MAMAMOO Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

MAMAMOO singer Hwasa has announced her upcoming 2024 ‘Twits’ solo fancon tour, with concerts in Taiwan, Singapore and more.Today (April 1), MAMAMOO’s Hwasa announced the first batch of dates for her ‘Twits’ solo fancon tour. Notably, the tour is named after the K-pop idol’s fandom name Twits, which in turn was inspired by her 2019 solo debut single ‘Twit’.Hwasa’s new tour will kick off on May 11 with a concert in Hong Kong, followed by shows in Taipei and Singapore in June 2024.

MAMAMOO singer Solar will be releasing her second solo mini-album, titled ‘Colours’, later this month.Solar released a teaser for ‘Colours’ earlier today (April 8) through the official MAMAMOO X (formerly Twitter) account. The clip features a cryptic, animated graphic of Solar’s name that slowly morphs to spell ‘Colours’.The singer’s new mini-album will be released on April 30.

MAMAMOO member Moonbyul has announced her upcoming solo 2024 ‘Museum: An Epic of Starlit’ world tour, featuring concerts in Taiwan, Singapore and more.MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul revealed the first set of dates for her newly announced 2024 ‘Museum: An Epic of Starlit’ world tour today (February 29), through the girl group’s official social media accounts.The K-pop idol will kick-off her solo world tour this March with a two-night concert at the KBS Arena in Seoul, South Korea. In the following month, the musician will perform shows in the cities of Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong.Moonbyul’s solo tour will run into May 2024, with two concerts in Japan, as well as a second show in Taiwan.

MAMAMOO member Moonbyul has released her first full-length album, ‘Starlit of Muse’.Moonbyul’s new record dropped alongside a music video for lead single ‘Touchin&Movin’. It’s one of 12 songs on ‘Starlit of Muse’, which also features the previously released ‘Think About’, as well as the collaborations ‘Memories’ with ONEWE and ‘Nolto’ with Hanhae.In an interview with The Korea Herald, Moonbyul said that her aim for ‘Starlit of Muse’ is for audiences to “rediscover” her identity as an artist as one who is “not just good at rapping but also at singing”.“I am fortunate to have established a character in the entertainment industry as a singer who has been active for 10 years,” she said.

MAMAMOO‘s Hwasa, KISS OF LIFE, CRAVITY and more.We Bridge 2024 will be held from April 26 to 28 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It will be a two-day music festival, alongside a three-day convention.The event has revealed the first slate of artists who will be performing this year.

Wheein of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO has announced her upcoming 2024 ‘Whee In The Mood [Beyond]’ world tour.At midnight KST today (January 4), MAMAMOO’s Wheein announced her upcoming 2024 world tour. Titled ‘Whee In The Mood [Beyond]’, the tour is named after her 2023 solo studio album ‘In The Mood’.The tour will kick off in February 2024 with two shows at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Seoul, South Korea.

MAMAMOO vocalist Wheein hsa come clean about her struggle with stage fright after going soloOn October 18, Wheein guest starred in Apink member Bomi’s YouTube talk show series Bbom Bbom Bbom as a guest star, where she divulged her experiences with stage fright after going went solo.“Going solo wasn’t very easy for me. I suffered from stage fright for the very first time then. Until I went solo, I’d never been nervous on stage,” she said, per SBS Star. “But the moment I kicked off my solo career, I started to literally shiver whenever I went up the stage.”Wheein described the experience as “really upsetting”, explaining that “my lips trembled hard, and my hands shook like crazy.

MAMAMOO’s Wheein has shared her first full-length album ‘In The Mood’ and the liberating video for its title track.The singer has previously released solo singles, OST tracks and two EPs – 2021’s ‘Redd’ and 2022’s ‘WHEE’.‘In The Mood’ marks her debut full-length album and contains 11 tracks. Her MAMAMOO bandmate Hwasa appeared on ’17’, while rapper Haon features on ‘Bite Me’. Notably, Wheein wrote the lyrics for the closing track ‘Here I Am’.In the video for the title track, Wheein is at a party but only starts dancing after she’s shut herself in her room and put her song on her headphones.

