Mamamoo

Mamamoo
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2014–present
Labels WA Entertainment
Website waent.co.kr
Members
  • Solar
  • Moonbyul
  • Wheein
  • Hwasa

Mamamoo (Korean: 마마무) is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of 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 Wheesung and Ravi 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"
Mr. Ambiguous
A sample of Mamamoo's track "Mr. Ambiguous"
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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: "AHH OOP!"

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."

Members

Discography

Releases

Title Album details Peak Chart Positions KOR
[21]		 Sales Tracklisting
Hello[22] 31 1,746+[23] style="text-align:center;" "font-size: 85%;"|
  1. Hello
  2. Mr. Ambiguous (Mr 애매모호)
  3. Heeheehaheho (featuring Geeks) (히히하헤호)
  4. Baton Touch
  5. My Heart/It's My Heart (Hwasa Solo) (내맘이야)
  6. Don't Be Happy (featuring Bumkey) (행복하지마)
Piano Man[24]
  • Released: November 21, 2014 (Digital)
  • Released: December 3, 2014 (CD)
  • Label: WA Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Language: Korean
 8 1,701+[25] style="text-align:center;" "font-size: 85%;"|
  1. Piano Man
  2. Gentleman (with eSNa)
  3. Piano Man (Piano ver.)
  4. Piano Man (Inst.)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales[lower-alpha 1] Album
KOR
[26]		 KOR
K-pop
[27][28]
2014
 "Don't Be Happy"[29]
(with Bumkey)		 20 24
Hello
"Peppermint Chocolate"[31]
(with K.Will featuring Wheesung)		 10 7 Non-album single
"Heeheehaheho"[33]
(with Geeks)		 50 45
Hello
"Mr. Ambiguous"[35] 19 28
"Love Lane"[14] 26 —
Marriage, Not Dating Soundtrack
"This Song"
(with Loco)		 65 —
My Lovely Girl Soundtrack
"Piano Man" 41 —
Piano Man
2015 "AHH OOP" 67 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

Year Title Main artist Member(s) Album
2013
 "Fingernail"[41] Phantom Hwasa (credited as HJ)
Phantom Theory
"Wash Away"[42] Geeks Solar (live shows only)
Backpack
2014
 "Under Age's Song"[43] Phantom Wheein
Phantom Power
"Boy Jump"[44] Baechigi (배치기) Hwasa
Digital Single
"The Sunlight Hurts" Standing Egg (스탠딩 에그) Wheein
Digital Single
2015
 "Drinks Up" Ja Mezz (자메즈) Hwasa
Digital Single

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 New Artist of The Year[45] Mamamoo style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

MelOn Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Newcomer Award[46] Mamamoo style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

Seoul Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Bonsang "Mr. Ambiguous" style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Popularity Award Mamamoo style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Rookie Award Mamamoo style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Mamamoo style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

Seoul Success Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Rookie of the Year Mamamoo style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

External links

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Rookie Group Mamamoo Debuts June 18". KpopStarz. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  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 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "행복하지마 Don't Be Happy - Single". Itunes. Wa Entertainment, CJ E&M. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mamamoo Teams Up with K. Will and Wheesung for Funky Love Single "Peppermint Chocolate"". Soompi. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "MAMAMOO Collaborates With K.Will on "Music Bank"". KpopStarz. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart 2.16-2.22". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ "MAMAMOO AND GEEKS RELEASE NEW TRACK, "HEHEHAHAEHO"". Koreaboo. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "MAMAMOO RELEASES THEIR MINI-ALBUM "HELLO" + MV FOR "MR. AMBIGUOUS"". Koreaboo. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ "MAMAMOO Debut on M! Countdown". Mnet's Youtube. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ "140627 K.Will & MAMAMOO & VIXX - Peppermint Chocolate". Youtube. ThanhNamKoreanTV. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  13. ↑ "MAMAMOO Holds Surprise Hongdae Guerilla Concert In Success". Kpopstarz. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Love Lane OST Part 2". Naver Music. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ "MAMAMOO Delays Release Of 'Piano Man' By One Day". KpopStarz. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  16. ↑ Kim Jinwoo (December 24, 2014). 2014결산 걸그룹 순위 [2014 Year-end girl group rankings]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  17. ↑ "[TV줌인] '불후' 마마무, 선배들 기죽이는 무서운 신인 'Immortal Songs 2' Mamamoo, a scary rookie that even intimidates seniors". Naver. TV Report. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  18. ↑ http://moonrok.com/news/mamamoo-make-april-2-comeback
  19. ↑ "Wa Ent. artist – MAMAMOO 마마무" (in Korean). WA Entertainment. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Star Spotlight: Mamamoo". Mwave. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  22. ↑ 백지영, 신인 걸그룹 마마무에게 독설을 날리다? (in Korean). Daum. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Cumulative Sales of Hello "Gaon Album Monthly Chart July 2014 (see #68)". Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Piano Man". Naver Music. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Cumulative Sales of Piano Man "Gaon Album Monthly Chart December 2014 (see #42)". Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Gaon Weekly Digital Singles Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  28. ↑ "2014/06/25 K-POP HOT 100 (11-20위)". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  29. ↑ Smith, Corynn (January 15, 2014). "Bumkey Is Already Making the Rounds". MTV Iggy. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  30. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Don't Be Happy":
  31. ↑ Smith, Corynn (February 15, 2014). "K.Will, Mamamoo, and Wheesung Release "Peppermint Chocolate"". MTV Iggy. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  32. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Peppermint Chocolate":
  33. ↑ 마마무&긱스, ‘남녀 콜라보’ 잇는다..‘히히하헤호’ 오늘 공개 (in Korean). Naver. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  34. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Heeheehaheho":
  35. ↑ "Gaon Digital Singles Chart 2014.06.29-2014.07.05". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  36. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Mr. Ambiguous":
  37. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Love Lane":
  38. ↑ Cumulative sales for "This Song":
  39. ↑ Cumulative sales of "Piano Man":
  40. ↑ Cumulative sales of "AHH OOP":
  41. ↑ Bower, Janine (January 17, 2013). "Phantom, the Next Cho Yong Pil?". MTV Iggy. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Geeks - Wash Away (2013.06.08) [Music Bank w/ Eng Lyrics]". YouTube. KBS World TV. June 7, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  43. ↑ Smith, Corynn (May 19, 2014). "Phantom Returns with First Full-Length Album". MTV K. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  44. ↑ "Baechigi Releases Their New Song 'Boy Jump' Featuring Mamamoo's Wha Sa". KpopStarz. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  45. ↑ "4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Award Nominees".
  46. ↑ "2NE1, EXO, Winner, B2ST and More Named Top 10 Artists of 'MelOn Music Awards 2014'". Mwave. CJ E&M. Retrieved October 31, 2014.