K-Pop Icons MONSTA X On Their Explosive Return To KCON LA 2025

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MONSTA X on the KCON LA 2025 Red Carpet // Courtesy of CJ ENM CJENM On Saturday night, K-pop titans, MONSTA X, made their triumphant return to the KCON’s M Countdown stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It had been nine years since MONSTA X – Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M – appeared at KCON LA, the largest K-Culture festival in the U.S. They performed in 2015 and 2016. Unfortunately, the rapper and the youngest member, I.M, could not attend this year due to a back injury. U.S. MONBEBE – the name for MONSTA X fans – have waited three years since the “No Limit” Tour to see the group perform. Though the group’s leader, Shownu, was in military service during that time, he returned to the U.S. with Hyungwon to perform as a unit, Shownu X Hyungwon, at KCON LA and Krazy K-pop Super Concert after his discharge in 2023. I.M did his first solo world tour last year. The anticipation of the group’s return was felt throughout the room, as Mondoongie (MONSTA X lightsticks) lit up the stadium alongside other groups’ lightsticks. The energy was palpable as cheers, barking, and screams erupted as the lights went down. The group gave powerful performances of “Beautiful Liar,” “WHO DO YOU LOVE?,” “Play It Cool,” and their Dream Stage song, “Gambler,” which had select fan dancers dance alongside them. MONSTA X during M Countdown // Courtesy of CJ ENM CJ ENM Fan chants could be heard as each song was played, which seemed to fuel the members even further. The love for the group was felt throughout the arena, and the members appreciated it. “We’ve missed U.S. MONBEBE so much,” Kihyun said after the concert. “It’s been a few years since we’ve been here, and we really…