The Sound (Stray Kids album)

The Sound
Close-ups of Stray Kids members' every hand while playing a musical instrument, showing the album's logo in the center of the image.
Regular and digital cover
Studio album by
Stray Kids
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2023
Studio
  • JYPE (Seoul)
  • Channie's "Room" (Seoul)
GenreJ-pop
Length32:38
LanguageJapanese
LabelEpic Japan
Producer
  • 3Racha
  • Zack Djurich
  • Kyle Reynolds
  • Frants
  • Versachoi
  • Nickko Young
  • Raphael
  • Daviid
  • Yosia
  • HotSauce
  • Jun2
Stray Kids chronology
SKZ-Replay
(2022) 		The Sound
(2023) 		5-Star
(2023)
Singles from The Sound
  1. "Scars" / "Thunderous (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: October 13, 2021
  2. "Case 143 (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: December 15, 2022
  3. "The Sound"
    Released: January 28, 2023

The Sound is the debut Japanese-language studio album and third overall by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released on February 22, 2023, through Epic Records Japan, eight months after their second Japanese-language EP Circus (2022). Centered on an orchestra theme and the group's own unique music concept, the album consists of ten tracks, preceded by "Scars", the Japanese versions of "Thunderous" and "Case 143", and the title track. The Sound debuted atop Oricon Albums Chart for the first time, and Billboard Japan Hot Albums.