Actually, Wheein and Hwasa both do the background and adlibs, like @8:11 Wheein was doing those little ad libs during Moonbyul's rap. Wheein is constantly called the Backbone of Mamamoo because her voice fills in a lot of space that people miss and she usually get's noticed later than the other members due to this, she is extremely underrated.
the only girl group i stan after bigbang and 2ne1. they are amazing. it's so hard to find a group that is real and not robotic. their stage presence is just incredible. and you can see how comfortable they are on the stage. their immortal songs medley made me fall for them real hard.
Just to clarify with the “Culture Appropriation”. People that were from the culture that Mamamoo was inspired by defended them and said that what they did wasn’t even culture appropriation, it was appreciation. For example the castle thing in the back, that was an inspiration from the fictional cartoon Aladdin. The castle was in a fictional place so it didn’t make any sense to make this into something it wasn’t. There are other things I would like to touch on, but I don’t I’m too lazy 😅. But just know that it’s mostly the anti-s that try and act like they are from the culture when they’re really not.
Like your reaction but please stop talking about those BS theory about CA... (especially keep talking about it to someone who is just first time knowing the group). Funny thing is those people who like talking about CA are NOT even from that ethnic background and those from that ethnic background hardly complain about it, if at all. Rather I always hear them say they like it. Appreciating other culture is not equal to CA, even though one doesn't know enough of it.
Actually if you saw mr removed you can hear how wheein does most of the backup vocals that's why she doesn't get high notes parts like the rest even tho she can hit from whistle note to the lowest parts so clean & easily
Might want to be careful with MR removed videos, some of them, they actually remove part of the vocals too, and can make a group sound bad. If the person doing it, isn't skilled with the software.
Actaully wheein is the one who do most of the background vocals that is why she mostly songs the chorus and a bit less line than the others cause she support she is like z backbone of mamamoo
As a person who is from the middle east, i can definitely say that mmm did nothing wrong. its just the crazy internet stans, especially twt stans, who make mmm always dirty. but the saddest thing about it that people belive what they say. its like they dont have their own opinions and brain cells.
I’m glad to hear it. I’ll be sharing our discussion in another video but we agreed that often people mistake appreciation for appropriation and that people on the internet attack certain groups unfairly.
Basically, 99% of the CA arguments for the Agrabah version of Aya were created by Blinks who were upset that it featured a sample that was also used in How You Like That? and wanted to create drama surrounding Mamamoo. Like, someone said that the part where Moonbyul has a rifle is anti-Islamic, which is what sparked the whole controversy, but then the question becomes why are you associating guns with Islam. 👀 Also, Agrabah is a fake country and doesn't have a culture to appropriate. Does Disney's Aladdin suffer from the usual pitfalls of Orientalism? Yep. But I still love that film because I know what it is and what it's not. Mamamoo is from a small company and has almost zero protection from akgaes and haters who want to give them a hard time. In a later Aya performance they used a different Middle Eastern sample and they were accused of using the Islamic call to prayer, which is literal blasphemy. This was an almost plausible allegation because the theme of the performance was "Temple"...except that Muslims instantly debunked this claim. It not only wasn't the call to prayer but a woman was singing it and women do not do the call to prayer. Ever. The fact is that Mamamoo is low hanging fruit because they have had legit CA claims against them in the past, which were addressed immediately by RBW and Mamamoo themselves, and they don't have the massive fanbase or company resources to deter haters. It's great that you want to let your friend know that Mamamoo has CA concerns but let her decide for herself if she cares. One of the reasons that CA is almost never addressed in K-Pop is because White stans from America and elsewhere have weaponized it and use it against artists that they don't like. White stans have a tendency to hijack important cultural conversations from the people who would actually be affected by the CA and in the end labels and artists stop listening and nothing changes. Speaking as a Black fan of Mamamoo, we all have different internal lines. I personally wasn't offended when Hwasa wore a durag and thought she looked adorable(this was in Mamamoo's performance of AoA's "Good Luck" on Queendom) but I understand why others were offended by it and will never speak over them, speak for them, or center myself in any discussion about how the issue can be seen as offensive.
Yea, I’m grateful that Joyce is not one of those Stan types. Whenever she brings something to my attention she’s doing so for my opinion/to see it from a different lens. She always speaks on the fact that she doesn’t want to interject her whiteness into it because she understands that here in good old America CA is real. Especially in the music industry (Elvis and his “rock and roll” moves). We’ve been having this conversation aside from Mamamoo and she’s sent me a few videos of other groups, male and female, to see if she was been a super fan and ignoring it or if there was something that she overlooked. Joyce is a serious KPop fan and loves to see the positivity in the groups and their music but as you know that can lead to some serious biases so it’s always good to get another perspective. All that to say is, that was the point of her interjecting, to get my perspective on the topic. And from the comments I’ve read from other viewers it was like I thought, something that seems to be overblown. Thank you so much for the break down and intellectual conversation. We love this channel just for conversations like these! 😊 ~ Yolanda
Mamamoo are just amazing and their Immortal songs performances are just epic. There is the Immortal song medley which is great but going through each of their performances on the show is also special. Two other girl groups I'm really loving is Dreamcatcher (more rock inspired but damn do they have vocals too) and (G)i-dle
Hwasa and Loco did a duet called "don't" that is legend. She also did a duet with Dua Lipa for a bilingual version of dua lipa's retro song "physical" that was amazing but only has a lyric mv.
