Throwback Thursday! 1st time hearing T-ARA! "Number Nine, Roly Poly & Sugar Free' MV REACTION! 

I miss them so much... If it wasn't for that scandal, they would have been on the top! Lovey-Dovey & Cry-Cry was also a great song of theirs

Yup, T-ara is named like "tiara" and actually, their fandom name is QUEEN'S, so it's very fitting :) They debuted in 2009 with 6 members, added 1 member in 2010, and added another in 2012. But those added members each left in 2012 and 2013, respectively. T-ara was under Core Contents Media (now known as MBK Entertainment) and is often called the "chameleon of K-pop", because they are known for their ever-changing concepts but also an emphasis on catchy songs and electronic dance hooks. "Number 9" marked what I like to call T-ara's "renaissance" as they returned to their original 6-member lineup and it's just an overall great song, has that clear T-ara sound to it. While "Sugar Free" was released to lukewarm success in Korea, due to the 2012 scandal and the public turning their backs on them, I generally see it as the first T-ara song recommended to people nowadays due to its hard EDM sound. "Roly-Poly" was T-ara's 2011 hit that launched them into huge success and made them a household name in Korea. (But their 2009 hit "Bo Peep Bo Peep" is what put their name out there as rookies to keep an eye on.) The mini-album for it, John Travolta Wannabe, was one of the best-selling albums of that year. It was also the first of T-ara's drama MVs, which is thanks to multiple members acting in dramas while as T-ara members (some members were even originally trained as actresses before joining the group!). Oh, and fun fact is that the song was written by Shinsadong Tiger (best-known for producing EXID and several hit songs from 2nd-gen), but he was procrastinating on it. One day, he was called in to meet with the CEO to check his progress on the song, and he literally came up with the title on the spot when he noticed a roly-poly toy on the CEO's desk LOL Hm, when this first came out...yeah, I was showed the entire 12-minute video lol. I didn't really know what I was watching at that time and I didn't know at the time it would become my favourite K-pop song either lol The 6 main members are: -Boram (N9: straight black hair and black/white dress, RP: the girl who gets left with the guy, SF: long brown hair and white beanie) - the oldest member, known as the "fake maknae" due to her short height and youthful looks -Qri "Q-ree" (N9: red hair, RP: the one with twin pigtails, SF: the one with blue in her hair) - second oldest, the current leader and known as the "lucky charm", since she has the 1st line in each of T-ara's most popular songs -Soyeon (N9: long black hair and sings chorus, RP: the one wearing all white, SF: sings most of the chorus) - the main vocalist, her voice has a unique tone and it was well-known that she was originally in the lineup of SNSD, but at one point withdrew because she did not feel ready for debut yet -Eunjung (N9: shortest hair, RP: short black hair, SF: short black hair) - the 1st leader, her specialties are high notes and rapping, and she was originally trained as an actress; currently active as an actress -Hyomin (N9: long hair and raps, RP: the one with the green hat and brown hair, SF: bleached hair) - often a lead vocalist or rapper, she's known to bring the "sexiness" to the group, and has been active as a soloist -Jiyeon (N9: shoulder-length brown hair, RP: the center, SF: long black hair with some rapping) - the maknae, visual, center, she was also originally trained as an actress and has acted in many dramas In "Roly-Poly", you will also see Hwayoung, the rapper added in 2010. Unfortunately, the 2012 scandal occurred due to her and her twin sister Hyoyoung bullying Ahreum (the member added in 2012), and also her not attending practices due to her "leg injury", even though she was mostly faking the severity of it. Due to that, Hyomin posted a tweet about "putting in effort", and netizens misinterpreted it as the members bullying Hwayoung. Hwayoung was shortly kicked from the group by the CEO, but continued to play the victim card all the way until 2017. Then, a former staff member finally revealed the truth about Hwayoung being the bully. As a result, fans are very upset that the MBK CEO never cleared up the misunderstandings for 5 years, only apologizing after the former staff member revealed the truth. And that allowed T-ara to get their 1st win on a music show after 5 years of the Korean public having turned their back on them. I could go on and on about T-ara lol, but I think this is good for a basic introduction, I don't want to overwhelm someone new to them yet XD "Cry Cry" and "Lovey-Dovey" are major hits from them, but other great ones are "Lie", "Bo Peep Bo Peep", "I Go Crazy Because of You"/"You Drive Me Crazy", "Day by Day", "Sexy Love", and "So Crazy".

Roly Poly is such a classic; don't miss out on Lovey Dovey either!

