Monsta X

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Monsta X
General information
origin Seoul , South Korea
Genre (s) K-pop , hip-hop , R&B , trap , EDM
founding May 14, 2015
Website monstax-e.com
Current occupation
Shownu
Minhyuk
Kihyun
Hyungwon
Joohoney (formerly Jooheon)
IM
former members
Wonho

Monsta X (also MONSTA X ; Hangeul : 몬스타 엑스 , McCune-Reischauer : Monsŭt'aeksŭ ) is a South Korean boy group consisting of six (formerly seven) members that was founded in 2015 by Starship Entertainment .

history

The group was put together through the elimination show No.Mercy , which was commissioned by Starship Entertainment and Mnet in December 2014 .

The group name "Monsta X" is based on a double meaning of "Monsters are conquering the K-Pop scene" and "Mein Stern" (Mon French for "mine"). The X symbolizes the unknown existence of it.

The band made their debut with the release of their first extended play , Trespass , on May 14th, 2015. This consists of seven different tracks, with Joohoney being the main contributor to the production of the album and several composed songs, including “One Love”, “Steal Your Heart ”and“ Blue Moon ”. Kihyun and Wonho wrote the lyrics for the album. On September 1, they released their second EP Rush .

The third EP Monsta X The Clan Pt. 1 Lost was released on May 18, 2016 with the title track "All In". On July 16 and 17, Monsta X gave their first solo concert, which was completely sold out within five minutes. The fourth EP formed the second part of the Clan series and was titled The Clan Pt. 2 guilty . It was released on October 4th. The EP contains six tracks, including the title track "Fighter".

In March 2017 Monsta X released their first studio album and at the same time the last part of the Clan series entitled The Clan Pt. 2.5: the Final Chapter and with the title track "Beautiful". On May 17th Monsta X made her debut in Japan under the new label Mercury Records Tokyo from Universal Music with her first Japanese song “Hero” and another Japanese version of the previously released Korean track “Stuck”. Her second Japanese single "Beautiful" was released on August 23rd. On November 7th, the fifth EP was released with the title The Code and the title track "Dramarama".

On April 25, 2018 Monsta X released their first Japanese album Piece with the title track "Puzzle", which contained the original titles of the previous Japanese single albums and four other songs. On October 7th, Monsta X announced their second full album titled Take.1 Are You There? on. The title track "Shoot Out" was released on October 22nd.

On January 20th, 2019 Monsta X announced a comeback in February with their third studio album Take.2 We Are Here "Alligator". In February Monsta X announced that Jooheon's stage name will be Joohoney from now on.

On October 31, 2019, it was announced that Wonho was leaving the group.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
All About Luv
  CH 36 02/23/2020 (4 weeks)
  US 5 02/29/2020 (2 weeks)

Albums

  • The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter (2017)
  • Piece (2018)
  • Take.1 Are You There? (2018)
  • Take.2 We Are Here (2019)
  • Phenomenon (2019)
  • All About Luv (2020)

EPs

  • Trespass (2015)
  • Rush (2015)
  • The Clan Pt. 1: Lost (2016)
  • The Clan Pt. 2: Guilty (2016)
  • The Code (2017)
  • The Connect: Dejavu (2018)
  • Follow: Find You (2019)

Tours

  • 2016–2017: X-Clan Origins
  • 2017: Beautiful
  • 2018: Piece (tour in Japan )
  • 2018: The Connect
  • 2019: We Are Here

Filmography

  • 2015: The Producers
  • 2015: high-end crush
  • 2016: Good Evening, Teacher
  • 2017: Hit the Top
  • 2019: We Bare Bears

Web links

Commons : Monsta X  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New idol group to be born through Mnet's 'No Mercy'. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 스타쉽 힙합 그룹 몬스타 엑스, 올해 상반기 출격. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Korean).
  3. ↑ Monsta X goes for street style. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ New K-Pop Boy Band Monsta X To Debut This Week With Self-Produced Songs. May 11, 2015, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ BNTNews- MONSTA X Holds Its First Concert! Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Monsta X gears up for fresh release. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  7. ↑ 【先 ヨ ミ】 MONSTA X 『Beautiful』 が 5 万枚 超 売 り 上 げ て 現在 首位 、 僅差 で Flower の ア ニ メ ED シ ン グ ル が 続 く | Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (Japanese).
  8. ↑ MONSTA X, JAPAN 1st Album 「PIECE」 発 売 記念 イ ベ ン ト 詳細 決定 の ご 案 内. April 18, 2018, accessed November 3, 2019 (Japanese).
  9. ↑ 몬스타 엑스 _MONSTA X: Twitter message. In: @OfficialMonstaX. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  10. ^ "Announces New Album 'Take.2 We Are Here': Watch the Promo Video". January 31, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  11. ↑ OSEN: "압도적 남성 美" .. 몬스타 엑스 의 다크 카리스마 [Oh! 쎈 컷]. February 8, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 (Korean).
  12. ↑ Lisa Respers France CNN: K-Pop star Wonho leaves Monsta X. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Janice Williams On 10/31/19 at 9:27 AM EDT: Monsta X's Wonho issues apology to fans following departure from K-pop group. October 31, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  14. ^ Condé Nast: Monsta X's Wonho Is Leaving the K-Pop Group. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Chart sources: Switzerland / USA
  16. ↑ Tamar Herman: 'We Bare Bears' Teams Up With Monsta X In Latest Animated K-Pop Moment. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .