M.O.N.T Explained

M.O.N.T
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Origin:Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea
Genre:K-pop, dance
Years Active:–present
Label:FM
Current Members:
  • Narachan
  • Roda
  • Bitsaeon

M.O.N.T is a South Korean boy band signed to FM Entertainment. They originally debuted as a trio with leader Narachan, rapper Roda, and main vocalist Bitsaeon. In 2017, M.O.N.T released the digital single "Sorry" and were contestants on JTBC's survival reality show Mix Nine. They released the mini-albums Going Up and Awesome Up in 2019.

History

M.O.N.T is an acronym for Member of National Team, indicating their ambition to become a representative of K-pop. The group consists of three members native to Ganghwa Island. They employed pure Korean words as stage names: Narachan, Roda, and Bitsaeon .[1] M.O.N.T released the future R&B-dancehall single "Sorry" on May 21, 2017, a pre-debut release.[2] The members competed separately on JTBC's survival reality show Mix Nine.[3] Following their stint on the program, the group held music concerts abroad for the following year.[4] M.O.N.T released their first mini-album Going Up and lead single "Will You Be My Girlfriend?" on January 4, 2019, marking their official debut.[5] They held an album showcase on the same day.[6] From March to May, M.O.N.T embarked on a world tour, where they performed in 16 cities across 11 countries.[7]

In midst of the Japan–South Korea trade dispute, M.O.N.T's music video for the patriotic single "대한민국만세" ("Daehan Minguk Mansae") was uploaded in 2019, two days ahead of National Liberation Day of Korea.[8] [9] The lyrics, which utilize pure Korean words, were written by the members and reference territorial dispute over the Liancourt Rocks between South Korea and Japan. They were the first idols to film a music video on the Liancourt Rocks, a group of islets known as Dokdo in the Korean Peninsula.[10] The profits earned from the song via online music stores were donated to "descendants of those who have made contributions to the nation".[11] On October 24, one day ahead of "Dokdo Day", the trio released "The Korean Island Dokdo", followed by its music video.[12]

In 2020, M.O.N.T announced a project called "M.O.N.T. Arena", where they plan to add six new members and form three teams with distinct genres and concepts. Between the teams, the members can form a separate unit consisting of two to nine people.[13] On January 31, 2021, rapper Beomhan was unveiled as the first new member of M.O.N.T. Arena.[14]

M.O.N.T issued their second mini-album Awesome Up! and accompanying single "Rock Paper Scissors" on August 25.[15] Roda designed the artwork on the album's jacket photos.[16] In November, Bitsaeon announced his mandatory military enlistment.[17] During Bitsaeon's absence in 2021, members Roda and Narachan both released solo songs "Anxious" and "Beautiful Sunday", respectively. On April 30, the pair also released the single and music video for "Bottle".[18] At the same time, Narachan also announced his mandatory enlistment to begin in May 2021.

Musical style

M.O.N.T has cited R.ef and Pentagon as their role models.[19] [20] Musically, M.O.N.T's debut album includes dance music, pop ballads, and acoustic tracks.[5]

Members

List of members and roles.[3]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, showing album title, selected details, and sales
TitleAlbum detailsSales
KOR
[21]
Going Up 61
Awesome Up
  • Released: August 25, 2019
  • Label: FM, Kakao M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
49
Listen Up
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: FM, Kingpin
  • Formats: CD, digital download
—
IDGAF
  • Released: February 27, 2024
  • Label: FM, Genie Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
42

