T-ara will not hold ‘Music Bank’ comeback stage

On September 6th, T-ara made a comeback with “Sexy Love” on Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown‘, but it seems the girls will not be following suit on ‘Music Bank‘ tonight.

It was rumored before that the girls wouldn’t be performing, and speculations have been confirmed. The ‘Music Bank’ staff revealed that they are currently in discussions in regards to having T-ara perform, but for the time being they have announced that T-ara will not be performing for this week’s show. “We are currently discussing about T-ara’s appearance, but as of right now they won’t be holding a comeback stage on the 7th’s broadcast,” they stated.

After tonight’s break, T-ara will be appearing on MBC‘s ‘Music Core‘ and SBS ‘Inkigayo‘. On the 18th of September, as mentioned previously, they will also be holding a large showcase in Hong Kong.

Source: Daum

T-ara pre-records comeback stage for ‘M! Countdown’ + cancels “little T-ara” performance

It has been reported that T-ara has pre-recorded their performance for their first comeback stage on ‘M! Countdown‘ for “Sexy Love” and most likely will not be appearing on stage during the live broadcast.

The group will be appearing on ‘M! Countdown’ scheduled to air on September 6th, however, their performance will not be live, but rather pre-recorded. The staff of the show revealed, “T-ara has been recording since early in the morning. Media representatives are not allowed.”

In addition, it has also been revealed that the group will no longer be performing with “little T-ara” due to the negative reaction from the public, who voiced that it was inappropriate to put in children around the age of 10 for a comeback performance titled “Sexy Love”.

As the agency has decided to utilize the pre-recording method rather than a live performance, many speculated that it was probably due to the fear of outlash from antifans. However, Core Contents Media refuted the speculations, stating, “There are many instances when comeback stages are pre-recorded. Also, there are many cases when groups will pre-record and then head over to other schedules and not stand on the actual stage during the live broadcast… We are not intentionally avoiding standing on the live broadcast stage. It is actually a stranger event when one pre-records and waits backstage during the actual broadcast as well.”

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T-ara receives criticism for ‘little T-ara’ + CCM responds

After revealing that their comeback stage would be joined by ‘little T-ara‘, T-ara is receiving criticism for using children in their promotions of “Sexy Love“.

T-ara’s “Sexy Love” comeback stage on the September 6th KST broadcast of Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘ will be joined by young girls, who have been dubbed ‘little T-ara’.

However, in light of a recent controversy involving children (Note: Not related to T-ara or Core Contents Media), many netizens are outraged at the idea of young girls being involved in the performance considering the song’s sexy concept. They cited the 15+ viewer rating of ‘M! Countdown’ and T-ara’s bullying controversy in their criticisms as well.

Core Contents Media responded on the 4th, “[Little T-ara] is not performing with them [for the song], but are participating in the opening stage. “

“Little T-ara will be performing separately from T-ara in a 35-second opening stage, in which they’ll do the robot dance for the concept… Afterwards, the T-ara members will appear and perform their song.”

Source: JoongAng via Naver; Osen via Naver

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Idol groups scramble to avoid overlapping their comebacks with T-ara’s ‘Sexy Love’ comeback

Entertainment companies are scrambling to find out the exact date for T-ara‘s “Sexy Love” comeback in order to avoid having their own comebacks overshadowed by the issues that may be brought up with T-ara’s comeback.

Having seen T-ara’s controversy bury all other news over the past few days, industry officials with idol groups that were originally scheduled to make a comeback near August or September have revealed that they’re working avoid overlapping with T-ara’s comeback. Although Core Contents Media announced that there would be no change to the girls’ upcoming comeback, their concert has already been postponed, leading to hints of a similar fate for their “Sexy Love” release.

The single is currently slated for an August 14th release, but the distribution date hasn’t been set in stone yet.

One official from a group preparing for comeback commented, “If T-ara were to postpone their comeback by just a bit, there’s a chance they’ll overlap with us. We feel that it’s best to avoid them altogether since it’s obvious that they’ll bring with them a lot of other issues. We’re looking to keep a fair distance away from T-ara’s comeback.”

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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-member unit without Hwayoung” and that “T-ara’s schedule will undergo no changes and will continue as planned.”

T-ara’s follow up song to their single ‘Day By Day’ will be entitled ‘Sexy Love.’ The song is said to be an upbeat dance number written by Shinsadong Tiger, the mastermind behind T-ara’s past hits such as ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep’ and ‘Roly-Poly.’

“We planned the comeback just in time for the end of the Olympics,” states Kim Kwangsoo, CEO of Core Contents Media, “We wanted to carry the festive spirit of the Olympics into T-ara’s upcoming single.”

‘Sexy Love’ will be released on August 15th.

Should T-ara delay their comeback until things settle down?

 

Source: Naver News