STRAY KIDS
NAME
Stray Kids (International)
스트레이 키즈 (seuteulei kijeu) in Korea.
ス ト レ イ キ ッ ズ (Sutoreikizzu) in Japan.
WHY STRAY KIDS?
Its name means "Lost Boys", the same members chose their name because together they are looking for their place in the world, fighting for all your dreams and goals.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
8 boys (6 Koreans and 2 Australians)
BANG CHAN
READ KNOW
CHANGBIN
Hyunjin
THEY HAVE
Felix
DEBUT
Korea: March 25, 2018
Japan: March 18, 2020
FANDOM
The name of the fandom is "STAY"
WHY STAY?
SEUNGMIN
IN
"Stay" is similar to "Stray" because the middle R stands for "reason" so STAY is the reason why Stray Kids exists today.
GREETINGS
Step Out. Hello, We are Stray Kids "
BECAUSE ?
They want to break the standards / rules and go step by step.
AGENCY
JYP Entertaiment (South Korea)
SUB-UNITS
3RACHA
DANCERACHA
VOCALRACHA
RACE
PRE-DEBUT
On September 11, 2017, the agency JYP Entertainment revealed the survival show Stray Kids , which was seeking to form a boy group. Its broadcast in October featured a unique format. "In place of the surviving trainees until they become a group, the trainees work towards the goal of debuting all the members together, however, in the event of a mission failure, JYP could eliminate them." It was revealed that, in their time, the trainees who participated were talented not only in dancing and singing, but also producing. They were judged on their individual skills and teamwork based on the unexpected missions to win the survival competition among trainees.
The program not only showed the preparation for the missions, but also a look at the reality in the daily life of the apprentices.
The survival show that aims to form a boy group at JYP Entertainment aired its first episode on October 17 at 11 p.m. KST.
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On September 26, Stray Kids released a teaser video for their first single titled "Hellevator." Later, on October 6, they released their full music video.
MIXTAPE: PRE-DEBUT
On December 28, 2017, the official Stray Kids account on Twitter announced along with a photo that they were going to release pre-debut Mixtape with all the songs that were heard during the ten episodes of the show. It was officially released on January 8, 2018.
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The songs included are: "Hellevator", "Grrr", "Young Wings", "YAYAYA", "GLOW", "School Life" and "4419".
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On January 8 at 12 p.m. KST, the group released their pre-debut album "Mixtape," which contains seven tracks featuring them on their Mnet show. The members participated in the writing of all the tracks. Along with the pre-debut album, presentation video for "Grrr (Law of total madness)" was revealed. This is a hip hop track that takes a different perspective to express the rebellious spirits of teenagers.
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On January 9 at 8 a.m. KST, the group's "Mixtape" topped the iTunes album chart in four regions: Finland, Norway, the Philippines, and Sweden. In addition, it is also in the top 10 of the iTunes album chart in 14 regions, ranking second in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand; third place in Denmark, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan; fifth place in Russia and Turkey; and seventh place in Vietnam and others.
On January 14, Stray Kids released a music video for their track titled "Young Wings." The song expresses the emotions of young people who try to act older but are actually in terms of becoming adults.
Return with his Second Mini Album 'I am WHO'
On July 12 at midnight, JYP Entertainment released a teaser image announcing details of the new album "I Am WHO." In which it is revealed that the group will have their comeback in the showcase "Stray Kids UNVEIL [Op.02: I Am WHO]" on August 5.
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On July 16, pre-orders for the album began.
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On July 22 at midnight Stray Kids revealed the track list for their second mini album "I Am WHO": this album will feature 8 tracks including the title track titled "My Pace", which was produced by 3RACHA .
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On July 24 at midnight, Stray Kids through social media revealed teaser images of the members in groups of three.
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On July 25, more details about the album were revealed, which will feature two versions "I Am" and "Who". From that day on, they began to reveal individual teaser images of each member.
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On July 29 at midnight, Stray Kids revealed teaser group images on their social media.
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On July 30 at midnight, Stray Kids released teaser images of the members in threesomes and groups, with a more colorful concept.
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On July 31 at 4PM, JYP Entertainment released the intro of the second mini album "[INTRO: I am WHO] EP.02", where they give details about the songs, the production and the meaning of each of them.
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On July 31 at midnight Stray Kids released short clips showing instrument samples and lyrics snippets from the tracks "WHO?", "My Pace", "Voices" and "Question". On August 1 at midnight, Stray Kids released more spoiler clips, this time for the tracks "Insomnia", "MIA", "Awkward Silence" and "Mixtape # 2".
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On August 1 at 9PM, they revealed the fandom's name "STAY" through a video, along with the phrase "Where Stray Kids STAY."
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On August 2 at midnight, JYP Entertainment released a first teaser video for the "My Pace" MV, the short video showing a group of people lined up ready to run and then individual shot of each member.
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On August 3 at midnight, JYP Entertainment released a second teaser video for "My Pace", the short video this time shows a short cut of the choreography and chorus for their title track "My Pace", where I can see that each member represents a number, a time.
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On August 6 Stray Kids made their first comeback with their second mini album "I am WHO" and the MV for "My Pace" a day after its release, the music video garnered 7,280,084 views on YouTube, ranking 17th on YouTube. Most viewed Kpop MV in 24 hours and becoming the "first comeback" most viewed kpop MV in 24 hours.
Return with his Third Mini Album 'I am YOU'
On October 3 at midnight, JYP Entertainment released a teaser image announcing details of the new album "I Am YOU." In which it is revealed that the group will have their comeback in the showcase "Stray Kids UNVEIL [Op.03: I Am YOU]" on October 21 at the Olympic Hall.
On October 4th through an article they revealed details about the album, where they stated that the third mini album "I Am YOU" is self-produced. That same day, at noon the pre-sale began.
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On October 8 at midnight, they revealed the track list for their third mini album "I Am YOU": this album will feature 8 tracks including the title track titled "I am YOU", which was produced by 3RACHA .
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On October 9 at midnight they revealed more details and a preview about the mini album "I Am YOU", they also revealed a Concept Photo of the group along with the phrase "You make Stray Kids Stay".
