Big Mama (group)

Big Mama (Korean: 빅마마) was a South Korean female vocal group that debuted in 2003.[1] The group was known for focusing on its members' singing abilities rather than their looks.[2] The group disbanded in 2012 after their last song "cleaning my closet"[3]

Big Mama
Big Mama on December 15, 2011
Background information
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Gospel pop R&B soul
Years active	2003—2012
Labels	Taillrunsmedia (태일런스미디어), YG Entertainment,Music&New
Associated acts	Big Mama Soul
Past members	Lee Young Hyun Lee Ji Young Shin Yeon Ah Park Min Hye

Members

• Shin Yeon-ah (신연아)
• Lee Young-hyun (이영현)
• Lee Ji-young (이지영)
• Park Min-hye (박민혜)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [4][5]
Like The Bible	Released: February 6, 2003 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	11	KOR: 37,116+[6]
It's Unique	Released: May 17, 2005 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	3	KOR: 160,065+[7]
For the People	Released: October 12, 2006 Label: YG Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette	6	KOR: 37,342+[8]
Blossom	Released: October 2, 2007 Label: Manwaldang Formats: CD, cassette	—	N/A
5	Released: March 23, 2010 Label: Taillruns Media Formats: CD, digital download	3	N/A

Compilations

• Big Mama's Christmas : Gift (November 2005)
• For The Christmas (November 28, 2006)

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result
2003	Best New Group	"Break Away"[9][10]	Won
	Music Video of the Year (daesang)		Won
	Best R&B Performance		Nominated
2005	Best Female Group	"Women" (여자)[11]	Nominated
2007		"Betrayal" (배반)[12]	Nominated

References

1. Lee, Eun-jeong (2014-06-12). "민혜 '빅마마 없으면 나도 없어…고마움만 남아'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
2. Park, Kyeong-eun (2014-12-01). "여성 보컬 '빅마마' 리더였던 신연아, 첫 솔로 정규앨범". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
3. https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2012122114433237479&type=1&outlink=1
4. "K-Pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
   • "Like The Bible charting". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09.
   • "It's Unique charting". Archived from the original on 2009-01-24.
   • "For The People charting". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26.
5. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
   • "5 charting".
6. "March 2003 K-Pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
7. "September 2005 K-Pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
8. "January 2007 K-Pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
9. "2003 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
10. "2003 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
11. "2005 MKMF part 1" Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
12. "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.