I am a huge kpop fan and I love T-ara. There's been some controversy going on over the past week or so which resulted in Hwayoung being kicked out of the group. For anyone who's not familiar with the controversy, read this to get a good idea.
Here are my thoughts, and I'm going to keep it short:
We don't know T-ara although fans would like to think that they do. We don't live with them and we don't exactly know what went down. The videos, back-up dancer allegations, netizens claims, etc don't really mean much to me because they have not been too convincing. I am not saying that Hwayoung was not bullied, but I'm not saying that she was. My point is that we don't know what happened because we were not there!
Despite the fact that the online petition asking for T-ara to disband has gotten over 100k signatures, I do not think this is necessary. I believe the group should be left to run its course and it is no doubt that their popularity is dwindling, so they end up breaking up eventually.
Korean culture is different with regards to treatment of the "maknae" of the group and I understand that. However, I really believe that this will be a huge wake up call to bands that have similar issues going on. We need to treat everyone with respect! Hwayoung has been kicked out and I am sure that this is a difficult time for her. I hope she is surrounded by people who love her and have her best interests at heart. I wish Hwayoung a successful career post T-ara.
We don't know T-ara although fans would like to think that they do. We don't live with them and we don't exactly know what went down. The videos, back-up dancer allegations, netizens claims, etc don't really mean much to me because they have not been too convincing. I am not saying that Hwayoung was not bullied, but I'm not saying that she was. My point is that we don't know what happened because we were not there!
Despite the fact that the online petition asking for T-ara to disband has gotten over 100k signatures, I do not think this is necessary. I believe the group should be left to run its course and it is no doubt that their popularity is dwindling, so they end up breaking up eventually.
Korean culture is different with regards to treatment of the "maknae" of the group and I understand that. However, I really believe that this will be a huge wake up call to bands that have similar issues going on. We need to treat everyone with respect! Hwayoung has been kicked out and I am sure that this is a difficult time for her. I hope she is surrounded by people who love her and have her best interests at heart. I wish Hwayoung a successful career post T-ara.