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On October 10 at midnight, JYP Entertainment revealed two group teaser photos for their third mini album "I Am YOU" on Twitter.
From October 11 to October 13 at midnight, JYP Entertainment revealed teaser photos divided into sub-units through twitter, subsequently revealing three individual teaser photos of each.
Through a naver article it was revealed that the title track "I am YOU" from their third mini album is a hip hop song that excels in lyrical emotion / sensitivity.
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On October 14 at midnight, Stray Kids revealed on their social networks more group images teasers that contrast different emotions and concepts.
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On October 15 at noon, JYP Entertainment released an "official goods teaser" of the boys in groups of three each. Also through youtube revealed the trailer for "Stray Kids UNVEIL [Op.03: I Am YOU]"
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On October 16 at noon, they revealed the latest official group teaser goods. That same day, episode # 1 of "I am YOU intro" came out, where the members explained details about the album, and the meaning of each song.
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On October 17 and 18, through their social networks, they revealed the lyrics cards for each song in the mini-album.
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On October 18, they revealed the behind-the-scenes photoshoots for teaser images.
That same at midnight, they revealed through youtube the first teaser video for "I am YOU" where it showed a transition from their second mv little (MY PACE) to their new mv (I am YOU)
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A naver article revealed details about the title track "I am YOU" "Stray Kids' song I am YOU is a hip hop genre song that combines powerful rap and emotional vocals that convey a message of hope that , although youth is unstable, it is discovering who you are and wanting to show your growth overcoming all difficulties, no matter what "
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On October 19 at midnight, they revealed through YouTube the second teaser video for "I am YOU", where they presented each of the members individually, and revealed a preview of the choreography and chorus of the song.
A few hours after the release of the MV "I Am You", it already had 4,000,000 and managing to be # 12 in video trends.
2019: Showcase '' '' Tour "UNVEIL TOUR 'I am…'"
On November 26 at 2PM KST JYP Entertainment revealed through social media that Stray Kids will be holding their first concert titled "UNVEIL TOUR 'I am…'" in Bangkok on January 19, 2019. This marks their first concert. solo just ten months from his debut.
In an article in Naver it was revealed that "UNVEIL TOUR 'I am ...'" will not only be in Asian countries, but will spread throughout the world
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He returned with his fourth mini-album: "Clé 1: MIROH"
On March 6 at midnight KST, a teaser was revealed on the YouTube platform and vlive. It begins with a morse code, which means "SOS SOS MAY" followed by the word "Stray Kids Everywhere All Around The World" and the group's debut date. The video also shows the members looking to the horizon and ends by showing the group's comeback date, March 25, along with the phrase "You Make Stray Kids Stay."
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In a naver article, it was revealed that the group will be making their comeback with a mini album and it will be a commemoration of their one year anniversary.
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Hours later they revealed more details about the physical format of the mini album, informing that there will be only one version.
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On March 7 at midnight KST, JYP Entertainment released a teaser on the YouTube platform and vlive. This revealed the dates on which the album's "Unveil: Track" will be released, starting from the 18th of the same month.
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Naver revealed that there will be a showcase to commemorate the first anniversary and the launch of the new album will take place online for the project <Unveil Clé 1: Miroh>
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On March 11 at midnight they revealed the tracklist of the mini-album (Entrance, Miroh, 승전가 <Victory Song>, 잠깐 의 고요 <Maze of memories>, Boxer, Chronosaurus, 19, MIXTAPE # 4 <available only on CD>) . All the songs were written by 3RACHA , who participated in the composition and production of them.
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That same day, they revealed reviews from columnists who had already heard the title track, including Han DongYoon, Jeff Benjamin, and Tanaka Hisakatsu.
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More details about the physical format of the mini album <Unveil Clé 1: Miroh> were revealed, informing that there will be two more versions of said album.
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On March 12 at midnight KST, they revealed two group image teasers through their social media, and the next day they also revealed individual teasers for the first three members, BangChan , HyunJin, and IN . The next day, teaser images for Lee Know , ChangBin, and Felix were revealed. Lastly WooJin , Han and SeungMin . They subsequently released two unit teaser images on March 15.
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On March 17th, JYP Entertaiment revealed the INTRO "Clé 1: MIROH" on the youtube and vlive platform, where the members of the group explained the meaning of each of the songs on the album and revealed some spoilers.
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As of March 18, the "Unveil: Track" began to be revealed starting with Boxer and Maze of Memories. That day they also revealed that the MV will be released on March 25 at 00:00 AM and the album at 6:00 PM KST on the same day.
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On March 25 at 00:00 AM KST, they released MIROH's MV, earning 7.1M for the first 24 hours. On the same day at 6:00 PM they released the full album and ended with the "Showcase Unveil Miroh" at 8:00 PM, which was broadcast on the V app.
They made their TV comeback on March 28 on the weekly broadcast of M! Mnet's Countdown.
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On April 4, 2019, they received their first victory in a musical show at the M! Mnet's Countdown , this being a special date, not only for being the first win, but also for the day in question, which can be abbreviated as "4419" being this a song from the Mixtape predebut album, just a year ago.
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I come back with a special album: "Clé 2: YellowWood"
JYP Entertainment announced on the 4th that Stray Kids will be showing their new special album "Clé 2: Yellow Wood" on June 19th.
JYP released the trailer for "Clé2: Yellow Wood" on the official channel on June 4th. The Stray Kids members in the trailer began to look down into the jungle of buildings and made a direction towards the elevator to an unknown location. They ride the elevator and press the "L" button in the lobby, face the crowd from the dominant atmosphere that appeared in the "MIROH" music video, and eventually don't get there. Then when Chan, the leader presses the 'YW' button symbolizing Yellow Wood with the key, the image of the trailer ends with the dynamic movement of the elevator and the appearance of the other members in the unknown place.
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On June 5, the pre-sale of a limited version of the album took place.
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They made their TV comeback on June 20 on the weekly broadcast of M! Mnet's Countdown.
