Introducing Mamamoo - Part 2 - Wheein and Hwasa - UK K-Pop Fans Reaction 

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Mamamoo as a whole represents "Unconventional" in Korea. In terms of their style, especially Moonbyul, stage attitudes, lyrics in songs, etc. Mamamoo were told when they formed the group that they had to stand out as a vocal group because they weren't "visually appealing." 🤦🏽‍♀️ They have fought tooth and nail to be where they are now. Ask any Idol who their vocal inspirations are, 9 times out of 10, it's Mamamoo. ❤

don't try to choose a bias mamamoo = ot4 it's a common thing

Ignore the robot voice - you're saying Wheein correctly. Purple Hawke didn't mention it but the scene where Wheein welcomes Hwasa as her first line of support was at the MV shoot for her solo debut song Easy. Wheein is standing next to a coffee truck sent by Solar, which illustrates Solar's mom-style leadership and how she cares for each member individually. Solar almost always goes to visit Moonbyul on the set of her solo MV shoots and brings food (they're best friends and similar in age) but with the younger members Solar sends a coffee truck with a message of support. I think she stays out of their way so the kids don't feel like mom is looking over their shoulder while they're doing their thing. Welcome to the culture clash if the criticism of Hwasa is your intro to the extreme Korean and even more extreme kpop beauty standards. Mamamoo has never fit in with the kpop's standards regarding beauty, fashion, gender, sexuality or polite behavior by proper female idols and consequently they've always been one of kpop's biggest shit magnets. Tho they clearly have no use for social norms or artificially imposed standards and speak their minds on social issues other idols avoid (such as their long-time lgbtq+ support) they're happy go lucky iconoclasts. As you can tell they don't cultivate a bad girl image and instead use their platform to convey empowering messages of self-love and acceptance of others for their individuality and uniqueness. Hwasa wasn't the only member to have trouble passing her auditions with kpop agencies. It's very possible that none of the members would have debuted if RBW's co-CEO hadn't had the novel idea of assembling a girl group based on their talent and creativity and promoting them as artists rather than the usual formula of selecting girls based on how their looks & skills fit into a pre-conceived marketing concept such as cute, innocent, sexy or girl crush. You know that Hwasa was rejected based solely on her appearance. Moonbyul & Wheein signed with RBW after failing to debut at another company. Solar failed about 50 auditions because being over 20 she was thought to be too old and it makes kpop standards seem all the more ridiculous when you hear a clip of Solar nailing her audition piece for RBW, Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You. Though I and most moomoos have very mixed feelings about how RBW has handled Mamamoo and their career we all thank RBW's Kim Dohoon for plucking the members from the trash heap of other companies' rejects and retreads. At a pre-debut showcase all the industry pros told RBW that Mamamoo would fail and they were crazy to make them the first group to debut under their new startup agency. RBW didn't pass that pessimistic prediction on to the members but they did let them know that since they were neither cute and girly like other female idols nor tall and lean like fashion models they were going to have to rely on their singing and performances if they were going to be successful. Their success despite starting from less than zero with the odds stacked against them is an inspiring story and they've become role models for young women and young idols. I think their success has helped to loosen kpop's beauty standards and their participation in all creative aspects of their career has helped expand opportunities for the subsequent generations of female idols to be actively involved as creators, not just performers. Looking forward to whatever route you choose to take through the radish field! I'm sure moomoos will give you lots of suggestions but imo it doesn't matter what you pick. Everyone has their preferences but Mamamoo really doesn't have a bad song. 😂

I'm so invested to your MAMAMOO reactions videos. And it's not a problem if you can't pick a favorite member because you'll just love all of them. For me, it depends upon who's making a comeback. 🤣

Wheein and Hwasa’s friendship is the best that I envy. Please continue supporting mamamoo. 🤍If you want to react more, they have also many amazing award performance stages and fan meeting stages.

thanks for reacting , if you would know more abt. the group, recommend the part 2 of The MAMAMOO Introduction Guide of 2022. thanks and enjoy

You can never really have a bias 😂😂😂😂they all have their own way

I'm going to enjoy following your Mamamoo journey. These women are four superstars, collectively as Mamamoo and individually as each member has their own very successful solo career. Looking forward to many more of your reactions to MMM.

