Malaysian girl group DOLLA recently released their comeback track, “MWA!”, evoking excitement from fans. However, the trio is also gaining lots of love from music fans in Brazil!
“MWA!” released on 9th May 2025 (Friday), is DOLLA’s first comeback since Syasya’s departure in 2024. The single is composed and written by all members of DOLLA, Chelsea Warner, Gaston Pong, and Roland Lim Shi Jie. Rapper Yonnyboii also participated in writing the lyrics. The song has already made waves locally, garnering over 100,000 streams on Spotify and over 400,000 views on YouTube.
However, two Brazilian Twitter accounts helped spark more global interest in the girl group. The first tweet came from Nunca Pause o MV, an online portal for news of K-pop and Asian music. The portal wrote about “MWA!” in their tweet, saying, “Funk is taking over! Malaysian girl group DOLLA releases their single “MWA!”, featuring funk beats.” The tweet also shared that the members participated in composing the new track.
The second tweet was from @/poponze, a Twitter account dedicated to celebrity and entertainment news with over 124,000 followers. In its tweet, the account shared about DOLLA’s new track, saying, “It’s funk! Malaysian girl group DOLLA bets on the rhythm of Brazilian funk in their new single “MWA!”.” The tweet has gained over 600,000 views since going live on 15th May 2025 (Thursday).
The two tweets highlighted the Brazilian funk elements in the new song. According to the credits on Genius, “MWA!” includes a sample of the song “Catuca Catucadão” from Brazilian musician MC Neguinho Do ITR. The sample can be heard in the intro and the chorus. The song received a lot of love from Brazilian netizens, who praised the group and the use of Brazilian funk in the track.
Meanwhile, Malaysian iDOLLAs are ecstatic that the girl group is gaining popularity overseas for their new single. Let’s hope this brings more international love for DOLLA and their music!
Watch the “MWA!” music video below:
