I.M in No Mercy
MONSTA X was formed from a survival program. So, MONSTA X is a little similar to Wanna One, WINNER, and iKON. These groups are champions in survival programs held by their agencies or television shows. Well, MONSTA X is a band formed from contestants of the show No Mercy, which is a collaboration between Starship Entertainment (MONSTA X’s label) and Mnet (Korean TV Station), that took place in December 2014.
Unlike Wanna One, that was formed from 101 people, No Mercy only had 12 contestants, namely Kwang Ji, GUN, Yoo Su, Seok Won, Yoon Ho, Min Kyun, and the rest are MONSTA X members now. Initially, the MONSTA X member who had the stage name I.M was an additional participant, but instead, I.M was chosen as a permanent member of MONSTA X.
I.M entered the No Mercy survival program in the middle of the screening. Well, when I.M entered the survival program, he was briefly opposed by the other No Mercy contestants. In fact, he was like “ignored” by his brothers in that program. However, I.M remained firm in his stance until he finally debuted with MONSTA X.
When he debuted in No Mercy, he was annihilated. However, after his debut, I.M was very loved by all MONSTA X members. In fact, I.M became very close to Joohoney who used to not like him as well, during the pre-debut era, but now they are both very close like siblings.
I.M’s Debut with Monsta X
Monsta X was formed by Starship Entertainment through the 2015 reality show No Mercy. I.M debuted with MONSTA X on May 14th, 2015, with their first EP, Trespass. In March 2017, Monsta X released their first studio album and final part of THE CLAN series, The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter. In April 2018, Monsta X’s Japanese single “Spotlight” received an official gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
MONSTA X’s I.M’s Tattoo and Meaning
Monbebes (the name of MONSTA X’s fan club) believe that MONSTA X’s I.M has been hiding a tattoo! Judging by some close-ups of a fan taken photo shared on Twitter recently, I.M’s tattoo is a phrase written on his left upper back/shoulder. Fans have deciphered the message as reading either: “The one who wants to wear the crown, bears the crown” or shortened simply as, “One who wears the crown, bears the crown.”
Also synonymous phrase for: “With great power comes great responsibility,” fans found what seems to be I.M’s tattoo appropriate and commendable.
