Mamamoo Monday | Reaction to 'Introducing Mamamoo!' Parts 1 & 2

[@gailblue10]

I've watched these guides for a hundred times... but its still nice to watch them again with new reactors! MAMAMOO is that group which are artists first before idols! They are really perfectionists in their music!

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! I totally agree. These ladies have hit me hard, and I am so glad they were recommended to me to check out.

[@stardustmoon]

As a Moomoo since their debut, I would say they’re a all rounder girl group, besides they produce their songs, choreographies and many things, also I would say they’re very humble and down to earth idols, I think their fandom is one of the fewest people that are non toxic, truly talented and self-made idols.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! Yeah, I can see and hear the talent. They are top-notch professionals, and I can't wait to see all of their content.

[@stardustmoon]

@@seattleinsomnia hope you can react to more videos! Also I would recommend Vixx, Btob, truly talented groups , love your reactions hope your channel gets more famous

[@seattleinsomnia]

@@stardustmoon Thank you! I will add those groups to my list to check out!

[@ariesmic]

Mamamoo is having USA concert tour in May, now is a chance since they seldom go international to hold the concert. We have been waiting long since their company consider small and have budget, that’s why they become famous late since they debut since 2014. It was moomoo always help to promote them well

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment! I really wish I could go, but the closest concert to me is in Oakland, and the flight, concert ticket, and hotel stay is just not possible for me right now. I am just going to have to watch as many live performance videos as a substitute and hope they come back to the US soon.

[@autumneagle]

38:55 so that stage is really cool. WheeIn's drums are on a platform and it actually lifts off and she floats around rhe arena while drumming haha

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment! I want to see that full performance!

[@autumneagle]

@@seattleinsomnia that's an easy request to fulfill. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6KQmWyeqpJqpqM Here it is, she starts out with a song then rolls that into the drum solo

[@seattleinsomnia]

@@autumneagle Thank you for the link!

[@alicealiencat]

Mamamoo is unique coz they are a family, their bound is another reason to their success. They do whatever they like as a group in music/performance and in personal life and will fight for what they believe. Not much group can do this. They have many iconic stages for example, bring gender fluid dancer and solar pole dancing in music award shows. happy and enjoy the MMM journey with you !!

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! I am really enjoying Mamamoo. There will definitely be more coming!

[@scabby.knees99]

It makes me happy that my girls are still gaining new fans in 2023!

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! I wish I had found them sooner!

[@k07385]

​@@seattleinsomnia never too late!!!

[@unbeatable_priyanka]

Haha Hwasa is my bias too 😂♥️ Actually she's my ultimate, in whole of kpop, she's literally the only person I watch from kpop besides Jessi Everything about her is unique & so mesmerizing I suggest you to react to her solos & collabs cuz they're legit bops And every solo song of hers has such deep meaning & references in it cuz Hwasa loves to do Wordplay so literally almost every line has like 3-4 hidden references & multiple meanings She's a brilliant artist with bops like Maria, Twit, Don't (with Loco), I'm a B, Dont Touch me (The Refund sisters) , etc. & Many many more

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! There is going to be at least 1 Hwasa vid, either solo or collab in every Mamamoo Monday reaction. Twit is coming up for the next Mamamoo Monday.

[@kudgeond755]

Hwasa is the prime target for haters but Mamamoo has never fit into kpop standards regarding beauty, fashion, gender, sexuality or proper behavior by female idols and consequently they've always been one of kpop's biggest shit magnets. I'm sure you've noticed that the members selected for girl groups tend to be young, skinny, light skinned and girlishly cute so of course Hwasa stood out as different and it's a credit to RBW that they signed her based on her vocal talent. Hopefully Mamamoo's success has helped to expand the opportunities for other talented women who are outside kpop's norm.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Maybe it is a US thing or a me thing, but Hwasa is hot. Her vocal talent is through the roof, and her sass slays. It is just hard for me to comprehend Korean beauty standards.

[@kudgeond755]

@@seattleinsomnia Being an old fart I'm not their target audience but to me most girl groups look like anorexic teenagers and some are presented in a way that smacks of Lolita-esque sexploitation. I think kpop's beauty standards are unhealthy, unrealistic and a horrible example for young women. If that's a US thing then so be it.

