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T-ARA already started their Japan tour with their Nagoya Concert on June 19th. Their first Japanese album ‘Jewelry Box’ rose to the #2 spot on the Oricon Chart the day it was released, and is still gaining much interest. They are currently busy with their Japanese promotions and preparation of their comeback in Korea.

“From all the activities we've done so far, I think we are the busiest right now,” said all seven T-ARA members in one voice. Lately, the girls have been preparing to meet with their fans even though they are exhausted. Despite this, they say they are happy and are enjoying every single day. bntnews was able to interview these girls who know how to be thankful instead of complaining.

T-ARA's eldest sister ‘Boram’ is small, but she was able to radiate a lot of energy and power during the interview.

“Your recent concert in Thailand was a success, and your first Japanese album release also received a lot of attention and love! Did you expect this?” “No, I did not expect this at all. But I am really thankful for all the attention we've been receiving. We added a song especially for our Japanese fans in this album, and added a lot of blingbling, heart and soul on the album jacket to match the concept of ‘Jewelry Box’. We had a lot of fun and made many memories with our fans during our Thailand concert. We're really thankful. We will work harder so that we will receive much more love all over the world,” she innocently responded about the gratitude she feels towards the fans' love.

I was able to discover the talents I've inherited~

Even before she debuted, everyone knew Boram was singer ‘Youngrok Jun’'s eldest daughter. Having a national singer as her father, since when did she dream of becoming a singer? “I grew up listening to music and watching my father perform, so I'm familiar with this career. But because I'm so passive, I've lived hiding my talents. Even though I wanted to, I couldn't say ‘I want to be a singer’ because I was worried about how people will look at me. But luckily I met a good agency and the members, and my dream was realized. I have been very blessed.”

Although she and her father do not have deep talks about music, her father does give her honest critiques about T-ARA's music. “He really gives his honest opinions, and I do agree with what he says because what's good is good, and what's bad is bad. My dad said he liked ‘Roly Poly’ as soon as he heard it, and we really received a lot of love from the public for that song."

Boram's younger sister ‘Wooram Jun’ is preparing for her singing debut as a member of ‘D-UNIT’. As an older sister and sunbae in the entertainment world, what kind of advice is she giving her? “I don't really have any advice I give to her specifically. I usually advise and remind her not to be affected by negative posts online. It's one of the things you go through as you grow; and she may go through bigger and worse things in the future, so I tell her to be patient and to endure it as the best she can,” she replied. And as she talked about her younger sister, her playful self disappeared and her sincere, older sister self was shown.


The new members' ability to adjust? "If you see T-ARA's sociability, you would not be worried~"

How does T-ARA's eldest sister Boram feel about the new incoming members? “I look forward to it. I'm happy yet worried at the same time. At times I think ‘will they be able to adjust?,’ but when I see the members' cheerful selves, all of my worries disappear. I don't think they'll have any trouble adjusting. More than that, when I see our little ones ‘Jiyeon’ and ‘Hwayoung’ doting on the new members, I smile unknowingly. Should I call it an ‘auntie's heart’?”

While being on the set and interview, Boram was bright and cheerful wherever she went. But surprisingly, she said she liked spending time alone. “I like having my own time to think deeply on things. I even go shopping alone most of the time.”

I'm envious of Girls' Generation's ‘Jessica’'s feminine beauty~

T-ARA is quickly emerging as fashion-idols. Who does Boram think is a fashion-idol? “I think Girls' Generation's ‘Jessica’ is! I really love her style, it's a feminine style. A fluttering skirt with flats looks so pretty. I only get to wear such feminine clothing when I'm on set. I can't choose and wear feminine clothing on my own. I don't think it suits me. If you see the clothes I normally wear, you'll understand. I usually wear a huge box t-shirt with sneakers. What's funny is that when I wear a t-shirt, it becomes a box t-shirt and my pants go missing.”

The energy that emerges from her tiny body cheers up the people around her. What type of person is her ideal, making her endorphins react? “I think first impressions are really important. And I really like someone who has a pretty smile. No matter how good looking a person is, if his smile isn't bright and cheerful then I think it's a turn-off. There are those that have a kind smile. That's the type of person I like.”

