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MOMOLAND says goodbye: 'BBoom BBoom' hitmaker disbands

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="MOMOLAND members pose for a fashion pictorial with Metro.Style in January 2020 after signing as contract artists of ABS-CBN. Courtesy of Metro.Style" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/02/14/20230214-momoland.jpg"/><figcaption>MOMOLAND members pose for a fashion pictorial with Metro.Style in January 2020 after signing as contract artists of ABS-CBN. <em>Courtesy of Metro.Style</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MOMOLAND is no more, the remaining six members announced on Tuesday through a handwritten letter to their &quot;Merries,&quot; or loyal fans who have followed them since the group&#x27;s 2016 formation.</p><p>Nancy, Ahin, Jane, JooE, Hyebin, and Nayun each took to social media to share the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CopQEoErCrl/" target="_blank">same letter</a> announcing the disbandment, apologizing and expressing gratitude to their fanbase, and asking for Merries&#x27; continued support as the members pursue individual careers.</p><p>&quot;After a long, deep discussion, the six of us members have decided to support for each other to have a great new beginning going forward. </p><p>&quot;Even though we have decided to take our own paths towards our dreams, Us MOMOLAND will always be a team,&quot; they said.</p><p>The girls thanked their fans for &quot;providing us with precious memories and being by our side for the last seven years,&quot; adding that &quot;our Merries have been everything to us and always will be.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFtSMc4YOGI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>&quot;We are deeply sorry that we couldn&#x27;t let you guys know sooner, but sincerely thank each and everyone that have patiently waited for us,&quot; they told Merries.</p><p>&quot;Moving forward, please continue to support and love MOMOLAND and each and every member&#x27;s path. Thank you,&quot; the letter ended.</p><p>MOMOLAND&#x27;s disbandment came less than a month after the group&#x27;s former agency, MLD Entertainment, announced that its the contracts with the six members have expired and that they agreed to no longer renew them.</p><p>Known for the global hits &quot;BBoom BBom&quot; and &quot;BAAM,&quot; the K-pop group was formed in 2016 through the reality talent search &quot;Finding Momoland.&quot; At one point, it had nine members, before the departure of Yeonwoo and Taeha in late 2019 and Daisy in early 2020.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mHupWmKbzNs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>For a time, the members of MOMOLAND were also officially Kapamilya artists, under ABS-CBN&#x27;s partnership with MLD Entertainment. Numerous times, MOMOLAND visited the Philippines with guest appearances on programs like &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; and &quot;Gandang Gabi Vice.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/16/19/watch-momoland-performs-salamat-at-abs-cbn-christmas-special">WATCH: Momoland performs &#x27;Salamat&#x27; at ABS-CBN Christmas special</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/20/soulmate-project-script-hints-at-how-james-and-nancy-will-meet-in-series">‘Soulmate Project’: Script hints at how James and Nancy will meet in series</a></li></ul><p>At ABS-CBN&#x27;s Christmas special in 2019, the girls memorably performed Yeng Constantino&#x27;s &quot;Salamat,&quot; which also became a recording of the group.</p><p>Group member Nancy particularly drew a large following among Filipinos, and was at one point slated to co-star with James Reid in an ABS-CBN series helmed by Antoinette Jadaone.</p><p>That project, as well as MOMOLAND&#x27;s several other planned engagements with ABS-CBN, were not able to push through, however, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the network&#x27;s forced broadcast shutdown in 2020.</p><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.<br/> </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Oy7qfxxUM0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XDgbYXedt-w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

MOMOLAND is no more, the remaining six members announced on Tuesday through a handwritten letter to their 'Merries,' or loyal fans who have followed them since the group's 2016 formation.