MAMAMOO‘s Hwasa over her alleged “indecent” performance.Today (October 4), the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul said it would not be referring Hwasa’s case to the prosecution, per Yonhap News Agency. It comes after the MAMAMOO singer was questioned in early-September over the alleged “indecent” performance.In July, the Student Parent’s Rights Protection Union had filed a complaint against MAMAMOO’s Hwasa over an alleged “indecent performance” the singer had staged in May at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival.At the time, the union claimed that the K-pop idol made a gesture that “suggested a perverted sexual act”, saying that that incident was “enough to bring embarrassment and shame to the public who witnessed it”.Last month, Hwasa spoke about the controversy during a guest appearance on South Korean television personality Sung Si-kyung’s YouTube channel.

MAMAMOO member Hwasa has been questioned by Seoul police after being accused of staging an “indecent” performance.Last month, the Student Parent’s Rights Protection Union had filed a complaint against Hwasa over an alleged “indecent performance” the singer had staged in May at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival.At the time, the union claimed that the K-pop idol made a gesture that “suggested a perverted sexual act”, saying that that incident was “enough to bring embarrassment and shame to the public who witnessed it”.The Seoul Seongdong Police Station confirmed on Sunday (September 10) that it recently questioned Hwasa over her controversial performance, per The Korea Times.In its report, The Korea Times also noted that the police are currently deciding whether or not to send Hwasa’s case to the prosecution. The singer could face a up to a year in jail or a fine of up to ₩5million (US$3,800), if found guilty.Hwasa also recently spoke about the controversy during a guest appearance on South Korean television personality Sung Si-kyung’s YouTube channel.

MAMAMOO member Hwasa has released her new single ‘I Love My Body”.The visual for ‘I Love My Body’ opens with Hwasa waking up in the morning and getting ready in the mirror as she admires herself, before going for a drive. On the other hand, the song recalls the earlier work of MAMAMOO.“I love my body and my hair be so shiny / Head to toe be my body (Yeah, that’s my body) / Yeah that’s my body, check out my lovely tummy / My arms, my legs so unique (Yeah that’s my body),” she sings in the chorus.Notably, Hwasa recently shared that she “chose” to release ‘I Love My Body’ as a response to her public indecency controversy.

Hwasa, a member of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO, has opened up about her new single ‘I Love My Body’.Hwasa recently made a guest appearance on South Korean television personality Sung Si-kyung’s YouTube channel. During the interview, the singer opened up about her upcoming single ‘I Love My Body’ and why she “chose this song”.“I was making headlines for a while due to the public indecency controversy,” she said, as translated by Allkpop. In July, Hwasa made headlines after she was reported to the police over an alleged “indecent performance” at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival, which was held in May.“I heard that the way I performed on stage was controversial, which was understandable, but the hate comments I got were intolerable,” she added.

MAMAMOO singer Hwasa will drop her first solo release on new agency P Nation in September.On August 15, Sports Chosun reported that the K-pop idol is preparing to make a solo comeback with a new album in September, marking her first release since signing to Psy’s label P Nation in July.In response, the agency shared per Ilgan Sports: “[It’s true that] Hwasa is scheduled to make a comeback with a new album in September, but it is not finalised yet.”Her last solo comeback was her November 2021 single album ‘Guilty Pleasure’, led by the title track ‘I’m a 빛’, which followed her debut EP ‘Maria’ in June 2020. However, the singer has since released two promotional singles for her talk show Hwa Sa Show and a string of collaborations.These include ‘Love Is Ugly’ with Jay Park and ‘Catch’ with Epik High, both of which were released earlier this year.

Hwasa, a member of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO, has shared a stunning rendition of Dionne Warwick’s ‘Walk On By’.On July 23, the K-pop idol rang in her 28th birthday with the release of her cover of Dionne Warwick’s 1964 hit single. The new clip features Hwasa in an elegant black and white outfit as she sings, accompanied by a pianist and string quartet.“Make believe / That you don’t see the tears / Just let me grieve / In private ’cause each time I see you / I break down and cry,” Hwasa sings on her cover of ‘Walk On By’.The new cover is Hwasa’s first music release signing with the Psy-founced K-pop agency P NATION earlier this month.