[@ReapTheWhirlwind]

It's nice to see another Insomnia enjoying Mamamoo. I was a Moo Moo first but got into Dreamcatcher about two years later and love both groups so much. I don't know how much you know about Minx but they debuted in the same year as Mamamoo! They were performing at a lot of the same events back then and though they're rare there are a few pictures of the groups together. 🥰 Dreamcatcher actually guested on Moonbyul's show, Studio Moon Night, 3 times and each time it was hilarious and cute. Mamamoo and Dreamcatcher actually came back on the same day with Illella and Vision but there were no visible interactions because Mamamoo always leaves as soon as possible while Dreamcatcher greets everyone they know. Being a MooSomnia can be very painful sometimes! 😂

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! Yes, I am familiar with Minx, and I can appreciate the hard work, knowing how hard they worked what they went through and the dedication to going through a redebut put them through. Their story, along with their talent, is what made me fall hard for DC. Learning about Mamamoo's kinda similar story and their talent. I have fallen for them now.

[@kliberty29]

@@seattleinsomnia The episodes of Dreamcatcher on Moonbyul's talk show are a great watch. Might be best to watch them on your own time as they're pretty long and not sure if they'd get blocked, but here's each episode that was fan-subbed if you wanna' check em' out: Episode 1 (Sua, Siyeon, Dami, Gahyeon during Odd Eye era): kzbin.info/www/bejne/joS2q5ePhKhnY9E Episode 2 (full group during BEcause era): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajIpHikZ6dlqsk Episode 3 (full group during Maison era): kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5LCp5lqjpmcf6c I also love this cute little clip from 2015 of Mamamoo watching MINX perform Love Shake. Just knowing where both groups were back then vs where they are now puts a big smile on my face: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5zKkK17r6iig8k

[@djvillan]

Nothing wrong with having more than one ult group, especially when the groups are so talented. From 2009 my one and only ult group was 2NE1 until 2016 when they were unfairly disbanded by YG in order to debut Blackpink. Mamamoo became my second ult group when I discovered them on Immortal Songs 2. Then I found Red Velvet, followed by Dreamcatcher and finally Purple Kiss. Now I have five ult groups.

[@seattleinsomnia]

RBW is quickly becoming a power company for me. PK keeps impressing me. Not quite Ult for me yet, but I definitely l definitely enjoy their music.

[@multiversalsounds1590]

Wow almost exactly my taste. Only Twice comes before 2NE1 for me and recently Nmixx has been added.👍

[@seattleinsomnia]

Red Velvet and 2ne1 are going to be on one of my future New Music Monday's for sure.

[@beauregarden]

​@@seattleinsomnia 2NE1 were another group that were debuted with the 'talent over looks' concept like Mamamoo. I think this is part of the reason a lot of Blackjacks became Moomoos. And like Mamamoo, the public never let them forget it. They are still harassed about their looks now...especially Bom. When YG debuted Blackpink, he made a comment about wanting to debut a group like 2NE1 "but pretty". This left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths. Obviously this has nothing to do with the BP girls themselves who are amazing! It's just sad that the company felt like it had to bring down one of its own groups (who paved the way for girl crush concepts in kpop btw) to promote the other.

[@seattleinsomnia]

@@beauregarden 2NE1 is one of the older generation groups that I want to check out.

[@ProcrasTina]

Welcome to the Hwasa bias club ❤

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! I am very happy to be in this club!

[@Kaeg]

Mamamoo are coming to the US for tour this month (May). Maybe check out a show.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! I wish I could but it is not in my budget to be able to buy tickets, fly to the closest venue, and pay for the hotel right now. I hear this is a rare US tour but the timing unfortunately doesn't work out for me. I hope they come back soon and I can save a little money for next time.

[@autumneagle]

27:26 yoo Rolling Quartz cameo!

[@seattleinsomnia]

Haha, yeah, I have a private playlist of videos to react to, and it tried to continue on to the next song in the queue, Azalea, then The Fix right after that.

[@relaxationsupreme-calmmusi813]

Mamamoo tour in us starting from may 16 check outtheir dates 🎉❤👑️

[@seattleinsomnia]

I really wish I could, but I am won't have the funds or time off from work to be able to go.

[@autumneagle]

My Dreamcatcher bias is Handong and my bias wrecker is Yoohyeon so maybe it makes sense WheeIn is my absolute Mamamoo love. I adore artsy versatile women. Also Rosè is my BP bias haha. When you get around to Twice you probably wouldn't be surprised by my love for Chaeyoung and Mina as well

[@seattleinsomnia]

I do enjoy Wheein's voice. As much as I enjoy the swag of rappers, my biases tend to lean to vocalists. In DC, Yoohyeon was my first bias after watching DC Mind ep 6. We share a very painful life experience, and I already loved her voice and dancing. Handong grew on me and her drive to better herself, take a break to go home and be on Youth for You, and watch her grow. She earned that bias spot. I don't know why it took so long to call Siyeon my 3rd bias. Her vocals are so versatile, and I was constantly listening to her solo stuff. Everyone else wrecks me, though, as well because they are just so good. I fell for Rosé hard seeing her behind the scenes, just messing around and singing and her music selections when she went album shopping.

