MONSTA X celebrates its 11th anniversary. Why we're looking forward to 2026 more

*This content was translated by AI.

MONSTA X, a "believe-listener," is proving its global popularity, raising expectations for a new 2026.

In 2025, the global K-pop market was hot with the heavy power and unwavering passion shown by MONSTA X (Shownu Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Jooheon, I.M), which celebrated its 10th anniversary. Having been expanding their own musical spectrum for 10 years since their debut in 2015, they have once again solidified their status as irreplaceable artists through this year's digital album "NOW PRODUCT vol.1" and mini album "THE X." In particular, the synergy of the members who have maintained their position on the team through various activities even during the hiatus caused by the military impressed fans around the world, giving overwhelming energy.

MONSTA X's 2025 was filled with meaningful achievements. The digital album "NOW PRODUCT vol.1," released on the 10th anniversary of its debut in May, topped the iTunes Top K-Pop Music Album Chart in eight countries and regions, including the United States, France and Germany, and proved their unwavering global presence by announcing their entry into the Top 10 iTunes Top K-Pop Music Album Chart in a total of 18 countries/regions based on the peak ranking. This popularity led to the 10th anniversary performance "2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X" held at KSPO DOME in Seoul in July, further solidifying ties with fans.

The mini-album "The X", released in September, was the result of MONSTA X's musical identity and deeper inner workings. Monsta X was loved not only by proving an unlimited musical spectrum through the album, but also by suggesting a new direction in the future. In particular, Hyungwon, Jooheon, and I.M., the representative producing members of the team, participated in the album and showed their "self-producing group" side, and the album achieved its highest career high with more than 427,000 initial sales.

The reaction in the global market has also been explosive. "The X" has been listed on a number of Billboard's charts, including "The Billboard 200", the main Billboard chart, "World Album", "Independent Album", "Top Album Sales", "Top Current Album Sales", and "Billboard Artist 100". In addition, recently, "Do What I Want," the pre-release song of "The X," was listed on the global media's year-end settlement chart. The song was selected as the "2025 Best K-pop Song and Music Video" selected by the UK's DAZED and the US' Teen Vogue, reaffirming Monsta X's unwavering global influence.

Earlier in November, the U.S. digital single "Baby Blue" captured the hearts of global listeners with its more mature charm, and recently, the 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour in the U.S. made its 2025 finale spectacular.

The awards ceremony's achievements, which compiles these brilliant achievements, also drew attention. Earlier, MONSTA X won two awards at the "10th Anniversary Asian Artist Awards 2025" held on the 6th, winning the "AAA History of K-pop" award, which is recognized for its contributions over the past decade. This meaningful fruit, which was achieved in the 10th anniversary of its debut, served as an opportunity to simultaneously prove the solid musical narrative and its status that Monsta X has built up.

This year, MONSTA X also performed remarkably in various broadcasts and contents. After 10 years of consistent broadcasting activities by giving viewers a big laugh, they showed strong teamwork and pleasant chemistry through their own content, "Mon-Eat-Go." Individual activities were also prominent. Shownu showed off his sense of entertainment by appearing in web entertainment shows "Roh Gigi," Hyungwon in "K-pop Aurora Hunters-Torora," and Jooheon in "Good errand center-Simcheong," and Kihyun solidified his presence by appearing as a judge on Netflix's "Bale Musician." In addition, he has appeared in various contents such as "Twinkle Tour across the country," "Limousin Service," "Bob Sa-hyo," "Collective," and "Seongsu-dong Workshop" to show his sense of "entertainment guarantee check" and perform all-round activities.

MONSTA X, which has grown tirelessly since its debut, is now preparing for a new long journey toward 2026. First, member Jooheon's second solo mini album "INSANITY" will be released on January 5, followed by MONSTA X WORLD TOUR "THE X: NEXUS" (2026 MONSTA X World Tour "The X: Nexus") at KSPO DOME in Seoul for three days from January 30 to February 1 and will open the world tour.

Attention is focusing on what new records Monsta X, which once again announced the start of its new activities with a solid 11 years as a springboard, will write in 2026.

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*This content was translated by AI.