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The Korea Times

By Dong Sun-hwa
K-pop boy band Monsta X have postponed their comeback online concert until next month to allow band leader Shownu to recover from retinal detachment.
“We made an inevitable decision to reschedule the ‘Monsta X Live from Seoul with Luv’ gig, as we regard our artists’ health condition as the highest priority,” said the group’s record label, Starship Entertainment. “Shownu had surgery and is recovering through rest.”
The show was initially set to be live-streamed on July 26 on LiveXLive, an American streaming platform, but will now be held on August 9.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, K-pop bands including BTS, SuperM and (G)-Idle have held online concerts.
Shownu, whose real name is Sohn Hyun-woo, had surgery on his left eye on July 3 to repair retinal detachment, in which the retina separates from the back of the eye. If the retina is not reattached promptly, total or partial loss of vision can occur.


Monsta X made their debut in 2015 with the EPTrespass. The group have since released a string of popular tracks, such as Dramarama (2017).
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Monsta X’s upcoming online concert was postponed after Shownu had retinal detachment surgery
The gig will now be live-streamed two weeks later on August 9 on a US streaming platform



Monsta X postponed the gig to allow Shownu time to recover from retinal detachment surgery. The concert will be live-streamed on August 9 on LiveXLive, a US platform.


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Monsta X comeback concert delayed while leader Shownu recovers from eye operation

Monsta X’s upcoming online concert was postponed after Shownu had retinal detachment surgery The gig will now be live-streamed two weeks later on August 9 on a US streaming platform

Monsta X’s upcoming online concert was postponed after Shownu had retinal detachment surgery

The gig will now be live-streamed two weeks later on August 9 on a US streaming platform