K-pop band MONT addressing a press conference in Dimapur on December 3. (Morung Photo by Soreishim Mahong)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | December 3
K-pop band MONT is all set to perform at the Hornbill International Music Festival at Agri Expo site, Dimapur today.
Speaking at the press conference here at Hotel Grand Tizu, Dimapur on December 3, Narachan, leader of the band and on lead vocals said Nagaland is exciting. Their calling in Nagaland was from their fandom ‘Mint’ they said. “Mint invited us to be here and we are excited,” Narachan said, expressing happiness to see a lot of people welcoming them at the airport.
MONT, which stands for Members of the National Team, is a three member pre debut Idol group under the company Fly Music Entertainment. Debuting in January next year, the boy group said that they will be performing on a mixture of exciting songs from Hip hop, Funk, R&B to Jazz music. Narachan also gave a spoiler on his guitar performance. “We are so happy to see a lot of people interested in K-pop here in Nagaland.”
The young band is already in love with Naga cuisine, particularly pork with bamboo shoot. Depending on the time they will be performing their yet-to-be-released songs too they said.
The boy band is actually a quintet. It has been reported that the fourth member will appear during the release of their second single while the final fifth member will appear when the group officially debuts next year in January.
The fresh talents consist of Narachan - Leader, Lead Vocals; Bit Saeon - Main Vocals; Roda - Rap Vocals, Composer. Despite being a pre debut group they have already toured Israel and even preformed in Brazil, Poland and the US. This is their first fan meeting in India.
The group has conveyed a message to the music lovers in Nagaland: “We call everyone to come tomorrow and enjoy K-pop fever! We look forward to performing for you.”
Gates open for the Hornbill International Music Festival at 4:00pm, while the show starts at 6:00pm.
