[AyusakiFan]

Originally Posted by ayurocks20

Unfortunately, changing labels isn't as simple in Korea as it is in Japan. This is because all the labels in Korea are actually more like talent agency. Each Label(Talent Agency) owns the rights to the name of the group, the songs they produce, the members stage names and etc. In other words, if all the members of T-ARA decided to go to YG, they'd probably get sued for copyright infringement by their previous CEO. The members of T-ARA don't make T-ARA, the company does. He could remove everyone from the group and replace them and he could still call them T-ARA. Luckily, the group is signed record labels in Japan which means they could call the quits in Korea and work as a group in Japan, but that would mean they would never be allowed to release anything in Korea ever again.

However, some groups like BIGBANG or Brown Eyed Girls, who are responsible for some of the song compositions and group forming, have a better chance of being able to swap agencies.

Thank you so much for the information.This whole situation is just a mess. The only thing that would make me happy regarding the addition of the two new members would be if they were Davichi and they didn't implement a admission and graduation situation. But anyways, here's another article regarding the addition of the 2 new members:

[12.04.06] What's the role of the 2 new members of T-ara?

Changes that will be made to girl group T-ara have been revealed. The current 7 members will be strengthen by the addition of 2 more members, forming a 9 member girl group.

Kim Kwangsoo, T-ara and Core Contents Media's CEO revealed to "DISPATCH' on the 5th that T-ara will have 2 new members and will operate as a 9 member girl group.

What's the rationale behind the 9 member T-ara? Kim Kwang Soo revealed that this was a decision so as to help T-ara solidify its position in the music industry. Adding in 2 members who are outstanding in their singing abilities is to help them fulfill their role as singers even better in the future.

This is also to bring about a breathe of fresh air into the group, as Lead Vocalist Soyeon usually carries most of the responsibilities in singing when the group is promoting. The 2 new member will help to reduce the burden on Soyeon. Furthermore, with an even stronger vocal line, T-ara will have more choices when it comes to songs in the future.

Kim KwangSoo added that "The 2 new members are around the same age as the current members and brought about even more harmony to the current team." and "The new members are good in singing, that's why there are invited to join and help T-ara grow and develop as singers".

T-ara also added their 7th member Hwayoung in July 2010 on their initial 6 member foundation.

Source: http://dispatch.co.k...page=1&idx=9869
Translated by: xxxiang@Diadem