Monsta X
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Monsta X | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Years active | 2015 | –present
Labels | Starship Entertainment |
Members |
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Website | http://www.starship-ent.com/monstax/ |
Monsta X (Hangul: 몬스타엑스; often stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean hip hop boy group formed by Starship Entertainment through the survival show NO.MERCY on Mnet in 2015. The group is composed of seven members: Shownu, Wonho, Hyungwon, Kihyun, Jooheon, Minhyuk, and I.M.
History
2014–2015: Debut with Trespass and Rush
The group was formed as the result of a TV program called No Mercy on Mnet, which began running on December 2014.[1] A single released during No Mercy was "0 (Young)," on February 4, 2015 starring Giriboy, Mad Clown, and Jooyoung along with Jooheon, Kihyun, Wonho, Seokwon, and I.M.[2] "Interstellar" was a single released on February 12, 2015 with Jooheon, Hyungwon, and I.M, featuring Yella Diamond.[3] On April 28, Jooheon released his first mixtape, entitled JUNG JI, which included a collaboration with JustMusic Entertainment's BlackNut.[4] Monsta X signed an endorsement deal with apparel brand Litmus before debut.[5]
On May 14, Monsta X's debut music video for "Trespass" was released. A reality web series titled Deokspatch, starring the 'NO.MERCY' trainees, was part of the promotional effort and ran for 2 seasons.[6] The song "Rush" was released on September 1, 2015 followed by a music video for their second mini album, "Rush".[7] During Trespass era, Monsta X got 2nd place on The Show and during Rush era, they ranked 3rd on Music Bank. With Hero, their mini-album 'Rush' was placed #1 on Hanteo Chart [8]
At the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Monsta X performed their songs "Trespass" and "Hero" on the red carpet before receiving the "Next Generation Asian Artist" award.[9]
Monsta X filmed a commercial for My Little TVing Stick which aired on November 19.[10] Monsta X's Hyungwon modeled on the Runway of SS 2016 Seoul Fashion Week. On December 11, The Korean Girl Scouts Association revealed that MONSTA X would be their 7th promotional ambassadors.[11]
TopStarNews revealed that Monsta X was #22 on the Top Selling Artists Year-End Chart 2015 while #18 on Male Artists and #46 Rush #61 Trespass on Top Selling Albums Year-End Chart 2015 [12] Monsta X won 'Best Rookie Award' on JAPAKO Music[13] Monsta X won 'Rising Star Award' at the 2015 Daum Official Fancafe Awards [14] Monsta X won 'Zeni Star New Face Award' [15]
2016–present: The Clan Part.1 Lost and The Clan 2.5 Part.2 Guilty
Monsta X attended KCON 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on March 25, and Chiba, Japan on April 9.[16][17] They also performed at part 2 of the KCON's Los Angeles event, on July 31.[18] Monsta X returned as LITMUS models.[19] Members Kihyun and Hyungwon made regular appearances on a radio show. Kihyun was a MC on a beauty show. Also, he was casted in Variety Show "CEO Next Door." [20] Jooheon featured in Yoo Seung Woo's broadcasting appearances as rapper for "Whatever" while Kihyun came out in the music video. Jooheon was a producer and performer on Hip Hop nation. Also, he is a regular on Weekly Idol.
Monsta X placed #10 on the Top 13 Best-Selling Idol Debut Albums from Year 2012-2016 with 31,085 albums sold in 2015 (debut year sales).[21] They also had 1st generation official fan club recruitment. On 160616 Boy Group Fancafe Ranking, Monsta X was #23.[22] Before the comeback, Monsta X was trending in Korea,[23] Indonesia,[24] and Japan[25] on Twitter. Monsta X's third mini album The Clan Part. 1 'LOST' was released on May 18 with the title track "All In".[26] The album was #5[27] on Billboard's World Albums Chart and stayed for 2 consecutive weeks on it.[28] Monsta X surpassed 1 million views on YouTube in 24 hours, topped Hanteo Chart in Korea and US & Japanese iTunes's K-Pop Charts with The Clan Part. 1 'LOST', demonstrating increasing popularity.[29] Also, they were placed on #4 on German K-pop monthly chart. They were nominated for #1 only after first week of comeback [30] Monsta X ranked #9 on 2016 Gaon Chart 2nd Quarter Album Overall Ranking with 81,655 physical sales.[31] All seats for Monsta X's first live concert MONSTA X THE FIRST LIVE "X CLAN ORIGINS" sold out in less than just 5 minutes right after ticket sales opened.[32]
