Moon Byul/Trivia

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

## Trivia

* The stage name "Moon Byul" (문별) comes from her full name Moon Byul-yi (문별이 *Mun Byeol-i*).
* Moon Byul's birth name 별이 *Byeol-i* is intended to have the meaning that she would be a person who "sparkles and shines [like the stars]".
* Her full name in Hanja is "文별이", and this name is distinct from her name in Chinese which is "文星伊". Moon Byul's Hanja name is a native Korean name (고유어 이름 *goyueo ireum*), in which her given name doesn't have a Chinese character equivalent.
* Moon Byul participated in the songwriting of numerous songs, mostly for her own rap lines, such as in her solo songs like "Eclipse", "Absence", "C.I.T.T (Cheese in the Trap)", and many more.
	+ She has 118 KOMCA credits as of "11:11"'s release. Currently, Moon Byul is the most credited female idol of any generation in songwriting.
		- See the full list of Moon Byul's KOMCA songwriting credits here.
	+ When MAMAMOO participated in *Immortal Songs 2*, Moon Byul wrote the rap parts of the songs they performed by herself as they were not originally there.
* She created the dance choreography for "Mr. Ambiguous".
* Before Moon Byul discovered her passion for singing, she wanted to become a policewoman or bodyguard.
* Moon Byul is a fan of TVXQ!.
	+ She dreamed of becoming a singer after watching their "Rising Sun" performance.
	+ During the 2019 MAMAMOO CONCERT 4season F/W, she did TVXQ! song medleys for her solo performances. Previously, in MAMAMOO's 2017 concert, she also covered TVXQ!'s song "I Believe".
* Moon Byul is also a fan of Girls' Generation, and particularly Taeyeon.
	+ On *Amazing Saturday*, Moon Byul revealed that when she was still training as a vocalist, she attended SM Academy and practiced using Girls' Generation's songs.
		- She liked a total of 613 Instagram posts from Taeyeon's account in less than an hour on the day the show's episode was broadcasted (as of November 27, 2021).
		- On the same episode, she also revealed that Hanhae had taught her about rapping when she had to become a rapper.
	+ Moon Byul released a cover of Girls' Generation's song "Baby Baby" on her YouTube channel moonbyul2da.
* She has seven tattoos.
* She is a descendant of the Nampyeong Moon clan.
* Moon Byul is friends with many idols:
	+ She, Hani, Jin, Ken, and Sandeul have a group chat for 92-liners.
	+ She is close with Seulgi, and they collaborated for Moon Byul's solo debut single "SELFISH".
	+ She became close with Hyojung after doing *Queendom* together.
		- Moon Byul, Seulgi, and Hyojung also went camping together.
* Moon Byul, Seulgi, Sohee, D.ana, YooA, Sujeong, and Somi appeared in the variety show program *Idol Drama Operation Team*. They formed a 7-member girl group called "Girls Next Door", which debuted on July 14, 2017 with the single "Deep Blue Eyes".
* In 2022, Moon Byul participated in a music competition show called "Another Universe", where she competes with other female idol rappers to showcase her vocals. The other competitors aside from her were Yubin, EXY, Sua, Mimi, JooE, Seonyou, and Jimin.
	+ She won the show.
* Moon Byul, during her early rookie years (especially during "Um Oh Ah Yeh"'s era), received attention for her resemblance to Minhyuk and Xiumin.
* In the past, Moon Byul and Solar hated each other so much that they had a fistfight.
	+ Now, Moon Byul sends Solar puppy photos when she apologizes or when they reconcile.
* She and Solar aren't good with roller coasters or high rides.
* She and Whee In used to share a room in MAMAMOO's dorm before all of the members moved out post-"Um Oh Ah Yeh" era.
* Moon Byul has four dogs:
	+ She has three corgis called Daebak, Haengwoon, Geongang; they are collectively referred to as BakWoonGang.
	+ She adopted a rescued dog named "Harang", and Harang later got renamed to "Janggu".
	+ Together, the four dogs are referred to as "BakWoonGangGu".
* Moon Byul nicknamed her arm muscles "Jjangsik" (짱식).
* She has motorbike and car licenses.
* She has Instagram accounts for herself and her dogs.
* Her solo logo is based off of the bass clef symbol's design (𝄢) due to her lower singing register.
	+ That said, she can also reach up to the 7th octave when playing "Hello Cleopatra".
* She was a silver medalist in badminton in elementary school, but her habits of playing with power also translated into tennis.
* Moon Byul participated in the 2023 Korea Chimac Festival in Osaka on April 29, 2023, thus marking it as her first solo festival event.

