MONSTA X

Korean: 몬스타엑스

Japanese: モンスタエックス

Past members

Introduction

Monsta X (Korean: 몬스타엑스; Japanese: モンスタエックス) is a six-member boy group under Starship Entertainment. The group was formed through the survival show "NO.MERCY" which aired on Mnet Channel from December 2014 to February 2015. By the end of the show, seven members were chosen to debut: Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. The group eventually made their official debut as a seven-member group on May 14, 2015, with their first mini-album "Trespass".

Their name, unlike most people think, does not refer to "monster" but to the pronunciation " Mon Sta" which refers to the French "Ma Star" which translates into "my star" in English. X stands for the infinite possibilities as the variable character in equations. The fandom is called Monbebe which also translates to "my baby" from French.

On May 17, 2017, Monsta X made their debut in Japan under Universal Music's new label Mercury Records Tokyo with their first Japanese single album, which included Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Stuck". "Hero" reached number two on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, number one on the Tower Records chart, and number three on the weekly Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, making an impressive debut from a foreign artist.

On January 13, 2018, the group served as torchbearers on the first day of the Seoul leg of the Olympic torch relay in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics torch relay.

On October 31, 2019, Starship Entertainment publicly declared that member Wonho would be departing following recent allegations of owed money and assets and that the company intends to "hold legal liability" for "malicious and distorted claims" about him. Fans expressed their disapproval and requested Starship that he be reinstated in the group. Wonho was subsequently cleared of drug charges in March 2020 and was signed with a subsidiary of Starship Entertainment to pursue a solo career.

Current state:
active 
May 14, 2015-present
Mar 1, 2017-present
Jun 15, 2021-present
May 28, 2019-Dec 31, 2020
Subgroup(s):
Debut:
Debut to 1st win:
915 days
Active years:
2015-present
Country:
South Korea
Most popular member:
kpopping rank:
10th
Fandom:
MONBEBE
Fandom color(s):
Lost
Guilty
Beautiful
logo
logo
lightstick
lightstick
23 awards
50 pics
909 videos
47 albums
109.2K viewed
1.4K added

Member's profiles

See pics for more Shownu

Shownu

Korean: 셔누

Japanese: ショヌ

Birthday:
Age:
31 years old
Birthplace:
Changdong, Donbonggu     South Korea
Height:
5'11" (181 cm)
Weight:
172 lbs (78 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
0
MBTI:
ISFJ
Position:
Leader, Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist

See pics for more Minhyuk

Minhyuk

Korean: 민혁

Japanese: ミニョク

Birthday:
Age:
30 years old
Birthplace:
Gwanju     South Korea
Height:
5'11" (180 cm)
Weight:
143.3 lbs (65 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
A
MBTI:
ENTP-T
Position:
Sub Vocalist, Visual

See pics for more Kihyun

Kihyun

Korean: 기현

Japanese: キヒョン

Birthday:
Age:
30 years old
Birthplace:
Goyang     South Korea
Height:
5'9" (175 cm)
Weight:
136.7 lbs (62 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
B
MBTI:
ENFP
Position:
Main Vocalist

See pics for more Hyungwon

Hyungwon

Korean: 형원

Japanese: ヒョンウォン

Birthday:
Age:
30 years old
Birthplace:
Gwangju     South Korea
Height:
6' (183 cm)
Weight:
145.5 lbs (66 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
0
MBTI:
INFP
Position:
Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Visual, Center

See pics for more Joohoney

Joohoney

Korean: 이주헌

Japanese: ジュホン

Birthday:
Age:
29 years old
Birthplace:
Seoul     South Korea
Height:
5'11" (179 cm)
Weight:
152.1 lbs (69 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
0
MBTI:
ENFJ
Position:
Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist

See pics for more I.M

I.M

Korean: 아이엠

Japanese: アイエム

Birthday:
Age:
28 years old
Birthplace:
Gwangju     South Korea
Height:
5'9" (175 cm)
Weight:
136.7 lbs (62 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
0
MBTI:
ISFP
Position:
Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Maknae

Music show wins (23)

Music Bank
1st
Music Bank
2nd
Show Champion
1st
Show Champion
5th
The Show
4th

Music video views

55,001,032
+11,176
1st
58,645,337
+7,796
2nd
24,491,635
+5,615
3rd
46,888,494
+4,933
4th
134,769,764
+4,916
5th
62,658,841
+4,362
6th
55,001,660
+4,317
7th
57,215,874
+4,228
8th
73,723,664
+4,145
9th
21,124,056
+4,125
10th

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