Next, while the T-ara members headed straight to rehearsal upon arrival in Japan for their big concert, the poster continued, Hwayoung said her leg was hurting and would rest at the hotel instead. But instead, she was found at the nail art studio. In light of this, the practicing T-ara members took to Twitter to speak out about determination.
The poster then compared Hwayoung’s injury to Jiyeon’s history of injuries, showing the two as contrasts:
►As a group, from 2009-2012 T-ara averaged two or three hours of sleep per night to complete all their schedules, treasuring even 30 minutes of travel time to rest.
►On January 1st, 2012, Jiyeon fainted on the stage of Inkigayo after the group’s “Cry Cry” stage due to exhaustion from recording for Gayo Daejun.
►In 2012, a backup dancer accidentally broke Jiyeon’s nose. However, she kept performing until the concert was over and did not receive treatment until afterward. She then flew back to Korea for Music Bank filming and another event, only to return to Japan to finish the tour. After returning to Korea, Jiyeon only took a day off for surgery before going back to the hectic promotional schedules.
►On October 10th, 2013, Jiyeon was diagnosed wth synovitis after her knee began to hurt during M!Countdown pre-recording. The condition meant that water was filling the inside of her kneecap – walking and moving was painful. Despite this pain, Jiyeon rushed straight to the M!Countdown live broadcast a mere two hours after receiving a shot. This continued for two months of schedule running.
►In 2014, Jiyeon was rushed to the emergency room for enteritis and acute indigestion while in the waiting room for Music Core. She was discharged the next day and apologized for not being able to perform that day.
Furthermore, the original poster compiled various quotes and incidents from industry personnel. One representative shared, “Hwayoung started getting a celebrity disease after she settled in with the group. She was cocky about being a celebrity and a T-ara member… the original members weren’t like that. I wondered why a new member would be acting like that… and I think she wasn’t bullied but the other members just reprimanded that type of behavior and the scandal blew up into what it is right now.”