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T-ara is a four-member South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2009. Their debut studio album Absolute First Album (2009) included the hit singles "TTL (Time to Love)" and "Bo Peep Bo Peep". "Bo Peep Bo Peep" earned the group their first music show win on KBS's Music Bank . It was later awarded Triple Crown on SBS's Inkigayo and was nominated for Best Dance Performance by a Female Group at the 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The album was re-released as Breaking Heart in 2010 and included two further singles, "I Go Crazy Because of You" and "I'm Really Hurt". "I Go Crazy Because of You" claimed two consecutive wins on Inkigayo and one on Mnet's M Countdown . The repackage album was nominated for both a Disk Bonsang and Popularity Award at the 25th Golden Disk Awards. Temptastic (2010) was released later that year and included the singles "Wae Ireoni" and "yayaya" both receiving wins on M Countdown.
The group's second extended play John Travolta Wannabe (2011) had the lead single "Roly-Poly" which became the top grossing and most downloaded song of 2011 in South Korea. [1] [2] The video for "Roly-Poly" was awarded Best Music Video at the 3rd Melon Music Awards and the song was later nominated for Song of the Year and Best Dance Performance by a Female Group at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their 2011 release, Black Eyes , included "Cry Cry" which became their first number-one song on Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100, charting at the #1 position for two weeks.
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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Asia Artist Awards | 2016 | Most Popular Artist – Singer | T-ara | Nominated | [3] |
2017 | Nominated | [4] | |||
2018 | Nominated | [5] | |||
Asia Jewelry Awards | 2011 | Diamond Award in Singing | Won | [6] | |
Billboard Japan Music Awards | 2012 | Top Pop Artist | Won | [7] | |
Bugs Music Awards | 2009 | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | [8] | |
2010 | Female Group of the Year | Nominated | [9] | ||
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Bo Peep Bo Peep" | Nominated | |||
Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Idol of the Year | T-ara | Nominated | |||
2011 | Female Group of the Year | Nominated | [10] | ||
Song of the Year | "Roly-Poly" | Nominated | |||
Cable TV Broadcasting Awards | Star Award | Dream Girls (TV Show) | Won | [11] | |
Cyworld Digital Music Awards | 2009 | Rookie of the Month – August | "Lie" | Won | [12] |
Ting's Choice Artist – September | "TTL (Time to Love)" (with Supernova) | Won | |||
Gaon Chart Awards | 2010 | Best Selling Ringtone | "Wonder Woman" | Won | [13] |
Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2012 | Song of the Year – July | "Roly-Poly" | Won | [14] |
2013 | Song of the Year – January | "Lovey-Dovey" | Won | [15] | |
2015 | Weibo Star Award | T-ara | Nominated | [16] | |
Global Chinese Music Awards | 2012 | Most popular Korean newcomer with Asian influence | Nominated | ||
Golden Disc Awards | 2009 | Best New Artist | "Lie" | Won | [17] |
2010 | Album Bonsang | Breaking Heart | Nominated | [18] | |
Popularity Award | Nominated | [19] | |||
Digital Song Bonsang | "You Drive Me Crazy" | Nominated | [18] | ||
Asia Popularity Award | Nominated | [20] | |||
2013 | Digital Song Bonsang | "Lovey-Dovey" | Won | [21] | |
Digital Daesang | Nominated | ||||
Album Bonsang | Funky Town | Nominated | [22] | ||
Popularity Award | Nominated | [23] | |||
MSN International Award | T-ara | Nominated | |||
MSN Southeast Asian Award | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Album Bonsang | Again | Nominated | [24] | |
Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
2016 | Jiangsu Popularity Award | T-ara | Nominated | [25] | |
GQ Korea Awards | 2012 | This Year's Will | Won | [26] | |
2014 | Won | ||||
Hallyu Center Awards | 2015 | Hallyu Envoy Award | Won | [27] | |
Hong Kong Youth Music Festival | Asia Idol Award | Won | [28] | ||
Huading Awards | 2016 | Best Group - Global | Nominated | [29] | |
Japanese Music Awards | 2013 | Best Girl Group | Nominated | [30] | |
KBS Music Festival | 2010 | Song of the Year | "Bo Peep Bo Peep" | Nominated | [31] |
2011 | Idol of 2011 | T-ara | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | "Roly-Poly" | Nominated | [32] | ||
Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Best Idol Group | T-ara | Won | [33] |
Korean Popular Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Song | "Roly-Poly" | Nominated | [34] | |
KU Awards | 2013 | Song of The Year | "Number 9" | Won | [35] [36] |
Best Girl Group | T-ara | Won | |||
Luxury Brand Model Awards | 2016 | Top Hallyu Girl Group | Won | [37] | |
