I guess we got ourselves a 'contract' day
The contract between MONSTA X members and Starship Entertainment are about to end
According to this report, Shownu, Kihyun and Hyungwon have renewed their contract while the other three members (Minhyuk, Joohoney, I.M) are still in discussions
i hope it all works out 
i'll be sad if it doesnt
Hope they'll renew 
I actually kinda disagree? Jooheon and IM do a lot of hiphop stuff and write their own music but Starship doesn't allow them to keep copyrights over their own music. That's a HUGE blow. Imagine you not getting to perform your own song. It's perfectly obvious why they'd be in negotiations.
May I know why?
Minhyuk is the most anti-Starship member of them all, which makes sense. Kinda like how WM didn't promote Jiho despite her being a visual: where Binnie/Arin got acting gigs. Minhyuk openly said to fans Starship messed up some things about his acting career.
Shownu has the closest connection to Starship, it makes sense why he'd want to stay. Kihyun gets a lot of musical/vocalist deals since he's one of the few strong vocals in Starship. WJSN's main vocalists are rumored to be leaving and none of Ive are primarily vocalists. He also had a great solo debut. Hyungwon did well in Fly Again, and so Starship works well for him.
It's possible some of them go to Starship's sublabel Highline with Wonho instead: I think the group contract hinders them.
May I know why?
Minhyuk has been the most active on his own. He's talked before about how he's missed opportunities because of Starship. He's also well liked in the industry and often picked as a fill in MC. He's definitely one of the 3rd gen idols who is going to go on to eventually be a variety staple in the future like Heechul or Jongkook.
Jooheon and Changkyun are both highly esteemed rappers/composers/producers. I would not be surprised to find out that just about every hip hop company had sent them an offer in addition to other idol companies who may want their composing/production talent at hand for their own groups, so if they got something really good, they are probably trying to get Starship to match.
Minhyuk is the most anti-Starship member of them all, which makes sense. Kinda like how WM didn't promote Jiho despite her being a visual: where Binnie/Arin got acting gigs. Minhyuk openly said to fans Starship messed up some things about his acting career.
Shownu has the closest connection to Starship, it makes sense why he'd want to stay. Kihyun gets a lot of musical/vocalist deals since he's one of the few strong vocals in Starship. WJSN's main vocalists are rumored to be leaving and none of Ive are primarily vocalists. He also had a great solo debut. Hyungwon did well in Fly Again, and so Starship works well for him.
It's possible some of them go to Starship's sublabel Highline with Wonho instead: I think the group contract hinders them.
Wow this was a lot to take in. So there are even rumours that WJSN vocal line won't renew, wow. 
Well ngl I was wondering why I didn't see Minhyuk anywhere, but I thought he is into MC-ing.
Minhyuk has been the most active on his own. He's talked before about how he's missed opportunities because of Starship. He's also well liked in the industry and often picked as a fill in MC. He's definitely one of the 3rd gen idols who is going to go on to eventually be a variety staple in the future like Heechul or Jongkook.
Jooheon and Changkyun are both highly esteemed rappers/composers/producers. I would not be surprised to find out that just about every hip hop company had sent them an offer in addition to other idol companies who may want their composing/production talent at hand for their own groups, so if they got something really good, they are probably trying to get Starship to match.
Interesting, I do like MX rap line. I wouldn't mide seeing these 2 focusing on their careers as rappers. 
Display MoreI actually kinda disagree? Jooheon and IM do a lot of hiphop stuff and write their own music but Starship doesn't allow them to keep copyrights over their own music. That's a HUGE blow. Imagine you not getting to perform your own song. It's perfectly obvious why they'd be in negotiations.
Minhyuk is the most anti-Starship member of them all, which makes sense. Kinda like how WM didn't promote Jiho despite her being a visual: where Binnie/Arin got acting gigs. Minhyuk openly said to fans Starship messed up some things about his acting career.
Shownu has the closest connection to Starship, it makes sense why he'd want to stay. Kihyun gets a lot of musical/vocalist deals since he's one of the few strong vocals in Starship. WJSN's main vocalists are rumored to be leaving and none of Ive are primarily vocalists. He also had a great solo debut. Hyungwon did well in Fly Again, and so Starship works well for him.
It's possible some of them go to Starship's sublabel Highline with Wonho instead: I think the group contract hinders them.
Yeah that's a comment from someone who didn't know anything at a glance. I get it now...
I AM NOT READY FOR DISBANDMENT!! 
But as a fan, I still hope they pick what's best for them. I thought that it would be obvious they were going to renew since they keep peaking each cb. But after reading the comments it makes sense some of them can get better options so I hope they pick what's best for their careers and I'll cheer for them. 
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