Son Hyunwoo was born 18 June 1992, at Seoul, South Korea, and is a singer as well as a dancer, famous for being the lead vocalist of this K-pop boy band Monsta X. He’s regarded as the main dancer and pioneer of the group, which is made up of six members.
As of early-2020, Shownu’s net value is projected to be 300,000, gained through a thriving career in the music market. His work using Monsta X has helped him earn significant income, along with exemptions , partnerships and solo projects.
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Early Life and Career Beginnings
Shownu climbed up in Seoul as a single child. In a young age, he aspired to locate a livelihood in the South Korean entertainment industry, attempting to become an idol. He started developing his singing abilities, and auditioned for JYP Entertainment.
He was powerful, and joined one of the biggest entertainment companies in the country, responsible for classes such as Stray Kids, Twice, Day6, and Itzy. He trained with many prospective members of the boy band Got7, such as BamBam, Youngjae, Jinyoung, and JB — he became close friends with the group but didn’t make the last cut.
He then mainly worked as a backup dancer, and this experience will help him build up his skills in choreography. He altered direction, ending his deal with JYP to join a brand new entertainment company called Starship Entertainment.
The company has been in operation since 2008, and will be the house of Cosmic Girls, Mind U, Duetto, Jooyoung, K. Will, and lots of others. He joined the reality program called”No Mercy”, which led to the formation of Monsta X.
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Shownu: Success With Monsta X
Seven members have been chosen from 12 Trainers who combined”No Mercy”, and Shownu was one of the successful, becoming part of the internet show”Deokspatch”, which showed a lighter side to each the trainees.
The show was later continued after the formation of Monsta X, focusing in their range show actions. Monsta X stands for Monsters conquering the K-pop scene because the team described.
In 2016, the group produced their debut with their original extended play (EP) called “Trespass”, defining itself by having more attention on the hip-hop genre.
Later in the season they released a second EP called “Rush”, which contained six monitors, and following its release they performed in the US in Los Angeles, before obtaining awards during the Mnet Asian Music Awards and also the Melon Music Awards.
In 2016, they appeared in a brand new variety program called “Monsta X Right Now”, and focused their attention in their Chinese fan base, engaging in shows including “Good Evening, Teacher” and “Heroes of Remix”.
In 2016 they published their extended drama”The Clan Pt. 1 Lost”, and maintained his first solo concert that sold out quickly.
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Continued Work with Monsta X
In 2017, Monsta X participated in another type series called”Monsta X-Ray”, leading to their first studio album known as”The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter”, which had the chart-topping name track referred to as”Beautiful”.
They also produced their debut in Japan the identical season, registering for Mercury Records Tokyo before discharging a Japanese version of their track “Stuck” renamed as “Hero”, that attained second place of the Billboard Japan Weekly Chart.
They continued releasing re-packaged songs for Japan, before releasing their second Japanese single”Beautiful”, which reached the top of the Oricon chart.
In 2018, the team embarked on their second world tour and then, published their first Japanese album known as “Piece” which led to a live tour in the nation. Later in the past , they worked in their second full album “Take”.
The next year, they worked on their third studio album known as “Take.2 We Are Here” and signed a new contract because commercial models for Litmus.
They were also featured in the animated series “We Bare Bears”, and signed with Epic Records for their English speech recordings. A few of their recent releases include their seventh EP called”Follow: Find You”.
Later in the past, Wonho was declared to be departing for Monsta X following claims about him which are under investigation. Fans have expressed their disapproval to the way Starship handled the situation, petitioning for his return to the group.
Personal Life
It’s known that Shownu is single, and that he wants to maintain any of his romantic relationships away from the general public as ordinary with K-pop artists. Management prefers that they keep romances private, as it may impact their public image.
Back in 2019, it was reported that Shownu had become romantically involved with a married woman following the husband came forward to authorities with his claims that his spouse was cheating on him with Shownu.
The singer and management later clarified the Shownu came to know the person before she was married, and did not understand she was already married when they last met. As soon as he was informed he cut all communication and did not need to get involved in a married couple’s lifestyle.