Melon Music Awards | 2009 | Song of the Year (Daesang) | "Women's Generation" (with SeeYa & Davichi) | Nominated | [38] |
Current Stream Award | "TTL (Time to Love)" (with Supernova) | Nominated | [39] | ||
2010 | Top 10 Award (Bonsang) | T-ara | Won | [40] | |
2011 | Best Music Video | "Roly-Poly" | Won | [41] | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Top 10 Award (Bonsang) | T-ara | Nominated | [42] | ||
2012 | Won | [43] | |||
Global Artist Award | Nominated | ||||
Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2010 | Most Influential Star | Won | [44] | |
2011 | Hot Balance Star | Nominated | [45] | ||
20's Online Music | "Roly-Poly" | Nominated | |||
2012 | "Lovey-Dovey" | Nominated | |||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2009 | Best New Female Artist | "Lie" | Nominated | [46] |
Music Portal Mnet Award | T-ara | Nominated | |||
Singer of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2010 | Best Female Group | "Bo Peep Bo Peep" | Nominated | [47] | |
Best Dance Performance – Female Group | Nominated | ||||
2011 | "Roly-Poly" | Nominated | [48] | ||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2012 | Best Female Group | "Lovey-Dovey" | Nominated | [49] | |
Best Collaboration | "We Were in Love" (with Davichi) | Nominated | |||
Artist of the Year | T-ara | Nominated | |||
2017 | Mwave Global Fans' Choice | "What's My Name?" | Nominated | ||
MTN Broadcasting Advertising Festival | 2011 | Best Commercial Model of the Year | T-ara | Won | [50] |
MTV Best of the Best Awards | 2011 | Best Music Video | Nominated | [51] | |
Best Female Group | Nominated | ||||
Best Live | Nominated | ||||
Best Global Star | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Best Dance Video | "Sugar Free" | Won | [52] | |
Mwave Global Awards | 2014 | K-Pop Star World Championship | T-ara | Won | [53] |
National Idol Singing Contest | 2015 | Hangawi Award | Won | [54] | |
SBS Awards Festival | 2014 | Most popular artist in China | Won | ||
2015 | China Most Popular Female Award | Won | [55] | ||
SBS The Show Best of the Best | 2017 | China Choice Award | Won | [56] | |
Seoul Music Awards | 2010 | Best New Artist | Won | [57] | |
2011 | Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
Main Prize (Bonsang) | "You Drive Me Crazy" | Nominated | |||
2012 | Best Song | "Roly-Poly" | Won | [58] | |
Popularity Award | T-ara | Nominated | |||
Main Prize (Bonsang) | Won | ||||
2013 | Popularity Award | Nominated | [59] | ||
Main Prize (Bonsang) | Won | ||||
2015 | Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | [60] | ||
Main Prize (Bonsang) | Nominated | ||||
Popularity Award | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Legend Rookie Award | Nominated | [61] | ||
Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2017 | Main Prize (Bonsang) | What's My Name? | Won | [62] |
New Hallyu Popularity Award | Nominated | [63] | |||
Tower Records Awards | 2011 | Single of the Year | "Bo Peep Bo Peep" (JPN Ver.) | Nominated | [64] |
2012 | Album of the Year | Jewelry Box | Nominated | [65] | |
Artist of the Year | T-ara | Nominated | [66] | ||
2013 | Single of the Year | "Bunny Style" | Nominated | [67] | |
Artist of the Year | T-ara | Nominated | [68] | ||
V Chart Awards | 2015 | Hot Trend Artists of the Year | "Sugar Free" | Won | [69] |
Favorite Artists of the Year | Won | ||||
2016 | Top Korean Group | "So Good" | Won | [70] | |
2017 | "Tiamo" | Won | [71] | ||
Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards | 2009 | Korean Buzz Star | T-ara | Nominated | [72] |
2010 | Nominated | ||||
2011 | Nominated | [73] |
Year | Country | From | Honor | Ref. |
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2011 | South Korea | Gyeonggi Functional Game Festival | Honorary ambassador appreciation plaque | [74] [75] |
Korea National Tax Service | Honorary Head of Civil Service Department Plaque | [76] | ||
National Sharing Movement | Appreciation Plaque | [77] | ||
Senator Na Kyung-won | Honorary Advisers | [78] | ||
2013 | Korea Tourism Organization | Plaque of Appreciation | [79] |
Publisher | Year | List | Ranking | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2012 | Korea Power Celebrity | 17th | [80] |
2013 | 22nd | [81] | ||
Forbes China | 2017 | Global Idol Chinese Popularity Ranking | 2nd | [82] |
Rolling Stone | 2023 | The 100 Best Korean Pop Songs of All Time ("Bo Peep Bo Peep") | 45th | [83] |
T-ara is a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment in 2009, consists of four members: Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their close partnership with composer Shinsadong Tiger. A broad array of visual concepts have earned the group a "chameleon-like" reputation. The group has achieved commercial success in several regions in Asia including South Korea and China, with their 2011 single "Roly-Poly" being one of the most downloaded domestic singles since 2010.
