Monsta X’s All About Luv is Decent But Basic
To all the single Monbebes this Valentine's day, don't worry– Monsta X's got you covered with All About Luv. The tracks on the album do not necess…
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Wonho Leaves Monsta X: Impact, International Fandoms & What It Means To Be an Idol
For Monbebe, the past few weeks have been an emotional roller-coaster. Fresh off their successful 2019 World Tour, Monsta X seemed poised to break…
Unsung Artists: October 2019
As with every year, the post-Chuseok season welcomed a veritable flood of releases in October, ranging from the debut of Super M and the long-anti…
For Your Consideration: Are the MTV VMAs Catering to K-pop?
Editor's Note: This article was written before three new fan-voted categories were announced by MTV: Best Group, Best Power Anthem, and Song of Summer…
Managing Military Enlistments in a Changing K-pop Industry
The Hallyu industry has an inherent brake in its system: mandatory military enlistment for all able-bodied men aged 18–35. In 2018, the maximum ag…
Music & Lyrics: God Save the Queens
There’s something special about the idea of queens. Often thought of as one half of a pair, queens have long captivated the mind as an all-too-rar…
Music & Lyrics: Rain
The soothing sound. The distinctive smell. The cool feeling. Rain is such a sensory phenomenon that it’s almost impossible not to have our emotion…
Monsta X Bare Their Teeth with “Alligator”
K-pop already has its fair share of wolves, gorillas, lions, cats and butterflies. With Monsta X’s latest comeback, a powerful armored reptile can…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Shades of Azure
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop lan…
Side B: A Deeper Side to Monsta X
Monsta X are the bad boys of the K-pop world, or that’s how I like to think of them. Among all other boy groups, Monsta X has a very masculine ima…