T-ARA had many hits with lovey dovey, cry cry, sexy love, day by day. They were the rival group to SNSD during GG's peak but their bullying scandal from taken out of context videos destroyed their career from 2012-2018 didnt help that their company didnt realy try to clarify it but let the girls get witch hunted. Good news tho is that they have cleared their name finaly in 2017/2018 but they also disbanded after it so it became bitter sweet.

The Roly Poly MV is actually a parody of a very famous Korean movie called “Sunny” if you have time you should watch it, it’s definitely worth it IMO.

interesting facts related to some of your other reactions: -soyeon was supposed to be snsd's leader but sadly left SM before debut due to her grandmother and uncle's passing. -hyomin is very close to sunny and yuri since they were together in an iconic variety show called Invincible Youth and she's very thankful they were some of the few idols that would still talk to and hang out with her when t-ara went through their hardships -jiyeon is one of IU's best friends

SNSD (Girls'Generation), T-Ara and 2NE1... They are the reason I'm in Kpop now 💞

omg u reacted to t-ara! so so so happy to see this :) there are no unfamous song exists from t-ara. all of t-ara songs are very famous in korea, every one of them. literally, koreans call them all-hit girl group cuz their songs were all hit, no exceptions.

Every one knows Roly Poly. They were so big then even in Japan. But because of that scandal cause by one of the member, their careers as an idol singers have suffered. I love T-ara's long music videos tho..

Number Nine is about the former members of T-ARA, because if you count all the members in T-ARA history you have nine members

15:19 T-ara was known to have a lot of their songs being played in clubs. You'll sometimes see the official audio version and also a club remix version in their albums or MVs

t-ara have the best discography and videography in k-pop, believe me

Omg you watched Roly Poly story version. Bless your heart 😂😂 Roly Poly is basically a parody/inspiration from the (very popular) Korean movie “Sunny” where a mother in present time reminisces on her time in the 80’s with her friends and all the shenanigans they got into and then she embarks to gather all them together and meet again. Great movie you should watch it (lol off topic) but basically what you saw in the MV lol

Roly Poly is a guilty pleasure of mine. It gets stuck in my head so easily

T-ARA, KARA, SNSD, Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls, and 2ne1 were the 2nd gen chart toppers and are ultimate legends. All of the groups frequently interacted with each other and some are still friends till this day. Pretty sure that except for the “rivalry” between Sones and Wonderfuls (Wonder Girl’s fandom name), all the fandoms got along pretty well. Edit: And you’re right, Roly Poly is super iconic for its dance moves.

I remember every new song had iconic choreo they really were the IT girls of kpop back then

T-ara, the k-group I grow up with. Give u a like, for the reaction - after so many years.

Ooohh this really brings me back I really loved Tara back then but anyways for another throw back thursday I would really recommend Miss A

T-ARA were iconic. Cry cry is my favourite song by them.

Love all the members but Ji yeon is just something else for me. Talented queens 👸🏻

they did like 6 versions of this song. T'ara was a super group, love them.

T-ara was the group that got me into K-pop. When "Lovey-Dovey" came out back in 2014, I had it on repeat for hours and I've been hooked on the genre ever since, so I owe these girls a lot! lol

T-ara was one of the first K-POP groups I ever listened to, I was obsessed. I miss them so much 😭😍😍

T-ara has SO.MANY.ICONIC.BOPSSS Cry cry, lovey dovey, you drive me crazy, day by day, why are you being like this, yayaya, sexy love, like the first time (their debut)

Hehe your reaction to Roly Poly got me rolling 😂 yes T-ara was very famous for making music video short films. Roly Poly was the biggest girl group song of 2011. So yes you're right lol. Everyone knew the dance. 2nd gen groups were famous for making dance moves that were easy for most people to follow

Finally my favourite 2nd Gen girl group, it is T-ara (pronounced as Tiara) and their fandom name is Queens.

A T-ara reactions? I'm surprised that people still listen to my ultimate kpop group. I thought only a few of us still listen to them

Number 9 is literally my favorite song by T-ara. I love all their songs but Number 9 takes the cake!!!!

Fun fact: that dj in roly poly mv, is one of the member’s father😆

T-ara and Roly poly is iconic But Still waiting for NCT reaction

Thank you for reaction! A great present for birthday! And as you mentioned T-ara are known for their cinematogfaphic music videos, for example, Cry Cry with famous actor.