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Sorry"2017Going Up
"Will You Be My Girlfriend?" 2019
"Daehan Minguk Mansae"
"Rock Paper Scissors" Awesome Up!
"The Korean Island Dokdo"
"Tired" 2020Awesome Up
"Boom Bang" Listen Up
"Shadow"
"Anti-Hero"
"IDGAF"2024IDGAF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Ho-yeon. ko:'데뷔' 몬트 "강화도 아이돌 상경, K-POP 국가대표 되고파". http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201901041576779154. Hankook Ilbo. Dongwha Enterprise. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003557/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201901041576779154. November 2, 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Ha. Seong-in. ko:신예 아이돌 'MONT' 첫 티저 발표. http://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=712538. Gukje News. November 2, 2019. Korean. May 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026103106/http://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=712538. October 26, 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Park. Jeong-min. ko:신 몬트(M.O.N.T), 4일 '사귈래말래' 전격 공개…'3인 3색 매력' 뿜뿜. http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=559048. Top Star News. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026103143/http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=559048. October 26, 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Lee. Ho-yeon. ko:몬트 "'믹스나인'은 좋은 경험, 빅뱅·위너·지코와 컬래버 하고파". http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201901041674060418. Hankook Ilbo. Dongwha Enterprise. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003558/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201901041674060418. November 2, 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Kim. Ha-jin. ko:몬트, 오늘(4일) 데뷔곡 '사귈래말래' 공개…3인 3색 청량美. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1633552. 10asia. Korea Entertainment Media. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413030314/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1633552. April 13, 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Lee. Dong-hyeon. ko:'강화도 아이돌' 몬트, "서울 상경하니 편의점 집 앞에 있어 좋아". http://www.vop.co.kr/A00001368219.html. Voice of the People. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003559/http://www.vop.co.kr/A00001368219.html. November 2, 2019. live.
  7. Web site: Jeon. Hyo-jin. ko:몬트, 현지 관심 속 미주·유럽 투어 마무리…청정에너지 전파. http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190507/95404379/1. Sports Dong-a. The Dong-a Ilbo Company. November 2, 2019. Korean. May 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003557/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190507/95404379/1. November 2, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Lee. Ho-yeon. ko:아이돌 최초 독도 항일 MV…몬트, 내일(13일) '대한민국만세' 발매. http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201908121737352918. Hankook Ilbo. Dongwha Enterprise. November 2, 2019. Korean. August 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003556/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201908121737352918. November 2, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Ha. Gyeong-heon. ko:몬트, 세계 최초 독도서 찍은 항일 뮤직비디오에 '극일' 메시지 담아. http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=201908131448013. Sports Kyunghyang. Kyunghyang Company. November 2, 2019. Korean. August 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026133503/http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=201908131448013. October 26, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Lee. Ji-seok. ko:몬트, 독도서 항일 MV 촬영…독도 수비대 협조 속 진행. http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/805186. Sportsseoul. November 2, 2019. Korean. May 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003557/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/805186. November 2, 2019. live.
  11. Web site: Myung. Hee-sook. August 16, 2019. Boygroup M.O.N.T donates digital music profit to celebrate Korean Liberation Day. Mydaily. November 29, 2019.
  12. Web site: Lee. Ha-na. ko:몬트, 오늘(24일) 자작곡 '독도는 우리땅' 음원 공개‥깊은 울림 선사. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201910241747082510. Newsen. November 2, 2019. Korean. October 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026132638/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201910241747082510. October 26, 2019. live.
  13. January 28, 2020. M.O.N.T Project Open : ARENA. video. February 3, 2020. FM Entertainment.
  14. fment2. 1223075869775675394. January 31, 2020. February 3, 2020. Korean. ko:MONT ARENA First Profile 범한 오늘 11:30pm(kst) 범한의 첫 인스타그램 라이브방송이 있습니다. 많이 기대해주세요! (@mont_arena) instagram account Arena공식 계정에서는 공개된 멤버의 일상과 콘텐츠를 공유할 예정입니다. #Beomhan #happybirthdaybeomhan. MONT ARENA First Profile. Beomhan. Today at 11:30pm(kst) is Beomhan's first Instagram Live. Please look forward to it! (@mont_arena) instagram account. The Arena official account will share the daily lives and contents of the revealed members. #Beomhan #happybirthdaybeomhan.
  15. Web site: Jung. Ga-yeong. ko:"돌아온 청량돌"… 몬트, 오늘(25일) 미니앨범 'Awesome up!' 발매. http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20190825503286. Sportsworldi. November 2, 2019. Korean. August 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003556/http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20190825503286. November 2, 2019. live.
  16. Web site: Shin. Yeon-kyeong. ko:몬트 로다 "'Awesome up!' 앨범 재킷 디자인, 세련미 강조" [MK★현장]. http://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=673369. MK Sports. Maekyung Media Group. November 2, 2019. Korean. August 28, 2019.
  17. Web site: 민트에게. 2021-11-30. m.cafe.daum.net. ko.
  18. Web site: 2021-05-03. WATCH: M.O.N.T Drops "Bottle" Lyric Video + Narachan's Enlistment News. 2021-11-30. What The Kpop. en-US.
  19. Web site: Shin. Mi-rae. ko:몬트 "강화도서 상경…팀워크 비결? 산 속 숙소 생활". http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=8680. MBN Star. MBN. November 2, 2019. Korean. January 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026105056/http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=8680. October 26, 2019. live.
  20. Web site: Shin. Yeon-kyeong. ko:"롤모델=펜타곤"…애국돌로 거듭난 몬트의 'Awesome up!'(종합)[MK★현장]. http://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=673618. MK Sports. Maekyung Media Group. November 2, 2019. Korean. August 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026132733/http://sports.mk.co.kr/view.php?year=2019&no=673618. October 26, 2019. live.
  21. Web site: Gaon Chart - Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. November 2, 2019. Korean.
  22. Web site: ko:2019년 01월 Album Chart. Circle Chart . Gaon Chart. December 17, 2019. Korean.
  23. Web site: ko:2019년 08월 Album Chart. Circle Chart . Gaon Chart. December 17, 2019. Korean.
  24. Cumulative Sales of IDGAF:
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307064547/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=09&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . March 7, 2024 . March 7, 2024 . . ko.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321030806/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . March 21, 2024 . March 21, 2024 . . ko.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 13, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240405140807/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=13&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . April 5, 2024 . April 5, 2024 . . ko.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411052347/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=14&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . April 11, 2024 . April 11, 2024 . . ko.
    • Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425041759/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=16&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 . April 25, 2024 . April 25, 2024 . . ko.

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