Kpop idol turned SCAMMER - The downward spiral of T-ara's Ahreum
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Today we will be diving into the scandalous life of former T-ara member Lee Ahreum. How did she go from being a victim of the kpop industry, to a problematic idol who scams her own fans, friends and family? Keep watching to find out! #kpop
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@@ploopy678! hey about T-ara's company making weird, I heard that T-ara's Company was trying to make T-ara as a 9 members group just like Girls' Generation, and a trainee called Dani was supposed to be 9th member of T-ara but never got to debut because of Hwayoung scandal
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"Oh I feel bad for Ahreum.." *a few minutes later* "shit who do i feel bad for 😭"
That’s what my thoughts were also but after seeing her disturbing posts on her IG account, I’m like ‘damn, she needs to get help’
This just proves that if the group is getting popular, the company shouldn't add more members.
They needed a rapper so they added Hwayoung.
@@SamEricLlortbut honestly speaking Hyomin is already doing a great job at that tbh
@@SamEricLlort she was bad at it though
@@SamEricLlortmaybe you're new in kpop but her dad was friends of the ceo of mbk at the time so...
@@minxbella9342 wasnt eunjung always seen as the main rapper of t-ara?
You should definetly do a video talking about the Unit, since that survival show was something else. From having legends as mentos, letting trainees who hadn’t even debuted yet or had no experience at all in the show participate when it was marketed as giving failed idols a second chance, rigging, extremely horrible working environment, and how both groups failed which is ironic giving the show was marketed as giving a failed idol a “second chance”. Also the fact that it went from getting higher ratings then Produce 101 s2 during the beggining to low ratings towards the end.
You got hearted by her! I think she's planning it rn
i hope she does it.. i never got to watch the unit but i keep hearing abt how messy it was
@@tbdhkthe show failed in its objective because both groups never achieved the popularity the show was aiming for but at least the main thing is it kept its promise to debut both a boy and girl group which is something Mess Nine didn’t even do and failed to keep its promise in
It didn’t help the show aired at a bad time as well for the entire country of SK as a whole, if you know you know
@@jackietang3789the fact that both shows were actually airing at the same time😭
I really think MBK Entertainment really messed but by not protecting the members during the bullying scandal. All of that hate probably really messed up with Ahreum's head, especially since she was only just out of her teenage years. Obviously none of that justifies any of her horrible behavior afterward though. I might be overthinking it, but I feel like she now has this perpetual desire to be seen as a victim since she wasn't in the actual instance where she was innocent.
Yeah I don’t condone or excuse her actions but the catalyst for it can all be traced back to MBK over a decade ago
In general though just unfortunate all around that it ruined her mental state especially since like you said she was only just barely out of her teenage years at the time
I mean, with the way k pop fans bully idols for even the smallest thing… when the bullying scandal happened, the messages she received and the hundreds if not thousands of vile death threats and horrible posts on the internet directed at her… of course that would mess her up. Same, i’m not justifying the things she did after it, but if you’re in an industry where they abused you and showed the best way to succeed is to abuse others, i guess she thought that would be the best way to act… (i’m not a k-pop fan btw, my friend is and told me about it… but ffs, idols are treated like crap sometimes)
Looking back on the year she was added to the group and also the group hit with the bullying scandal, that really messed up her mentality, and also at the same time, MBK is to be blamed for adding new members when the already 6 lineup were doing well, they can’t even protect them from the scandal, until the staffs and managers who were working with T-ara had to come out and release evidence about the bullying scandal clearing T-ara’s name although the damaged was done to the group was so bad.
@@jackietang3789Yeah, I suddenly remembered it as well, it can be traced back to MBK a decade ago.
if it ain't broke, don't fix it. words of wisdom
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Hwayoung was the only T ARA member that could rap, so I understand why they added her. Her rap in Day by Day was good.
@@SamEricLlort lol, not a good enough reason
I heard that T-ara's Company was trying to make T-ara as a 9 members group just like Girls' Generation, and a trainee called Dani was supposed to be 9th member of T-ara but never got to debut because of Hwayoung scandal
woahh you just unlocked memories from deep within! i completely forgot they were trying to debut Dani, there were so many headlines for that back then
@@animetwilight75 she was in one of the music videos too as one of the main characters
At this point I just feel bad for the poor children. I hope they find a place that is safe, that puts their best interests first.
I also feel bad for the actual T-ara members.
With her. As messy and problematic as she is, I hope she gets help and some time to breathe offline.
