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{{short description|South Korean girl group}}
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| name = Mamamoo
| name = Mamamoo
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| caption = Mamamoo at their ''[[Reality in Black]]'' showcase, November 2019<br />From left to right: [[Moonbyul]], [[Solar (singer)|Solar]], [[Wheein]] and [[Hwasa]]
| caption = Mamamoo in 2023<br />From left to right: [[Moonbyul]], [[Wheein]], [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] and [[Hwasa]]
| origin = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| origin = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| genre = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]||[[dance music|dance]]|[[Trap music (EDM)|trap]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]||[[dance music|dance]]|[[Trap music (EDM)|trap]]}}
| years_active = {{start_date|2014}}–present
| years_active = {{start_date|2014}}–present
| label = {{hlist|[[RBW (company)|RBW]]|[[JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Artist/A026257.html | title=Mamamoo &#124; ビクターエンタテインメント | access-date=November 17, 2018 | archive-date=June 16, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616085259/https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Artist/A026257.html | url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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| spinoffs = [[Mamamoo+]]
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| website = [http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470 Official website]
| website = [http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470 Official website]
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'''Mamamoo''' ({{Korean|마마무}}; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|ママム}}; commonly stylized in [[all caps]]) is a South Korean [[girl group]] formed and managed by [[RBW (company)|Rainbow Bridge World]]. The group is composed of four members: [[Solar (singer)|Solar]], [[Moonbyul]], [[Wheein]], and [[Hwasa]]. Known for their strong live vocals, [[Harmony|harmonies]], and writing much of their material, they are recognized as one of the premier girl groups in [[K-pop]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabel |first=Inna Christine |date=2023-02-25 |title=Mamamoo are unapologetic women, powerful and fearless |url=https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/mamamoo-in-manila/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Inquirer Super |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/mamamoo-in-manila/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=장동우 |date=2017-01-16 |title=(Yonhap Interview) Mamamoo proves 'quality' can turn niche into mainstream |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170116006100315 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170116006100315 |url-status=live }}</ref> They are highly regarded in the industry for their talent and ability to cross multiple genres with their music; from retro, jazz, and R&B concepts in their early years<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=2016-03-10 |title=Mamamoo's 'Melting' Brings Retro Soul Back to K-Pop |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-melting-k-pop-retro-soul-7035823/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-melting-k-pop-retro-soul-7035823/ |url-status=live }}</ref> to more contemporary hip-hop,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=2019-11-15 |title=Mamamoo are Fiercely 'Hip' In New Music Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-hip-music-video-8543730/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225859/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-hip-music-video-8543730/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as emotional ballads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-03 |title='Our new song is about our past, present and future,' says MAMAMOO |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_309878.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=koreatimes |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_309878.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-12 |title='We still have so much more to show,' says MAMAMOO |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_337751.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=koreatimes |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_337751.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since their debut in 2014, they have been noted for challenging conventional beauty standards, breaking gender stereotypes, and conducting themselves in ways that most typical [[K-pop]] stars do not.<ref>{{Cite web |last=정주원 |date=2016-02-26 |title=MAMAMOO can sing, knows its true colors |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160226006700315 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225901/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160226006700315 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='미의 기준' 바꾼 화사의 소신 발언들 |trans-title=Hwasa's convictions that changed the 'standard of beauty' |url=https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28383940&memberNo=11880830 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Naver News {{!}} JoongAng Ilbo |language=ko |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28383940&memberNo=11880830 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Sarah |date=2020-02-27 |title=K-Pop Star Moonbyul Redefines Gender Roles in Eclipse Music Video |url=https://www.cbr.com/k-pop-star-moonbyul-eclipse-video/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=CBR |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225901/https://www.cbr.com/k-pop-star-moonbyul-eclipse-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mulenga |first=Natasha |date=2021-06-07 |title=On Their New EP, K-Pop Risk-Takers MAMAMOO Are More Open Than Ever |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-arent-afraid-to-risk-vulnerability-on-new-ep-waw |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011013/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-arent-afraid-to-risk-vulnerability-on-new-ep-waw |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Mamamoo''' ({{Korean|마마무}}; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|ママム}}; commonly stylized in [[all caps]]) is a South Korean [[girl group]] formed and managed by [[RBW (company)|RBW]]. The group is composed of four members: [[Solar (singer)|Solar]], [[Moonbyul]], [[Wheein]], and [[Hwasa]]. Known for their strong live vocals, [[Harmony|harmonies]], and writing much of their material, they are recognized as one of the premier girl groups in [[K-pop]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo are unapologetic women, powerful and fearless|url=https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/mamamoo-in-manila/|website=Inquirer Super|language=en-US|last=Cabel|first=Inna Christine|date=February 25, 2023|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://inquirersuper.com.ph/super-k/mamamoo-in-manila/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=(Yonhap Interview) Mamamoo proves 'quality' can turn niche into mainstream|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170116006100315|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|last=장동우|date=January 16, 2017|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170116006100315|url-status=live}}</ref> They are highly regarded in the industry for their talent and ability to cross multiple genres with their music; from retro, jazz, and R&B concepts in their early years<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mamamoo's 'Melting' Brings Retro Soul Back to K-Pop|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-melting-k-pop-retro-soul-7035823/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-melting-k-pop-retro-soul-7035823/|url-status=live}}</ref> to more contemporary hip-hop,<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mamamoo are Fiercely 'Hip' In New Music Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-hip-music-video-8543730/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225859/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-hip-music-video-8543730/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as emotional ballads.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Our new song is about our past, present and future,' says MAMAMOO|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_309878.html|website=koreatimes|language=en|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_309878.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='We still have so much more to show,' says MAMAMOO|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_337751.html|website=koreatimes|language=en|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/732_337751.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since their debut in 2014, they have been noted for challenging conventional beauty standards, breaking gender stereotypes, and conducting themselves in ways that most typical K-pop stars do not.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO can sing, knows its true colors|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160226006700315|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|last=정주원|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225901/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160226006700315|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='미의 기준' 바꾼 화사의 소신 발언들|trans-title=Hwasa's convictions that changed the 'standard of beauty'|url=https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28383940&memberNo=11880830|website=Naver News {{!}} JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.naver?volumeNo=28383940&memberNo=11880830|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=K-Pop Star Moonbyul Redefines Gender Roles in Eclipse Music Video|url=https://www.cbr.com/k-pop-star-moonbyul-eclipse-video/|website=CBR|language=en|last=Zhang|first=Sarah|date=February 27, 2020|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225901/https://www.cbr.com/k-pop-star-moonbyul-eclipse-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=On Their New EP, K-Pop Risk-Takers MAMAMOO Are More Open Than Ever|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-arent-afraid-to-risk-vulnerability-on-new-ep-waw|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-US|last=Mulenga|first=Natasha|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=March 24, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011013/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-arent-afraid-to-risk-vulnerability-on-new-ep-waw|url-status=live}}</ref>


Mamamoo officially debuted on June 18, 2014, with their first [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Hello]]'', featuring the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous". Their debut was considered by critics as one of the best [[K-pop]] debuts of 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Lee |first=Ji-hyun |date=December 17, 2014 |title= |script-title=ko:가요전문가 28인 선정, 올 최고 신인은(연말설문) |trans-title=WINNER (1st), MAMAMOO (2nd), AKMU & EXID (3rd) are 2014's Best Rookies According to Expert Panel |url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=108&aid=0002368714 |access-date=December 18, 2014 |website=Star News |language=ko |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030502/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002368714 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=January 28, 2015 |title=Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6451004/k-pop-breakout-artists-to-watch-2015 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623223041/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6451004/k-pop-breakout-artists-to-watch-2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mamamoo rose to domestic fame in 2015 with their single "[[Pink Funky|Um Oh Ah Yeah]]" which became a [[sleeper hit]] and peaked at number three on South Korea's [[Gaon Digital Chart]]. Combined with their many appearances and victories in the popular music competition program [[Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend|''Immortal Songs'']], this launched them into mainstream recognition with the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Yun-jeong |date=January 2017 |title='불후의 명곡' 걸그룹 최초 왕중왕전 오른 마마무, 완벽 퍼포먼스 극찬 |trans-title=Mamamoo on Immortal Songs as the first girl group to win the King of Kings, praised for their perfect performance of 'You In My Fading Memory' |url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2016123119280576959 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=아시아경제 The Asia Business Daily |language=ko |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225902/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2016123119280576959 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their following release of "[[Melting (album)|You're the Best]]" (2016) from their debut studio album ''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]'', proved to be a commercial success, and dominated at least eight major music sites upon release,<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAMAMOO's 'You're The Best' showing absolute domination on music charts |url=https://sg.celebrity.yahoo.com/mamamoos-youre-the-best-showing-absolute-domination-on-052012648.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Yahoo News |date=February 26, 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref> further cementing their popularity and growing momentum. In 2017, they made a splash on the international scene with their fifth EP, ''[[Purple (EP)|Purple]]''. Its lead single "[[Purple (EP)|Yes I Am]]," earned them their first number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard charts#Albums|World Albums]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=2017-07-07 |title=MAMAMOO Earn First No. 1 on World Albums With 'Purple' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Mamamoo officially debuted on June 18, 2014, with their first [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Hello]]'', featuring the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous". Their debut was considered by critics as one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Ji-hyun|script-title=ko:가요전문가 28인 선정, 올 최고 신인은(연말설문)|trans-title=WINNER (1st), MAMAMOO (2nd), AKMU & EXID (3rd) are 2014's Best Rookies According to Expert Panel|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0002368714|work=Star News|via=Naver|language=ko|date=December 17, 2014|access-date=December 18, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030502/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002368714|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 5 K-Pop Artists to Watch in 2015|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6451004/k-pop-breakout-artists-to-watch-2015|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=January 31, 2015|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623223041/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/6451004/k-pop-breakout-artists-to-watch-2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Mamamoo rose to domestic fame in 2015 with their single "[[Pink Funky|Um Oh Ah Yeah]]" which became a [[sleeper hit]] and peaked at number three on South Korea's [[Gaon Digital Chart]]. Combined with their many appearances and victories in the popular music competition program [[Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend|''Immortal Songs'']], this launched them into mainstream recognition with the public.<ref>{{Cite web|title='불후의 명곡' 걸그룹 최초 왕중왕전 오른 마마무, 완벽 퍼포먼스 극찬|trans-title=Mamamoo on Immortal Songs as the first girl group to win the King of Kings, praised for their perfect performance of 'You In My Fading Memory'|url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2016123119280576959|website=아시아경제 The Asia Business Daily|language=ko|last=Song|first=Yun-jeong|date=January 2017|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225902/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2016123119280576959|url-status=live}}</ref> Their following release of "You're the Best" (2016) from their debut studio album ''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]'', proved to be a commercial success, and dominated at least eight major music sites upon release,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO's 'You're The Best' showing absolute domination on music charts|url=https://sg.celebrity.yahoo.com/mamamoos-youre-the-best-showing-absolute-domination-on-052012648.html|website=Yahoo News|language=en-US|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref> further cementing their popularity and growing momentum. In 2017, they made a splash on the international scene with their fifth EP, ''[[Purple (EP)|Purple]]''. Its lead single "Yes I Am," earned them their first number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard charts#Albums|World Albums]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Earn First No. 1 on World Albums With 'Purple'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011014/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The quartet went on to achieve consecutive hits with the high-charting singles "[[Starry Night (Mamamoo song)|Starry Night]]" (2018), "[[Egotistic]]" (2018), "[[Gogobebe]]" (2019), from their ''"Four Seasons, Four Colors"'' project whereby every member took turns in becoming the focus for each album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=2019-03-28 |title=MAMAMOO Hit New Peak on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Gogobebe' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-gogobebe-new-peak-world-digital-song-sales-chart-white-wind-album/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-gogobebe-new-peak-world-digital-song-sales-chart-white-wind-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This culminated in their biggest international success to date, "[[Hip (song)|HIP]]" from their second studio album ''[[Reality in Black]]'' becoming a number-one hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[World Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=2019-11-27 |title=MAMAMOO Score First No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Hip' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2020, the song was certified platinum by the [[Korea Music Content Association|Korea Music & Content Association]] (KMCA) for surpassing 100 million streams, making it their third time achieving this feat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ah-reum |first=Park |title=마마무 'HIP' 1억 스트리밍 달성 "벌써 3번째 플래티넘" |trans-title=Mamamoo's 'HIP' achieves 100 million streams, already their third platinum certification |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000355754 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Naver News |language=ko |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011013/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000355754 |url-status=live }}</ref> They also earned a [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Certification awards|gold]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ), indicating their breakthrough in the Japanese music scene.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Recording Industry |first=Association of Japan |title=2021年3月度ストリーミング認定 |trans-title=Streaming certifications of March 2021 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000384.000010908.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES JAPAN |date=April 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000384.000010908.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The quartet went on to achieve consecutive hits with the high-charting singles "[[Starry Night (Mamamoo song)|Starry Night]]" (2018), "[[Egotistic]]" (2018), "[[Gogobebe]]" (2019), from their ''"Four Seasons, Four Colors"'' project whereby every member took turns in becoming the focus for each album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Hit New Peak on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Gogobebe'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-gogobebe-new-peak-world-digital-song-sales-chart-white-wind-album/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-gogobebe-new-peak-world-digital-song-sales-chart-white-wind-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> This culminated in their biggest international success to date, "[[Hip (song)|HIP]]" from their second studio album ''[[Reality in Black]]'' becoming a number-one hit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[World Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Score First No. 1 on World Digital Song Sales Chart With 'Hip'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart/|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011012/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, the song was certified platinum by the [[Korea Music Content Association|Korea Music & Content Association]] (KMCA) for surpassing 100 million streams, making it their third time achieving this feat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무 'HIP' 1억 스트리밍 달성 "벌써 3번째 플래티넘"|trans-title=Mamamoo's 'HIP' achieves 100 million streams, already their third platinum certification|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000355754|website=Naver|language=ko|last=Ah-reum|first=Park|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324011013/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/609/0000355754|url-status=live}}</ref> They also earned a [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Certification awards|gold]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ), indicating their breakthrough in the Japanese music scene.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021年3月度ストリーミング認定|trans-title=Streaming certifications of March 2021|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000384.000010908.html|website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES JAPAN|last=Recording Industry|first=Association of Japan|date=April 26, 2021|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225900/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000384.000010908.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Mamamoo has received numerous [[List of awards and nominations received by Mamamoo|accolades]], most notably the [[Golden Disc Awards|Golden Disc Award]] for Best Group, the [[Mnet Asian Music Awards|Mnet Asian Music Award]] for Best Vocal Group, multiple honors at the [[Seoul Music Awards]], as well as the [[Gaon Chart Music Awards|Gaon Chart Music Award]] for New Artist of the Year in their rookie year.
Mamamoo has received numerous [[List of awards and nominations received by Mamamoo|accolades]], most notably the [[Golden Disc Awards|Golden Disc Award]] for Best Group, the [[Mnet Asian Music Awards|Mnet Asian Music Award]] for Best Vocal Group, multiple honors at the [[Seoul Music Awards]], as well as the [[Gaon Chart Music Awards|Gaon Chart Music Award]] for New Artist of the Year in their rookie year.