You are literally me when I showed mamamoo's video to my friends, Its cool right? Their voice is amazing, right? I told u, wheein's voice is goooodddd right? U see that!!!! Owhhh U hear that!!! Wah I love them
The CA thing and racism makes me so angry cuz theres a lot of idols or artists doing that or who did it but nobody says anything. Mmm apologized and grown but nobody cares. In aya live performance they used a sample that its not related to medley east religion, its a sample free for use in a web site for music without copyright. Btw my bias is wheeinie too. Wind Flower my fav song i think.
@@LaughCryKLife glad to see you both can think about it and have an formed opinion about it. Was so sad see all the hate they have. As a person who lives in argentina, and them in korea, issues about racism or specially black movement, blackface, etc its so new to learn for us, we known a litt bit about it but its so different from USA (for example). So we can learn, nobody born knew it all.
Are you sure about Wheein? Solar seemed to give her religion, Hwasa's versatility impressed her, and Moonbyul's granny sweater swag seemed to captivate her. Maybe she's OT4 like many moomoos. lol I'll be interested to hear your conversation about cultural appropriation. I'm so done with the endless flak Mamamoo gets for being themselves and I now avoid as much of the nonsense as I can. From what I've seen, their MV and performance concepts are often deliberately distorted by malicious trolls who look for any excuse to bash MMM or else they're misunderstood by lazy thinkers who give knee-jerk responses rather than bother to ponder the underlying meaning or artistic intent behind what they do. In Aya the song, the MV and the choreo each draw from a wide variety of sources including middle eastern, latin, African and Brazillian but the costumes & set in the MV are the main reasons to wonder about cultural appropriation. What seems to get missed is that the set & costumes are based on orientalist Arabian Nights fantasies rather than authentic sources, for example Disney's Aladdin or the Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade over 100 years ago. So are they really appropriating another culture or are they instead exploring what happens when you live in a fantasy world based on exotic, fictional stories? Aya is a breakup song. Is Mamamoo perhaps trying to say that when we fall in love we write our own romance novel and get trapped in an illusionary narrative we invent ourselves? I find it fascinating that Solar, Moonbyul and Hwasa play blatantly fictional characters from worlds that have nothing to do with the orientalist set & costume design. In the course of the MV the three of them symbolically write an end to their love story via violent acts - Moonbyul kills her lingering feelings for the lover with an arrow, Hwasa extracts them like a rotten tooth, and Solar exorcizes them by ritualistically impaling the bowl of her tears with a dagger. In this scenario Wheein becomes Scheherazade, the one who tells the stories they enact. If you'll recall, Scheherazade told the Arabian Nights stories to survive her marriage one day and one story at a time. I think the important thing in Aya isn't the breakup itself, it's the painful yet empowering act of liberation from the mental web we weave and the romantic lies we tell ourselves.
If you want to hear their spectacular harmonies, the best video to watch is their "Immortal songs medley", it's a medley of songs they did on the TV show Immortal Songs 2, that they were on a record 14 times (the most of any kpop group has been invited, because the show fell in love with them, like we all do
You guys should check out Mamamoo's little sisters Purple Kiss! They just released their 2nd pre-debut single "Can We Talk Again" and the vocals are amazing
its true hwasa did a lot of background vocal, but actually mostly wheein did it a lot in their song. especially when try to harmonize on "high tone" vocal on the back. Not comparing to each other, just they all did their perfect in background vocal. It just there is a reason why they called wheein as "backbone of mamamoo"
I loved seeing your reactions Dingo. MAMAMOO has no wrongs and it shows. I really like your mature point of view, I've already watched your video ab CA and I totally support the argument. We all are connected as you said and social media is full of sensitive kids that aren't even related to the culture most of the times. Thank you for your reaction and I'm looking for more of your content ;)
I agree cultural appreciation not cultural appropriation. But this was such a genuine reaction, I loved it and enjoyed my journey with the both of you. Queens reacting to queens.
man if this and red velvet are your introduction to kpop girl groups, the standard is being set real high. also funfact; hwasa was actually sick with a cold the day this was shot so her tone is actually a little more nasal than usual, but she still kills it anyway
Seeing you both just vibing and getting excited with their vocals is so entertaining. It's so nice seeing people appreciating good vocals from artists like Mamamoo. I love your reaction.
