The group made their official debut on June 19th 2014, with lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from their first extended play 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. The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs. The group made their first live appearance on the June 19th episode of M! Countdown.
MAMAMOO rose to domestic fame in 2015 with their single "Um Oh Ah Yeh" which became a sleeper hit and peaked at number three on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Combined with their many appearances and victories in the popular music competition program Immortal Songs, this launched them into mainstream recognition with the public. On January 10 2016, RBW announced MAMAMOO's first solo concert less than two years after their debut in 2014, setting a new record of being the earliest solo concert among all girl groups. 7,000 tickets for the 2016 Mamamoo Concert "Moosical" were sold out in one minute. Their following release of "You’re the Best" (2016) from their debut studio album Melting proved to be a commercial success and dominated at least eight major music sites upon release, earning MAMAMOO their first music show win on the March 6th episode of Inkigayo and further cementing their popularity and growing momentum.
In 2017, MAMAMOO made a splash on the international scene with their fifth EP, Purple. Its lead single "Yes I Am" earned them their first number one on the Billboard World Albums chart. The quartet went on to achieve hits with high-charting singles "Starry Night" (2018), Egotistic" (2018), and "Gogobebe" (2019) from their "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project whereby every member took turns to become the focus for each album. This culminated in their biggest international success to date, "HIP" from their second studio album reality in BLACK becoming a number-one hit on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. In November 2020, the song was certified platinum by the Korea Music & Content Association (KMCA) for surpassing 100 million streams, making it their third time to achieve this feat. They also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), indicating their breakthrough in the Japanese music scene.
In January 2020, Kim Do-hoon, the CEO and executive producer of MAMAMOO's record label RBW, confirmed that the members would begin to focus on solo projects, with each member hoping to showcase their individualities that they had previously shown in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project series. With the release of Solar's debut single "Spit It Out" on April 23 2020, achieving a debut at number 12 and subsequent peak at number six, MAMAMOO became the second Korean group in which every member had a solo song chart on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, with "Spit It Out" joining Hwasa's "Twit", Wheein's "Good Bye", and Moonbyul's "Eclipse". However, MAMAMOO continued to release music together as well, with the EP Travel breaking the group's personal sales records upon its release in November 2020, selling a reported 100,000 copies in its first day and over 128,000 copies in its first week, and additionally topping iTunes charts in 29 countries.
On June 11 2021, RBW announced that Wheein would be leaving the company as she had chosen not to renew her solo contract with the agency. However, she signed a second contract extension to remain as a member of MAMAMOO until at least December 2023. Thus, RBW remained responsible for her activities in the group but was no longer involved in her solo endeavors. On August 31 2021, it was revealed that Wheein signed an exclusive solo contract with the agency THEL1VE.
MAMAMOO released a compilation album, titled I SAY MAMAMOO : THE BEST, in September 2021, alongside the lead single and new original song "mumumumuch". The album peaked at number eight on the Gaon Album Chart. On March 23 2022, MAMAMOO released I SAY MAMAMOO: THE BEST -Japan Edition-.
In August 2022, it was announced that members Solar and Moonbyul would be forming the group's first official subunit, MAMAMOO+, with an expected release at the end of the month. Their debut single "Better" featuring rapper BIG Naughty was released on August 30.
MAMAMOO released their 12th EP titled MIC ON and the lead single "ILLELLA" on October 11 2022. This kicked off their first world tour, "My Con", which started in Seoul on November 18 2022 and continued for 15 shows in Asia and 9 arena shows in North America, with the tour concluding with three encore dates in Seoul in June 2023.
On June 27 2023, it was announced that Hwasa would be leaving RBW after ten years. She signed with P Nation on June 30 while guesting at Psy's Summer Swag concert. P Nation released a statement saying "We plan to fully support Hwasa in her future activities, and we will do our best so she can meet her fans as MAMAMOO" (Naver, BNN).
MAMAMOO has received numerous accolades, most notably the Golden Disc Award for Best Group, the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Vocal Group, and multiple honors at the Seoul Music Awards, as well as the Gaon Chart Music Award for New Artist of the Year in their rookie year. They also participated in and won the first season of the reality TV competition series Queendom in 2019.
