guide to monsta x
a 7 member group that debut under starship entertainment may 14, 2016. also under the us label maverick agency as of february 26th 2019
created through a survival show called no.mercy
fandom: monbebe
member wonho left the group november 1st, 2019 due to lots of controversy. therefore it is a 6 member group but monbebe still call them 7 because he is still part of the group to us so please refrain from using ot6 and use ot7 instead <3
facebook: OfficialMonstaX
twitter: @officialmonstax
instagram: @officialmonstax
youtube: MONSTA X
fan cafe: monsta-x
vlive: MONSTA X
official website: Monsta X
tiktok: @monstax514
shownu
-shownu (셔누)/sohn hyunwoo (손현우)
-leader, main dancer, lead vocalist
-born: june 18, 1992
-was a former jyp entertainment’s trainee with got7, but left due to training absences
-jyp trainee for about 2 years
-likes meat and to exercise
-was lee hyori’s back-up dancer and performed with her
-starred in “high-end crush”, and “dae jang geum is watching”
-he participates in creating most of monsta x’s choreographies
-in 2016 shownu was a contestant on the dance show “hit the stage”
-used to be a member of the kpop boy group nuboyz
wonho
(former member but still a member in our hearts, now is solo)
-wonho (원호)/lee hoseok (이호석), but he’s known as shin hoseok (신호석) since his ulzzang days (most monbebe still use lee hoseok if we refer to him by his actual name)
-lead vocalist, lead dancer, bisual
-born: arch 1, 1993
-likes protein, vitamins, other health products, electronics, studying song production
-former ulzzang
in “ulzzang shidae season 3”
-used to be a member of the kpop boy group nuboyz
-starred in “high-end crush”
-never wears a shirt
instagram: officialwonho
twitter: officialwonho
please refrain from talking about the following because it is kind of a sensitive topic but im including it so if you are stanning you understand the situation:
-following the controversies (the claims that he owes money to friend jung da eun and suspicions of illegal use of marijuana back in 2013) on october 31, 2019 wonho announced that he and starship ent. decided his departure from the group
-march 14, 2020 starship issued a statement confirming the investigation had concluded and wonho was cleared of all charges
-on april 9th, 2020 wonho signed with highline entertainment (a branch of starship) as a soloist and as a producer
minhyuk
-minhyuk (민혁)/lee minhyuk (이민혁)
-sub vocalist, visual
-born: november 3, 1993
-mood-maker of the group, lightening up the atmosphere with his jokes and funny personality
-starred in “high-end crush”
-minhyuk is going to be on “law of the jungle” in chile, replacing cangnam (he got ill)
-would like to learn acoustic guitar, because he thinks it would go well with his husky voice
kihyun
-kihyun (기현)/yoo kihyun (유기현)
-main vocalist
-born: november 22, 1993
-best vocalist of the group.
-he graduated from dong’ah institute of media and arts.
-likes composing songs and writing lyrics
-he can play the piano
-released a single with sistar’s soyou & giri boy titled “pillow”
-e starred in “high-end crush”
-likes dancing and hanging out with friends
hyungwon
-hyungwon (형원)/chae hyungwon (채형원)
-lead dancer, sub vocalist, sub rapper, visual, center
-born: january 15, 1994
-before joining monsta x, hyungwon was a popular model
-known for his thick lips
-he’s the one who sleeps the most
-terrible cook, according to his members
jooheon
-joohoney (his stage name used to be jooheon (주헌))/lee hojoon (이호준), but he changed his name to lee jooheon (이주헌)
-main rapper, sub vocalist
-born: october 6, 1994
-was the best rapper among the trainees
-released a single with hyorin & san e
-in addition to writing lyrics and song production, he also wants to take part in creating the album jacket and music video
-featured in madclown’s single even though he was still a trainee
-used to be a member of the kpop boy group nuboyz
-he starred in “high-end crush”
-he speaks korean and english
-playing video games, going out with friends, watching movies are his hobbies
changkyun
-I.M (아이엠)/Im changkyun (임창균)
-lead rapper, sub vocalist, maknae
-born: january 26, 1996
-lived abroad a lot during his childhood, because his father was a scientist and his work demanded of him to travel around the world
-he lived 3 years in boston and 4 years in israel
-once wanted to pursue science and education
-he starred in “high-end crush”
-he can speak english fluently
-writing songs, hanging out with his members are his hobbies
-he used to be part of the group nu’bility