[@autumneagle]

@@seattleinsomnia it's funny that you and I had a similar progression with Yooh and Dongie. My first song was Deja Vu and I got confused on who sang the iconic holding this pain line but Yoohyeon and JiU were both on screen so I thought "one of these two is my bias". All the following songs were post Dongie's trip to China so I had a whole year of hard crushing on Yoohyeon. Later after watching the guides and behind the scenes I learned Handong sang my favorite line of all time, and everything she's done since returning from China (plus I watched Youth with You too!) won me over so hard

[@Happy__kiddo]

Subscribing because of MAMAMOO 💚🤍

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment and the sub!

[@Ming3484]

You can have more than 1 ult group. 😊😊 For me, my 2 ult groups are Mamamoo and Exo, but I also enjoy Red Velvet, KARD, Stray Kids, SHINee, Super Junior. Mamamoo is just one of those groups that really cannot be compared, for me at least. Their vocals, rap and performances are just a different style then what is normally seen in kpop. They have a more mature vibe. I listened to the other girl groups you mentioned but they were not my cup of tea (not saying they were bad though because they are not.)I haven't checked out Dreamcatcher so I'll have to listen to them, I heard good things about them. Looking forward to more Mamamoo reactions.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! Yes, their maturity and the vocal talent in both singing and rapping are amazing. Their performances (dancing) are equally amazing, and I have been blown away with everything I have seen. There will be more Mamamoo, unit and Solo, reactions coming for sure. I can't get enough and I want to watch it all now, lol.

[@bishopman2308]

For me my ultimate groups are BlackPink and Mamamoo. I also follow Twice, Big Bang, Billlie, Jessi and I think Baby Monster might be the next group I follow, since I already do with their Last Evaluation episodes. I listen to alot of kpop, but I only really follow those I mentioned, because I didn't want to get drowned in kpop. If that makes sense. Lol

[@seattleinsomnia]

@bishopman2308 BP was my intro to Kpop, and I will always love them. I found XG from watching OG Kpop Stan dance reaction and then saw she had a Dreamcatcher reaction and decided to check them out myself before watching the reaction and instantly stanned them. And the rest you can see from all my reactions, lol. I have seen a few of the predebut solo stuff of Baby Monster, and they seem like they have a lot of potential, but I haven't followed anything recently or even know if they have officially announced the members yet. Right now, my top 4 are Mamamoo, Dreamcatcher, XG, and BP. There are a couple of groups that I am going to dig deeper into, Purple Kiss, Billlie, Pink Fantasy, Oneus, Pixy, and Craxy. I have also really enjoyed discovering Krock.

[@bishopman2308]

@@seattleinsomnia I also watch OG Kpop Stan's reactions. Lol BlackPink was also what got me into kpop. I was in the hospital for 2 months with a infection and I watched BlackPink House & 24/365 to get to know the girls, then I watched their MV's and I was hooked. I love how all four members have their own unique sound. In the last episode of Baby Monster Last Evaluation, YG said that they will announce the final line up for the group on May 12th (May 11th for us in the States) and people are saying they could debut in June. What did you think of BlackPink's song The Happiest Girl? For me it is their most emotional song from how they sing it, but I still can't stop listening to it or watching people's reactions to it.

[@seattleinsomnia]

@bishopman2308 Happiest Girl is right now my favorite song. Playing With Fire is my 2nd, and I love the acoustic version, too.

[@hossetttren253]

seattle thank you for reaction..highly recommend to do " introduction of mamamoo 2022 PT#2 GROUP by MOO YT " do pt#2 only as its about the group from 2014-2022 lots great info and shows their journey interesting to you

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment! I will definitely be looking into that. A few other people have commented on that, and by the amount, I think it deserves a reaction vid for it.

[@Yuniverse7]

Hello from a fellow Seattle MooMoo! Thanks for your reaction.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Hello back! Little secret, I recently moved out of Seattle to Everett, but lived there for 9 years, and most people will recognize Seattle over Everett.

[@Yuniverse7]

@@seattleinsomnia lol... me too. I'm 20 min south of Seattle myself.

[@Yuniverse7]

I’m also going to miss them this US tour. 😢. Their concerts seems to be crazy good.

[@seattleinsomnia]

I am sad, I want to see them, but the ticket cost, travel and accommodations is just not in the budget for me. I will just have to watch every live performance available and hope they come back soon.

