Monsta X's Wonho: Cute, Confident, and Sexy
- Breanna Grace
- Nov 5, 2018
- 4 min read
Disclaimer: No photos are my personal photos. All photos either come from Monsta X official accounts or fan run accounts. Links are embedded on to each photo for rightful credit. Cover photo credit here.
What's one of the most exciting things you look forward to when your favorite KPOP group has a comeback? Obviously you're going to be excited about the new songs they're releasing and maybe what fun new hair color an idol may try, but something I think we all look forward to - even if we don't realise it - is the outfits. Not only can the choreography add and set a certain mood to a song but the outfits the performers are wearing can as well. It's like, would you wanna see Elsa sing Let It Go in a bathing suit rather than her glittery, icy blue dress? Of course not. I've noticed that, in general, fashion seems to be a very important part of idol culture and want to share with you some fun, and amazing looks from Monsta X's Wonho.
While all of Monsta X look amazing no matter what they're wearing, and can pull off either a cute or sexy concept, for some reason Wonho always stands out to me no matter what he's wearing. In my opinion he always seems to just take a little more of a risk, especially when it comes to sexy outfits - which is not a bad thing at all! He really can just make any outfit look like his own in whatever way.
Monsta X themselves (or well I guess their styling team) have always toyed more on the side of sexy and somewhat revealing stage outfits since the release of All In and Stuck in 2016. There overall styling concept since then has seemed to be very edgy, masculine, and with some level of sexiness - whether it be showing skin, wearing certain accessories, or their choreography. The only era that doesn't follow this flow with outfits (in my opinion) would be Beautiful and Shine Forever in 2017. While those outfits still had a slightly low cut top they were the least revealing/risque since their first two comebacks in 2015. During this time the "sexiness" they have during these comebacks really comes from the choreography and stage performance. For me, Monsta X's styling is definitely one of their strong points, as well as one of their charming points that draws fans in because of how different their outfits can be. We're always waiting to see what the next crazy accessory they're going to wear is.
An iconic performance that I think best showcases how the outfits and overall choreography had such an impact would be their MAMA performance from 2017. I think everyone was in awe of that performance which you can view below.
Wonho is not only a handsome face with an amazing body but one of my favorite songwriters ever. He's so talented and is so good at conveying certain moods through his songs; I always describe his songs as just always being lovely, that's really the most perfect word for them. Personality wise, Wonho is one of the sweetest, most genuine, and caring people I've ever seen exist - this I think you can really see and feel through his more cute pictures. You can really tell how much Monsta X and Monbebe mean to him and just how much he really loves what he does. Shownu describes Wonho in their GQ interview as someone who "once he's determined, whether it be with exercise or song-making, he has to see it until the very end." (source)
While I was looking through stuff - and just thinking when I decided I wanted to write this little piece - it kind of hit me that Wonho is a really good example of body positivity. Since the beginning he really hasn't been afraid to show off his body and definitely isn't to now. From the videos I've seen I'm pretty sure during their second world tour this summer he took off his shirt at the end of every concert to throw into the crowd. Which I think is part of his way of showing how he loves the fans and wants to give them something from himself. Besides taking his shirt off at concerts and showing his abs during performances Wonho also isn't shy to posting gym selfies, which is amazing! I think it can really give people motivation, and shows that Wonho is proud of how he looks and is proud of how far he's come. It's really amazing to me.
Wonho is also a good example of confidence. In the July issue of Ceci that he did with Minhyuk he was asked how he felt while filming as a visual member of Monsta X, and how it felt when he got called handsome. His answer was the following, "I thought Hyungwon and Minhyuk are the ones who should do this photoshoot, I got to do this after receiving many compliments, it always feels great when people call me pretty & handsome." (source) Not only is he confident to take the compliments, he loves to hear them! I think we should all strive to be that way. About a month after the Ceci photoshoot he did another photoshoot with Shownu at GQ where they were asked something along the lines of, "What are some of Monsta X's strengths that make them stand out amongst the current promoting idols?", to this Wonho answered, "Amongst all the promoting idols… to be honest, wouldn’t we be the best in terms of the physical? Hehehe. It’ll be great if we could make an impression like that." (source) Here, while he's talking about the entire group, I believe he's probably more referencing his and Shownu's physical bodies because I know for me that was one of the first things that stood out to me was how buff they were.
And now I just want to share with you some of my personal favorite pictures of Wonho. Let me know what your favorite photo is!
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