Thanks for listening to T-ara Their songs are all masterpieces in kpop they’re absolutely QUEENS

T-ara are famous fo having movie-like mv's..

T-ara was my first ult group. They never had bad songs tbh

Ahh... Sir Austin doesn't even realize he's listened to the 2009 Girl Group Trifecta: 2NE1, f(x), and T-ara!

they really were the concept queens they always changed it up! I miss them

I love T-ara. They do deserve better. Their musics are always give me fresh and active. Never getting bore to listen.

My T-ara's fav music will be forever Lie pt. I 😔❤

For better vocals: Cry cry. MASTERPIECE.

2014-2015 kpop was literally some of the most amazing years for kpop! I loved so many songs from those years xD

roly poly is so so so iconic. even in my country. every school girl danced roly poly. it's a legend song and bop

2nd Gen will ALWAYS be iconic. True golden age LOOOL

Roly poly. A song that I know for a long time ago. And I've just known that this song belongs to this group 🙃

Btw t-ara are known for their edm, catchy and storyline music videos! Definitely check out more of their older songs!

Oh my goood Roly Poly! I first heard this song on a dancing exercise game and was like what is this disco edm awesomeness?! 😂 it’s so good. I love the dance.

I pressed like even before playing the vid. Thanks so much !

thank for your reaction and t-ara comeback is in november after 4 years please support them

Number 9 and Sugar Free are two of all time favourite songs... any genre... They are so catchy, I sometimes listen to one of those repetitively for an hour or more! Totally addicted to those songs!

Sugar Free was an interesting album. They sent out the song to different DJs and there was about 12 different remixes, of the song. Sugar Free is about the loss of "sweetness" in a relationship.

Actually if you didn't know, Soyeon (the girl that sings the first part of the chorus in Number 9) was supposed to debut with Girls' Generation and to be the leader instead of Taeyeon! She left 6 months before their debut due to stress! Being a trainee it's definitely very hard.

I would like to recommend, 4minute! especially crazy and hate.

T-ara's actually my first love when it comes to kgirlgroup 🥺 some of the members are really good friends with snsd esp sunny and yuri

T ara has couple of short movie kind of mvs , if you want a movie experience which are really good as well , watch day by day, cry cry and others i don't remember , and they use famous actors as well

T-ara is solely responsible for bringing back the retro sound, fashion and dance (shuffle dance to be specific) back alive in kpop. Plus EDM too!

This group 2generation legendary 👑👑 T-ara please comeback

Actually Rolypolly is really iconic... As a korean, Even now so many people dance Rolypoly!

T-ara videography is AMAZING, the mvs always have storys

Oh man, T-ara... my first ult gg, love them but their history was so tragic. I don’t know where to begin so first of all thanks for reacting to them, it’s been a long time since I listened to them, it’s bittersweet. There’s a lot of InSomnias that were former Queen’s (fandom name, as in “belonging to the Queen”) and Minx actually covered Roly Poly lol Good choice of songs for first reactions And then I realized how much more bops they had. Personally I think their earlier stuff was the best, Absolute First Album is still one of my favorite kpop albums. Some of my favorite songs are Like the First Time, You Drive Me Crazy (sounds like a B. Spears song lol) and Wae Ireoni (or Why are you like this?). Bo Peep Bo Peep gave them their first win and brought them attention. And if you’re up for another movie (they were known for doing this) Cry Cry and Lovey Dovey are a two part MV drama, as well as Day by Day and Sexy Love. They had multiple versions of their songs and mvs so it can get confusing (like Roly Poly in Copacabana ver lol) They had some catchy songs and dance moves but I do NOT miss their seizure inducing one second cuts in their MVs. Rewatch the MVs again and see how long each scene shows lol They had several lineup changes but the ot6 lineup w/ the 3 original members Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and added members Boram, Soyeon, and Qri were the most well known. My favorite members were Boram, the shortest member that looks like a kid/granny but she’s the oldest and Hyomin (the one that kinda looks like Jessica, she’s bffs with Sunny) Unfortunately, their bullying scandal made me take a 6 year hiatus from kpop because kpop is really not that serious but omg, Korea crucified them to the point where they had to promote in China/Japan instead. Good thing they were found innocent years later and that non-ot6 member who we lovingly call “the snake” got kicked out. But the damage was done. When DC got me back into kpop, T-ara was still active but I couldn’t get back into them and the events near their disbandment was a whole other issue. Sometimes now when you look at group brand reputation rankings or if you see a random poll you’ll still see T-ara’s name even though they’ve disbanded 3 years ago. There’s still Queen’s out there still trying to redeem their name and that’s freaking dedication. I could go on but i think I’ve been writing this for almost 2 hours now (ended up getting distracted by one of their drama long mvs lol) Yeah, that’s old kpop for you.

