“Yes, this is Monsta X!” Gymnastics ripped… Full group performance containing the essence of 10 years(Comprehensive)[DA : On-site]

The group MONSTA X celebrated their 10th debut anniversary with MONBEBE(fandom).True to their reputation as ‘performance craftsmen’ and ‘stage craftsmen’, they prepared a three-day full group concert.The preparation period from member Hyungwon’s discharge(May 13th)to this concert was only two months.Although it overlapped with the preparation for their new album comeback in September, MONSTA X proved once again the title of ‘a performance you can trust and listen to ‘by moving everyone with a high-quality stage.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the full group concert’ 2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X ‘was held at KSPO DOME(formerly Gymnastics Arena)in Songpa-gu, Seoul to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut.The concert, which ran for three days starting on the 18th, mobilized a total of 29,000 people.The last performance was also streamed online on Beyond Live at the same time as the offline performance.


This concert garnered much anticipation as it was the first full group concert of Monsta X in about 4 years since all 5 members, excluding youngest member I.M, completed their military service.This concert was especially filled with a richer sound as the All Live Band participated.

On the 16th, Monsta X held a press conference to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary, sharing their thoughts ahead of the concert and raising expectations.They stated, “Monbebes have been waiting for this concert for so long, and we prepared this concert by collecting the essence of the songs from the past 10 years, so please look forward to it a lot.” They continued, “We wanted to capture the 10 years of Monsta X.We focused on what kind of stage Monbebes, not Monsta X, would want to see when creating the setlist.That will be the highlight.”

As MONSTA X revealed, you can feel the deep thought put into the setlist.A setlist that encompasses 10 years of history while also targeting MONBEBE’s tastes has been completed.

The opening song was ‘BEASTMODE’.’BEASTMODE’ is a song included in their third regular album ‘Fatal Love’ and is a self-composed song by Jooheon.The song starts with the grand introduction of the group’s name, and is full of the group’s signature energetic and powerful feeling, and is evaluated as a song that shows the identity of MONSTA X.The song that followed was ‘Trespass’, the debut song from 10 years ago.They also revealed the stage for ‘FOLLOW’ : FIND YOU, the title song, and heated up the energy FOLLOW which many MONBEBE had been longing for.


Monsta X, who tore up the stage from the first section, showed the essence of the group.They have been active not only in Korea but also on global stages in the US and Japan.They performed “WHO DO U LOVE ?” from their US album, as well as “WANTED” and “SPOTLIGHT” from their Japanese album.In particular, they performed “SPOTLIGHT” in the Korean version that was released in 2018 due to its popularity.For “Play It Cool, “ which was released in both Korean and English, they completed a special stage where they performed with Mondoongi(official light sticks)together with Monbebe.

They also didn’t forget ‘Queen’ from ‘THE CLAN pt.2’ GUILTY ‘’ that received a lot of love from Monbebe.Minhyuk said, “I wanted to show Monbebe a song that has always had a place in a corner of their hearts,” and Kihyun was proud to reveal that he selected the song.Jooheon’s self-composed song ‘Crescendo’ and the new 6-member version of ‘Jealousy’ followed.Monbebe’s explosive cheers and cheering increased the excitement for ‘One Of A Kind’s title song ‘GAMBLER’, which member Jooheon produced for the first time.Monbebe also met with Hyungwon’s self-composed song ‘Secrets’ from the same album.


Monsta X, who are ‘performance masters’ but are also good at ballads, also touched the hearts of the audience with I.M’s self-composed song’ U R ‘.They entrusted themselves to the circular flying stage device and performed in the air, getting closer to the audience on the second floor.

Ahead of their September comeback, they also surprisingly revealed their new song, Hyungwon’s self-composed song ‘Fire & Ice’.Before going on stage, Hyungwon joked, “It’s a military song I wrote while I was serving in the military.It contains the message that we are moving forward.” He continued, “Actually, there’s no military story at all,” explaining, “I tried to express the image of different people meeting and loving each other using fire and water.”


In the 10th anniversary talk ‘Slow Postbox’, they conveyed their sincerity through handwritten letters to each other.They expressed their affection for each other by referring to the members as brothers and family.Minhyuk said, “We will continue to go through happy and sad times together, but let’s be considerate of each other and spend time like friends and brothers.” Jooheon said, “Now I am Monsta X and Monsta X is me,” and added, “Let’s continue to be cool guys who shine on each other like the ‘light’ that I like.I love you, my brothers.” Hyungwon confessed, “I am grateful to the members who have silently supported me so that I could endure this difficult world.I often think that I would have collapsed under the weight of life if you weren’t here.I am grateful once again and I will try to be that kind of person to you.I hope that we can continue to rely on each other and move forward together as we have become brothers beyond members.Please take care of me.”

