New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Korean pop sensations, Monsta X, drop their highly anticipated 2nd Album Take.1, 'Are You There?' today, Monday, October 22nd. The album was simultaneously released along with a music video for the title track "Shoot Out," which trended worldwide on Twitter immediately upon release. Since debut,
Monsta X has built their own world with concept-based stories intertwining into each other. Under the theme of "fate connecting to a meeting," everything crosses over like a net, creates stories and comes into their world gradually. 'Are You There?' is an extended world; transcending time and space. Furthermore, on this album, 'Light and Dark, Good and Evil, Life and Death, and everything on the border' is presented and Monsta X's teamwork is emphasized. The outcome shows a soft, delicate, mature, but also rough and powerful as nature side of the members.
Monsta X is standing for a world connected, and equality for all people. Through their music and concepts, people experience a new level of love and compassion.
"We want to deliver the message that we are always with our fans. We hope this album delivers a good influence to our fans, as it includes different genres of songs. This album is a compilation of intensity and mellow sounds." - says rapper I.M
'Are You There?' consists of 10 new tracks showcasing Monsta Xs' expanded musical explorations into multiple genres including EDM, PBR&B, Latin rhythm and more, along with their signature sounds. "Shoot Out," the title track, represents their world and message, seeking salvation between loss and wandering. The mix of trap, rock, and melodic future bass draws an impressive hook, emotional chorus melody, and dramatic composition. This track is a representative of the album's message: "all wounds that have been made between Light and Dark, Good and Evil, and Life and Death are cured by love." Each track has distinct identities in each genre, while still connecting in a natural balance. All of the members have contributed to these tracks by participating in lyrics and songwriting. "MOHAE" is the first self-composed track by rapper I.M, with a thumping synthesizer, soft electric piano, and future bass rhythm. Along with composing this track, I.M also arranged and wrote the lyrics himself. Please click HERE for track credits.
"We have high expectation with our new album. Everyone is a bit nervous now, as this is a new start with our fans, and we worked so hard for this album. Every album is so precious for each musician and this album is even more precious for us as it's our 2nd studio album. We have reflected everything we learned from our last world tour and put it into this album." - says leader Shownu
Monsta X make history as the first K-Pop group set to perform on the Jingle Ball main stage for 102.7 KIIS FM Los Angeles, Wild 94.9 San Francisco, 101.3 KDWB Minneapolis, Kiss 108 FM Boston, Q102 Philadelphia. Kicking off November 30th,
Monsta X will be performing alongside household names such as Cardi B, Shawn Mendes, Calvin Harris,
Camila Cabello, Khalid, Dua Lipa, G-Eazy, Alessia Cara, Bazzi,
5 Seconds Of Summer and more. Please see below for current Jingle Ball dates and ticketing information:
102.7 KIIS FM Los Angeles
Friday November 30th at 7:30 p.m→ The Forum
Wild 94.9 San Francisco
Saturday December 1st at 7:30 p.m→ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
101.3 KDWB Minneapolis
Monday December 3rd at 7:30 p.m→ Xcel
Energy Center
Kiss 108 FM Boston
Tuesday December 4th at 7:30 p.m→ TD Garden
Q102 Philadelphia
Wednesday December 5th at 7:30 p.m → Wells Fargo Center
Monsta X have been on an fast-paced upward trajectory here in the U.S with OC Weekly calling them "power players in the K-pop game," and Metro UK comparing their fandom to the likes of
One Direction stating "...the Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday night looked like the intense sort of fan dedication not seen since
One Direction were a thing." They finished up their 7-stop stateside tour in August, where they captured the attention of notable press all over the U.S including Forbes,
Access Hollywood, E!, iHeart,
Mario Lopez, Buzzfeed, Allure and performances on both Good Day NY and Good Day LA. They've spent 44 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Social 50 chart above U.S artists such as Post Malone,
Kanye West and more. The Connect: Dejavu, their latest album, also found itself atop 2 of Billboard's major charts; Heatseekers at #8, World Albums at #2. Billboard noted, "...This was enough to land the guys at No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums chart and a No. 8 debut on Heatseekers Albums -- a new peak for the band on the chart that sees far fewer K-pop acts land entries.":
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8290397/monsta-x-best-us-sales-week-connect-dejavu
