MAMAMOO/Trivia

This page contains trivia and miscellaneous information about MAMAMOO that MOOMOOs might be interested in.

## Trivia

* MAMAMOO is the first girl group that RBW debuted, followed by PURPLE K!SS in 2021.
* Their name is "**MAMAMOO**" because they aim to make music that would be familiar to people around the world, like the word "mama" that a baby would first learn of and remember.
	+ Solar admitted in *Dream Radio'*s second episode that the name "MAMAMOO" had no meaning at first so they made one up. Whee In also admitted the same thing during her appearance on the show *The Oppa of Tteokbokki House*.
* They have a modifier term called "**BeLisMaMoo**" (Korean: **믿듣맘무** *mid-deud-mam-mu*), which is the abbreviation of "**Believe and Listen to MAMAMOO**" (Korean: **믿고 듣는 마마무** *mitgo deunneun mamamu*). The reason behind this term comes from their singing abilities and songs, which are renowned in South Korea.
	+ This term can also be applied to the group's members for their solo careers (e.g.: "믿고 듣는 문별", "*Believe and Listen to Moon Byul*").
* Before MAMAMOO's debut, the group had 5 members, but one of them left.
* The group's formation (e.g.: when standing, sitting, etc.), from left to right, is almost always: Moon Byul → Solar → Whee In → Hwa Sa.

