T-Ara; Are They Forgiven?

If a k-pop fan was to list the most surprising events of K-pop that happend in 2012, then T-Ara's scandal would be at the top of the list. It shocked fans in Korea, internationally, and other fellow idols as well. While the truth still is unknown, most fans have calmed down from it. At least, the international ones.

Most of the accusations made were hard to understand from an American standpoint - Korean is such a rich language, so it's hard to find fault in their words. But for Koreans, some of the words spoken were highlight offensive. This happend in their own country, using their own language, on their TV shows, while they watched. If these events happend in America, it would be a completley different story.

Korea cancelled T-Ara's advertisments, pulled T-Ara out of endorsement groups, prevented them from promoting, etc. This was mainly because they didn't want the image of T-Ara to stay with them; all this was going on during the Gangnam Style craze; they didn't want such negative publicity to go on and reflect badly on the country.

Now, Korea is no stranger to rumours/bad publicity - it's the way the T-Ara situation was handled that made a difference. CCM's handling of the situation was face-palm worthy, and considering it's a Korean company, it was especially bad.

There are still hardcore Queens, including myself, who have stayed strong throughout the controversy, and other Queens who have shifted to becoming T-Ara-Jinyo. Then there are the people in between, who know that the truth will never be revealed, but we can always speculate. So, please, support T-Ara. This must be very hard for them.