MONSTA X‘s Jooheon, discharged from military service today (23rd) → Live broadcast… Free fan meeting on February 5th

MONSTA X’s Jooheon has returned to Monbebe (fandom).

Jooheon, who enlisted in the military through basic military training in July 2023, received basic military training and served as an assistant instructor at the 15th Infantry Division of the Army in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do, and was discharged from military service today (23rd).

Jooheon said through his agency Starship Entertainment, “First of all, I want to tell Monbebe (official fan club name) who have waited for me for a long time, I‘m so grateful and I’ve missed you. Every time I had personal time, I watched videos of performances with Monbebe and thought I wanted to show you guys again with a cool look, so I‘m so happy to have safely completed my service and come back like this.” He continued, “After taking a short break and coming back, I will run even harder in the future. I will grow even more as Monsta X’s Jooheon and show you various sides of myself, so please show lots of interest. And lastly, I want to say thank you to our Shownu hyung, Minhyuk hyung, and Changkyun (I.M) who have supported the team called ‘Monsta X’ so firmly.”

During his military service, Jooheon was a role model in the unit, winning the corps championship in the elite 300 combat casualty treatment subject, receiving numerous awards and achievements, and even achieving early promotion to sergeant. With this, Jooheon became the third member of the team to complete his military service, following members Shownu and Minhyuk.

There was no separate discharge ceremony that day. While delivering his discharge greetings in front of the unit, Jooheon was suddenly kidnapped (?) by the production crew of Monsta X‘s own reality content ’Mon Eat Still‘. The sight of him being dragged away in a dumbfounded state became a hot topic on SNS.

Jooheon, who has returned after completing his 1 year and 6 months of military service, plans to hold a live broadcast to commemorate his discharge through Monsta X’s official YouTube channel at 6:30 PM today (the 23rd) and greet fans upon his return. With Monsta X‘s 10th debut anniversary and full group reunion just around the corner in 2025, the news of Jooheon’s discharge is all the more welcome to fans.

Jooheon will then attend the ‘The Exorcist’ VIP preview photo wall event with Shownu at the Cinepark on the 7th floor of Lotte Cinema World Tower on February 4th. The two will participate in the ‘The Exorcist’ ending song. The song ‘BEASTMODE’ written and composed by Jooheon was included in the piece.

On the following day, February 5th, he will also meet Monbebe in person. Jooheon will hold a fan meeting twice at 4 PM and 8 PM that day at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall. It will be held exclusively for members of the 8th generation of the official fan club Monbebe, and all seats are free. Monbebes‘ expectations are growing for Jooheon’s special fan service prepared for fans who have silently waited.

Meanwhile, Jooheon debuted with Monsta X in 2015 and has been active as the team‘s main rapper, producer, and songwriter. In particular, he wrote the lyrics for Monsta X’s representative songs such as ‘Love Killa’, ‘Shoot Out’, and participated in the writing, composing, and arranging of ‘GAMBLER’, ‘Rush Hour’, serving as the ‘directional key’ of Monsta X‘s music.

In addition, in May 2023, ahead of his enlistment, he proved his wide musical spectrum once again by releasing his solo debut album ‘LIGHTS’, which was filled with all of his own compositions. In addition, he was recognized for his unique wit and sense of humor, and was active as a regular MC for Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’ until just before his enlistment. He also appeared regularly on JTBC‘s ‘Korean’s Plate’, YouTube channel ‘Tteuntteun DdeunDdeun’‘s ‘Bbam Bbam Social Club’, and received much love from the public.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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