BTW, we need to remember that one of the reasons Spain has a different flavour than the rest of Europe is because of Moorish influence. Spain was conquered by Islam for quite a period of time, gifting Europe and the Hispanic World, a lot of amazing things that have since blended in. If you ask any of these girls about the vibes and the looks, they will have an answer that recognizes the origin, or they will admit they don't know, and they will learn. They NEVER say, "Oh, we thought up the vibe all on our own." Hwasa's favourite artist, the person who inspired her to own and love her body, is Beyonce. She has said so, and continues to say so. Hwasa gives Beyonce credit for inspiring her to make her own beauty standard, and to love her body as it is. She tells anyone who asks. You even see it in her stage performance. We need to start recognizing the difference between appropriation and homage. These women, and especially Hwasa, are kind, and sweet, and only want to help their country become something better. They are also the first Group to publicly sponsor and affiliate with Seoul Pride, and their LGBTQ Fan Group was the largest individual donor to Seoul Pride in It's Second year. In many ways, Korea is 1950's and 60's America, though slightly less violent. These 4 women are fighting the good fight, and doing it the way Jesus said to, with love.
Thank you for the comment about "Too Much". As a White, Hetero, middle-aged male, I feel remiss to inflict my opinions in regards to performance style. I have opinions, but I really don't want people thinking that my opinion is motivated by anything other than musical taste, and my experience as a singer. I agree, that especially in a group setting, big runs, and power belts are only special if they make sense, and are balanced. If all you do is belt and run, belts and runs loose their impact. Another thing that Mamamoo knows how to do, that even the best singers struggle with, is being small. When they get small, it pulls you in by your heart and your guts, and you don't even know why you're crying, or how you got pregnant. You ladies are lovely. Also, keep in mind that Hwasa had a cold during this recording, and was only at about 65%. Watch the Queendom version of "I miss you"
Nice reaction ~~ please react to MAMAMOO's Unbreakable Bond by MMM_ShortClips , mamamoo being relationship goals with their staff and manager by HTIMF 2 😁
You are both cute and enjoyed your reaction. You both should react to the immortal song melody or some of their immortal song performances! I think you both will get a kick out of it.
Mamamoo is about be your real self and do what you want, that why Mamamoo is the only girl group I stand. Being yourself is really not easy for a idol group, when they first came out, they were dressed the same and struggled a lot, but now look at them being themselves and soooooo attractive and sexy!!!
Didn't read through all the comments so I don't know if anyone said this already. Moonbyul writes all of her rap parts. She is one of the most credited (music credited) female artists is Kpop (I think 3rd, but can't remember). She also didn't start out as a rapper. She was a singer and was told by the company that she needed to focus on rapping if she wanted to debut. (She was in a reality show with several other girl group members where she talked about this)
hi i enjoyed your reaction! thank you for appreciating our girls, if you are gonna react to mama 2018 use this link instead since some videos didnt include moonbyul's solo part
Thank you for reacting to our women group mamamoo. They are so damn dear to us because of the talent they hold and there personalities are something else. More mamamoo please 🙏.
5:29 if you are not familiar with a badass fierce af rapper with an equally stunning singing voice named yezi, i highly suggest checking her out! mimew, cider, and home are all great songs to start with to get to know her. cheers ladies, great video! edit- or here is a link to a medely similar to this mamamoo performance th-cam.com/video/5V8vWoWgJxg/w-d-xo.html
@@LaughCryKLife Oh yeah I just watched it, and I loved it! And I already subscribed to the channel. I also suggested to check more live vocals, and the "introducing mamamoo by purplehawke" about solar + moonbyul, and wheein + hwasa. It's a very complete guide! I'm sorry if I'm asking too much, but I really loved the channel, and your opinions.
I really enjoyed this. Personally, Mamamoo's live performances temp fills the empty space 2NE1 left. Their spontaneity, individuality, and fun attitude is refreshing. Pls check out CL and Jessi's Dingo Killing Verse. Also, acoustic version of LONELY and I LOVE YOU by 2NE1 (YG on Air)
We’ve both watched CL and Jessi’s Dingo Killing Verse. Both were 🔥!!! I will check out the other suggestions. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! ❤️
Idk if y’all are both new moomoos or not but can y’all react to the introduction guide for mamamoo by purple hawke it’s 2 parts solar & moonbyul part 1 & wheein& Hwasa part 2
Please do check out Hwasa's adventures with Refund Sisters. She joined Lee Hyori, Jessie and Um Junghua in a group. They sang an awesome song call "don't touch me"
How about Mamamoo and Red Velvet together? They are all friends, and Seulgi collaborated with Moonbyul on Byul's solo "Selfish", as well as in the virtual group Girls Next Door for Idol Drama Operation Team and a MV called "Deep Blue Eyes"
omg i love how the both of yall react!! do react to lmm by hwasa which means lose my mind. you get to see hwasa’s real vocals on there! it’s an emotional song & she talked about how she felt lost and she never felt safe even in the comforts of her own home. the lyrics are pretty vague bc she always writes lyrics for listeners to interpret the song on their own,, rather than hers :)
If you think mamamoo killing voice is impressive, you gotta check Big Mama killing voice because it just on another whole different level and it will just take you to another world. Believe me!
