fan club, and hold their first solo concert in July!!!!

This is the chance for T-ara's management to redeem themselves. This better be a real, full album released when they say it will be released. No more of these shenanigans like splitting the album into two and postponing it 50 times.

^ YES PLEASE T_T
SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW ALBUM!! :3

please T-ARA release a japanese album, onegai !!

Last month, T-ara stated that they would stay in Japan for a month to promote their Japanese activities (from the 16th of this month onward). I'm assuming that during this time, they are recording music for their Japanese album since they've already released the standard 3 singles (with Roly Poly coming out in a few days). But with such an increase in their Korean activities, I personally don't see how they could fit in the time to promote it with their busy schedule (although I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to do it since they usually have T-ara doing a million things at once anyways). Either way, I hope they can stay healthy and fit some break time into their schedule. They've already stated that they will be focusing solely on their music and not acting in 2012 so hopefully that frees up some of their time as well.

omg so true :yes

Looking forward to July for their new album and concert. They really deserve their own concert. Hopefully they can squeeze in a break somewhere in between cause they been working too hard.

The Japanese "lies" sounds good.

JAPANESE LIES



sorry to say, gosh. this is quite a disappoinment. Hwayoung's lines, and they put the screen on Eunjung and the MV is so damn cheap. TOO CHEAP. seriously...Were they trying to pull off a Cry Cry (Ballad MV) here??? This really wont do. If you want to SELL it with a single, you really dont produce an MV and attempt to ship it to fans who are actually buying. The camera doesnt even move when they dancing..O.O
Im sorry, I was really looking forward to this but...zzzz
Maybe I should be glad that this B-side even has a PV i guess...

About their new album and concert. YES FINALLY!! A CONCERT!! their time has definitely come.
and with Core Contents, I darent even pin my hopes on a JULY date...knowing them its probably gonna be pushed all around the calender. so until the date draws near...i'll just wait.

I love the MV purely because it doesnt make me dizzy like their other japanese MV and Boram is in the middle for once! :)

omg, this mv was so so so so so bad :( the editing is cheap, and they just look dead >_> seriously, wtf is wrong with their company? it'd better if they didn't release this at all

just leet them rest and after than comeback filled with energy

"Apple is A" Japanese Version Full Audio

"Apple is A" 's so cute! Love it!

I love the Japanese version of "Apple Is A". When they originally announced that they would be releasing in Japanese, I had a good feeling that it would translate well and it definetely did! To be honest, I think I love it just as much as the Korean version!

Thank you for posting the full PV! I personally expected a video like this based on the teaser as well as it just being a b-side track. Although I don't love the video, I don't dislike it either. For me, the most important part was the song which I think sounds awesome in Japanese.

i don't like any of the Japanese remakes of their Korean songs except for Apple is A! that really was a flawless transition.

that was cheap, but the song in Japanese sounds ok, so as Apple is A

T-ara debuts at number 3 with 14,999 copies sold on first day,

>.< why is t-ara popularity going down so much?!?!?! they debut so high :( they need an original song to get japanese fans to buy it!

Although I'm happy to hear that they debuted at number 3, I'm sad that their sales were so low. I really thought that this single would sell better. I hope that their sales continue to increase throughout the week and that they can maintain a spot in the top 10.

^ I'm pretty sure they'll be in the top 10 easily in the weekly charts, but I agree!! Roly Poly was Korea's biggest hit last year! how is it not huge in Japan >.< I guess they started promotions for it too late? just last week really... Hopefully steady sales make up for this! T_T I was expecting at least 30k or plus >.<

omg that's such low numbers.. are Japanese people already tired with all the remakes ? because I do anyway hopefully they can maintain to be in the weekly top 10 with decent sales..

This mv is very disappointing.

The only reason to watch this mv is because of the beauty of the girls.

Other than that...FAILED. lol. Eunjung looks a little lost at 1:57 mark of the video.

Major lol at that being left in.

T-ara's sales are extremely steady today!
this single should end up selling around 50-60k i predict

1st day sales :14,999

2nd day sales of :10031
total so far: 25,039

Is there any promo in Japan for this single ???

Anyway, it's my first time listening Apple is A, and it's really good :)
And, LIES (PV) is cheap, but i like the choreography, and they look beautiful

oh I hope they'll sell to 50-60k too, glad to see the drop was little

and I turned some of my classmates into T-Ara fans guys lol! after successfully turned them into SONEs most of them likes Jiyeon and Qri the most~

sales continue to be good, maybe in total about 35-40k first week :)

1st day sales :14,999

2nd day sales of :10031
total so far: 25,039

3rd day sales: 6036
total so far: 31,075

thanks for the update~ I hope there will be like... weekend boom though :L
loljk but whatever xD

Thanks for keeping us up to date with their sales! They've managed to maintain their #3 spot as well so I too am hoping that the weekend will bring more sales.

no problem :)
I don't think there will be a boost, but who knows, T-ara JUST started their promotions for roly poly in Japan so I think that could mean steady sales.