[@Yuniverse7]

@@seattleinsomnia same here. if it was in Seattle, I may able to stretch it, but in other cities... it's just not possible.

[@ashleyll2290]

Recommend you Mamamoo’s killing voice.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! Killing Voice keeps popping up in my suggestion feed and I want to watch it now!!! It will definitely be coming up soon.

[@rappool]

I dont think there is any comparison to other groups like Mamamoo. Other than Red Velvet, no one else has the vocal power houses as mamamoo does in one group. 4 soloists that come together to make the best vocal group and entertainers of this time. Also, Moonbyul came before Dami. I think Mamamoo is far under-rated in Kpop while Blackpink is over-rated. Both are good groups, but the music from Mamamoo is far different than other groups. These 4 grown women compared to the girls in other groups. My recommendation is to watch MooYTs Mamamoo guide part 2. Its about the group and their journey. There is a lot left out in just the individual guides like purple hawke. You wont regret watching it.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment. I will either watch it on my own time and give commentary, or if there are enough people who want to see my reaction to it, then I will react to it. Moonbyul did come before Dami, but I was exposed to Dami first. Either way, I think both are amazing. I'm trying to put my bias aside for Dreamcatcher, but as a total group from what I have seen so far, I would have to agree that Mamamoo is on a different level from all (as much as it pains me to compare against Dreamcatcher) the current groups right now. And I have only really seen 3 videos, a guide, and Hwa Sa's solo 'Twit', which will be up next Monday.

[@djvillan]

@@seattleinsomnia Mamamoo and Dreamcatcher are friends. Dreamcatcher were guests three times on Moonbyul's award winning radio show Studio Moon Night and English subbed full episodes are available. kzbin.info/www/bejne/joS2q5ePhKhnY9E kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajIpHikZ6dlqsk kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5LCp5lqjpmcf6c The funniest Studio Moon Night episode for me was Mamamoo's 2021 Christmas Eve episode, it was hilarious kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZeZinqEgpJ-oKs That describes Mamamoo in a nutshell for you, amazing vocalists but also natural comedians, crackheads and dorks.

[@ReapTheWhirlwind]

Moonbyul and Dami debuted in the same year. 👀Dami was a member of Minx and they also debuted in 2014. I was a Moo Moo before becoming an Insomnia but I never let that blind me to enjoying other groups and tbh the lack of friendliness to multistans it's one of the core weaknesses of Moo Moos atm. Please don't yuck other people's yum because of your own biases.

[@seattleinsomnia]

@ReapTheWhirlwind I do tend to forget about Minx and the experience the 5 had with Dami and SuA as rappers.

[@qedins]

@@seattleinsomnia I'm an insomnia, but I do agree that in terms of vocal technique, they are the best in all kpop girlgroups, including Dreamcatcher. It's like you have 4 Siyeon-level singers in a group. Deukae is close second though and maybe RV also

[@ceciliastarita6463]

Please listen to Be Calm and LMM of Hwasa. That's my fave songs of her.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thank you for the comment! The songs have been added to my list!

[@ceciliastarita6463]

Welcome to Radish Kingdom 💚

[@anonygent]

Since you mentioned K-Rock, you might get a kick out of Rolling Quartz. And since you mentioned EDM, I can recommend the Japanese group Perfume. They've been going strong for 20 years! They have amazing shows to go with their amazing songs. I don't often prefer live performances over music videos, but Perfume's live performances are a thousand times better than the MV's.

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment. I have been reacting to RQ for about a month now. They are currently my favorite K-Rock band. Their cover of Good Night was recommended, and I have reacted to them each week since then. I will add Perfume to my list when I start going abroad. Right now, I have sticking with K groups and bands.

[@carrielai6827]

Hawsa is my bias 2.

[@seattleinsomnia]

She is just amazing! I noticed her in my first reaction to Mamamoo's Mr. Ambiguous, and I needed to hear more of her voice. It was like she demanded my attention.

[@carrielai6827]

@@seattleinsomnia Hwasa caught my attention when she was in Refund Sister “Don’t touch me” MV. I dug in more info about Hwasa and then I found the power house Mamamoo.

[@muemmm8928]

Why pay for therapy when you have mamamoo

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah they are some wholesome individuals that when watching them I am sure they unknowingly cause some healing for their fans.

[@muemmm8928]

@@seattleinsomnia please check out Why Mamamoo shouldnt host their own radio show,Mamamoo being Iconic,Mamamoo on crack

[@seattleinsomnia]

@@muemmm8928 I will add it to my list!

[@hypboy6902]

Please reaction (g)i-dle💜👑

[@seattleinsomnia]

Thanks for the comment! (G)i-dle is on my list to check out!