
Jooheon has officially started counting down to his solo debut.
On May 1 KST, Starship Entertainment released a solo debut album poster for Jooheon on MONSTA X's official social media.
The poster draws attention with the bold design incorporating a golden yellow against a pale blue backdrop. It also indicates that the release will be in the form of a mini album titled 'Lights.'
Meanwhile, 'Lights' will be released on May 22.

In kpop, all of those mixtapes would be considered pre-debut content. As long as he or the company has never stated before that he has debuted solo, then this is pretty normal in kpop.