== History ==
==History==
=== 2014–2015: Formation, debut and rising popularity ===
===2014–2015: Formation, debut and rising popularity===
The group's name "Mamamoo" is intended to symbolise a baby babbling for the first time. This is because they aim to make music that would be familiar to everyone around the world like the word "mama" that babies would commonly first learn and speak of, as well as the added meaning of approaching their listeners instinctively with their music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Tae-gun |date=February 11, 2016 |title=마마무, 이름은 무슨의미?"아기가 처음에 옹알이하는 소리" |trans-title=Mamamoo, what does the name mean?... "The sound of a baby babbling" |url=https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20160211/76399646/1 |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]] |language=ko |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413135422/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20160211/76399646/1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The group's name "Mamamoo" is intended to symbolise a baby babbling for the first time. This is because they aim to make music that would be familiar to everyone around the world like the word "mama" that babies would commonly first learn and speak of, as well as the added meaning of approaching their listeners instinctively with their music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무, 이름은 무슨의미?..."아기가 처음에 옹알이하는 소리"|trans-title=Mamamoo, what does the name mean?... "The sound of a baby babbling"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20160211/76399646/1|website=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|language=ko|last=Park|first=Tae-gun|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413135422/https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20160211/76399646/1|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web|title=행복하지마 Don't Be Happy - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haengboghajima-dont-be-happy/id794295706|website=iTunes|date=January 9, 2014|publisher=WA Entertainment, CJ E&M|access-date=July 17, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043750/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haengboghajima-dont-be-happy/id794295706|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-18|title=Mamamoo Impresses with "Don't Be Happy"|url=https://seoulbeats.com/2014/01/mamamoo-impresses-dont-happy/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Seoulbeats|language=en-US|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083620/https://seoulbeats.com/2014/01/mamamoo-impresses-dont-happy/|url-status=live}}</ref> A second collaboration with [[K.Will]] titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring [[Wheesung]] was released on February 11, 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=[MV] K.will(케이윌), Mamamoo(마마무) _ Peppermint Chocolate(썸남썸녀) (Feat. Whee sung(휘성))|date=February 10, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0W-voiYpQk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/R0W-voiYpQk| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-05-20}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Peppermint Chocolate" debuted at number 11 on the [[Gaon Digital Chart]] in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart 2.16-2.22|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.phpnationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=June 18, 2014}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Download Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140227085704/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2014|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> On May 30, 2014, Mamamoo released a collaboration single called "HeeHeeHaHeHo" with rap duo [[Geeks (musical duo)|Geeks]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shazam|url=https://www.shazam.com/track/127662695/heeheehaheho|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Shazam|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083623/https://www.shazam.com/track/127662695/heeheehaheho|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=행복하지마 Don't Be Happy - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haengboghajima-dont-be-happy/id794295706|website=iTunes|publisher=WA Entertainment, CJ E&M|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=July 17, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043750/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haengboghajima-dont-be-happy/id794295706|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo Impresses with "Don't Be Happy"|url=https://seoulbeats.com/2014/01/mamamoo-impresses-dont-happy/|website=Seoulbeats|language=en-US|date=January 18, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083620/https://seoulbeats.com/2014/01/mamamoo-impresses-dont-happy/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} A second collaboration with [[K.Will]] titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring [[Wheesung]] was released on February 11, 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=[MV] K.will(케이윌), Mamamoo(마마무) _ Peppermint Chocolate(썸남썸녀) (Feat. Whee sung(휘성))|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0W-voiYpQk|language=en|date=February 10, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/R0W-voiYpQk|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Peppermint Chocolate" debuted at number 11 on the [[Gaon Digital Chart]] in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Digital Chart 2.16-2.22|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.phpnationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=June 18, 2014}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Download Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140227085704/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=9&current_year=2014&chart_Time=week|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 30, 2014, Mamamoo released a collaboration single called "HeeHeeHaHeHo" with rap duo [[Geeks (musical duo)|Geeks]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shazam|url=https://www.shazam.com/track/127662695/heeheehaheho|website=Shazam|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083623/https://www.shazam.com/track/127662695/heeheehaheho|url-status=live}}</ref>


The group made their official debut on June 18, 2014, with the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from their first [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Hello]]''. The music video for "Mr. Ambiguous" contained cameo appearances from many well-known K-pop industry figures such as [[CNBLUE]]'s [[Lee Jong-hyun|Jonghyun]], [[Baek Ji-young]], [[Wheesung]], [[Jung Joon-young]], [[Bumkey]], [[K.Will]], and Rhymer of [[Brand New Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 18, 2014|title=Mamamoo Officially Debuts with "Mr. Ambiguous" and Star-Studded MV|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/620297wpp/mamamoo-officially-debuts-with-mr-ambiguous-and-star-studded-mv|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Soompi|language=en|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430221022/https://www.soompi.com/article/620297wpp/mamamoo-officially-debuts-with-mr-ambiguous-and-star-studded-mv|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-28|title=Mamamoo Delivers the Goods with "Mr. Ambiguous"|url=https://seoulbeats.com/2014/06/mamamoo-delivers-goods-mr-ambiguous/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Seoulbeats|language=en-US|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083620/https://seoulbeats.com/2014/06/mamamoo-delivers-goods-mr-ambiguous/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.<ref name="Hello">{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO RELEASES THEIR MINI-ALBUM "HELLO" + MV FOR "MR. AMBIGUOUS"|url=http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/89120154158/mamamoo-releases-their-mini-album-hello-mv-for-mr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212123/http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/89120154158/mamamoo-releases-their-mini-album-hello-mv-for-mr|archive-date=July 14, 2014|access-date=June 18, 2014|website=Koreaboo|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of ''[[M Countdown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO Debut on M! Countdown|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgrRoMJ6Yc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/zGgrRoMJ6Yc| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|website=Mnet's Youtube|access-date=June 18, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In July 2014, Mamamoo released their first [[original soundtrack]] contribution titled "Love Lane" for the [[Korean drama]] ''[[Marriage, Not Dating]]''.<ref name="Love Lane">{{cite web|title=Love Lane OST Part 2|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=440134|website=Naver Music|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125331/https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=440134|url-status=live}}</ref>
The group made their official debut on June 18, 2014, with the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from their first [[extended play]] (EP) ''[[Hello (Mamamoo EP)|Hello]]''. The music video for "Mr. Ambiguous" contained cameo appearances from many well-known K-pop industry figures such as [[CNBLUE]]'s [[Lee Jong-hyun|Jonghyun]], [[Baek Ji-young]], [[Wheesung]], [[Jung Joon-young]], [[Bumkey]], [[K.Will]], and Rhymer of [[Brand New Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo Officially Debuts with "Mr. Ambiguous" and Star-Studded MV|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/620297wpp/mamamoo-officially-debuts-with-mr-ambiguous-and-star-studded-mv|website=Soompi|language=en|date=June 18, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430221022/https://www.soompi.com/article/620297wpp/mamamoo-officially-debuts-with-mr-ambiguous-and-star-studded-mv|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo Delivers the Goods with "Mr. Ambiguous"|url=https://seoulbeats.com/2014/06/mamamoo-delivers-goods-mr-ambiguous/|website=Seoulbeats|language=en-US|date=June 28, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083620/https://seoulbeats.com/2014/06/mamamoo-delivers-goods-mr-ambiguous/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.<ref name="Hello">{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO RELEASES THEIR MINI-ALBUM "HELLO" + MV FOR "MR. AMBIGUOUS"|url=http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/89120154158/mamamoo-releases-their-mini-album-hello-mv-for-mr|website=Koreaboo|df=mdy-all|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212123/http://blog.koreaboo.com/post/89120154158/mamamoo-releases-their-mini-album-hello-mv-for-mr|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} The group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of ''[[M Countdown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO Debut on M! Countdown|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgrRoMJ6Yc|website=Mnet's Youtube|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/zGgrRoMJ6Yc|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In July 2014, Mamamoo released their first [[original soundtrack]] contribution titled "Love Lane" for the [[Korean drama]] ''[[Marriage, Not Dating]]''.<ref name="Love Lane">{{cite web|title=Love Lane OST Part 2|url=http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=440134|website=Naver Music|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125331/https://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=440134|url-status=live}}</ref>


On November 21, 2014, Mamamoo released their second EP ''[[Piano Man (EP)|Piano Man]]'' with the title track of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Delays Release Of 'Piano Man' By One Day|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/134343/20141111/mamamoo-delays-release-of-piano-man-by-one-day.htm|website=KpopStarz|access-date=November 19, 2014|date=2014-11-11|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203215/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/134343/20141111/mamamoo-delays-release-of-piano-man-by-one-day.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The title song peaked at 41 on [[Gaon Digital Chart|Gaon's Digital chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week|title=2014년 49주차 Digital Chart|language=ko|publisher=Gaon|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402145418/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2014&targetTime=49&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Kim Jinwoo|script-title=ko:2014결산 걸그룹 순위|trans-title=2014 Year-end girl group rankings|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/theme/theme_view.php?f_seq=239&theme=opinion&gubun=opinion|access-date=December 29, 2014|work=[[Gaon Chart]]|date=December 24, 2014|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231133304/http://gaonchart.co.kr/theme/theme_view.php?f_seq=239&theme=opinion&gubun=opinion|archive-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=[TV줌인] '불후' 마마무, 선배들 기죽이는 무서운 신인 'Immortal Songs 2' Mamamoo, a scary rookie that even intimidates seniors|url=http://news.naver.com/main/ranking/read.nhn?mid=etc&sid1=111&rankingType=popular_day&oid=213&aid=0000614321&date=20150111&type=1&rankingSectionId=106&rankingSeq=21|website=Naver|publisher=TV Report|access-date=January 11, 2015|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054834/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=213&aid=0000614321|url-status=live}}</ref>
On November 21, 2014, Mamamoo released their second EP ''[[Piano Man (EP)|Piano Man]]'' with the title track of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Delays Release Of 'Piano Man' By One Day|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/134343/20141111/mamamoo-delays-release-of-piano-man-by-one-day.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=November 19, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203215/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/134343/20141111/mamamoo-delays-release-of-piano-man-by-one-day.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} The title song peaked at 41 on [[Gaon Digital Chart|Gaon's Digital chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2014년 49주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2014&termGbn=week|publisher=Gaon|language=ko|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402145418/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2014&targetTime=49&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:2014결산 걸그룹 순위|trans-title=2014 Year-end girl group rankings|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/theme/theme_view.php?f_seq=239&theme=opinion&gubun=opinion|work=[[Gaon Chart]]|language=ko|author1=Kim Jinwoo|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014|archive-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231133304/http://gaonchart.co.kr/theme/theme_view.php?f_seq=239&theme=opinion&gubun=opinion}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=[TV줌인] '불후' 마마무, 선배들 기죽이는 무서운 신인 'Immortal Songs 2' Mamamoo, a scary rookie that even intimidates seniors|url=http://news.naver.com/main/ranking/read.nhn?mid=etc&sid1=111&rankingType=popular_day&oid=213&aid=0000614321&date=20150111&type=1&rankingSectionId=106&rankingSeq=21|website=Naver|publisher=TV Report|access-date=January 11, 2015|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054834/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=213&aid=0000614321|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:마마무(MAMAMOO) 이상미의뮤직닷컴 공개방송 화성시 우정읍.jpg|thumb|220px|Mamamoo performing in September 2015.]]
[[File:마마무(MAMAMOO) 이상미의뮤직닷컴 공개방송 화성시 우정읍.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Mamamoo performing in September 2015.]]
On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third EP titled ''[[Pink Funky]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moonrok.com/news/mamamoo-make-april-2-comeback|title=Mamamoo to Make April 2 Comeback|publisher=Moonrok|access-date=October 12, 2015|date=2015-03-25|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307185533/http://moonrok.com/news/mamamoo-make-april-2-comeback|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Ahh Oop!" marks the group's second collaboration with label mate [[Esna (singer)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crayon Pop, K-Much And Mamamoo Bring K-Pop To Mongolia For South Korean Embassy Event|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210483/20150613/kpop-crayon-pop-k-much-mamamoo-mongolia.htm|website=KpopStarz|access-date=June 14, 2015|date=2015-06-13|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191339/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210483/20150613/kpop-crayon-pop-k-much-mamamoo-mongolia.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third EP titled ''[[Pink Funky]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo to Make April 2 Comeback|url=http://moonrok.com/news/mamamoo-make-april-2-comeback|publisher=Moonrok|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307185533/http://moonrok.com/news/mamamoo-make-april-2-comeback|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Ahh Oop!" marks the group's second collaboration with label mate [[Esna (singer)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crayon Pop, K-Much And Mamamoo Bring K-Pop To Mongolia For South Korean Embassy Event|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210483/20150613/kpop-crayon-pop-k-much-mamamoo-mongolia.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=June 13, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191339/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210483/20150613/kpop-crayon-pop-k-much-mamamoo-mongolia.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}
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 Music Chart|Gaon Chart]], becoming their first top-three single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Releases Comeback Teasers For 'Pink Funky'|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210231/20150612/mamamoo-comes-back-with-pink-funky.htm|website=KpopStarz|access-date=June 14, 2015|date=2015-06-12|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184415/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210231/20150612/mamamoo-comes-back-with-pink-funky.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Seoul|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Entertain 2,400 Fans During Group's Double Feature Fan Meeting In Seoul|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234102/20150825/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|website=KpopStarz|access-date=August 26, 2015|date=2015-08-25|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085510/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234102/20150825/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=James Buhain|title=Mamamoo's 1st fan meeting sell out in just 1 minutes|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/228393/20150807/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|work=kpopstar|access-date=August 28, 2015|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172643/https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/228393/20150807/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> They also held another "Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which took place on October 4, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Kevin|date=2015-10-01|title=MAMAMOO To Perform And Meet Fans At 1st US 'MOO Party' Event In LA|url=https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/244984/20151001/mamamoo-fan-meeting-los-angeles-moo-party.htm|access-date=2021-11-17|website=KpopStarz|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083626/https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/244984/20151001/mamamoo-fan-meeting-los-angeles-moo-party.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Mamamoo also collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show ''[[Show Me the Money 4|Show Me the Money]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO 'stand up' with Basick on 'Show Me The Money 4' semi-finals|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-stand-up-with-basik-on-show-me-the-money-4-semi-finals|access-date=2021-11-17|website=[[Allkpop]]|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083619/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-stand-up-with-basik-on-show-me-the-money-4-semi-finals|url-status=live}}</ref>


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 Music Chart|Gaon Chart]], becoming their first top-three single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Releases Comeback Teasers For 'Pink Funky'|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210231/20150612/mamamoo-comes-back-with-pink-funky.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184415/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/210231/20150612/mamamoo-comes-back-with-pink-funky.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Seoul|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo Entertain 2,400 Fans During Group's Double Feature Fan Meeting In Seoul|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234102/20150825/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=August 26, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085510/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234102/20150825/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mamamoo's 1st fan meeting sell out in just 1 minutes|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/228393/20150807/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|work=kpopstar|author=James Buhain|access-date=August 28, 2015|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172643/https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/228393/20150807/mamamoo-fan-meeting.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> They also held another "Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which took place on October 4, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO To Perform And Meet Fans At 1st US 'MOO Party' Event In LA|url=https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/244984/20151001/mamamoo-fan-meeting-los-angeles-moo-party.htm|website=KpopStarz|language=en|last=Fox|first=Kevin|date=October 1, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083626/https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/244984/20151001/mamamoo-fan-meeting-los-angeles-moo-party.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Mamamoo also collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show ''[[Show Me the Money 4|Show Me the Money]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO 'stand up' with Basick on 'Show Me The Money 4' semi-finals|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-stand-up-with-basik-on-show-me-the-money-4-semi-finals|website=[[Allkpop]]|language=en|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083619/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-stand-up-with-basik-on-show-me-the-money-4-semi-finals|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}
On August 29, 2015, Mamamoo returned to ''[[Immortal Song 2]]'' with a rendition of [[Jo Young-nam]]'s "Delilah".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-return-to-the-immortal-song-stage-after-5-months|title=Mamamoo return to the 'Immortal Song' stage after 5 months|publisher=[[Allkpop]]|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002060632/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-return-to-the-immortal-song-stage-after-5-months|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web | script-title = ko:'불후의 명곡' 배호 특집 마마무 1부 우승 '시원시원한 가창력과 완벽한 호흡' | trans-title = Mamamoo wins 'Immortal Songs' Bae Ho Special – Strong Vocals and Perfect Breath | work = [[Busan Ilbo]] | date = October 31, 2015 | access-date = June 8, 2016 | url = http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20151031000164 | language = ko | archive-date = February 20, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054838/http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20151031000164 | url-status = live }}</ref>


On August 29, 2015, Mamamoo returned to ''[[Immortal Song 2]]'' with a rendition of [[Jo Young-nam]]'s "Delilah".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo return to the 'Immortal Song' stage after 5 months|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-return-to-the-immortal-song-stage-after-5-months|publisher=[[Allkpop]]|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002060632/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/08/mamamoo-return-to-the-immortal-song-stage-after-5-months|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'불후의 명곡' 배호 특집 마마무 1부 우승 '시원시원한 가창력과 완벽한 호흡'|trans-title=Mamamoo wins 'Immortal Songs' Bae Ho Special – Strong Vocals and Perfect Breath|url=http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20151031000164|work=[[Busan Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=October 31, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054838/http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20151031000164|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2016–2017: Breakthrough and subsequent EPs===
[[File:Mamamoo in 2016 Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony.jpg|thumb|Mamamoo at the Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony on September 30, 2016.|left]]
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.<ref name=1stconcert>{{cite news|title=마마무, 8월 첫 단독 콘서트 '2016 MAMAMOO CONCERT-moosical' 개최|url=http://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=447098&section=sc4#cb|website=Break News|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033459/http://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=447098&section=sc4#cb|url-status=dead}}</ref> 7,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in one minute.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:마마무, 첫 콘서트 1분 만에 2회 전석 매진 ‘믿듣맘무’|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000482860|website=Break News|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063417/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000482860|url-status=live}}</ref>


