Monsta X's second extended play Rush was released in September 2015, which contained the group's second lead single of the same name and the follow-up single "Hero".
In 2016, the group released two parts of their The Clan series. Their third extended play The Clan Pt. 1 Lost was released in May 2016 and their fourth extended play The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty was released in October 2016.
In March 2017, The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter, the group's first studio album and the final part of The Clan series was released.[1] The lead single "Beautiful" peaked at no. 4 on the weekly BillboardWorld Digital Song Sales chart. The album was later re-released as Shine Forever and peaked at no. 1 on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. They released their fifth extended play The Code which included the lead single "Dramarama" in November 2017. The EP peaked at no. 1 on the weekly Gaon Album Chart and resulted in the group's first music show win for "Dramarama".[2]
The group's second studio album was released in two parts: Take.1 Are You There? in 2018 and Take.2 We Are Here in 2019. In 2018, the group released their first Japanese-language album Piece, their second Japanese-language album Phenomenon in 2019, and their third Japanese-language album Flavors of Love in 2021.
In February 2020, the group released their first all-English album All About Luv, which debuted at no. 5 and no. 7 on the weekly US Billboard 200 and US Rolling Stone Top 200, respectively.[3][4] The group released their second all-English album The Dreaming in December 2021.
Monsta X has singles in multiple languages other than Korean, just like their first Japanese-language single "Hero" that peaked at no. 2 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, and various 2019 collaborations, including Steve Aoki, for the English-language song "Play It Cool",[5] and Sebastián Yatra, for the Spanish and English-language song "Magnetic".[6]
^ abIn April 2018, Gaon Music Chart introduced music recording certifications for albums, downloads, and streamings that were released and licensed in Korea starting from January 2018 onward.[7]
^The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter did not enter the French Albums Chart, but peaked at number 113 on the French Downloads Albums Chart.[18]
^Take.1 Are You There? did not enter the French Albums Chart, but peaked at number 92 on the French Downloads Albums Chart.[22]
^To be certified platinum, the album had to sell at least 250,000 units in South Korea.[23]
^Take.2 We Are Here did not enter the French Albums Chart, but peaked at number 84 on the French Downloads Albums Chart.[26]
^As All About Luv entered the Billboard 200, all the succeeding albums are no longer eligible in this chart.
^All releases under US major record labels are no longer eligible in this chart.
^Sales figures for tracks are based on digital downloads, except noted.
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