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NO.MERCY

NO.MERCY (노머시) was a reality survival show that aired on Mnet. The show was created by Starship Entertainment who pitted 13 trainees against each other to debut as a new boy group. After the competition, the final group of trainees formed MONSTA X.

Mentors

Participants

Monthly evaluation rankings

  1. Shownu
  2. Jooheon
  3. Kwangi
  4. Wonho
  5. Yoonho
  6. Minkyun
  7. #GUN
  8. Kihyun
  9. Hyungwon
  10. Minhyuk
  11. Seokwon
  12. Yoosu

Round 1 ranking

  1. Jooheon
  2. Shownu
  3. #GUN
  4. Kihyun
  5. Kwangji
  6. Yoonho
  7. Hyungwon
  8. Yoosu
  9. Minkyun
  10. Wonho
  11. Minhyuk
  12. Seokwon

Round 2: 1v1 battle winners

Vocalists
  1. Shownu vs Kihyun: Kihyun
  2. Minhyuk vs Seokwon: Seokwon
  3. Minkyun vs Yoosu: Minkyun
  4. Wonho vs Hyungwon: Hyungwon
Rappers
  1. Jooheon vs #GUN: Jooheon
  2. Kwangji vs Yoonho: Yoonho

Round 2 ranking

  1. Jooheon (#1 rapper)
  2. #GUN
  3. Kihyun (#1 vocalist)
  4. Seokwon
  5. Minhyuk
  6. Hyungwon
  7. Minkyun
  8. Shownu
  9. Wonho
  10. Yoonho
  • Kwangji (Eliminated)
  • Yoosu (Eliminated)

Round 3: 5v5

Teams

Segyero

  • Wonho (leader)
  • #GUN
  • Kihyun
  • Yoohno
  • Seokwon

Ohjangnam

  • Shownu (leader)
  • Jooheon
  • Minhyuk
  • Minkyun (Eliminated)
  • Hyungwon

Winners

  • Singing: Segyero
  • Dancing: Ohjangnam
  • Overall: Segyero

Round 3 ranking

  1. Jooheon
  2. Wonho
  3. Shownu
  4. Kihyun
  5. #GUN
  6. Yoonho
  7. Hyungwon
  8. Seokwon
  9. Minhyuk
  10. I.M. (new addition)

Round 4: Giriboy vs Genius Nochang

Giriboy's team (winner)
  • Jooheon
  • Wonho
  • Kihyun
  • Seokwon
  • I.M.
Genius Nochang's team
  • Shownu
  • #GUN
  • Yoonho (eliminated)
  • Hyungwon
  • Minhyuk

Final round: 3v3v3

Team 1
  • I.M.
  • Hyungwon
  • Jooheon
Team 2
  • Seokwon
  • Kihyun
  • Wonho
Team 3
  • Shownu
  • Minhyuk
  • #GUN

Final members

Eliminated

Aftermath

After round 2, the #1 vocalist and rapper were featured on songs with active artists from Starship Entertainment. After round 3 the winning team released their song with Giriboy.

Shortly after the release of the last episode of NO.MERCY, Starship Entertainment announced the name for the new group as MONSTA X. In regards to the group's name, Starship explained, "The name signifies the emergence of a monster who will dominate the Kpop scene, as well as the meaning of 'My star', as 'Mon' means 'my' in French. The X in the name refers to the existence of the unknown."[1]

After the competition, many of the eliminated trainees continued to pursue careers in music.

  • #GUN continued training under Starship and debuted as a solo act in 2016.[2]
  • In 2017, Yoonho debuted in VAV under the stage name Ayno.[3]
  • Minkyun also debuted in 2017 under the name MK in WM Entertainment's boy group ONF.
  • Seokwon debuted in 2021 under the name Tan as a member of Ciipher. He left the group in 2023 along with three other members.

References

  1. ↑ Starship's 'NO.MERCY' survivors to debut as MONSTA X + trainee unit release 'Interstellar' MV. Allkpop (February 12, 2015). Retrieved on February 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rapper #Gun From "Show Me The Money" To Debut With Digital Single. Soompi (July 20, 2016). Retrieved on February 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Noh Yoon Ho from MONSTA X survival show 'No Mercy' joins VAV as Ayno. Allkpop (February 6, 2017). Retrieved on February 10, 2018.

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