I've learned to always be skeptical of people who seem to have these never-ending tragic backstories of bad health and bad life circumstances that make people want to unconditionally support them. I have very little sympathy for those who especially use it to guilt trip their audiences as a perpetual victim to gain favor and money by always threatening to take themselves out.
But framing your ex-husband as a child abuser and using your kid to be the one to say it when it was actually her who was responsible? That's more reprehensible than fraud. That's just evil.
Same that’s why in these type of scandals I never side with anyone because both sides can each tell a different side of the story that won’t add up fully, best to stay neutral
well tbh, for people with a tragic backstory it’s not uncommon for their lives to be continuously tragic because of the way trauma affects you at such a young age, but ur right what she did was awful
@@xrrgr Yeah, but my problem is when it doesn't seem like you're trying to get out of that and you just want to keep being a victim and taking advantage of people
in her case, her "fans" screwed her over, so what she did is actually justice
@@Dave_of_Mordor Scamming innocents because you feel you were wronged in the past is not justice LMAO
Just when you thought that T-ARA couldn't get worse ...
Just when we thought that we were DONE post-bullying “scandal.”
Right? Over a decade later, one of their ex members resurfaces with this news
to be fair ahreum was barely a part of t-ara and the four remaining members are still doing well
The bullying was proved to be false , move on 😅 life is a not shitty kdrama
@@Maletearsasoil so life is s good kdrama?
Yikes. I hope that her children are ultimately placed with someone who will keep them safe and give them a good life. I wonder how/where she met the felon since he was unemployed and recently released from prison.
We will cover this next week!
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Honestly, I noticed she was a little shady on the Unit in her comments. Didn't know about what happened to T-ARA but wow...makes perfect sense. Imagine your introduction to the industry be basically a prison created by a fellow member, the media and the public. She had to grow tough skin. Its sad to see what one shitty person can do to your mental health. Stay away from toxic people friends!
No one should ever feel bad for her. She only has herself to blame for her downfall. Of course the early bullying she experienced wasn’t her fault but scamming fans by using suicide as a manipulation tactic and lying about abuse is all on her. And her messy cheating on her husband just makes my skin crawl. Such a despicable person.
i’m so shocked. i had seen a few articles about what was going on, but i had no clue what was truly going on. I hope the kids end up safe.
i feel bad for all the people she scammed :(
Tara has gone through too much 😢
This doesn't justify her behavior, but Hwayoung and her believers ruined her life as well as her mind
Honestly, I think that she took one good look at how Hwayoung and her equally monstrous sister ruined her life and that of her teammates' without losing a wink of sleep, become popular off of playing the victim, and even when the truth was outed was STILL popular and remained unpunished for all the lives she ruined.
Basically, I think Ahreum got the message that the perpetrator will not be punished no matter what, especially if they play the victim for long enough that their act is bought for years. So she essentially emulated the monster that ruined her life.
MORAL OF THE STORY: NEVER add new members to an already well-oiled group!
And to think that T-ARA would still be a successful group had the unnecessary loads not been added
The company should have told the whole truth, but the company remained silent and let T-ara get all the hate. If they just confirmed what really happened, T-ara would have still been huge.
Man, her story is so wild. If trouble keeps finding you, you might be the problem. It’s pretty low to bring your kids into it. Also, why would people give celebrities money? They live opulent lifestyles. I do hope the victims get their money back. Mental health is so important. I hope she gets the help she desperately needs. ~ Can’t wait for part two.
The trouble keeps finding you part reads as victim blaming
@@gwennvy ~ I mean she is to blame for a lot of the problems she has. There’s no one else to blame. It’s okay to call people out on their crap and still hope for the best for them.
Evangeline: We’re going to split this into 2 parts.
Me seeing the almost 30 minute time stamp: 🍿
Her mental health is all messed up, especially after seeing disturbing posts on her ig before she deleted her account, I was like damn something’s wrong with her, I just hope her babies are safe
T-Ara breakup sounded EXACTLY like AOA breakup case - big kpop band cancelled and disbanded because of bullying scandal having centered 2 members especially, years after proving the victim was în fact the bully and roles were reversed, also exposed by dispatch via showing the messages exchange... I am starting to beleive there's a specific patern for these scandals, are they made on purpose? Very suspicios...
The pattern is that some people tend to have the "always support the supposed victim " mentality and never bother being neutral and learning from past scandals. Some even go out of their way to call others who remind them of this haters and such.
Now I get why feminism is not liked in Korea…women taking advantage of their victimhood is a sick thing especially when SA still treated like nonsense in that country smh
When was it proved that mina bullied jimin??
