Recently, many netizens were surprised after finding out that MONSTA X member I.M still lives in the group's shared dorm with his members, despite the fact that the star is no longer a Starship Entertainment artist.
In August of this year, Starship Entertainment announced that members Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, and Jooheon have decided to renew their contracts with the agency. While I.M has decided to part ways with the label in terms of management activities, Starship assured fans that he will still continue his activities as a member of MONSTA X.
And it looks like even after parting ways with Starship Entertainment, I.M is still living with his hyungs in the group dorm!
Kihyun told fans during a comeback fan sign event last month, "Do you know why I'm so thankful to have Changkyun (I.M)? When I go back home after my schedules, he always says to me, without fail, 'Good work today, hyung'. When I leave in the morning for my schedules, he says, 'Hyung, see you later'. Changkyun always greets me. Without fail. I have the best members, don't I?"
I'm not surprised. I'm not 100% sure how this works but I always assumed that it's the money that the group makes together that goes to the company like the percentage of the money that they make that goes directly back to the company that pays for the dorms. So even if he's not signed to the company technically the money that he's making with the group that's going back into the company's paying for the apartment in the first place so it makes zero sense to kick him out of it.
Like the idols still pay for the dorm it's just not under any of their names it's under the company's name but like they're still paying it with the money that they make for the company so regardless if they're in the company or not it's kind of just kind of weird and cruel when they do kick people out if they're still part of the group but no longer in the company cuz they're still technically paying for that apartment.
I love this group sm 💖