Prior to 2NE1 and BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment had a vocal girl group, Big Mama. After nine years since parting ways with the agency, the OG group is now slated to come back with a new image! 

Along with the announcement, the quartet also shared a concept teaser and official release date.

Big Mama to Have a Comeback on June 24

On June 10, Kakao Entertainment announced the return of the legends, Big Mama!

Their current agency stated, "Big Mama, whose original four members are all united, will release a new song on June 24."

(Photo : Big Mama (Kakao Entertainment))

Along with the official release date, Kakao also dropped a concept photo of the four members.

In the picture, the vocal-based OG group - comprised of Park Min Hye, Shin Yeon Ah, Lee Young Hyun, and Lee Ji Young - showed bright smiles on their faces. Truly, it reflects their excitement and anticipation to see their fans once again, who have been waiting for a comeback in nine, long years.

Earlier, Big Mama drew hot topics by announcing the comeback of the entire group with a new logo.

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Prior to 2NE1 and BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment had a Four-Member Vocal Girl Group Named Big Mama

(Photo : Big Mama (Pinterest))

Big Mama is a legendary girl group that debuted in 2003 under M-Boat Entertainment. The mentioned agency is a sub-label of YG Entertainment, and the two music companies combined their synergy to produce a unique girl group.

Contrary to the usual idols known to have three areas such as dance, singing, and rap, Big Mama challenged the K-pop industry with their vocals solely.

The concept of the project girl group is to showcase their music abilities and potential, rather than focusing on visuals. Due to this, they are named "Big Mama," referencing to themselves as the "Big Women" among other idols who comply with Korea's beauty standards.

Thus, they also debuted under the condition that no member should be allowed to have plastic surgeries.

Despite their unconventional concept, with their appealing voices, overwhelming singing, and perfect harmony, they became popular.

Prior to their disbandment, Big Mama was eventually considered as one of Korea's representatives in terms of vocals. Big Mama has numerous hit songs, including "Resignation," "Betrayal" "Refusal, Rejection" "Woman" and "Hello," which have been loved so far.

Though they enjoy domestic success, they, unfortunately, parted ways with M-Boat and YG Entertainment in 2007. According to speculations, their visuals and mismanagement became some of the roadblocks why they did not renew their contract with the agency.

They later on transferred to Manwalldang, only to have a three-year hiatus until they jumped to a new nest, Tailruns Media. Things were good for a while.

However, in 2012, they announced their official disbandment with a final release, "Cleaning my Closet."

After nine years away from the limelight, expectations are high on the music and harmony Big Mama will release for fans after nine years. Big Mama's new song will be released on various online music sites at 6 p.m. on June 24 KST.

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Written by Eunice Dawson