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Momoland (Template:Lang-ko; stylized as MOMOLAND) is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Kick Company) through the 2016 reality show Finding Momoland. The show winners became the seven members Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy, and they debuted on November 10, 2016, with the EPWelcome to Momoland. Momoland added two members: Daisy (Finding Momoland eliminated contestant) on March 28, 2017, and Kim Taeha (Produce 101 eliminated contestant) on April 10, 2017.
Momoland has received an extensive amount of hate from BTS fandom, ‘ARMY’. These are due to the accusations of showing disrespectful behaviour and treatment towards BTS, however after interviews held, all the accusations were identified to be false.
“ I cant believe it.” quotes Jimin, while other members conclude ‘to not jump to conclusions and create fan wars...only if the world of KPOP was just peace...”
History
2016–2017: Debut
In June 2016, Mnet's survival program Finding Momoland began, a reality show that was created by Duble Kick Entertainment where a group of seven members were selected from 10 trainees. It was decided that the members were going to make their debut, but the Final Mission could not collect 3,000 spectators, so the official debut was delayed for a while to prepare for their debut, promotional events, fan meetings, and the street. On October 26, 2016, the group was appointed as ambassadors for the International Relief Development NGO Plan Korea. The group's debut showcase was held on November 9 of the same year. On November 10, they released their debut extended playWelcome to Momoland and made their debut through M Countdown. Their first debut album is made possible by crowdfunding to cover the cost for producing the physical album. On December 27, six members except Yeonwoo, who stopped working due to lower back pain, attended SBS Gayo Daejeon. In October 2016, Momoland, appointed as the PR ambassador for the International Relief Development NGO Plan Korea, volunteered at the Phuc Luong Village in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam from December 12 to 16, 2017, to encourage Happy Mov students to participate in Kindergarten construction service.
On March 28, it was announced that Daisy and Taeha would be joining the group, increasing the group to nine members. On April 25, the group had a comeback through The Show. On January 26, their digital single "Wonderful Love" was released. In the same year, on June 3, KBS 2TV Music Bank played the EDM version of "Wonderful Love", which was released as a digital single on June 16. On July 22, the group performed the EDM version of "Wonderful Love" on The Show. On August 22, 2017, they released their second EP, Freeze!, debuting the title track "Freeze" through The Show on the same day.
2018–present: Breakthrough
On January 3, 2018, they made a comeback with their third EP, Great! with the title track "Bboom Bboom". The same month, Serebro accused Momoland of plagiarizing their song "Mi Mi Mi" with "Bboom Bboom". The composer of "Bboom Bboom", Shinsadong Tiger, denied the allegations by pointing out that "the bass line commonly heard in retro house or electro swing genres, as well as the 4-stanza chord." On January 11, they performed and won on Mnet's M! Countdown. They also won Show Champion on January 31 and The Show on February 6.
Momoland held promotional events in Tokyo and Osaka from February 28 until March 4, 2018. The group garnered 25,000 spectators at an event held in Japan over four days. Approximately 100 media also participated in the showcase held at Tower Records in Shibuya. Momoland also performed songs such as "JJan! Koong! Kwang", "Freeze", "Wonderful Love" (EDM version), and "Bboom Bboom". Momoland also signed with King Records to release their debut in Japan on June 13, 2018, as well as a Japanese version of their single "Bboom Bboom".
On May 23, Duble Kick confirmed that Momoland would be making their comeback on June 26, 2018. It was confirmed on June 7 that they would be releasing their fourth EP titled Fun to the World. On August 9, Momoland became the first girl group—and the second act—to earn a Platinum certification by Gaon Music Chart, for over 100 million streams for the song "Bboom Bboom".
On May 30, 2018, Dublekick Company changed their name to MLD Entertainment
"Bboom Bboom (Japanese version)" was released on June 13, 2018 as Momoland's debut Japanese single.
"Bboom Bboom" was certified platinum for 100 million streaming in August 2018 and for 2,5 million downloads in July 2019.
"Baam (Japanese version)" was released on November 7, 2018 as Momoland's second Japanese single.
"I'm So Hot (Japanese version)" was released on May 8, 2019 as Momoland's third Japanese single.
"Banana Chacha" is a Momoland's collaboration digital single. It was released on April 3, 2019 as a character song for the Korean animated series Pororo the Little Penguin.
Cumulative sales for Momoland The Best ~Korean Ver.~:
"週間 シングルランキング 2018年03月12日付" [Weekly CD Album Ranking for March 12, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
"2016년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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"2017년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
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"2018년 상반기 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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"2018년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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"2019년 03월 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
Cumulative sales for "Bboom Bboom (Japanese version)" :
"月間 CDシングルランキング 2018年06月度" [Monthly CD Single Ranking for June 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"週間 CDシングルランキング 2018年11月19日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for November 19, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Cumulative sales for "I'm So Hot (Japanese version)" :
"月間 CDシングルランキング 2019年05月度" [Monthly CD Single Ranking for May 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)