MONSTA X - MINI ALBUM : THE X [4 Types SET]

MONSTA X MINI ALBUM [THE X]

- "Even if we don't know the answer, we do it our way"

- MONSTA X's evolution algorithm 'THE X'

-A way to shake the old frame again

For 10 years, MONSTA X has been pushing the flow of K-pop, surviving and changing the flow at the same time. Intense performance on stage, consistent experimentation with music and style, and teamwork that dominates the global scene. MONSTA X, who has always proven themselves without a 'correct answer', is taking out a new formula once again through 'THE X'. The title of this mini-album, 'THE X', means a complete single unknown, presenting numerous possibilities and new directions contained within, and at the same time, connected to 'X', which means the number 10, it becomes a symbol that encapsulates the journey of the past 10 years. MONSTA X reinterprets that familiar symbol in their own way, shaking the baseline of the K-POP scene once again.

-A new definition of head-on breakthrough 'N the Front'

The title track 'N the Front' is a track that most strongly summarizes MONSTA X's present. Heavy bass, intense drums, and strong vocals and rap are placed at the forefront, instantly penetrating the center of the song. This song goes beyond just a strong sound and contains a declaration that "we become the standard rather than following someone." The attitude of not being trapped in someone else's frame and defining the front as oneself is the power that MONSTA X has built up over 10 years.

The music video visually expands this message. Unfixed angles, crowds and streets, and movement lines that disrupt the field of vision strangely shake the concept of the front. Not a force that pushes blindly, but a strength that puts the center of gravity on oneself, 'N the Front' is a signal that most intuitively explains MONSTA X today.

-This is not a choice but a declaration...'Do What I Want'

The pre-released song 'Do What I Want', which opened the album, is not just a simple warm-up. Rather, it is closer to a sensuous preface that reveals the emotions of 'THE X' first. Rather than prioritizing stimulation, this song, which moves forward with refined confidence, is closer to the attitude of "We were originally like this, and we still are" rather than "Trust me and follow me." All the details are perfection that is possible because it is a team with a lot of stage experience. This song is not music that 'tries to look strong', but music that simply flows with 'the naturalness of a strong person'.

-Six gazes, six emotional structures

'THE X' is an album in which six tracks each contain different textures and narratives. But at the same time, they are organically connected as one narrative. 'Savior' unravels the word salvation as a sharp emotion rather than a simple comfort. 'Tuscan Leather' is a track with a strong presence in a languid mood, and the beats and sounds inspired by luxury perfumes maximize MONSTA X's restrained sexiness. 'Catch Me Now' calmly and climatically unravels the emotions of love and anxiety, fall and liberation. The structure that starts softly and sweeps strongly is impressive. 'Fire & Ice' is the end point of dual emotions. Hot and cold, distance and immersion intersect, and it is the closing track that most dramatically shows emotional expression. All of these songs show the spectrum of emotions and the trajectory of growth of the team called MONSTA X within one flow.

-Unchanging formula, MONSTA X-like method

MONSTA X no longer relies on the modifier 'like a monster'. It is already a team that has convinced the stage, shaken the scene, and become a brand. 'THE X' is a scene that renews the formula they created once again. They have grown in their own way for 10 years, and that way is now being accumulated like a formula. This album does not ask complicated questions. Instead, it says firmly. Even if they don't know the answer, they have proven their own way. And this time too, that method is valid enough.