Mamamoo is a South Korean girl group formed by RBW (formerly WA Entertainment) in 2014.
The
group officially debuted on June 19, 2014 with the single "Mr. Ambiguous". Their debut was
considered by some critics as one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014. They are recognized for their
retro, jazz, R&B concepts and their strong vocal performances.
Pre-debut
Prior to their official debut, Mamamoo collaborated with several artists. Their first collaboration
titled "Don't Be Happy" with Bumkey was released on January 8, 2014.[8] A second collaboration
with K.Will titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Wheesung was released on February 11,
2014.[9][10] "Peppermint Chocolate" ranked 11th on the Gaon Digital Chart in its first week.[11][12] On
May 30, Mamamoo released a third collaboration with rap duo Geeks called
"HeeHeeHaHeHo".[13]
2014: Debut with Hello and Piano Man[edit]
The group made their official debut on June 19 with lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from their
first extended play (EP) Hello. The music video for "Mr. Ambiguous" contained cameo
appearances from many well-known K-pop industry figures such as CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Baek
Ji-young, Wheesung, Jung Joon-young, Bumkey, K.Will, and Rhymer of Brand New
Music.[14] The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new
songs.[14] The group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of M!
Countdown.[15] On June 27, Mamamoo performed "Peppermint Chocolate" with K.Will
and VIXX's Ravi on the Music Bank "Half-Year" Special.[16] On July 5, the group held a guerrilla
concert at Hongik University in Hongdae, Seoul.[17] In July, Mamamoo released their first original
soundtrack contribution titled "Love Lane" for the Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[18]
On November 21, Mamamoo released their second EP Piano Man with the title track of the same
name.[19] The title song peaked at 41 on Gaon's Digital chart.[20] By the end of 2014, Mamamoo
ranked tenth highest among idol girl groups for digital sales, 19th in album sales, and 11th in
overall sales according to Gaon's year-end rankings.[21] On the January 10 episode of competitive
singing show Immortal Songs 2, Mamamoo performed a rendition of Joo Hyun-mi's "Wait a
Minute", reaching the final round before losing to Kim Kyung-ho.[22]
2015: Pink Funky and rising popularity[edit]
Mamamoo performing in September 2015.
On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third EP titled Pink
Funky.[23] "Ahh Oop!" marks the group's second collaboration with label mate Esna, after she was
featured in "Gentleman" on their second EP Piano Man. On June 13, the group traveled
to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to perform at an event sponsored by the South Korean Embassy
with Crayon Pop and K-Much. The event was a commemorative concert held in honor of the 25th
anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Mongolia.[24]
On June 19, Mamamoo released their third EP Pink Funky and lead single "Um Oh Ah Yeh". The
song was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Gaon Chart, becoming their
first top three single.[25] On August 23, after promotions concluded, Mamamoo held their first fan
meeting, entitled "1st Moo Party", for a total of 1,200 fans at the Olympic Park in Seoul. Tickets
for the fan meeting sold out within one minute, so the group added an additional meeting for
1,200 more fans the same night.[26][27] They also held another "Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which
took place on October 4. This was their first trip to the United States. Mamamoo also
collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show Show Me
the Money.[28]
On August 29, Mamamoo returned to Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Jo Young-nam's
"Delilah".[29] On October 31, Mamamoo returned to the Immortal Song 2, singing a rendition of
Korean trot singer Bae Ho's song "Backwood's Mountain" (두메산골). Their performance earned
their first overall win on Immortal Song with 404 points.[30]
2016–2017: Melting, first solo concert, Memory, and Purple[edit]
Mamamoo at the Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony on September 30, 2016.
