‘Discharged’ Monsta X’s Hyungwon Chosen as MC for Awards Ceremony “I’m Nervous Because It’s Been a While Since I Hosted”

MONSTA X member Hyungwon will be the MC for the awards ceremony.

According to ASEA Organizing Committee, Hyungwon will be MC for the second day of the ‘ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS 2025’ (hereafter referred to as ‘ASEA 2025’) to be held at the K-Arena Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan on May 28th and 29th.Hyungwon, who was discharged from his military service after 1 year and 6 months on the 13th, has been chosen to host an awards ceremony for the ‘ASEA 2025’ on the 29th for the first time in 10 years since his debut.

Hyungwon debuted as a member of Monsta X in 2015 and has established himself as an ‘all-rounder entertainer’ by not only performing in his main team, but also being active in acting, producing, DJ, and MC.In 2023, he formed the unit ‘Shownu X Hyungwon’ with the team’s leader Shownu and showed off his skills as a trustworthy ‘producing idol’ by including two self-composed songs on the album ‘THE UNSEEN’, the title track ‘Love Me A Little’ and the b-side track ‘Roll With Me’.

He also stood out in entertainment.Hyungwon appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Charin Geon Jwippul Maeul’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Chajwippul’) in 2022 and became a hot topic, and before his enlistment, he launched his own web entertainment show ‘Chae’s Castaway ‘and led to the’ entrance ‘of numerous fans.In particular, the video of his appearance on’ Chajwippul ‘has recorded a cumulative 22.25 million views(as of May 20), and is still receiving steady love to this day.

His skills as an MC are also outstanding.Having gained experience as a special MC on numerous music shows since his debut, Hyungwon showed off his increasingly skilled hosting skills while working as a DJ on MBC FM4U’s ‘Idol Radio Season 2’ for about a year from August 2021 to August 2022, and in 2023, he also steadily led live broadcasts every week as an MC SBS ‘Inkigayo’.

Hyungwon, who recently displayed his splendid visuals and trustworthy hosting skills that put his military uniform to shame at a free fan event commemorating his discharge from the military, is drawing attention to his performance as the MC of ‘ASEA 2025’.

Hyungwon shared his thoughts through his agency Starship Entertainment, saying, “After being discharged from the military last week, I celebrated my 10th debut anniversary with the members and met Monbebe(official fan club name)over the weekend, so I’m happy and honored to be able to greet you again at my first official event outside of the military.It’s been a while since I’ve hosted an awards MC without the members, so I’m a little nervous and burdened, but I’ll do my best to make it an awards ceremony that the amazing artists and audience can enjoy together.I know it’s not enough, but I ask for your interest and support.”

Meanwhile, Hyungwon met with fans on the 17th at the free fan event ‘Hyungwon’s Wonder Garden ‘to commemorate his discharge.Monsta X, which Hyungwon is a part of, celebrated its 10th debut anniversary on the 14th and will be holding a full group concert’ CONNECT X’ from July 18th to 20th at the KSPO Dome(formerly Gymnastics Arena)in Olympic Park, Seoul.

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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