Lee Areum

T-ara
From left to right: Soyeon (former), Eunjung, Boram (former), Hyomin, Qri and Jiyeon.
Background information
Also known as	Tiara
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop
Years active	2009 (2009)–present
Labels	MBK Entertainment EMI Music Japan Banana Plan
Associated acts	T-ara N4 QBS
Website	mbk-ent.com/main_tara (in Korean)
Members	Qri Eunjung Hyomin Jiyeon
Past members	Jiae Jiwon Hwayoung Areum Boram Soyeon

T-ara (/tiˈɑːrə/; Korean: 티아라) is a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by MBK Entertainment (formerly known as Core Contents Media). Their most well-known lineup featured Boram, Qri, Soyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin and Jiyeon. T-ara's career is marked by hook-heavy dance-pop music, a result of their close partnership with composer Shinsadong Tiger. A broad array of visual concepts have earned T-ara a "chameleon-like" reputation.

The original five-membered group participated in the Cinderella Man soundtrack with "Good Person" in April 2009. Following member withdrawals due to creative differences, the addition of Boram, Qri and Soyeon brought the group's official debut in July 2009 with the single "Lie". Their debut studio album Absolute First Album was released in December 2009 and spawned several hit songs including "TTL (Time to Love)", "Bo Peep Bo Peep", and "You Drive Me Crazy".

T-ara gained nationwide recognition after releasing "Roly-Poly" in 2011, which went on to become the Gaon chart's best-selling single of the year. At the height of K-pop's mainstream popularity in Japan, T-ara signed onto management agency J-Rock for $4.7 million—reportedly the highest figure of any Korean girl group expanding into the territory at the time. Both their debut single and studio album reached number one on the Oricon weekly charts and were subsequently certified Gold. T-ara's late-2011 Korean release Black Eyes spawned three back-to-back number ones: "Cry Cry", "We Were in Love" and "Lovey-Dovey".