===2016–2017: Breakthrough and subsequent EPs===
On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first full-length album ''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Eunae|date=January 26, 2016|title='I miss you' 마마무, 또 일냈다..음원차트 상위권 싹쓸이|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=24617576339|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=Sports Today|language=ko}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 Music Chart|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Weekly chart for 2/21/2016 – 2/27/2016|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506193933/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Weekly chart for 2/21/2016 – 2/27/2016|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401081756/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Weekly chart for 2/28/2016 – 3/05/2016|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134416/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/mamamoo-get-down-to-earth-in-making-of-for-upcoming-full-album-melting|title=NMAMAMOO get down to earth in making-of for upcoming full album 'Melting'!|publisher=[[Allkpop]]|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121127/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/mamamoo-get-down-to-earth-in-making-of-for-upcoming-full-album-melting|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Mamamoo in 2016 Korea Sale Festa Opening Ceremony.jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|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.<ref name="1stconcert">{{cite news|title=마마무, 8월 첫 단독 콘서트 '2016 MAMAMOO CONCERT-moosical' 개최|url=http://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=447098&section=sc4#cb|website=Break News|language=ko|date=June 13, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033459/http://m.breaknews.com/a.html?uid=447098&section=sc4#cb|url-status=dead}}</ref> 7,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in one minute.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:마마무, 첫 콘서트 1분 만에 2회 전석 매진 '믿듣맘무'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000482860|website=Break News|language=ko|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063417/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000482860|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 6, 2016, they received their first music show win with the song "You're the Best" on ''[[Inkigayo]]''<ref name="nowkpop.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowkpop.com/2016/03/06/mamamoo-wins-march-6ths-episode-of-sbs-inkigayo/|title=Mamamoo grabs their first music show win on March 6's episode of SBS Inkigayo!|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913000139/http://www.nowkpop.com/2016/03/06/mamamoo-wins-march-6ths-episode-of-sbs-inkigayo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>'','' followed by wins on ''[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270356/20160318/music-bank-recap-highlight-mamamoo-hyomin-gfriend.htm|title='Music Bank' Highlights: Mamamoo Win #1 On The March 18, 2016 Episode + Performance Recaps|date=2016-03-18|website=KpopStarz|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120008/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270356/20160318/music-bank-recap-highlight-mamamoo-hyomin-gfriend.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''M Countdown'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270132/20160312/mamamoo-youre-the-best-m-countdown.htm|title='M! Countdown' Highlights: Mamamoo Win #1 And Defeat Taemin On The March 10, 2016 Episode + Performance Recaps|date=2016-03-12|website=KpopStarz|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315064052/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270132/20160312/mamamoo-youre-the-best-m-countdown.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7256352/sxsw-2016-k-pop-calendar|title=SXSW 2016: Complete Guide to K-Pop at the Austin Festival|magazine=Billboard|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830232145/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7256352/sxsw-2016-k-pop-calendar|url-status=live}}</ref>


On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first full-length album ''[[Melting (album)|Melting]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='I miss you' 마마무, 또 일냈다..음원차트 상위권 싹쓸이|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=24617576339|website=Sports Today|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Eunae|date=January 26, 2016|access-date=May 20, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 Music Chart|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaon Album Weekly chart for 2/21/2016 – 2/27/2016|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506193933/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaon Digital Weekly chart for 2/21/2016 – 2/27/2016|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|website=[[Gaon Chart]]|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401081756/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaon Digital Weekly chart for 2/28/2016 – 3/05/2016|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134416/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NMAMAMOO get down to earth in making-of for upcoming full album 'Melting'!|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/mamamoo-get-down-to-earth-in-making-of-for-upcoming-full-album-melting|publisher=[[Allkpop]]|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121127/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/mamamoo-get-down-to-earth-in-making-of-for-upcoming-full-album-melting|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/08/31/video-mamamoos-angel-line-will-melt-your-heart-their-new-angel-mv|title=VIDEO: Mamamoo's angel line will melt your heart with their new 'Angel' MV|website=SBS PopAsia|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=2016-08-31|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229181336/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/08/31/video-mamamoos-angel-line-will-melt-your-heart-their-new-angel-mv|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 21, 2016, Mamamoo released their follow-up digital single "New York" and accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/11/mamamoo-teases-rocking-transformation-new-digital-single/|title=MAMAMOO Teases Rocking Transformation For New Digital Single|first=C.|last=Hong|date=September 11, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182751/https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/11/mamamoo-teases-rocking-transformation-new-digital-single/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/13/watch-mamamoo-shares-glimpse-new-york-mv-teaser-video/|title=Watch: MAMAMOO Shares Glimpse Of "New York" MV With Teaser Video|first=J.|last=K|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628184412/https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/13/watch-mamamoo-shares-glimpse-new-york-mv-teaser-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (EP)|Memory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoos-angel-line-reveals-strange-teaser-images-for-their-comeback|title=Mamamoo's angel line reveals strange teaser images for their comeback! – allkpop.com|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128122204/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoos-angel-line-reveals-strange-teaser-images-for-their-comeback|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single for ''Memory'' was announced to be "Décalcomanie".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoo-announce-a-release-date-for-their-upcoming-mini-album|title=Mamamoo announce a release date for their upcoming mini album – allkpop.com|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229181344/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoo-announce-a-release-date-for-their-upcoming-mini-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Mamamoo participated in several year-end award shows, while also featuring in the OST titled "Love" for hit TV show ''[[Goblin (TV series)|Goblin]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Dec 7, 2016|title=MAMAMOO To Sing OST For "Goblin"|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/922745wpp/mamamoo-sing-ost-goblin|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Soompi|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083623/https://www.soompi.com/article/922745wpp/mamamoo-sing-ost-goblin|url-status=live}}</ref>


On March 6, 2016, they received their first music show win with the song "You're the Best" on ''[[Inkigayo]]'',<ref name="nowkpop.com">{{cite web|title=Mamamoo grabs their first music show win on March 6's episode of SBS Inkigayo!|url=http://www.nowkpop.com/2016/03/06/mamamoo-wins-march-6ths-episode-of-sbs-inkigayo/|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913000139/http://www.nowkpop.com/2016/03/06/mamamoo-wins-march-6ths-episode-of-sbs-inkigayo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by wins on ''[[Music Bank (TV program)|Music Bank]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title='Music Bank' Highlights: Mamamoo Win #1 On The March 18, 2016 Episode + Performance Recaps|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270356/20160318/music-bank-recap-highlight-mamamoo-hyomin-gfriend.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120008/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270356/20160318/music-bank-recap-highlight-mamamoo-hyomin-gfriend.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} ''M Countdown'',<ref>{{Cite web|title='M! Countdown' Highlights: Mamamoo Win #1 And Defeat Taemin On The March 10, 2016 Episode + Performance Recaps|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270132/20160312/mamamoo-youre-the-best-m-countdown.htm|website=KpopStarz|date=March 12, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315064052/http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/270132/20160312/mamamoo-youre-the-best-m-countdown.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=SXSW 2016: Complete Guide to K-Pop at the Austin Festival|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7256352/sxsw-2016-k-pop-calendar|magazine=Billboard|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830232145/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7256352/sxsw-2016-k-pop-calendar|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:170719 Mamamoo 마마무 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|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.<ref name=2ndconcert>{{cite news|script-title=ko:마마무, 3월 3일~5일 두 번째 단독 콘서트 개최 [공식]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000536392|website=Sport Donga|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033601/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000536392|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=busanconcert>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'믿듣맘무' 마마무, 부산에 뜬다…19·20일 양일 콘서트|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000764320|website=Xports News|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063249/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000764320|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the first show of their March 2017 concert in Seoul, Mamamoo received criticism for performing in [[blackface]] when, as part of the concert, they played a video containing the members impersonating [[Bruno Mars]] while wearing darker makeup, meant to recreate a snippet of the music video for Mars' "[[Uptown Funk]]" (2014).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Omega|first=Jan|date=2017-03-04|title=Mamamoo 'Blackface' Scandal: K-Pop Girl Group, RBW Entertainment Release Apology|language=en|work=[[Inquisitr]]|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4031925/mamamoo-blackface-scandal-kpop-girl-group-rbw-entertainment-release-apology|access-date=2018-08-02|archive-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117121355/https://www.inquisitr.com/4031925/mamamoo-blackface-scandal-kpop-girl-group-rbw-entertainment-release-apology/|url-status=live}}</ref> The clip was cut from following concert dates and multiple apologies were promptly issued, including one directly from the members, stating that they were "extremely ignorant of blackface and did not understand the implications of our actions. We will be taking time to understand more about our international fans to ensure this never happens again."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=2017-04-06|title=K-Pop Girl Group Mamamoo Apologizes for Blackface 'Uptown Funk' Performance|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7710346/k-pop-girl-group-mamamoo-apologizes-blackface-performance-uptown-funk|access-date=2018-07-25|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en|archive-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030020658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7710346/k-pop-girl-group-mamamoo-apologizes-blackface-performance-uptown-funk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|date=2017-03-05|title=Mamamoo apologizes for 'blackface' controversy|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170305000140|access-date=2018-07-25|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125201/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170305000140|url-status=live}}</ref> The group released their fifth EP ''[[Purple (EP)|Purple]]'' with the lead single "Yes I Am" on June 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1227010|script-title=ko:마마무, 22일 컴백 확정…흥행불패 '믿듣맘무' 귀환|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|date=2017-06-07|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628204915/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1227010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The single quickly climbed to the number one spot on the [[Melon (online music service)|Melon]] real-time chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.melon.com/chart/index.htm?dayTime=2017062301|title=Melon|website=melon.com|language=ko|access-date=2017-06-22|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901001037/http://www.melon.com/chart/index.htm?dayTime=2017062301|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Soo-jeong|date=June 24, 2017|title='믿듣맘무' 마마무, 걸그룹 음원 이용자수 1위 신기록 '94만명'|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201706241310231630900_1|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=Herald POP|language=ko|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065131/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201706241310231630900_1|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 27, 2017, the song received its first music show win on ''[[The Show (South Korean TV program)|The Show]]'', followed by wins on ''[[Show Champion]]'', ''M Countdown'', and ''[[Show! Music Core]]''.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'더쇼' 마마무, 컴백과 동시에 1위…"이거 실화냐" [종합]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003565916|website=Osen|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814200936/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003565916|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'엠카' 마마무 1위, 트리플크라운…레드벨벳 컴백·'아이돌학교' 첫선 [종합]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003576644|website=Osen|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=ko|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814200944/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003576644|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Purple'' also peaked at number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] World Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7857876/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart|title=Mamamoo Earn First No. 1 on World Albums With 'Purple'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803114600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7857876/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIDEO: Mamamoo's angel line will melt your heart with their new 'Angel' MV|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/08/31/video-mamamoos-angel-line-will-melt-your-heart-their-new-angel-mv|website=SBS PopAsia|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=August 31, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229181336/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/08/31/video-mamamoos-angel-line-will-melt-your-heart-their-new-angel-mv|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 21, 2016, Mamamoo released their follow-up digital single "New York" and accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO Teases Rocking Transformation For New Digital Single|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/11/mamamoo-teases-rocking-transformation-new-digital-single/|last=Hong|first=C.|date=September 11, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182751/https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/11/mamamoo-teases-rocking-transformation-new-digital-single/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: MAMAMOO Shares Glimpse Of "New York" MV With Teaser Video|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/13/watch-mamamoo-shares-glimpse-new-york-mv-teaser-video/|last=K|first=J.|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628184412/https://www.soompi.com/2016/09/13/watch-mamamoo-shares-glimpse-new-york-mv-teaser-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (EP)|Memory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo's angel line reveals strange teaser images for their comeback! – allkpop.com|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoos-angel-line-reveals-strange-teaser-images-for-their-comeback|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128122204/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoos-angel-line-reveals-strange-teaser-images-for-their-comeback|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} The lead single for ''Memory'' was announced to be "Décalcomanie".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo announce a release date for their upcoming mini album – allkpop.com|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoo-announce-a-release-date-for-their-upcoming-mini-album|access-date=October 27, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229181344/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/10/mamamoo-announce-a-release-date-for-their-upcoming-mini-album|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} Shortly afterwards, Mamamoo participated in several year-end award shows, while also featuring in the OST titled "Love" for hit TV show ''[[Goblin (TV series)|Goblin]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO To Sing OST For "Goblin"|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/922745wpp/mamamoo-sing-ost-goblin|website=Soompi|language=en|date=Dec 7, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117083623/https://www.soompi.com/article/922745wpp/mamamoo-sing-ost-goblin|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}
=== 2018–2020: Widespread recognition, Japanese debut and member solo debuts===
On January 4, 2018, Mamamoo released a pre-release single called "Paint Me" to act as a prelude to their upcoming project series "Four Seasons, Four Colors".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 4, 2018|title=Watch Mamamoo's Video for the Passionate Pop Ballad 'Paint Me'|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8092690/mamamoo-passionate-pop-ballad-paint-me|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719161458/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8092690/mamamoo-passionate-pop-ballad-paint-me|url-status=live}}</ref> The goal of the series is to showcase four mini albums, each combining one color and a matching member's characteristic for each season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hong|first=Dam-young|date=Mar 8, 2018|title=[Video] Mamamoo gets mellow, returns with yellow spring vibe|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180308000707|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230033900/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180308000707|url-status=live}}</ref> The group has stated that they wish to show their depth as artists and present a more mature style with this project.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Ah-reum|date=March 7, 2018|title=[AJU★종합] 계절마다 마음 살 수 있는 음악이 목표…'컴백' 마마무, 새로운 도전의 시작|url=https://www.ajunews.com/view/20180307175041682|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=Aju News|language=ko|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065136/https://www.ajunews.com/view/20180307175041682|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:180519 Mamamoo at Holgabun Festival.png|thumb|Mamamoo performing at the Holgabun Festival, May 2018]]
[[File:170719 Mamamoo 마마무 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1|Mamamoo performing on July 19, 2017.]]


