Dear MONSTA X,
It's the last day of 2023, can you believe we made it?!
So much happened this year. Both positive and negative. Since this is a letter to all of you, I'll break it down one by one.
First, the Reason album was released January 9, 2023...meaning in like 9 days we'll be celebrating the one year anniversary. Crazy right?!
It's one of my favorite MONSTA X albums. It has really stood the test of time.
MONMUKGO started on Feburary 28, 2023. So it's also coming up on its one year anniversary. MONMUKGO, MONSTA X's original variety show is absolutely hysterical. Each episode is so funny and interesting.
We must bring MONMUKGO back because there's not one episode with the six of you together. We have to make that happen in 2025 no matter what.
Then in April 2023, Shownu, our leader returned safely from enlistment. That was such a vibe because MONBEBE missed him so much. Shownu may be our quiet leader but the absence of his presence was felt.
But April also brought sad news since that's when Minhyuk enlisted. Our sunshine left just as our bear was returning. It was such a shame.
In May, we celebrated the 8th anniversary. I was actually in Seoul at the time so I felt closer to MONSTA X. The YouTube live was so fun! I remember I.M acting cute and feeding Joohoney strawberries.
May also brought Joohoney's solo debut and that was iconic. Lights is a modern classic and I will never get over how good that album is.
June brought I.M's Overdrive which is also a phenomenal album. I still keep that album on repeat as it is a modern classic.
In July, Shownu x Hyungwon released The Unseen album. It was such a happy time to see our bear and turtle dancing and singing together. They are both introverts so they were forced to break out of their shells for MONBEBE. They performed all over the world at countless events. And the album is one of my favorites.
But again sad news came when Joohoney enlisted in July. We miss our Baby Honey Rice Cake so much.
Oh and almost forgot the MX FRIENDS FANCONCERT in July. Yall did a lot this year!!!
In August, Kihyun also enlisted. So we miss our Hamzzie too. Although we appreciate the constant fancafe updates.
The rest of the year rolled by without much more fanfare. Although we get monthly vlogs from Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon and Joohoney.
And as of today, it seems Shownu is back to vlogging. I'm happy to see our leader holding us down.
Oh also all the Christmas content was lovely. Minhyuk's Blame Me self cam video, Kihyun's Christmas tree & cooking vlog, Hyungwon's enlistment vlog, Joohoney's Christmas cover, Shownu's YouTube live with the incredible decor, and I DOT M's Everything Happens To Me Cover. It was all so sweet and amazing!
I had a hard time a lot this year so MONSTA X really helped me. I thank and appreciate yall so much.
Let's spend 2024 together happily. We may be miles a part but we can still communicate. Plus we've got something to look forward to as Minhyuk returns in 2024.
Then in 2025, we'll celebrate the 10th Anniversary together. So let's stay healthy and safe.
Happy New Year!!! 🥳🥳🥳
You've got the crown now take the throne. 🧸🐇🐋🐹🐢🐝🐈⬛👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🤎💙💙❤️💚💛💜
Peace & Blessings,
Penny