On January 10, 2016, RBW announced Mamamoo's first solo concert since debut in 2014. Titled
“2016 Mamamoo Concert-Moosical” was held on August 13–14 at the Olympic Hall in
Seoul.[31] 7,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in one minute.[32]
On January 26, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first full-length
album Melting.[33] On February 12, another track, "1cm/Taller than You" was pre-released with a
music video. The full album was released on February 26, debuting at number 3 on the Gaon
chart. The title track "You're the Best (넌 is 뭔들)" also debuted at number three but peaked at
number one the following week, becoming their first number-one single.[34][35][36][37]
On March 6, they received their first music show win with the song "You're the Best"
on Inkigayo[38], followed by wins on Music Bank,[39] M! Countdown,[40] and other music shows. They
received eight wins in total for the single. On March 16, Mamamoo performed in Austin, Texas
at South By Southwest's K-Pop Night Out.[41] On June 25, Mamamoo performed at KCON NY
festival in Newark, New Jersey.[42][43] Alongside girl group GFriend, they have also starred in
Season 7 of reality television show "SHOWTIME".
On August 31, Mamamoo released the singles "Angel" and "Dab Dab" as subgroups consisting
of vocalists (Solar and Wheein) and rappers (Moonbyul and Hwasa) respectively.[44] On
September 21, Mamamoo released their follow-up digital single "New York" and accompanying
music video.[45][46] After wrapping up promotions for "New York" Mamamoo's agency announced
that the group will make their comeback on November 7 with their fourth EP, Memory.[47] The lead
single for Memory was announced to be "Décalcomanie." [48] Shortly afterwards, Mamamoo
participated in several year-end award shows, while also featuring in the OST titled "Love" for hit
TV show Goblin.
On January 19, 2017 Mamamoo announced their second solo concert, titled “2017 Mamamoo
Concert Moosical: Curtain Call” was held on March 3-5 in Seoul and August 19-20 in Busan at
KBS Busan Hall.[49][50] The group received criticisms for what many perceived as blackface when
as part of the concert they played a video containing the members impersonating various
personalities, one of which included the members wearing darker makeup to recreate a snippet
of Uptown Funk.[51] The clip was cut from following concert dates and multiple apologies were
promptly issued, including one directly from the members, stating that they were "extremely
ignorant of blackface and did not understand the implications of our actions. We will be taking
time to understand more about our international fans to ensure this never happens again."[52][53]
On June 17, Mamamoo participated in Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Noh Sa-yeon's "Love"
which garnered '430 points'.
Mamamoo announced the release of their fifth EP Purple on June 22, 2017, with the title track
"Yes I Am".[54] The title track quickly climbed to the number one spot on the Melon real-time
chart .[55] After one day, Mamamoo set the record for the highest number of unique listeners in
24-hours with "Yes I Am" on Melon for a girl group.[56] On June 27, they received their first music
show win on The Show, followed by wins on Show Champion, M Countdown, and Show! Music
Core.[57][58] They also placed first in Billboard's World Album Charts.[59]
2018–present: Four Seasons Project[edit]
On January 4, 2018, Mamamoo released a pre-release single called "Paint Me" to act as a
prelude to their upcoming project series "Four Seasons".[60] The goal of the series is to showcase
four albums, each combining one color and a matching member's characteristic for each
season.[61] The group has stated that they wish to show their depth as artists and present a more
matured style with this project.[62]
Mamamoo released their sixth EP, Yellow Flower on March 7, 2018 with its lead single "Starry
Night".[63] The song charted Top 10 Mid-Year Gaon Digital Chart at number 6.[64]
On July 11, 2018, Mamamoo announced their third solo concert, titled “2018 Mamamoo Concert
4Seasons S/S” will be held at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on August 18-19. The
venue is twice bigger than previous ones with 5,000 seats.[65] Tickets for the concert were sold-
out within two minutes of being on sales.[66]
Mamamoo released their seventh EP, Red Moon, on July 16, 2018, with "Egotistic" as its lead
single.[67] On the first week of its release, the EP debuted at number four on Billboard World
Albums with 1,000 copies, making it their best U.S. sales week.[68][69] The EP also peaked at
number three on the weekly Gaon Album Chart.[70] Mamamoo also made their first-ever
appearance on Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart at number 25.[69] The promotions for
"Egotistic" ended on July 5, 2018 on SBS' Inkigayo, in preparation for their third solo concert.[71]
Their first Japanese single, "Décalcomanie", was released on October 3, under the Japanese
label Victor Entertainment.[72] Mamamoo's Japan debut single peaked at no. 11 in Oricon weekly
single chart.[73] On November 29, Mamamoo released their eighth EP, Blue;S, with its lead single
"Wind Flower".[74] The EP peaked at number seven on the weekly Gaon Album Chart.[75]
Mamamoo released their ninth EP, White Wind, on March 14, 2019, with its lead single
"Gogobebe".[76][77]
On March 27, 2019, Mamamoo announced their fourth solo concert, titled “2019 Mamamoo
Concert 4Seasons F/W” will be held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on April 19–21. The
concerts are a grand finale for Mamamoo's "Four Seasons Four Colors Project," which was
launched in March 2018 to re-create the group's identity.