In June 2016, Monsta X placed #12 on Brand Big data Reputation for Kpop boy group and had the high-growth of 167.46%.[33] MONSTA X tested their mainstream recognition by dressing up as employees of G25 convenient store in Sangam-dong.[34] In July, Monsta X performed at Seoul Prime Concert in Bangkok.[35] Monsta X's Chinese fan club Monstaxfree received an award at Yinyuetai.[36] Shownu came out in "Law of the Jungle." [37] Shownu was #1 search engine after his Running Man appearance.[38] Shownu also was trending #3 on Naver real time search engine (11:40 PM KST) in August after Hit the Stage [39] Monsta X appeared on Heroes of Remix. Their song "Love" ranked a close second to Wang Leehom's track that has over 100 million plays, and for the Top Track of each episode, Monsta X is top for the first episode with the same song.[40]
In August 2016, Monsta X joined label-mates Cosmic Girls' Exy, Cheng Xiao, SeolA, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, and Dayoung in creating Y-Teen, a project unit group that will promote KT's phone fare service and release music together. The music video has surpassed 1 million views on YouTube. On August 7, Monsta X released a music video for the track "Stuck", from their album The Clan Pt.1 'LOST', as a special gift to their fandom, MonBebe.[41] On the day of release, "Stuck" trended at number 3 worldwide on Twitter.[42] As of August 9, Monsta X were in the top 10 of the charts for physical album sales for 3 months.[43] Monsta X's MV on “Stuck” hit No.5 in America and No.6 around the world.[44] Monsta X placed 11th on Brand Big Data Reputation for Kpop boy groups.[45] In September, MONSTA X was the cover of Fans Magazine 粉絲誌. Also, Monsta X was featured in 《Easy音乐世界》 2016/09上刊 Vol.736.[citation needed][clarification needed]
Monsta X returned in early October with their fourth mini album and second part of The Clan series, titled The Clan 2.5 Pt. 2 'GUILTY'. The extended play was released on October 4, with the first single "Fighter", along with an accompanying music video.[46] Monsta X entered the Top 10 Billboard World Albums Chart at #3 Monsta X’s The Clan Part. 2 “GUILTY” was #1 in US and Japan’s iTunes K-pop world album charts and #3 in Japan's iTunes k-pop top song.
Members
- Shownu (Hangul: 셔누), born Son Hyun-woo (손현우)
- Wonho (Hangul: 원호), born Shin Ho-seok (신호석)
- Minhyuk (Hangul: 민혁), born Lee Min-hyuk (이민혁)
- Kihyun (Hangul: 기현), born Yoo Ki-hyun (유기현) He has a solo song with SISTAR member Soyou and Just Music's rapper Giriboy.[47] He recorded songs for two OSTs; Orange Marmalade with Jooheon,[48] and for She Was Pretty on his own.[49]
- Hyungwon (Hangul: 형원), born Chae Hyung-won (채형원) He starred in a music video for fellow labelmate K.Will.[50]
- Jooheon (Hangul: 주헌), born Lee Joo-heon (이주헌) He appeared on an OST for Orange Marmalade with Kihyun.[48] He appeared on season 4 of Show Me The Money[51] and on Hip Hop Nation.[52]
- I.M (Hangul: 아이엠), born Lim Chang-kyun (임창균) On May 5, 2016 he released a single track mixtape featuring YESEO entitled Who Am I.[53]
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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KOR [54] |
JPN [55] |
US Heat [56] |
US World [27] | |||
Trespass |
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5 | — | — | — | |
Rush |
Track listing
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3 | — | — | — | |
The Clan Part. 1 'LOST' |
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3 | 37 | — | 5 |
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The Clan Part. 2 'GUILTY' |
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2 | — | 16 | 3 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR [61] |
US World [62] | ||||
"Trespass" | 2015 | 148 | 14 |
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Trespass |
"Rush" | 139 | — |
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Rush | |
"Hero" | 250 | 12 | Original version:
Broadcasting version:
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"Ex Girl" (featuring Wheein of Mamamoo) |
2016 | 118 | — |
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The Clan Part.1 Lost |
