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Mamamoo
마마무
Left to right: Wheein, Hwasa, Moonbyul (kneeling), Solar
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2014–present
LabelsRainbow Bridge World
Members
  • Solar
  • Moonbyul
  • Wheein
  • Hwasa
Websiterbbridge.com

Template:Contains Korean text Mamamoo (Korean: 마마무), sometimes stylized MAMAMOO,[1] is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Rainbow Bridge World. The group officially debuted on June 19, 2014 with the song "Mr. Ambiguous".[2] Their debut was considered one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.[3][4]

Career

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.[5] A second collaboration with K.Will titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Wheesung was released on February 11, 2014.[6][7] Peppermint Chocolate ranked 11th on the Gaon Digital Chart in its first week.[8][9] On May 30, Mamamoo released a third collaboration with rap duo Geeks called "Heeheehaheho".[10]

2014: Debut, "Mr. Ambiguous" and "Piano Man"

The group made their official debut on June 18 with lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" off of their first mini album Hello. The music video for "Mr. Ambiguous" contained appearances of many well-known K-pop industry figures such as CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Baek Ji Young, Wheesung, Jung Joon Young, Bumkey, and Rhymer of Brand New Music.[11] The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.[11] They made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of M! Countdown.[12] On June 27, Mamamoo performed "Peppermint Chocolate" with K.Will and VIXX's Ravi on the Music Bank "Half-Year" Special.[13] On July 5, the group held a guerilla concert at Hongik University in Hongdae, Seoul.[14] In July, Mamamoo released their first original soundtrack titled "Love Lane" for the Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[15]

On November 21, Mamamoo released their second mini-album Piano Man, with a title track of the same name.[16] The title song peaked at 41 on Gaon's Digital chart.[17] 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 for 2014.[18]

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.[19]

2015-present: Pink Funky and rising popularity

Mamamoo performing in August 2015

On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third mini-album titled Pink Funky[20] "Ahh Oop!" marks the second time the group collaborated with label mate eSNa after she was featured in "Gentleman" on their second mini-album 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.[21]

On June 19, Mamamoo released their third mini-album 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.[22] On August 23, after promotions concluded, Mamamoo held their first fan meeting, entitled "1st MOO Party," for a total of 2,400 fans at the Olympic Park in Seoul. The fan meeting had sold out in one minute.[23][24] 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.[25]

On August 29, Mamamoo returned to Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Jo Young Nam's "Delilah".[26] Moonbyul was cast as the lead in the web drama Start Love (스타트 러브), while Solar participated in singing competition King of Mask Singer disguised as a sunflower.[27][28] Hwasa performed with Hyuna in her song "Ice Ice" while Wheein had a featuring on CNBLUE's album "2gether".

Mamamoo returned to the Immortal Song 2 stage on October 31 for the Bae Ho special. They sang a rendition of Korean trot singer Bae Ho's song 'Backwood's Mountain' (두메산골). Picked as the fifth artist to perform, their powerful stage impressed the audience, earning 404 points and their first overall win on Immortal Songs.[29]

On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo released a pre-release R&B ballad called "I Miss You". Within 24 hours of release, they received an top rankings on most of the major music charts such as Mnet, Bugs, Naver Music, Genie, Olleh Music. [30]

On February 12, 2015, Mamamoo released "1cm" or "Taller than You", a hip-hop single showcasing their versatility in the different genres of music available.

Members

Stage name Birth name Birth date
Romanized Hangul Romanized Hangul
Solar 솔라 Kim Yong-sun 김용선 (1991-02-21) February 21, 1991 (age 33)
Moonbyul 문별 Moon Byul-yi 문별이 (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)
Wheein 휘인 Jung Hwi-in 정휘인 (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)
Hwasa 화사 Ahn Hye-jin 안혜진 (1995-07-23) July 23, 1995 (age 29)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[31] 		US World
[32]
Melting[33] — — TBA