As we came to an end with the interview, I asked one last question. “What kind of singer do you want to be?”

“I want to be like my father, someone who will be remembered by everyone. That person's this song. Someone who hears ‘that song was really nice/good.’” she said as she imagined her future self, a sincere response in the midst of a momentary silence. In that, we were able to anticipate T-ARA and Boram's determination to press on towards victory.


Source: http://bntnews.hanky...4&mode=sub_view
Translated by: x은영이 @ Diadem 


Girl group Up-Up Girls covers T-ara's hit retro song Roly Poly.

Up-Up Girls is a Japanese girl group consisting of former Hello! Pro Egg (a group of young girls who develop their talent further in hopes of becoming successful musicians) members who regularly perform at the MAP Theater in Akihibara, Tokyo. They do K-pop dance covers under the name UFZS and their next project is to debut in Korea.

Watch their video below.


(Skip to 2:30)

Source: JOSEIJISIN @ YouTube



Gaon has just released its latest Weekly charts featuring both Big Bang's Blue and Miss A's Touch. With those latest data, a considerable drop in Digital Aggregate (DA) can be observed. 8 months ago, for the same amount of downloads, songs will usually achieve a DA worth 20 millions more.
Nevertheless, the amount of downloads have a remained steady. From collecting them, it is easy to compare and estimate a song success, even when released at the different times.

T-ara's Roly Poly achieved great success last year. Thanks to its impressive longevity, the song managed to rank 1st on the Gaon Yearly charts (which sums up every kind of digital charts from every Korean charts), scoring in the meantime, the highest amount of download to date, before IU's You & I recently broke this record. For those who had questioned T-ara's ability to maintain its streak, a collective data on T-ara latest released songs, Cry Cry, We Were in Love (with Davichi) and Lovey Dovey proves that Roly Poly will not be the only song from T-ara to make history on Korean music charts.

As we are looking into T-ara's latest hits, a few things have to be taken in account :
- All 4 songs are still charting
- Cry Cry has charted for 16 weeks so far, We Were In Love for 10 and Lovey Dovey for 8, therefore, a sub-total is established on the 5th, 8th, 10th and 16th week.
- As the highest number of downloads is achieved the first days then gradually decreases, the number of days a song charted on its first week is affecting the numbers for all following weeks.
- Roly Poly was released during a high peak period were downloads were very important
- Both We Were In Love and Lovey Dovey were released during a low peak period.
- Roly Poly has been promoted on music shows for 10 weeks
- Cry Cry has been promoted on music shows for 8 weeks
- Lovey Dovey has been promoted on music shows for 6 weeks
- We Were In Love has only had 5 performances made on Inkigayo solely

Download :

Roly Poly (4 days on 1st week) : 551,791 - 667,783 - 419,914 - 375,620 - 301,436 (5th week) - 180,275 - 206,501 - 184,397 (8th week) - 118,720 - 118,014 (10th Week) - 133,618 - 123,167 - 93,041 - 86,732 - 79,372 - 65,897 (16th Week)
Total after 5 weeks : 2.316.544
Total after 8 weeks: 2.887.717
Total after 10 weeks: 3.124.451
Total after 16 weeks: 3.706.278

Cry Cry (31 hours on 1st week) : 164,426 - 742,844 - 435,768 - 379,219 - 311,045 (5th week) - 241,543 - 202,357 - 185,373 (8th week) - 176,031 - 146,030 (10th week) - 117,098 - 99,102 - 83,753 - 73,013 - 65,116 - 58,273
Total after 5 weeks : 2.033.302
Total after 8 weeks: 2.662.575
Total after 10 weeks: 2.984.636
Total after 16 weeks: 3.480.991

We Were In Love (3 days on 1st week) : 245,798 - 481,342 - 364,601 - 290,019 - 222,093 (5th week) - 176,504 - 153,994 - 131,181 (8th week) - 108,700 - 89,219 (10th week)
Total after 5 weeks : 1.603.853
Total after 8 weeks: 2.065.532
Total after 10 weeks: 2.263.451


Lovey Dovey (5 days on 1st week) : 600,509 - 538,788 - 393,493 - 320,782 - 273,065 (5th week) - 248,220 - 212,811 - 183,792 (8th week)
Total after 5 weeks : 2.126.637
Total after 8 weeks: 2.771.460




Based on the available date, all Roly Poly, Cry Cry and Lovey Dovey will rank amonsgt the most download songs to date in the Korean digital music industry. All those songs can be qualified as major hits and make of T-ara one Korea's biggest digital monster.