Park Ji-yeon, referred to as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. Apart from her group's activities, she has also starred in various television dramas such as Soul (2009), Master of Study (2010), Dream High 2 (2012), Triangle (2014), also starred in various films such as Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2012), Encounter (2015). She debuted as a solo artist with her first EP, Never Ever, on May 20, 2014, making her the first T-ara member to debut as a solo artist.
Hahm Eun-jung, known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer and actress. She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she won the Little Miss Korea competition and debuted as a child actress in the same year in a television drama A New Generation of Adults (1995). Since then, she has taken on several roles in movies, television series and also being cast in various commercial films. After three years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara in July 2009. She has won the Child Actor Award for her role in "Drama of The Year" multi-winner Land at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards. She was also nominated and won awards for comedies Coffee House (2010) and Dream High (2011), reality show We Got Married (2011–12), and daily soap opera Love Twist (2021–22).
Park Sun-young, known professionally as Hyomin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, fashion designer known for her work as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Apart from her group's activities, Hyomin has also starred in various television dramas such as My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010), Gyebaek (2011), The Thousandth Man (2012), and in various films such as Gisaeng Ryung (2011) and Jinx!!! (2013). She debuted as a solo artist with her debut EP, Make Up, on June 30, 2014 with the lead track "Nice Body" which earned her 3 nominations at Seoul Music Awards. She, since then, released 2 mini-albums: Sketch (2016) and Allure (2019). In 2019, Hyomin released the digital single "Cabinet" with JustaTee, which topped Vietnam's V Heartbeat monthly chart for four consecutive months.
Park So-yeon, referred to as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, which went on to become one of the best-selling Korean girl groups of all time. She debuted as a solo artist in 2021.
Jeon Bo-ram, referred to as Boram, is a South Korean actress and former singer. She originally debuted as a solo artist, releasing two singles in 2008, before eventually becoming a member of girl group T-ara in 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
Lee Ji-hyun, better known by her stage name Qri (Korean: 큐리), is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, who went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.Since 2009, Qri has been active in the entertainment industry from acting and Variety shows to music to modeling. Her most notable works include her supporting role in hit drama Queen Seondeok, the show received near-universal acclaim, winning over 20 awards and solidifying Qri's career in the field.
"Roly-Poly" is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara. It was taken from their second mini album John Travolta Wannabe which was released on 29 June 2011. The song was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-sung, who were also behind the group's 2009 song "Bo Peep Bo Peep". "Roly-Poly" won three weekly music program awards on M Countdown and Inkigayo. Only a month after release, the song accumulated over US$2.3 million in digital sales with over $280,000 per day. Despite peaking at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, it went on to become the best-selling song of 2011 in South Korea with over 4,000,000 digital downloads, the highest figure for a K-pop girl group single on Gaon in the 2010s.
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Hahm Eun-jung, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of girl group T-ara and its subgroup T-ara N4. In 2012, Eun-jung became the first idol star to host the Korean remake of hit TV show SNL. The episode drew a record-breaking nationwide rating of 1.444%, the show's all time highest rating at the time.
Park Ji-yeon, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She is a member of girl group T-ara and its subgroup T-ara N4.
Hyomin is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She debuted as a singer with T-ara in 2009 and has since been active in the entertainment industry. Her first major acting project was My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox as Ban Sun-Nyeon the drama saw huge success during its run and helped develop Hyomin's acting career.
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