MAMAMOO sub-unit MAMAMOO+ have dropped a music video for their new pre-release single ‘Save Me’.On July 18, Solar and Moonbyul of MAMAMOO released a visual for ‘Save Me’, the pre-release single of their upcoming mini-album ‘Two Rabbits’. The record is due out in full on August 3.The new music video feature the duo singing to the track in separate houses, gazing outside the windows as rain pours outside.

Hwasa of MAMAMOO has been reported to the police over an alleged “indecent performance”.Today (July 10), South Korean news outlet The Korea Herald reported that the Student Parent’s Rights Protection Union had filed a complaint against Hwasa over an “indecent performance”.“Hwasa’s gesture suggested a perverted sexual act and was enough to bring embarrassment and shame to the public who witnessed it,” alleges the Student Parent’s Rights Protection Union, per Chosun Ilbo as translated by Koreaboo. “As the gesture doesn’t fit the context of the choreography, it can not be interpreted as performance art.”MBN added in its report that the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul confirmed that they had received a complaint against Hwasa, and are currently investigating the claims.In a statement to MBN, Hwasa’s agency P Nation said: “We understand that the police are reviewing the case,” as translated by Soompi.Hwasa’s appearance at the Sungkyunkwan University Festival was part of the filming for the tvN series Dancing Queens on the Road, which the K-pop idol is a cast member of.Earlier this month, Hwasa officially joined P Nation, the K-pop agency founded by ‘Gangnam Style’ singer Psy.

MAMAMOO member Hwasa will be leaving her long-time agency RBW, the company has confirmed.Today (June 27), RBW released a statement, per OSEN and translated by Soompi, that MAMAMOO’s Hwasa will be leaving the company after the expiration of her contract. The singer has been with RBW since 2014, when she made her debut as a member of the K-pop girl group.“We inform you that our exclusive contract with Hwasa, who we have worked together with until now, recently expired,” RBW said in its statement.

P Nation, founded by Psy, has confirmed that it is in talks to sign MAMAMOO member Hwasa.Today (June 27), South Korean news outlet Xportnews reported that Hwasa is currently in the final stages of contract discussions with Psy’s P Nation agency. It also noted that the singer’s contract with long-time label RBW is set to expire at the end of June.In response to the news report, P Nation told MyDaily that “A contract with Hwasa has not been confirmed”, while also confirming that it is “currently under discussion”, as translated by Soompi.Hwasa has been signed to RBW since 2014, when she made her debut as a member of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO.

MAMAMOO+ have released a music video for their new song ‘Chico Malo’, from their upcoming first single album.The music video opens with a scene inspired by pansori, or a Korean genre of musical storytelling, with an appearance by former TVXQ! member Kim Junsu.The clip the launches into the song, with MAMAMOO+ members Moonbyul and Solar performing in modernised versions of traditional Korean outfits. Notably, the melody of ‘Chico Malo’ also features the traditional Korean instruments gayageum and daegeum.“Those flowers that bloom and fall / Don’t seem to understand how I feel / How much I’m hurting now / I’ll take light steps along the flowery road / Even the birds chirp full of sorrow,” Solar sings on the pre-chorus.‘Chico Malo’ will appear on MAMAMOO+’s upcoming first single album ‘Act 1, Scene 1’, due out on March 29.

MAMAMOO are set to embark on their first-ever tour of the US as part of their wider ‘MY CON’ world tour.Today (March 15), the quartet officially announced that they would be going on their first North American tour, which will comprise shows in nine cities on both coasts, as well as southern and midwestern markets, over two months.MAMAMOO’s US tour will first kick off on May 16 in New York, before heading down the coast to Baltimore, Maryland and Atlanta, Georgia. The girl group will then head down south, with shows in Tennessee, Texas and Arizona.

MAMAMOO consisting of members Solar and Moonbyul, are set to release new music.On Wednesday (March 8), the duo announced on Twitter that they would be making their return later this month with the single album ‘Act 1, Scene 1’.

