T-ara, pronouced as "ti-ara", is a South Korean girl group formed by Core Entertainment in 2009. Before the group's official debut, they had already garnered lots of attention as they were called the Super Rookies. Prior to their debut, the group had been preparing and training for a period of no lesser than 3 years. With some structural, the present strength of the group is 7. Current members are Boram, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon, Qri and the newly added Hwayoung.
The group started out with their single "LIES", which brought them to attention of the public. But what really brought them into real stardom and high popularity was "Bo Peep Bo Peep" in their first full length album, Absolute First. On music shows, T-ara had many fallen in love with them with their cute yet sexy performance for the song. And also, with its catchy tune and cute nature of the song, it quickly became one of the most popular song around. Even till now, many are performing it for variety shows as it had already left such a strong impression in their minds already.
Boram
- Original name is Jeon Bo Ram.
- Korean name is 전보람.
- Born on March 22, 1986.
- Leader, Vocalist
- Released two digital singles in April and November 2008 respectively, before debuting with T-ara.
- T-ara's third leader.
Qri
- Original name is Lee Ji Hyun.
- Korean name is 이지현.
- Born on December 12, 1986.
- Sub Vocalist.
- Same birthday as member Eun Jung.
- Acted in the TTL (Time to Love) music video as the female lead alongside Geonil of Supernova, who was the male lead.
Soyeon
- Original name is Park In Jung.Korean name is 박인정.
- Born on October 5, 1987.
- Main Vocalist.
- Supposed to be a member of Girls' Generation, but left before their official debut.
- Came first in the 2005 CMB Chin Chin Song Festival.
Eunjung
- Original name is Ham Eun Jung.
- Korean name is 함은정.
- Born one December 12, 1988.
- Lead Vocalist and Rapper
- Acted in drama Coffee House and Dream High and the movie White.
- T-ara's second leader until 2010.
Hyomin
- Original name is Park Sun Young.
- Korean name is 박선영.
- Born on May 30, 1989.
- Main Vocalist, Rapper
- Modelled before debuting.
- Acted in drama My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox, and also a permanent cast member of KBS2 TV's Invincible Youth.
Hwayoung
- Original name is Ryu Hwa Young.
- Korean name is 류화영.
- Born on April 22, 1993.
- Lead Rapper.
- Her twin sister is Ryu Hyoyoung was originally recuited to be in T-ara, but was placed in the group Co-Ed School.
Jiyeon
- Original name is Park Ji Yeon.
- Korean name is 박지연.
- Born on June 7, 1993.
- Vocalist.
- Acted in dramas Soul, Master of
Study, and Jungle Fish 2 as well as movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp and
Jungle Fish 2 Movie Version.