Comeback with their First Digital Single 'Double Knot'
On September 30 at 00:00 KST, Stray Kids announced their comeback on October 9, A video titled 'Stray Kids <THE FINAL PIECE 2019> was uploaded on the group's official networks to announce the release of a new song and the start of a great project. According to the video, Stray Kids will have their
Comeback in the second half of the year, pouring out a variety of content during the two months of October and November. On October 9, the digital single 'Double Knot' is announced, and on November 23 and 24, the first solo concert <District 9: Unlock> will be held. Also in this video was an object reminiscent of the album series Clé from Stray Kids who piqued the interest of fans. The logo of the album 'Clé 1: MIROH' and the key to the advance of 'Clé 2: Yellow Wood' reappeared. The focus is on the story of Stray Kids, which will be completed with the fusion of objects with special meanings.
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On October 1st they released the Prologue Video for their first Digital Single 'Double Knot'.
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On October 2 at 0:00 AM, Stray Kids released their new music video teaser for 'Double Knot' on their official channel. The video reveals Nine members in the foreground as they walked the streets of Los Angeles, United States, the video also reveals objects reminiscent of the 'Clé' album series, such as keys, which amplified expectations for the new song concept. .
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On October 9 at 6 PM (KST), the MV for "Double Knot" was released, a song with a strong electronic influence, with a predominance of rap and complex structure. Also note that the end of the video does not contain the two representative phrases that appear in the rest of the MV's: "Stray Kids everywhere all around the world" and "You make stray kids stay", but instead appears "The owner of Clé ", leaving a very confusing ending and open to continuing the story in future comebacks.
Woo Jin's departure
On October 28, the group's agency, JYP Entertainment, shared a statement which said that member Woojin who had been a member of Stray Kids until now, left the group due to personal problems and also terminated the exclusive contract that kept with the agency.
In addition to this unfortunate news, JYP also announced that the release of their mini album "Clé: LEVANTER" that was scheduled to be released on November 25 would be delayed until December 9.
He returned with his Fifth mini-album: "Clé: Levanter"
On November 28 at 00:00 KST, Stray Kids marked the beginning of their comeback on December 9, posting a video trailer for "Clé: Levanter" on their social media. In the video you can see a dramatic atmosphere where destiny plays an important role, and how they, regardless of time or space, end up meeting. Various objects used in previous music videos were also used which created an atmosphere full of tension.
On November 29 and 30 at 00:00 KST, they revealed films of each of the eight members.
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On December 01 at 00:00 KST, the tracklist of their fifth mini-album "CLÉ: LEVANTER" was revealed through their social networks, which consisted of nine tracks: Stop, Double Knot, 바람 (levanter), Booster, Astronaut, Sunshine, You Can Stay and Mixtape # 5, which is available for CD only. All songs on the album were composed and produced by 3RACHA , the group's sub-unit. On the album they also included their first digital single 'Double Knot' and 'Astronaut', which was released on November 13th.
The next day at noon KST, they posted on their social media the [INTRO "Clé: LEVANTER", where the members' work process on this album was revealed, they also talked about the meaning of each of the songs, and the difficulties that occurred after the loss of a limb.
On December 03, 04, and 05 at 00:00 KST, they posted individual teasers for each member, and the respective group teaser images.
They made their TV comeback on December 13 on KBS's Music Bank weekly broadcast.
2020: First Digital Single in English: "Step Out of Clé"
On January 10, the group's social media revealed a surprise teaser. In this image, the figure of eight members and the phrase 'Stray Kids 2020.1.24 Coming Soon' were observed
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Stray Kids uploaded the online cover of the digital single 'Step Out of Clé' on the official SNS channel at noon on January 14.
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The new Digital Single features the English version of the title track 'Levanter' from their fifth mini-album 'Cle: LEVANTER' released in December 2019 and the digital single 'Double Knot' released in October 2019.
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On January 21, the official SNS channel released a video teaser for 'Double Knot', the first English Digital Single of 'Step Out of Clé'. In the teaser, Stray Kids shows off her wild appeal with scratch makeup, while capturing their attention with intense facial expressions.
Debut in Japan with their First Album 'SKZ2020'
On December 3, 2019, it was announced through social media that the group will make their official debut in Japan in March 2020.
On January 16, 2020, Oricon Music posted through an article "TWICE's little brothers" Stray Kids "will debut on 3/18 with their best album" SKZ2020 "and performances in Osaka and Yokohama have also been announced." album titled SKZ2020 that will compile all the releases that the group has had so far.
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On January 31st, "My Pace - Japanese Ver." on online platforms in Japan, and was # 1 on LINE MUSIC's daily chart.
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On February 10, they opened their official YouTube channel, where they published a video performance of 'My Pace Japanese version' that was made during 'Stray Kids Japan Showcase 2019 "Hi-STAY"
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On February 18, "Double Knot- Japanese Ver." Was released on the Japanese platforms, obtaining # 1 on the Line Music platform.
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On March 8, "Levanter- Japanese Ver." getting Line Music TOP100's No. 1 in real time, the next day on the group's youtube channel, the music video was released.
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On March 12 at 00:00 KST, the track list of their debut album <SKZ2020> was posted on the group's official twitter account, which includes "Hellevator, YAYAYA, Grrr 총량 의 법칙, Young Wings, District9, Mirror , Grow Up, My Pace, Voices, Question, MIA, Awkward Silence, I am You, Get Cool, MIROH, Victory Song, Boxer, Chronosaurus, 19. Side Effects, TMT, Double Knot, Levanter, Astronaut "will also feature the Japanese version of My Pace, Levanter and Double Knot.
From March 13 to 16, the solo teasers of each of the members were published on the group's official twitter. The same day a Video was published with information about <SKZ2020> where it can be seen that some versions of the album will include a video of the 'Hi-STAY' in Japan in addition to the MV of 'Levanter Japanese Ver.' and the MV for 'Astronaut' (Along with the track list)
He returned to Japan with his First Single 'TOP -Japanese ver.-'
On April 21 Stray Kids revealed that they would be returning in Japan with their first single 'TOP -Japanese ver.-' on June 03 with a series of images.