* In the MVs of their pre-debut singles "Don't Be Happy" and "Peppermint Chocolate", MAMAMOO's group logo had a different font for the "MAMAMOO" text, and the logo's upper right also had a heart-like shape.
	+ This logo was also included in the special MV of "Don't Be Happy 2021", which is MAMAMOO's version of the original "Don't Be Happy" song that wasn't sung with Bumkey.
* Their first concert and fan meeting sold out in under a minute.
* MAMAMOO appeared so much on *Immortal Songs 2* that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the "daughters of Immortal Songs".
	+ They performed *Immortal Songs* medleys for their concerts, such as in the 2017 MAMAMOO CONCERT 'MOOSICAL' Curtain Call and the 2019 MAMAMOO CONCERT 4season F/W.
	+ In 2018, they also appeared on *Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook* and performed their medley.
* MAMAMOO's members have all started their official solo careers, starting from: Whee In ("EASY", 2018) → Moon Byul ("SELFISH", 2018) → Hwa Sa ("TWIT", 2019) → Solar ("Spit it out", 2020)
* During MAMAMOO's first world tour, which is the MY CON tour, the members performed medleys where they covered each other's solo title tracks.
	+ In the first part of the solo medley, the members individually performed their respective cover.
		- Solar performed Whee In's "water color".
		- Whee In performed Solar's "HONEY".
		- Hwa Sa performed Moon Byul's "Eclipse".
		- Moon Byul performed Hwa Sa's "TWIT".
	+ Then, the group performed more covers of the members' solo songs together: Solar's "Spit it out" → Moon Byul's "LUNATIC" → Whee In's "Make Me Happy" → Hwa Sa's "Maria"
	+ In the tour's encore concert, the individual solo cover performances are changed into sub-unit medleys performed by Angel Line (Solar and Whee In) and Rapper Line (Moon Byul and Hwa Sa).
		- Angel Line performed: "Angel" → Whee In's "water color" → Solar's "HONEY"
		- Rapper Line performed: "DAB DAB" → Moon Byul's "Eclipse" → Hwa Sa's "TWIT"
* MAMAMOO has gained 42 music show wins throughout their career.
	+ The group achieved their first music show win with "You're the Best" on March 6, 2016, which is almost 2 years after their debut, on Inkigayo. They achieved 8 wins for the song.
		- According to Moon Byul in *Studio Moon Night'*s 138th episode with IVE, to celebrate their first win, MAMAMOO and RBW's entire staff had a company dinner at a samgyeopsal restaurant.
	+ They achieved 1 win for "Décalcomanie".
	+ They achieved 7 wins for "Yes I Am".
		- During this time, MAMAMOO became the first idol group to eat on a music show's encore stage, and this happened during their win on Music Bank.
	+ They achieved 9 wins for "Starry Night".
	+ They achieved 2 wins for "Egotistic".
	+ They achieved 7 wins for "gogobebe".
	+ They achieved 7 wins for "HIP".
	+ They achieved 1 win for "AYA".
* MAMAMOO's CF single "WANNA BE MYSELF" was nominated for a music show win, with this happening on Show! Music Core. This makes MAMAMOO one of the few idol groups to have a music show nomination for their CF song.
* MOOMOOs, MAMAMOO's fanbase, are made up of largely female fans:
	+ The group's female to male fans ratio remained roughly at 8:2 from their first fan meeting to their 2017 concert.
	+ According to a 2019 Korean statistic, sourced from the raw data of digital and album purchasers, 97% of MAMAMOO's purchasers are female while 3% of them are male.
	+ In 2022, the music store website Aladin compiled data of the site's girl group album purchasers, and MAMAMOO's female album purchasers were reportedly 75.2%, placing them on the 2nd highest position in the statistics (in accordance to female purchasers) below STAYC.
* **Rainbow Moomoo** (Korean: **무지개무무**) is a fan organization in MAMAMOO's fandom, in which MOOMOOs do fundraisers to support LGBTQ+ events.
	+ They're the first K-Pop fan organization to advertise their idol in the pamphlet provided by the Seoul Queer Culture Festival, starting from promoting "Yes I Am" in 2017 and continuing annually ever since.
* When the members say "I love you" to MOOMOOs, they often say "사랑하누" (*saranghanu*) instead of "사랑해" (*saranghae*).
* Before MAMAMOO released their official lightstick, fans would bring daikons to support the group, because in Korean or English, daikon is Japanese for "Big rooted Mooli radish".
* There is a park dedicated to MAMAMOO located in Jeonju, which is Whee In and Hwa Sa's hometown. The park was created by MOOMOOs to celebrate the group's 2nd anniversary in 2016. The park is called "MAMAMOO Forest" (마마무 숲), and there are also trees named after the members.
* In "Taller than You" concert VCRs and segments, the members make fun of each other's height differences. A tall member is dubbed as a "totem pole" (장승 *jangseung*), while a short member is called a "booger" (코딱지 *kottakji*).
	+ The average height of the members is 160 cm.
* They parodied *Unpretty Rapstar* and *Produce 101* for the VCRs of 1st MOO PARTY and the 2018 MAMAMOO CONCERT 4season S/S.
* The members wanted to go on a trip to Maldives for their 5th anniversary as MAMAMOO, but so far they haven't been able to go there yet.
* During *Queendom*, they joked about performing a cover of *Pokémon'*s OST for the "Fan-dora's Box" round. Later, they actually performed the show's Korean theme song during the 2021 MAMAMOO FAN MEETING "MOOMOO TOUR".
* MAMAMOO is the first artist and group to sing their discography medley on dingo music's "Killing Voice" series.
* MAMAMOO has a handful of memorable appearances on awards ceremonies:
	+ They performed during the 37th and 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards. MAMAMOO made adlibs of movie lines and actors such as Jung Woo-sung, Song Kang-Ho, Zo In-sung, and others.
	+ The group's first participation in the Mnet Asian Music Awards was during the 2018 Japan awards ceremony, in which they performed the 8-minutes segment "Born to be MAMAMOO". Their 2019 MAMA performance of HIP currently has more than 67 million views on YouTube, making it the highest viewed girl group performance in MAMA's history as well as the highest viewed 2019 MAMA performance.
	+ The group dressed up as the Teletubbies during the opening of the 2020 Golden Disc Awards. *Tinky Winky* was Moon Byul, *Dipsy* was Hwa Sa, *Laa-Laa* was Solar, and *Po* was Whee In.
		- They also wore Teletubby-themed outfits in Shampoo's dance practice.
* MAMAMOO participated in the Women's Archery competition of the 2015 ISAC, with only the Loser Crew members. They then won the gold medal.
	+ Whee In scored three consecutive 10 points during the semifinals against Apink.
	+ Moon Byul made a certain memorable face while drawing her bow.
* MAMAMOO's participation during the 2022 KPOP.FLEX music festival in Germany marks their first international (outside of South Korea) performance in 3 years after the 2019 4season Final concert held in Japan.
* On the two times they played the mafia game, MAMAMOO didn't even have a mafia assigned.

