Mama The Idol
| Mama The Idol | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 엄마는 아이돌 |
| Literal meaning | Mom Is an Idol |
| Revised Romanization | Eommaneun Aidol |
| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | December 10, 2021 – February 4, 2022 |
Mama The Idol (Korean: 엄마는 아이돌) is a South Korean reality show program which premiered on tvN on December 10, 2021 and aired every Friday at 20:40 (KST) until February 4, 2022.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
A reality show surrounding six female idols who had chosen to leave the stage to become mothers. Through various trainings and evaluations (plus fulfilling the criteria of more than 20,000 followers on Instagram and more than 2,000 members in the show's fancafe in 1 month), they return to stand on stage again to perform, debuting together as an idol group M.M.D (마마돌).[2]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Kahi
- Park Jung-ah
- Byul
- Yang Eun-ji
- Hyun Jyu-ni
- Sunye
Comeback Summon Squad[edit]
- Hong Jin-kyung
- Do Kyung-wan
- Cho Seung-youn
- Lee Chan-won
Comeback Masters[edit]
- Vocal Mentors
- Park Sun-joo
- Han Won-jong
- Choreographers
- Bae Yoon-jung
- Lia Kim
- J Black
- Mmary
- LoveRan
- Music Producers
- Seo Yong-bae
- Kim Do-hoon
Idol Cheering Squad[edit]
| Idol Group | Episode(s) | No. of episodes |
No. of appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-reyish | 1-2, 3, 4-5 | 5 | 3 |
| Verivery | 1-2 | 2 | 1 |
| Onewe | 1-2, 4-5 | 4 | 2 |
| Purple Kiss | 1-2, 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tri.be | 1-2, 4-5 | 4 | 2 |
| Pixy | 1-2, 4-5 | 4 | 2 |
| TO1 | 1-2, 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lightsum | 1-2, 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Just B | 1-2, 3, 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Oneus | 3, 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Billlie | 3, 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Laboum | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| T1419 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| Bvndit | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rocket Punch | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| Cignature | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| Bling Bling | 4-5 | 2 | 1 |
| Pink Fantasy | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Kep1er | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Episodes[edit]
| Ep. | Broadcast Date | Mission | Special appearances | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 10, 2021 | Reality Check Performance | — | [3] |
| 2 | December 17, 2021 | [4] | ||
| 3 | December 24, 2021 | Main Dancers Selection | [5] | |
| 4 | January 7, 2022 | Main Vocalist Selection First Full Performance |
2AM[a] | [6] |
| 5 | January 14, 2022 | — | [7] | |
| 6 | January 20, 2022[b] | Close Friends Concert | Na Yoon-kwon, Seo In-young, Kim Eun-jung, Ha Joo-yeon, Sunmi, Park Jin-young | [8] |
| 7 | January 28, 2022 | Debut Preparations | [9] | |
| 8 | February 4, 2022 | Music Broadcast Debut Final Concert |
Kyuhyun (Super Junior) BamBam, Pentagon, fromis 9 Sandara Park |
[10] |
Ratings[edit]
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | December 10, 2021 | 3.782% | 4.106% |
| 2 | December 17, 2021 | 3.341% | 3.545% |
| 3 | December 24, 2021 | 2.217% | 2.366% |
| 4 | January 7, 2022 | 2.562% | 2.521% |
| 5 | January 14, 2022 | 2.658% | NR |
| 6 | January 20, 2022 | 3.581% | 3.945% |
| 7 | January 28, 2022 | 2.194% | 2.167% |
| 8 | February 4, 2022 | 2.935% | 3.022% |
- In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- This show airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC & EBS).
Notes[edit]
- ^ as interim check judges for the Main Vocalist selection mission.
- ^ For this episode it won't be aired on its original timeslot due to the broadcast of South Korea national football team's friendly match against Moldova national football team.
References[edit]
- ^ "'엄마는 아이돌' 오늘 첫방…가희·박정아·선예에 냉혹한 평가". News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Introduction to Mama The Idol". Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "가희-박정아-선예 귀환 (엄마는 아이돌)". Sports DongA (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ ""연애금지? 우린 임신금지" '엄마는아이돌' 별→양은지 합류, 최종멤버 6인 데뷔 준비 시작! [Oh!쎈 종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "박정아X양은지, 눈물과 감동 안겼다 "힙합 느낌 제대로" (엄마는 아이돌)[종합]". XportsNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "'엄마는 아이돌' 가희→선예, 보컬 미션 평가 "찢었다" 줄줄이 평가 '상' [Oh!쎈 종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "가희·선예·박정아, 메인보컬은 누구?…'엄마는 아이돌'". NEWSIS (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "선예·박정아·별→가희, '걸그룹' 데뷔 확정 …팬클럽 1만2000명 확보(종합)". News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "[종합] 선예 "리더=큰 가슴, 난 탈락"…하하, ♥별과 위기? "가정 파탄 나" ('엄마는아이돌')". News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "선예·박정아·별→가희, '걸그룹' 데뷔 확정 …팬클럽 1만2000명 확보(종합)". News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)