They've already tied Yayaya's weekly sales in 3 days which is pretty impressive :)

EDIT: T-ara is down to number 5 >.<

on happier notes they won artist of the year at billboard japan awards! :)
http://www.t-araworld.net/2012/03/t-...011-award.html

1st day sales :14,999

2nd day sales of :10031
total so far: 25,039

3rd day sales: 6036
total so far: 31,075

4th day sales number 5 on oricon : x
total so far: 31,075 + x

5th day sales number 4 on oricon: x
total so far: 31,075 + x

Congrats to the girls on the win at billboard japan awards.

Their sales for Roly Poly is decent. Hopefully they can sell more with a month of promotion in Japan.

Total sales!!
Weekly Chart: Position #3
Sales: 41285

10k higher than Yayaya which is cool! I'm sure we'll se this single sell about 50-60k :)

According to T-ara's official Japanese website, they will be releasing their first Japanese album (currently untitled) and starting their "T-ARA JAPAN Live Tour" in June! Here are the tour dates and locations:

June 19 and 20: Aichi/Art Hall Theater
June 22, 23 and 24: Osaka/International Conference Center
June 25 and 26: Fukuoka/Sun Palace Hotel and Hall
June 28: Miyagi/Zepp Sendai
June 30: Sapporo/Zepp Hokkaido
July 25 and 26: Tokyo/Nippon Budokan

Oh wow thats amazing!!! :) But maybe a single before their japanese album? I find the gap in between the two is too long, people might forget about them

I think if there was going to be a single released prior to their album, it would have been announced first or along with the album announcement unless they decide to release a digital single during the time gap. While it's still possible that they could release a physical single if they decide, I personally hope that they don't as it would mean that less new material would be available for the album. They've already released 7 Japanese tracks within their singles (including Japanese version of Roly Poly in Copacabana) so I think releasing more than that would be too much. Hopefully they can remain relevant in the Japanese market through promotions until then although I'm unsure of how likely that is.

^ >.< I think it will be hard for them to remain relevant considering the only time they're in Japan is when they are promotion new music, otherwise they are in Korea promoting music there

According to T-ARA's Official Japanese website, they will be releasing their first photobook titled "T-ARA First Photo Album Sparkle" on April 12th!

Here is the translated information from Nathaniel @ Diadem:

I'm definetely going to purchase this! Hopefully the release of this book will help keep T-ARA's name out there in Japan for awhile!

yay!!! a japanese album finally !!!
We have to wait like 3 months x_x
And their sales are really good, they are beating k-pop groups like 2NE1, AFTERSCHOOL, RAINBOW and 4MINUTE. They are under KARA and SNSD only ( i guess)

^ yea they're the 3rd biggest korean girl group in japan, but at the same time all the groups they are beating are groups they were beating in Korea as well except 2ne1, but recently T-ara sells better than 2ne1

They're the 3rd biggest kpop girlgroup in Japan ? glad to hear that! and yeah they do sell better than those other big names you guys posted..

T-ara's going to donate all of the money they receive from the sale of "Roly-Poly" to victims who suffered from the Fukushima nuclear accident!

Although I originally had no intentions to purchase this single, I may have to purchase the regular edition in the future to help show my support for T-ara's cause!

^yea same! this is so amazing of them

NONONONONONONONNONONONONONONON PLEASE NO MEMBER CHANGE!!!!

http://www.allkpop.com/2012/03/t-ara...-member-change

Second week position #20 sales: 7359
TOTAL
48,644

I wonder what retarded changes CCM are gonna put in place. =.=

...CCM is ****ing intent on ruining my favorite girl group.

T-ara's new photobook "Sparkle" is now available for preorder:

Cover:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/pictures/l/...BK-1215707.jpg

Preview of photobook:
http://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/201...1840935868.jpg

http://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/201...1840935867.jpg

http://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/201...1840935866.jpg

CDJapan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview....=NEOBK-1215707
YesAsia: http://www.yesasia.com/us/t-ara-firs...0-en/info.html
HMV: http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/4990870
Amazon JP: http://www.amazon.co.jp/T-ARA%E3%83%...731835&sr=8-10

I ordered my copy from CDJ as soon as I saw the notification email this morning! So excited!

I just don't understand the need for them to want to change the dynamics of the group so much. They are doing well as is, why risk making major changes that could possibly have a negative affect on the group after the success they've already gained?

^ As they've proven time and time again, they have no idea how to run a group. None whatsoever.