## Notable Quotes

* *MAMAMOO is coming back for you / Knock Knock Knock Knock / Throw your hands up, Clap your hands* — Décalcomanie
* *I say MAMAMOO / Don't just watch / MAMAMOO / Hands in the air / MAMAMOO / Don't think about anything else and just listen to what I say* — 1,2,3 Eoi!
* *Let us introduce ourselves (We are Mamamoo) / Darling you are my own* — Piano Man
* *Beep, beep, People keep talking my fashion (Oh) / I don't care, it's just an action (Yeah) / Keep on click me click me as if you"re possessed zoom / Close up, close up, close up* — HIP
* *If I were to describe myself / I’m a confident woman / To put it in words, a woman of feeling / If you think you can do it, you can follow me / Follow me, follow me* — Yes I Am
* *WANNA BE MYSELF / There's no standard set by the world / Like this like that / Don't make comparisons / Not different, you and I aren't different / You or me / I respect myself* — WANNA BE MYSELF
* *Now ladies and gentlemen / Let’s get on with the show / Show Show Show Show Show* — Mr. Ambiguous
* *I love you so mu-mu-mu-much / Just thinking about it / Woo-ah! Yeah / As much as the sky, land and sea* — mumumumuch
* *“Unni, who is that girl?” / “It was a girl?” Oh my god* — Um Oh Ah Yeh
* *I’m your satellite, revolving around you / But that doesn’t mean you’re the sun* — Egotistic
* *Are they tears or the rain again / You made me feel insulted / A tear drops* — AYA
* *No more drama / I gave you enough chances / Time is over / I can’t do it anymore* — No more drama
* *Your whispers, your touch / They’re not here anymore / But I only have you / I miss you* — I Miss You
* *Get better day by day / Get better day by day* — Wind flower
* *We eventually broke up / We walked on different paths / Time envelops us, and we found each other again / Though we want a long way / We were destined to eventually meet again* — Destiny
* *I’m sorry for always only receiving / Thank you and I love you / When you first made me cry, I remember your words / “I won’t let you go” / I promise you, me too, for always / I love you too* — I Love Too
* *This beautiful star / The two of us who dreamt the same dream together / Where Are We Now* — Where Are We Now
* *Star, wind, flower, sun and you / Yes, it’s all you / Under the same sky, on a day like this / I’m thankful for the fact that we can look at each other / This is my heart, only for you* — Star Wind Flower Sun
* *bark-bark-bark / meow-meow-meow / \*elephant noises\** — Waggy