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[34] 		US World
[35]
Hello
Track listing
  1. Hello
  2. Mr.애매모호 (Mr.Ambiguous)
  3. 히히하헤호 (Heeheehaheho) (with Geeks)
  4. Baton Touch
  5. 내맘이야 (I Do Me) (Hwasa solo)
  6. 썸남썸녀 (Peppermint Chocolate) (with K.Will featuring Wheesung) (CD only)
  7. 행복하지마 (Don't Be Happy) (with Bumkey)
 16[36] — 4,303+[37]
Piano Man
Track listing
  1. Piano Man
  2. Gentleman (with eSNa)
  3. Piano Man (Piano ver.)
  4. Piano Man (Inst.)
 8 — 4,225+[38]
Pink Funky
Track listing
  1. Freakin Shoes
  2. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh)
  3. 따끔 (Sting)
  4. 갑과 을 (No No No)
  5. Self Camera
  6. AHH OOP! (아훕!)
  7. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh) (Acappella)
  8. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh) (Inst.)
  9. 따끔 (Sting) (Inst.)
 6 7 11,153+[39]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[a] Album
KOR Gaon
[40] 		KOR Billboard
[41]
"행복하지마 (Don't Be Happy)"[42]
(with Bumkey) 		2014 20 24 Hello
"썸남썸녀 (Peppermint Chocolate)"[44]
(with K.Will featuring Wheesung) 		10 7
"히히하헤호 (Heeheehaheho)"[46]
(with Geeks) 		50 45
"Mr.애매모호 (Mr.Ambiguous)"[48] 19 28
"Love Lane"[15] 26 —
Marriage, Not Dating OST
"이 노래 (This Song)"
(with Loco) 		65 —
My Lovely Girl OST
"Piano Man" 41 —
Piano Man
"AHH OOP! (아훕!)"
(with eSNa) 		2015 67 — Pink Funky
"음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh)" 3 —
"Girl Crush" 13 — Innisia Nest OST
"I Miss You" 2016 6[56] — Melting
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

Year Title Main artist Member(s) Album
2013
 "Fingernail"[57] Phantom Hwasa (credited as HJ)
Phantom Theory
"Wash Away"[58] Geeks Solar Live performance(s) only
2014
 "Under Age's Song"[59] Phantom Wheein
Phantom Power
"Boy Jump"[60] Baechigi Hwasa
Digital Single
"The Sunlight Hurts" Standing Egg Wheein
The Artist Diary Project Pt.10
2015
 "Drinks Up"[61] Ja Mezz Hwasa
1/4
"Is You" Geeks Wheein Live performance(s) only
"Coffee & Tea" Eddy Kim Solar
Dokkun Project Pt.4
"Mileage" Primary Hwasa
2
"Stand Up" Basick All
Show Me the Money 4 Episode 5
"Ice Ice" Hyuna Hwasa Live performance(s) only
"Domino"[62] CNBLUE Wheein
2gether
"Star" Kim Min Jae Solar
Twenty Again OST
"Call Me"[63] Basick & Lil Boi Hwasa
Basick X Lil Boi Special Collaboration
"Nothing" Yoo Sung Eun Moonbyul
2nd Mini Album
"Love Talk" Kisum Hwasa
Digital Single
"Please Just Go" Louie Wheein
Digital Single

Filmography

Web Drama

Year Title Member(s) Role Network
2015 Start Love[64] Moonbyul Yoo Na-young Naver TV Cast
Imaginary Cat Solar Jung Soo-In MBC Every1

TV Shows

Year Title Network Notes

2014

Hello Counselor

KBS

Solar and Moonbyul

You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook

KBS2

with Bumkey

2015

Immortal Song 2

KBS

Yeonggwang Special (2015.01.31)

Younghun Special (2015.03.07)

Kim Soohee Special (2015.03.21)

Lee Hyemin Special (2015.04.25)

C'est Si Bon Special (2015.09.12)

Bae Ho Special (2015.10.31)

You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook

KBS2

2015.07.10

After School Club

Arirang TV

Episode 169

Fashion King

SBS Plus

Episode 3

Weekly Idol

MBC

Episode 214

MBC Duet Gayo Festival

MBC

Wheein

Two Yoo Project: Sugar Man

JTBC

Solar and Moonbyul

2016

MBC Duet Gayo Festival

MBC

Wheein

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- |2014 | New Artist of The Year[65] | Mamamoo | style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won |}

MelOn Music Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- | 2014 | Newcomer Award[66] | Mamamoo | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |- |2015 | Best Female Dance | Mamamoo | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |}

Seoul Music Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- |rowspan="4"|2014 | Bonsang | "Mr. Ambiguous" | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |- | Popularity Award | Mamamoo | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |- | Rookie Award | Mamamoo | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |- | Hallyu Special Award | Mamamoo | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |}

Seoul Success Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- |2014 | Rookie of the Year | Mamamoo | style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won |}

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- |rowspan=2|2015 | Best Vocal Performance Female | Mamamoo - "Um Oh Ah Yeh" | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |- | UnionPay Song of the Year | Mamamoo - "Um Oh Ah Yeh" | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated |}

Notes

  1. ^ Korean sale numbers are based on the Gaon Download Chart count.

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  50. ^ Cumulative sales for "Love Lane":
  51. ^ Cumulative sales for "이 노래 (This Song)":
  52. ^ Cumulative sales of "Piano Man":
  53. ^ Cumulative sales of "AHH OOP! (아훕!)":
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