Stray Kids To Release 'TOP' As Their First Official Japanese Solo Album This June 3 In Total 5 Unique Versions: First Limited Edition In Print
A, first limited edition B, a regular edition, an anime disc edition, and a limited edition tape version.
The individual album will contain the Japanese version of "TOP" as well as the Japanese version "SLUMP".
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“TOP” and “SLUMP” were first seen as the opening and ending songs of the “Tower of God” anime earlier this year. The anime's opening and ending songs also have Korean versions.
On May 11, Stray Kids announced that they will be releasing a single album featuring the songs "TOP" and "SLUMP." The Korean versions of the songs will be released on May 13 at 6 p.m. KST, while the English versions will be released on May 20 at 6 p.m. KST.
Come back with his first full album 'GO 生 ("GO LIVE")'
On May 28, Stray Kids released a trailer for “GO 生” (“GO LIVE”) for their comeback. The video shares that their first album “GO 生” will be out on June 17th and below is their catchphrase: "Stray Kids everywhere all around the world, you make Stray Kids stay". On the same day, a physical album preview has been released for the limited version of the upcoming album.
On June 1, they have released a new “Prequel (Highlight Reel)” for their upcoming comeback. The video ties together previous Stray Kids releases, including their previous concept trailers and music videos for songs like “District 9,” “MIROH,” “Side Effects,” and “Levanter,” along with an English narration that tells the story. of the group and where they are going next. The clip ends with shots of Stray Kids' latest concept trailer for their upcoming comeback in June, along with the dramatic message: "In a singular world, '' GO LIVE."
On June 5, Stray Kids released a video titled “UNVEIL: TRACK 'GO 生'” where they are seen counting down, preparing for a race as they begin rapping and singing in different backgrounds.
On June 6, the members' first teaser images are revealed in an alley in a skater and rebellious style.
On June 7, the track list for their first full album was revealed, most of the songs are written and composed by group '3RACHA' (the group created by Bang Chan , ChangBin, and Han ). In addition to the normal information of each song, the new list reveals the “ingredients” of each song: 'GO 生' - "Raw, wild, my way", 'God's Menu' contains a warning that it is "Spicy" - " Intensity, addictive ", 'Easy' -" Passion, confidence, inner dance ", 'Pacemaker' -" Joy, dream, emotion ", 'Airplane' -" Freshness, youth, love ", 'Daily Life' -" Loneliness, sigh, haze ", 'Phobia' -" Fear, complexity, trap ", 'Blueprint' -" Youth, dream, hope ", 'Ta' -" Extreme, wild, exciting ", 'Haven' -" Energy, freedom, escape". Also the songs that are already known contain these "ingredients" such as' TOP '- "Passion, ambition, limit",' Slump'- "Fear, tear, loneliness", 'Gone days' - "Confidence, ingenuity, new generation" , 'On Track' - "Regret, monologue, empathy".
That same day, they released a teaser that suggests tracks from their upcoming album “GO 生” (“GO LIVE”) that will be released on June 8, 10, 11, 12, and 15. “GO 生” was released on June 5. The full album will be released on June 17, and an online show will take place that day at 9 p.m. KST via V Live and YouTube.
On June 8, "UNVEIL: TRACK 'Easy'" was released which is a preview of their song “Easy”, one of the songs on the album beginning with a choreography, as they are seen at night over a forest until they finish. in a desert performing an expectant choreography.
On June 9, another set of teaser images were revealed for their new album with the same style as the previous one, only that they meet during the day and are two members in each image, some of them have something written or painted on their faces.
On June 10, they shared "UNVEIL: TRACK TOP (“ 신의 탑 ”OST) '" is one of the OSTs of the Japanese anime "Tower of god", in this video the complete Korean version of the song is known as shown in the video. , with a great and synchronized choreography in different places with different backgrounds.
On June 11, another "UNVEIL: TRACK '타" was released being the preview of another of the tracks from the album "Ta", beginning by focusing on each member with their names together gathered somewhere with freight cars, beginning with a kind of party having fun, ending the video running embraced while the phrase "Stray Kids everywhere all around the world, you make Stray Kids stay" appears.
On June 12, the latest "UNVEIL: TRACK 청사진" of the track "Blueprint" is released showing Stray Kids in a desert, dressed in white, with flowers while admiring the landscape and doing a kind of Photoshop on the spot, finishing the 7 with his back staring at the sea.
On June 13 they reveal another series of concept teaser photos for the new album, the concept is based on a rebellious style, one being on a street, another being an album with the 8 individual members and one at a party held in a house with graffiti on the wall
On June 14, they released a unique teaser titled “cooking video” with a concept of chefs introducing each other, while showing off their cooking “skills”.
On June 15, Stray Kids released an intense new teaser video for their upcoming title track "神 메뉴 (God's Menu)" showing a part sung by Felix and showing what the song's choreography would be like.
On June 17, they made their comeback with their first full album “GO 生” and the music video for the title track “God's Menu”. The title track is a hip hop track characterized by powerful rap sections. It has been composed by 3RACHA ( Bang Chan , ChangBin, and Han ) and VERSACHOI, and the lyrics are also written by 3RACHA. Strong onomatopoeia like "du du du", placed throughout the song, add an addictive element to the song.
A day before the comeback, the album had ranked high on Hanteo's realtime album chart, suggesting the potential for a new first week sales record for the group.
On June 17, 3 hours after its release, “GO 生” had topped 23 iTunes charts worldwide, a new personal best for Stray Kids.
This includes Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and the USA.
Their new title track, “God's Menu,” also topped Soribada's realtime chart, marking the first time since their debut that the group reached No. 1 on a national music chart.
Come back with their first repackage album 'IN 生 (IN LIFE)
On August 25th they revealed a video titled "IN 生" Trailer which showed us some parts of the mv, the name of the repackage album ¨IN LIFE¨ and the date of the comeback (September 14th).
On August 31st they revealed the first Unveil titled ¨UNVEIL: TRACK "아니 (Any)" which showed us a preview of the song and the mv.