Mamamoo started off the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project with the release of their sixth EP, ''[[Yellow Flower]],'' on March 7.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dong-woo|first=Chang|date=March 7, 2018|title=Mamamoo jumps in spring chart battle with 'Yellow Flower'|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/03/07/0200000000AEN20180307010800315.html|access-date=September 15, 2021|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019013530/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/03/07/0200000000AEN20180307010800315.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2018|title=Yellow Flower by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-flower/1356504224|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830194648/https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-flower/1356504224|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Yellow Flower'' debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, becoming their first number-one album since their 2014 debut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 10주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The Latin-inspired and dance-pop song "[[Starry Night (Mamamoo song)|Starry Night]]" was released alongside the album, with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2018|title=[MV] MAMAMOO(마마무) _ Starry Night(별이 빛나는 밤)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FB2EoKTK_Q| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/0FB2EoKTK_Q| archive-date=2021-11-13|url-status=live|website=YouTube|publisher=1theK}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2018|title=[MV] MAMAMOO - Starry Night|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjUXm0Zy_dk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/LjUXm0Zy_dk| archive-date=2021-11-13|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Starry Night" debuted and peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 44.7 million Gaon Index points in its debut week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 10주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315134524/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> It also ranked at number six on the mid-year<ref>{{cite web|title=2018년 상반기 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2018&year_time=1|access-date=July 26, 2018|publisher=Gaon|language=ko|archive-date=March 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316203544/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2018&year_time=1|url-status=live}}</ref> and 13 on the year-end<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year&year_time=3|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411223702/https://circlechart.kr/|url-status=live}}</ref> editions of the Gaon Digital Chart, making it the fourth-highest-charting song by a girl group on the latter. The song earned the group their first [[music recording certification]] since the [[Gaon Music Chart]] and Korea Music & Content Association (KMCA) introduced certifications in April 2018; in November 2018, it was certified platinum for 100 million streams, and July 2019, it was certified platinum for 2.5 million paid digital downloads.<ref>{{Cite web|title=가온 인증(Gaon Certification) - Streaming|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231144609/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="starry nightdownload">{{cite web|title=가온 인증(Gaon Certification) - Download|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312025022/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name="2ndconcert">{{cite news|script-title=ko:마마무, 3월 3일~5일 번째 단독 콘서트 개최 [공식]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000536392|website=Sport Donga|language=ko|date=January 19, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033601/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000536392|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="busanconcert">{{cite news|script-title=ko:'믿듣맘무' 마마무, 부산에 뜬다...19·20일 양일 콘서트|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000764320|website=Xports News|language=ko|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063249/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000764320|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the first show of their March 2017 concert in Seoul, Mamamoo received criticism for performing in [[blackface]] when, as part of the concert, they played a video containing the members impersonating [[Bruno Mars]] while wearing darker makeup, meant to recreate a snippet of the music video for Mars' "[[Uptown Funk]]" (2014).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mamamoo 'Blackface' Scandal: K-Pop Girl Group, RBW Entertainment Release Apology|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4031925/mamamoo-blackface-scandal-kpop-girl-group-rbw-entertainment-release-apology|work=[[Inquisitr]]|language=en|last=Omega|first=Jan|date=March 4, 2017|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117121355/https://www.inquisitr.com/4031925/mamamoo-blackface-scandal-kpop-girl-group-rbw-entertainment-release-apology/|url-status=live}}</ref> The clip was cut from following concert dates and multiple apologies were promptly issued, including one directly from the members, stating that they were "extremely ignorant of blackface and did not understand the implications of our actions. We will be taking time to understand more about our international fans to ensure this never happens again."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=K-Pop Girl Group Mamamoo Apologizes for Blackface 'Uptown Funk' Performance|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7710346/k-pop-girl-group-mamamoo-apologizes-blackface-performance-uptown-funk|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=April 6, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030020658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7710346/k-pop-girl-group-mamamoo-apologizes-blackface-performance-uptown-funk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo apologizes for 'blackface' controversy|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170305000140|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|date=March 5, 2017|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125201/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170305000140|url-status=live}}</ref> The group released their fifth EP ''[[Purple (EP)|Purple]]'' with the lead single "Yes I Am" on June 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:마마무, 22일 컴백 확정...흥행불패 '믿듣맘무' 귀환|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1227010|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|date=June 7, 2017|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628204915/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1227010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The single quickly climbed to the number one spot on the [[Melon (online music service)|Melon]] real-time chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Melon|url=http://www.melon.com/chart/index.htm?dayTime=2017062301|website=melon.com|language=ko|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901001037/http://www.melon.com/chart/index.htm?dayTime=2017062301|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title='믿듣맘무' 마마무, 걸그룹 음원 이용자수 1위 신기록 '94만명'|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201706241310231630900_1|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Park|first=Soo-jeong|date=June 24, 2017|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065131/http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201706241310231630900_1|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 27, 2017, the song received its first music show win on ''[[The Show (South Korean TV program)|The Show]]'', followed by wins on ''[[Show Champion]]'', ''M Countdown'', and ''[[Show! Music Core]]''.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'더쇼' 마마무, 컴백과 동시에 1위..."이거 실화냐" [종합]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003565916|website=Osen|language=ko|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814200936/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003565916|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:'엠카' 마마무 1위, 트리플크라운...레드벨벳 컴백·'아이돌학교' 첫선 [종합]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003576644|website=Osen|language=ko|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-date=August 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814200944/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003576644|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Purple'' also peaked at number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] World Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo Earn First No. 1 on World Albums With 'Purple'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7857876/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803114600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7857876/mamamoo-purple-yes-i-am-first-no-1-world-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>


===2018–2019: Widespread recognition, Japanese debut and member solo debuts===
On July 1, Mamamoo released the single "Rainy Season" as the pre-release single from their upcoming album.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2018|title=Rainy Season - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rainy-season/1406251652?i=1406251657|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219230404/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rainy-season/1406251652?i=1406251657|url-status=live}}</ref> "Rainy Season" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, behind only [[Blackpink]]'s "[[Ddu-Du Ddu-Du]]",<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 27주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712183716/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2018&targetTime=27&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for Best Female Vocal Performance at the [[Genie Music Awards|2018 Genie Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 1, 2018|title="BTS·워너원·트와이스·볼빨간"…'2018 MGA' 후보 공개, 투표 시작|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003322539|website=Naver|language=ko|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=February 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211033128/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003322539|url-status=live}}</ref> The group released their seventh EP, ''[[Red Moon (Mamamoo EP)|Red Moon]]'', which serves as the second installment in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series, on July 16.<ref>{{Cite news|title="함께 미쳐봅시다"…마마무, 여름 불태울 이열치열 매력 '너나 해'(종합)|work=Sport MK|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000491926|access-date=2018-07-25|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063649/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000491926|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP debuted and peaked at number three on the Gaon Album Chart, with 38,000 copies sold in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 29주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=29&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2018|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=29&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 07월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=07&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2018&targetTime=07&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' World Albums with 1,000 copies cold, marking their best U.S. sales week,<ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 28, 2018|title=''Billboard'' World Albums for ''Red Moon''|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2018-07-28|access-date=September 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725010302/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2018-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> and gave the group their first-ever appearance on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums Chart, entering the chart at number 25.<ref name="billboardredmoon">{{cite news|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=July 27, 2018|title=Mamamoo Earn Best U.S. Sales Week Yet With 'Red Moon,' First Appearance on Heatseekers Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8467504/mamamoo-red-moon-sales-world-heatseekers-albums-charts|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806014321/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8467504/mamamoo-red-moon-sales-world-heatseekers-albums-charts|url-status=live}}</ref> The Latin-pop lead single "[[Egotistic]]", released alongside the EP, peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart, earning the group their fifth top-ten entry on the latter chart.<ref name="USDigitalSong2">{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo Chart History: World Digital Song Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/wdt/|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206234030/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/WDT|url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 4, 2018, Mamamoo released a pre-release single called "Paint Me" to act as a prelude to their upcoming project series "Four Seasons, Four Colors".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Watch Mamamoo's Video for the Passionate Pop Ballad 'Paint Me'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8092690/mamamoo-passionate-pop-ballad-paint-me|magazine=Billboard|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719161458/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8092690/mamamoo-passionate-pop-ballad-paint-me|url-status=live}}</ref> The goal of the series is to showcase four mini albums, each combining one color and a matching member's characteristic for each season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=[Video] Mamamoo gets mellow, returns with yellow spring vibe|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180308000707|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Hong|first=Dam-young|date=Mar 8, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230033900/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180308000707|url-status=live}}</ref> The group has stated that they wish to show their depth as artists and present a more mature style with this project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[AJU★종합] 계절마다 마음 살 수 있는 음악이 목표...'컴백' 마마무, 새로운 도전의 시작|url=https://www.ajunews.com/view/20180307175041682|website=Aju News|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Ah-reum|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065136/https://www.ajunews.com/view/20180307175041682|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:180519 Mamamoo at Holgabun Festival.png|thumb|upright=1|Mamamoo performing at the Holgabun Festival, May 2018]]
On August 18–19, Mamamoo held their third headlining concert, titled "2018 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons S/S", at the [[SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium]] in Seoul.<ref>{{cite news|last=Park|first=Seohyun|date=August 6, 2018|title="글로벌 섬머퀸 탄생"‥마마무 '너나 해' 활동 성공적 마무리|language=ko|website=Herald Pop|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003058227|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="3rdconcert">{{cite news|last=Jung|first=Jiwon|date=July 11, 2018|title=[공식입장] '믿듣' 마마무, 8월 18·19일 단독 콘서트 '4Seasons S/S' 개최트|language=ko|website=OSEN|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003820777|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806181322/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003820777|url-status=live}}</ref> Tickets for the concert were sold out within two minutes of being available for sale.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 31, 2018|title=마마무, 콘서트 '4Season S/S' 2분 만에 전석 매진 '압도적 티켓 파워'|language=ko|website=Xsports News|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000882440|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125200/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000882440|url-status=live}}</ref>


Mamamoo started off the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project with the release of their sixth EP, ''[[Yellow Flower]],'' on March 7.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamamoo jumps in spring chart battle with 'Yellow Flower'|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/03/07/0200000000AEN20180307010800315.html|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=|last=Dong-woo|first=Chang|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019013530/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/03/07/0200000000AEN20180307010800315.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Yellow Flower by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-flower/1356504224|website=Apple Music|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830194648/https://music.apple.com/us/album/yellow-flower/1356504224|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Yellow Flower'' debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, becoming their first number-one album since their 2014 debut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 10주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The Latin-inspired and dance-pop song "[[Starry Night (Mamamoo song)|Starry Night]]" was released alongside the album, with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[MV] MAMAMOO(마마무) _ Starry Night(별이 빛나는 밤)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FB2EoKTK_Q|website=YouTube|publisher=1theK|date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/0FB2EoKTK_Q|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=[MV] MAMAMOO - Starry Night|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjUXm0Zy_dk|website=YouTube|date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/LjUXm0Zy_dk|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Starry Night" debuted and peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 44.7 million Gaon Index points in its debut week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 10주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315134524/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> It also ranked at number six on the mid-year<ref>{{cite web|title=2018년 상반기 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2018&year_time=1|publisher=Gaon|language=ko|access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316203544/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2018&year_time=1|url-status=live}}</ref> and 13 on the year-end<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2018&hitYear=2018&termGbn=year&year_time=3|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411223702/https://circlechart.kr/|url-status=live}}</ref> editions of the Gaon Digital Chart, making it the fourth-highest-charting song by a girl group on the latter. The song earned the group their first [[music recording certification]] since the [[Gaon Music Chart]] and Korea Music & Content Association (KMCA) introduced certifications in April 2018; in November 2018, it was certified platinum for 100 million streams, and July 2019, it was certified platinum for 2.5 million paid digital downloads.<ref>{{Cite web|title=가온 인증(Gaon Certification) - Streaming|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231144609/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1040|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="starry nightdownload">{{cite web|title=가온 인증(Gaon Certification) - Download|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312025022/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/certification/list.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mamamoo released their debut Japanese single, the re-recorded Japanese version of their 2016 single "Décalcomanie", on October 3 by Victor Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 23, 2018|title=実力派K-POPガールズグループ「MAMAMOO(ママム)」ついに日本デビュー<プロフィール&メンバー>|url=https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1781339|access-date=September 15, 2021|work=Model Press|language=ja|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220015/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1781339|url-status=live}}</ref> The CD and digital releases of the single also include the b-side "You Don't Know Me", a pop track that serves as their first original Japanese song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 3, 2018|title=Décalcomanie (Japanese Version) - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/decalcomanie-japanese-ver-single/1436561752|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/decalcomanie-japanese-ver-single/1436561752|url-status=live}}</ref> "Décalcomanie" peaked at number 11 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with over 9,000 copies sold.<ref name="oriconsinglechart">{{cite web|title=Oricon Singles Chart|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/rank/single/|publisher=[[Oricon Chart]]|language=ja|accessdate=October 10, 2018|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113194055/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/rank/single/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Cumulative sales of "Décalcomanie (Japanese version)":


On July 1, Mamamoo released the single "Rainy Season" as the pre-release single from their upcoming album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rainy Season - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rainy-season/1406251652?i=1406251657|website=Apple Music|date=July 1, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219230404/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rainy-season/1406251652?i=1406251657|url-status=live}}</ref> "Rainy Season" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, behind only [[Blackpink]]'s "[[Ddu-Du Ddu-Du]]",<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 27주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712183716/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=week&hitYear=2018&targetTime=27&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for Best Female Vocal Performance at the [[Genie Music Awards|2018 Genie Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title="BTS·워너원·트와이스·볼빨간"...'2018 MGA' 후보 공개, 투표 시작|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003322539|website=Naver|language=ko|date=October 1, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=February 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211033128/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003322539|url-status=live}}</ref> The group released their seventh EP, ''[[Red Moon (Mamamoo EP)|Red Moon]]'', which serves as the second installment in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series, on July 16.<ref>{{Cite news|title="함께 미쳐봅시다"...마마무, 여름 불태울 이열치열 매력 '너나 해'(종합)|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000491926|work=Sport MK|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063649/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000491926|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP debuted and peaked at number three on the Gaon Album Chart, with 38,000 copies sold in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 29주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=29&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2018|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=29&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 07월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALBUM&targetTime=07&hitYear=2018&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=month&hitYear=2018&targetTime=07&nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' World Albums with 1,000 copies cold, marking their best U.S. sales week,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=''Billboard'' World Albums for ''Red Moon''|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2018-07-28|magazine=Billboard|date=July 28, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725010302/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2018-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> and gave the group their first-ever appearance on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums Chart, entering the chart at number 25.<ref name="billboardredmoon">{{cite news|title=Mamamoo Earn Best U.S. Sales Week Yet With 'Red Moon,' First Appearance on Heatseekers Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8467504/mamamoo-red-moon-sales-world-heatseekers-albums-charts|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=July 27, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806014321/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8467504/mamamoo-red-moon-sales-world-heatseekers-albums-charts|url-status=live}}</ref> The Latin-pop lead single "[[Egotistic]]", released alongside the EP, peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart, earning the group their fifth top-ten entry on the latter chart.<ref name="USDigitalSong2">{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo Chart History: World Digital Song Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/wdt/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206234030/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/WDT|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2018年10月15日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-15/p/2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010130002/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-15/p/2/|archive-date=October 10, 2018|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=October 10, 2018}}
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2018年10月22日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-22/p/5/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018082712/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-22/p/5/|archive-date=October 18, 2018|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=October 18, 2018}}</ref> On November 29, the group returned to the Korean-language market, releasing their eighth EP ''[[Blue;s|Blue;S]]'', which serves as the third installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series of albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Herman|first1=Tamar|date=November 29, 2018|title=Mamamoo Return With Gorgeous 'Wind Flower' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8487120/mamamoo-wind-flower-video|access-date=March 18, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401000307/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8487120/mamamoo-wind-flower-video|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Blue;S'', which focuses on member Solar, peaked at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 25 – December 1, 2018|title=Gaon Album Chart for ''Blue; S''|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=September 15, 2021|website=Gaon|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206025858/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single "[[Wind Flower]]" peaked at number nine on the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 49주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222023/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 6, 2019, the group released the Japanese version of "Wind Flower", alongside its b-side "Sleep Talk", as their second Japanese-language single.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 6, 2019|title=Wind Flower (Japanese Version) - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wind-flower-japanese-ver-single/1450153929|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021704/https://music.apple.com/us/album/wind-flower-japanese-ver-single/1450153929|url-status=live}}</ref> "Wind Flower" peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 7,000 copies.<ref>Cumulative sales of "Wind Flower (Japanese version)":
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2019年02月18日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2019-02-18/p/2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213094835/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2019-02-18/p/2/|archive-date=February 13, 2019|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref>


On August 18–19, Mamamoo held their third headlining concert, titled "2018 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons S/S", at the [[SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium]] in Seoul.<ref>{{cite news|title="글로벌 섬머퀸 탄생"..마마무 '너나 해' 활동 성공적 마무리|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003058227|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Park|first=Seohyun|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="3rdconcert">{{cite news|title=[공식입장] '믿듣' 마마무, 8월 18·19일 단독 콘서트 '4Seasons S/S' 개최트|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003820777|website=Osen|language=ko|last=Jung|first=Jiwon|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 25, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806181322/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003820777|url-status=live}}</ref> Tickets for the concert were sold out within two minutes of being available for sale.<ref>{{cite news|title=마마무, 콘서트 '4Season S/S' 2분 만에 전석 매진 '압도적 티켓 파워'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000882440|website=Xsports News|language=ko|date=July 31, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125200/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000882440|url-status=live}}</ref>
On March 14, 2019, Mamamoo released their ninth EP, and the fourth and final installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, ''[[White Wind (EP)|White Wind]]'', on March 14, 2019, with the lead single "Gogobebe".<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=March 14, 2019|title=Mamamoo comes back with new album|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20190314148700320|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329161301/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20190314148700320|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=March 14, 2019|title=Mamamoo Look to a Carefree, Colorful Future With 'Gogobebe' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8502512/mamamoo-gogobebe-video|access-date=March 15, 2019|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054441/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8502512/mamamoo-gogobebe-video|url-status=live}}</ref> ''White Wind'' debuted at number one on the [[Gaon Album Chart]], selling nearly 60,000 physical copies by April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 11주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 4월 Album Chart (see #74)|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201004031/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> "Gogobebe" also saw decent commercial success, peaking at number five on the [[Gaon Digital Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 12주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328042841/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and placing at number 72 on the yearly chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2019|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123140022/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song also peaked at number two on both the ''Billboard'' [[K-pop Hot 100|Korea K-Pop Hot 100]] and Billboard [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs Sales]] charts.<ref name="MAMAMOO Chart History: K-Pop 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/kpo/|title=MAMAMOO Chart History: K-Pop 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207003448/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/KPO|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/wdt/|title=MAMAMOO Chart History: World Digital Songs Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206234030/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/WDT|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 27, the group announced their fourth headlining concert, titled "2019 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons F/W". The concert was held at [[Jangchung Arena|Jangchung Gymnasium]] in Seoul on April 19–21. The concerts served as a grand finale for Mamamoo's "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, launched the previous year in order to re-create the group's identity.<ref name="4thconcert">{{cite news|title=마마무, 콘서트 '4Season F/W'서 솔로 무대…4色 퍼포먼스 예고|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000568469|website=Sport MK|date=March 27, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019|language=ko|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329090121/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000568469|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:190518 마마무(Mamamoo) 제25회 2019 드림콘서트 (1).jpg|thumb|Mamamoo at the 25th [[Dream Concert (South Korea)|Dream Concert]], May 2019]]