MAMAMOO Members Profile
MAMAMOO Members Profile:
Solar
Stage Name: Solar (솔라)
Birth Name: Kim Yong Sun (김용선)
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group
Birthday: February 21, 1991
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 163 cm (5’4″) (Official) / 161 cm (5’3″) (Approx. real height)*
Weight: 43 kg (95 lbs)
Youtube: solarsido
Solar Facts:
– She was born in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
– She has an older sister, Yong-hee.
– Education: Modern K Music Academy University
– She considers herself Mamamoo’s Mom.
– Is taking a Kumon language course in Japanese.
– Originally wanted to be a Flight Attendant.
– Was discovered by agency after singing for a free gift.
– Likes listening to Lil’ Wayne.
– Solar was on “We Got Married” where she was paired with Eric Nam.
– Solar appeared on “King of Masked Singer” as Sunflower.
– Solar created the official fan song for moomoos.
– She has a dog named Jjing Jjing.
– Solar can play the piano.
– Solar and Moonbyul aren’t good with roller coasters/high rides (Battle Trip)
– Solar wanted to be a tour guide in Korea for foreigners (Battle Trip)
– She used to share a room with Hwa Sa. (After Um Oh Ah Yeh era all of them moved
out and now have their own places.)
– Solar is ranked 36th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
– Solar is close to Irene of Red Velvet and with Apink’s Chorong.
– Solar is Mamamoo’s scaredy-cat, due to her fear of ghosts. (MBC Every1’s
Showtime Season 7, Ep.4)
– Solar collaborated with Luna of F(x) and Hani of EXID for “Honey Bee”, under Mystic
Entertainment.
– Solar’s ideal type: “I like Simon D sunbaenim. I like hip-hop and when he raps, he’s
so impressive and cool…so I feel like we could do something good together…music
wise!”
Show more Solar fun facts…
Moonbyul
Stage Name: Moonbyul (문별)
Birth Name: Moon Byul Yi (문별이)
Position: Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
Birthday: December 22, 1992
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 165 cm (5’5″) (Official) / 163 cm (5’4″) (Approx. real height)*
Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
Instagram: @m_v.film
Moonbyul Facts:
– She was born in Bucheon, South Korea.
– She has 2 younger sisters (Seulgi 1996, Yesol 2004).
– Moonbyul had originally auditioned to be a vocalist but changed to become a
rapper instead.
– Received attention for resemblance to BTOB’s Minhyuk and EXO’s Xiumin. (Super
Junior’s Eunhyuk considers her as “Xiumin in a wig”)
– Wrote her rap for “Piano Man” and helped write her rap for “Mr. Ambiguous” along
with Hanhae of Phantom.
– She created the choreography for “Mr. Ambiguous”.
– Her nickname is “Black Hole” because she tends to sweat a lot.
– Wants to collaborate with Verbal Jint.
– When MAMAMOO participated to Immortal Songs, she wrote the rap parts by
herself as they were not originally there.
– She owns a dog named Daebakie.
– Moonbyul and Solar aren’t good with roller coasters/high rides (Battle Trip)
– Moonbyul, along with Hani (EXID), Jin (BTS), Ken (VIXX) and Sandeul (B1A4), have a
group chat for 92-liners.
