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T-ara’s Hwayoung: “I felt sorry for Eunjung”

Former T-ara member Hwayoung recently said that she feels sorry for Eunjung.

On August 28, Hwayoung tweeted, “I felt sorry for Eunjung not being able to appear on a TV series. It’s true that we didn’t get along with each other due to our differences but I felt sad that it created rumors about her being bullied and let the situation get worse. I also felt sad that we all were hurt from the distorted truth.”

She added, “But I also had happy days with the members and I want everyone to forget the past and support each other again with smiling faces. Sorry for causing troubles and making you worry even though you supported us and loved us so much.”

Hwayoung previously apologized for the T-ara affairs and she received considerable attention by mentioning Eunjung this time.

Korean Entertainment Management Association speaks up to defend T-ara’s Eunjung

The Korean Entertainment Management Association (KEMA) stated their position on T-ara‘sEunjung unilaterally being dropped from her drama.

KEMA distributed an article to the media on August 23rd titled, ‘[Our] Opinion On The Irrational and Unilateral Breach Of Drama Contract.‘

According to this post, Eunjung had given up other activities including promotions overseas in order to put her full focus on this drama, however, the staff members of ‘Five Fingers‘ had without legitimate reason requested she voluntarily leave the drama. In the event that Eunjung did not comply with the request, there would be pressure put on both Eunjung and her agency.

Eunjung’s representatives had asked SBS for their reasons for removing Eunjung from the drama, but the staff members only brought up the unreasonable conditions for contract adjustments, stating that it would not be in the best interests of the staff members.

The KEMA remarked, “In the event the actor or actress needs to be replaced during the production course of the drama, negotiations must be made under the premise of mutual understanding, however, on August 22nd, the staff members and SBS did not relay any information regarding Eunjung’s exit from the series and announced the breach of contract through the media.”

“After seeing the actual evidence and hearing the testimonies, we were appalled when we found that this kind of inexcusable tyranny was in fact the truth,” they continued. “Our association realizes that this sort of backwards system carried out for drama contracts needs to be eradicated, so that the industry can develop more positively and become more wholesome. Thus, a few years ago we began working towards improving irrational contract practices, starting with the issue of nonpayments for acting appearances. These efforts are manifested in the ‘Standard Appearance Contract’ being established with the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.”

They continued, “We will assert our claims and position so that Eunjung who was absurdly inconvenienced by this will be able to restore her dignity. We will look forward to the staff members taking sensible measures so that all the people involved will not be inconvenienced by this incident.”

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Eunjung quits Five Fingers in the wake of T-ara’s scandal

So this is big news: With the T-ara scandal still going strong in K-poplandia, idol-actressEunjung is quitting her new drama Five Fingers, which just premiered 3 days ago. Wow. I knew the brouhaha was causing lots of concern for T-ara’s members’ projects, but never did I think the drama would actually drop her over it.

Backing up a bit, in case the scandal is news to you: T-ara recently kicked out one of its members, Hwayoung, which proved to be quite the controversial move. There were signs of intra-group discord (rather publicly displayed in a few notable Twitter exchanges between the idols), with conflicting stories about the source of strife. Some rumors pinned the blame on Hwayoung for being difficult to work with and unwilling to pull her weight, while yet more rumors speculated that Hwayoung was the target of ostracizing and bullying by the other members.

In any case, nobody came out of the situation smelling like a rose, and all eyes were on certain projects to see whether they’d survive the blot on T-ara’s reputation. Soyeon, for instance, has a supporting role in Haeundae Lovers, which seemed untouched by the scandal. Hyomin also had a drama premiere in the last week, the gumiho comedy The Thousandth Man, which doesn’t seem hugely affected either.

Five Fingers

But Eunjung’s role is a leading one, and she’s one of the more prominent actresses in the group, so the scrutiny was bound to be stronger with her, especially with the 30-episode running time. She recently also quit her tenure on the variety show We Got Married, where she was in a faux coupledom with Lee Jang-woo. You could argue that she was probably going to quit that show soon anyway, since their show relationship has been running its course. Still, given the timing, the scandal is likely the primary catalyst for the decision.

Eunjung’s departure from Five Fingers was confirmed by a senior executive at SBS’s drama department. The producers held an emergency meeting on the 21st to discuss the issue, and announced the decision on the 22nd.

CP Kim Young-sub with the broadcast station confirmed that they are in talks to replace Eunjung with another actress. Nothing is decided yet, but the name being floated as a likely candidate is Jin Sae-yeon.

Jin Sae-yeon

And I’m like, DUDE, she’s in a drama! You may have heard of it? Gaksital? You know, that light, fluffy show that’s so easy on the emotions that it’s totally obvious that the lead actress could hop on over to another station to concurrently film a second light, fluffy drama?

