

These artists also served as judges for ranking the contestants. For the show, the participants worked directly with artists from Starship Entertainment, including Hyolyn, K.Will, Mad Clown, and Soyou, as well as other artists, such as Rhymer, San E, Giriboy, and Genius Nochang. They also have to wear a nametag with their ranking, which changed following the challenges and performances set by the judges. Through the course of ten episodes, twelve trainees (thirteen after I.M joined the competition on episode 8) competed against each other through various performances and were ranked from one to twelve, with one being the best and twelve being the worst.

The group was formed, as the result of the survival program called No.Mercy, which was launched by Starship Entertainment and Mnet in December 2014. History 2014–2015: No.Mercy and debut Monsta X at KCON 2015 in Los Angeles Additionally, they also obtained the modifier of " Next Generation Beast Idol". This aggressive style with "tracks centred around loud, clattering, electronic instrumentals, vicious rap verses, and striking vocals" had also been influential across the fourth generation of K-pop, along with breaking gender norms before it was a trend. Since debut, they had been known for their aggressive style, combining elements of hip hop, EDM and pop. In 2020, the group's first English album All About Luv, ranked number five on the US Billboard 200 and number seven on the US Rolling Stone Top 200.

Since 2018, the group had four Japanese singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, then since 2019, nine of their Korean albums and extended plays had been certified platinum by the Korea Music Content Association.
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In March 2017, Monsta X released their first studio album and the final part of The Clan series The Clan Pt. The group debuted with their first EP Trespass on May 14, 2015. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney and I.M, with former member Wonho having left the group in October 2019.

Wonho was subsequently cleared of drug charges in March 2020 and was signed with a subsidiary of Starship Entertainment to pursue a solo career.Monsta X ( Korean: 몬스타엑스 stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program No.Mercy under Starship Entertainment. Fans expressed their disapproval and requested of Starship that he be reinstated in the group. On October 31, 2019, Starship Entertainment publicly declared that member Wonho would be departing following recent allegations of owed money and assets, and that the company intends to "hold legal liability" for "malicious and distorted claims" about him. On Januthe group served as torchbearers on the first day of the Seoul leg of the Olympic torch relay in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics torch relay. "Hero" reached number two on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, number one on the Tower Records chart, and number three on the weekly Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, making an impressive debut from a foreign artist. On Monsta X made their debut in Japan under Universal Music's new label Mercury Records Tokyo with their first Japanese single album, which included Japanese versions of "Hero" and "Stuck". The fandom is called Monbebe which also translates to "my baby" from French. X stands for the infinite possibilities as the variable character in equations. Their name, unlike most people think, is not referring to "monster" but to the French expression " Mon Sta" which translates into "my star" in English. The group eventually made their official debut as a seven-member group in with their first mini-album "Trespass". By the end of the show, seven members were chosen to debut: Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. The group was formed through the survival show "NO.MERCY" which aired in Mnet Channel from December 2014 - February 2015. Monsta X is a six-member boy group under Starship Entertainment.
