{"id":145816,"date":"2025-07-25T13:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=145816"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:43:37","slug":"starship-entertainment-releases-statement-about-monsta-xs-i-ms-absence-at-the-waterbomb-busan-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/starship-entertainment-releases-statement-about-monsta-xs-i-ms-absence-at-the-waterbomb-busan-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Starship Entertainment releases statement about MONSTA X\u2019s I.M\u2019s absence at the WATERBOMB BUSAN 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is already here! Thousands of fans reunite at the annual WATERBOMB event, which includes huge names on its lineup. From Kpop legends to rookie groups, the idols spent a warm time with fans while getting splashed with water bombs and guns, enjoying the summer like it was the last one. However, MONSTA X<\/strong>\u2019s I.M<\/strong>\u2019s absence will be notable.<\/p>\n

On July 25, Starship Entertainment, MONSTA X\u2019s music agency, released a short statement via fan platform, Berriz, breaking the bad news. The agency stated that I.M. would be unable to participate in the upcoming event due to back pain,<\/strong> so he will sit out until he fully recovers to resume his activities.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Read the full statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hello, this is Starship Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Recently, MONSTA X member I.M visited the hospital after experiencing back pain and was advised by medical professionals to rest and undergo treatment.
\nCurrently, I.M is focusing on recovery while undergoing treatment and taking time to rest.<\/p>\n

As a result, we regret to inform you that he will not be able to participate in WATERBOMB BUSAN 2025<\/strong>, scheduled for Saturday, July 26.<\/p>\n

As this decision was made with the artist\u2019s health as our top priority, we ask for your kind understanding.
\nStarship Entertainment will do everything we can to support I.M\u2019s speedy recovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/figure>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer is already here! Thousands of fans reunite at the annual WATERBOMB event, which includes huge names on its lineup. From Kpop legends to rookie groups, the idols spent a warm time with fans while getting splashed with water bombs and guns, enjoying the summer like it was the last one. However, MONSTA X\u2019s I.M\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3102,"featured_media":145817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,7],"tags":[1243],"class_list":{"0":"post-145816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-news","10":"tag-monsta-x"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}