Monsta X (Hangul: 몬스타엑스) is a South Korean hip hop boy group created by Starship Entertainment, active since May 14, 2015. The members who won the survival show ‘NO.MERCY’ (노머시) debuted as Monsta X. The group consists of seven members: Shownu (Son Hyun Woo), Wonho (Shin Hoseok), Minhyuk (Lee Minhyuk), Kihyun (Yoo Kihyun), Hyungwon (Chae Hyungwon), Jooheon (Lee Jooheon), and I.M (Im Changkyun).