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The group was formed as the result of a survival program called No.Mercy, which was launched by Starship Entertainment and Mnet in December 2014. Through the course of ten episodes, twelve trainees (thirteen after I.M  joins the competition in episode 8, which caused fans to dislike him at first ) competed against each other through various performances and are ranked from one to twelve, with one being the best and twelve being the worst. They also have to wear a nametag with their ranking that changed following the challenges and performances set by the judges. For the show, the participants worked directly with artists from Starship Entertainment, including Hyolyn, K.Will, Mad Clown, and Soyou as well as other artists such as Rhymer, San E, Giriboy and Genius Nochang. These artists also served as judges for ranking the contestants. For the concluding mission, the nine remaining members formed into three groups of three to compete and the members of Monsta X were selected from these nine in the final episode as the seven members of the group: Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Jooheon, and I.M.

The group's name, "Monsta X", contains the double meaning of "Monsters conquering the K-pop scene" and "My star" (Mon means "My" in French). The X symbolizes an unknown existence. Their fandom name, “Monbebe”, is also French for “my baby”. Jooheon, Hyungwon, and I.M also released their song "Interstellar", which was produced for the final mission by Yella Diamond on February 12, 2015.