Hwa Sa/Trivia

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

## Trivia

* The stage name "Hwa Sa" (화사) comes from the adjective 화사하다 *hwasahada*, which means "to be splendid" or "to be bright".
* Hwa Sa's birth name 혜진 *Hye-jin* in Hanja is "惠眞", and the interpretation of the name is "Grace in Truth".
* She is left-handed.
* Hwa Sa has written and composed songs from her early debut days, such as "I Do Me" and "Heeheehaheho".
	+ She has 47 KOMCA credits as of "Chili"'s release.
		- See the full list of Hwa Sa's KOMCA songwriting credits here.
* Hwa Sa has gained 7 music show wins throughout her solo career.
	+ She achieved her first music show win with "TWIT" on March 2, 2019 on Show! Music Core (although she wasn't present during the broadcast). She achieved 2 wins for the song.
	+ She achieved 5 wins for "Maria".
* Hwa Sa's participation during the 2022 WATERBOMB festival in Seoul marks her first time performing Maria and I'm a B in front of a live audience.
* She is a fan of Rihanna and Beyoncé.
* Hwa Sa made a cover and parody of Robin Thicke's song Blurred Lines. The cover is named "Pink Panties" (핑크팬티), and the lyrics are about panties.
* She has a toy lion called "Lion" (라이온) which she considers her pet; Hwa Sa is allergic to normal pets.
	+ She sometimes says "Hello, I'm a lion" (안녕 난 라이언이야).
	+ One of her nicknames is "Hwa-Lion".
* She acted as "Patjwi" in a musical when she was little.
	+ One of her potential stage names was inspired by Patjwi: "PowG".
* She and Solar used to share a room in MAMAMOO's dorm before all of the members moved out post-"Um Oh Ah Yeh" era.
* She has seven tattoos, and two of them are friendship tattoos with Whee In.
* She is a permanent cast of the MBC TV show *I Live Alone*.
	+ In 2018, her appearance on the show caused a "gopchang craze" in South Korea, causing the food to sell out across the country. After that, several other items she has used like corn, tofu rice balls, and music sheets have sold out as well.
	+ In 2020, her going stargazing on I Live Alone also inspired hundreds of people to do the same.
		- Due to Hwa Sa's influence on the general public, she has a term called the "Hwasa Effect".
* Hwa Sa was a member of *Hangout with Yoo'*s project group REFUND SISTERS as "Sil Bi". The group's members aside from her are Uhm Jung Hwa (aka "Man Ok"), Lee Hyori (aka "Chun Ok"), and Jessi (aka "Eun Bi"). They debuted with the single "DON'T TOUCH ME", and have disbanded as of November 14, 2020.
* Hwa Sa has gained a large of amount of success on music charts for her songs:
	+ "Maria" is Hwa Sa's longest charting song, having spent 15 weeks on Melon's Weekly Top 10 and Top 100 charts, and 14 weeks on the Weekly Top 5.
	+ "DON'T TOUCH ME" charted in 101 countries and gained at least 130 PAKs.
	+ Outside of MAMAMOO, Hwa Sa has achieved PAKs for "Don't" and "DON'T TOUCH ME". Due to this, she is the only 3rd generation idol to have PAKs for two songs.
	+ When including MAMAMOO, Hwa Sa is the only 3rd generation idol to achieve RAKs for group, solo, collab, and project songs ("You're the Best", "TWIT", "Don't", "DON'T TOUCH ME").
* Hwa Sa has collaborated with many brands and magazines and become their ambassador, such as Adidas, Vogue, Urban Decay, Burberry, Gucci, etc.
* The first international fashion show that Hwa Sa attended was the 2022 Valentino Haute Couture F/W.
* She has a YouTube channel and an Instagram account.
* Her solo logo is based off of the reverse form of a final barline's design (𝄃).
* She is really good at memorizing capital cities from around the world, but she initially did it to battle insomnia, much like many counted sheeps to bore themselves to sleep.

