2nd generation · MBK Entertainment / individual agencies
ティアラ / 티아라
T-ARA changed concept drastically from single to single and left a hook behind every time.
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Roly-Poly goes retro disco, Lovey-Dovey runs on a shuffle, Number 9 is staged as drama, and Sugar Free turns dance floor.
Start here for the most aggressive hooks of the second generation, attached to a group that never repeated itself.
キュリ큐리 · QriView in Japanese
ウンジョン은정 · EunjungView in Japanese
ヒョミン효민 · HyominView in Japanese
ジヨン지연 · JiyeonView in Japanese
ボラム보람 · BoramView in Japanese
ソヨン소연 · SoyeonView in Japanese
ファヨン화영 · HwayoungView in Japanese
アルム아름 · AhreumView in Japanese| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| キュリ | 1986-12-12 | 39 | 163cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ウンジョン | 1988-12-12 | 37 | 168cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ヒョミン | 1989-05-30 | 37 | 167cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジヨン | 1993-06-07 | 33 | 165cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ボラム | 1986-03-22 | 40 | 155cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ソヨン | 1987-10-05 | 38 | 163cm | B | ENFJ | South Korea |
| ファヨン | 1993-04-22 | 33 | 168cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| アルム | 1994-04-19 | 32 | 167cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-09-17.
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Roly-Poly MVRoly-Poly is the retro disco one and the quickest route to the group's popular appeal.
Lovey-Dovey MVLovey-Dovey is built on a shuffle step and is the most addictive thing they made.
Sugar Free MVSugar Free updates the whole formula for the dance floor.Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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What anchors T-ARA is a strong pull and a willingness to change concept. They arrived from Core Contents Media in 2009 and, with changes in the line-up early on, spread widely through Bo Peep Bo Peep and Yayaya. The hooks, the costumes and the stages of this second-generation girl group stay in the memory.
The way in is Roly-Poly, Lovey-Dovey and Sugar Free. Roly-Poly gives retro disco, Lovey-Dovey the pull of the shuffle, and Sugar Free the update towards EDM, so the change comes through in a short run. Around Cry Cry, Day by Day and Sexy Love the long drama-style music videos are the thing to watch.
Following through What's My Name? in 2017 and Re:T-ARA in 2021 goes past the signature period to where the four stand now and the context of the restart. Roly-Poly, then Lovey-Dovey, then Sugar Free covers the retro, the pull and the turn to EDM.
Editors' take Roly-Poly / Lovey-Dovey / Sugar Free — three songs cover a strong pull and a changing concept in a second-generation girl group.
No. 66 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 31%)
The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).
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