Here are a few comparative download numbers to help evaluate T-ara's tremendous achievements on the digital charts :

Top 10 Most Downloaded Songs of 2011 :
1. Roly Poly - T-ara : 4,077,885
2. I Cheated - GG : 3,625,939
3. Goodbye Baby - Miss A : 3,474,821
4. I am the best - 2NE1 : 3,467,674
5. So Cool - Sistar : 3,334,222
6. Don't Say goodbye - Davichi : 3,285,936
7. Hello - Huh Gak : 3,101,481
8. Turn the Tv Off - Leessang : 3,081,880
9. Infinity Challenge's Stary Snails : 3,081,488
10. The Boys - SNSD : 3,032,658

Late release of 2011 still charting :
You and I - IU : 2011 : 2,934,107 ; January 2012 : 990,662 ; Total :3.924.769
Be My Baby - Wonder Girls : 2011 : 2,982,802 ; January 2012 : 515,121 ; Total : 3.497.923
The Boys - SNSD : 2011 : 3,032,658 ; January 2012 : 296,810 ; Total : 3.329.468

Top 10 Most Downloaded Songs of 2010 :
1. Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die - 2AM 3,352,827
2. Oh! - SNSD 3,316,889
3. Good Girl Bad Girl - miss A 3,119,784
4. I can not (Feat. 美) - 4Men 3,093,483
5. I Go Crazy Because of You - T-ara 3,042,224
6. Amazon (With 2AM to go crazy) - IU 3,008,795
7. Lupin - Kara 2,977,898
8. I’m A Loner - CN Blue 2,959,800
9. 2 Different Tears - Wonder Girl 2,790,298
10. Sick enough to die (Feat. Mellow) - MC Mong 2,698,185
11. Stop the Time - Davichi 2,676,554
12. Love taught me to drink (Feat. 8eight) - Lee Seung Gi 2,598,332

The information about the Roly Poly Japanese version has been revealed even the CD covers, but the CD covers were too small.

But this time, take a look at the bigger version of the CD covers and their prices.


First Press Limited Edition A - CD+DVD -- ¥1,800(tax in)


First Press Limited Edition B - CD+DVD-- ¥1,800(tax in)


Regular Version C - CD -- ¥1,100(tax in)

So what do you think about these covers and which version are you going to buy?

Roly Poly Japanese version will be released in February.


CREDIT: ameblo.jp + oh♔randall + tiaradiadem.com
Written by: angelclowie18@dkpopnews.net


<First Press Limited Edition A> 【CD】 + 【DVD】 -- ¥1,800(tax in)
【CD】
(1)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.)」
(2)「Kojimareu~Lies~(Japanese ver.)」
【DVD】
(1)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.)Music Video」
(2)「Kojimareu~Lies~(Japanese ver.) Music Video」



<First Press Limited Edition B>【CD】 + 【DVD】 -- ¥1,800(tax in)
【CD】
(1)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.)」
(2)「Apple is A(Japanese ver.)」
【DVD】
(1)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.) Music Video Dance feature ver.)」
(2)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.) Music Video Making」




<Regular Version C> 【CD】 -- ¥1,100(tax in)
【CD】
(1)「Roly-Poly(Japanese ver.)」
(2)「Roly-Poly in Copacabana(Japanese ver.)」
Bonus Track: 「Bo Peep Bo Peep LIVE ver.(T-ARA First Show Case in SHIBUYA-AX 2011.7.5)」

T-ara's Roly Poly Japanese version will be released in February.


Credit: Nathaniel @ Diadem
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