On September 3 they released a new video titled ¨UNVEIL: TRACK "We Go", "Wow", "My Universe" which featured a preview of ¨We Go¨ (3RACHA song), ¨WOW¨ (Lee song Know, Hyunjin and Felix) and ¨My Universe¨ (song by Seungmin, IN feat. Changbin) at one of their concerts.
On September 5 they revealed a video titled ¨UNVEIL: TRACK "미친 놈 (Ex)" where we can see a preview of the song and its mv, at the beginning of this we can see the boys jumping in slow motion, then we observe that there are several immobile ghosts around the house that turn out to be them, we finally see the boys sitting in the garden of that house having fun.
On September 7, they revealed the video ¨UNVEIL: TRACK "B Me" where they advance us how the song will be while we see what seems to be the continuation of the mv ¨ 바보라 도 알아 (On Track) ¨.
On September 8, they released a new video titled ¨Opening Video¨ which featured the members individually with a different outfit each while playing some parts of the title track, also revealed the name of the title track ¨Back Door¨ .
On September 9 they uploaded a video which presented us with a mashup with all the songs included in this album repackage, thus revealing the entire tracklist.
On September 10 we were able to see the first and only teaser for ¨Back Door¨ showing us the main part of the choreography.
On September 11 they uploaded a video titled ¨ [INTRO "IN 生"] ¨ in which the members told us about this comeback and how ¨God's Menu¨ was a kind of test for people who did not know them and ¨Back Door¨ for people who like his music and liked his previous comeback.
On the night of September 13, a live broadcast was broadcast on ¨SKZ's Room Limited Ver.¨.
On September 14 they released the mv for their song ¨Back Door¨ together with the ¨ ¨Repackage Album IN 生 ¨.
Come back with their first repackage album 'IN 生 (IN LIFE)
On October 18 they revealed the first teaser of the ¨ALL IN¨ mv in which we can hear a phone call to the police from someone reporting that their security has been stolen, we can also see the boys in the back of a van, finally We see the members walking towards the camera lens while an advertising banner is set on fire and the beginning of the song is played in its instrumental version.
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On October 19 they uploaded an informative video in which they announced the date of their return (November 4), the tracklist of this mini album and all the information on the content of the four versions of this mini album in physical form.
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On October 20 they released the mv of the title song ¨ALL IN¨.
On November 4, they released the Japanese mini album ¨ALL IN¨ on all music platforms.
2021: Comeback with their Second Album
On January 1 revealed a video titled Stray Kids STEP OUT 2021 where the projects announced they were launching throughout this year, one of these projects was their second album.
CURIOSITIES
Bang Chan , Chang Bin, and Ji Sung are part of a rap sub-unit called 3RACHA created by themselves.
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On the first episode of Stray Kids, JYP revealed that Bang Chan was the one who formed the group.
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The same members were the ones who chose their own name.
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On September 26, 2017 it was confirmed that the group would consist of 9 members.
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Hellevator was revealed on October 6, 2017 by the V Live channel. The song was composed and produced by themselves, including the choreography of the song.
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Hellevator reached the first million views in the first 20 hours of being revealed on YouTube.
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Hellevator after being released digitally topped the iTunes charts in several countries, being No. 2 in Thailand, No. 7 in Singapore, and No. 9 in the Philippines. Additionally, the song placed first on the iTunes K-Pop chart in Thailand and in the top five in 11 other countries including the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
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Min Ho was eliminated on episode 4 of the show and Felix on episode 8. JYP gave them a second chance to debut as a 9-member group on episode 9.
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On episode 10, JYP decided that they will debut as a 9-member group in 2018.
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On December 20, 2017, JYP confirmed that the group's name would be the same as that of the show.
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The release of their Pre-Debut album "MIXTAPE" was announced for January 8, 2018, both in digital and physical form. "MIXTAPE" will have the songs featured during the show.
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"YOUNG WINGS" reached 1 million views within three days.
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M! Countdown uploaded the presentation of "Hellevator" again because in the teaser video they only had 7 members.
During the first week of the release of "MIXTAPE", they sold more than 15 thousand copies.
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Billboard included Stray Kids on their list of "Top 5 K-pop groups to watch in 2018," taking the top spot.
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They attended Kcon 2018 Japan which took place in April.
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Collaboration with 2 PM's WooYoung at Kcon 2018 Japan.
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The #StaySelcaDay is the 9th of every month, according to Korean time.
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Right before debut it was decided to come up with a stage name for some of the members:
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Their debut MV "District 9" has amassed more than 4 million views in just 24 hours after being released, thus becoming the group with the most viewed debut MV on YouTube.
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All the songs on their debut album 'I Am NOT' have been written by the same members.
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Their debut MV, "District 9", reached 10M views in 51 hours and 20 minutes, ranking at # 16 on "Fastest Kpop Group MV to Hit 10 million views" and thus becoming the group with the debut MV. faster to reach that goal.
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Their debut album topped the iTunes album chart in 10 countries: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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They made their debut on "Billboard's Social 50" at # 4.
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They are on Hanteo's best-selling albums list for the first quarter of 2018:
20. Stray Kids - "I am NOT": 29,600+
21. Stray Kids - "MIXTAPE": 28,200+
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The "I AM" and "NOT" versions of the debut album are at # 1 and # 2 on the Tower Record Japan.
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They debuted at # 5 for "WORLD ALBUMS" on Billboard.
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They collaborated with PENTAGON for Kcon New York 2018
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They collaborated with (G) I-DLE for Music Bank's 20th anniversary.
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They were nominated in the Teen Choice 2018 in the category "ChoiceNextBigThing"
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On August 1, 2018, at 9PM KST, they revealed the fandom name "STAY" through a video, along with the phrase "Where Stray Kids STAY."
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On August 5 at 5pm, the showcase began, where they presented songs from the Mixtape and I am NOT, and previews of the songs from the new mini-album.
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On August 5, due to the showcase, they were trending with the hashtag #StrayKidsIamWho in more than 35 countries.
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On their first comeback, they again entered the Billboard Emerging Artists chart at # 18.
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They debuted in the "BillBoard Independent Albums" chart at # 36.
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They debuted at # 15 on "Hearseekers Albums" on Billboard.