On July 24, Mamamoo released a new promotional single titled "Gleam" in collaboration with the brand Davich Eyeglasses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/C7A6F1/vtoday/0.11509093|title=Mamamoo to release new single "Gleam" today (July 24)|website=channels.vlive.tv|language=en|access-date=July 24, 2019|date=July 24, 2019|first=Ji-min|last=Kyung|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724145411/https://channels.vlive.tv/C7A6F1/vtoday/0.11509093|url-status=dead}}</ref> The dance and pop single saw minor success, peaking at number 89 on the Gaon Digital Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019년 30주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050200/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart.<ref name="USDigitalSong2"/>
Mamamoo released their debut Japanese single, the re-recorded Japanese version of their 2016 single "Décalcomanie", on October 3 by Victor Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=実力派K-POPガールズグループ「MAMAMOO(ママム)」ついに日本デビュー<プロフィール&メンバー>|url=https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1781339|work=Model Press|language=ja|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220015/https://mdpr.jp/k-enta/detail/1781339|url-status=live}}</ref> The CD and digital releases of the single also include the b-side "You Don't Know Me", a pop track that serves as their first original Japanese song.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Décalcomanie (Japanese Version) - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/decalcomanie-japanese-ver-single/1436561752|website=Apple Music|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/decalcomanie-japanese-ver-single/1436561752|url-status=live}}</ref> "Décalcomanie" peaked at number 11 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with over 9,000 copies sold.<ref name="oriconsinglechart">{{cite web|title=Oricon Singles Chart|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/rank/single/|publisher=[[Oricon Chart]]|language=ja|access-date=October 10, 2018|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113194055/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/rank/single/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Cumulative sales of "Décalcomanie (Japanese version)":
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2018年10月15日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-15/p/2/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 10, 2018|archive-date=October 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010130002/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-15/p/2/}}
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2018年10月22日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-22/p/5/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018082712/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2018-10-22/p/5/}}</ref> On November 29, the group returned to the Korean-language market, releasing their eighth EP ''[[Blue;s|Blue;S]]'', which serves as the third installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series of albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo Return With Gorgeous 'Wind Flower' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8487120/mamamoo-wind-flower-video|magazine=Billboard|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401000307/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8487120/mamamoo-wind-flower-video|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Blue;S'', which focuses on member Solar, peaked at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaon Album Chart for ''Blue; S''|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|website=Gaon|date=November 25 – December 1, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206025858/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=48&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single "[[Wind Flower]]" peaked at number nine on the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018년 49주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222023/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=49&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 6, 2019, the group released the Japanese version of "Wind Flower", alongside its b-side "Sleep Talk", as their second Japanese-language single.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wind Flower (Japanese Version) - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wind-flower-japanese-ver-single/1450153929|website=Apple Music|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021704/https://music.apple.com/us/album/wind-flower-japanese-ver-single/1450153929|url-status=live}}</ref> "Wind Flower" peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 7,000 copies.<ref>Cumulative sales of "Wind Flower (Japanese version)":
* {{cite web|title=週間 シングルランキング 2019年02月18日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2019-02-18/p/2/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213094835/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/enwiki/w/2019-02-18/p/2/}}</ref>


In August 2019, Mamamoo was announced to be joining [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]] reality-competition show ''[[Queendom (TV series)|Queendom]]'' as one of six teams. The show is a "comeback battle" between six trending girl group acts in order to "determine the real number one" when all six release their singles at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-05|title='퀸덤' 이다희, 장성규와 MC 호흡…예측불허 케미 발산|url=http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=599287&refer=portal|access-date=2019-08-05|website=[[Maeil Broadcasting Network]]|language=ko|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202223316/https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=599287&refer=portal|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Queendom'' premiered on August 26 and ran for ten total episodes, ending on October 31.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-05|title=이다희·장성규, 엠넷 걸그룹 서바이벌 '퀸덤' MC 호흡|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3688222|access-date=2019-08-05|website=News1|language=ko|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222210142/http://news1.kr/articles/?3688222|url-status=live}}</ref> During the show's finale, the group was crowned the winner of ''Queendom'', thus earning the prize of a full-length comeback show to be broadcast on Mnet.<ref name="queendom1">{{Cite web|date=2019-08-26|title=[SC현장]"진짜 1위는 누구?"…'퀸덤' 마마무→박봄, 걸그룹 챔피언 가린다(종합)|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201908270100211580014742&servicedate=20190826|access-date=2019-08-26|website=[[Sports Chosun]]|language=ko|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001131042/https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201908270100211580014742&servicedate=20190826|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Hana|date=October 31, 2019|title=종영 '퀸덤' 마마무, 파이널 경연 최종 우승…2등 오마이걸(종합)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004281384|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=News 1|language=ko|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065132/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004281384|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-21|title=Mnet, 11월 3일 마마무 컴백쇼 편성...'퀸덤' 우승 특전[공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004678830|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Maeil Kyungje|language=ko|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023080604/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004678830|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the show, Mamamoo released various songs, including a cover of AOA's 2016 hit "Good Luck"<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 13, 2019|title=Queendom <Cover Contest> Pt. 1 - Single on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-cover-contest-pt-1-single/1479661164|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616020854/https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-cover-contest-pt-1-single/1479661164|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their original finale song "Destiny".<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 26, 2019|title=Queendom <Final Comeback> - EP on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-final-comeback-ep/1484902998|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025110512/https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-final-comeback-ep/1484902998|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On March 14, 2019, Mamamoo released their ninth EP, and the fourth and final installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, ''[[White Wind (EP)|White Wind]]'', on March 14, 2019, with the lead single "[[Gogobebe]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo comes back with new album|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20190314148700320|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en|last=|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329161301/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20190314148700320|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo Look to a Carefree, Colorful Future With 'Gogobebe' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8502512/mamamoo-gogobebe-video|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054441/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8502512/mamamoo-gogobebe-video|url-status=live}}</ref> ''White Wind'' debuted at number one on the [[Gaon Album Chart]], selling nearly 60,000 physical copies by April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 11주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203005818/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 4월 Album Chart (see #74)|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=04&hitYear=2019&termGbn=month|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201004031/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T|url-status=live}}</ref> "Gogobebe" also saw commercial success, peaking at number five on the [[Gaon Digital Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 12주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328042841/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and placing at number 72 on the yearly chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019년 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2019|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123140022/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=year&hitYear=2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The song also peaked at number two on both the ''Billboard'' [[K-pop Hot 100|Korea K-Pop Hot 100]] and Billboard [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs Sales]] charts.<ref name="MAMAMOO Chart History: K-Pop 100">{{cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Chart History: K-Pop 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/kpo/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207003448/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/KPO|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Chart History: World Digital Songs Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mamamoo/chart-history/wdt/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206234030/https://www.billboard.com/music/mamamoo/chart-history/WDT|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 27, the group announced their fourth headlining concert, titled "2019 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons F/W". The concert was held at [[Jangchung Arena|Jangchung Gymnasium]] in Seoul on April 19–21. The concerts served as a grand finale for Mamamoo's "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, launched the previous year in order to re-create the group's identity.<ref name="4thconcert">{{cite news|title=마마무, 콘서트 '4Season F/W'서 솔로 무대...4色 퍼포먼스 예고|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000568469|website=Sport MK|language=ko|date=March 27, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329090121/https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=410&aid=0000568469|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:190518 마마무(Mamamoo) 제25회 2019 드림콘서트 (1).jpg|thumb|upright=1|Mamamoo at the 25th [[Dream Concert (South Korea)|Dream Concert]], May 2019]]
Following their ''Queendom'' victory, Mamamoo released their second full album, ''[[Reality in Black]]'', on November 14, 2019, with the lead single "[[Hip (song)|Hip]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003295806|title=마마무, 14일 컴백 확정!! 정규앨범 발표…'믿듣맘무'의 귀환 [공식]|date=2019-11-02|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210051656/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003295806|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004113813|title=마마무, 정규 2집 앨범명 'reality in BLACK' 공개..본격 컴백 시동|date=2019-11-03|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2019-11-03|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103053833/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004113813|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Reality in Black'' debuted and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart,<ref>{{cite web|title=Week 46 of Gaon Album Chart|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicAlbum.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=46&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=2020-02-19|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130130402/http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicAlbum.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=46&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> while "Hip" peaked at number four on the Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Week 46 of Gaon Digital Chart|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicDigital.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=2020-02-19|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129224227/http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicDigital.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> "Hip" also debuted at number five on the [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs Sales]] chart and peaked atop the chart in its second week, giving the group their very first number-one hit on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=November 27, 2019|title=MAMAMOO Score First No. 1 on World Digital Songs Sales Chart With 'Hip'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8544964/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart|access-date=2020-08-03|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127224146/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8544964/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 19, 2020, Mamamoo released their third Japanese song, "Shampoo", as a digital single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shampoo - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shampoo-single/1497476011|access-date=2020-02-19|website=music.apple.com|date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222114711/https://music.apple.com/us/album/shampoo-single/1497476011|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, along with the Japanese version of "Hip", is included in the Japanese edition of ''Reality in Black''. The Japanese edition of the album was released on March 11 <ref>{{Cite web|title=reality in BLACK-Japanese Edition-(初回限定盤A)|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/products/1348983/1/|access-date=February 26, 2021|website=Oricon|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411223833/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/products/1348983/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> and peaked at number 27 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 2,500 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|title=週間 アルバムランキング 2020年03月23日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/enwiki/w/2020-03-23/p/3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318071040/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/enwiki/w/2020-03-23/p/3/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref>


On July 24, Mamamoo released a new promotional single titled "Gleam" in collaboration with the brand Davich Eyeglasses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamamoo to release new single "Gleam" today (July 24)|url=https://channels.vlive.tv/C7A6F1/vtoday/0.11509093|website=channels.vlive.tv|language=en|last=Kyung|first=Ji-min|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724145411/https://channels.vlive.tv/C7A6F1/vtoday/0.11509093|url-status=dead}}</ref> The dance and pop single saw minor success, peaking at number 89 on the Gaon Digital Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019년 30주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=November 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050200/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart.<ref name="USDigitalSong2" />
=== 2020: Focus on members' solo activities and ''Travel'' ===
In January 2020, an OSEN interview with Kim Do-hoon, the CEO and executive producer of Mamamoo's record label [[RBW (company)|RBW]], was published, in which Kim detailed the trajectory of Mamamoo's career and activities in 2020. He reflected on the successes of Mamamoo's participation on ''Queendom'' and their second Korean studio album ''Reality in Black'' and confirmed that the members would begin to focus on solo projects, with each member hoping to showcase their individualities that they had previously shown in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2020|title=김도훈이 말한 마마무의 2020년 "개인 역량 집중..원래 꿈 밀어주고픈"[인터뷰➀]|trans-title=Kim Do-hoon told Mamamoo in 2020, "Let's focus on individual capabilities. Let's push our original dreams."|url=https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Naver|language=kr|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217012540/https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Eun-ae|date=January 21, 2020|title=김도훈이 말한 마마무의 2020년 "개인 역량 집중..원래 꿈 밀어주고픈"[인터뷰➀]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=OSEN|language=ko|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217012540/https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Moonbyul]] became the first member to release a solo project in 2020, releasing her debut EP ''Dark Side of the Moon'' on February 14.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 14, 2020|title=Dark Side of the Moon - EP by Moon Byul on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dark-side-of-the-moon-ep/1499069229|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021710/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dark-side-of-the-moon-ep/1499069229|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 23, Solar released her debut single "Spit It Out" and its accompanying single album.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 23, 2020|title=Spit It Out - Single by Solar on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/spit-it-out-single/1509662004|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Apple Music|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415213041/https://music.apple.com/us/album/spit-it-out-single/1509662004|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the single's debut at number 12 (and subsequent peak at number six), Mamamoo became the second Korean group in which every member had a solo song chart on the ''Billboard'''s [[World Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=May 4, 2020|title=Mamamoo's Solar becomes the group's final member to debut solo on World Digital Songs Sales.|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9371353/mamamoo-solar-final-member-solo-debut-world-digital-song-sales|access-date=September 25, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101003705/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9371353/mamamoo-solar-final-member-solo-debut-world-digital-song-sales|url-status=live}}</ref>


In August 2019, Mamamoo was announced to be joining [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet]] reality-competition show ''[[Queendom (TV series)|Queendom]]'' as one of six teams. The show is a "comeback battle" between six trending girl group acts in order to "determine the real number one" when all six release their singles at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|title='퀸덤' 이다희, 장성규와 MC 호흡...예측불허 케미 발산|url=http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=599287&refer=portal|website=[[Maeil Broadcasting Network]]|language=ko|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202223316/https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=599287&refer=portal|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Queendom'' premiered on August 26 and ran for ten total episodes, ending on October 31.<ref>{{Cite web|title=이다희·장성규, 엠넷 새 걸그룹 서바이벌 '퀸덤' MC 호흡|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3688222|website=News1|language=ko|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222210142/http://news1.kr/articles/?3688222|url-status=live}}</ref> During the show's finale, the group was crowned the winner of ''Queendom'', thus earning the prize of a full-length comeback show to be broadcast on Mnet.<ref name="queendom1">{{Cite web|title=[SC현장]"진짜 1위는 누구?"...'퀸덤' 마마무→박봄, 걸그룹 챔피언 가린다(종합)|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201908270100211580014742&servicedate=20190826|website=[[Sports Chosun]]|language=ko|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 26, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001131042/https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201908270100211580014742&servicedate=20190826|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=종영 '퀸덤' 마마무, 파이널 경연 최종 우승...2등 오마이걸(종합)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004281384|website=News 1|language=ko|last=Park|first=Hana|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065132/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0004281384|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mnet, 11월 3일 마마무 컴백쇼 편성...'퀸덤' 우승 특전[공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004678830|website=Maeil Kyungje|language=ko|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023080604/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004678830|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the show, Mamamoo released various songs, including a cover of AOA's 2016 hit "Good Luck"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queendom <Cover Contest> Pt. 1 - Single on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-cover-contest-pt-1-single/1479661164|website=Apple Music|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616020854/https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-cover-contest-pt-1-single/1479661164|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their original finale song "Destiny".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queendom <Final Comeback> - EP on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-final-comeback-ep/1484902998|website=Apple Music|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025110512/https://music.apple.com/us/album/queendom-final-comeback-ep/1484902998|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Mamamoo released a promotional single, "Wanna Be Myself," on September 10.<ref>{{cite web|title="Wanna Be Myself" by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wanna-be-myself-single/1531287570|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=Apple Music|date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013004027/https://music.apple.com/us/album/wanna-be-myself-single/1531287570|url-status=live}}</ref> The "nostalgic" and "minimalist" music video was released in conjunction with the song itself and gained 3.8 million views in its first 24 hours of being released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ho|first=Natasha|date=September 11, 2020|title=7 thoughts all K-pop fans had watching the Mamamoo "Wanna Be Myself" video|url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3101140/7-thoughts-all-k-pop-fans-had-watching-mamamoo|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=South China Morning Post|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195649/https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3101140/7-thoughts-all-k-pop-fans-had-watching-mamamoo|url-status=live}}</ref> The single peaked at number 93 on the Gaon Digital Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 38주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925161451/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart.<ref name="billboard.com" />