– She used to share a room with Whee In. (After Um Oh Ah Yeh era all of them
moved out and now have their own places.)
– Moonbyul is close to Seulgi of Red Velvet.
– Moonbyul was, alongside other 6 female idols, in “Idol Drama Operation Team” tv
program. They created a 7 members girl group, called Girls Next
Door , which debuted on July 14, 2017.
– Moonbyul’s ideal type: “I really like Gong Yoo sunbaenim. I sort of like dinosaur
face-types and guys with broad shoulders, guys who can just grab and hug me in
one go”.
Show more Moonbyul fun facts…
Wheein
Stage Name: Wheein (휘인)
Birth Name: Jung Whee In (정휘인)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Birthday: April 17, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 162 cm ( 5 ft 3¾ in) (Official) / 159 cm (5’3″) (Approx. real height)*
Weight: 43 kg (95 lbs)
Wheein Facts:
– She was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.
– She is an only child.
– Has known Hwa Sa since middle school
– Nicknamed “Jindo Dog” because of her resemblance to one.
– Has a huge crush on Beenzino.
– Likes watching mokbang shows (eating shows).
– Featured Vocalist in Phantom’s “Under Age’s Song”.
– Wheein appeared on “King of Masked Singer” as Half moon.
– Self-proclaimed “Snack Queen”.
– She likes to draw.
– She has a cat named Ggomo/Kkomo who has appeared in many of her photo and
video diaries.
– She is a former MBK Entertainment trainee.
– She is close to SONAMOO‘s Newsun and SEVENTEEN’s Vernon, they were spotted
by fans hanging out together at Hongdae.
– She’s also close to Bigstar‘s Jude.
– She used to share a room with Moon Byul. (After Um Oh Ah Yeh era all of them
moved out and now have their own places.)
– Wheein’s ideal type: “I like Beenzino sunbaenim…but I mean he’s basically the
ideal type for all girls in their 20s… so I didn’t want to say it, because it kind of hurts
my pride! But yea, he’s my ideal type”.
Show more Wheein fun facts…
Hwasa
Stage Name: Hwasa (화사)
Birth Name: Ahn Hye Jin (안혜진)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Maknae
Birthday: July 23, 1995
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 162 cm ( 5 ft 3¾ in) (Official) / 160 cm (5’3″) (Approx. real height)*
Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
Hwasa Facts:
– She was born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.
– She has two elder sisters.
– Education: Wonkwang Information Arts High School
– Has known Wheein since middle school.
– Used to record guide vocals for 4Minute.
– Featured Vocalist in Phantom’s “Fingernail” and Baechigi’s “Boy Jump”.
– Wrote and Composed “My Heart/I Do Me” on Mamamoo’s first mini-album,
“Hello”.
– Hwasa had also composed the song “Freakin Shoes” from their album “Pink Funky”.
– Hwasa appeared on “King of Masked Singer” as Aerobic girl.
– Hwasa’s first love was her social studies teacher, during “You’re The Best” era, she
was still in contact with him.
– Likes cooking so she’s Mamamoo’s cook.
– Likes listening to old Jazz Music.
– She LOVES Rihanna.
– Because she cant have a pet (she’s allergic), she has a toy lion in which she always
references to whenever the other members talk about their pets (hahaha)
– She used to share a room with Solar. (After Um Oh Ah Yeh era all of them moved
out and now have their own places.)
– She is nominated for the “100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
– Hwasa featured in High 4-20’s HookGa.
– On February 13th 2019, Hwasa released her first solo song called TWIT (멍청이).
– Hwasa’s ideal type: “I like guys who are fatherly, so…Ryu Seung Ryong sunbaenim
or if we’re talking about foreign celebrities, George Clooney…”
Show more Hwasa fun facts…
* NOTE: As you know, usually the K-pop companies adjust the idols’ official profiles,
so it looks better. Fans compared their height to other idols’ height and
approximated their real height. So, we posted both versions.
