T-ara Apologizes Through Letter

After weeks of controversy following the rumours of bullying of former member Hwayoung (which turned publicly ugly really quickly), the slandering of Hwayoung's as a prima donna and being generally uncooperative and Eun Jung being dropped from her drama, T-ara and their company Core Contents Media have opened another can of worms.

On August 29th, T-ara allegedly penned an apology letter apologizing to their fans for all of the public scandal.

What fans are jumping all over them now is that the letter doesn't seem to be valid. Die hard fans have been comparing handwritten letters that have been received before to the apology letter and have been finding many handwriting discrepancies.

Core Contents Media responded saying that group member Qri wrote the letter for the group. But in another statement indicated that member Hyomin had written the letter.

If their agency can't get their facts straight, and netizens are saying that there are inconsistencies with the letter itself, how can the public be absolutely certain this is a sincere apology?

It seems kind of fishy that this letter has been released right before the group is to make a comeback.

A couple of things frustrate me as I read the articles. They are glossing over the rumours of bullying as nothing more than a misunderstanding. When I read something like that, I think that is just PR damage control. Furthermore, other than releasing Hwa Young from her contract, they don't seem to have resolved any of their issues within the group. They allude that there were many misunderstandings, but did not specify in any way what they are doing to rectify those issues. How do fans know that they won't be able to handle their business in a professional manner? I mean, look at what happened when everything was laid out as fodder for the public eye?

I can't trust what they say, and until they actually take some action to show they can be worthy of idol status, I'm not sure other fans should either.

For one of the articles I'm referencing, click here.