In October 2020, Mamamoo announced their tenth EP, due out in November. "[[Dingga]]" (딩가딩가), the first single off of the EP, was pre-released ahead of the album on October 20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002900426|title=마마무, 20일 선공개곡→11월 3일 '트래블' 컴백[공식]|date=2020-10-12|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2020-10-12|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021085414/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002900426|url-status=live}}</ref> The disco-influenced pop song, characterized by themes of isolation and longing in the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], was described by ''[[Teen Vogue]]'' as a "fun, chill" dance track accompanied by a "striking, retro-inspired music video to match."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mulenga|first=Natasha|date=October 20, 2020|title=MAMAMOO Return With Punchy, Fun "Dingga" Music Video|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-dingga-music-video|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Teen Vogue|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195638/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-dingga-music-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Led by a "simply melody line and funky vibes,"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=U.|date=October 20, 2020|title=MAMAMOO Wants To Play In Vibrant And Retro "Dingga" MV|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1428521wpp/mamamoo-confirmed-to-be-preparing-for-comeback|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Soompi|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014858/https://www.soompi.com/article/1428521wpp/mamamoo-confirmed-to-be-preparing-for-comeback|url-status=live}}</ref> the single earned top ten positions in South Korea and on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=&hitYear=&termGbn=week|title=2020년 45주차 Digital Chart|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303184417/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=&hitYear=&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com" /> and further charted in Singapore and Japan. The full EP, titled ''[[Travel (Mamamoo EP)|Travel]]'', and its second single, "[[Aya (song)|Aya]]", were released on November 3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004285273|title="'믿듣맘무' 온다" 마마무, 11월 3일 올해 첫 완전체 컴백 확정 [공식]|date=2020-10-07|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2020-10-07|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009183241/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004285273|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tan|first=Vanessa|date=December 9, 2020|title=MAMAMOO drops new comeback album TRAVEL|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mamamoo-confirms-november-comeback-with-new-mini-album-travel-and-releases-teaser-schedule-preorder-here-dingga-kpop-2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Bandwagon|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215948/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mamamoo-confirms-november-comeback-with-new-mini-album-travel-and-releases-teaser-schedule-preorder-here-dingga-kpop-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Travel'' received mixed receptions for its lack of cohesion,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kong|first=Alyson|date=November 3, 2020|title=Album Review: MAMAMOO's latest release "TRAVEL" explores variety of rhythms but lacks cohesion|url=https://dailybruin.com/2020/11/03/album-review-mamamoos-latest-release-travel-explores-variety-of-rhythms-but-lacks-cohesion|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Daily Bruin|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195639/https://dailybruin.com/2020/11/03/album-review-mamamoos-latest-release-travel-explores-variety-of-rhythms-but-lacks-cohesion|url-status=live}}</ref> and it peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 45주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=Gaon Music Chart|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117231025/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP broke the group's personal sales records, selling a reported 100,000 copies in its first day and over 128,000 copies in its first week,<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 11, 2020|title=MAMAMOO breaks own initial sales record with "TRAVEL"|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-breaks-own-records-hanteo-chart-travel/|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=HELLOKPOP|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195639/https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-breaks-own-records-hanteo-chart-travel/|url-status=live}}</ref> and additionally topped iTunes charts in 29 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cabela|first=Patricia|date=November 5, 2020|title=MAMAMOO Impressively Tops iTunes Charts Worldwide with "TRAVEL"|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-impressively-tops-itunes-charts-worldwide-with-latest-album-travel/|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=HELLOKPOP|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195641/https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-impressively-tops-itunes-charts-worldwide-with-latest-album-travel/|url-status=live}}</ref> Described as a "180-degree flip" from the retro-pop style of "Dingga," the second single from ''Travel,'' "Aya," was described by critics as being "alluring" and "captivating"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rossly|first=KD|date=November 4, 2020|title=MAMAMOO Glows in Alluring Music Video for "AYA|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-music-video-aya/|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=HELLOKPOP|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195644/https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-music-video-aya/|url-status=live}}</ref> and peaked within the top 40 of the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 46주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=46&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart.|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107162334/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=46&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following their ''Queendom'' victory, Mamamoo released their second full album, ''[[Reality in Black]]'', on November 14, 2019, with the lead single "[[Hip (song)|Hip]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무, 14일 컴백 확정!! 정규앨범 발표...'믿듣맘무'의 귀환 [공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003295806|website=Naver|language=ko|date=November 2, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210051656/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003295806|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=마마무, 정규 2집 앨범명 'reality in BLACK' 공개..본격 컴백 시동|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004113813|website=Naver|language=ko|date=November 3, 2019|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103053833/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004113813|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Reality in Black'' debuted and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart,<ref>{{cite web|title=Week 46 of Gaon Album Chart|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicAlbum.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=46&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Album Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130130402/http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicAlbum.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=46&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> while "Hip" peaked at number four on the Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Week 46 of Gaon Digital Chart|url=http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicDigital.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129224227/http://mobile.gaonchart.co.kr/musicDigital.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=48&hitYear=2019&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> "Hip" also debuted at number five on the [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs Sales]] chart and peaked atop the chart in its second week, giving the group their very first number-one hit on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=MAMAMOO Score First No. 1 on World Digital Songs Sales Chart With 'Hip'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8544964/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127224146/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8544964/mamamoo-hip-first-no-1-world-digital-song-sales-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 19, 2020, Mamamoo released their third Japanese song, "Shampoo", as a digital single.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shampoo - Single by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shampoo-single/1497476011|website=music.apple.com|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222114711/https://music.apple.com/us/album/shampoo-single/1497476011|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, along with the Japanese version of "Hip", is included in the Japanese edition of ''Reality in Black''. The Japanese edition of the album was released on March 11<ref>{{Cite web|title=reality in BLACK-Japanese Edition-(初回限定盤A)|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/products/1348983/1/|website=Oricon|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411223833/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/654493/products/1348983/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> and peaked at number 27 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 2,500 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|title=週間 アルバムランキング 2020年03月23日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/p/3/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318071040/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/p/3/}}</ref>


===2020: Focus on members' solo activities and ''Travel''===
===2021–present: Member contract renewals, ''WAW'', Mamamoo+ unit, ''Mic On''===
In January 2020, an OSEN interview with Kim Do-hoon, the CEO and executive producer of Mamamoo's record label [[RBW (company)|RBW]], was published, in which Kim detailed the trajectory of Mamamoo's career and activities in 2020. He reflected on the successes of Mamamoo's participation on ''Queendom'' and their second Korean studio album ''Reality in Black'' and confirmed that the members would begin to focus on solo projects, with each member hoping to showcase their individualities that they had previously shown in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=김도훈이 말한 마마무의 2020년 "개인 역량 집중..원래 꿈 밀어주고픈"[인터뷰➀]|trans-title=Kim Do-hoon told Mamamoo in 2020, "Let's focus on individual capabilities. Let's push our original dreams."|url=https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|website=Naver|language=kr|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217012540/https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=김도훈이 말한 마마무의 2020년 "개인 역량 집중..원래 꿈 밀어주고픈"[인터뷰➀]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|website=Osen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Eun-ae|date=January 21, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217012540/https://entertain.naver.com/topic/1076271/1076271/read?oid=109&aid=0004153694|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Moonbyul]] became the first member to release a solo project in 2020, releasing her debut EP ''Dark Side of the Moon'' on February 14.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dark Side of the Moon - EP by Moon Byul on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dark-side-of-the-moon-ep/1499069229|website=Apple Music|date=February 14, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021710/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dark-side-of-the-moon-ep/1499069229|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 23, Solar released her debut single "Spit It Out" and its accompanying single album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spit It Out - Single by Solar on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/spit-it-out-single/1509662004|website=Apple Music|date=April 23, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415213041/https://music.apple.com/us/album/spit-it-out-single/1509662004|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the single's debut at number 12 (and subsequent peak at number six), Mamamoo became the second Korean group in which every member had a solo song chart on the ''Billboard'''s [[World Digital Song Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mamamoo's Solar becomes the group's final member to debut solo on World Digital Songs Sales.|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9371353/mamamoo-solar-final-member-solo-debut-world-digital-song-sales|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101003705/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9371353/mamamoo-solar-final-member-solo-debut-world-digital-song-sales|url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 22, 2021, RBW announced that Solar and Moonbyul had renewed their contracts with their agency, while Wheein and Hwasa were still currently discussing contract renewals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003391728|title=RBW, 마마무 재계약 청신호 "솔라X문별 재계약 완료..휘인X화사는 긍정 논의 중"[공식]|date=2021-01-22|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-01-22|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128032154/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003391728|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 30, Hwasa officially renewed her contract with RBW, with Wheein's contract remaining under discussion. Later on the entertainment RBW also confirmed that Mamamoo will stay together and won't disband.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003478782|title=마마무 화사, RBW와 재계약…"휘인 최종 논의 중" [공식]|date=2021-03-30|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-03-30|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610234535/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003478782|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, Mamamoo held a global virtual concert on live-streaming platform LIVENow, becoming the first South Korean music act to hold a concert on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2021|title=Live Preview: Mamamoo Announce Global Livestream Via LIVENow|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/live-preview-mamamoo-announce-global-livestream-via-livenow|access-date=May 16, 2021|website=ClashMusic|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516205821/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/live-preview-mamamoo-announce-global-livestream-via-livenow|url-status=live}}</ref>


Mamamoo released a promotional single, "Wanna Be Myself," on September 10.<ref>{{cite web|title="Wanna Be Myself" by MAMAMOO on Apple Music|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wanna-be-myself-single/1531287570|website=Apple Music|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013004027/https://music.apple.com/us/album/wanna-be-myself-single/1531287570|url-status=live}}</ref> The "nostalgic" and "minimalist" music video was released in conjunction with the song itself and gained 3.8 million views in its first 24 hours of being released.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 thoughts all K-pop fans had watching the Mamamoo "Wanna Be Myself" video|url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3101140/7-thoughts-all-k-pop-fans-had-watching-mamamoo|website=South China Morning Post|last=Ho|first=Natasha|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195649/https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3101140/7-thoughts-all-k-pop-fans-had-watching-mamamoo|url-status=live}}</ref> The single peaked at number 93 on the Gaon Digital Chart<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 38주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925161451/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=38&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> and at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart.<ref name="billboard.com" />
Their eleventh EP, ''[[WAW (EP)|WAW]]'', was released on June 2, along with the lead single "Where Are We Now".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010501072|title=마마무, 6월 2일 완전체 컴백|date=2021-05-18|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-05-18|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517010158/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010501072|url-status=live}}</ref> ''WAW'' topped iTunes albums charts in 21 countries worldwide, and it sold over 40,000 domestic copies in its first day of release, according to the Hanteo chart.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 4, 2021|title=MAMAMOO Fires Up Local and International Music Charts with Latest Mini Album 'WAW'|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-fires-up-local-and-international-music-charts-with-latest-mini-album-waw/|access-date=June 4, 2021|website=HELLOKPOP|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604153347/https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-fires-up-local-and-international-music-charts-with-latest-mini-album-waw/|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Mamamoo performing on November 2020.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Mamamoo performing AYA in 2020]]
On June 11, RBW announced that Wheein would be leaving the company as she has chosen not to renew her solo contract with the agency. However, she signed a second contract extension to remain as a member of Mamamoo until at least December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000453466|title=RBW "휘인 계약 종료, 마마무 활동은 지속"(공식입장 전문)|date=2021-06-11|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613162554/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000453466|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, RBW remains responsible for her activities in the group but is no longer involved in her solo endeavors.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-11|title=MAMAMOO's Wheein leaves RBW but will still remain part of the group|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-wheein-leave-rbw-stay-with-group-december-2023-disband-2967018|access-date=2021-06-14|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=June 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615202902/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-wheein-leave-rbw-stay-with-group-december-2023-disband-2967018|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 31, it was revealed that Wheein signed an exclusive solo contract with the agency THEL1VE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/THEL1VE_LABEL/status/1432357472316973063|title=WELCOME TO 'THE L1VE'|date=2021-08-30|website=twitter.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-08-30|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830150303/https://twitter.com/THEL1VE_LABEL/status/1432357472316973063|url-status=live}}</ref>


In October 2020, Mamamoo announced their tenth EP, due out in November. "[[Dingga]]" (딩가딩가), the first single off of the EP, was pre-released ahead of the album on October 20.<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무, 20일 선공개곡→11월 3일 '트래블' 컴백[공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002900426|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021085414/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002900426|url-status=live}}</ref> The disco-influenced pop song, characterized by themes of isolation and longing in the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], was described by ''[[Teen Vogue]]'' as a "fun, chill" dance track accompanied by a "striking, retro-inspired music video to match."<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO Return With Punchy, Fun "Dingga" Music Video|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-dingga-music-video|website=Teen Vogue|last=Mulenga|first=Natasha|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195638/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mamamoo-dingga-music-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Led by a "simply melody line and funky vibes,"<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO Wants To Play In Vibrant And Retro "Dingga" MV|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1428521wpp/mamamoo-confirmed-to-be-preparing-for-comeback|website=Soompi|last=Kim|first=U.|date=October 20, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014858/https://www.soompi.com/article/1428521wpp/mamamoo-confirmed-to-be-preparing-for-comeback|url-status=live}}</ref> the single earned top ten positions in South Korea and on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Songs Sales chart,<ref>{{cite web|title=2020년 45주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=&hitYear=&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Digital Chart|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=November 17, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303184417/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=&hitYear=&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard.com" /> and further charted in Singapore and Japan. The full EP, titled ''[[Travel (Mamamoo EP)|Travel]]'', and its second single, "[[Aya (song)|Aya]]", were released on November 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title="'믿듣맘무' 온다" 마마무, 11월 3일 올해 첫 완전체 컴백 확정 [공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004285273|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|date=October 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009183241/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004285273|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO drops new comeback album TRAVEL|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mamamoo-confirms-november-comeback-with-new-mini-album-travel-and-releases-teaser-schedule-preorder-here-dingga-kpop-2020|website=Bandwagon|last=Tan|first=Vanessa|date=December 9, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215948/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mamamoo-confirms-november-comeback-with-new-mini-album-travel-and-releases-teaser-schedule-preorder-here-dingga-kpop-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Travel'' received mixed receptions for its lack of cohesion,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Album Review: MAMAMOO's latest release "TRAVEL" explores variety of rhythms but lacks cohesion|url=https://dailybruin.com/2020/11/03/album-review-mamamoos-latest-release-travel-explores-variety-of-rhythms-but-lacks-cohesion|website=Daily Bruin|last=Kong|first=Alyson|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195639/https://dailybruin.com/2020/11/03/album-review-mamamoos-latest-release-travel-explores-variety-of-rhythms-but-lacks-cohesion|url-status=live}}</ref> and it peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 45주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117231025/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=45&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP broke the group's personal sales records, selling a reported 100,000 copies in its first day and over 128,000 copies in its first week,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO breaks own initial sales record with "TRAVEL"|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-breaks-own-records-hanteo-chart-travel/|website=HELLOKPOP|date=November 11, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195639/https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-breaks-own-records-hanteo-chart-travel/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} and additionally topped iTunes charts in 29 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO Impressively Tops iTunes Charts Worldwide with "TRAVEL"|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-impressively-tops-itunes-charts-worldwide-with-latest-album-travel/|website=HELLOKPOP|last=Cabela|first=Patricia|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195641/https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-impressively-tops-itunes-charts-worldwide-with-latest-album-travel/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} Described as a "180-degree flip" from the retro-pop style of "Dingga," the second single from ''Travel,'' "Aya," was described by critics as being "alluring" and "captivating"<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO Glows in Alluring Music Video for "AYA|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-music-video-aya/|website=HELLOKPOP|last=Rossly|first=KD|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516195644/https://www.hellokpop.com/kpop/mamamoo-music-video-aya/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}} and peaked within the top 40 of the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020년 46주차 Digital Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=46&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|website=Gaon Music Chart.|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107162334/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=46&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week|url-status=live}}</ref>
A compilation album, titled ''[[I Say Mamamoo: The Best]]'', was released alongside the lead single "Mumumumuch" on September 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000104130|title=마마무, '7년 활동 발자취' 총망라…15일 베스트앨범 발표|date=2021-09-03|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2021-09-03|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903011253/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000104130|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number eight on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Ateez, Wonho, Mamamoo, NCT 127 And BTS: The Bestselling Albums In Korea|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/09/23/ateez-wonho-mamamoo-nct-127-and-bts-the-bestselling-albums-in-korea/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117073304/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/09/23/ateez-wonho-mamamoo-nct-127-and-bts-the-bestselling-albums-in-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 23, 2022, Mamamoo released the Japanese edition of ''The Best''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO日本ベストアルバム「I SAY MAMAMOO : THE BEST -Japan Edition-」3月23日発売決定!|url=https://mamamoo.jp/news/detail.php?nid=fO957aI09Vc=|website=Mamamoo Official Japanese Website|language=ja|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008205922/https://mamamoo.jp/news/detail.php?nid=fO957aI09Vc=|url-status=live}}</ref>