Love how much you both enjoyed this!!! I've watched quite a few people react to it now and it has yet to get old. :) I feel like cultural appropriation (CA) started off with the best intentions, especially when it came to people dressing up for Halloween as gang members or some nonsense like that. However, today's perception of CA really has gotten to the point where we cannot, as you said, give something exposure or deserved recognition. I feel that as long as a culture isn't adapted with the intention of mocking or degrading it, then we should take the opportunity to observe and expand our knowledge if possible. So in "Aya"'s case, someone could think "I wonder what music is popular in Arabic communities?" Similarly ... if someone with a background related to a piece of content has any concerns, we should definitely speak with them and understand. Have a conversation, ask what they would have liked to see instead. Learn from this, do some research, and pass it on! This is how ignorance is fixed. This is how all of us learn from mistakes made throughout life. We investigate/learn and do better next time. [end of TedTalk]
First of all I love u girls. Just saying hahahaha And if you like Moonbyul voice you should react to solo songs of her. And yes, cultural appropriation is a big problem in asian continent. Dami from Dreamcatcher has a deep voice too, please react to them. Thank you so much for your reactions.
The thing with mamamoo cultural appropriation they actually apologize and feel guilty they didn't know better and their agency is the one who push the idea ofc because they're under the contract, the agency should be the one to educate them because they spent years for their whole life training
The only person that is allowed to make an excessive amount of runs is Brian McKnight. Lol... and Wendy from Red Velvet has a song with John Legend called Written In The Stars if you are interested -it's in English too. And if you like HipHop/lower voice female musician, give Yoonmirae(윤미래) - KawiBawiBo a try. She's not in the Kpop Idol category but is a famous HipHop OG in the S. Korea space. I think you'll like her. She's half African-American if anyone want to call "cultural appropriation" on her. LOL. Turn on the caption, the song has a great message. Kawi Bawi Bo = rock paper scissors game. ✌️scissors = peace ✊ rock = power/unity ✋ paper = prayer🙏 / applause👏
Actually, Wheein and Hwasa both do the background and adlibs, like @8:11 Wheein was doing those little ad libs during Moonbyul's rap. Wheein is constantly called the Backbone of Mamamoo because her voice fills in a lot of space that people miss and she usually get's noticed later than the other members due to this, she is extremely underrated.
the only girl group i stan after bigbang and 2ne1. they are amazing. it's so hard to find a group that is real and not robotic. their stage presence is just incredible. and you can see how comfortable they are on the stage. their immortal songs medley made me fall for them real hard.
'it's so hard to find a group that is real and not robotic'... not that hard tho
@@nikicaminori1243 impress me 😂
@@dddmmm1905 u'll find it
Just to clarify with the “Culture Appropriation”. People that were from the culture that Mamamoo was inspired by defended them and said that what they did wasn’t even culture appropriation, it was appreciation. For example the castle thing in the back, that was an inspiration from the fictional cartoon Aladdin. The castle was in a fictional place so it didn’t make any sense to make this into something it wasn’t. There are other things I would like to touch on, but I don’t I’m too lazy 😅. But just know that it’s mostly the anti-s that try and act like they are from the culture when they’re really not.
I think you want to say: "it was appreciation" 😅
@@prisciladossantos1002 thanks 😬
@@lizzy7107 No problem! 😊
Like your reaction but please stop talking about those BS theory about CA... (especially keep talking about it to someone who is just first time knowing the group). Funny thing is those people who like talking about CA are NOT even from that ethnic background and those from that ethnic background hardly complain about it, if at all. Rather I always hear them say they like it. Appreciating other culture is not equal to CA, even though one doesn't know enough of it.
Here's our thoughts- th-cam.com/video/14PD66cV1VM/w-d-xo.html
And and actually Wheein does a lot of the background vocals as well as Moonbyul. She does a lot of the lower tones harmonizations
You girls need to react to mamamoo imortal songs medley
Actually if you saw mr removed you can hear how wheein does most of the backup vocals that's why she doesn't get high notes parts like the rest even tho she can hit from whistle note to the lowest parts so clean & easily
Might want to be careful with MR removed videos, some of them, they actually remove part of the vocals too, and can make a group sound bad. If the person doing it, isn't skilled with the software.
Actaully wheein is the one who do most of the background vocals that is why she mostly songs the chorus and a bit less line than the others cause she support she is like z backbone of mamamoo
Its precious watching you anticipate her excitement.
As a person who is from the middle east, i can definitely say that mmm did nothing wrong.
its just the crazy internet stans, especially twt stans, who make mmm always dirty.
but the saddest thing about it that people belive what they say. its like they dont have their own opinions and brain cells.
I’m glad to hear it. I’ll be sharing our discussion in another video but we agreed that often people mistake appreciation for appropriation and that people on the internet attack certain groups unfairly.