Tbh I was shook the first time I heard sugar free 😂 I'm gonna repost a comment about another 2nd Gen Girl group that you problably didn't see ! * Warning this is a very long comment * You recently said that you were trying to get more into 2nd Gen K-pop, so I'm suggesting a girl group for you.. which is 4MINUTE 😁 4MINUTE were a 5 members girl group who debuted in 2009 under Cube Entertainment (like CLC and G(I)DLE ). There is one member named Hyuna who was a member of Wonder Girls before debuting with 4MINUTE. Wonder Girls was the most popular GG back then so the company gave A LOT of lines and screentime to Hyuna, because she had a big fanbase even before 4MINUTE debuted. The debut era was kinda " Hyuna and Friends " In 2010, Hyuna also debuted as a solo artist and her popularity was still getting bigger. (She was the first female soloist to hit 100M views and she is easilly in the top 5 most iconic female soloist in K-pop) In 2012, the company decided to give more lines and screentime to other members, especially Gayoon (main vocalist) and Jiyoon (lead rapper/lead vocalist) Gayoon and Jiyoon debuted as a sub-unit named 2YOON , in 2013 In 2015, 4MINUTE came back with the song " CRAZY ". The line distribution was pretty fair and all the members got their name written on their hats. It was the era where ALL the members could shine and it was the first girl group MV outside the Big 3 to hit 100M views ! Their last comeback was HATE in 2016. They took a risk with this sound (produced by Skrillex). But it didn't sale as good as expected so the group did not renew their contracts. Only Hyuna could renew her contract because she could top the charts alone, but she also ended kicked out of the company because she was dating someone. (Which is pretty lame after 10 years of success and let's not forget she wrote Hobgobelin for CLC, the song who made them popular) 4MINUTE is known for being one of the first girl group to have badass/sexy concepts at a time where K-pop was dominated by cute concepts (Gee Gee Gee baby baby 😗 ) I suggest you to react to CRAZY because it's iconic and they have their names on and VOLUME UP which is also iconic and more vocal oriented 😉 HUH is also a good one ! I hope you are still alive after reading this !

T-ARA has some of the most beautiful and emotionally resonance kpop songs every made, yet what is even more amazing is that they consistently combine it with hard hitting rhythmic dance tracks, cuteness and mature sensuality too. I think Number 9 and Roly Poly are great songs and I really like Sugar Free, other favorites are Cry Cry, Day by Day, Holiday, Good Person, Lovey Dovey, Like the First Time, Ma Boo, We Were in Love, Bo Peep and You Drive Me Crazy is sensationally sultry.

Yes finally!!Tara..one of the top girl group back then..😍😍😍i love them so much until now...u will not regret react to them..trust me..👍👍🥰🥰

You should react to girls day -Darling -Something ( iconic song Suho and other members from super junior SHINee and tvxq did a cover of this song at a concert they dressed up as them too) -Ring my bell -I’ll be yours

I love T-ara’s songs they are really iconic, miss them so much

Yes, many of their MV's are like movies like "Cry cry" and these two that I highly recommend you, MV drama version of "day by day" and "sexy love" BEST MVs EVER, the two videos tell the same story

Yes to more T-ara!!! Gotta do Sexy Love (Dance ver), Lovey Dovey (Zombie ver) and Cry Cry next!

this unlocked primary school memories for me lmao

Yes!! Tara’s songs are always catchy. My personal faves are Roly Poly, Lovey Dovey, Lies, Falling You, and Cry Cry. Tara, Secret, and After School are my personal fave non-SM girl groups

Sir Austin: That was a full movie(pertaining to Roly Poly) Say by Day+Sexy Love and Cry Cry+Lovey Dovey: Oh, come on man. Know us first.

t-ara songs are all very popular.. lovey-dovey, crycry, sexy love, day by day.. there’s all story ver m/v

TARA! Glad that you check them out! My personal fav from them are Roly Poly, Crazy Because of You. Cry Cry, and Bo Peep Bo Peep

I also recommend seeing the trouble maker cover and the behind the scenes 👍👍👍I swear I died while seeing that but then they revived me as well 💕💕💕💞💕💕💞

They are the queen of house and disco genre. All of their song is a bop actually ❤❤❤

I could never do the iconic hand waving thing of the Roly Poly choreography. 😞

t-ara used to make stories with his songs, so roly poly takes time.

