Line #131 Music/MonstaX


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2	[[caption-width-right:350: The original seven. From L-R: Hyungwon, Jooheon, Kihyun, I.M, Wonho, Shownu, Minhyuk]]
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4	Monsta X (Hangul: 몬스타엑스) is a six-member (formerly seven-member) KoreanPopMusic BoyBand under Starship Entertainment. They were formed in 2015 through the survival show NO.MERCY, which pitted 12, later 13, Starship trainees against each other to decide who would be in the final group. About three months after the show concluded, they debuted in Korea with the EP ''Trespass'' in May 2015. They made their Japan debut with a Japanese version of ''Hero'' in May 2017.
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6	So far, they've released ten mini albums, nine studio albums (four Korean, three Japanese and two English), and thirty-eight singles. They've also gone on two Asian tours, three world tours and held an online concert.
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8	[[folder:Members]]
9	Current members:
10	* Shownu (Son Hyunwoo, born June 18, 1992) — leader, main dancer
11	* Minhyuk (Lee Minhyuk, born November 3, 1993) — vocalist
12	* Kihyun (Yoo Kihyun, born November 22, 1993) — main vocalist
13	* Hyungwon (Chae Hyungwon, born January 15, 1994) — visual, dancer
14	* Jooheon (Lee Jooheon[[note]]Birth name Lee Hojoon[[/note]], born October 6, 1994) — main rapper
15	* I.M (Im Changkyun, born January 26, 1996) — rapper
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17	Former members:
18	* Wonho (Shin Hoseok[[note]] Birth name Lee Hoseok[[/note]], born March 1, 1993) — vocalist
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21	[[folder:Discography]]
22	'''Korean Discography'''
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24	''Extended Plays:''
25	* 2015 - Trespass
26	* 2015 - Rush
27	** Repackage: Hero
28	* 2016 - THE CLAN, Pt. 1 <LOST>
29	* 2016 - THE CLAN, Pt. 2 <GUILTY>
30	* 2017 - The Code
31	* 2018 - The Connect: Dejavu
32	* 2019 - Follow: Find You
33	* 2020 - Fantasia X
34	* 2021 - One of a Kind
35	* 2021 - No Limit
36	''Studio Albums''
37	* 2017 - THE CLAN, Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
38	** Repackage: Shine Forever
39	* 2018 - Take 1: Are You There?
40	* 2019 - Take 2: We Are Here
41	* 2020 - Fatal Love
42	''Digital Singles''
43	* 2016 - Ex Girl
44	* 2017 - Newton
45	* 2017 - Lonely Christmas
46	* 2021 - Kiss Or Death
47	'''Japanese Discography'''
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49	''Studio Albums''
50	* 2018 - Piece
51	* 2019 - Phenomenon
52	* 2021 - Flavors of Love
53	''Singles''
54	* 2017 - Hero
55	* 2017 - Beautiful
56	* 2018 - Spotlight
57	* 2018 - Livin' It Up
58	* 2018 - Shoot Out
59	* 2019 - Alligator
60	* 2020 - Wish on the Same Sky
61	* 2020 - Love Killa
62	* 2021 - Wanted
63	''Digital Singles''
64	* 2019 - X-Phenomenon
65	'''English Discography'''
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67	''Studio Albums''
68	* 2020 - All About Luv
69	* 2021 - The Dreaming
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71	'''Wonho's solo discography'''
72	* 2020 - Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right For Me
73	* 2021 - Love Synonym Pt. 2: Right For Us
74	* 2021 - Blue Letter
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76	[[/folder]]
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79	!!Monsta X contains examples of:
80	[[folder: Band and Member Tropes]]
81	* AnimalMotifs: from Safari in Monbebe World.
82	** Shownu - Bear
83	** Wonho - Rabbit
84	** Minhyuk - Dog
85	** Kihyun - Hamster
86	** Hyungwon - Turtle
87	** Jooheon - Bee
88	** I.M - Wolf
89	* AscendedExtra: Shownu was a backup dancer for Lee Hyori with Madtown's Jota in 2013.
