Having joined T-ara as their 8th member not long ago, Ahreum has ended her run with the all-girl k-pop group.
In a video posted to T-ara’s official fan page, Ahreum said, “There’s a new update. It looks like I’ll be seeing you all as a solo artist. Don’t forget T-ara’s Ahreum. Thank you for giving me so much love. I felt so much love at the fan meeting and while promoting with T-ara. In the future, I’ll be meeting you all with an image that’s a few thousand times better than the Ahreum you saw in ‘Countryside Life’. The time I had with the group will be a fond memory, but Ahreum will most likely be returning solo. Still, the group will continue to be active, so don’t forget them and don’t forget Ahreum either. Ahreum fighting and T-ara fighting. Thank you so much for loving Ahreum until now. Please don’t ever forget the songs or performance I had with T-ara. I miss you. I love you.”
The agency stated that the reasons Ahreum has opted to become a solo artist is so she could focus on hip hop, to which she’s always been interested in, as well as to give her a chance to pursue acting.
T-ara will now be promoting with the six original members - Q-ri, Boram, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon. Core Contents Media is also currently deciding whether to replace Ahreum with Dani, who was introduced to last year as an upcoming member, in T-ara N4.
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