The date is close enough to circle—and the mystery is no longer the tracklist.

MONSTA X will release the EP The Phase on September 4, 2026 at 1 p.m. KST, led by the title track “MAGIC.” Official listings show six songs, multiple physical editions and a U.S.-only digital download option.

Here is the useful part: what is confirmed before release, what each listing actually says and what fans still need to wait for.

Put September 4 at 1 p.m. KST on the Clock

The official MONSTA X store lists The Phase for September 4, while the group’s prerelease page on Spotify gives the same date. Official preorder information specifies 1 p.m. KST.

For international listeners, that is 12 a.m. EDT, 5 a.m. BST and 6 a.m. CEST on September 4. It is 2 p.m. AEST in Sydney and 4 p.m. NZST in Auckland. Local daylight-saving rules can change some conversions, so the Spotify countdown is the safest last-minute check.

“MAGIC” Opens a Six-Song Run

The official U.S. store lists the EP in this order:

  1. MAGIC
  2. Type X
  3. SURVIVOR
  4. Electric Heart
  5. That’s My Girl
  6. Sweet Night, Sweet Morning

Spotify shows the same six songs and runtimes ranging from 2:29 to 3:00, making the prerelease tracklist unusually concrete before launch. “MAGIC” is the opening song and the announced title track—not an extra track hidden elsewhere in the sequence.

The Album Versions Are Doing Different Jobs

Starship Square lists four main physical versions: OFFSET, HYPER, REFINED and PHASE. Each includes a CD, but the packaging changes substantially—from large photobooks in the first three versions to a print-photo set and folded lyric poster in the PHASE edition.

There is also a five-member DIGIPAK lineup at Korean retailers. That matters if a buyer is choosing for packaging or member-specific artwork rather than simply looking for the music.

The official U.S. store’s $6.99 digital download is a different product again. It is limited to U.S. customers and is delivered as 48 kHz/24-bit WAV files. International fans should not assume that offer is available in their region.

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One Detail Worth Noticing: Five Physical Member Versions

The DIGIPAK listing names versions for Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon and Joohoney. That is the lineup represented in the member-version packaging for this release.

It should not be used to invent a bigger story. A product configuration confirms what is inside that product; it does not, by itself, explain contracts, future group plans or any member’s long-term status.

What We Still Do Not Know Before “MAGIC” Lands

The verified store listings answer the practical questions, but they do not reveal everything. The song’s lyrical story and final music-video details may arrive with the release or through a later official update.

That leaves a clean boundary. The release date, 1 p.m. KST time, title song, six-song order and physical formats are confirmed. Claims about the sound, concept narrative or performance are previews until fans can hear and see the finished release.

The Fast Pre-Release Checklist

Before September 4, fans only need three things:

  • Save the 1 p.m. KST release time.
  • Choose between streaming, the U.S.-only digital download and the physical versions.
  • Treat the official six-track list as settled—and everything beyond it as still unfolding.

The Phase is not arriving with a blank page. “MAGIC” already has a date, a place at track one and five songs behind it. The next phase is simply hearing what MONSTA X built.