KPOP 2nd generation · MBK Entertainment / individual agencies
T-ARA
ティアラ / 티아라
T-ARA changed concept drastically from single to single and left a hook behind every time.
- 2009DebutJul 29, 2009
- 4Members
- 2thGeneration
- Queen'sFandom
Last updated:
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In 30 seconds: T-ARA
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.
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Key facts
- Group name
- T-ARA
- Reading / Hangul
- ティアラ / 티아라
- Company
- MBK Entertainment / individual agencies
- Debut date
- July 29, 2009
- Days active
- 6,303 days (17 years, 3 months)
- Debut song
- Lies
- Generation
- 2nd generation
- Fandom name
- Queen's
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| 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 | 39 | 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 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
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.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2009The line-up settled after the debut, and Bo Peep Bo Peep, around Absolute First Album, made the early signature song.
- 2010Hard dance songs and distinctive concepts continued, raising their presence among second-generation girl groups.
- 2011The retro Roly-Poly and the drama-style Cry Cry sat side by side, widening T-ARA through both wide appeal and visuals.
- 2012A shuffle dance, a drama music video and a futuristic concept came one after another, thickening the video shelf at once.
- 2013Around Again they moved to grown-up dance songs, showing a T-ARA unlike the retro period.
- 2014Around And & End they took in a club-leaning sound, a period when the different versions in the videos are worth sorting out.
- 2015After the hard signature songs came a light, easy summer song that left an approachable entrance to the later work.
- 2016A song with ache and warmth in it showed a later T-ARA unlike the signature dance period.
- 2017As an active song with four members, it works as the entrance for checking the T-ARA after the signature period.
- 2021Re:T-ARA, carrying Tiki Taka, brought a group release after a long gap and renewed the present for long-time fans.
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Achievements
Key milestones
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's T-ARA note
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.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
T-ARA and Queen's echo a crown and a queen, so the group name and the fandom name stay in memory as a pair.
Video
Cry Cry and Day by Day are remembered less for the songs than for their long dramatic music videos.
Signature song
Roly-Poly and Lovey-Dovey are both retro dance doors, but telling disco from shuffle keeps them apart.
Versions
One song can exist in drama, dance and remix forms, so the version label is what tells them apart.
Later years
Adding What's My Name? and Tiki Taka carries T-ARA past the peak years and into the era of four.
Comparison
Lined up with KARA, Girl's Day and 9MUSES, the separate strengths of late second-generation girl groups come out.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 69/ 241 groups
No. 69 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 29%)
- 5Japanese releases
- 15Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 0Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 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 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines T-ARA?
Roly-Poly goes retro disco, Lovey-Dovey runs on a shuffle, Number 9 is staged as drama, and Sugar Free turns dance floor.
Why should a new listener start with T-ARA?
Start here for the most aggressive hooks of the second generation, attached to a group that never repeated itself.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Roly-Poly, Lovey-Dovey, Sugar Free, then continue to the official video index.