A Guide to Mamamoo: A Babymoo’s First Steps

Step 1: Learn about the group

• Debut in 2014

• RBW Entertainment

• 4 members

• Fandom name - moomoos

• Known for:

  • Impressive vocals - Mamamoo are known as the best vocal girl group in the industry

  • Impressive discography

  • Chaotic personalities - Mamamoo have been dubbed “beagle idols” because of their crazy personalities

  • Impact on the industry - Mamamoo broke the typical cookie cutter framework for what a girl group should be

For more information of Mamamoo as a group I recommend “why MAMAMOO is the most underrated kpop group” by nahiseokie on youtube for a in depth explanation on who Mamamoo are.

Step 2: Learn about the members

Solar

Solar’s poster for Colours - (“Group MAMAMOO Solar Is Back with a New Album. Solar’s Second Mini-Album, ‘COLOURS,’ Released on the .. - MK,” 2024)

Name: Kim Yongsun

Birth year: 1991

Positions: Leader and vocalist

Known for:

• Powerful vocals

• Driven artist - Solar is known for constantly challenging herself as an artist. Ex. she starred in a mystical called Mata Hari

• Breaking beauty standards - Solar loves trying new concepts. Ex. she once tried a shaved head concept, and unibrow concept

• Breaking gender standards - Solar once ripped her shirt open during a concert saying, “if male artists can do it, why can’t I?”

Moonbyul/Moonstar

Moonbyul in the "AYA" music video - (to, 2024)

Name: Moon Byulyi

Birth year: 1992

Positions: Rapper and performer

Known for:

• Impressive rap skills

• Most credited female idol - Currently has 125 credits

• Breaking beauty and gender stereotypes - Moonbyul is known for her unique androgynous style in her clothing, music, dance style etc.

Wheein

Wheein’s WAW teaser photo - (“Reddit - Dive into Anything”, 2021)

Name: Jung Wheein

Birth year: 1995

Positions: Vocalist and performer

 Known for:

• Unique vocals - Bright and airy vocal tone

• Dance ability - Wheein is known to be the best dancer in Mamamoo

• Love for visual arts - Wheein’s love for arts does not stop at performing arts, but expands into visual arts. Ex. Wheein painted a painting featured in one of her music videos

Hwasa

Hwasa during her 2018 MAMA performance - (X.com, 2024)

Name: Ahn Hyejin

Birth year: 1995

Positions: Vocalist and rapper

Known for:

• Unique vocals - Jazzy and sultry vocal tone

• Breaking beauty standards - Hwasa does not fit the typical idol image, and she owns this fact

• Condemning beauty standards - To quote Hwasa, “If I don’t fit this generation’s beauty standards, I will become my own standard”

• Promoting self-love and empowerment - Hwasa is known for openly promoting self-love. Ex. through her song “I Love My Body”

For more information about the members and their personalities, I would recommend watching Purple Hawk’s guide on YouTube. The original is no longer available, but you can still find reuploads.

Step 3: Discover their musicality

Mamamoo has a wide variety of music in their discography with 3 full albums, 12 EPs, 1 compilation album, 25 singles, and more. I sincerely encourage you to watch their killing voice to get a brief overview on some of their most popular songs.

I would also recommend watching their immortal song medley to get a feel of just how impressive their vocals are. 

Step 4: Other content

Here are some of my recommendations:

• Mamamoo TV - you may need to look up fan-translated episodes for some of the seasons

• Variety shows - especially their Weekly Idol episode with GFRIEND

• I Live Alone - for extra Hwasa content, as well as Wheesa and OT4 content

• Solarsido - Solar regularly uploads all sorts of content such as different challenges, mukbangs, vlogs, and more

• Wheein the blank (휘인더블랭크) - Wheein's personal channel that mostly consist of vlogs - she recently uploaded one with Moonbyul

• Moonbyul2da - Moonbyul's channel with many diffferent types of content

• Purple Hawk reuploads - all of Purple Hawk's videos are so funny and well edited

• MOOMOO ONCE - one of the only fan channels (that I know of) that is still uploading