Monsta X won the "World Hallyu Star Award" at the 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday. Before winning the award, the group proved their global popularity with a video showing their performance in the world, including the 2019 world tour.
"Thanks for today, We have won the World Hallyu Star Award," Monsta X said. "I'm so grateful for it. I don't think I would have won a single award and the awards I've received so many before without the hard work of our Monbebe. Thank you," the group said in their speech.
"I'm happy to receive an award with such a great name, but I think the modifier 'World Hallyu Star' is the first thing we can do," they said. "We were able to receive it because of the K-pop stars here and all our seniors around the world. We, Monsta X, will become a singer worthy of the world's Hallyu star," they said, expressing his future commitment. MonstaX also said, "I will confess only one thing," and "I love you, Monbebe," representing the group's warm love for his fans to the end.
In 2019, MONSTA X continued to grow globally by freely going both at home and abroad.The group released in February last year their album with the title track called "Alligator" of TAKE.2's "WE ARE HERE" and "FOLLOW: FIND YOU" later in October.
In particular, Their second album "TAKE.2" ranked second in the first quarter of the year's singer-song album category of Gaon Chart, and both albums were highly successful on local record charts and overseas music charts at the time of release, which makes them highlighted by various foreign media including the U.S. Billboard. The U.S. singles were also released one after another, drawing more attention from fans around the world.
Also, the group from Starship Entertainment successfully completed their 23rd World tours in 20 cities all around the world, which includes Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania. With the response from their fans all around the world, they have gained attention by conducting live broadcasts of Naver V at Staples Center, one of the most popular venues in the United States Los Angeles.
The group also attended the famous U.S. year-end show "Jingle Ball" tour for the second consecutive year and went on stage at various local festivals plus American national televisions shows, and has recently won the Best Album Bonsang at the 34th Golden Disk Awards, earning the feat of being the album's main prize for four consecutive years.
As such, Monsta X, which is continuously developing as a "global growth idol" and has a unique career, will continue its colorful global moves with a broader range of activities in 2020. Meanwhile, Monsta X will hold their FAN-CON [MX HOME PARTY] at Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul from April 18-19, and Monbebes can no longer wait for their fan meeting to come already!
