T-ara to release a Japanese version of “Number 9”

Having just made a local comeback, T-ara announced that they will be releasing a Japanese version of their latest title song, “Number 9”.

According to their Japanese website, T-ara will release a new single in Japan on November 20th. The single contains the Japanese version of “Number 9” as well as the B-side track “Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me” which serves as the OST for Hyomin’s movie ‘Jinx’.

Check out the tracklist below:

[Limited Edition A]

CD

1. Number 9 (JPN ver.)

2. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me

DVD

1. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me MV

2. Bunny Style! Live Performance (2nd Album Premium Event Live 2013.7.13)

Extra

1. One random trading card

2. Special Jacket

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[Limited Edition B]

CD

1. Number 9 (JPN ver.)

2. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me

DVD

1. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me MV Making

2. Lies (JPN ver.) Live Performance (2nd Album Premium Event Live 2013.7.13)

Extra

1. One random trading card

2. Special Jacket

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[Regular Edition]

CD

1. Number 9 (JPN ver.)

2. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me

3. A-HA (Bonus Track)

Extra

1. One random trading card

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[XMAS Edition]

CD DISC 1

1. Number 9 (JPN ver.)

2. Number 9 - Club ver. (JPN ver.)

3. Memory ~ The Guidance You Gave Me

CD DISC 2

T-ARA Party Non Stop Remix (10 songs/45 minutes)

DVD

2nd Album Premium Event Live 2013.7.13 Movie (20 minutes)

1. Bo Peep Bo Peep (JPN ver.) Live Performance

2. MC Collection

3. Back Stage

Extra

1. Special box

2. One random trading card

3. One random keychain - T-ara Santa ver. (full set of 6 included)

T-ara's Soyeon talks about her boyfriend Oh Jong Hyuk and his past military service

Girl group T-ara recently had a meeting with the media at a cafe in the vicinity of Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul.  It comes as no surprise that on this day, Soyeon was asked questions about her publicized relationship with Click B's Oh Jong Hyuk.

When asked if her boyfriend was giving her a lot of support, Soyeon said, "Of course he is giving support.  He believes that I will do well and gives me support to that end."

She was also asked what was the driving force that helped her to wait for her boyfriend for two years while he was serving the army.  Soyeon replied, "In relation to starting a relationship, my boyfriend also had a very cautious attitude so the both of us worried a lot about it, but ultimately started to date after enough thinking and trusting.  There was the problem of the military and the fact that I had activities as an idol.

In a strange way, I thought waiting was the easiest.  Waiting was the easiest because the person going to the army was someone I liked.  He must have endured a lot of hardships while there, but he still took good care of me when I was being noisy or was hurt by something.  If anything, it felt like we could strengthen our trust in each other during those two years."

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Oh Jong Hyuk's discharge from the military was also delayed by approximately a month due to special training in the cold, snowy weather for the marine corps.  Soyeon said, "Truthfully, at that time, he did consult me about delaying his discharge for about a month, but I was worried as his girlfriend.  However, I can never express it.  This is because he has a very strong conviction so in regards to his making a decision, it was definitely not my place to give an opinion.

I don't think I was concerned about the hurt from waiting longer, but worried because he would be going through dangerous training.  I see it as something worth bragging about.  Even in the beginning, he could have chosen to be an entertaining soldier or something else, but he wanted to be in the marine corps since he was young.  Even in there, I insisted on the search party, but in the end, I watched him achieve what he wanted and at his side, found him very cool."

T-ara reveal they don't get much sleep during promotional period for comebacks

On October 14, YTN aired an episode of 'Ho Joon Suk's News-In' in which the T-ara members revealed their busy schedule for promoting their recent comeback.

Soyeon explained their preparations before pursuing activities: "We go through song selection, recording, and dance practice.  We only get to stand on stage after multiple meetings with the experts on stage performance, outfits, and more."

In relation to the time spent practicing, Qri said, "There is never a set time period, but we usually do not sleep very much after they decide on our comeback date."

Boram addressed the question about giving up, saying, "It is difficult to fight sleepiness." For the follow-up question, Soyeon elaborated, "As this is the busiest time for us, I believe we sleep only about two to three hours."

SEE ALSO: Hwang Jung Eum cheers on former label mates T-ara

As the girls are undoubtedly working hard to promote their latest album, make sure to check out their songs and performances!

T-ara to release second version of “Number 9” MV

Having already released a music video for their latest title track “Number 9”, T-ara has just dropped the big news, announcing that they will be releasing a second version MV for the song.

According to Core Contents Media, T-ara will release the second version of “Number 9” music video on October 18th at 3PM KST. The music video will be similar to the first 50-second teaser where the girls are seen wandering the desert of Mongolia.

T-ara shared, “We thank you so much for the interest and we cherish it. We want to become the T-ara who does their best on stage.”

T-ara members share that they've learned to receive negative comments as constructive criticism

T-ara have been through a rough patch with the controversies and they shared that one of the ways they were able to get through it was by learning to receive negative comments as constructive criticism.

SEE ALSO: Hwang Jung Eum cheers on former label mates T-ara

During an interview held at a cafe in Nonhyeondong, Seoul on the 14th, T-ara opened up about their hateful comments that blew up online due to their controversy. Hyomin shared, "I don't look at it carefully but I skim through it. In the past, I would search a lot of negative comments and find comments such as "You need to work on this" and "This is so-so", but now I try to find positive comments... These days, I feel better if encouraging posts increase a bit and as the positive posts increase. [Our members] say fighting to each other and read the posts to each other sometimes."

Boram also shared her new outlook on the hate, "The negative posts help us to reflect on ourselves and realize new things. I don't think of it as negative posts but I think to myself, 'We did it this way and we should fix it', and I try to receive it positively. I cried a lot upon reading nonsensical and inappropriate comments but now that doesn't affect me that much anymore. I think it is for our benefit and growth so rather than getting hurt, I learn from it."

T-ara were able to overcome their controversy by making a successful domestic comeback with "Number 9" and "I Know the Feeling".

KARA’s Seungyeon reveals she was a top student in a prestigious high school

KARA’s Seungyeon recently participated in a recording for KBS 2TV quiz show ‘1 vs 100’ where she revealed that she attended a prestigious high school in America and even ranked at the top of her class.

Seungyeon shared, “I went to Tenafly High School, a prestigious high school in New Jersey. Back then, I cleared the auditions so I decided to leave school and return to Korea.”

She added, “My grades weren’t that bad during my school years. It’s kind of embarrassing to say, but I was ranked number one in my class before. I have the ability to be able to remember and forget things quickly.”

Super Junior’s Heechul to make a cameo in ‘The Heirs’

Adding up to the list of already star-studded cast of ‘The Heirs’, Super Junior’s Heechul will be making a cameo appearance for the drama.

On October 15th, Heechul confirmed his participation in the drama through his Instagram post. He wrote, “If Ryeowook has Hyungsik, Donghae has Minhyuk. With ‘The Heirs’ Chan Young. After doing some deals with Kim Eun Sook, I did a cameo for ‘The Heirs’. I’ll explain what sort of deal I made with Kim Eun Sook on ‘War of Words’. Please also watch ‘The Heirs’ a lot. It’s very funny. Let’s hit 90% viewing rate when I appear on it.”

Attached the post is a photo of Heechul and CNBLUE’s Kang Minhyuk, who plays the kind-hearted and happy guy Yoon Chan Young in the drama. 

Meanwhile, Kim Eun Sook, who was mentioned in Heechul’s post, is the scriptwriter of ‘The Heirs’ and also the brain behind hit dramas like ‘Lovers in Paris’, ‘Secret Garden’, and ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity’.