I say #MAMAMOO the best ✨💯

Wheein is 휘인 (hwi-in); the video actually did a pretty good job with the pronunciation, despite what the other commenters tell you. It is _not_ misreading it. Many "robovoices" ignore Korean and mispronounce it as if it were English (an extreme example: pronouncing Ryujin as "rye-woo-jin" 😠); Purple Hawke obviously took pains to make it pronounce 휘인 as 휘인. You can hear the correct pronunciation of the first syllable of her name very clearly at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="407">6:47</a>, when they nickname her 휘파고 ("hwipago", Whee-phaGo). To try to explain in words, the correct pronunciation of those initial consonants in Korean is a bit similar to the old pronunciation of "what" (it was even spelled as "hwæt" at some point in the history of English). If you can read IPA, it is ['hɥi in] ("hwee-in", ish), or alternately, ['hy in] ("hee-in"). I don't think there is anywhere in Korea where the that leading [h] in her name is left unpronounced. Of course, since most fans do not speak Korean, and given the romanisation she chose, the pronunciation you guys adopted, ['wi in], is widely accepted as well, though it is not how a Korean would say it. One could say that ['wi in] might be her English stage name, just like Solar is Solar's (which is actually 솔라 "Solla" in Korean, consisting of two solfeggio notes, "sol" and "la"). I don't expect you to pronounce Solar as ['sʰolla], and I don't expect you to pronounce Wheein as ['hɥi in]... but you did ask. :)

The Korean woman I order albums through pronounces it Hweein. The first time we saw Hwasa's name Romanized was on their first pre-debut MV and they spelled it Wassa. In Hangul, both names start with the same character.

so glad you guys are checking out mamamoo, you’ll definitely fall in love with them more as you watch them. I recommend their solo stuff (i saw you did wheein recent album) with Moonbyul i can’t suggest this cover enough for first time listeners “trying to say goodbye” then wheein “with my tears” and “let’s breakup/goodbye” Hwasa “LMM” and “Maria” Solar “Honey” and “Zingle Zingle”. Even these dont cover half of what other content they have out there for you to indulge. Im subscribing just to keep up with your journey of Mamamoo ❤️❤️

Hwasa is my female ult. But seriously…any of the girls could be the mains in any group. And they vie for bias wreckers constantly. Enjoy your ride. They have the best discography for any female group in Korea.

I mean, mamamoo has quite a few stages of their 1cm performances, so if you wanted to go a few weeks just watching diss tracks instead of MVs you probably could XD and i mean, elaborate projects. they have their standard chaotic music show stages of 1cm, but they've also remixed it into a couple different genres, done long hype sessions to lead into it at concerts, and eventually started building LORE for it??? several of their concerts have different 1cm stages with animated VCRs beforehand telling of their story, then elaborate skits with things ranging from wild costumes to actual stunts?!? so yes def check out some music but just know those stages are out there when you need a good laugh again lmaoo

recommend next "introduction to "mamamoo 2022 by MOO YT PT#2 GROUP " .....this talk about their journey as a group and discography.

Thanks for this. Congrats for reaching 1k subs!

Me encanta sus reacciones. Un dato sobre Solar: hizo mas de 50 audiciones pero en ninguna la querian porque la consideraban "vieja" con 18 años y "fea" para debutar en un grupo.

"Only their diss-songs" ... well... that would mostly be Hip, which accidently also is their biggest hit so far. 🙂

You should also react to the video where MAMAMOO interacts with their staff. It's too cute! IT'S like they're family. 🤣🌊

As for NON-MV stuff, how about their Singing In The Car videos? There are only a couple of those videos but they are SO GOOD! You get to hear them without any kind of special electronic effects on their voices at all, most of it is a capella. The videos were captured by fans who watched some of the group's Live stuff while they got bored when traveling a long distance (fairly early in their career, before the tiny company could afford to fly them places). Since they are fan videos, they are not on Mamamoo's channel or on RBW, they will have other names (if those videos can even be found anymore, I don't know).

You two really just *get* it and I love it.

#QueenHwaSa 💋👑❤️‍🔥

Just discovered your yt channel and I have to say I like it 👍 Hope to see more mamamoo ❤

Wheein's name in Hangul is written ho-ween, but for whatever reason they romanized it Wheein so we all pronounce the Wh speaking English and it's fine. Careful, every Moomoo knows once you Wheein you can't Whee out. Mamamoo had their breakout during their 4 seasons project so checking out those 4 songs is a great place to start. I like to introduce people to them with the contrast between Starry Night and Egotistic, two of the title tracks from 4 Seasons.

There is a video where the girls are on stage and reporters are asking questions. They start asking Hwasa all these things regarding her much talked about and critized outfit and basically if she wore it to start a controversy. You can see at first Wheein smiling but slowly it goes away. I'd run if I caused Wheein to frown lol. Especially if it was because I was talking about her best friend. At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="165">2:45</a> mark, you also see Solar looking more and more upset with the line of questioning by the male reporter. Then you see her lean towards Moonbyul and whisper something. Solar may be crazy and silly at times but she can quickly snap into leader/mother mode. She knows who is better suited to answer certain things so she asks Moonbyul to answer. Link below. I was also surprised like y'all were about the hate Hwasa use to, and still, gets. I realize it's different beauty standards but still... all Mamamoo members are gorgeous and talented. To hear that Hwasa got hate when they debut was sad and heartbreaking considering she was 19. Anyways, more reactions please and remember to watch on the official Mamamoo channel for subtitles. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-83fNFnvBhSA.htmlfeature=shared

You guys are so goddamn adorable. I want to be your next door neighbor or whatever the dreary and emotionally distant British equivalent of that is.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1124">18:44</a> in korea it is VERY unconventional! she’s considered fat and too dark and ugly. korean beauty standards are very strict and.. questionable i’d say. their image of a beautiful woman is : pale skin, being extremely skinny (underweight), and having an “innocent charm” so hwasa really became a symbol of perseverance for women considered “unattractive” in korea

Thanks so much for reacting to this... it really helped me out in the beginning ❤ happy travel with MooMoos 😉 you have a great ride infront of you

I love this so much

There are so many videos of them being the best comedians so hypothetically you can spend weeks reacting to that😂😂😂

wow 3mins ago😂

Where are we now by Mamamoo is one of my favourites. You should watch Queendom which is a competition show between 6 female K-pop groups and Mamamoo are one of them. Also their Killing Voice performance will give you a sampling of their songs and it’s really good. They are really the only female group I watch. ❤

mamamoo is the only group where i can see none of the members in any other occupation. given how talented they are, i'm sure they _could_ take up other jobs, but all four of these women were BORN to be singers and performers! you can see it in the way each of their live performances just radiate passion and energy, and how each of them gives their all in everything they do. and yes, the korean beauty standards are just impossible. so many idols have admitted to having their mental health absolutely broken down by the expectations placed on them, having to starve themselves to fit the cookie cutter standard of an idol. so it's really refreshing to see mamamoo say "nah fuck that" and proudly be themselves. all of the members were shamed for being "ugly" at some point, especially hwasa. but they refused to give into the pressure and instead created their own trademark. not just with beauty standards either, but with everything they do. moonbyul is unapologetically androgynous and is also often referred to as "conservative moon" because of how she doesn't like to show skin that much. she prefers gender neutral and loose fitting clothes, and says that she can be sexy even without showing skin. solar was considered "old" when she debuted (she was only in her 20s but kpop prefers to debut literal children) but she went on to become an incredibly influential idol. all of these women are so authentic and so unabashedly themselves, and it's such a breath of fresh air in an industry where visuals are valued more than skill, and idols are usually just products for the public. i recommend you check out their song 'Yes I Am', it's a lighthearted pop song but it talks about how they break stereotypes and love themselves as they are.

thanks for the reaction, first of all. Wheein is pronounced with Hwi, not We. ㅎ = H (휘인). It would be spelled with ㅇ instead of ㅎ (위인), if it was pronounced we-in. As it is, it is spelled and pronounced as Hwi-in

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="240">4:00</a> _Technically,_ her name is properly pronounced "Hwee-in" (휘인), but the H-sound is largely disregarded, especially given that her stage name is spelled with the W first. But yeah, the electro-voice is just guessing wrongly. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="320">5:20</a> She _is_ kind of a skill sponge. If she feels like learning something new, she pretty much just _does._ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="335">5:35</a> I've got a vague recollection she _may_ have done a tattoo at some point, but I may also be completely misremembering, and I'm pretty sure that's one skill she hasn't acquired yet. Give her a minute, though... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="545">9:05</a> "I'm the modest one." 😜 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="935">15:35</a> All the time _when she's performing._ I think of Hwasa and Hyejin as kinda like Superman and Clark Kent; two very different personas each occupying its own name, though in Hwasa's case, both are very much the real her. Hwasa is that "queen energy" you're talking about; that ferocious, sexy, no-nonsense badass you see on stage. Hyejin is the adorable, shy homebody who'd much rather be curled up in bed... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1140">19:00</a> Certainly at the time they were debuting (and still today I guess, but I think it's got more flexible nowadays), the trend was toward slim girls with fair skin; Hyejin was curvy and had a naturally darker complexion. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1420">23:40</a> She knows you can't please all the people all of the time... but you _can_ please _yourself._