Girl Crush
Mamamoo Lyrics
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찾았어 hot place
예감이 괜찮아 정말로 기대돼
날 비출 spotlight
눈꼬린 더 길게 콧대는 더 높게
화장이 진할수록
커져가는 자신감
근데 왜 my boyfriend
지금 나를 의심해 말도 안돼
Hey you
너 간당간당해
갈대처럼 난 왔다갔다해
왜 또 쿨하지 못해
I just wanna be awesome girl
Girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, red color lipstick
뒤태는 apple hip
Go girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, cash money
나도 충분히 벌어
Go girl crush I love myself
요즘 나 잘나가 애교는 기본에
섹시는 highlight
예쁘고 달콤한 yeah 표현들은 no thanks
탈 날지 몰라
눈꼬린 더 길게 콧대는 더 높게
화장이 진할수록
커져가는 자신감
근데 왜 my boyfriend
눈빛이 수상해 (oh my god)
지금 나를 의심해 말도 안 돼
Hey you
너 간당간당해
갈대처럼 난 왔다갔다해
왜 또 쿨하지 못해
I just wanna be awesome girl
Girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, red color lipstick
뒤태는 apple hip
Go girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, cash money
나도 충분히 벌어
Go girl crush
나는 안 해 밀당
내 감정에 솔직하지
다른 여자들의 고민과는 좀 달라
I'm freakin' naughty girl
남들 시선 의식 안 해
'Cause I love myself
조금 외로우면 어때 내 생각엔
마치 넌 애정결핍같아
Hey you
너 간당간당해
갈대처럼 난 왔다갔다해
왜 또 쿨하지 못해
I just wanna be awesome girl
Girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush red color lipstick
뒤태는 apple hip
Go girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, cash money
나도 충분히 벌어
Go girl crush, I love myself
The lyrics to MAMAMOO's "Girl Crush" express self-love and confidence, with the girl group rejecting societal expectations of how women should act and instead embracing their own personalities. The song discusses the pressure of trying to impress others, particularly a boyfriend, but ultimately rejecting those expectations and being true to oneself. The girls assert that they just want to be their own version of an awesome girl and promote a strong sense of independence.
The lyrics are also empowering in the way that they promote female solidarity and a rejection of the traditional notion of trying to compete with one another. MAMAMOO shows that they support each other and that they are happy with themselves.
The chorus of the song emphasizes this message of self-love and confidence with phrases like "Go girl crush", "red color lipstick", "apple hip", and "cash money". Each line builds on the previous one, creating a sense of excitement and momentum towards the idea of being an "awesome girl".
Line by Line Meaning
이따 거기서 봐 이번엔 장담해
I'm confident that you'll see me later at the hot place we talked about
찾았어 hot place
I found a hot place to go to
예감이 괜찮아 정말로 기대돼
I have a good feeling about it and I'm really excited
날 비출 spotlight
I'm going to shine in the spotlight
눈꼬린 더 길게 콧대는 더 높게
The more I squint and the higher my nose, the more confident I become
화장이 진할수록 커져가는 자신감
The more makeup I wear, the more confident I become
근데 왜 my boyfriend 눈빛이 수상해 (oh my god)
But why is my boyfriend's look suspicious? (oh my god)
지금 나를 의심해 말도 안돼
I can't believe he would doubt me right now
Hey you 너 간당간당해
Hey you, you're so wishy-washy
갈대처럼 난 왔다갔다해
I come and go like bamboo
왜 또 쿨하지 못해
Why can't you be cool?
I just wanna be awesome girl
I just want to be an awesome girl
Girl crush, cool, every day I do
I'm a girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, red color lipstick
Go girl crush, wear red lipstick
뒤태는 apple hip
My backside is like an apple
Go girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, cool, every day I do
Go girl crush, cash money
Go girl crush, make enough money
나도 충분히 벌어
I make enough money too
Go girl crush, I love myself
Go girl crush, I love myself
요즘 나 잘나가 애교는 기본에
Lately I'm doing well, cuteness is a given
섹시는 highlight
Sexy is a highlight
예쁘고 달콤한 yeah 표현들은 no thanks
I don't want pretty or sweet expressions, yeah, no thanks
탈 날지 몰라
I might fly away
나는 안 해 밀당
I don't play games with my emotions
내 감정에 솔직하지
I'm honest with my feelings
다른 여자들의 고민과는 좀 달라
I'm a little different from other girls' worries
I'm freakin' naughty girl
I'm a freakin' naughty girl
남들 시선 의식 안 해
I don't care about others' eyes
'Cause I love myself
Because I love myself
조금 외로우면 어때 내 생각엔
What if I'm a little lonely, in my opinion...
마치 넌 애정결핍같아
It's like you have a lack of love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Yun Seo Jang, Woo Sang Park
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
shinystar0501
MAMAMOO IS MY GIRL CRUSH
Riah Lexington
Lmao mood
다영이
@Little Darling true!
Little Darling
Mamamoo is everybody's girl crush
Maca Mado
Mamamoo has helped me build a stronger confidence in myself, I’m not even kidding, I feel so powerful and pretty listening to their songs
bowie !!!!!!!
same
gloria maldonado
bruhh same 🥺✋
Shinkurasha
yeah, honestly, I never had a strong feminine female role model in my life and then these girls suddenly be like "hello bitch here we are." I owe them so much for making me feel so comfortable as a woman who accepts her femininity :))
Maca Mado
MooARm مامامو حبي thanx haha
Xx_h3lld3m0n_xX
I guess the song isn´t exactly about Mamamoo HAVING a girl crush, but pretty much encouraging their fans to fall for them cause they are so fucking perfect it hurts to look at them directly. like. wao. so bright.