90	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: I.M
91	* BigEater: Wonho can eat 8 bowls of rice in one sitting, and describes himself as having different stomachs for meals, dessert, and tangerines.
92	* BigLittleBrother: Hyungwon is the third-youngest and the tallest.
93	%%* BoyBand
94	* ButNotTooForeign: I.M was born in Gwangju, but lived in Boston for three years.
95	* CowardlyLion: Jooheon, whose nickname is Chicken Man.
96	* DoesNotLikeSpam: Minhyuk hates cucumbers.
97	* {{Fanboy}}: Shownu for Rain, Wonho for Kanye West, and Kihyun for Michael Jackson.
98	* FanCommunityNickname: Monbebes.
99	* HeavySleeper: Hyungwon. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NAr636KPA There is no easy way to wake him up from sleep]].
100	* TheLeader: Shownu is the "levelheaded" type.
101	* LethalChef: Everyone except Kihyun, according to Kihyun.
102	* MrFanservice: Wonho, so so much. Several concerts have had him take his shirt off and throw it into the audience.
103	* NeatFreak: Kihyun says he [[ItRunsInTheFamily inherited this trait from his father]].
104	* OlderThanTheyLook: A lot of people thought Minhyuk was the youngest member when they first debuted.
105	* OppositesAttract: Minhyuk said that he and Shownu complement each other well because of their very different personalities.
106	* PowerTrio: Hyungwon, Minhyuk, and Wonho are acknowledged as the visual trio of the band.
107	* ScheduleFanatic: I.M checks his schedule right after he wakes up.
108	* SesameStreetCred:
109	** They guest-starred in the ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' episode "Panda's Birthday".
110	** In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun'', they cameo as dancing zombies.
111	* SixthRanger: I.M, who joined NO.MERCY in the middle of the show.
112	* SopranoAndGravel: Contrast Kihyun's high notes with I.M or Jooheon's low voices.
113	* StageNames: Shownu for Hyunwoo, Wonho for Hoseok, and I.M for Changkyun.
114	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Hyungwon is 183cm (6'0") and the official visual.
115	%%* TeamDad: Shownu.
116	%%* TeamMom: Kihyun.
117	* TeenIdol: I.M was 19 when Monsta X debuted.
118	* WholesomeCrossdresser: Various members in the Temptation of the Wife of Heirs over Flowers drama parody.
119	* YoungerThanTheyLook: I.M's been referred to as "the oldest-looking youngest member."
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122	[[folder: Music and Music Video Tropes]]
123	%%* AudienceParticipationSong: "White Love".
124	* {{Fanservice}}: "Hero" has shirt-lifting as part of the choreography.
125	* GratuitousEnglish: "It's broken heart", "Girl I always by your side", "You're crazy virus", etc.
126	* LighterAndSofter: "Newton" compared to pretty much every other single they've released.
127	%%* PerformanceVideo: "Hero".
128	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Kihyun's goal in the Dramarama MV is to save Jooheon from dying in a car crash.
129	* SingerNamedrop: "Monsta X boys on the way man" in "Trespass", "Yeah, Monsta X" in "Spotlight".
130	* SoloSideProject:
131	** Jooheon and I.M have released solo mixtapes.
132	** Kihyun has also sung [=OSTs=] for several kdramas, a few featuring Jooheon and one with Seola of WJSN.
133	** Hyungwon is a DJ under the name DJ H.One.
134	%%* TimeMaster: Hyungwon in "Dramarama".
135	* TimeTravel: The plot of "Dramarama" revolves around the members doing this.
136	** This is also especially prominent in their music video of "Find You" in which Hyungwon seemingly experiences and travels to their other music videos such as Dramarama and Destroyer.
137	* VocalTagTeam: 5 vocalists means that they do this a lot.

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