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His album peaked at # 5 on "World Albums" on Billboard.
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During the first week of the release of "I AM WHO?", They sold more than 22 thousand copies.
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In their first comeback they entered the Billboard Social 50 again at # 9, being their highest position to date.
On the episode of Idol Room where they appeared, it managed to rank at # 3 with the highest rating.
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The mv of "My Pace" reached 30M in 12 days and as a thank you to their fans, they performed a "close up" version of the dance practice.
For the month of August on the Gaon album chart, he ranked # 4 with his second mini album "I am WHO" with a total of 79,684 copies sold.
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They surpassed 200 thousand total album sales on Gaon Chart:
MIXTAPE: 52,669 copies
I am NOT: 80,117 copies
I am WHO: 79,684 copies
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They ranked # 11 in the most reputable male idol groups for the month of September, their highest score since their debut.
They attended the Music Bank in Berlin which took place in September.
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At the Music Bank in Berlin, they performed covers of "Happy song", "DNA" by BTS and "Hard Carry" by GOT7 .
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They were chosen as the new ambassadors for Lotte Duty Free.
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They attended the Kcon in Thailand which was held in September.
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At Kcon Thailand, they covered Rain's "IT'S RAINING".
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Because of the Documentary Three Days (Music Bank in Berlin) They were trending number one for the first time in real time on Korean portals such as Naver, Daum and Nate Pann.
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On October 21 at 6pm KST, the showcase began, where they presented songs from the Mixtape and "I Am NOT", "I Am WHO" and previews of the songs from the new mini-album, ("My Side", "Get Cool "and" I Am YOU ").
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On October 21, due to the showcase, they were trending with the hashtag # UNVEIL3 in more than 45 countries.
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In their second comeback they entered the Billboard Social 50 again at # 7, being their highest position to date.
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His mini-album "I Am YOU" topped the iTunes album chart in 8 countries: Philippines, Bulgaria, Peru, Latvia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Israel.
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His music video "I Am YOU" ranked # 19 on the list of the fastest K-Pop videos to reach 10M views on YouTube.
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His third mini-album "I Am YOU" sold 34,436 on Hanteo the first week, being his best-selling album on that platform.
By week 43 of 2018, they made their debut on the Gaon Social Chart at # 59.
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They were appointed Ambassadors for the Black Dog Campaign.
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The Tumblr portal has launched the 2018 end of the year list "Top 30 K-Pop Artists" placing Stray Kids at # 3, being the only male rookie group on the list.
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Stray Kids is in position # 41 in the "Top Social 50 Artists" of the ranking of Billboard of End of Year 2018, being the unique rookie group in the list.
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Their third mini-album "I am YOU" sold more than 100k in Gaon in less than two months, thus being their first album to surpass 100,000 sales.
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They ranked # 13 in best-selling groups on the GAON platform in 2018, with a total of 338,053 copies.
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They collaborated with THE BOYZ at the 2018 MAMA held in Korea.
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Stray Kids ranked # 2 on Billboard's Top 10 K-Pop Acts of 2018.
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According to Rolling Stone India, their third mini album "I am YOU" is ranked number 8 in the top 10 K-pop albums of 2018.
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His debut song "District 9" ranked # 18 out of the 30 songs that helped define K-Pop in 2018, according to BuzzFeed.
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Tickets for the Unveil Tour 'I am' in the USA were sold out in less than an hour, so a new show opened in Newark on May 15th, which was sold out as well.
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They opened an official Tik Tok account.
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His fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> after being released digitally reached number one on the iTunes charts in 17 countries.
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For the week of April 6, they were located in Billboard's Social 50 in position # 4 being their highest position so far.
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They debuted at # 90 on Billboard's "Top 100 Artists" Chart.
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His fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> debuted at # 3 on the "World Albums" Chart and at # 13 on the Billboard "Heatseekers Albums" Chart.
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Stray Kids had their first musical show nomination (Show Champion) within a year of their debut.
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Their fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> becomes the group's first album to surpass 100k sales on Hanteo.
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They were appointed ambassadors of the Foreign Culture and Information Service (Talk Talk Korea 2019).
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On November 16, 2019 they revealed the official design of their lightstick.
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Their fifth mini-album <Clé LEVANTER> sold over 83k copies for the first week on the Hanteo platform, surpassing the sales of <Clé1 MIROH>.
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Collaboration with NCT Dream on the MBC Gayo Daejejeon on December 31, 2019.
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Stray Kids' Twitter account ranked # 4 on "World's Fastest Rising K-pop Accounts of 2019."
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The 'District 9: Unlock' world tour in Singapore and Manila scheduled for April 18-25 has been postponed due to the spread of COVID-19. Concerts in Japan and Europe were canceled.
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On August 27, 2020, the MV "God's Menu" reached 100M views, being his first MV to do so.
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On November 10, 2020, the MV "MIROH" becomes his 2nd MV to reach 100 million views.
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On December 03, 2020, the MV "Back Door" becomes his 3rd MV to reach 100 million views.
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Stray Kids became Shopee Indonesia 2020 brand ambassadors.
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Stray Kids is the only K-Pop artist to be featured on TIME Magazine's 2020 Top 10 Songs list, with "Back Door" coming in at No. 8.
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Stray Kids ranked 4th in the TOP 10 of "K-POP ARTISTS GLOBALLY" on Spotify.
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TIME magazine ranked "IN 生" in the TOP 10 of "The Albums That Defined K-Pop's Monumental Year 2020."
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"Back Door" was ranked 10th on Billboard's "Best Kpop Songs 2020" list.
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"GO 生" was ranked 10th on Billboard's "Best Kpop Albums 2020" list.
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Stray Kids ranks second in Tumblr's 2020 group rankings for the second year in a row.
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"Back Door" was ranked 8th on TIME magazine's "Best Songs of 2020" list, the only K-Pop song to make the list.
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After their first full album "GO 生", they created their own genre called "MALA TASTE", thus becoming the "MALA TASTE PIONEER", as their songs satisfy all the senses. Their title track, "God's Menu" is proof that you won't forget their music once you try it.