Here's our thoughts-
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Basically, 99% of the CA arguments for the Agrabah version of Aya were created by Blinks who were upset that it featured a sample that was also used in How You Like That? and wanted to create drama surrounding Mamamoo. Like, someone said that the part where Moonbyul has a rifle is anti-Islamic, which is what sparked the whole controversy, but then the question becomes why are you associating guns with Islam. 👀 Also, Agrabah is a fake country and doesn't have a culture to appropriate. Does Disney's Aladdin suffer from the usual pitfalls of Orientalism? Yep. But I still love that film because I know what it is and what it's not. Mamamoo is from a small company and has almost zero protection from akgaes and haters who want to give them a hard time. In a later Aya performance they used a different Middle Eastern sample and they were accused of using the Islamic call to prayer, which is literal blasphemy. This was an almost plausible allegation because the theme of the performance was "Temple"...except that Muslims instantly debunked this claim. It not only wasn't the call to prayer but a woman was singing it and women do not do the call to prayer. Ever. The fact is that Mamamoo is low hanging fruit because they have had legit CA claims against them in the past, which were addressed immediately by RBW and Mamamoo themselves, and they don't have the massive fanbase or company resources to deter haters.
It's great that you want to let your friend know that Mamamoo has CA concerns but let her decide for herself if she cares. One of the reasons that CA is almost never addressed in K-Pop is because White stans from America and elsewhere have weaponized it and use it against artists that they don't like. White stans have a tendency to hijack important cultural conversations from the people who would actually be affected by the CA and in the end labels and artists stop listening and nothing changes. Speaking as a Black fan of Mamamoo, we all have different internal lines. I personally wasn't offended when Hwasa wore a durag and thought she looked adorable(this was in Mamamoo's performance of AoA's "Good Luck" on Queendom) but I understand why others were offended by it and will never speak over them, speak for them, or center myself in any discussion about how the issue can be seen as offensive.
You can see here if she cared. This is the discussion we had after this reaction- th-cam.com/video/14PD66cV1VM/w-d-xo.html
Yea, I’m grateful that Joyce is not one of those Stan types. Whenever she brings something to my attention she’s doing so for my opinion/to see it from a different lens. She always speaks on the fact that she doesn’t want to interject her whiteness into it because she understands that here in good old America CA is real. Especially in the music industry (Elvis and his “rock and roll” moves).
We’ve been having this conversation aside from Mamamoo and she’s sent me a few videos of other groups, male and female, to see if she was been a super fan and ignoring it or if there was something that she overlooked. Joyce is a serious KPop fan and loves to see the positivity in the groups and their music but as you know that can lead to some serious biases so it’s always good to get another perspective. All that to say is, that was the point of her interjecting, to get my perspective on the topic. And from the comments I’ve read from other viewers it was like I thought, something that seems to be overblown.
Thank you so much for the break down and intellectual conversation. We love this channel just for conversations like these! 😊 ~ Yolanda
I dont know if youre both moms, but a cool alternate title might be something like "mama moomoos react to mamamoo"
We are not both moms!! Yolanda is, I'm not. I did think about using MooMoos in the title though because I think we're both becoming official moomoos!
@@LaughCryKLife Here is older generation of mamamoo, 'BIG MAMA'. plz make the reaction of this. th-cam.com/video/OsRogAzmsF8/w-d-xo.html
Yes, like BIGBANG and 2NE1 MamaMoo is another level for me!
Luv to see when educated people make a reaction like this 😘
Keep it up
Wheein's ad lib is everything
Mamamoo are just amazing and their Immortal songs performances are just epic. There is the Immortal song medley which is great but going through each of their performances on the show is also special. Two other girl groups I'm really loving is Dreamcatcher (more rock inspired but damn do they have vocals too) and (G)i-dle
Please react to introduction to Mamamoo by the channel Purple Hawk 🥺🥺🥺
Hwasa and Loco did a duet called "don't" that is legend. She also did a duet with Dua Lipa for a bilingual version of dua lipa's retro song "physical" that was amazing but only has a lyric mv.
You are literally me when I showed mamamoo's video to my friends,
Its cool right?
Their voice is amazing, right?
I told u, wheein's voice is goooodddd right?
U see that!!!!
Owhhh U hear that!!!
Wah I love them
The CA thing and racism makes me so angry cuz theres a lot of idols or artists doing that or who did it but nobody says anything. Mmm apologized and grown but nobody cares.
In aya live performance they used a sample that its not related to medley east religion, its a sample free for use in a web site for music without copyright.
Btw my bias is wheeinie too. Wind Flower my fav song i think.
Look forward to our discussion on the CA thing- I agree on your points.
@@LaughCryKLife glad to see you both can think about it and have an formed opinion about it. Was so sad see all the hate they have. As a person who lives in argentina, and them in korea, issues about racism or specially black movement, blackface, etc its so new to learn for us, we known a litt bit about it but its so different from USA (for example). So we can learn, nobody born knew it all.
@@LudmilaRamirez7 Here's the convo we had after the reaction! th-cam.com/video/14PD66cV1VM/w-d-xo.html
@@LaughCryKLife tysm!!!
Wind flower is my fav
Thank you for reacting to MAMAMOO. We are looking forward for more MAMAMOO reaction from you uwu.
