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Mamamoo
File:MAMAMOO SAF SBS Festival Awards.jpg
MAMAMOO at SAF SBS Festival Awards in 2015 (Left to right: Moonbyul, Solar, Wheein, Hwasa)
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2014–present
LabelsRainbow Bridge World (2014-present)
Members
  • Solar
  • Moonbyul
  • Wheein
  • Hwasa
Websiterbbridge.com

Template:Contains Korean text Mamamoo (Template:Lang-ko) is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of RBW (rainbowbridgeagency and WA Entertainment). They officially debuted into the Korean entertainment industry on June 18, 2014, with the song "Mr. Ambiguous."[1] Their debut was considered one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.[2][3]

Career

Pre-debut

Mamamoo had a collaborative song with Bumkey called "Don't Be Happy" which debuted on January 8, 2014.[4] They also collaborated with K.Will in the song "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Hongbin and N from the boy group VIXX.[5][6] That song reached 10th place on the Gaon Chart's count of digital downloads for the week of February 16–22 and 11th on the overall digital chart for that week.[7][8] On May 30, Mamamoo released a collaboration with Geeks called "Heeheehaheho."[9]

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

On June 18, the group's first single, "Mr. Ambiguous", was released digitally with their first mini-album. The music video for the title track starred CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Baek Ji Young, Wheesung, Jung Joon Young, Bumkey, and Rhymer.[10] This mini-album included two previously released collaborations, the title song, and three new songs. On June 19, the physical mini-album Hello was released.[10] They made their first music show appearance on June 19 on M! Countdown.[11] Mamamoo performed "Peppermint Chocolate" with K.Will and Ravi of VIXX on the Music Bank "Half-Year" Special on June 27.[12] On July 5, the group held a mini-concert near Hongik University in Hongdae, Seoul.[13] In July Mamamoo also released an original soundtrack song entitled "Love Lane" for the Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[14]

On November 18, Mamamoo began promotions for the title track of their album, "Piano Man". The song and its music video were digitally released on November 21.[15] According to Korea's Gaon Music Chart, Mamamoo ranked tenth highest among other idol girl groups for digital sales, 19th among them in album sales, and 11th among them in overall sales of music for 2014.[16]

On the January 10th edition of Immortal Songs 2, Mamamoo performed a rendition of Joo Hyun Mi's "Wait a Minute." They won two of three rounds of the competition, losing in the final round to Kim Kyung Ho.[17]

2015: Pink Funky and rising popularity

Mamamoo released the music video for the song "Ahh Oop!" on April 2.[18] The song is a collaboration with Korean-American singer and label mate eSNa, who had previously featured on the group's song "Gentleman."

The group traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to perform at an event sponsored by the South Korean Embassy in Mongolia on June 13 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. [19]

Mamamoo made a comeback with the song "Um Oh Ah Yeh" on June 19 along with the release of their second mini-album Pink Funky. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Gaon Chart, becoming their first top three single.[20] Their fancafe increased in population by 19,000 members during its promotions.[21] Mamamoo held their first fan meeting, the "1st MOO Party" in two segments for 2,400 fans at the Olympic Park in Seoul on August 23.[22]The 1,184 concert tickets sold out within one minutes after going on sale.[23] Mamamoo also appeared on a collaboration stage with their labelmate Basick for a performance on the Korean rap competition Show Me the Money.[24]

Mamamoo performed again on Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Cho Young Nam's "Delilah".[25] Moonbyul was cast as the lead in the web drama "Start Love" (스타트 러브).[26] Solar also participated with a sunflower disguise on the singing competition King of Mask Singer.[27] Hwasa performed with Hyuna as the featuring in the song "Ice Ice" for her comeback stages.

