MONSTA X News

MONSTA X’s Shownu will sit out upcoming schedules, including the Beijing fan event and the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards, after being diagnosed with a herniated disc. Starship Entertainment said his future participation will depend on his recovery

Soompi updated its 2026 year-end shows guide with schedules, MCs, presenters and confirmed lineups across Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Paris — featuring performances from IVE, TWICE members, ATEEZ, NCT units, Stray Kids, TXT, ENHYPEN and many more announced acts

RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” scored a double crown on Circle Chart’s weekly rankings (Sept. 13–19), topping both the overall digital and streaming charts; aespa’s Winter led digital downloads with “Saddle Up,” while Karina and Ningning also debuted solo tracks in the top five

Stray Kids' mini album THIS & THAT spent its fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums chart, with ENHYPEN at No. 2 and TUIDE debuting at No. 3; BTS, aespa, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, MONSTA X, NewJeans and others also placed across the chart

Stray Kids’ mini album THIS & THAT spent a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart while also re-entering the Billboard 200 top 15; ENHYPEN, MONSTA X, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM and other K-pop acts filled multiple top-25 spots this week

Stray Kids' mini album THIS & THAT topped Circle's August monthly physical album chart while NCT 127, ENHYPEN, and MONSTA X also placed highly. SHINee's Taemin achieved a weekly double crown with 'FLOAT' leading both the overall digital and download charts, and RESCENE earned a monthly double crown with 'LOVE ATTACK'

MONSTA X’s new EP The Phase debuted at No. 118 on the Billboard 200 — their fifth overall entry on the chart — while also hitting No. 3 on Billboard’s World Albums and No. 7 on Top Album Sales; the group re-entered the Artist 100 at No. 61

MONSTA X’s Joohoney and TWICE’s Jeongyeon will join Lee Seo Jin, Han Ji Min, and veteran actors Kim Yong Gun and Park Jung Soo on Na Young Suk’s upcoming tvN variety show Just Friends, which is set to premiere in Q4

Taemin scored his first music show trophy for his solo title track "FLOAT" on MBC’s Music Core (Sept. 12), earning 8,098 points; the episode also featured performances from i-DLE’s Soyeon, &TEAM, VERIVERY, SHINee’s Minho, Kwon Eun Bi, Lovelyz’s Ryu Sujeong, and more