(Credit: Starship Entertainment) Monsta X announced via agency Starship Entertainment on Thursday that it would bring out its 14th EP “The Phase” on Sept. 4.With a teaser video of gleaming particles, it hinted at building on the light-themed narrative it introduced during its ongoing concert tour, “The X: Nex Us.”The six-member act is celebrating its 10th year with the tour, which will resume in Fairfax, Virginia, in October. The North American leg will take five of them to 10 cities. They are touring without I.M, who enlisted with the military in February.The upcoming mini album comes a year after the previous EP, “The X.” The six-track set entered Billboard 200 at No. 31, its first album released in Korea to make the main albums chart, and its third overall.

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