MAMAMOO’s leader, Solar released her solo mini album, ‘: Face,’ on March 16 at 6 p.m. KST (2:30 p.m. IST), coupled with a music video for the title tune ‘HONEY’ Solar’s comeback is radically different from her previous solo album, ‘Spit it out,’ with her name on the credits as composer and lyricist for ‘HONEY.’
‘HONEY,’ co-written and composed by Solar, is a chill house track with rhythmic bass synth and a groovy hook that perfectly fits Solar’s breathy vocalizations. With this comeback, Solar takes on another new challenge: rapping. Solar’s alter personalities are introduced in this brazen self-love anthem.
We get to witness her several ‘faces,’ each marked by a different color. Solar’s first solo mini album, ‘ ‘容 : FACE,’ features five songs: ‘Raw,’ ‘Honey,’ ‘chap chap,’ ‘Big Booty,’ and ‘Zinggle Zinggle.’ Solar is listed as a composer on three tracks and as a lyricist on four others.
Solar had released a highlight medley for ‘容 : FACE,’ three concept photographs, an intriguing video titled ‘FACE MY PERSONA,’ and even a video on her personal YouTube channel ‘Solarsido’ as part of the teasers for the mini album. Solar’s official debut as a soloist in April 2020, was with her single ‘Spit it out’.
MAMAMOO, a girl K-pop group of versatility , a girl K-pop group of versatility
Rainbow Bridge World Entertainment founded the group in 2014 with four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa. Solar, whose real name is Kim Yong Sun, is the group’s leader and main vocalist. Moonbyul is the group’s second member, and he is a rapper, vocalist, and performer.
Moon Byul Yi is another name for her. Wheein, whose true name is Jung Whee In, is the group’s vocalist and one of the group’s major dancers. Hwasa whose real name is Ahn Hye-jin, is the group’s newest member, as well as its main rapper and vocalist.
The fandom name of this group is known as ‘MooMoos’. Their group has received both debut and Bonsang honors. They won the award for Favorite vocal performance at the 2019 Mnet Awards. They took home the Seoul Music Award for Best Dance Performance in 2018. In 2018, MAMAMOO won the Mnet Asian Music Award for Worldwide Fans’ Choice.
They’ve released 16+ albums and 28+ singles in total, both in Japanese and Korean and they’ve also lent their voices to k-dramas like ‘Love’ (Goblin). Members also contributed their voices to Osts, such as, Orbit by Hwasa (The King: Eternal Monarch) and Adrenaline by Solar on an individual basis (Vincenzo).
MAMAMOO had already released three hit pre-debut tracks as collaborations with other artists, one of which, named “Peppermint Chocolate,” which featured K.Will and Wheesung, reached number 11 on the Gaon Digital Chart. Following their debut on M Countdown on June 19th, 2014, the group made their first live appearance.
Many of their songs reached the top of the charts, including “Um Oh Ah Yeh” You’re the Best (is) “Yes I Am” “Egotistic” “Décalcomanie” “Hip” “Gogobebe.” With the EP “Purple,” they also topped Billboard’s World Album Charts. MAMAMOO also charted at number 25 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart for the first time.
They gathered plenty of awards and reached the tops of the charts. The group came to Mongolia on June 13 to play at an event co-hosted by the South Korean Embassy and Crayon Pop and K-Much to commemorate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On August 23rd, 2015, MAMAMOO conducted their inaugural fan gathering, dubbed “1st Moo Party,” for a total of 1,200 fans at the Olympic Park in Seoul.
However, tickets for the fan meeting sold out in under a minute, prompting the group to add a second meeting for another 1,200 fans the same night. They also conducted a “Moo Party” in Los Angeles on October 4th, 2015, which was their first visit to the United States.
MAMAMOO’s first solo performance since her debut in 2014, dubbed “2016 MAMAMOO Concert-Moosical,” will be held on August 13th–14th at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, according to RBW. They won their first music show on Inkigayo on March 6, 2016, with the song “You’re the Best,” followed by wins on Music Bank, M Countdown, and other music shows.
Since their debut in 2014, MAMAMOO has achieved a lot. With the growing number of MooMoos recognising and supporting these budding K-Pop Queens, it’s no wonder that India has set up its own support system, with new MooMoos joining the fandom every day.
Published by: Shivani Bhalke
Edited by: Subbuthai Padma
