Welcome to Momoland explained

Welcome to Momoland
Type:ep
Artist:Momoland
Cover:Momoland - Welcome to Momoland.jpg
Recorded:2016
Genre:K-pop
Language:Korean
Next Title:Wonderful Love
Next Year:2017

Welcome to Momoland is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Momoland. It was released by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on November 10, 2016. For the extended play, Momoland worked with a variety of producers including Duble Sidekick, Tenzo & Tasco, Jake K, Yokan and Full8loom. Welcome to Momoland consists of six tracks including the group's debut single "Jjan! Koong! Kwang!" and its instrumental and four other new tracks. The album was crowdfunded to cover the cost for producing the physical format.

To promote the extended play, the group performed on several South Korean music show programs, such as M Countdown and Inkigayo. Commercially, the album peaked at number twenty-eight on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.

Background and release

Momoland was formed in Mnet's survival reality show Finding Momoland which premiered in June 2016. Created by Duble Kick Entertainment, which a group of seven members were selected from ten trainees.[1] According to Duble Sidekick in September 2016, the debut single of the group was delayed due to lack of spectators and the group failed to gather the amount they needed.[2] The group's debut was later successfully crowdfunded, raising about 10 million won.[3] [4]

Momoland held their debut showcase on November 9, 2016. Welcome to Momoland was released on November 10, 2016 by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M as the group's debut extended play.

Promotion

Momoland made their debut performance of their single "Jjan! Koong! Kwang!" on November 10, 2016 through music television program M Countdown.[5] The group also promoted "Jjan! Koong! Kwang!" on several music programs in South Korea including Inkigayo, Music Bank, Show Champion, Show! Music Core and Simply K-Pop.[6] [7] [8] "Welcome to Momoland" and "Jjan! Koong! Kwang!" were also performed on The Show.[9]

Singles

On October 20, 2016, the group's debut single was officially announced.[10] Duble Sidekick was also reported to have worked on the single.[11] Prior to the release, a teaser of "Jjan! Koong! Kwang!" and its music video were released online on November 3, 2016.[12] The single was released on November 10, 2016 by Duble Kick Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M as the group's debut single. It served as the lead single for their first extended play, Welcome to Momoland. The accompanying music video for the song was uploaded onto 1theK's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release.[13] Bae Yoon Jung of Yama & Hot Chicks served as the choreographer of the video.[14] A dance version of the music video was released on November 14, 2016.[15] [16] The dance practice video was uploaded on November 16, 2016.[17]

Commercial performance

In South Korea, Welcome to Momoland debuted and peaked at number twenty-eight on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of November 12, 2016. It was the fifty-third best-selling album for the month November 2016 with 1,915 physical copies sold.[18]

Charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[19] 28

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Melon.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Welcome to Momoland! Region! Date! Format! Label
South KoreaNovember 10, 2016
Various

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mnet's Survival Program "Finding Momoland" debut delayed for Final Mission Failure . September 17, 2016 . ko . March 18, 2021 . November 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112120021/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000451695 . live.
  2. Web site: '모모랜드' 측 "7인 멤버, 최종미션 실패로 데뷔 불발"[공식입장] ]. September 16, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: MOMOLAND Debut Album Project . March 18, 2021.
  4. Web site: Momoland to debut with crowdfunded album . October 20, 2016 . March 19, 2021.
  5. News: Asian Economy . Momoland to debut in M! Countdown's 500th episode . November 11, 2016 . ko . March 18, 2021 . December 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191223211702/http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2016111020175434751 . live.
  6. Web site: Mặc fan chửi nhau, Black Pink và TWICE vẫn thân thiết cực dễ thương trên sân khấu . November 13, 2016 . March 26, 2021.
  7. Web site: Watch: SEVENTEEN, B1A4, UP10TION, And More Perform On "Music Core" . December 17, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  8. Web site: Watch: SEVENTEEN Gets Their First "Music Bank" Win With "BOOMBOOM," Performances By B1A4, UP10TION, ASTRO, And More . December 16, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  9. Web site: The Debut Stage MOMOLAND, Welcome to MOMOLAND + JJan! Koong! Kwang! . . January 21, 2020 . March 26, 2021.
  10. Web site: "모모랜드 꼭 데뷔하자" 크라우드 펀딩 초과달성 쾌거 . October 20, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  11. Web site: [단독] 모모랜드, 드디어 꿈 이뤘다..11월10일 데뷔 확정 ]. October 20, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  12. Web site: Watch: MOMOLAND Teases Whimsical MV For Debut Title Track . November 3, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  13. Web site: Watch: MOMOLAND Debuts With Whimsical "JJan! Koong! Kwang!" MV . November 9, 2016 . March 18, 2021.
  14. Web site: Momoland Takes You To Another World . November 5, 2016 . March 26, 2021.
  15. Web site: MOMOLAND(모모랜드) - "짠쿵쾅 (JJan! Koong! Kwang!)" M/V (Dance ver.) . March 26, 2021.
  16. Web site: MOMOLAND(모모랜드) - "짠쿵쾅 (JJan! Koong! Kwang!)" M/V (Dance ver.) . . November 14, 2016 . March 26, 2021.
  17. Web site: MOMOLAND(모모랜드) - "짠쿵쾅 (JJan! Koong! Kwang!)" Dance Practice . November 17, 2016 . March 19, 2021 . YouTube.
  18. Web site: 2016년 11월 Album Chart . ko . Gaon . Korea Music Content Association . March 13, 2021.
  19. Web site: Gaon chart . November 12, 2016.

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