# MLMA

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{{short description|South Korean artist and designer}}
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| name               = Me Love Me A Lot
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'''MLMA''' (acronym for '''Me Love Me A Lot''') is a pseudonymous [South Korea](/source/South_Korea)n-born artist, rapper, and fashion designer. She is known for surreal, sometimes grotesque imagery in a variety of artistic media.

==Career==
MLMA began her artistic career after quitting a design job with MIXXMIX in 2014.<ref name=Ponzer2017>{{cite magazine |last=Ponzer |first=Paula |date=March 4, 2017 |title=Members Only: A Chat With Skoot Apparel's MLMA |url=https://www.mutzine.me/features/members-only-skoot-apparel-by-melovemealot |magazine=mutzine |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> Her initial plans were to develop an independent line of socks, owing to a belief that most fashionable socks were either of poor quality or poor design.<ref name=Ponzer2017 /> She began to distribute many of her artistic creations via [Instagram](/source/Instagram), often using simple art supplies sourced from [dollar store](/source/dollar_store)s.<ref name=Kim2018>{{cite magazine |last=Kim |first=Monica |date=February 27, 2018 |title=Meet the Risk-Taking Korean Artist Behind the Viral Wavy Brow |url=https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/article/mlma-melovemealot-korean-instagram-artist |magazine=[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2017, MLMA went viral on Instagram after starting the "wavy brows" trend, a style imitated by Instagram [influencers](/source/influencer_marketing) and a [Snapchat](/source/Snapchat) filter.<ref name=Weinstock2018>{{cite magazine |last=Weinstock |first=Tish |date=May 16, 2018 |title=this instagram artist is using her body to distort our perceptions of beauty |url=https://i-d.co/article/this-instagram-artist-is-using-her-body-to-distort-our-perceptions-of-beauty/ |magazine=[i-D](/source/i-D) |publisher=[Vice Media](/source/Vice_Media) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

In music, MLMA is known for songs which, "while rooted in [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop), borrow heavily from [K-pop](/source/K-pop) and [electronic music](/source/electronic_music)."<ref name=Michael2018>{{cite magazine |last=Michael |first=Michael Love |date=October 23, 2018 |title=MLMA Is Not Your 'Sweetie' |url=https://www.papermag.com/mlmas-sweetie-is-anything-but-sweet-2614619061.html |magazine=[Paper](/source/Paper_(magazine)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> Her October 2018 single "Sweetie" was reviewed positively by [''Paper'' magazine](/source/Paper_(magazine)) as "brimming over with disaffected nonchalance{{nbsp}}... in a laconic, half-rapped tone."<ref name=Michael2018 /> In May 2020, MLMA released a new single, "You Can't Kill Me I'm Alive."<ref name=Runnells2020>{{cite magazine |last=Runnells |first=Riley |date=May 22, 2020 |title=MLMA's New Single Is 'Crazy and Chaotic,' Just Like Her |url=https://www.papermag.com/mlma-premiere-single-2646066789.html |magazine=[Paper](/source/Paper_(magazine)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> She has been described as being part of the [SoundCloud rap](/source/SoundCloud_rap) movement.<ref name=Runnells2020 />

MLMA is a lead designer at Korean [streetwear](/source/streetwear) label Skoot (sometimes stylized '''SKØØT'''), of which she is also a co-founder.<ref name=Kim2018 /><ref name=Allaire2020>{{cite magazine |last=Allaire |first=Christian |date=December 9, 2020 |title=Billie Eilish (And Other Stylish Artists) Love This Anime-Inspired Streetwear Brand |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/skoot-streetwear-brand-billie-eilish-musicians |magazine=[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> Her involvement with Skoot began after attracting attention at a solo art show in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Canada](/source/Canada).<ref name=Jackson2018 /> Many promotional images for the brand were taken from house parties, with the clothes modeled by MLMA's personal friends.<ref name=Ponzer2017 /> Skoot's sometimes eccentric style features original artwork by MLMA along with heavily [anime](/source/anime)-inspired imagery, making reference to prominent franchises like ''[Neon Genesis Evangelion](/source/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)''.<ref name=Allaire2020 /> [Billie Eilish](/source/Billie_Eilish) was an early supporter of the brand, wearing Skoot apparel in her [music video](/source/music_video) for the song "[Therefore I Am](/source/Therefore_I_Am_(song))" and also during her performance at the [American Music Awards of 2020](/source/American_Music_Awards_of_2020).<ref name=Allaire2020 /> Since then, artists and groups who have worn Skoot include [Rico Nasty](/source/Rico_Nasty), [BTS](/source/BTS), [Rosalía](/source/Rosal%C3%ADa_(singer)), [Blackpink](/source/Blackpink), [Grimes](/source/Grimes_(musician)), and [Jackson Wang](/source/Jackson_Wang).<ref name=Allaire2020 />

MLMA has appeared at [haute couture](/source/haute_couture) events, often with an absurdist or whimsical style. She walked a show at [Paris Fashion Week](/source/Paris_Fashion_Week) 2018 holding a replica of her own head.<ref name=Goldfine2020>{{cite magazine |last=Goldfine |first=Jael |date=February 12, 2020 |title=MLMA Serves Up Cursed Fashion in Crispy Crocs |url=https://www.papermag.com/mlma-crocs-kfc-collab-2645124936.html |magazine=[Paper](/source/Paper_(magazine)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2020, MLMA was the public face of the "KFC Crocs" campaign, a promotional collaboration between [KFC](/source/KFC) and [Crocs](/source/Crocs). MLMA appeared in a commercial promoting the shoes and personally modeled a platform version of the KFC Crocs at [New York Fashion Week](/source/New_York_Fashion_Week).<ref name=Wida2020>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/food/crocs-just-released-kfc-clogs-they-actually-smell-chicken-t187865 |title=Crocs just released KFC clogs – and they actually smell like chicken |last=Wida |first=Erica Chayes |date=July 27, 2020 |website=[Today](/source/Today_(American_TV_program)) |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> The shoes were distributed to celebrities like [Kim Kardashian](/source/Kim_Kardashian) before becoming available for sale to the general public.<ref name=Zhang2020>{{cite web |url=https://www.eater.com/2020/7/23/21335990/kfc-crocs-release-chicken-scented-shoe-collaboration |title=Feast Your Eyes on the Chicken-Scented KFC x Crocs Collaboration |last=Zhang |first=Jenny G. |date=July 23, 2020 |website=Eater |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
MLMA was raised in a working-class neighborhood of [Seoul](/source/Seoul), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea).<ref name=Goldfine2020 /> She spends about half her time in [Canada](/source/Canada), where she has family.<ref name=Weinstock2018 />

In August 2020, MLMA posted several photographs of [Post Malone](/source/Post_Malone) to her Instagram account, causing hip-hop news outlets to speculate about the possibility of a romantic attachment between the two.<ref name=Dare2020>{{cite web |url=https://www.sohh.com/post-malone-and-korean-rapper-mlma-have-pretty-much-confirmed-theyre-officially-dating-each-other/ |url-status=dead |title=Post Malone and Korean Rapper MLMA Have Pretty Much Confirmed They're Officially Dating |last=Dare |first=Angie |date=August 13, 2020 |website=[SOHH](/source/SOHH) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122025531/https://www.sohh.com/post-malone-and-korean-rapper-mlma-have-pretty-much-confirmed-theyre-officially-dating-each-other/ |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.instagram.com/melovemealot/ Instagram profile]

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