The group were formed by Starship Entertainment in 2015 during the reality show competition NO.MERCY, and they peddled their glitchy, tough sound right out of the gate with the title track off their first 2015 EP, Trespass. True to the K-pop playbook, they have released a pile of EPs, starting with Trespass and Rush in 2015, followed by The Clan Pt. 1 Lost and The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty in 2016, The Code in 2017 and The Connect: Dejavu in 2018. Unlike many bands, however, they've also released quite a few full-length albums, including 2017's The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter, 2018's Piece and Take.1 Are You There? as well as 2019's Take.2 We Are Here. They are confident, persuasive rappers in songs like "Hero" or 2017's "Beautiful," but they also craft more suave material in songs like "Play It Cool." In 2017, the group launched their own variety show called Monsta X-Ray while continuing to mop up a slew of awards