
He continued promotions again in late March, prior to the release of their Korean EP Fantasia X. In January 2020, Joohoney took a temporary break from Monsta X in order to focus on his mental health. In June, Joohoney appeared on Produce X 101 as a guest rap instructor for the trainees' first elimination battle. In February 2019, he changed to the stage name Joohoney, from using his given name Jooheon, for English-language activities. It charted in several countries, including charting at number eight and twenty-two on the weekly Billboard 's World Album and Top Heatseekers Album charts, respectively. For the release, he released a music video for the track "Red Carpet", then a few months later, in October, he released a second MV, this time for the track "Should I Do". In August 2018, Joohoney released his mixtape DWTD. In January 2017, Joohoney released a solo music video for the song "Rhythm".

2017–present: Mixtape releases and other solo activities In April 2016, Joohoney was one of the producers for JTBC's hip-hop competition show Tribe of Hip Hop, appearing as the youngest producer on the show.

He reached the third round and was eliminated in a 1-on-1 battle against rapper Lee Hyun-joon, but was later brought back for a second chance where he lost to One.
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In June, Joohoney auditioned for the fourth season of Mnet's rap competition TV show Show Me the Money. Joohoney alongside group member Kihyun, participated in the soundtrack for the South Korean drama Orange Marmalade for the song titled "Attractable Woman", which was released in May 2015, and produced by Crazy Park and his team. In January 2015, Joohoney released a collaboration track "Coach Me", with San E and Sistar's Hyolyn. 2015–2016: Show Me the Money 4 and Tribe of Hip Hop In December 2014, Starship Entertainment and Mnet launched a survival program called No.Mercy and Joohoney was selected along with six other participants (including Shownu and Wonho) as part of the new boy group Monsta X on the last episode of the show. The quartet uploaded multiple mixtapes to their company's YouTube channel and also performed at the opening show of Starship X concert in December 2014. Prior to his debut with Monsta X, Joohoney was part of a project group called Nu Boyz (along with #GUN, Shownu and Wonho) formed under Starship Entertainment in August 2014. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X, which was formed through Mnet's survival show No.Mercy, under Starship Entertainment in 2015.Ĭareer 2014: Debut and career beginnings While “God Damn” already got us hooked, our fave b-sides from the album have got to be “Burn” and “Flower-ed.Lee Joo-heon ( Korean: 이주헌 born October 6, 1994), better known by the stage name Joohoney and formerly mononymously known as Jooheon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor.

While I.M has released mixtapes and solo music videos in the past, “Duality” is the artist’s official solo project since Monsta X’s debut in 2015.
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TRACKLIST #IM #DUALITY #IM_DUALITY #MONSTAX #MONSTA_X #몬스타엑스 #아이엠 #아이엠_이중성 /BV9dpSTQsFĬompared to Monsta X’s upbeat and aggressive style, I.M’s album is full of more mellow R&B tracks that show his artistry.

With the song’s pensive message, I.M continued to impress fans with his smooth vocals and visuals in the hip-hop track’s stunning music video. The music video features I.M smoking, drinking and cursing, which fans noticed were the things that idols should be able to do without being scrutinized by the general public. 19, the rapper released his first digital mini-album with five tracks that he wrote, composed and arranged, together with a music video for the title track “God Damn.” Depicting the story of someone struggling with loneliness and a false sense of happiness, monbebes began calling I.M a genius for possibly leaving underlying messages in the video. Monsta X’s I.M just made his solo debut with a new music video and his first mini-album, “Duality.”
