Entertainment producer expresses thoughts on T-ara’s member change.

[nightfrost75.livejournal.com]

T-ara‘s member change became a hot topic of conversation over the weekend. The CEO of Core Contents Media (CCM), Kim Kwang Soo revealed that his 7-member girl group would soon expand to 9 members, causing the public to have mixed feelings about the change.

CCM reported through a press release on April 6th, “We have plans to switch out any prideful members who are not working to their full potential, causing the other members to suffer as a result.”

Each of the different labels have differing opinions on T-ara’s member change. Some believe that the fans make the artists whole, and therefore they must keep the current members to keep the fans, while others believe that a member change is necessary for the future of the group. But those on both sides of the argument felt that there was a limit when it came to keeping their best celebrities at the top.

Representative Kim Kwang Soo also informed StarIn, “All the celebrities I have ever debuted, after the 3 year mark they seem to think that the fans’ responses are the same, whether they put in the effort or not. I’ve seen them become indolent and prideful.”

A different girl group who recently debuted became suddenly quiet after actively promoting their music, due to a member who was causing discord among the group. They are currently discussing their next steps, and member changes are not out of the question. Hence, T-ara isn’t the only group to be considering member reorganization.

However, member swaps came not only as a surprise to the members themselves, but to the fans as well. Each member has her role in the team, and each member builds her own fan base. LOEN music producer Cho Young Chul has never been one to talk about others, but he recently wrote via his official Twitter page, “Groups aren’t like toy robots, where you can snap the arm off and put it back on again… The group as a whole is the artist. They are not trinkets that can be assembled and taken apart.”

CCM’s Kim Kwang Soo also shared, “It’s harder to maintain your top status, than it is to climb your way to the summit. I believe that it will take much more effort to consistently remain on top.”

Source: AKP & Edaily via Nate

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Comments

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

chocolat?

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Comment twins. I also thought that.

[unreal.livejournal.com]

A different girl group who recently debuted
Probably some flop nugu group that no one cares about. Like Chococate or something.

Groups aren’t like toy robots, where you can snap the arm off and put it back on again
So true

while others believe that a member change is necessary for the future of the group
What future? Their breaking up future. T-ara is doing fine as it is right now.

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Wait a minute. Rania maybe? One of the members did tweet she wanted to leave.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

but rania debuted a year ago and not recently

If the member is still present then it cant be chocolat.

[itskimbitches.livejournal.com]

I say it's a group who isn't promoting rn. Girls day, rania, or coed females.

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

I'd also say 5dolls, it's been a while since we heard about them.

Chan Mi probably said "Fuck off with this crappy album and crappy group, I almost made it to SNSD, lemme go solo KKS"
And then he locked her in the basement.

[mangomuffins.livejournal.com]

i think it's rania since joy wants to go

[nightfrost75.livejournal.com]

I think Chocolat or Raina.
If it's older, then Girl's Day has been pretty quiet...

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

girl's day is coming back this month

[scubajr.livejournal.com]

I like the Cho Young Chul guy.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Rania, hasn't one of them been voicing that they want to leave?

[obeytheempress.livejournal.com]

Joy, the Thai member announced on her twitter a few days ago that she was leaving, yeah. RaNia has been pretty quiet since last fall when it seemed like their promos were over quickly.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Something about kicking a member out for not working hard enough seems really sad and awful.

[p3rk3le.livejournal.com]

mte. he's threating them, instead of treating them better for all the work they do and all the money the bring in.

And honestly, I dont get how changing the line-up will help at all. I mean what I most like in my fav groups, is when they act as a family instead of co-workers. He's a big idiot,

[spread.livejournal.com]

Probably a nugu group.
Chocolat would never..plus they dropped that no named chick.
The one that no one can ever remember, but knows that she was once a member at some point.

[falling-empress.livejournal.com]

LOEN got it right...

[maffinoyobiai.livejournal.com]

mte. Look how awesome BEG is. :3

[mspopstar.livejournal.com]

A different girl group who recently debuted became suddenly quiet after actively promoting their music

Tbh, 2011 is a cemetery of nugus girlgroups who flopped hard, it could be Coin Jackson or Swincle or any of the 632789 others...

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

There was a group called Coin Jackson? oh lawd

[uledy.livejournal.com]

I guess it's like any regular job: if you don't produce or your perceived amount of effort is lacking, then you get fired or demoted. It has to really suck for fans though. I know there are some groups I wouldn't like if not for one particular member.

Anyway, it can't be Rania, because they debuted a while ago. Also, what is his definition of "recent"? I feel like everything moves so quickly in K-pop that if a group debuted a month ago, they're already changing concepts and making a comeback. Is his "recent" K-pop recent or normal standards of recent??

[modernabsurdity.livejournal.com]

I think Kpop's concept of time is similar to dog years.

[aoiblue-kun.livejournal.com]

"They are currently discussing their next steps, and member changes are not out of the question. Hence, T-ara isn’t the only group to be considering member reorganization."

Yeah but T-ara is in their 3rd year. This group they mention is still young, so it's not uncommon to have members leave and whatnot.

[kneekalies.livejournal.com]

i find it so weird the CEO is doing this to them at the height of their success.... he really can't stand 1 or 2 the members of t-ara
I just want to know who and why

[modernabsurdity.livejournal.com]

How blind item-ish! Camping out with popcorn tbqh.

[cettefemme90.livejournal.com]

K-Pop blind items should totally be a thing.


I have a feeling it would be about supposed 'secret romances' on the one hand, and abuse/sexual harassment on the other though :/

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

is it Chi Chi?

[devilsatin.livejournal.com]

chichi already kicked some out and replaced them in december

[sofiasampaio.livejournal.com]

did she really? oh nooooo. I was really hoping she would re-appear magically after getting surgery or something. But how come there is no articles about it, it seems sooo fishy. damn you chocolat's label

[sparklymonster.livejournal.com]

It's probably not Girl's Day because they're supposed to be coming back this month.

[jesymphony.livejournal.com]

PRAISE THE COMEBACK GODS I was beginning to miss them T_T

[obeytheempress.livejournal.com]

Hmm... April Kiss debuted pretty recently. It could be them. But they're nobodies. So is Blady and pretty much every group that debuted in 2011 who isn't A Pink or Dal Shabet.

[devilsatin.livejournal.com]

coming back this month!

[opal.livejournal.com]

i'll agree with the rania and 5dolls guesses. rania performed three songs throughout last year and we haven't heard from them since they stopped promoting "pop pop pop", not to mention that their whole group is a mess with all the news that's been coming out since they debuted. i don't follow 5dolls enough, so i can't explain my reasoning other than i think it's been almost a year since they actively promoted "like this like that".

this article comes off as kks saying these things, but i'm pretty sure they aren't. akp fails in the writing part as usual.

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

Sorry to say but I feel like this member swap thing is the reason why After School isn't as popular as they could be. They have potential but with constant member changes, it's hard for casual fans to ever turn into hard core ones. I don't want this happening to T-ara.

Kim Kwang Soo makes me

[devilsatin.livejournal.com]

lineup changes is the last thing on the list of reasons why after school is unfamous

[fallingstarryuu.livejournal.com]

my bet is on EXID. they were fucking everywhere doing all these Beast covers & shit but they suddenly dropped off the map.

or Six Bomb (that group with Yoona's friend).

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

omg who are all these bands you and everyone else in this thread just listed? this is like a nugu girl groups post!

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Chocolat/Rania?

Kwangsoo needs to leave, that producer is right.