## Notable Quotes

* *If I don't fit into this generation's standard of beauty, then I will have to become a different standard.* — 2019 MAMAMOO CONCERT 4season F/W
* *Maria, Maria / I’m saying this for you / It’s a shining night / Don’t torture yourself / Oh Maria, I’m saying this for you / Why are you trying so hard / You’re already beautiful* — Maria
* *I Do Me, uh yeah / I Do Me, uh yeah / Hey baby, what are you staring at? / Is there some sort of spectacle here? Just keep walking. woo (ha) / (You you) Never seen fishnet stockings before? / Something new to you, you don’t like it? (I don't care) / Crooked attitude, a stubborn bad girl / Her cockiness shows no intention of stopping / I’m gonna do whatever I want, I’m Napoleon / I will be causing trouble today too* — I Do Me
* *Something that's meaningless is like a zebra without its stripes / It's frustrating, I just want to breathe / So I go no-bra* — I'm a B
* *To reach you / I've come a long way / But to you it's easy love / You fuck it easy love* — WHY
* *I can’t make you love me / You’re my horizon / Forever* — I can't make you love me
* *Why don't you love yourself / There's a thorn on your back / No one here nobody here / Why don't you love yourself / Keep a smile on your face / No one here nobody here* — Intro : Nobody else
* *Flowers bloom even in the falling rain* — LMM
* *Dad says if you laugh once, two of your worries will disappear* — Be Calm
* *Even if we say goodbye / Let's love again* — FOMO

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 My Name, 마마무 (1)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MY NAME IS... MAMAMOO
3. ↑ 전체검색 | 전체검색 | 한국음악저작권협회 — search the code "10007594" or the names "화사" and "안혜진" in the "저작자명" column.
4. ↑ @mamamoogalaxy 8/26/2020 12:07 KST
5. ↑ ARTIST 2022 | WATERBOMB Festival
6. ↑ MAMAMOO Hwasa Reveals Beyonce As Her Source Of Inspiration During Childhood
7. ↑ -티비냥- (ENG/SPA/IND) Hwasa Singing the Song that Helped Her Get Through Her Days #LifeBar
8. ↑ 화사 of 마마무(MAMAMOO) - 핑크팬티 (Blurred Lines cover.)
9. ↑ Hwa Sa of MAMAMOO - Pink panties (English ver) (Blurred Lines cover.)
10. ↑ [MMMTV2] EP3 1cm의자존심 MV 비하인드
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 ENGSUB Weekly Idol EP240 Mamamoo
12. ↑ MAMAMOO Members Profile
13. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Has 6 Tattoos, And Here’s Exactly What They All Mean
14. ↑ @wheeix 02/18/2021 19:09 KST
15. ↑ Hwasa Makes Four People Drool With Gopchang -Home Alone Ep 247-
16. ↑ 5 Times The “Hwasa Effect” Sold Out Everything MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Touches
17. ↑ Hwaak Tunnel remodeled into a star-gazing spot after tourism boost due to MAMAMOO's HWASA
18. ↑ @MamamooCharts 10/12/2020 14:21 KST
19. ↑ @MamamooCharts 10/12/2020 14:20 KST
20. ↑ @MamamooCharts 10/12/2020 14:22 KST
21. ↑ 환불원정대, 101개국 해외 음원 차트 차트인…폭발적인 반응 -공식-
22. ↑ @instiz\_ichart 10/18/2020 23:30 KST
23. ↑ @KIWIBYUL 10/12/2020 14:03 KST
24. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Becomes The Only Idol Of Her Generation To Achieve Realtime All-Kills For Solo, Collab, Project & Group Songs
25. ↑ @maisonvalentino 07/12/2022
26. ↑ These 10 Catholic Idols Have The Prettiest English-Italian Baptismal Names
27. ↑ How Do You Play Episode 57
28. ↑ How Do You Play Episode 59
29. ↑ [Special] 4season F/W CONCERT VCR - 마마무의 봄소풍
30. ↑ [MAMAMOO]마마무 바베큐파티 현장 2
31. ↑ -4K- 190419 마마무 콘서트 4season f/w '화사쇼' Hwasa Show 화사 직캠 (Mamamoo Hwasa Fancam)