In a surprise event, Ryu Hwayoung has joined the girl group T-ara.
T-ara is a 6 member girl group, now being reborn into 7 members is quite a surprise.
On hte 16th, according to officials, the 17 year-old high school girl is becoming a new part of T-ara has been finalized. She will be joining the six existing members, Hyomin, Soyeon, Boram, Eunjung, Qri and Jiyeon to be reborn into a 7-member girl group. Ryu Hwayoung is the same age as Jiyeon, the youngest, but was born later, making her the new maknae.
Core Contents Media said to Star News today, "to advance T-ara further to show a new appearance, Ryu Hwayoung has decided to join."
As a new member of T-ara, Ryu Hwayoung's hometown is in Gwangju where she is currently in high school. This spring, her and her twin sister participated in several different pageants/contests.
Back in May, Ryu Hwayoung had an appearance in an SBS variety show with garnered viewers' attention.
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source: starnews
cr: nathaniel (trans) @ diadem + starnews