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Monsta X
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Key facts
- Origin
- Seoul , South Korea
- Genres
- K-pop pop hip hop trap EDM R&B
- Years active
- 2015 ( 2015 ) –present
- Labels
- Starship Mercury Tokyo Intertwine Epic
- Spinoffs
- Shownu X Hyungwon
- Members
- Shownu Minhyuk Kihyun Hyungwon Joohoney I.M
- Past members
- Wonho
- Website
- monstax-e.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Monsta X (Korean: 몬스타엑스; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M, while former member Wonho left the group in October 2019. They debuted with their first EP Trespass on May 14, 2015.
In March 2017, Monsta X released their first studio album and final part of The Clan series The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter. Since 2018, the group had four Japanese singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, while since 2019, ten of their Korean albums and extended plays had been certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association. In 2020, the group's first English album All About Luv placed number five on the US Billboard 200 and number seven on the US Rolling Stone Top 200.
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