MAMAMOO subunit MAMAMOO+ will make their comeback next month.On February 21, RBW Entertainment informed South Korean media outlet TV Report that the duo of MAMAMOO members Solar and Moonbyul are “preparing for a comeback with the goal of coming March”.Details including an exact release date, tracklist and album format have not been announced at the time of publishing.The forthcoming release will mark MAMAMOO+’s first comeback as a duo, and serve as the follow-up to their debut single ‘Better’ featuring rapper BIG Naughty last August. The pair are currently the first and only subunit that MAMAMOO has launched.Two months after MAMAMOO+’s debut, the quartet returned with their ‘Mic ON’ mini-album, their first group release in over a year.

MAMAMOO have announced the first concerts for their forthcoming ‘MY CON’ world tour.The tour and kick-off concerts were first announced via the K-pop girl group’s social media channels yesterday (October 12). Dubbed the ‘MY CON’ world tour, MAMAMOO’s global trek will begin with a three-night residency at Seoul’s Olympic Park Olympic Hall from November 18 to 20.Fanclub pre-sales for tickets are slated to begin on October 19 at 8pm KST and close on October 20 at 11:59pm KST.

MAMAMOO will be making their highly anticipated return in October.On September 27 at midnight KST, RBW Entertainment unveiled a teaser poster announcing the girl group’s forthcoming return. Titled ‘Mic ON’, MAMAMOO’s 12th mini-album will be released on October 11 at 6PM KST.“MAMAMOO has turned on its mics and is ready to make some noise,” the agency said of the record’s title, per Korea JoongAng Daily.

BIG Naughty.On August 30, MAMAMOO members Solar and Moonbyul unveiled their first-ever release as the girl group’s new subunit, MAMAMOO+, with a music video for ‘Better’ featuring BIG Naughty.In the summery new visual, Moonbyul and Solar take a road trip together, laughing and singing as they coast along. BIG Naughty hitches a ride from them along the way, and the trio wind up spending the day at an amusement park, before dropping him off.“Every time that I’m with you / Wanna waste your youth / Even if we do nothing / As long as we’re together / It’s all good, good, yeah,” they sing in the laid-back chorus.‘Better’ marks both Solar and Moonbyul’s first non-solo releases in a year, following MAMAMOO’s compilation album ‘I Say MAMAMOO: The Best’ last August.

MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul and Solar will soon be joining forces as the girl group’s first-ever subunit.On August 22, MyDaily reported that the MAMAMOO duo will debut as a subunit at the end of the month. Their agency RBW Entertainment soon responded via XSportsNews, confirming that Moonbyul and Solar were indeed preparing to release an album as a duo.However, it is unclear if the act will be launching by the end of August as initially reported, as RBW also noted that “the exact release date and details of the new album will be announced soon”.While the members of MAMAMOO have previously teamed up in duos for past concerts and fan events, the upcoming release will mark the first time the group have officially launched a subunit.

VIXX rapper Ravi has teamed up with MAMAMOO’s Wheein for a new single titled ‘Bye’.On August 15 at 6PM KST, Ravi dropped his latest song, ‘Bye’, featuring MAMAMOO member and soloist Wheein, who is currently signed to his label, The L1VE. The release arrives ahead of his upcoming military enlistment, which will commence some time in late 2022.The new lyric video features the album art for ‘Bye’, which depicts an astronaut floating among pink clouds.

MAMAMOO’s Hwasa and South Korean rapper Loco are set to reunite on a new single titled ‘Somebody’.On July 18, both artists took to social media to reveale details of their forthcoming collaborative digital single album ‘Somebody’, due out on July 25 at 6pm KST.

MAMAMOO are preparing to make a comeback later this year with a new album.On June 20, RBW Entertainment announced that the girl group are in the middle of preparations for a brand-new album, along with plans to hold a concert later this year. Notably, the group had just marked their eighth year together one day prior.“To commemorate the eighth anniversary of their debut, the four members are currently preparing to release a new full-group album and hold a concert of their own,” the agency told Sports Kyunghyang, as translated by Soompi.“They are aiming for sometime in the second half of this year,” it said, adding that further details regarding the release and concert would be revealed at a later date.The as-yet-unnamed release will their first of 2022, and the follow-up to their September 2021 compilation album ‘I Say MAMAMOO: The Best’.