===2021–present: Member contract renewals, ''WAW'', Mamamoo+ unit, ''Mic On'', First world tour and 10th debut anniversary===
In August 2022, it was announced that members [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] and [[Moonbyul]] would be forming the group's first official subunit, [[Mamamoo+]], with an expected album release at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/moonbyul-solar-mamamoo-first-official-subunit-3294819|title=Moonbyul and Solar to form MAMAMOO's first official subunit|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2022|website=[[NME]]|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020144356/https://www.nme.com/news/music/moonbyul-solar-mamamoo-first-official-subunit-3294819|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo's debut single "Better" featuring rapper [[Big Naughty]], was released as planned on August 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-feat-big-naughty-single/1641479618|title=Better (feat. BIG Naughty) - Single by MAMAMOO+|website=[[Apple Music]]|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014141944/https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-feat-big-naughty-single/1641479618|url-status=live}}</ref> After six months, in March 2023, they released the [[single album]] ''Act 1, Scene 1'', which includes the songs "GGBB" and "LLL", and on March 21 they released "Chico Malo" ({{lang|ko|나쁜놈}}), which mixes rap and traditional Korean instruments like [[gayageum]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://conkdekpop.com/mamamooplus-primer-comeback-act1-scene1/ |title=MAMAMOO+ hace su primer comeback con [ACT 1, SCENE 1] |first=Andrés |last=Carrillo |date=29 March 2023 |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Con K de Kpop |language=es |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329132036/https://conkdekpop.com/mamamooplus-primer-comeback-act1-scene1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On January 22, 2021, RBW announced that Solar and Moonbyul had renewed their contracts with their agency, while Wheein and Hwasa were still currently discussing contract renewals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBW, 마마무 재계약 청신호 "솔라X문별 재계약 완료..휘인X화사는 긍정 논의 중"[공식]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003391728|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128032154/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=112&aid=0003391728|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 30, Hwasa officially renewed her contract with RBW, with Wheein's contract remaining under discussion. Later on the entertainment RBW also confirmed that Mamamoo will stay together and won't disband.<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무 화사, RBW와 재계약..."휘인 최종 논의 중" [공식]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003478782|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|date=March 30, 2021|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610234535/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/117/0003478782|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, Mamamoo held a global virtual concert on live-streaming platform LIVENow, becoming the first South Korean music act to hold a concert on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Live Preview: Mamamoo Announce Global Livestream Via LIVENow|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/live/live-preview-mamamoo-announce-global-livestream-via-livenow|website=ClashMusic|date=April 15, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516205821/https://www.clashmusic.com/live/live-preview-mamamoo-announce-global-livestream-via-livenow|url-status=live}}</ref>


The group released their twelfth EP titled ''[[Mic On]]'' and the lead single "[[Illella]]" on October 11, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=2022-09-27 |title=MAMAMOO to return as a full group with new mini-album 'Mic ON' next month |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-comeback-mic-on-october-single-music-video-release-date-3317656 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927070635/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-comeback-mic-on-october-single-music-video-release-date-3317656 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Their eleventh EP, ''[[WAW (EP)|WAW]]'', was released on June 2, along with the lead single "Where Are We Now".<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무, 6월 2일 완전체 컴백|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010501072|website=news.naver.com|language=ko|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517010158/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=003&aid=0010501072|url-status=live}}</ref> ''WAW'' topped iTunes albums charts in 21 countries worldwide, and it sold over 40,000 domestic copies in its first day of release, according to the Hanteo chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO Fires Up Local and International Music Charts with Latest Mini Album 'WAW'|url=https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-fires-up-local-and-international-music-charts-with-latest-mini-album-waw/|website=HELLOKPOP|date=June 4, 2021|access-date=June 4, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604153347/https://www.hellokpop.com/news/mamamoo-fires-up-local-and-international-music-charts-with-latest-mini-album-waw/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}


{{As of|2024|2|25|df=US}}, the group is no longer listed under RBW's list of artists on their Korean website, despite being featured on a banner at the top of the web page,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARTIST {{!}} RBW ()알비더블유 |url=http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=17131 |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=ko-KR |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130152543/http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=17131 |url-status=live }}</ref> but still listed on RBW's Japanese website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RBW JAPAN CORPORATE SITE |url=https://rbwjapan.jp/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=RBW JAPAN CORPORATE SITE |language=ja |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211213832/https://rbwjapan.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On June 11, RBW announced that Wheein would be leaving the company as she has chosen not to renew her solo contract with the agency. However, she signed a second contract extension to remain as a member of Mamamoo until at least December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBW "휘인 계약 종료, 마마무 활동은 지속"(공식입장 전문)|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000453466|website=Naver|language=ko|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613162554/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000453466|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, RBW remains responsible for her activities in the group but is no longer involved in her solo endeavors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO's Wheein leaves RBW but will still remain part of the group|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-wheein-leave-rbw-stay-with-group-december-2023-disband-2967018|website=NME|language=en-GB|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=June 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615202902/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-wheein-leave-rbw-stay-with-group-december-2023-disband-2967018|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 31, it was revealed that Wheein signed an exclusive solo contract with the agency THEL1VE.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WELCOME TO 'THE L1VE'|url=https://twitter.com/THEL1VE_LABEL/status/1432357472316973063|website=twitter.com|language=ko|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830150303/https://twitter.com/THEL1VE_LABEL/status/1432357472316973063|url-status=live}}</ref>


A compilation album, titled ''[[I Say Mamamoo: The Best]]'', was released alongside the lead single "Mumumumuch" on September 15.<ref>{{Cite web|title=마마무, '7년 활동 발자취' 총망라...15일 베스트앨범 발표|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000104130|website=Naver|language=ko|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=September 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903011253/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=629&aid=0000104130|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number eight on the Gaon Album Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ateez, Wonho, Mamamoo, NCT 127 And BTS: The Bestselling Albums In Korea|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/09/23/ateez-wonho-mamamoo-nct-127-and-bts-the-bestselling-albums-in-korea/|website=Forbes|language=en|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|access-date=November 17, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117073304/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/09/23/ateez-wonho-mamamoo-nct-127-and-bts-the-bestselling-albums-in-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 23, 2022, Mamamoo released the Japanese edition of ''The Best''.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAMAMOO日本ベストアルバム「I SAY MAMAMOO : THE BEST -Japan Edition-」3月23日発売決定!|url=https://mamamoo.jp/news/detail.php?nid=fO957aI09Vc=|website=Mamamoo Official Japanese Website|language=ja|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008205922/https://mamamoo.jp/news/detail.php?nid=fO957aI09Vc=|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Members ==

Adapted from their [[RBW (company)|RBW]] website profile:<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAMAMOO {{!}} RBW |url=http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470 |website=www.rbbridge.com |access-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416082308/http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2022, it was announced that members [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] and [[Moonbyul]] would be forming the group's first official subunit, [[Mamamoo+]], with an expected album release at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moonbyul and Solar to form MAMAMOO's first official subunit|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/moonbyul-solar-mamamoo-first-official-subunit-3294819|website=[[NME]]|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020144356/https://www.nme.com/news/music/moonbyul-solar-mamamoo-first-official-subunit-3294819|url-status=live}}</ref> The duo's debut single "Better" featuring rapper [[Big Naughty]], was released as planned on August 30.<ref>{{cite web|title=Better (feat. BIG Naughty) - Single by MAMAMOO+|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-feat-big-naughty-single/1641479618|website=[[Apple Music]]|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014141944/https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-feat-big-naughty-single/1641479618|url-status=live}}</ref> After six months, in March 2023, they released the [[single album]] ''Act 1, Scene 1'', which includes the songs "GGBB" and "LLL", and on March 21 they released "Chico Malo" ({{lang|ko|나쁜놈}}), which mixes rap and traditional Korean instruments like [[gayageum]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MAMAMOO+ hace su primer comeback con [ACT 1, SCENE 1]|url=https://conkdekpop.com/mamamooplus-primer-comeback-act1-scene1/|work=Con K de Kpop|language=es|last=Carrillo|first=Andrés|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329132036/https://conkdekpop.com/mamamooplus-primer-comeback-act1-scene1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The group released their twelfth EP titled ''[[Mic On]]'' and the lead single "[[Illella]]" on October 11, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO to return as a full group with new mini-album 'Mic ON' next month|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-comeback-mic-on-october-single-music-video-release-date-3317656|website=NME|language=en-GB|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=September 27, 2022|access-date=September 27, 2022|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927070635/https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-comeback-mic-on-october-single-music-video-release-date-3317656|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Mamamoo performing in 2023.jpg|thumb|Mamamoo performing at their "My Con" world tour]]
The group embarked on their first ever world tour, 'My Con', starting November 18, 2022 with three shows in [[Seoul]]. This was followed by the Asian leg of their tour with shows in [[Chiba (city)|Chiba]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taipei]], [[Bangkok]], [[Jakarta]], [[Singapore]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Manila]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=2022-10-13 |title=Mamamoo to kick off 'My Con' world tour in Seoul next month |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mamamoo-my-con-world-global-tour-details-3327935 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="abscbnnews">{{cite news |last=Bernardo |first=Jaehwa |date=November 16, 2022 |title=K-pop vocal queens Mamamoo coming to Manila in February |language=en |website=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/16/22/mamamoo-sets-manila-concert-in-february |access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>

Their US leg commenced on May 16, 2023 with concerts in [[New York City|New York]], [[Baltimore]], [[Atlanta]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Chicago]], [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=2023-03-23 |title=Mamamoo Unveils the Massive Venues for Group's First U.S. Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mamamoo-2023-my-con-tour-venues-1235291624/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

From June 16-18, they held encore concerts back in Seoul to close the tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Hong |date=May 17, 2023|title=Mamamoo to hold 3 encore concerts in Seoul next month|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230517000487|access-date=July 25, 2024|website=The Korea Herald|language=en-US}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|2|25|df=US}}, the group is no longer listed under RBW's list of artists on their Korean website, despite being featured on a banner at the top of the web page,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARTIST {{!}} RBW (주)알비더블유|url=http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=17131|language=ko-KR|access-date=February 18, 2024|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130152543/http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=17131|url-status=live}}</ref> but still listed on RBW's Japanese website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBW JAPAN CORPORATE SITE|url=https://rbwjapan.jp/|website=RBW JAPAN CORPORATE SITE|language=ja|access-date=February 18, 2024|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211213832/https://rbwjapan.jp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 26, 2024, Mamamoo uploaded a special video titled "10th Anniversary 'Mama No Plan'" ({{Korean|10주년 맞이 '마마無계획'|labels=no}}) on their YouTube channel to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary as a group.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:"무무들 감사해"...마마무, 데뷔 10주년 콘텐츠 '마마無계획' 공개|trans-title="Thank you, Moomoos"...Mamamoo releases content for their 10th debut anniversary, 'Mama No Plan'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001742218|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=Xports News|language=ko|last=Myung|first=Hee-suk|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=July 14, 2024}}</ref>

==Members==
Adapted from their [[RBW (company)|RBW]] website profile:<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO {{!}} RBW|url=http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470|website=www.rbbridge.com|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416082308/http://www.rbbridge.com/?page_id=23470|url-status=live}}</ref>


* [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] ({{lang|ko|솔라}})
* [[Solar (singer)|Solar]] ({{lang|ko|솔라}})
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* [[Hwasa]] ({{lang|ko|화사}})
* [[Hwasa]] ({{lang|ko|화사}})


==Discography ==
==Discography==
{{Main|Mamamoo discography|List of songs recorded by Mamamoo}}
{{Main|Mamamoo discography|List of songs recorded by Mamamoo}}
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'''Japanese album'''
'''Japanese albums'''
* ''4colors'' (2019)
* ''4colors'' (2019)
* ''[[Reality in Black]]''- "Japanese edition" (2020){{col-end}}
* ''[[Reality in Black]]'' - "Japanese edition" (2020){{col-end}}


==Tours and concerts==
==Concerts==
{{main|List of Mamamoo concert tours}}
{{main|List of Mamamoo concert tours}}
===World tours===
* MAMAMOO World Tour [MY CON] (2022–2023)
===Concert tours===
* MAMAMOO Concert: 4Season S/S (2018)
* MAMAMOO 1st Concert Tour in Japan (2018)
* MAMAMOO Concert: 4Season F/W (2019)
* MAMAMOO 2nd Concert Tour in Japan: 4season Final (2019)
===Concerts===
* MAMAMOO Concert 'Moosical' (2016)
* MAMAMOO Concert 'Moosical: Curtain Call' (2017)


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{{More sources|section|date=April 2023}}
{{More sources|section|date=April 2023}}
===Reality shows===
===Reality shows===
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| ''[[Showtime (South Korean TV series)#Seasons|Mamamoo x GFriend Showtime]]''
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000886965|title='쇼타임' 마마무X여자친구, 소녀들의 상큼함이란 이런 것|language=ko|publisher=entertain.naver.com|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630000225/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000886965|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|title='쇼타임' 마마무X여자친구, 소녀들의 상큼함이란 이런 것|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000886965|publisher=Naver|language=ko|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630000225/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0000886965|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2018
| 2018
| ''A Lucky Day''
| ''A Lucky Day''
|
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| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=KT, 올레tv서 오리지널 예능 '마마무의 운수좋은날' 공개|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180226067200033|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511050002/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180226067200033|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Queendom (TV series)|Queendom]]''
| ''[[Queendom (TV series)|Queendom]]''
| Won
| Won
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title='퀸덤' 마마무 최종 우승..."무무들 너무 고마워"[종합]|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/9046613|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|last=서|first=지경|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2024|archive-date=June 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625013255/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/broadcasting-service/9046613|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2020
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''MooMoo Trip''
| ''MooMoo Trip''
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| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=LG유플러스 '마마무의 무무트립' 29일 최초 공개|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/it/9447598|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|last=김|first=승한|date=July 27, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2024|archive-date=June 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625014347/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/it/9447598|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''Boss in the Mirror''
| ''[[Boss in the Mirror]]''
| Ep.81-85
| Ep.81–85
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2022
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''Mamamoo - Where Are We Now''
| ''Mamamoo - Where Are We Now''
| Documentary
| documentary
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000799045|author=Ha Kyung-heon|title=마마무 다큐, 25일 웨이브 오리지널 독점 공개|trans-title=Mamamoo documentary, exclusive release of Wave original on the 25th|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=March 14, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314013004/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000799045|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=마마무 다큐, 25일 웨이브 오리지널 독점 공개|trans-title=Mamamoo documentary, exclusive release of Wave original on the 25th|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000799045|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|author=Ha Kyung-heon|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=March 14, 2022|archive-date=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314013004/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000799045|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Take 1 (TV series)|Take 1]]''
| ''[[Take 1 (TV series)|Take 1]]''
| Participant ; New concept song list
| Participant ; New concept song list
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004990420|last=Han|first=Hye-jung|title=조수미·임재범·유희열·비…넷플릭스, 美친 라인업 '음악쇼' 제작|trans-title=Jo Su-mi, Lim Jae-beom, Yoo Hee-yeol, Rain… Netflix to produce 'Music Show', a beautiful lineup|publisher=Maeil, Star Today|via=Naver|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712115911/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004990420|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0006334550|last=Ahn|first=Tae-hyun|title=조수미부터 임재범까지…넷플릭스 '테이크 원', 10월14일 공개 확정|trans-title=From Jo Sumi to Im Jae-beom... Netflix's 'Take One' to be released on October 14|publisher=News1|via=Naver|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915034539/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0006334550|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=조수미·임재범·유희열·비...넷플릭스, 美친 라인업 '음악쇼' 제작|trans-title=Jo Su-mi, Lim Jae-beom, Yoo Hee-yeol, Rain... Netflix to produce 'Music Show', a beautiful lineup|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004990420|via=Naver|publisher=Maeil, Star Today|language=ko|last=Han|first=Hye-jung|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712115911/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=009&aid=0004990420|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=조수미부터 임재범까지...넷플릭스 '테이크 원', 10월14일 공개 확정|trans-title=From Jo Sumi to Im Jae-beom... Netflix's 'Take One' to be released on October 14|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0006334550|via=Naver|publisher=News1|language=ko|last=Ahn|first=Tae-hyun|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915034539/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0006334550|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Television series===
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| ''[[Entourage (South Korean TV series)|Entourage]]''
| ''[[Entourage (South Korean TV series)|Entourage]]''
| Themselves (episode 1)
| Themselves (episode 1)
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=MAMAMOO To Make Cameo Appearance On "Entourage"|url=https://www.soompi.com/2016/06/15/mamamoo-to-make-cameo-appearance-on-entourage/|website=Soompi|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-date=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617183942/https://www.soompi.com/2016/06/15/mamamoo-to-make-cameo-appearance-on-entourage/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|reason=Per [[WP:KO/RS#UR]]|date=July 2024}}
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Mamamoo
Mamamoo in 2023
From left to right: Moonbyul, Wheein, Solar and Hwasa
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labels
SpinoffsMamamoo+
Members
WebsiteOfficial website

Mamamoo (Korean마마무; Japanese: ママム; commonly stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by RBW. The group is composed of four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa. Known for their strong live vocals, harmonies, and writing much of their material, they are recognized as one of the premier girl groups in K-pop.[2][3] They are highly regarded in the industry for their talent and ability to cross multiple genres with their music; from retro, jazz, and R&B concepts in their early years[4] to more contemporary hip-hop,[5] as well as emotional ballads.[6][7] Since their debut in 2014, they have been noted for challenging conventional beauty standards, breaking gender stereotypes, and conducting themselves in ways that most typical K-pop stars do not.[8][9][10][11]

Mamamoo officially debuted on June 18, 2014, with their first extended play (EP) Hello, featuring the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous". Their debut was considered by critics as one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.[12][13] Mamamoo rose to domestic fame in 2015 with their single "Um Oh Ah Yeah" which became a sleeper hit and peaked at number three on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Combined with their many appearances and victories in the popular music competition program Immortal Songs, this launched them into mainstream recognition with the public.[14] Their following release of "You're the Best" (2016) from their debut studio album Melting, proved to be a commercial success, and dominated at least eight major music sites upon release,[15] further cementing their popularity and growing momentum. In 2017, they made a splash on the international scene with their fifth EP, Purple. Its lead single "Yes I Am," earned them their first number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.[16]

The quartet went on to achieve consecutive hits with the high-charting singles "Starry Night" (2018), "Egotistic" (2018), "Gogobebe" (2019), from their "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project whereby every member took turns in becoming the focus for each album.[17] This culminated in their biggest international success to date, "HIP" from their second studio album Reality in Black becoming a number-one hit on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[18] In November 2020, the song was certified platinum by the Korea Music & Content Association (KMCA) for surpassing 100 million streams, making it their third time achieving this feat.[19] They also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), indicating their breakthrough in the Japanese music scene.[20]

Mamamoo has received numerous accolades, most notably the Golden Disc Award for Best Group, the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Vocal Group, multiple honors at the Seoul Music Awards, as well as the Gaon Chart Music Award for New Artist of the Year in their rookie year.