Yes they are queen of kpop 😍😍😍, happy you found out about them

They were pretty famous for a while because of their videos that were almost like a K-Drama...that was until the scandal, then they had a really hard time trying to stay on float. (FYI, it was all a lie and it was confirmed YEARS after the incident, so they finally got some credibility back) You should check out Lovey-Dovey, it also has a pretty long video and it's awesome. There's also Cry Cry, and you should check out Sexy love too (it is Iconic!). And they had a sub unit called T-Ara N4 with a song called Jeon won diary. It was really cool too.

I love Roly Poly and I have a lot of memories with this song , I used to dance it with my friends in middle school, it was fun for us🥺💕

Eunjung's high note near the end of No.9 gets me every time 💛

T-ara is legend!!!! I miss 2nd generation kpop so bad, every group got their own color ❤ And I'm still waiting for wonder girls reaction😂 Oh and also Taemin solo work: "criminal" and "idea" please!! It's bop af

t-ara had SO many memorable songs back then. these days, lots of idol songs chart but they aren't so memorable and the korean public don't actually really know the songs. But for t-ara, so many of them songs are so catchy that many people know their songs, even if they're not as familiar with the group. a lot of their concepts are a bit... questionable a first lol! but then the songs are just so catchy and so are the dances, and they became hits (aka. bo peep & roly poly)

sugar free is my number one fav T-ara song. they actually released the radio edit on an album (as well as a big room version and a ibiza version) and then put out a 16 track album of Sugar Free remixes (8 versions in English, same 8 versions in Korean). i've not seen Roly Poly before but the beginning brought tears to my eyes ....i've spent too many years invested in kpop and k-drama. i know Roly Poly was long but you should watch Sexy Love (drama version) it's 15 minutes long but an essential part of a T-ara journey

this isn't their best YOU NEED TO SEE MORE T-ARA!!!!!

11:35 "i feel like there's going to be an iconic dance" your right plus the song itself becomes iconic 15:20 yes it's a fact! 16:33 another fact! 18:15 you want more cinematic experience? kindly please watch their drama version: cry-cry (Part1) & lovey-dovey (Part2) Day by Day(Part1) & sexy love(Part2) hoping for more T-ARA reactions!

Fun fact: Park Soyeon (1:59 to 2:04) almost debuted with SNSD, but she left right before because she felt like it was too easy for her to just debut so soon, so she transferred to a different company to train before debuting with T-ara.

OMG I can't beleive you react to them I love them so much hope you to see more reaction video to them

They arent deemed the chameleons of k-pop for nothing! Watch their recent songs like Tiamo, and What's my Name. Those songs are so sentimental and just so emotional :) But tbh, T-ara will hit you different with live perfs. Their energy is just different in live stages!

I LOVE SUGAR FREE, IS A BANGER. And I also recommend What's my name, the last song they released as a group (only 4 at that time).

I can't tell if anyone mentioned this already, but Roly-Poly was the most downloaded song in Korea back in 2011. So yeah it was massively popular.

My bias is Soyeon who is the main vocalist and she used to be from SM. Also she was the one of predebute SNSD members. Her classic beautiful voice is so unique! And of course Roly Poly was an iconic song together with SNSD's The Boys and 2NE1's I'm the Best in 2011 era !!!

Roly Poly is the most downloaded song of all time in Korea (5M+ downloads)

I love T-ARA, they have some great songs!

Number Nine is by far my most favorite song by Tara, btw f hwayoung✨

T-ARA ❤️

You should reeeeeeally do After School “first love” and maybe “bang”. They were deff known as concepts queens for how dedicated they were to changing things up with each comeback. I don’t wanna ruin the surprise but you’ll deff see what I mean when you see “first love”

Rolypoly is a iconic kpop song a cultural resect in korea (same energy with momoland in 2018)

T-ARA is actually a kpop revolution at that time.They have hits after hits and their music are so unique. I wonder why you didnt react to bo peep.It's actually one of their early hits

Omg T-ara is soooooooo gooooooooooood I Love t-ara so much

youre making me cry all these throwbacks QAQ im so glad you are checking more of the 2nd gens because thats how i got into kpop! i hope you have B.A.P or MBLAQ on the list as well:D thanks for the reactions for our girls T-ARA!

K-POP 의 진정한 여왕 🌻🌻

When Roly Poly came out everyone and their mothers were dancing to the WHOLE song