While I'm normally not the type of person to use really dramatic language when it comes to my favorite artists, I can honestly say that I'm close to devastated about this news. I seriously want to cry. T-ara has become one of my favorite groups, even getting more play than my absolute favorite kpop group SNSD recently. I've become really attached to the members and their music and to think that some of them could possibly be replaced (or even that they'll add new members) and that their musical style will change is beyond unbelievable to me right now. As much as I hate to say it, if they will be completely abandoning the sound that they've created (I don't mind it evolving or even trying new things but to completely abandon their style) and changing out members and adding new members which could possibly make this a completely different type of group, I will no longer be a fan. I will be a fan of today's T-ara but not the new group. If this is seriously going to happen, I wish that T-ara's current members and group as a whole would leave CCM and go to another record label who would allow them to continue on the successful path that's gotten them where they are.

and when i thought CCM couldn't be worse, they go and prove me wrong.
WTF is this?? seriously, this is just stupid. I don't want more members and i don't want any member to leave. Ugh, leave them alone plz.

I'd understand if they were Momusu or After School, but lawd it was already hard for me to accept Hwayoung, though I finally did, no please don't remove anyone from the group, they're the flawless 7 forever to me .____.

yea totally..hwayoung was a bit of a surprise already. >.<
geez and remember that rumour where they already denied that they were adding an eighth member...whutt...

^ Yea every time T-ara has so much momentum going for them CCM ruins it!!!
when they had so much success with Breaking Heart and Absolute album they released Yayaya, their weakest song... dropped them down. Then they come back with Roly Poly, major success and awesoem Cry Cry and Lovey Dovey but split the album into two mini albums, the second one only having 2 new songs... It ruined the momentum they had... If they'd just released one album T-ara could have sold so much more! or released an album with Cry Cry and then a repackage with LD

Guy has 30 years experience in managing singers? I never would have ****ing guessed.

This is just BEYOND ridiculous. I never thought I would say this (and I almost don't mean it), but I'm starting to hope their next release absolutely bombs just to show CCM that they need to stop ****ing with this group. What on Earth are they trying to accomplish? IT'S LIKE THEY WANT EVERYONE TO ABANDON T-ARA.

I wish this group could just magically teleport to another company. I wouldn't even mind if it was SME at this point.

At least with SME, they could have a better management and promotion

^YES... T___T Poor T-ara I feel so bad for them... they work non stop for 3 years and this is what they get.

It's downright disrespectful for that guy (Kim Kwangoo?) to call them lazy and prideful after how hard they've been working. Right now, they're keeping up busy careers in TWO countries. They've been working their assess off, so that's rude and completely uncalled for.

These poor girls, I feel so bad for them. :( His "if there's no effort to sing, the members will not be given parts" line makes it sound like Boram and Qri are gonna go since they had basically no parts in Cry Cry or Lovey-Dovey. :weep

I wish I could say that the basically universal outrage against this would change their decision or something, I know it won't, since they dgaf when everyone was pissy about Hwayoung being added. :irked

^ I think it's a different, if they add a member, the previous members are still there, but just shuffling members like that is like throwing them away... I think there has been A LOT more fuss about this than the addition of Hwayoung

^ Yes, it's different, but what I mean is that CCM has already proven they don't at all care what the fans want or care about. It's sad. :(

^ I know... which really makes no sense T__T because if fans not happy = no success

I've read the news this week about the changes coming up next month and I was shocked about the news. The girls have been doing great lately with promotions and been putting out hits songs. Don't know what the CEO have in mind, but I hope he really rethink the ideas of adding more members or dropping members and changing concepts. Also, for him to call them lazy was very harsh. These girls busted their behinds since their debuts in 2009 to get to where they at right now with lack of sleeps and only to finally get their vacation for one week only and yet he still call some of them lazy? That's is just so wrong, they deserve more better way treatments then that. The announcement couldn't come at a better time when the girls is on vacation and they suppose to hold a concert in Japan and Korea in a couple of month. I can't imagine what's going on in the minds of the members. Who knows, maybe CEO is just blowing smokes out of his ears and nothing going to happen next month. Well just all have to wait the news next month and hope everything turns out the best and not the worst.

None or all !!!
i love T-ARA with the 7 actual members, if they going to change T-ARA, i hope the girls can leave this ***** company

As long as Jiyeon stays, I'm good.

Some head scratching news from CCM, they're investing on another new 7 members girl group.

http://www.allkpop.com/2012/03/core-...new-girl-group

Idk, its sounds kind of fishy to me.

^ Yea i saw this... super weird T___T like WTF focus on T-ara and get your **** straight with them then do another group...

If they're gonna make a new group anyways, they just might as well not **** up their preexisting group anymore.

^ :yes Let T-ARA in peace

GREAT NEWS. My Korean friend, Justina, tells me that there's been a mistake with the reporting and translations. Justina says that the CEO is referring to a duet to be performed with T-ARA and the new girl group. It's just a collaboration project to bring the new group to popularity (Like how 2NE1 debuted with BIGBANG).

Still, she might be wrong. You never know, T-ARA normally has bad things happen to them whenever things start to go right.

Also, does everyone really hate YaYaYa? It's like my favourite song by them : (