History

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2014–2015: Formation, debut and rising popularity

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The group's name "Mamamoo" is intended to symbolise a baby babbling for the first time. This is because they aim to make music that would be familiar to everyone around the world like the word "mama" that babies would commonly first learn and speak of, as well as the added meaning of approaching their listeners instinctively with their music.[21]

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.[22][23][unreliable source?] A second collaboration with K.Will titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Wheesung was released on February 11, 2014.[24] "Peppermint Chocolate" debuted at number 11 on the Gaon Digital Chart in its first week.[25][26] On May 30, 2014, Mamamoo released a collaboration single called "HeeHeeHaHeHo" with rap duo Geeks.[27]

The group made their official debut on June 18, 2014, with the 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.[28][29] The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.[30][unreliable source?] The group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of M Countdown.[31] In July 2014, Mamamoo released their first original soundtrack contribution titled "Love Lane" for the Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[32]

On November 21, 2014, Mamamoo released their second EP Piano Man with the title track of the same name.[33][unreliable source?] The title song peaked at 41 on Gaon's Digital chart.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36]

Mamamoo performing in September 2015.

On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third EP titled Pink Funky.[37] "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.[38][unreliable source?]

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.[39] 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.[40][41] They also held another "Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which took place on October 4, 2015.[42] Mamamoo also collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show Show Me the Money.[43][unreliable source?]

On August 29, 2015, Mamamoo returned to Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Jo Young-nam's "Delilah".[44][unreliable source?] 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.[45]

2016–2017: Breakthrough and subsequent EPs

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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.[46] 7,000 tickets for the concert were sold out in one minute.[47]

On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first full-length album Melting.[48] 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.[49][50][51][52][unreliable source?]

On March 6, 2016, they received their first music show win with the song "You're the Best" on Inkigayo,[53] followed by wins on Music Bank,[54][unreliable source?] M Countdown,[55][unreliable source?] 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.[56]

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.[57] On September 21, 2016, Mamamoo released their follow-up digital single "New York" and accompanying music video.[58][59] 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.[60][unreliable source?] The lead single for Memory was announced to be "Décalcomanie".[61][unreliable source?] Shortly afterwards, Mamamoo participated in several year-end award shows, while also featuring in the OST titled "Love" for hit TV show Goblin.[62][unreliable source?]

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.[63][64] Following the first show of their March 2017 concert in Seoul, Mamamoo received criticism for performing in blackface when, as part of the concert, they played a video containing the members impersonating Bruno Mars while wearing darker makeup, meant to recreate a snippet of the music video for Mars' "Uptown Funk" (2014).[65] The clip was cut from following concert dates and multiple apologies were promptly issued, including one directly from the members, stating that they were "extremely ignorant of blackface and did not understand the implications of our actions. We will be taking time to understand more about our international fans to ensure this never happens again."[66][67] The group released their fifth EP Purple with the lead single "Yes I Am" on June 22, 2017.[68] The single quickly climbed to the number one spot on the Melon real-time chart.[69] 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.[70] 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.[71][72] Purple also peaked at number one on the Billboard World Albums chart.[73]

2018–2019: Widespread recognition, Japanese debut and member solo debuts

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On January 4, 2018, Mamamoo released a pre-release single called "Paint Me" to act as a prelude to their upcoming project series "Four Seasons, Four Colors".[74] The goal of the series is to showcase four mini albums, each combining one color and a matching member's characteristic for each season.[75] The group has stated that they wish to show their depth as artists and present a more mature style with this project.[76]

Mamamoo performing at the Holgabun Festival, May 2018

Mamamoo started off the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project with the release of their sixth EP, Yellow Flower, on March 7.[77][78] Yellow Flower debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, becoming their first number-one album since their 2014 debut.[79] The Latin-inspired and dance-pop song "Starry Night" was released alongside the album, with an accompanying music video.[80][81] "Starry Night" debuted and peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, earning 44.7 million Gaon Index points in its debut week.[82] It also ranked at number six on the mid-year[83] and 13 on the year-end[84] editions of the Gaon Digital Chart, making it the fourth-highest-charting song by a girl group on the latter. The song earned the group their first music recording certification since the Gaon Music Chart and Korea Music & Content Association (KMCA) introduced certifications in April 2018; in November 2018, it was certified platinum for 100 million streams, and July 2019, it was certified platinum for 2.5 million paid digital downloads.[85][86]

On July 1, Mamamoo released the single "Rainy Season" as the pre-release single from their upcoming album.[87] "Rainy Season" peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart, behind only Blackpink's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du",[88] and was nominated for Best Female Vocal Performance at the 2018 Genie Music Awards.[89] The group released their seventh EP, Red Moon, which serves as the second installment in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series, on July 16.[90] The EP debuted and peaked at number three on the Gaon Album Chart, with 38,000 copies sold in July 2018.[91][92] The EP debuted at number four on the Billboard World Albums with 1,000 copies cold, marking their best U.S. sales week,[93] and gave the group their first-ever appearance on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, entering the chart at number 25.[94] The Latin-pop lead single "Egotistic", released alongside the EP, peaked at number four on the Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart, earning the group their fifth top-ten entry on the latter chart.[95]

On August 18–19, Mamamoo held their third headlining concert, titled "2018 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons S/S", at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul.[96][97] Tickets for the concert were sold out within two minutes of being available for sale.[98]

Mamamoo released their debut Japanese single, the re-recorded Japanese version of their 2016 single "Décalcomanie", on October 3 by Victor Entertainment.[99] The CD and digital releases of the single also include the b-side "You Don't Know Me", a pop track that serves as their first original Japanese song.[100] "Décalcomanie" peaked at number 11 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with over 9,000 copies sold.[101][102] On November 29, the group returned to the Korean-language market, releasing their eighth EP Blue;S, which serves as the third installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" series of albums.[103] Blue;S, which focuses on member Solar, peaked at number seven on the Gaon Album Chart.[104] The lead single "Wind Flower" peaked at number nine on the Gaon Digital Chart.[105] On February 6, 2019, the group released the Japanese version of "Wind Flower", alongside its b-side "Sleep Talk", as their second Japanese-language single.[106] "Wind Flower" peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 7,000 copies.[107]

On March 14, 2019, Mamamoo released their ninth EP, and the fourth and final installment of the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, White Wind, on March 14, 2019, with the lead single "Gogobebe".[108][109] White Wind debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, selling nearly 60,000 physical copies by April 2019.[110][111] "Gogobebe" also saw commercial success, peaking at number five on the Gaon Digital Chart[112] and placing at number 72 on the yearly chart.[113] The song also peaked at number two on both the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and Billboard World Digital Songs Sales charts.[114][115] On March 27, the group announced their fourth headlining concert, titled "2019 Mamamoo Concert 4Seasons F/W". The concert was held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on April 19–21. The concerts served as a grand finale for Mamamoo's "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project, launched the previous year in order to re-create the group's identity.[116]

Mamamoo at the 25th Dream Concert, May 2019

On July 24, Mamamoo released a new promotional single titled "Gleam" in collaboration with the brand Davich Eyeglasses.[117] The dance and pop single saw minor success, peaking at number 89 on the Gaon Digital Chart[118] and at number 15 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[95]

In August 2019, Mamamoo was announced to be joining Mnet reality-competition show Queendom as one of six teams. The show is a "comeback battle" between six trending girl group acts in order to "determine the real number one" when all six release their singles at the same time.[119] Queendom premiered on August 26 and ran for ten total episodes, ending on October 31.[120] During the show's finale, the group was crowned the winner of Queendom, thus earning the prize of a full-length comeback show to be broadcast on Mnet.[121][122][123] As part of the show, Mamamoo released various songs, including a cover of AOA's 2016 hit "Good Luck"[124] and their original finale song "Destiny".[125]

Following their Queendom victory, Mamamoo released their second full album, Reality in Black, on November 14, 2019, with the lead single "Hip".[126][127] Reality in Black debuted and peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart,[128] while "Hip" peaked at number four on the Digital Chart.[129] "Hip" also debuted at number five on the World Digital Songs Sales chart and peaked atop the chart in its second week, giving the group their very first number-one hit on the chart.[130] On February 19, 2020, Mamamoo released their third Japanese song, "Shampoo", as a digital single.[131] The song, along with the Japanese version of "Hip", is included in the Japanese edition of Reality in Black. The Japanese edition of the album was released on March 11[132] and peaked at number 27 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 2,500 copies sold.[133]

2020: Focus on members' solo activities and Travel

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In January 2020, an OSEN interview with Kim Do-hoon, the CEO and executive producer of Mamamoo's record label RBW, was published, in which Kim detailed the trajectory of Mamamoo's career and activities in 2020. He reflected on the successes of Mamamoo's participation on Queendom and their second Korean studio album Reality in Black and confirmed that the members would begin to focus on solo projects, with each member hoping to showcase their individualities that they had previously shown in the "Four Seasons, Four Colors" project series.[134][135] Moonbyul became the first member to release a solo project in 2020, releasing her debut EP Dark Side of the Moon on February 14.[136] On April 23, Solar released her debut single "Spit It Out" and its accompanying single album.[137] Following the single's debut at number 12 (and subsequent peak at number six), Mamamoo became the second Korean group in which every member had a solo song chart on the Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart.[138]

Mamamoo released a promotional single, "Wanna Be Myself," on September 10.[139] The "nostalgic" and "minimalist" music video was released in conjunction with the song itself and gained 3.8 million views in its first 24 hours of being released.[140] The single peaked at number 93 on the Gaon Digital Chart[141] and at number 11 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart.[115]

Mamamoo performing AYA in 2020

In October 2020, Mamamoo announced their tenth EP, due out in November. "Dingga" (딩가딩가), the first single off of the EP, was pre-released ahead of the album on October 20.[142] The disco-influenced pop song, characterized by themes of isolation and longing in the COVID-19 pandemic, was described by Teen Vogue as a "fun, chill" dance track accompanied by a "striking, retro-inspired music video to match."[143] Led by a "simply melody line and funky vibes,"[144] the single earned top ten positions in South Korea and on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart,[145][115] and further charted in Singapore and Japan. The full EP, titled Travel, and its second single, "Aya", were released on November 3.[146][147] Travel received mixed receptions for its lack of cohesion,[148] and it peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart.[149] The EP broke the group's personal sales records, selling a reported 100,000 copies in its first day and over 128,000 copies in its first week,[150][unreliable source?] and additionally topped iTunes charts in 29 countries.[151][unreliable source?] Described as a "180-degree flip" from the retro-pop style of "Dingga," the second single from Travel, "Aya," was described by critics as being "alluring" and "captivating"[152][unreliable source?] and peaked within the top 40 of the Gaon Digital Chart.[153]

2021–present: Member contract renewals, WAW, Mamamoo+ unit, Mic On, First world tour and 10th debut anniversary

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On January 22, 2021, RBW announced that Solar and Moonbyul had renewed their contracts with their agency, while Wheein and Hwasa were still currently discussing contract renewals.[154] On March 30, Hwasa officially renewed her contract with RBW, with Wheein's contract remaining under discussion. Later on the entertainment RBW also confirmed that Mamamoo will stay together and won't disband.[155] On May 1, Mamamoo held a global virtual concert on live-streaming platform LIVENow, becoming the first South Korean music act to hold a concert on the platform.[156]

Their eleventh EP, WAW, was released on June 2, along with the lead single "Where Are We Now".[157] WAW topped iTunes albums charts in 21 countries worldwide, and it sold over 40,000 domestic copies in its first day of release, according to the Hanteo chart.[158][unreliable source?]

On June 11, RBW announced that Wheein would be leaving the company as she has chosen not to renew her solo contract with the agency. However, she signed a second contract extension to remain as a member of Mamamoo until at least December 2023.[159] Thus, RBW remains responsible for her activities in the group but is no longer involved in her solo endeavors.[160] On August 31, it was revealed that Wheein signed an exclusive solo contract with the agency THEL1VE.[161]

A compilation album, titled I Say Mamamoo: The Best, was released alongside the lead single "Mumumumuch" on September 15.[162] The album peaked at number eight on the Gaon Album Chart.[163] On March 23, 2022, Mamamoo released the Japanese edition of The Best.[164]

In August 2022, it was announced that members Solar and Moonbyul would be forming the group's first official subunit, Mamamoo+, with an expected album release at the end of the month.[165] The duo's debut single "Better" featuring rapper Big Naughty, was released as planned on August 30.[166] After six months, in March 2023, they released the single album Act 1, Scene 1, which includes the songs "GGBB" and "LLL", and on March 21 they released "Chico Malo" (나쁜놈), which mixes rap and traditional Korean instruments like gayageum.[167]

The group released their twelfth EP titled Mic On and the lead single "Illella" on October 11, 2022.[168]

Mamamoo performing at their "My Con" world tour

The group embarked on their first ever world tour, 'My Con', starting November 18, 2022 with three shows in Seoul. This was followed by the Asian leg of their tour with shows in Chiba, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila.[169][170]

Their US leg commenced on May 16, 2023 with concerts in New York, Baltimore, Atlanta, Nashville, Fort Worth, Chicago, Glendale, Oakland and Los Angeles.[171]

From June 16-18, they held encore concerts back in Seoul to close the tour.[172]

As of February 25, 2024, the group is no longer listed under RBW's list of artists on their Korean website, despite being featured on a banner at the top of the web page,[173] but still listed on RBW's Japanese website.[174]

On June 26, 2024, Mamamoo uploaded a special video titled "10th Anniversary 'Mama No Plan'" (10주년 맞이 '마마無계획') on their YouTube channel to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary as a group.[175]

Members

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Adapted from their RBW website profile:[176]

Discography

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Tours and concerts

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World tours

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  • MAMAMOO World Tour [MY CON] (2022–2023)

Concert tours

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  • MAMAMOO Concert: 4Season S/S (2018)
  • MAMAMOO 1st Concert Tour in Japan (2018)
  • MAMAMOO Concert: 4Season F/W (2019)
  • MAMAMOO 2nd Concert Tour in Japan: 4season Final (2019)

Concerts

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  • MAMAMOO Concert 'Moosical' (2016)
  • MAMAMOO Concert 'Moosical: Curtain Call' (2017)

Filmography

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Reality shows

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2016 Mamamoo x GFriend Showtime [177]
2018 A Lucky Day [178]
2019 Queendom Won [179]
2020 MooMoo Trip [180]
Boss in the Mirror Ep.81–85
2022 Mamamoo - Where Are We Now Documentary [181]
Take 1 Participant ; New concept song list [182][183]

Television series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Entourage Themselves (episode 1) [184][unreliable source?]

Awards and nominations

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Since their 2014 debut, Mamamoo has received five Mnet Asian Music Awards and Asia Artist Awards respectively, four Golden Disc Awards, Seoul Music Awards and The Fact Music Awards respectively. A total of 44 awards out of 161 nominations.

See also

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