MONSTA X rapper I.M has announced his new solo mini-album, ‘Off The Beat’, scheduled for release next month.
MONSTA X’s I.M made the official announcement on his social media channels today (March 13), revealing both the format and title of the upcoming record as well as its release date.
The announcement also came with the first teaser for the album, a 17-second clip of an off-beat metronome. While other details such as its title track and tracklist have yet to be announced, I.M’s solo comeback will officially drop on April 3 at 6pm KST.
I.M 3rd EP [Off The Beat]
2024.04.03 6PM (KST)
➾ https://t.co/5h4Sqfbg9g#IM #아이엠#EP #OffTheBeat pic.twitter.com/PVclk7v1YT— I.M (아이엠) (@IMxSMEK) March 12, 2024
‘Off The Beat’ will mark I.M’s third solo project, following June 2023’s ‘Overdrive’ and ‘Duality’ in 2021. Earlier this year, he also released the single single ‘Slowly’ with Heize.
MONSTA X – completed by bandmates Joohoney, Hyungwon, Shownu, Kihyun and Minhyuk – last released music as a full group in January 2023 with the mini-album ‘Reason’.
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Meanwhile, Chung Ha has released the music video for her new single ‘Eenie Meenie’, featuring ATEEZ‘s Hongjoong. In an interview with NME, the singer spoke about how she was ready to “try new thing” in this new phase of her career.