Oh, wait. No, I mean the other thing. The opposite of that.

Gaksital is just about as draining a project you could do, and it’s still got three weeks left to go. Five Fingers is a heavy melodrama, and the character is described as a tragic figure.

Unless… GASP! Does Mok Dan die?

(I’m actually quite fine with that story turn, which could make Gaksital even awesomer and darker. But I don’t expect that to happen — and certainly not before the final episode, if they were even to consider it — so I presume she’d just have to work real hard. I know Joo-won films 1 Night 2 Days on top of the drama, but let’s not take that kind of craziness as an example of ideal working conditions.)

Of course, there’s always the chance they’ll go with a different actress. Eunjung’s appearance in Five Fingers was supposed to begin in Episode 5, and she was to begin filming this Thursday. She was present at the drama’s production press conference on August 16, along with the rest of the principal cast. The drama just premiered over the weekend, and will air Episodes 3 and 4 this Saturday and Sunday.

Via Osen, My Daily

Eunjung and agency confused by the news, "We hadn't received any notice"!

"Just yesterday I was at script reading with Changwook oppa...."

T-ara's Eunjung did not know she was removed from the cast of SBS "Five Fingers".

On the 22nd, an acquaintance of Eunjung said, "Last Sunday they had test filming and just had the script reading yesterday and she can't believe she was suddenly removed. Now she can't do anything. She can only wait for the SBS drama producer's decision."

Eunjung's agency said, "Eunjung definitely did not voluntarily decide to leave the drama. We haven't received any notices in her being removed from the show yet from SBS. We will make an aggressive response to the production side if that is the decision made."

SBS and the drama producers both have contradicting statements. SBS has said now that Eunjung leaving the drama is "not confirmed."

Eunjung's agency also said that Eunjung received more than one lead role drama offer, but she chose "Five Fingers" and is now extremely devastated.

They also said, "She has already received a portion of her salary and has been practicing piano hard for her role. The media reports saying she is no longer cast because of PPL we don't know anything about."

Eunjung was scheduled to begin appearing in the fifth episode.

Murid-Murid SD Mulai Meniru Perilaku ‘Bullying’ T-Ara Melalui “T-Ara Game”?

“Permainan T-ara” mengejutkan dan menyebar dengan cepat.

Pada tanggal 16 Agustus, di sebuah komunitas online, sebuah artikel dibuat dengan judul ”Anak-anak memainkan ‘Permainan T-ara’ dan meniru perilaku bullying mereka.“

Penulis, yang mengaku sebagai mahasiswa normal berusia 24 tahun, mengatakan “Keponakanku dan teman sebayanya meniru skandal bullying T-ara dan membuat permainan dari itu.” Dan menjelaskan bagaimana akhirnya ia menulis artikel tersebut.

Ia mengatakan, “Aku pergi ke rumah kakak perempuanku untuk nongkrong, namun keponakanku, yang merupakan murid kelas 4 SD, bercakap-cakap melalui Kakao talk tanpa henti. Aku penasaran jadi aku melihat ponselnya dan aku sangat sangat terkejut.”

Chatting room Kakao talk keponakannya bilang “Sekarang karena kamu adalah ‘yang terasingkan’, kau harus melakukan apapun yang kami suruh.” “Woy! Kau gila? Kau tak mau menjawab? Mau mati?”, “Kau bawakan tas-ku besok” dan banyak lagi.

Penulis artikel yang terkejut ini bertanya pada keponakannya apa yang sedang ia lakukan dan keponakan menjawab, “Kami memainkan permainan T-ara. Sekarang (nama temannya) adalah ‘yang terasingkan’.”

Penulis kemudian bertanya apa itu permainan T-ara dan keponakannya menjawab, “Kau memilih satu orang dan membuat dia menjadi yang terasingkan seperti yang dilakukan T-ara.”

Kemudian ia bertanya lagi “Siapa yang mengajarimu jenis permainan ini” dan keponakan menjawab, “T-ara mengintimidasi Hwayoung, kau tahu.”

Orang-orang yang melihat artikel ini menjawab seperti: “Bagi anak-anak, tak ada apapun selain idola…Benar-benar kasihan,” “Aku tak bisa percaya ini,” “Mengerikan bahwa permainan ‘yang terasingkan’ telah dibuat,” dan berbagai reaksi lainnya.

Rumor bukti kasus pem-bully-an member T-ara terhadap mantan member Hwayoung memang sempat beredar, namun telah ada kebenaran-kebenaran dibalik artikel bukti-bukti pem-bully-an member T-aratersebut. Sekali lagi ini internet, tiap orang bisa saja menulis artikel apapun entah benar atau tidak isi artikel yang ditulisnya. Percayalah menurut kebijaksanaan kalian masing-masing.

source: omonatheydidnt