Are you sure about Wheein? Solar seemed to give her religion, Hwasa's versatility impressed her, and Moonbyul's granny sweater swag seemed to captivate her. Maybe she's OT4 like many moomoos. lol
I'll be interested to hear your conversation about cultural appropriation. I'm so done with the endless flak Mamamoo gets for being themselves and I now avoid as much of the nonsense as I can. From what I've seen, their MV and performance concepts are often deliberately distorted by malicious trolls who look for any excuse to bash MMM or else they're misunderstood by lazy thinkers who give knee-jerk responses rather than bother to ponder the underlying meaning or artistic intent behind what they do.
In Aya the song, the MV and the choreo each draw from a wide variety of sources including middle eastern, latin, African and Brazillian but the costumes & set in the MV are the main reasons to wonder about cultural appropriation. What seems to get missed is that the set & costumes are based on orientalist Arabian Nights fantasies rather than authentic sources, for example Disney's Aladdin or the Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade over 100 years ago. So are they really appropriating another culture or are they instead exploring what happens when you live in a fantasy world based on exotic, fictional stories? Aya is a breakup song. Is Mamamoo perhaps trying to say that when we fall in love we write our own romance novel and get trapped in an illusionary narrative we invent ourselves?
I find it fascinating that Solar, Moonbyul and Hwasa play blatantly fictional characters from worlds that have nothing to do with the orientalist set & costume design. In the course of the MV the three of them symbolically write an end to their love story via violent acts - Moonbyul kills her lingering feelings for the lover with an arrow, Hwasa extracts them like a rotten tooth, and Solar exorcizes them by ritualistically impaling the bowl of her tears with a dagger. In this scenario Wheein becomes Scheherazade, the one who tells the stories they enact. If you'll recall, Scheherazade told the Arabian Nights stories to survive her marriage one day and one story at a time. I think the important thing in Aya isn't the breakup itself, it's the painful yet empowering act of liberation from the mental web we weave and the romantic lies we tell ourselves.
This comment is amazing 😱
Agreed that this comment is great!! I have our whole conversation about cultural appropriation saved to be edited and posted. Will be posted soon!
@@LaughCryKLife YAY 🥳🥳🥳
Here's the convo! th-cam.com/video/14PD66cV1VM/w-d-xo.html
I think I'm going to get this comment tattooed. So goood
This and the immortal songs medley are the two best videos for showing people mamamoo!! After that they get hooked!
If you want to hear their spectacular harmonies, the best video to watch is their "Immortal songs medley", it's a medley of songs they did on the TV show Immortal Songs 2, that they were on a record 14 times (the most of any kpop group has been invited, because the show fell in love with them, like we all do
Thanks!!
You guys should check out Mamamoo's little sisters Purple Kiss! They just released their 2nd pre-debut single "Can We Talk Again" and the vocals are amazing
its true hwasa did a lot of background vocal, but actually mostly wheein did it a lot in their song. especially when try to harmonize on "high tone" vocal on the back. Not comparing to each other, just they all did their perfect in background vocal. It just there is a reason why they called wheein as "backbone of mamamoo"
I loved seeing your reactions Dingo. MAMAMOO has no wrongs and it shows. I really like your mature point of view, I've already watched your video ab CA and I totally support the argument. We all are connected as you said and social media is full of sensitive kids that aren't even related to the culture most of the times.
Thank you for your reaction and I'm looking for more of your content ;)
You’re welcome and thank you for watching and commenting 💕!
I agree cultural appreciation not cultural appropriation. But this was such a genuine reaction, I loved it and enjoyed my journey with the both of you. Queens reacting to queens.
Thank u for introducing her to mmm. Show her decalcomanie mv 😉 and I agree it reminds me of lady marmalade.
man if this and red velvet are your introduction to kpop girl groups, the standard is being set real high. also funfact; hwasa was actually sick with a cold the day this was shot so her tone is actually a little more nasal than usual, but she still kills it anyway
Seeing you both just vibing and getting excited with their vocals is so entertaining. It's so nice seeing people appreciating good vocals from artists like Mamamoo. I love your reaction.
Thanks!!
i can honestly say this is one of the best MAMAMOO reaction videos in TH-cam. Easily in my Top 3!!
Thanks!
BTW, we need to remember that one of the reasons Spain has a different flavour than the rest of Europe is because of Moorish influence. Spain was conquered by Islam for quite a period of time, gifting Europe and the Hispanic World, a lot of amazing things that have since blended in. If you ask any of these girls about the vibes and the looks, they will have an answer that recognizes the origin, or they will admit they don't know, and they will learn. They NEVER say, "Oh, we thought up the vibe all on our own." Hwasa's favourite artist, the person who inspired her to own and love her body, is Beyonce. She has said so, and continues to say so. Hwasa gives Beyonce credit for inspiring her to make her own beauty standard, and to love her body as it is. She tells anyone who asks. You even see it in her stage performance. We need to start recognizing the difference between appropriation and homage. These women, and especially Hwasa, are kind, and sweet, and only want to help their country become something better. They are also the first Group to publicly sponsor and affiliate with Seoul Pride, and their LGBTQ Fan Group was the largest individual donor to Seoul Pride in It's Second year. In many ways, Korea is 1950's and 60's America, though slightly less violent. These 4 women are fighting the good fight, and doing it the way Jesus said to, with love.
