{"id":806538,"date":"2020-04-18T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=986443"},"modified":"2020-04-18T12:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T18:25:53","slug":"monsta-x-on-living-together-during-quarantine-how-new-music-video-can-spark-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/monsta-x-on-living-together-during-quarantine-how-new-music-video-can-spark-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsta X on Living Together During Quarantine, How New Music Video Can Spark \u2018Happiness\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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K-pop<\/a> group, Monsta X<\/a>, may be stuck in quarantine right now, but don\u2019t accuse the guys of taking it easy. The now six-piece boyband (former member Wonho took a hiatus from the group in October and recently announced he was launching a solo career<\/a>), say they\u2019re doing their best to stay busy \u2014 and to follow the rules \u2014 during this unexpected break.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m refraining from going out unless it\u2019s absolutely necessary,\u201d says Hyungwon. \u201cI only go to the dorm and the practice room, and I never forget to wear a mask.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wash my hands a lot more thoroughly now and use hand sanitizer,\u201d adds Kihyun, ever the dutiful one; \u201cI even carry a small hand sanitizer in my bag.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for what they\u2019re doing? \u201cI pass my time watching my favorite dramas,\u201d says Joohoney. \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed watching a K-drama called Itaewon Class<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current coronavirus restrictions may have kept the guys are home, but they say it hasn\u2019t totally changed their living arrangements, having been roommates since they were first put together as a group in 2014. \u201cWe\u2019ve been living together since we were trainees,\u201d says Minhyuk, \u201cso it\u2019s not boring at all and actually pretty fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The one difference these days: \u201cWe used to share food with each other, but now we don\u2019t,\u201d says Shownu, the group leader. \u201cWe are now trying to eat separately.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between meals though, it\u2019s business as usual for the group, who just released the music video for \u201cYou Can\u2019t Hold My Heart,\u201d the latest single taken from their well-received English language debut, ALL ABOUT LUV<\/a><\/em>, released this past Valentine\u2019s Day. The album, the first all-English set released by a K-pop act in more than a decade<\/a>, debuted at number five on the Billboard charts, making MONSTA X one of only four K-pop artists to hit the Billboard top ten.<\/p>\n