## References

1. ↑ MAMAMOO | RBW
2. ↑ @lunaestreIIad0s 01/04/2022 20:41 KST
3. ↑ -ENG SUB- Tteokbokki Brothers Episode 23 (WHEEIN CUT)
4. ↑ -TEN초점- ‘믿고 듣는’ 마마무? ‘믿고 보는’ 마마무!
5. ↑ -단독- 마마무 문별, 4월 솔로 컴백..'믿듣' 女 솔로 입지 굳힌다
6. ↑ RBW 김도훈 대표 "마마무 성공 예상..연습생부터 늘 기대 이상"(인터뷰②)-스타메이커-
7. ↑ 마마무, 첫 콘서트 1분 만에 2회 전석 매진 ‘믿듣맘무’
8. ↑ Tickets For MAMAMOO's 1st Fan Meeting Sell Out In Just 1 Minute
9. ↑ 마마무와 솔라 그리고 김용선의 7년
10. ↑ MAMAMOO IMMORTAL SONGS MEDLEY
11. ↑ 190728 MAMAMOO Immortal Song Medley 4season F/W Concert in Daegu
12. ↑ MAMAMOO(마마무) -The Dance in the Rhythm+Wonderful Confession etc.-Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook/2018.03.24-
13. ↑ 《Inkigayo WIN》 인기가요 1위 발표｜마마무(MAMAMOO) - 넌 is 뭔들(You're the best) 20160306
14. ↑ @lunaestreIIad0s 12/31/2021 21:26 KST
15. ↑ -뮤직뱅크- 7월 1주 1위 마마무 - 나로 말할 것 같으면 '세레머니 Cut’ ㅣ KBS방송
16. ↑ @mmm4plus 04/19/2021 9:53 KST
17. ↑ 보이그룹 & 걸그룹 콘서트 연령별 예매율
18. ↑ 1st MOO PARTY, 2016 MAMAMOO CONCERT 'MOOSICAL', 2017 MAMAMOO CONCERT 'MOOSICAL' Curtain Call
19. ↑ @\_bb011 07/07/2020 17:06 KST
20. ↑ 알라딘 음반 구매자로 본 걸그룹 팬 남녀 성비
21. ↑ |뉴스레터/제17호\_People| 마마무의 퀴어 팬덤 "무지개무무"의 퀴어문화축제 후원 달성기
22. ↑ (Eng Sub)여덕 몰이 최종 보스? 마마무의 퀴어함을 알아보자! | 퀴어돌 영업왕 #큐플래닛 #마마무 #솔라 #문별 #휘인 #화사
23. ↑ 김우빈 숲과 마마무 숲이 있다? 전주 스타숲 탐방
24. ↑ -ENG SUB- 180818 MAMAMOO 4 Seasons S/S VCR + Talk - Taller Than You
25. ↑ MAMAMOO "1cm의 자존심" (Taller than You) 4SEASON FW concert + animation - English sub
26. ↑ -Special- SIX NINETEEN VCR - 맘무예능국
27. ↑ [8회] '포X몬이 왜 거기서 나와?..' 비글미 낭낭한 마마무 선곡회의
28. ↑ [Special] 2021 MAMAMOO FAN MEETING Special Clip - 포켓몬스터 주제가
29. ↑ 마마무(MAMAMOO)의 킬링보이스를 라이브로! - Mr.애매모호,너나 해,데칼코마니,별빛밤, I miss you,HIP, 고고베베, 딩가딩가, AYA ㅣ 딩고뮤직
30. ↑ 161125 MAMAMOO (마마무) - Decalcomanie @ 37th Blue Dragon Awards (청룡영화상)
31. ↑ 171125 MAMAMOO (마마무) - Yes I am @ 38th Blue Dragon Awards (청룡영화상)
32. ↑ MAMAMOO at 2018 MAMA FANS' CHOICE in JAPAN | All Moments
33. ↑ -2019 MAMA- MAMAMOO\_HIP REMIX ver.
34. ↑ -2019 MAMA- TOP 10 Most Watched Performances Compilation (조회수 TOP 10 무대 모아보기)
35. ↑ 마마무 (MAMAMOO) - 200104 오프닝 (Opening) -2020 골든디스크 어워즈 (Golden Disk Awards)-
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 【TVPP】 MAMAMOO - W Archery Gold Medal, 마마무 - 여자 양궁 금메달 @ 2015 Idol Star Championships
37. ↑ 174 150929 에이핑크Apink vs 마마무Mamamoo Semifinals 준결승 @ Idol Star Athletics Championships 2015 1080p
38. ↑ Event Information
39. ↑ 마마무의 아무말대잔치 : 두번째 이야기마마무의 아무말대잔치 : 두번째 이야기
40. ↑ 6 Year Old MAMAMOO