## Notable Quotes

* *I want to share as much love as I've received, and express it. Also, I want to receive as much love as I give. Whether it's men or women, they're all the same people. They're people you can love, and you can't say one or the other is wrong. People simply have different thoughts, they aren't wrong.* — Fancafe Message
* *I want to become a person who can challenge the binary view of gender through music.* — 6equence
* *I wanna be selfish / I still have a lot of wishes / I don’t wanna adjust to the standards of the world / I’m better off doing it my way* — SELFISH
* *My life is what I make of it / Like a movie shoot, movie shoot / How about not complaining and enjoying it / Movie shoot, movie shoot* — MOON MOVIE
* *I'll pretend as if it's a coincidence / Shooting right up your alley / I’m gonna make you mine* — C.I.T.T (Cheese in the Trap)
* *She said / You can mess me up / She said / Tonight, um* — Shutdown
* *Don’t hit me with that hate, / When I’m teasin’ with your heart / It’s just another way to show my love, it’s what you do to me* — LUNATIC (English Ver.)
* *Even when you’re here, it hurts / I miss you but what can I do?* — Love & Hate
* *What am I to do? / That's how love is / A heart throwing out feelings / Is this how it all is?* — ddu ddu ddu
* *It’s too late to extend my hand / There are only scars that can’t be erased / Far away So that it can’t be reached / I don’t want to go back again* — mirror
* *I'm trying to break up with you now / Even if it will hurt a lot / I'm really breaking up now* — Trying to say good-bye

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 My Name, 마마무 (1)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MY NAME IS... MAMAMOO
3. ↑ 전체검색 | 전체검색 | 한국음악저작권협회 — search the code "10008776" or the names "문별" and "문별이" in the "저작자명" column.
4. ↑ -ENG SUB- 170102 TV Chosun Idol Party - MAMAMOO (Full)
5. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul Tears Up After Becoming A Successful Fan Of Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon On “Amazing Saturday”
6. ↑ 노래하는 문별이다｜소녀시대 - Baby Baby Cover by 문별(MoonByul)
7. ↑ @mbylooks 05/23/2021 21:49 KST
8. ↑ 분류:남평 문씨
9. ↑ -ENG SUB- 180307 Mamamoo - WEEKLY IDOL
10. ↑ Seulgi Shows Her Love And Support For MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul
11. ↑ 선배님 포스 작렬하는 문별이다｜캠핑카는 사람을 싣고 레드벨벳 슬기 & 오마이걸 효정 편
12. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Moon Byul Bears Striking Resemblance to EXO’s Xiumin and BTOB’s Minhyuk?
13. ↑ 마마무(MAMAMOO) 문별 으르렁 도전
14. ↑ -티비냥- (ENG/SPA/IND) Solar and Moon Byul Hated Each Other So Much That They Had a Fistfight #LifeBar
15. ↑ [Special] 4season F/W CONCERT VCR - 마마무의 봄소풍
16. ↑ Battle Trip | 배틀트립 – Ep.74 : Hong Kong Tour with Moon Byul & Solar of MAMAMOO! -ENG/THA/2017.12.17-
17. ↑ MAMAMOO Members Profile
18. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul Welcomes New Rescued Dog, Janggu
19. ↑ @bakwo\_onganggu
20. ↑ -ENG SUB- 170726 WEEKLY IDOL - Mamamoo & Gfriend
21. ↑ 04/13/2023 11:00 KST
22. ↑ -ENG SUB- 180802 MAMAMOO Celuv TV - Making Summer Even Hotter.mp4
23. ↑ -ENG SUB- 180307 Mamamoo - WEEKLY IDOL
24. ↑ [MMMTV5] EP8.1 LET'S GO DAEGU part.2
25. ↑ [MMMTV4] EP18 4Season in Seoul
26. ↑ 본격 아이돌 혜자방송 '아이돌에 미치고, 아미고TV' 마마무 풀버젼
27. ↑ MMMTV 제6화에서는 그녀들이 이동 중 차안에서 어떻게 시간을 보내는지 낱낱이 파헤쳐 볼 수 있습니다.
28. ↑ @ch0ssh1 (10/11/2017)
29. ↑ MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul wants to “challenge the binary view of gender” with music