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On March 8, 2021, his music video "God's Menu" surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, this being his first MV to reach that number.
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On June 3, 2021, they came in first place in the reality show Kingdom: Legendary War with a total of 38,873,040 points.
MEMBERS
BANG CHAN
PROFILE
Name: 방찬 / Bang Chan
Japanese name:バ ン チ ャ ン
English name: Christopher Bang
Formerly known as: 크리스 / Chris
Nicknames: Bang Leader, Kangaroo, Vam-Chan.
Profession: Singer, Rapper, Dancer, Producer and Composer.
Birthdate: 1997-Oct-03 (23 years old)
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood type: O
Star sign: Libra
Chinese zodiac sign: Ox
Family: Parents, sister and younger brother.
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
Group: Stray Kids
Position: Leader, Rapper, Vocalist and Dancer.
Sub-Unit: 3RACHA.
Name in 3RACHA: CB97
Studies:
Newton High School of the Performing Arts.
Cheongdam High School.
Training period: 7 years.
Role model: Drake, BTS's RM, Cristiano Ronaldo and his father.
Hobbie: Playing sports.
Languages: English (Mother tongue), Korean (Fluent), Japanese (Intermediate), Chinese (Basic) and Greek (Basic).
He lived in New South Wales in 5 different suburbs when he lived in Australia: Strathfield, Drummoyne, Enfield, Belmore, Greenacre.
He entered JYP in 2010 after auditioning in Australia.
He was a candidate to debut in GOT7, but they chose BamBam due to Chan having less training time at the company.
He made a cameo appearance in Twice's "Like Ooh Ah" MV as a zombie and MissA's "Only You" MV.
If I hadn't been a singer, I would have wanted to be an athlete.
When she attended music classes, she learned ballet and contemporary dance.
He has produced most of 3RACHA's songs.
He has 33 songs copyrighted to his name according to the Korea Music Copyright Association.
READ KNOW
Name: 리노 / リ ノ / Lee Know
Real Name: 이민호 / Lee Min Ho
Nickname: Lino, Minho
Profession: Rapper, Singer and Dancer.
Birthdate: 1998-Oct-25 (age 22)
Place of birth: Gimpo, South Korea
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Blood type: O
Star sign: Scorpio
Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger
Family: Parents
Agency: JYP Entertainment
PROFILE
CURIOSITIES
K-Pop Group: Stray Kids
Position: Rapper, Vocalist and Dancer.
Studies:
Gimpo Jeil Technical High School (Graduate).
Training period: 1 year.
Languages: Korean (mother tongue), English (intermediate) and Japanese (basic).
Role model: 2 PM's Taecyeon.
Favorite Artists: 2PM and Wonder Girls.
Favorite color: Mint blue.
Hobbies: Choreographing, taking pictures, watching anime and movies.
Motto: "Let's eat and live well"
Pets: Three cats, one named Soon-ie, another named Doong-ie, and the last named Dori.
He was a backup dancer for BTS in 2016 during a cover of Rainism by Rain on Mnet and during their 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour in Japan, at which point he realized that he wanted to be a singer and be the star. From Stage.
Before debuting, he worked at a barbecue joint.
If I wasn't an idol, I would be a dancer.
It is ambidextrous.
He was the first member to be eliminated in episode 4 of the survival show Stray Kids.
On episode 9 of the show, JY Park gave him and Felix a new chance to debut alongside the others if they did well during the live performance of the last episode.
He did the choreography for "Hellevator".
He has 4 songs copyrighted to his name according to the Korea Music Copyright Association.
He sponsored a child from Africa and helps more children with donations for their health and education according to the interview he gave for the magazine ARENA homme.
CHANGBIN
PROFILE
Name: 창빈 / Chang Bin
Full Name: 서창빈 / Seo Chang Bin
Japanese name:チ ャ ン ビ ン
Nicknames: Binnie, Baby Changbin.
Also known as: Spear B
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Composer, Dancer and Producer.
Birthdate: 1999-Aug-11 (age 21)
Place of birth: Yongin, South Korea.
Height: 167cm
Weight: 62 kg
Blood type: O
Star sign: Leo
Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit
Family: Parents and older sister.
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
Group: Stray Kids
Position: Rapper, Vocalist and Dancer.
Sub-Unit: 3RACHA.
Name in 3RACHA: Spear B
Education:
Bora High School (Graduate).
Training period: 2 years.
Hobbies: Listening to music and shopping.
Specialty: Composing and rapping.
Role Model: G-Dragon, Kendrick Lamar, and their parents.
She wanted to become a singer because when she danced and rapped at school festivals, the audience's reaction was unforgettable.
He belonged to the rap and dance academy "MU DOCTOR ACADEMY".
When he was accepted into JYP, his parents were very proud of him and told him that he was a genius, that they must have let him make music when he was younger. Changbin said that he was happier to be accepted to the agency than to be accepted to the university.
If I hadn't been an idol, I would have wanted to be a tattoo artist.
He has 68 songs copyrighted to his name in According to Korea Music Copyright Association
Hyunjin
PROFILE
Name: 현진 / Hyun Jin
Full Name: 황현진 / Hwang Hyun Jin
Japanese name:ヒ ョ ン ジ ン
Nicknames: Jinnie, Llama, Prince.
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Dancer, Model and MC.
Birthdate: 2000-Mar-20 (age 21)
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea.
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood type: B
Star sign: Pisces
Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon
Family: Parents.
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
Group: Stray Kids
Position: Visual, Vocalist, Rapper and Dancer.
Education:
Sungil Elementary School (Graduate)
Seongae Middle School (Graduate)
Tohoku High School (Transferred)
Seoul Performing Arts High School, Practical Dance Department (Graduate)
Languages: Korean (Maternal) and English (Intermediate).
Training period: 2 years.
Religion: Catholic.
Baptismal name: Joseph.
Role model: GOT7's Jin Young.
Favorite Artists: DEAN and Crush.
Hobbies: Dancing and doing sports.
He lived in Las Vegas, United States for a short period of time when he was around 6-7 years old. When he lived in Las Vegas he used the name Sam.
