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On Wednesday, January 23, MONSTA X's Joohoney was discharged from the military following the successful completion of his mandatory service. When the idol walked out of his military base, he spent time greeting and talking to the fans who were gathered to see his military discharge. Soon, the idol was approached by two staff members from his agency.
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They initially greeted the idol with a bouquet of flowers to congratulate him on his discharge. However, after they put a headband on the idol, each of the staff members grabbed him from the side and seemingly dragged him towards the car. Joohoney, on the other hand, was left both shocked and confused.
It was soon revealed that the staff members were part of MONSTA X's variety show, MONMUKGO. Therefore, the idol was dragged by the two staff members for the filming of the show MONMUKGO. When this clip landed on the internet, fans couldn't help but find the incident quite hilarious. Here are a few fan reactions regarding the same:
"just witnessed my first kidnapping THE WAT THEY PULLED HIM TO THE CAR?"
"the way Jooheon achieved a lot in the military and was dubbed as 2CO LEGEND only to be dragged by monmukgo staff as soon as he became a civilian," said a fan on X.
"They took him straight to work real quick," commented a netizen.
More fans and netizens commented on how the incident was hilarious.
"Damn didn't even let bro breathe," stated a fan.
"didn’t even let his freedom marinate for 5 minutes imm crying dnsnsjajjsjs," added an X user.
"CANT WAIT FOR MONMUKGO WITH JOOHEON AGAIN!!!!" said a netizen.
"HAHAHAHAHA I WAS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING ON YUP STRAIGHT TO IT," commented another X user.
All you need to know about MONSTA X's Joohoney and his solo activities
Joohoney or Lee Joo-heon is a 30-year-old South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He debuted Starship Entertainment in 2015, along with his fellow MONSTA X members, namely, Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M.
The group was created through the reality survival show, No Mercy, by Starship Entertainment. While the group was originally a seven-piece group, the member Wonho left the group in 2019. Joohoney has been quite an active soloist since his early debut period. Apart from his position as a MONSTA X member, he rolled out several features and collaborations.
Some of his early solo releases include Rhythm, Smoky Red Carpet, Should I Do, Coach Me with San E, and Sistar's Hyolyn. He also auditioned for Show Me The Money 4, was one of the producers for JTBC's Tribe of Hip Hop, was a battle rapper trainer for Produce X, DJ for MBC's Idol Radio show, and many more.
In 2021, he made his acting debut through the Netflix series, K-pop: Lost in America. The following year, he officially made his solo debut with the release of his first EP, Lights, and its lead single, Freedom. In July 2023, the idol enlisted in the military for his mandatory service and was subsequently discharged in January 2025.
With the idol's return to the industry, fans and netizens are excited to see what he has in store for them.