"All In" | 159 | 6 |
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"Fighter" | 217 | 8 |
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The Clan Part.2 Guilty | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
Year | Song | Artist |
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2016 | "Do Better" | Y Teen (Monsta X and Cosmic Girls) |
Soundtrack appearances
Year | Title | Song | Artist |
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2011 | Protect the Boss OST | Now I Know | Shownu |
2015 | Orange Marmalade OST | Attracted Woman | Jooheon & Kihyun |
Mask OST | A Similar | Junggigo & Jooheon | |
She Was Pretty OST | One More Step | Kihyun | |
2016 | Goodnight Teacher OST | My Love | Monsta X |
Shopaholic Louis OST | The Tiger Moth | ||
The Tiger Moth (Acoustic Version) | Kihyun |
Solo works
Year | Member | Songs | Album | Notes |
2015 | Jooheon | Pause (with Black Nut) | 중지 (Jungji) | Produced by Nochang |
Stay Strong (with Flowsik)[14] | The original track used is Stay Strong by Paloalto | |||
Rappin | The original track used is Hunnit by Dok2 | |||
Flower Cafe (featuring I.M & Sam Ock) | Produced by A June & J Beat | |||
Get Low (with Mad Clown) | Get Low - Single | |||
2016 | I.M | Who Am I (featuring YESEO) | I.M WHAT I.M | Produced by G-Slow & 넋업샨 |
Jooheon | Bad Blood by Mad Clown | Show Me the Money 5 Episode 5 | Co-Lyricist and Co-Composer | |
I.M | Madeleine with Brother Su feat. J.Han | Madeleine | Co-Lyricis |
Featuring
Year | Member | Songs | Album | Notes |
2016 | Jooheon | 알록달록 (with Mad Clown) | h.ear your colors | Jooheon featured in the album & sang for the track |
Rollercoaster Remix (with Sam Ock) | Rollercoaster Remix | Jooheon was featured in the track |
NO.MERCY works
Song | Member | Notes |
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Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang | Shownu, Kihyun | NO.MERCY 2nd Mission |
Eddy Kim - The Manual | Minhyuk | |
Justin Timberlake - Sexyback | Wonho, Hyungwon | |
You made me the Troublemaker I am | Jooheon | |
Coach Me | Jooheon | NO.MERCY Collaboration:
- Hyolyn - San E |
Pillow | Kihyun | NO.MERCY Collaboration:
- Soyou - Giriboy |
Officially Missing You | Shownu, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, Jooheon | NO.MERCY 3rd Mission |
Yang Yoseob - Caffeine | Wonho, Kihyun | |
0 (Young) | Wonho, Kihyun, Jooheon, I.M | NO.MERCY 4th Mission
- Giriboy - Jooyoung - Mad Clown |
Hieut | Shownu, Minhyuk, Hyungwon | NO.MERCY 4th Mission
- Genius Nochang - Vasco - Junggigo |
Crush - Hug Me | Wonho, Kihyun | NO.MERCY Final Mission |
Jay Park - Joah | Shownu, Minhyuk | |
Interstellar | Hyungwon, Jooheon, I.M |
Filmography
Dramas
Year | Network | Series | Member(s) | Role |
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2015 | KBS2 | The Producers | All | Cameo as themselves |
NAVER TV Cast | High-End Crush | All | Cameo as themselves | |
2016 | iQiyi | Goodnight, Teacher | All | Cameo as themselves[70] |
Reality show
Year | Network | Show | Members | Episodes | Notes |
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2014 - 2015 | Mnet | No.Mercy | All | 10 Episodes | Singing Survival Program (December–February) |
1theK YouTube Channel | Deokspatch | All | 10 Episodes |
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2015 | DeokspatchX | All | 7 Episodes | Deokspatch show as MONSTA X | |
DeokspatchX² | All | 8 Episodes | Second Season of DeokspatchX | ||
2016 | Right Now! | All | 6 Episodes | ||
Deokspatch Time Capsule | All | 2 Episodes | |||
Starshiptv Youtube Channel | CH.MX | All | Ongoing |
Variety show
Year | Network | Show | Member(s) | Episode(s) | Notes |
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2015 | Mnet | 4 Things Show Season 2 | All | Episode 17 | With K.Will |
The ICON TV | Jooheon | Episode 1–2 | |||
Arirang | After School Club | All | Episode 161 | Guest | |
Afreeca TV | All | Episode 1–3 | |||
MBC | Weekly Idol | All | Episode 200 & 201 | 200th Episode Special | |
Mnet | Yaman TV | All | Episode 19 | Guest along with SISTAR's Hyolyn & Soyou | |
Show Me The Money Season 4 | Jooheon | Episode 1–3 | |||
KBS World | Hello Counselor | Jooheon | Episode 242 | Guest | |
MBC | Weekly Idol | All | Episode 216 | Rookie Special 2 | |
Arirang | After School Club | All | Episode 177 | Guest | |
