Blogged & Additional By: La Tray

Source & Story Credit: Korea JoongAng Daily – Carla Sunwoo – Wikipedia -Dkpop News

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Posted: Saturday April 7, 2012 @ 2:57 a.m. PST

Updated: Sunday April, 29, 2012 @4:17 p.m. PST

T-ara will soon be recruiting two new members, bringing its total number to nine. The big announcement was made yesterday by Core Contents Media CEO Kim Gwang-su, who had announced in March that the group would undergo a “transformation.”

 
“The group will now have nine members, and the new members will join the girls in July, to coincide with the new album’s launch,” Kim said in a press release.

 
The reason for the new additions, according to Kim, is to keep the girl group on its toes.

 
“I’ve noticed that with a lot of bands I’ve managed, the members become arrogant and idle after three years,” Kim said. “Of course, T-ara is working hard at the moment, but I don’t want the girls to take what they have for granted and I want them to be better performers.”

 
Not all reactions to the move have been positive, but in his defense, Kim said, “There are streams of new bands entering the K-pop market and they train for a minimum of 10 hours a day. T-ara can’t just sit back and relax if it wants to become a household name in Asia.”

UPDATE: According to Dkpop news, the two new members will be introduced in July 2012 along with new music.

ADDITIONAL: Seven members is enough in a group, it’s going to look crowded. It’s hard enough to remember seven.

The current seven members: Boram, Qri, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, Hwayoung, and Jiyeon.