Mamamoo (Korean: 마마무, stylized in all caps)[2] is a South Korean girl group formed by RBW

(formerly WA Entertainment) in 2014, composed of four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein,

and Hwasa. The group officially debuted with their single "Mr. Ambiguous" on June 18, 2014.[3]
Their debut was considered by some critics as one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.[4][5] They
are recognized for their retro, jazz, R&B concepts and their strong vocal performances.[6][7]

2014–2015: Formation, debut with Hello and rising popularity

Prior to their official debut, Mamamoo collaborated with several artists. Their first collaboration
titled "Don't Be Happy" with Bumkey was released on January 8, 2014.[9] A second
collaboration with K.Will titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Wheesung was released on
February 11, 2014.[10][11] "Peppermint Chocolate" debuted at number 11 on the Gaon Digital
Chart in its first week.[12][13] On May 30, 2014, Mamamoo released a collaboration single
called "HeeHeeHaHeHo" with rap duo Geeks.[14]

The group made their official debut on June 18, 2014 with lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from
their first extended play (EP) 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.[15]
The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.[15] The
group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of M Countdown.[16] In July
2014, Mamamoo released their first original soundtrack contribution titled "Love Lane" for the
Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[17]

On November 21, 2014, Mamamoo released their second EP Piano Man with the title track of
the same name.[18] The title song peaked at 41 on Gaon's Digital chart.[19] By the end of 2014,
Mamamoo ranked tenth highest among idol girl groups for digital sales, 19th in album sales, and
11th in overall sales according to Gaon's year-end rankings.[20] On January 10, 2015,
Mamamoo performed a rendition of Joo Hyun-mi's "Wait a Minute" at the singing show Immortal
Songs 2, reaching the final round before losing to Kim Kyung-ho.[21]

Mamamoo performing in September 2015.

On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third EP titled Pink
Funky.[22] "Ahh Oop!" marks the group's second collaboration with label mate Esna, after she
was featured in "Gentleman" on their second EP Piano Man. On June 13, 2015, the group
traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to perform at an event sponsored by the South Korean
Embassy 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.[23]

On June 19, 2015, Mamamoo released their third EP Pink Funky and lead single "Um Oh Ah
Yeh". The song was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Gaon Chart,
becoming their first top-three single.[24] On August 23, 2015, after promotions concluded,
Mamamoo held their first fan meeting, entitled "1st Moo Party", for a total of 1,200 fans at the
Olympic Park in Seoul. Tickets for the fan meeting sold out within one minute, so the group
added an additional meeting for 1,200 more fans the same night.[25][26] They also held another
"Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which took place on October 4, 2015.[citation needed] Mamamoo
also collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show Show
Me the Money.[27]

On August 29, 2015, Mamamoo returned to Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Jo Young-nam's
"Delilah".[28] On October 31, 2015, Mamamoo returned to the Immortal Song 2, singing a
rendition of Korean trot singer Bae Ho's song "Backwood's Mountain" (두메산골). Their
performance earned their first overall win on Immortal Song with 404 points.[29]

2016–2017: Breakthrough with Melting and subsequent EPs

Mamamoo at the Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony on September 30, 2016.
On January 10, 2016, RBW announced Mamamoo's first solo concert since their debut in 2014.
The concert, titled 2016 Mamamoo Concert-Moosical, was held on August 13–14, 2016, at the
Olympic Hall in Seoul.[30] 7,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in one minute.[31]

On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first
full-length album Melting.[32] On February 12, 2016, another track, "1cm/Taller than You" was
pre-released with a music video. The full album was released on February 26, 2016, debuting at
number 3 on the Gaon chart. The title track "You're the Best (넌 is 뭔들)" also debuted at
number three but peaked at number one the following week, becoming their first number-one
single.[33][34][35][36]

On March 6, 2016, they received their first music show win with the song "You're the Best" on
Inkigayo[37], followed by wins on Music Bank,[38] M Countdown,[39] and other music shows.
They received eight wins in total for the single. On March 16, 2016, Mamamoo performed in
Austin, Texas at South By Southwest's K-Pop Night Out.[40]

On August 31, 2016, Mamamoo released the singles "Angel" and "Dab Dab" as subgroups
consisting of vocalists (Solar and Wheein) and rappers (Moonbyul and Hwasa) respectively.[41]
On September 21, 2016, Mamamoo released their follow-up digital single "New York" and
accompanying music video.[42][43] After wrapping up promotions for "New York" Mamamoo's
agency announced that the group will make their comeback on November 7 with their fourth EP,
Memory.[44] The lead single for Memory was announced to be "Décalcomanie".[45] Shortly
afterwards, Mamamoo participated in several year-end award shows, while also featuring in the
OST titled "Love" for hit TV show Goblin.[citation needed]

Mamamoo performing on July 19, 2017.

On January 19, 2017, Mamamoo announced their second solo concert titled 2017 Mamamoo
Concert Moosical: Curtain Call, which was held on March 3–5, 2017 in Seoul and August
19–20, 2017 in Busan at KBS Busan Hall.[46][47] The group released their fifth EP Purple with
the lead single "Yes I Am" on June 22, 2017.[48] The single quickly climbed to the number one
spot on the Melon real-time chart.[49] After one day, Mamamoo set the record for the highest
number of unique listeners in 24-hours with "Yes I Am" on Melon for a girl group.[50] On June
27, 2017, the song received its first music show win on The Show, followed by wins on Show
Champion, M Countdown, and Show! Music Core.[51][52] Purple also peaked at number one on
the Billboard World Albums chart.[53]

SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamamoo