On the 21st of November, the upcoming boy group's company FM Entertainment released an official statement regarding MONT's debut. Many fans were expecting the group to make their debut this year, with their first debut announcement for February, the debut album teaser image in March and their last Makestar project ending succesfully. Now it has been revealed the group will not be making their debut until 2019.

MONT are mostly known to people as the trainees from the mountains in MIXNINE, gaining a lot of praise from viewers for their personalities and their skills considering their limitations on resources.