Fuck this shit.
I thought one reddit poster put it well that T-ara was kind of special because they have a sort of aura of desperation... for success. It sounds kinda harsh, but somehow increasingly appropriate, especially considering the company behind them. I said before how I quickly realized what CCM was doing with the ridiculous news blurbs and strange pseudo-scandals. But I still think they've been brilliant overall with T-ara so far. Drumming up hype and publicity - good or bad - from not much at all seems like their strong suit. Damage control, well... to me it seems they've just been pretty lucky until now.
It's funny when you think about it... if the girls just hadn't made those tweets, and Hwayoung had been booted without much fanfare, how much of this PR fiasco could they have avoided? CCM would still be as hated as ever, but the girls might be in the safe zone, no matter how much at fault they might be. Would the fans still be rabidly looking for evidence of bullying from the past? It really became a car crash mostly because of their comments in social media.
I want some clarity. I want some statements, some transparency. I want none of this "we'll shut up, so we hope you'll shut up, too" company bullshit. Of course if Hwayoung decides to comment (more) on this thing, I fully anticipate the mud-slinging and shit-flinging to escalate. I'm sure they've warned her that they will do anything to protect their flagship product. I don't even know if Hwayoung really is to blame for more than we think. It's always possible she's a horrible, horrible person, but I doubt it. What I do know, is that until we start getting some more real comments, statements and discussion from Hwayoung and the T-ara members, no-one will know for sure.
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Oh, I saw now that they're really going all out... basically telling Hwayoung that if she takes all the blame and apologizes like a good girl, she MIGHT get back into the group. Hoo-kay. Now would she want to (possibly) be back in one of the top (for now) girl groups of South Korea? If the allegations of bullying are founded, I imagine she would not. And she has already publicly implied that the company is full of shit. But if she keeps quiet, it's gonna be tough to make much sense of this fucked up situation.
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Oh lord, forgot they have her sister to use as a hostage as well. Oh, the humanity.