Shownu said, “The oldest people in my life, please take good care of me in the future too,” and I.M expressed his affection, saying, “I’m so grateful and precious to be with you.I love you! I cherish you.” Kihyun said, “I hope our relationship, our trust in each other, and our confidence continue well.Everyone stay healthy and let’s meet again.”

MONSTA X continued the excitement with special songs.They exchanged their affectionate feelings for each other with Monbebe through the fan songs ‘By My Side’ and ‘LOVE FOREVER’ written by Jooheon.Monbebe also responded by singing along with Jooheon’s self-composed song ‘Stand Up’.

The end of the concert was a stage where energy ‘exploded’ as expected from Monsta X.They finished with ‘ZONE’, ‘Rodeo’, and ‘Fallin’ ‘, which are considered the’ big three ‘of Monsta X concerts.Monbebes put down their phones and filming equipment and enjoyed the encore stage with their whole bodies, shaking their Mondungi.’ SPOTLIGHT ‘, which they showed during’ Ballotco(running around in front of the high-rise audience with their feet), ‘was also performed once again on the main stage.


At the end of the performance, Shownu said, “I want to thank the members who have shared the most precious and meaningful times with me.While reading a book, I came across a passage that said,’ It would be a truly happy life if I could entrust a part of my life to someone for the rest of my life.’” He continued, “I’m not confident in always working hard, moving forward, and developing, but I’m confident that I can hold on to this spot and not go backwards.I’ll always work hard, so I hope you’ll be with me for a long time.”

Hyungwon said, “I was so impressed by ‘Slow Postbox’ and prepared letters to the members and Monbebe last night,” and confessed his heart to each and every member.To Monbebe, he said, “Thank you for being my life.I will try to be a small smile.I will grind down all the rough edges that hurt you with my ‘circle’ power.I apologize if my expression was a little excessive.I hope you know that the light of Mondoongi that brightens us shines towards each other.”

Kihyun confessed, “I wondered if I would be able to fill this(gymnasium)with realistic concerns.Of course not.I had been away for a long time(due to military service)and many people must have left us, but these three days felt like a work of reviving myself.I was so happy.Even when I was out of breath on the ‘Follow’ stage, watching Monbebe made me feel alive.For three days, I felt deep in my heart that ‘this was what I wanted to do.’” He continued, “Monbebe is someone who makes me look back on myself dozens, hundreds of times and helps me grow again.I will continue to show Monbebe how to sing and stay close to them.I hope you will always be by our side in the future.I will work hard as a singer until I can return the blessings I have received.”


I.M, who halted activities in May due to poor health, said, “I know you are all worried.I am moving forward at my own pace.I can’t say I am completely okay, but I am much better.More than anything, I think it would have been very difficult if it weren’t for the members,” expressing his gratitude to the members.He confessed, “I am a strong person, so Monbebe, don’t worry.I will bravely move forward like I always have.That’s who I am.And I love you.”

Jooheon said, “This is a new beginning.I sincerely thank Monbebes who have waited a really long time for Monsta X and those who are seeing us for the first time for playing with us for such a long time.I hope today was a healing day for you all.Monsta X said they would rip it apart(with their new album)in September 2025, and we approached the concert today with that same mindset.We will do our best so that Monbebes can have the confidence to say, ‘Yes, this is Monsta X.’ We will not go towards the top, but only look forward and run.”

Minhyuk said, “We were very greedy in many ways this time.We wanted to show everything perfectly, but we were stressed because we couldn’t, and the members got hurt a lot.Inside, I thought, ‘Maybe we were too greedy?’ When we tried to do it all at once, we thought maybe we were too greedy.But I think greed is the most important thing.If I only wanted my own satisfaction, Monbebe would get bored.I think we need to be very greedy so that Monbebe can always have fun and have a lot to see.We’ll be greedy, so please understand even if it’s a little lacking.We worked hard on this album and have a lot to show you.Please love it.Thank you.I love you.”


After wrapping up their Seoul concert, MONSTA X will head to Busan and Japan.After performing on stage at ‘2025 Waterbomb Busan’ on the 26th, they will open the second prelude to ‘CONNECT X’ in Japan.They will meet fans through ‘2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X’ at Yokohama Pia Arena MM in Japan on August 27th and 28th.On September 1st, they will finally make a comeback with a new album.

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

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