# MONSTA X — ‘The Phase’

Arc: rollout
Artist: MONSTA X — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/monsta-x
On the record: 2026-08-07 to 2026-08-14 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: under way — Still open at the last entry. No outcome recorded.

## Beats

### 2026-08-07 — announced
MONSTA X comeback September 4 with mini album 'The Phase'
- KTRENZ: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/08/monsta-x-comeback-september-4-mini-album-the-phase

### 2026-08-14 — in_progress
Hyungwon's trailer for the new album dropped on YouTube yesterday.
- source (youtube.com): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUxgfEJBiIg
- retold by: youtube.com, KTRENZ

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/monsta-x-the-phase-rollout