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Introduction

Solar (Korean: 솔라) is the leader, main vocalist, and visual of the K-Pop girl group MAMAMOO. She has a YouTube channel called solarsido and an Instagram called @solarkeem

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Career

Solar's Career section excludes her activities with MAMAMOO.

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2015

Solar appeared on MBC's King of Mask Singer as "Sunflower" (episode 21 to 22).[2]

Solar released the first single of Solar Emotion on October 16, starting the project and (unofficially) her career as a soloist.[3] The single was Lived Like a Fool, a song originally made by Kim Dohyang.[3] Solar later released the second single and part of the project, Only Longing Grows, on December 11, a song originally made by Yeojin.[3]

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2016

From April 9 to November 19, Solar was on We Got Married with Eric Nam (episode 316 to 348).[4] Meanwhile, the third part of the project, In My Dreams, was released on July 8; it was originally a song by Cho Deokbae.[5]

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2017

Solar released the fourth part of Solar Emotion on February 21, titled Happy People. The single was accompanied by an intro, and the song was originally made by Sunflower. She also released the fourth part on her birthday.[6]

In the fifth part of the project, released on October 17, Solar released two singles. The first one was Alone People, originally a song by Lee Jeongseon; the other one was Autumn Letter, a song originally made by Kim Minki.[7] On December 2, Solar went on Battle Trip with Moonbyul to Hong Kong (episode 74).[8][9]

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2018

Solar released the sixth and final part of the project as an EP on April 24.[10]Where the Wind Rises, Nada Sou Sou, It's Been A Long Time, and Star Wind Flower Sun were the singles of the sixth part.[11] Solar also released an LP version of the EP, with it containing all the songs released throughout the project.

From April 27 to 29, Solar hosted a solo concert to celebrate the end of the project, titled Emotion Concert Blossom.[12][13]

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2020

On April 23, Solar officially debuted as a soloist with the single Spit It Out.[14][15]

Solar released a song based on Solarsido's intro, titled "Ddun Ddun Ddun", on September 17.[16][17] The MV is released on solarsido instead of MAMAMOO's YouTube channel.

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Solar Facts:

– She was born in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

– She has an older sister named Yong-hee.

– Education: Modern K Music Academy University

– She considers herself Mamamoo’s Mom.

– She originally wanted to be a Flight Attendant.

– She was discovered by her agency after singing for a free gift.

– She likes listening to Lil’ Wayne.

– She was on We Got Married where she was paired with Eric Nam.

– She appeared on King of Masked Singer as Sunflower.

– Solar created the official fan song for MooMoos.

– Along with Moonbyul, they aren’t good with roller coasters/high rides (Battle Trip).

– She wanted to be a tour guide in Korea for foreigners (Battle Trip).

– She used to share a room with Hwasa. (After Um Oh Ah Yeh era all of them moved out and now have their own places.)

– She is close to Red Velvet’s Irene.

– Solar loves tteokbokki to the point that she can eat it in a whole week.

– She loves swimming.

– Solar is a very straightforward person, a stern leader, one look and all of her team will shut up.

– She is fan of BoA and Amy Winehouse.

– She wrote lyrics and composed some songs for MAMAMOO.

– She sang an OST with Kim Min-jae called “Star”.

– She sang an OST with Moonbyul called “Like Yesterday”.

– She is Mamamoo’s scaredy-cat, due to her fear of ghosts. (MBC Every1’s Showtime Season 7, Ep.4)

– She collaborated with f(x)‘s Luna and EXID‘s Hani for “Honey Bee”, under Mystic Entertainment.

– Solar is ranked 36th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.

– Solar is ranked 24th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2019”.

– Solar’s ideal type: “I like Simon D sunbaenim. I like hip-hop and when he raps, he’s so impressive and cool…so I feel like we could do something good together…music wise!”

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Solar Photos

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