Ashhong said:
Anybody else think the whole "we love the 5dolls song so we wanted to perform with them" is a load of crap? 5dolls have been pretty heavily criticized lately for their outfits and whatnot. I would bet that the company made T-ara perform with them to try to raise their fanbase.
I dunno, man. They were pretty chummy before Co-Ed debuted, Jiyeon is maknae buddies with Hwayoung and also Jungle Fish 2 buddies with Hyoyoung and took care of her when she was injured. Soomi is technically rookie as leader of Co-Ed but technically their senior due to her role in SeeYa. Two of the songs on T-ara's new album were going to be Co-Ed songs, but Co-Ed thought T-ara did one better and gave it to them, and the other T-ara liked a lot and asked to have, and Co-Ed got a song that was going to go to T-ara. T-ara might also be sympathetic because they went through a lot of the exact same criticisms in their rookie days.
I understand the suspicion, because CCM is pretty ridiculous with their on-the-fly management and promotion style, but they are also a small agency despite being under the larger Mnet. From things I've seen where they take cameras to the CCM office to practice and whatever, it seems like a pretty close-knit organization that drives their idols to the bone yet gives into non-comfort wishes pretty often. I mean consider how Nam Gyuri was kind of a lying bitch and betrayed SeeYa by bailing out, yet she was allowed to go scot-free by simply asking the CEO. That would never happen under one of the Big 3 agencies.