T-Ara Profile

T-ara (T-ARA or T♔ARA) is a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2009 under Core Contents Media. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called the "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior.

Originally a five-member group composed of Jiae, Jiwon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon, they released their first song "Good Person" (좋은 사람, Joheun Saram) for the soundtrack of the Korean drama Cinderella Man in April 2009. After Jiae and Jiwon withdrew from the group two months later, T-ara debuted as a six-member group with the addition of Boram, Soyeon, and Qri in July 2009, releasing their first single "Lies" (거짓말, Geojitmal).

Their debut studio album Absolute First Album was released in December 2009 and spawned several hit singles including "TTL (Time to Love)", "Bo Peep Bo Peep", and "I Go Crazy Because of You" (너 때문에 미쳐, Neo Ttaemune Michyeo). The album was followed by the group's first extended play, Temptastic, in 2010. Their second extended play John Travolta Wannabe (2011) produced "Roly-Poly", which was nominated for several awards and went on to become the Gaon chart's number one single of the year. In less than six months, the group released their third extended play Black Eyes (2011), which spawned three number one singles: "Cry Cry", "We Were in Love" (우리 사랑했잖아, Uri Saranghaetjanha) and "Lovey-Dovey".

In 2011, T-ara signed a $4.3 million contract with management company J-Rock for their Japanese debut, the highest out of all the Korean girl groups debuting in Japan.The group's first single was a remake of their 2009 hit "Bo Peep Bo Peep". It ranked at number one on the Oricon weekly charts with 49,712 copies sold, the first time a debuting Korean girl group has done so in the charts' history.T-ara released their debut Japanese studio album Jewelry Box in 2012, which peaked at number two on the Oricon charts.

The group has added two members to their lineup since debut: Hwayoung in July 2010 and Areum in June 2012. A ninth member, Dani, was planned for the group, however, her debut was delayed indefinitely and she has since been reassigned to the sub-unit T-ara N4. Hwayoung later departed the group in July 2012, and Areum left in July 2013, only a year after joining. T-ara uses a rotating leader system in which a different member of the group is elected as leader each year, in order to give both the group and the individual members the opportunity to grow in a new direction.Their current leader under this system is Qri.

Birth name: Jeon Boram (Hangul: 전보람 | Hanja: 全宝蓝)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper
DOB: March 22, 1986
Birthplace: Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Height: 155cm | Blood type: A

Solo singer (2008) before making her debut with T-ara
Father Jeon Young-rok is a popular singer; mother Lee Mi-young an actress
Starred in TV-movie Purple Heeled Grim Reaper is Coming (2010)

Birth name: Lee Ji-Hyun (Hangul: 이지현)
Position: Vocalist, Current Leader

DOB: December 12, 1986

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 162cm | Blood type: na

A model before making her debut with T-ara

Played a part in drama Queen SeonDeok (2009)

Starred in TV-movie Southern Trader Kim Chulsoo’s Update (2010)

Played a part in drama The King of Legend (2011)

Birth name: Park In-jung (Hangul: 박인정)
Position: Main Vocalist
DOB: October 5, 1987
Birthplace: Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height: 163cm | Blood type: na

Originally a trainee with SM Entertainment but left before debut (with Girls' Generation)
Duet with Ock Joo-hyun in Page One – drama OST for Coffee House (2010)
Solo in What Should We Finish – movie OST for Death Bell 2 (2010)
Fixed cast on variety show 100 Points out of 100 (2011)
Duet with Ahn Young-min in Song For You (2011)
Duet with Seeya’s Lee Boram in Till the End – movie OST for Gisaeng Ryung (2011)
Starred in Roly Poly Musical (2012)

Starred in drama Lovers Of Haeundae(2012)

In relationship with Oh Jong-Hyuk

Birth name: Ham Eun-Jung (Hangul: 함은정 | Hanja: 咸恩靜)
Position: Lead Dancer, Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist
DOB: December 12, 1988
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 168cm | Blood type: O

Child actress before making debut with T-ara
Part of project group Wonder Women (2010) with Hyomin, Davichi and SeeYa
Starred in drama Coffee House (2010)
Starred in drama Dream High (2011)
Starred in variety show We Got Married (2011) with actor Lee Jang-woo
Played a part in drama The King of Legend (2011)
Starred in movie White: The Curse Of Melody (2011)
Starred in drama Queen Insoo (2011)

Birth name: Park Sun-Young (Hangul: 박선영 | Hanja: 朴善英)
Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Lead Vocalist
DOB: May 30, 1989
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 167cm | Blood type: O

Starred in reality-variety show Invincible Youth (2009-2010)
Part of project group Wonder Women (2010) with Eunjung, Davichi and SeeYa
Worked with Jiyeon and SeeYa’s Lee Boram in Coffee Over Milk (2010)
Played a part in drama My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)
Featured in Brave Brothers’ Beautiful Girl (2011)
Starred in drama Gyebaek (2011)
Starred in movie Gisaeng Ryung (2011)
Starred in Roly Poly Musical (2012)

Starred in drama The Thosandth Man(2012)

Starred in movie Jinx!!!(2013)

Birth name: Park Ji-Yeon (Hangul: 박지연 | Hanja: 朴智妍)
Position: Main Dancer, Visual, Vocalist, Maknae
DOB: June 7, 1993
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 167cm | Blood type: AB

Part of project group Women's Generation (2009) with Davichi and SeeYa
Starred in drama Master of Study (2010)

Starred in variety show Heroes (2010-2011)
Starred in movie Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010)
Work with Hyomin and SeeYa’s Lee Boram in Coffee Over Milk (2010)
Co-host of MBC’s Music Core (2010-2011)
Starred in drama Jungle Fish (2010)
Starred in Roly Poly Musical (2012)
Starred in drama Dream High 2 (2012)

Leader Timeline

Jiae(Pre Debut)

Eunjung(July 2009-November 2010)

Boram(December 2010-June 2011)

Hyomin(June 2011-December 2011)

Soyeon(January 2012-July 2013)

Q-ri(July 2013-Present)

Former Members

Jiae

Jiwon

Hwayoung

Areum