KBS2 | Cool Kiz On The Block | Shownu | Episodes 108–119 | Participated in Swimming | |
MBC | King Of Mask Singer | Kihyun | Episode 39 & 40 | Guest[71] | |
Arirang | Simply K-Pop | I. M. | Episode 181 & 182 | Special MC | |
2016 | MBC | CEO Next Door | Kihyun | Episode 13–15 | Cast Member |
SBS | Law of The Jungle Papua New Guinea | Shownu | 216 - 219 | Cast Member | |
JTBC | Hip Hop Nation | Jooheon | Episode 1- 9 | Producer | |
YinYueTai | Fan Heart Attack Idol TV | All | Episode 3 | Guest | |
MBC | My Type Beauty Plus | Kihyun | Episode 1–present | Kihyun's first MC role | |
Weekly Idol | Jooheon | Episode 246–present | "Idols Are the Best" Corner MC | ||
Arirang | After School Club | All | Episode 213 | Guest | |
SBS | Running Man | Shownu | Episode 307 | Guest with Sistar (Paired with Song Jihyo and they were winners) | |
MBC | We Got Married | All except Kihyun & I.M | Episode 329 | Cameo appearance | |
Mnet | Hit The Stage | Shownu | Episode 1-2,5-8 | Contestant | |
JSTV | Heroes of Remix | All | Episode 1,3,4,7 | Contestants
EP1 - L.O.V.E (Mash-up with Moves Like Jagger) EP3 - 男儿当自强 (A Man Should Strengthen Himself) (feat. Hyolyn) EP4 - 在那遥远的地方 (In That Distant Place) EP7 - 流星雨 & 我的未来不是梦 (The Meteor Rain & My Future Is Not a Dream) | |
SBS | The Boss Is Watching | All | Episode 1 | With TWICE, EXID, AOA, BTOB, BTS, Super Junior, Lovelyz, GFRIEND, SEVENTEEN, Teen Top, UP10TION, Laboum, sonAmoo, B.A.P, Nine Muses, CLC, Brave Girls, Punch & N.Flying |
Music videos
Year | Title | Duration | Album |
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2015 | "무단침입 (Trespass)" | 3:45 | Trespass |
"신속히 (Rush)" | 3:48 | Rush | |
"신속히 (Rush)" [Performance M/V] | 3:43 | ||
"삐뚤어질래 (Gone Bad)" [Self-Cam M/V] | 3:49 | ||
"Perfect Girl" [Self-Cam M/V] | 3:58 | ||
"Amen" | 2:21 | ||
"Hero" [Rooftop Ver.] | 4:14 | ||
2016 | "걸어 (All In)" | 4:04 | The Clan Pt. 1 Lost |
"반칙이야 (Unfair Love)" [Self-Cam Ver.] | 3:31 | ||
"백설탕 (White Sugar)" [Special Clip] | 3:22 | ||
"네게만 집착해 (Stuck)" | 4:11 | ||
"몬스타엑스 (Fighter)" | 4:21 | The Clan 2.5 Pt. 2 Guilty | |
"롤러코스터 (Roller Coaster)" [Self-Cam Ver.] | 3:26 | ||
"하얀소녀 (White Love)" [Special Clip] | 3:54 |
Music video appearances
These are a collection of the different members' appearances in other artists' music videos as well as notable acting performances in music videos.
Year | Title | Member(s) | Artist |
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2012 | "Joma Joma" | Jooheon | C-REAL |
"Sorry But I" | Jooheon | C-REAL | |
2013 | "Talk to My Face" | Shownu | D-Unit |
2013 | "Bad Girls" | Shownu | Lee Hyori |
2013 | "Going Crazy" | Shownu | Lee Hyori |
2015 | "Shake It" | Shownu & Wonho | SISTAR |
"You're Beautiful" | Kihyun | Yoo Seung-woo | |
"Feedback" | I.M. | Kisum, Bora, Jace, Lil Cham, Adoonga | |
2016 | "You Call it Romance" | Hyungwon | K.Will |
"Whatever" | Kihyun | Yoo Seung-woo | |
"Do Better" | All | Y-TEEN (Monsta X & Cosmic Girls) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | RUSH | Disk Daesang | Nominated |
Monsta X | New Artist Award | Nominated | |
Monsta X | Next Generation Artist | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Monsta X | Best New Male Artist | Nominated |
1TheK Performance Award | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Monsta X | Red Carpet: Next Generation Asian Artist | Won |
Best New Male Artist | Nominated | ||
2016 | Monsta X | Red Carpet: Best Of Next Artist Award | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | Monsta X | New Artist Award | Nominated |
Male Dance Performance Award | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Monsta X | Best Rising Star Boy Group | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | Monsta X | Best Audience Rating Stage[72] | Nominated |
Concert
- MONSTA X The First Live "X-Clan Origins" (July 2016)
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- ^ "[MV] No.Mercy-주헌, 형원, IM _ 인터스텔라(Interstellar) (Feat. Yella Diamond)" (in Korean). starshipTV.
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- "The Clan Part.2: Guilty". October 8, 2016.
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- "Rush". September 12, 2015. p. 2.
- "Hero (Broadcasting ver.)". October 24, 2015. p. 3.
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