U should absolutely react to their immortal songs, it’s will just blow ur mind more than this!!
I love your reaction 😘 both of you obviously know a lot about music 💗 Thank you 💗
Thank you for the comment about "Too Much". As a White, Hetero, middle-aged male, I feel remiss to inflict my opinions in regards to performance style. I have opinions, but I really don't want people thinking that my opinion is motivated by anything other than musical taste, and my experience as a singer. I agree, that especially in a group setting, big runs, and power belts are only special if they make sense, and are balanced. If all you do is belt and run, belts and runs loose their impact. Another thing that Mamamoo knows how to do, that even the best singers struggle with, is being small. When they get small, it pulls you in by your heart and your guts, and you don't even know why you're crying, or how you got pregnant. You ladies are lovely.
Also, keep in mind that Hwasa had a cold during this recording, and was only at about 65%. Watch the Queendom version of "I miss you"
Please react to their introduction by purple hawke I love your reaction 😘
Girls...how good taste you have! Love it. Im a moomoo!
Actually it is
4 singers and 4 rappers 😘😘
fun fact: the end of aya got brazilian funk
Omg i just love your reactions!! Totally can relate with you guys😭😭🤣🤣
i love the energy you guys have together! thank you for appreciating mamamoo 💛
so happy!!!! thx
Nice reaction ~~
please react to MAMAMOO's Unbreakable Bond by MMM_ShortClips , mamamoo being relationship goals with their staff and manager by HTIMF 2 😁
You are both cute and enjoyed your reaction. You both should react to the immortal song melody or some of their immortal song performances! I think you both will get a kick out of it.
I love Mamamoo.
mmm immortal medley, pls.
Also, CL's killing verse
Hwasa is my bias too! She had a cold here, but still slayed. ❤️ Mamamoo is just amazing.
Mamamoo is about be your real self and do what you want, that why Mamamoo is the only girl group I stand. Being yourself is really not easy for a idol group, when they first came out, they were dressed the same and struggled a lot, but now look at them being themselves and soooooo attractive and sexy!!!
wow
재밌게 봤어요 lovely moomoo
Didn't read through all the comments so I don't know if anyone said this already. Moonbyul writes all of her rap parts. She is one of the most credited (music credited) female artists is Kpop (I think 3rd, but can't remember). She also didn't start out as a rapper. She was a singer and was told by the company that she needed to focus on rapping if she wanted to debut. (She was in a reality show with several other girl group members where she talked about this)
Thanks for the info! I've noticed she's done more singing recently. Glad she's gotten the freedom to do so.
@@LaughCryKLife have you watched their immortal songs medley live? its another level of vocals and performance
hi i enjoyed your reaction! thank you for appreciating our girls, if you are gonna react to mama 2018 use this link instead since some videos didnt include moonbyul's solo part
here's the link th-cam.com/video/0vikLM7MrDs/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for reacting to our women group mamamoo. They are so damn dear to us because of the talent they hold and there personalities are something else. More mamamoo please 🙏.
I love mamamooo 😭
Amo Mamamoo 😍❤✌Love Mamamoo I m from Brazil ❤😍
5:29 if you are not familiar with a badass fierce af rapper with an equally stunning singing voice named yezi, i highly suggest checking her out! mimew, cider, and home are all great songs to start with to get to know her. cheers ladies, great video!
edit- or here is a link to a medely similar to this mamamoo performance th-cam.com/video/5V8vWoWgJxg/w-d-xo.html
It’s so fun to see y’all just enjoyin’ mamamoo!
More to come soon!
I love watching you guys fangirling. 💗
PLASE make more videos abt MAMAMOO! I LOVED SO MUCH!!! Thank you so much for your appreciation.
You’re welcome and thank you for watching! Here’s our latest Mamamoo reaction.
th-cam.com/video/vFCAlbKNZsU/w-d-xo.html
@@LaughCryKLife Oh yeah I just watched it, and I loved it! And I already subscribed to the channel. I also suggested to check more live vocals, and the "introducing mamamoo by purplehawke" about solar + moonbyul, and wheein + hwasa. It's a very complete guide! I'm sorry if I'm asking too much, but I really loved the channel, and your opinions.
@@mirellamoura96 no worries. We take all requests. That’s how we get our materials. Thanks again 😊!
I really enjoyed this. Personally, Mamamoo's live performances temp fills the empty space 2NE1 left. Their spontaneity, individuality, and fun attitude is refreshing. Pls check out CL and Jessi's Dingo Killing Verse. Also, acoustic version of LONELY and I LOVE YOU by 2NE1 (YG on Air)
We’ve both watched CL and Jessi’s Dingo Killing Verse. Both were 🔥!!! I will check out the other suggestions. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! ❤️
@@LaughCryKLife Really!? I have to watch it then 😎👍🏼
@@Dyob21 we’ve watched them personally, not for a reaction. We do have some reactions to Jessi and CL’s songs though if you haven’t seen them already.
