In a broadcast, Solar and Moonbyul revealed that MAMAMOO almost disbanded THIS year. Fortunately, a major "plot twist" happened to them that avoided the painful event!
MAMAMOO Confesses Group Almost Disbanded– Here's How They Handled It
Did you know that MAMAMOO considered disbanding in 2016?
In a show, the MAMAMOO+ sub-unit comprised of Solar and Moonbyul mentioned the crisis of parting ways with MAMAMOO in the past.
On April 13, the two female idols appeared on the variety show of Tanakase's Episode 1 uploaded on Mdromeda Studio's YouTube channel. In the released video, the duo then joined the MC as its first guests and enjoyed wine together while having conversations.
Among the topics that they discussed, the stars especially drew attention as they opened up about their rocky start in the music scene as the quartet, MAMAMOO.
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Moonbyul particularly talked about the difficult period when MAMAMOO was first launched, saying:
"We're not a group that went well from the beginning."
MC Tanaka then showed curiosity about it and asked:
"How long has it been (since your debut)?"
Moonbyul then responded:
"If it didn't work out for our fourth album, we would have been disbanded."
Tanaka who was amazed by this confession continued to ask:
"What was the driving force that allowed you to endure it?"
Moonbyul and Solar replied:
"Everyone just started, and we still have to see the end. We can't finish it all of a sudden, so let's do something."
MAMAMOO Would've Been Disbanded Group If Weren't For THIS 'Plot Twist'!
As soon as the snippet of the show spread among fans, fans, especially MOOMOOs then looked back at how the group avoided the supposed painful event that the fandom didn't even want to imagine.
Starting when MAMAMOO debuted in 2014 with Mr. Ambiguous, the team despite not lacking the skills and talents wasn't able to dominate the K-pop industry that easily.
Unfortunately, aside from debuting during the heyday of top-tier second and third-gen groups, they also came from a small company that doesn't influence "BIG3."
In 2015 then, the team managed to establish a domestic success thanks to their sleeper hit, "Um Oh Ah Yeah." They build their name even more by joining, "Immortal Songs," which introduced them to mainstream fans. Despite this, the team is still isn't considered big or popular, not to mention that global fans still barely know them.
Based on Moonbyul, the team considered disbanding during their fourth album (release), which is its first full-length album, "Melting" in 2016.
The group with disbandment on their mind apparently gave their all in this album, and their efforts didn't go in vain!
Rather than the group's dissolution, the group met huge success through this album, such as its title track, "You're the Best" peaking at No.1 on the Korean music charts!
After two years, MAMAMOO also had their first music show trophy with this song and eight other wins from multiple broadcasts.
From then, MAMAMOO's fame just keep on rising— indeed a major "plot twist"!
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