Oh, I forgot to explain Purple Hawke's statement that unlike the typical idol image Hwasa is "unconventionally thikk, tan, and proud of it." As I'm sure you know, most female idols are rail thin and I'm also sure you don't need me to explain the physical and mental health issues that accompany extreme dieting by teenaged girls. Hwasa's skin tone is darker than most Koreans. The standard of feminine beauty in Korea includes a thin body and extremely white skin, ideally as light as a white ceramic doll. Btw, it was amusing to see the slogan "I love my body" pop up on the screen at that time. The guide vid is about 4 years old and I Love My Body is the title of Hwasa's recent solo song. And finally, the last line in the guide is the members telling Hwasa "I'll never let you go!" Never Letting Go is the fandom motto. It's also the Korean title of Mamamoo's first fan song, which was mostly written by Solar with Moonbyul & Hwasa contributing rap verses. When you get to know them and their music a little better watch the live MV for Never Letting Go, aka I Love Too in English, and bring tissues.

Well my bias is ot4 hahahhaa

Please reaction killing voice APINK💕🐼

BTW if you want to see them Roast eachother, each member in the hot seat. [Mamamoo] Silhouette Talk Truth Game (feat. Fanmeeting) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FkbFauq_BV8.html

¿Por qué no aparecen los subtitulos automático?

Subtitles in Portuguese please

Korean Netizens are insane, I remember there was this kpop idol who was critized also for not wearing bra but sadly and tradically, she took her own life. She couldnt bear the bashing and bullying she got from the internet.

Wheein is the ace of Mamamoo. Their CEO literally formed the group around Wheein, calling her the "backbone" of Mamamoo because she's both the best technical singer and dancer of the group. Even Solar said she's afraid of singing Wheein's songs because Wheein has such a huge range. I highly HIGHLY recommend watching Wheein's live performance of Anymore - it's probably the most jaw-dropping Wheein performance to date. :)

I pronounce it as WE - IN.

They really struggling at the beginning. You can check on their 2022 guides. Like you said the Korean beauty standards are insane. And toxic Knetz told solar is too old for debuting, moonbyul is too fat, hwasa is fat thick and tanned ( more darker than girls group members usually). They labeled as ugly and old GG. They don't appreciate their talent at all. In 2019 MMA awards, mamamoo got mistreated by the staff. In the red carpet when the rookies have an interview, there's no one asking mamamoo so they just got photoshoot and leave. The rookies group have more time to perform it's more than 12 or 13 minutes, but they speed up mamamoo songs and have to perform under 10 minutes and it contains hwasa solo and mamamoo songs. But yeah mamamoo doing mamamoo. When they have to sign the car the other Groups sign the window so they can easily removed it. But Solar as the leader hahaha she sign at the door. And it's very big so everyone can notice it easily 😂 When hwasa perform she spray red the bckup dancer clothes - "pd" and sing meongcheongi ( stupid ) part then she spray the camera too. When mamamoo performs they made quotes "ain't no love in this party". At the end of their performance they do ad-lib like they have to cut cut cut. And yes mamamoo never attending MMA again. That's why i love mamamoo so much they not just a girl group. They grew and labeled as a talented girl group. Really proud of them.

Mamamoo is the best but im surprised this channel haven’t react to blackpink yet. They are consider the biggest girl group in the world along with twice . Bts for the male group. Blackpink for the girl Group

Hwasa doesn't fit the Korean Beauty Standard(KBS)... which are insane, and often dangerous. And BTW KBS is a thing for the MEN as well. None of Mamamoo do. As for her being darker skinned... that is an ASIAN(Korean/Japanese/Chinese). If you had tanned skin it ment you were low class, working outside in the fields. Lighter skin ment higher class. It's stll a thing. Where as Westerners want to be tanned.