@@mxm7647 Garam case. Soojin case. I'm sure I missed a lot of others. It's so sad that people are so quick to pass judgment.
@@saumyavig8964 Dispatch messages and I think certain employees came out and spoke against Mina too
The biggest lesson here that T-ara’s company to this day fails to see: unnecessary member additions don’t do a group any favors…..hwayoung, this girl, and if she had debuted like she was suppose too Dani (justice for Dani) would have done nothing for T-ara talent/looks wise other then make the total age younger. All they brought was mess and controversy
0:06 "You hit my car and run away. Are you crazy?" Help???
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indeed an obsesive and liar one😅
STAN.
@@keumjo5997 tell me how its a lie
That talkie segment was hilarious 😂😂😂
I feel so guilty now, because i was actually one of her supporters & believed that she was also ab*sed (i was abvsed), i feel so bad sm
me too..
You always cover every topic so well!
Great editing and storytelling, smoothest sponsor introduction I've seen in a while (at least on par with akidearest), that cliffhanger?
Dang, you're getting better every time
I missed these videos, it shows more sides to this industry.
This is all MBK’s fault for how they treated T-ara and just stayed quiet on the situation. They gave Areum no support at all in the group when she was only 18 years old, didn’t showcase her talent to the public, and just made her leave the group, when they knew Hwayoung’s sister sent her disturbing messages in her time in T-ara and if they could’ve leaked that online in 2013 they would’ve been a success. The situation was poorly handled, which caused her to become a mentally insane person for years because everyone would bully her for no reason. At this point she’s just becoming like Mina and it’s sad. What a crazy person she is… first she accuses her ex husband of abusing her kids, then she breaks up and gets together with a criminal and proceeds to scam people online cause they know she’s from “T-ara”, and then gets pregnant AGAIN and now it’s proven she didn’t like her kids and she’s the one who abused them. Hyoyoung actually apologized and didn’t act this crazy as this. Areum is the real bully here second is Hwayoung. Get help before it’s too late.
Frankly... I am starting to think it's a pattern that there is a tendency for victims of abuse to replicate and sometimes be worse than their abusers just to feel a sense of empowerment and control. It's not exactly a consistent trend but there is a chance/ tendency. Some victims choose the highway but there are others like Areum who go the opposite...
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Love all the research you put into these videos. Keep it up! :)
Love your use of flashbacks! Your storytelling is so awesome 💯
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No matter how selfish it might sound but I couldn't ever support new members if they were added into my favourite groups because... what's the whole point of it?
this is carzy kpop is realing scary me now
T-ARA has really been through a lot. So many negative issues and scandals one after another, but I didn’t know things were STILL currently going on.
Also, I loved TheUnit. So many talented idols from disbanded or small groups that were struggling to get attention
Shame that The Unit failed in its objective but at least it kept its promise to debut both a boy and girl group which is something that can’t be said for another show similar to it, I’m looking at you Mess Nine…
ready for part two!! loved this video!🤞🏾🤍
I cant wait for part 2 😭
Love these!
We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.
the fact that The Unit was my favourite show and I dont even remember Ahreum being there 💀
same 😭
Remember marriage is not a solution
So sad.... Ahreum once was the bullied one and now became the bully...
First also i really love your videos bc instead going to lots of articles I can just use your videos for information and not be so bored. 😃
real first :)
Those ppl that believed Hwayoung at face value are pathetic
Can’t wait for part 2!!
Great video! Thank you very much for your content.
about time you talk about this person, great video as always!
Yeah scammers are getting even more crazy using su*c*de that’s insane they both need to get serious mental health but with South Korea handles it this will not happen and in fact people will unfortunately spiral further. I hope the children get safety and she has her new born adopted.
Omg this drama had my jaw on the floor! I can NOT believe celebrities beg for money from fans 🤯
Does that happen a lot in other countries? In the US i feel like flex culture is so insane and a fan would immediately go on tiktok and expose them for clout! Lol
7:50 - 8:03 Warning for heavy flashes
I too was a fan of Ahreum, especially in T-ARA N4 and definitely felt sorry for her back in the day, but she and her boyfriend are a complete dumpster fire.
Ploopy I've been wondering for a while what camera and mic do you use?
I actually just use my phone as my camera! I tried buying a mic, but it seems incompatible with my phone, so I'm stuck with using my phone as my mic too 😅
this woman is the red carpet..
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Thanks! ❤️ I really appreciate your kind words!
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34 seconds? crazy
anyhow, I'm not familiar with tara members. This be interesting to watch
Please put “part 1” in the tile for transparency.
Never meet ur heroes.
