Reporters discuss T-ara’s bullying controversy on ‘Special Press Conference’

A new clip of reporters reacting to T-ara‘s bullying controversy is heating up the internet.

On August 23rd, Echannel launched their new program ‘Special Press Conference‘, a new kind of variety talk show where 14 news reporters discuss issues concerning celebrities, athletes, business men and women, issues in society, and more.

Through the program they will be disclosing all the information that reporters have hidden until now-

T-ara’s Soyeon returns to the set of ‘Haeundae Lovers’

T-ara‘s Soyeon who was recently involved in a car accident has returned to the set of her new drama ‘Haeundae Lovers‘ to resume filming.

An industry insider informed SportsSeoul on August 20th, “Soyeon has returned to the set of KBS2‘s ‘Haeundae Lovers today and she is participating in the shoot. Because the new drama is a

News of Soyeon’s accident was reported before collision took place?

Netizens are continuing to question whether or not T-ara‘s Soyeon was really involved in a car accident.

Previously, CCM had reported that Soyeon had been involved in a car accident on August 13th at approximately 7AM, on the way to go film her new drama series.

However, the first article reporting the news of the collision was reportedly posted at 12:06AM on

Hwayoung leaves a secret message for fans on Twitter?

In response to the recent controversy with T-ara, Hwayoung left a message to fans on Twitter.

The former T-ara member’s post thanked her fans for their concern and asked them to discontinue their protests. She also asked for forgiveness for her actions and promised to return with an improved image.

Though the unexpected apology and request for ceasefire was surprising, there is rumored to be an alleged

Witness refutes CCM’s statement of Hwayoung’s “unacceptable behavior”

With the controversy of Hwayoung and T-ara spreading and heating up the web, a witness has stepped forward to refute Core Contents Media‘s statement of Hwayoung’s “unacceptable behavior“.

According to a report released by OBS on July 31st, it was true that Hwayoung threw down her crutches at 

Photo of an individual, speculated to be Hwayoung, visiting the CCM office goes viral

A photo captioned, ‘Hwayoung, Company’ is becoming a big issue.

On August 1st, the photo above was shared online and spread like wildfire, and even became one of the top searched topics on search portals.

An individual who took the photo claims that Hwayoung, who is still suffering from her leg injury, was seen

T-ara’s Eunjung leaves a short message via her official fan café

T-ara‘s Eunjung broke her silence for the first time since the Hwayoung controversy began.

On July 30th, the singer took to her fan café and wrote, “Thank you so much.. and I’m sorry.”

Her few words seem directed towards her fans, to whom she is apologetic that the controversy caused

Former T-ara member Hwayoung tweets message for fans

Former T-ara member Hwayoung just tweeted a message for her fans.

She posted to Twitter on July 31 at 10:33PM KST, “To my fans, you’ve loved me until now, and I’m sorry that I’ve only given you disappointment. Please stop now, and look forward to our more mature and improved selves in the

5dolls’ Hyoyoung uploads a picture with twin sister Hwayoung

5dolls‘ Hyoyoung recently updated her twitter photo with a picture of her and her twin sister Hwayoung.

In light of recent events, it seems Hyoyoung wanted to further show her support for her twin as she has changed

T-ara’s largest fan community to shut down

The largest online fan community for T-ara, t-arafan.com, announced that it will be shutting down their site on August 15th KST.

The fan cafe has received over 4 million cumulative visitors, and is the largest gathering of T-ara fans in the world.

The cafe operator posted: “I have decided to shut down the fan site. Since it was my first time running a fan cafe,

Two more idol groups suspected of bullying

With Hwayoung‘s controversy with T-ara coming to public light, the K-Pop industry is now attempting to take a closer look as to where these issues could be stemming from. Unsurprisingly, Hwayoung isn’t the only one suffering, as other groups came forward with their own concerns.

Reporters were able to find that the issue of bullying already has strong roots within idol groups, especially with the growth K-Pop has been seeing lately. There’s a correlation between the level of an individual member’s star

T-ara’s former back-up dancer claims Jiyeon once slapped Hwayoung

Among the many that are stepping forward to offer some more insight on the T-ara controversy, is a netizen who claims to be a former T-ara back-up dancer.

The post is going viral online, and in it, the dancer describes in detail of a time Jiyeon had slapped Hwayoung 

T-ara’s Hwayoung was responsible for Jiyeon’s ‘bad attitude’?

After Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwang Soo announced that T-ara member Hwayoung had acted in an ‘unacceptable’ manner on a number of occasions, an incident that took place between Hwayoung and Jiyeon has also been revealed.

According to an industry insider, there was an incident that took place back in 2010 where Hwayoung did not

Netizens share more incidents of T-ara’s Hwayoung supposedly being bullied

With the controversy surrounding the bullying scandal of T-ara and Hwayoung heating up, netizens have been claiming to discover more and more proof shots that supposedly prove the bullying rumors to be true.

Recently, online community boards have been posting such screencaps of various moments throughout the girls’

CCM announces Hwayoung will leave T-ara

T-ara‘s parent company Core Contents Media announced today that one of its members, Hwayoung, will be leaving the group.

CCM’s CEO, Kim Kwang Soo, announced the departure in a press release written by the president himself. “In deference to the complaints by T-ara’s staff of 19 people (5 stylists, 7 hair & makeup, 5 on-site managers, 2

Hwayoung’s sister, Hyoyoung, tweets in response to Kim Kwang Soo’s announcement

Following recent breaking news of Hwayoung‘s contract termination with both T-ara, and Core Contents Media, sister Hyoyoung expressed her feelings of shock, with a vague tweet on Twitter.

It’s very unfortunate that Hwayoung’s contract termination was so sudden, and it seems that her sister is in a

Hwayoung strikes back on Twitter

Following Core Contents Media‘s announcement of Hwayoung leaving the group T-ara, Hwayoung posted a quick sentence on Twitter that seemed to summarize her thoughts on the matter.

T-ara to proceed with their August comeback as scheduled

With the news of Hwayoung’s departure from the agency still hot, Core Contents Media, has shocked many fans and the like, by revealing that T-ara’s impending schedule will follow through as planned without any delays.

A representative of Core Contents Media told OSEN news that T-ara will “resume as a seven-

CCM reveals the dark side of Hwayoung, mudslinging ensues

Following their announcement regarding the termination of Hwayoung‘s contract, Core Contents Media recently revealed some of Hwayoung’s unacceptable behavior in the past, furthering themudslinging.

According to CCM, after their Budokan concert and return to Korea on July 27th, T-ara was

T-ara’s Boram destroys Hwayoung’s umbrella?

A photo of T-ara member Boram breaking fellow member Hwayoung‘s umbrella was recently revealed online. On the 29th, a photo was posted on an online community site titled “Boram ruining Hwayoung’s umbrella“.

The photograph was captured at the MBC ‘Idol Star Athletics & Swimming Competition‘, and states that Boram wrecked her fellow group members’ umbrella.

With additional instances of Hwayoung being bullied popping up all over the web, the controversy regarding girl group T-ara is only intensifying.

Netizens responded to the photo with, “That’s going too far, “Is she really being bullied?“, “That’s too much“, and more.

Because the issue is worsening, Core Content Media‘s Kim Kwang Soo will make a public statement about T-ara on the 30th.