Former T-ara member Ryu Hwayoung announced her wedding, and attention is focused on whether the T-ara members who were involved in the "bullying controversy" will attend her wedding.
On the 1st, Ryu Hwayoung posted on her social account, I am deeply grateful for the greater-than-expected interest and warm congratulations, and I would like to take this opportunity to convey my feelings to those I could not greet in person. I would appreciate it if you would watch our future journey with warm eyes, she released her wedding announcement.
Ryu Hwayoung released a photo taken with her groom-to-be and said, Adding certainty to my excitement, we now want to walk the same path. Beyond love, we have decided to become each other's everything. We are getting married on Sep. 12, 2026.
Netizens are focusing on whether T-ara members will attend Ryu Hwayoung's wedding. Previously, T-ara members attended the weddings of Hyomin, Jiyeon and Ham Eunjung, showing strong loyalty. In particular, former Bo-ram, who had not been active in the entertainment industry, also appeared, drawing attention to whether she will attend Ryu Hwayoung's wedding.
However, the key is whether their rift has been healed. In 2012, during Ryu Hwayoung's withdrawal from T-ara, online communities and social accounts clashed over claims that Ryu Hwayoung had been bullied within the team and opinions that the conflict arose from Ryu Hwayoung's attitude problems. T-ara members and their agency denied the bullying allegations, but the controversy did not subside easily and caused significant damage to the team's image.
The T-ara bullying incident resurfaced when MBN's Gaboja-go 3, which aired in Nov., 2024, featured company chief Kim Kwang-soo mentioning the issue. When the program aired content saying the T-ara members did nothing wrong, Ryu Hwayoung complained, Over the past 12 years, my family and I have suffered false claims, countless groundless speculations and excessive malicious comments, unfounded blind criticism and threats, and harassment, she said, expressing her grievance.
Ryu Hwayoung joined the group T-ara in 2010 and debuted in the entertainment industry. As the rapper, Ryu Hwayoung left the team after two years and transitioned to acting, appearing in The Ex-Girlfriends' Club, Age of Youth, Descendants of the Sun, Father Is Strange, Age of Youth 2, Mad Dog, The Beauty Inside and Player 2: The War of the Swindlers.
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