MAMAMOO: Not a 3-Year-8-Month Hiatus, but a Sold-Out Week
Key Takeaways
- · 마마무는 6월 4일 스페셜 싱글 '4WARD'로 2022년 10월 이후 3년 8개월 만에 완전체로 돌아왔습니다.
- · 컴백 일주일 만에 서울·가오슝·마카오 공연이 전석 매진됐고, 가오슝은 1만 석 규모 1회가 추가로 열렸습니다.
- · '4 Flowers' MV는 공개 8일 만 1,024만 뷰로, 채널 최근 90일 롱폼 평균 59.4만 뷰의 17.2배입니다 (Dhesy 수집 기준).
- · 재계약 이후 솔라·문별은 RBW 잔류, 화사·휘인은 새 소속사로 행보가 갈렸다가 이번 완전체로 다시 모였습니다.
- · 서울 공연 첫날 6월 19일은 2014년 'Mr.애매모호' 데뷔 12주년 당일입니다.
'Ten thousand seats sold, and ten thousand more.' That was the June 11 headline reporting that MAMAMOO's Kaohsiung concert had sold out and opened an additional show — exactly one week after the group's full-member comeback. MAMAMOO released the special single '4WARD' on June 4, their first complete-group record since October 2022, a gap of 3 years and 8 months. Most outlets led with the length of the hiatus, but the real story has been stacking up on the opposite side: how fast the tickets disappeared. Here is what happened in one comeback week, compared through press reports and channel data.
Seoul, Kaohsiung, Macau: Tickets That Vanished at Open
All three Seoul shows (June 19-21, Olympic Hall at Olympic Park) sold out through fan-club presale alone, and Kaohsiung in Taiwan and Macau (July 18, The Londoner Arena) sold every seat the moment tickets opened. On June 11, news agency News1 interpreted the sell-out streak as the result of worldwide fan attention toward the group's first full-member comeback in 3 years and 8 months.
Putting the cities in one table makes the pace clearer.
| City | Confirmed schedule and venue | Ticket result (as of June 11 reports) |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | June 19-21 · Olympic Hall, Olympic Park | All 3 shows sold out in fan-club presale |
| Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | Arena-class venue | Sold out, then one extra 10,000-seat show added |
| Macau | July 18 · The Londoner Arena | Sold out the moment tickets opened |
| Manila (Philippines) | Confirmed for August | Tickets to open |
The tour's current position is not just sold-out shows — cities like Kaohsiung are now opening additional seats.
Why the Full-Group Comeback Took 3 Years and 8 Months
This is MAMAMOO's first complete-group release since the 12th mini album 'MIC ON' in October 2022. Yonhap News reported the June 4 release, explaining that the single's name '4WARD' combines the number '4', symbolizing the four members, with 'FORWARD'.
Behind the long gap is an agency split. As Ten Asia and others noted, after the contract-renewal point Solar and Moonbyul stayed with RBW while Hwasa and Wheein moved to new agencies. The team never disbanded, but four members under different agencies needed time to align schedules and contracts before standing on one stage again.
What each member did during that time is compared in the matrix below.
Four Members in the Gap Years: Solar and Moonbyul Stayed, Hwasa and Wheein Moved
After the renewals, the members' paths split into two tracks.
| Category | Solar · Moonbyul | Hwasa · Wheein |
|---|---|---|
| Agency after renewal | Stayed with RBW | Moved to new agencies |
| Focus during the gap | Variety shows | Solo music careers |
| June 2026 | Joined '4WARD' as full group | Joined '4WARD' as full group |
The identical last row is the point of this table. Even while the paths diverged, the official channel stayed unified. Based on data collected by Dhesy, MAMAMOO's official channel holds 6.84 million subscribers and 1,291 videos, and Moonbyul's solo 'Hertz' MV from March and her 'Gise' performance video from April (370K views) were both uploaded here. What the four members share is that none of them stopped working; what differs is the kind of stage they stood on. That difference left two distinct numbers in the channel's view counts.
Two Numbers on One Channel: Moonbyul's 7.38M and the Full Group's 10.24M
Among the channel's 46 videos in the last 90 days (32 long-form, 14 Shorts), the most-viewed is the '4 Flowers' MV released on June 4. Based on Dhesy data, it reached 10.24 million views in 8 days — 17.2 times the channel's long-form average of 594K views over the same period.