He has 5 songs copyrighted to his name according to Korea Music Copyright Association.
He has a puppy named Kkami.
He collaborated with ATEEZ's San and THE BOYZ's Ju Yeon for the 2020 MAMA.
He first appeared on TC Candler's list of "The 100 most handsome faces of 2020" coming in at # 36.
THEY HAVE
PROFILE
Name: 한 / Han
Full Name: 한지성 / Han Ji Sung
English name: Peter
Japanese name:ハ ン
Also known as: J.One
Nicknames: Squirrel, Squirrel, Rabbit, Dunky, Hanna, Hannie.
Profession: Singer, Rapper, Composer and Dancer.
Birthdate: 2000-Sep-14 (age 20)
Place of birth: Incheon, South Korea.
Height: 170cm
Weight: 49kg
Blood type: B
Star sign: Virgo
Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon
Family: Parents and older brother.
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
Group: Stray Kids
Position: Rapper, Dancer and Vocalist.
Sub-Unit: 3RACHA.
Your name in 3RACHA: J.ONE
Training period: 3 years (Entered auditions in December 2015)
Education:
REAL International School (Malaysia)
Languages: Korean (Maternal), English (Fluent), Malay (Basic).
Instruments: Guitar and piano.
Role model: Zico.
Favorite foods: Desserts, like cheesecake and chocolate cake.
Favorite color: Red.
He lived a large part of his childhood and adolescence in Malaysia, precisely for 6 years, where he studied in a bilingual school.
Han traveled to Korea from Malaysia to take an exam. He thought that if he went back to Malaysia, he would never have a chance to become a singer, so he made an agreement with his parents that if he did not join an agency in a year, he would go back to Malaysia and just study.
She wanted to become a singer because she thought telling her story through music was great.
He belonged to the dance and rap academy "DEF Academy".
If he wasn't an idol, he would be a producer.
He has 62 songs copyrighted to his name in According to Korea Music Copyright Association.
Suffer from trypophobia (fear of holes)
Felix
PROFILE
Name: 필릭스 / フ ィ リ ッ ク ス / Felix
Real Name: Lee Felix
Korean name: 이용복 / Lee Yong Bok
Nicknames: Bbijikeu, Bbajikseu, Bbujikseu, Jjikseu, Lix, Bokkie, Innocent Boy
Profession: Singer, Rapper, Dancer, MC
Birthdate: 2000-Sep-15 (age 20)
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood type: AB
Star sign: Virgo
Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon
Family: Parents, older sister and younger sister
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
K-Pop Group: Stray Kids
Position: Vocalist, Rapper and Dancer.
Education :
Marist College of San Patricio (Graduated).
Training period: 10 months
Languages: English (Mother tongue), Korean (intermediate), French (Basic).
Specialties: Taekwondo and Beatbox.
Hobbies: Listening to music, dancing, shopping, fashion and the beatbox.
Role Models: G-Dragon and Joey Badass.
Religion: Catholic.
He is a taekwondo practitioner and has won numerous awards in the sport.
He was accepted as a trainee at JYP Entertainment in February 2017.
He was cut from the Stray Kids show in episode 8. At the end of episode 9, JY Park gave him and Min Ho another chance to debut alongside the others if they did well during the live performance of the last episode.
If he wasn't an idol, he would be a songwriter.
He has 5 songs copyrighted to his name in According to Korea Music Copyright Association.
He was on the list of the 100 most beautiful faces in the world in 2018, coming in at number 43.
He signed up to be a sponsor of the Save The Children association to improve the quality of life of the neediest children.
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SEUNGMIN
PROFILE
Name: 승민 / ス ン ミ ン / Seung Min
Full Name: 김승민 / Kim Seung Min
Nicknames: Cherry, Dandy Boy, Minnie
Profession: Singer, Dancer, MC
Birthdate: 2000-Sep-22 (age 20)
Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea.
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood type: A
Star sign: Virgo
Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon
Family: Parents and older sister
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
K-Pop Group: Stray Kids
Position: Vocalist and Dancer.
Languages: Korean (Maternal), English (Fluent).
Education: Cheongdam High School (Graduate).
Hobbies: Writing in a journal, listening to music, walking fast.
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Artist: Shawn Mendes and DAY6.
Role models: DAY6 and Sandeul from B1A4.
Favorite Food: Eggs
He joined JYP Entertainment in 2017 after winning second place at JYP Entertainment's 13th open audition in 2016.
He belonged to the vocal school "M ACADEMY".
If he hadn't been a singer, he would have wanted to be a photographer or a prosecutor.
He has 4 songs copyrighted to his name in According to Korea Music Copyright Association.
He was an MC for the television show After School Club.
IN
PROFILE
Stage name: 아이엔 / ア イ エ ン / IN
Real Name: 양정인 / Yang Jeong In
Profession: Singer, Dancer.
Birthdate: 2001-Feb-08 (age 20)
Place of birth: Busan, South Korea.
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Blood type: A
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Chinese zodiac sign: Snake
Family: Parents, an older brother and a younger brother.
Agency: JYP Entertainment
CURIOSITIES
Group: Stray Kids
Position: Vocalist, Dancer and Maknae.
Education:
School of Performing Arts Seoul (Graduate).
Training period: 2 years.
Languages: Korean (Maternal), English (Basic).
Religion: Catholic.
Baptismal name: John.
Role model: Bruno Mars.
Favorite Artist: Charlie Puth.
Skill: Sing trot.
Hobbies: Listening to ASMR, listening to rock and pop, watching Mukbang videos.
Favorite color: Fuchsia.
Nicknames: Desert Fox, Our Maknae, Spoon Worm Yang, Bean Worm, Yang Fox, and Yeni.
She was a child model at the age of 7.
He wanted to become a singer after his elders asked him to sing a song by Trot.
If he wasn't an idol, he would have been a teacher in an elementary school since he likes children.
He has 5 songs copyrighted to his name in According to Korea Music Copyright Association.
He is often compared to a desert fox by fans because of his face, specifically the resemblance of his eyes. Also, his signature is of a fox with a tail.