MAMAMOO’s Wheein has revealed that she had a negative first impression of bandmate Hwasa, who she met during their time in middle school.Wheein recently appeared on an episode of MBC’s The Oppa of Tteokbokki House, where she spoke about her friendship with Hwasa. Notably, the duo had first met in middle school, before going on to debut as half of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO in 2014.The singer, however, revealed that she initially disliked her then-future groupmate when they first met, during the first day of a new term.

Wheein recently took part in ELLE’s popular ‘Song Association’ series, where she sang hit songs from Big Bang, SEVENTEEN and WINNER, among others.During the segment, the MAMAMOO singer performed a number of tracks off her most-recent mini-album ‘WHEE’, including ‘Make Me Happy’ and ‘Pink Cloud’, along with a number of other songs from her own discography as a soloist and a member of MAMAMOO.Wheein also covered a handful of hits from Big Bang’s Taeyang and G-Dragon (‘I Need A Girl’), WINNER (‘Really Really’), Sik-K (‘Water’, featuring Jay Park, Woodie Gochild, pH-1 and Haon), SEVENTEEN (‘Very Nice’) and more.Sandwiched between the rounds of ‘Song Association’, Wheein shared that her 2017 collaboration with South Korean vocalist Jung Key had been the “most complex song [I had to sing] in my life”.“Jung Key wrote the song, and I was featured as a guest vocalist,” the MAMAMOO singer recalled, before going on to perform a snippet of the song’s chorus. “‘Anymore’ is a song with a very high pitch and requires advanced skills, [so] it was a bit challenging to record.”Speaking on ‘WHEE’ after it dropped in January this year, Wheein revealed that the mini-album drew inspiration from parts of her lifestyle and personality.

Psy has dropped a performance video for his new song ‘Now’, featuring MAMAMOO singer Hwasa.The new clip, filmed in portrait mode, features both singers performing the song’s choreography in an empty white studio, save for a pair of telephone booth sets. They’re accompanied by back-up dancers, who are all adorned in similarly retro-inspired outfits.“That was such a good day / The day that I loved you so much / Now it’s gone and all that sadness is left / I miss myself so much,” they harmonise on the song’s chorus.‘Now’ is a cut from Psy’s ninth studio album ‘Psy 9th’, which dropped last week.

Psy and MAMAMOO member Hwasa are set to release a remake of Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora’s 1984 hit single ‘When The Rain Begins To Fall’Earlier today (April 20), Psy teased the upcoming cover in a series of posts and videos on social media.

MAMAMOO’s Solar has revealed why she wrote her new song ‘Big Booty’, a cut from her recently released solo mini-album ‘FACE’.The K-pop idol recently guest-starred on Episode 89 of Korean-American rapper Jessi‘s talk show Showterview, to celebrate and promote the release of her first-ever solo mini-album ‘FACE’, which dropped earlier this week.During a Q&A section, Jessi asked Solar to pick her personal favourite out of all four B-side cuts on her new project, to which she responded with the track ‘Big Booty’. Jessi then started to tease the MAMAMMOO member by asking if she had a “[big booty] by chance”, however Solar clarified that this wasn’t the case.“It’s the very first song I wrote,” Solar shared. “I wrote it two years ago.

Solar has revealed that a MAMAMOO comeback is currently not in the works, but hopes that they can release new music together this year.In a recent interview with MTV News, the K-pop idol spoke about whether there are plans for MAMAMOO to return as a full group sometime soon. The interviewer noted that all four members recently released solo music and wondered whether this signaled a MAMAMOO comeback.However, Solar admitted that this was not the case and that there’s nothing currently in the works, but personally hopes that a MAMAMOO comeback will happen soon.

MAMAMOO’s Solar has unveiled a new teaser for the music video of her upcoming solo single, ‘Honey’.The new visual opens with a giant, white head made of concrete, as an abnormally long black ponytail falls on its side, panning up to reveal that it belongs to Solar, who sits on top. Ominous beeping reminiscent of an alarm clock ring, and the singer appears, bathed in yellow lights.“The honey drips,” she sings, before the clip cuts.