Early this week, articles and statements came to light, disproving the rumors that T-ara bullied former member Hwayoung – a sensitive issue that has followed T-ara's history since her departure in 2012.
The photos that initially spurred on the bullying rumors were brought forward in a recent Pann post where the original poster put each of the supposed accusations in context. Koreaboo has translated the post below.
One of the most controversial moments was when Eunjung seemed to force feed Hwayoung rice cakes on a Japanese variety show. However, the screenshots below of the scene clearly illustrate that Hwayoung, Hyomin, and Qri were one team while Soyeon, Jiyeon, and Eunjung formed the second team.
The girls battled for the win through Wii games in hopes of attaining snacks and Hwayoung, Hyomin, and Qri won in the end. Eunjung was the lowest scorer on her team and was thus given the penalty chosen out of the penalty box – she had to hand feed snacks to the winning team.
When she feeds Hwayoung the rice cake, some netizens originally mistook it as forceful and thus spurred on the bullying rumors, however, the MC is clearly smiling in the background along with the rest of the members in a friendly atmosphere that was not at all a bullying situation as people assumed. Japanese Netizens pointed out that as they were more accustomed to the nature of their variety shows, it was clear that the girls were not bullying her at all. Hwayoung is even seen smiling with the group at the end of the broadcast.
cr: Koreaboo
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