Second place is Moonbyul's solo 'Hertz' MV at 7.38 million views. That already towers over the channel average, but the full-group MV climbed one step higher.
| Video (release date) | Views | vs. 90-day long-form average |
|---|---|---|
| '4 Flowers' MV (June 4) | 10.24M | 17.2x |
| Moonbyul 'Hertz' MV (March 25) | 7.38M | 12.4x |
| Moonbyul 'Gise' performance (April 30) | 370K | 0.6x |
| 90-day long-form average (32 videos) | 594K | 1x (baseline) |
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* Source: Dhesy
The 14 Shorts are not clips cut from longer videos but independently shot dance-challenge content. The #Hertz_Challenge and #4WARD_Challenge tags extended into collaborations with members of other groups, averaging 42K views. The numbers show the channel's center of gravity sits with long-form MVs. These figures are limited to official-channel data collected by Dhesy as of June 11, 2026.
'4 Flowers': A Comeback Song That Casts Each Member as a Flower
In its comeback coverage, MK Sports introduced the title track '4 Flowers' as a song likening each of the four members to a single flower. The choreography visualizes flowers blooming, and the lyrics carry the line 'Even scattered, our roots are one / After the goodbye, again.' It reads as a mirror of the members' past few years under separate agencies.
Since the release, challenge Shorts have kept arriving on the channel. The 'Even scattered, our roots are one' challenge video that Solar and Hwasa filmed together on June 9 has logged 92K views, based on Dhesy data.
From a Fistfight to a Full Group: 12 Years Unpacked on 'Zzanhan-hyung'
The comeback week's buzz extended beyond the stage. On the YouTube show 'Zzanhan-hyung Shin Dong-yup' released June 8, all four members appeared together, shared their thoughts on the 12th debut anniversary, and revealed a behind-the-scenes story: Hwasa and Wheein once got into a drunken fistfight at a hotel in Japan, followed by a week-long cold war. The next day, multiple outlets quoted the scene in their headlines.
That a 12-year-old group can laugh while telling a conflict story says something about where the relationship stands now. The narrative — the bond never broke even while they were scattered — unfolded on a variety show and overlapped with the same week's sell-out streak, reinforcing the comeback's momentum.
A Seoul Opening on Their 12th Debut Anniversary, and What Comes Next
The first Seoul show on June 19 falls exactly 12 years after MAMAMOO debuted with 'Mr. Ambiguous' in 2014. The full-group world tour opens on the debut anniversary itself.
Still, sold-out shows do not automatically mean a return to full-time group activity. With the members under different agencies, this reunion may remain a project-based combination built around special singles and tours.
So there are two signals to watch: whether the extra-show pattern from Kaohsiung repeats in Macau and in Manila in August, and whether the sell-out record leads to additional cities or a follow-up full-group announcement in the second half of the year as the tour wraps. June 19-21 in Seoul, July 18 in Macau, August in Manila — the dates to mark are already on the calendar.
FAQ
Q. How long has it been since MAMAMOO's last full-group comeback
About 3 years and 8 months, since the 12th mini album 'MIC ON' in October 2022. The four members returned together on June 4, 2026 with the special single '4WARD' and its title track '4 Flowers'.
Q. What is the MAMAMOO world tour schedule
Seoul runs June 19-21 at Olympic Hall, Olympic Park; Macau follows on July 18 at The Londoner Arena, and a Manila show is confirmed for August. Kaohsiung in Taiwan added one extra 10,000-seat show after selling out.
Q. How many views does the '4 Flowers' MV have
Based on Dhesy data, 10.24 million views within 8 days of release — 17.2 times the channel's 90-day long-form average of 594K, and above Moonbyul's solo 'Hertz' MV at 7.38 million.
Q. Are all MAMAMOO members under the same agency
No. After the contract-renewal point, Solar and Moonbyul stayed with RBW while Hwasa and Wheein moved to new agencies. This full-group run came together with the members under separate agencies.
Methodology: Based on Dhesy platform data covering 5,722 brands and 9,848 creator channels. Channel figures cover MAMAMOO's official channel over the last 90 days (2026-03-13 to 2026-06-11, 46 videos) and are limited to the scope collected by Dhesy. Data source: Dhesy Last updated: 2026-06-12