I need more mamamoo reacts!!!!
Idk if y’all are both new moomoos or not but can y’all react to the introduction guide for mamamoo by purple hawke it’s 2 parts solar & moonbyul part 1 & wheein& Hwasa part 2
I Miss You is that baby making music after a long distance relationship. This will alway be my favorite song from Mamamoo 😭
Wheein Bias, welcome to our world!
Really enjoyed this reaction 🥺
MAMAMOO is the Quuen group of k pop FOREVER 😎👑💁♀️
Please do check out Hwasa's adventures with Refund Sisters. She joined Lee Hyori, Jessie and Um Junghua in a group. They sang an awesome song call "don't touch me"
You need to do MaMaMoo Immortal Songs Medley next it is also a compilation but live on stage with dancing as well.
thank you
Mamamooo 👑
i love your video!!😆🤘💯 do watch and do reaction to more MAMAMOO songs😊
i absolutely LOVED your reaction!!❤
Thanks!!!
How about Mamamoo and Red Velvet together? They are all friends, and Seulgi collaborated with Moonbyul on Byul's solo "Selfish", as well as in the virtual group Girls Next Door for Idol Drama Operation Team and a MV called "Deep Blue Eyes"
omg i love how the both of yall react!! do react to lmm by hwasa which means lose my mind. you get to see hwasa’s real vocals on there! it’s an emotional song & she talked about how she felt lost and she never felt safe even in the comforts of her own home. the lyrics are pretty vague bc she always writes lyrics for listeners to interpret the song on their own,, rather than hers :)
Queens Of Vocal KPOP👑👑👑👑
More mamamoo
If you think mamamoo killing voice is impressive, you gotta check Big Mama killing voice because it just on another whole different level and it will just take you to another world. Believe me!
Mamamoo is epic. Blackpink is devastating. Check out How you Like That or Kill This Love.
You should listen to Calm by Hwasa and LMM so deep and sad and her voice just gives you goosebumps especially in the end of LMM
Noiceee reactionn❤
Mamamoo immortal medley next pls🥺🥺❤❤
JYP actually compared them to EnVogue too xD.
Reacts to So Hyang - I Will Always Love You
Mamamoo immortal songs medley pleaseeeee
Love how much you both enjoyed this!!! I've watched quite a few people react to it now and it has yet to get old. :)
I feel like cultural appropriation (CA) started off with the best intentions, especially when it came to people dressing up for Halloween as gang members or some nonsense like that. However, today's perception of CA really has gotten to the point where we cannot, as you said, give something exposure or deserved recognition. I feel that as long as a culture isn't adapted with the intention of mocking or degrading it, then we should take the opportunity to observe and expand our knowledge if possible. So in "Aya"'s case, someone could think "I wonder what music is popular in Arabic communities?"
Similarly ... if someone with a background related to a piece of content has any concerns, we should definitely speak with them and understand. Have a conversation, ask what they would have liked to see instead. Learn from this, do some research, and pass it on! This is how ignorance is fixed. This is how all of us learn from mistakes made throughout life. We investigate/learn and do better next time.
[end of TedTalk]
Truth. Check out our video where we finish the discussion we started here!
Please react to Mamamoo Immortal Song Medley... thank you soooo much 😘
In 'Miss You', Everyone Dies....lol
big mama - dingo music killing voice reaction
First of all I love u girls. Just saying hahahaha And if you like Moonbyul voice you should react to solo songs of her. And yes, cultural appropriation is a big problem in asian continent. Dami from Dreamcatcher has a deep voice too, please react to them. Thank you so much for your reactions.
CL Killing Verse Freestyle on Dingo Music next?
The thing with mamamoo cultural appropriation they actually apologize and feel guilty they didn't know better and their agency is the one who push the idea ofc because they're under the contract, the agency should be the one to educate them because they spent years for their whole life training
Fun fact, Southern Spain is culturally middle eastern.
Please react wheesa moments !!!!!!!!!
Pls react to mamamoo studio vs live
Hwasas vocal register just amazing both high and low
Next please cl killing verse pleeeeeeeease
You gais should react to mamamoo immortal song medley
Please react to more Mamamoo videos
Please react to I MISS YOU by MAMAMOO LIVE in queendom
The only person that is allowed to make an excessive amount of runs is Brian McKnight. Lol... and Wendy from Red Velvet has a song with John Legend called Written In The Stars if you are interested -it's in English too. And if you like HipHop/lower voice female musician, give Yoonmirae(윤미래) - KawiBawiBo a try. She's not in the Kpop Idol category but is a famous HipHop OG in the S. Korea space. I think you'll like her. She's half African-American if anyone want to call "cultural appropriation" on her. LOL. Turn on the caption, the song has a great message.
Kawi Bawi Bo = rock paper scissors game.
✌️scissors = peace
✊ rock = power/unity
✋ paper = prayer🙏 / applause👏
you should watch CL's Killing Voice/Verse or all her songs under +IN THE NAME OF LOVE+ and all her recents.. Try also DPR and LeeHi songs