Monsta X: Last News

MONSTA X‘s Joohoney has opened up about his personal goals as a songwriter and producer for the group, revealing his intent to dispel the “fixed notion” that older idol groups make “half-hearted” music.In a new interview with Arena Homme Plus, the MONSTA X rapper revealed that the hardest song he’s ever produced is the K-pop group’s June 2021 single ‘Gambler’, through which he hoped to dispel assumptions about older idol groups.“I wanted to break the fixed notion people have that the further you get into your career, you’ll start making music half-heartedly, or the tempo of your songs will get slower,” Joohoney said, per translations by Soompi.Joohoney also said he wanted ‘Gambler’ to be a “powerful” song that would allow MONSTA X, who are nearly seven years old as a group, to showcase the same levels of energy of a younger K-pop act.“Because if a song has a powerful sound, its choreography gets more powerful as well,” he added. “I feel apologetic to the members who suffered [because of the song’s choreography], but looking back on it now, I think it was the right decision.

MONSTA X are reportedly gearing up to release new music.Earlier today (March 23), South Korean outlet Sports Donga reported that the six-member boyband are currently preparing for an April comeback. MONSTA X’s label, Starship Entertainment, has since confirmed the news through a separate press statement.“Our agency’s artist MONSTA X is preparing for an album with the goal of making a comeback this upcoming April,” a representative from the management company said, as translated by Soompi.

MONSTA X vocalist Kihyun is set to make his solo debut next month.Over the weekend, Starship Entertainment shared a new official logo for the singer on YouTube, before dropping a teaser image for his upcoming single album. Titled ‘Voyager’, the project is set to arrive on March 15 at 6pm KST.KIHYUN The 1st Single Album 'VOYAGER'MOOD TEASERVoyager VER.Release on2022.03.15 6PM (KST)#몬스타엑스 #MONSTA_X #MONSTAX#기현 #KIHYUN#VOYAGER #MOOD_TEASER pic.twitter.com/qEIA86QTXm— 몬스타엑스_MONSTA X (@OfficialMonstaX) February 20, 2022The upcoming project will mark Kihyun’s first-ever non-OST solo release.

MONSTA X have released a preview of their new song ‘Blow Your Mind’, from their upcoming English-language studio album ‘The Dreaming’.‘The Dreaming’ will notably feature the previously-released single ‘One Day’, which dropped in September, as well as its lead single ‘You Problem’, for which a music video is also set to arrive on December 10 at 2pm KST.“Is it me, is it me you want? / Let me dance, let me dance you off / Take a chance, let’s get it on / I’ll blow your mind / I’ll make you feel, make you feel my love,” MONSTA X sing in the preview for ‘Blow Your Mind’. Speaking to NME around the release of ‘One Day’, singer Minhyuk said he had found it “easier to record” the single compared to the band’s first English-language album, ‘All

MONSTA X member Joohoney has shared that the James Bond movie series inspired the group’s latest title track, ‘Gambler’.On ‘Gambler’, the six-member boyband tell a story of two lovers and their fatal attraction to one another, along with their readiness to risk it all for each other. Joohoney, who helped ot write, composed and arrange the single, told Femina that he felt the “sexiness of the [James Bond] movies really fit [the song] well”.“The inspiration came from 007 and James Bond,” he said.

Wonho has released a sultry music video for ‘Ain’t About You’, featuring American singer-songwriter Kiiara.In the clip, Wonho performs the song from a luxurious hotel, featuring scenes of him dancing atop a bar table and chilling in a bathtub. On the other hand, Kiiara sings along to the track while driving through a desert in a glamourous dress.“You’re so hard to resist, a love that hurt like this / I wish it wasn’t hell to love you more than you love yourself / Know you’re probably pissed / To know the world don’t circle ’round you now, oh well / This ain’t about you,” Wonho sings. ‘Ain’t About You’ is a cut from Wonho’s second mini-album ‘Love Synonym #2: Right For Us’, which was released on February 26.

MONSTA X member I.M has revealed that the K-pop boyband are currently preparing a new album.During an appearance on Unboxing, a DIVE Studios podcast hosted by ASTRO’s JinJin and PENTAGON’s Kino, I.M said that the group are hard at work on a brand-new record. “Lately – as always – I’m preparing for MONSTA X’s album,” he said.

MONSTA X star Kihyun is not dating label mate Bona, from the girl group WJSN.

Monsta X star Wonho has given an emotional and honest interview about his past as he spoke out for the first time since he was cleared of drug charges.