Members

  • Solar (Kim Yong-sun; 김용선)
  • Moonbyul (Moon Byul-yi; 문별이)
  • Wheein (Jung Hwi-in; 정휘인)
  • Hwasa (Ahn Hye-jin; 안혜진)

Discography

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[28] 		US World
[29]
Hello[30]
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. 행복하지마 (Don't Be Happy) (with Bumkey)
 31 — 2,600+[31]
Piano Man[32]
  • Released: November 21, 2014 (Digital)
  • Released: December 3, 2014 (CD)
  • Label: WA Entertainment
  • Language: Korean
Track listing
  1. Piano Man
  2. Gentleman (with eSNa)
  3. Piano Man (Piano ver.)
  4. Piano Man (Inst.)
 8 — 2,800+[33]
Pink Funky[34]
  • Released: June 19, 2015
  • Label: CJ E&M
  • Language: Korean
  • Format: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Freakin Shoes
  2. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh)
  3. 따끔 (A Little Bit)
  4. 갑과 을 (No no no)
  5. Self Camera
  6. AHH OOP! (아훕!)
  7. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh) (Acappella ver.)
  8. 음오아예 (Um Oh Ah Yeh) (Inst.)
  9. 따끔 (Sting) (Inst.)
 6 7 6,966+[35]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[a] Album
KOR Gaon
[36] 		KOR Billboard
[37]
"행복하지마 (Don't Be Happy)"[38]
(with Bumkey)
2014
20 24
Hello
"썸남썸녀 (Peppermint Chocolate)"[40]
(with K.Will featuring Wheesung) 		10 7 Non-album single
"히히하헤호 (Heeheehaheho)"[42]
(with Geeks) 		50 45
Hello
"Mr.애매모호 (Mr.Ambiguous)"[44] 19 28
"Love Lane"[14] 26 —
Marriage, Not Dating Soundtrack
"이 노래 (This Song)"
(with Loco) 		65 —
My Lovely Girl Soundtrack
"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 (이니시아 네스트) Soundtrack
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

Year Title Main artist Member(s) Album
2013
 "Fingernail"[52] Phantom Hwasa (credited as HJ)
Phantom Theory
"Wash Away"[53] Geeks Solar (live shows only)
Backpack
2014
 "Under Age's Song"[54] Phantom Wheein
Phantom Power
"Boy Jump"[55] Baechigi (배치기) Hwasa
Digital Single
"The Sunlight Hurts" Standing Egg (스탠딩 에그) Wheein
Digital Single
2015
 "Drinks Up" Ja Mezz (자메즈) Hwasa
Digital Single
"Coffee & Tea" Eddy Kim Solar
Digital Single
"Mileage" Primary Hwasa
Digital Single
"Domino" CNBLUE Wheein
2gether
"Star" Kim Min Jae Solar
Twenty Again OST
"Call Me" Basick & Lil Boi Hwasa
Basick X Lil Boi Special Collaboration

Filmography

TV Shows

Year Title Network Notes
2014 Hello Counselor KBS Solar and Moonbyul
Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 with Bumkey
2015 Immortal Song 2 KBS Episodes 181, 182 and 183
Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook KBS2
After School Club Arirang TV Episode 169
Fashion King SBS Plus Episode 3
Weekly Idol MBC Episode 214

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Template:South Korean awards table |- |2014 | New Artist of The Year[56] | 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[57] | 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 |}

Notes

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

References

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  2. ^ Lee Ji-hyun. 가요전문가 28인 선정, 올 최고 신인은(연말설문) [WINNER (1st), MAMAMOO (2nd), AKMU & EXID (3rd) are 2014's Best Rookies According to Expert Panel]. Naver. Retrieved December 18, 2014. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
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  21. ^ "MAMAMOO Break Fan Club Record For Reaching 30,000 Members In The Shortest Period Of Time". KpopStarz. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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  39. ^ Cumulative sales for "행복하지마 (Don't Be Happy)":
  40. ^ Smith, Corynn (February 15, 2014). "K.Will, Mamamoo, and Wheesung Release "Peppermint Chocolate"". MTV Iggy. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  41. ^ Cumulative sales for "썸남썸녀 (Peppermint Chocolate)":
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  43. ^ Cumulative sales for "히히하헤호 (Heeheehaheho)":
  44. ^ "Gaon Digital Singles Chart 2014.06.29-2014.07.05". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  45. ^ Cumulative sales for "Mr.애매모호 (Mr.Ambiguous)":
  46. ^ Cumulative sales for "Love Lane":
  47. ^ Cumulative sales for "이 노래 (This Song)":
  48. ^ Cumulative sales of "Piano Man":
  49. ^ Cumulative sales of "AHH OOP! (아훕!)":
  50. ^ Cumulative sales of "Pinky Funky":
  51. ^ Cumulative sales of "Girl Crush":
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