Fan-Funded Billboard Calling for Wonho's Return to Monsta X Goes Live in Times Square
Fan-Funded Billboard Calling for Wonho's Return to Monsta X Goes Live in Times Square
11/6/2019 by Tamar Herman
After launching a fundraiser last week, fans of K-pop star Wonho (Shin Ho-seok) have placed a billboard in Times Square calling for his reinstatement in boy band Monsta X.
"We shine brighter as a family," reads the billboard, along with the names of Monsta X’s members, the group’s name and a photo of the act as a seven-member team. It began running Wednesday (Nov. 6) and will run 30 times an hour for 15 seconds all day, aside from 2-5 a.m. ET when the sign does not operate.
The digital billboard was crowdfunded by Monsta X’s fans, known collectively as Monbebe, following the departure of Wonho from the team last week amid a series of allegations regarding his actions prior to the group’s start in 2015. Fans of the act have been campaigning for his return to the team on social media since last Thursday, and various hashtags of support have regularly trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite the outpouring of support, the group has moved forward as a six member act while promoting new single "Follow" in Korean media.
The Times Square billboard was organized by Carter Lee, known as Kihbebes on Twitter, who started a GoFundMe campaign last Friday and rapidly raised more than $20,000. Since then, the fund has topped $25,000.
DEAR @OFFICIALMONSTAX,
— Sadi loves Wonho (@wonhodepth) November 6, 2019
THIS IS FOR YOU. WONHO LOOK MONSTA X AND MONBEBES DID THAT. A BILLBOARD AD AT TIMES SQUARE YOUR DREAM CAME TRUE.
LOVE,
MONBEBES#MonstaX7ShineForever#몬엑_행복해지길_바래pic.twitter.com/XUxjK6Mjwz
The @OfficialMonstaX billboard is live in Times Square!!
— Emi - Come Home To Us-- (@TeamMonbebe) November 6, 2019
Monbebe please continue to fight for Wonho!!!
—-@STARSHIPent #몬스타엑스_아프지말자#MakeHistoryForWonho pic.twitter.com/suBT8SutQQ
I'm handing out the slogans across the street from the billboard!! #MXTimesSquare #MakeHistoryForWonho @OfficialMonstaX pic.twitter.com/zfUG3NrLwg
— maya ♡ wonho (@plastic__hearts) November 6, 2019
hi can’t believe i’m saying this but the billboard is up :””)
— carter (@kihbebes) November 6, 2019
pic creds to @amelisoo #MonTimesSquare #몬스타엑스_아프지말자 #MakeHistoryForWonho pic.twitter.com/q3yFNFx2gu
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Tamar Herman, Khareem Sudlow