Damn Kwon Mina 2.0
Bro that scandal between her and Jimin was literally historic for the Kpop industry but for all the wrong reasons
Yeah :/ I hope Dani doesn’t start anything but I heard she moved on and lives a normal life now
Wow, that's a really interesting video.
T-ARA member just can’t get enough of a scandal leave them alone
She needs to get help
Yup...
Disappointing as a queen. Was my favorite thought ahreum was better than ppl like Hwayoung but no she’s worse
How is she worse? She didn't threaten anyone.
@@VolumePerfection gurlll did u watch the video
Victims that don’t get justice do tend to become abusers later in life.
@rainbowow5060 yes. She still didn't threaten anybody. What she did was horrible but hwayoung and her sister are JUST as messed up not worse.
We just haven't covered the threats yet! Stay tuned for part 2 😲
You should cover The East Light’s abuse case if you haven’t already!
Yes
t-aracore is crazy man
Areum literally is my bias when they became OT8. After she left, i turned to Boram and she even left years later.
Areum what happen to you? :(
So interesting!
This is so crazy 😧
What a train wreck...
dang a part 2
When we thought that we ended post bullying scandals
06:44 don't know,but the picture was kinda creepy
Up until watching your video I’d never heard of this former idol’s (and I use this term generously in her case) personal life issues post T’Ara. I always have to warn myself when watching these types of videos not to be caught up in the hugely compressed nature of things which is just a given of the narrative. We can be fooled into believing that there are direct cause/effects when presented with a narrative timeline in a video but irl it is a lot less clear. Or, to put it another way, I always take these types of videos with a grain of salt.
Maybe if we had done that back when the OG bullying scandal was first reported things would have turned out a lot differently for all of the members 😢
You make a good point! It's hard for us to know exactly what got her to this point, and it's possible other things happened behind the scenes that contributed to this! Either way though, what she has been accused of doing is serious, and scamming fans/ lying about DV is never acceptable!
@@ploopy678 yeah. What she’s accused of is extremely serious and ought to be handled by the authorities. I’ll be waiting for your part 2 to see what happened next and purposely won’t go searching for information about it before then.
I’ve recently found your YT channel. I guess YT added you to my recommended list after I attended a Wheein concert last month (don’t know why they’d be related but the YT algorithm works in mysterious ways) 😊 I’ve watched a few. You seem to be clear, concise and do a lot of collating your source materials into your video narratives. I like also that you aren’t using weird AI generated images/video each time you talk about a scene but rather use source footage (I hope I’m remembering this correctly).
I’m more concerned for her children and her unborn one then herself I’m sorry it’s hard to feel bad for people who constantly use victimhood to get their way regardless of how she ended being.
Girl we don't need flashbacks in the same video, we've watched it, we can remember it, dw
Man... i love t-ara...
Sad that there are so many controversial persons in that group...
How this girl group getting bad to worse
t-ara just keeps getting worse...
Imma go and bop to roly poly quick.
holy sh*t this video was a wild ride
Well this was crazy to say the least. I love T-ara but i wasn't aware of the bullying scandal at all because i started to listen to them in 2014 and i wasn't aware with Ahreum at all. Also i surprised that she was scamming and doing all these things to people. Things happened for a reason with the scandal then and things happen with Ahreum now.
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damn hwayoung is responsible for so much chaos and suffering. that b hexed tons of people alone 😭😭😭
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Thanks! I'm wearing a lip gloss from Revlon! I don't know the exact item because I bought it a while ago 😅
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Drop T-ARA has to be the most controversial girl group ever
I don't remember any controversies around T-Ara other than the Hwayoung fiasco.
What were the others?
It’s so sad it’s like that group was cursed. I hope the T-ara members are okay. I used to Stan them 10 years ago 😢
Not really they are worse ones
I just worry about the children involved. We don’t really know if her ex-husband was abusive and she was just coaching the kids to say those things or if it was actually true. To have a mentally unstable mother and an abusive father is a horrible situation. I wonder who the children are with?
Defecated on the children's faces???
6:47 She needed help
I am peobably too late but could you do a reaction and ranking to 2023 debut songs?
Human beings never learn.
What was the point of that?
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rite.. thing is i completely forgot she was a member.. lol
Same😂
Plzzz do Rania / BLACKSWAN part 3
Do I know who these people are? -> No.
Am I a Kpop fan? -> No.
Did I stay for the entire video and subscribe to the channel? -> Absolutely 💯
We ara, we we are a BS artist
Are these reuploads? I feel like I saw these before.
yeah i think they are