Stray Kids | |
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 Stray Kids in January 2023 From left to right: Felix, Changbin, Lee Know, Han, Seungmin, I.N, Bang Chan, and Hyunjin | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoffs | 3Racha |
| Members | |
| Past members | |
| Website | straykids |
Stray Kids (Korean: 스트레이 키즈; RR: Seuteurei Kijeu; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name.[1] The group is currently composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N, with former member Woojin having left the group due to undisclosed personal reasons in October 2019. The group is primarily self-produced, with 3Racha (consisting of members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han) as their main producing team and the other members frequently participating in songwriting.
Stray Kids released their pre-debut extended play (EP) Mixtape in January 2018 and officially debuted on March 25 with the EP I Am Not, followed by other two I Am series EPs, I Am Who and I Am You. Their Clé trilogy EPs were issued in 2019, consisting of Clé 1: Miroh, Clé 2: Yellow Wood, and Clé: Levanter. The group's first studio album Go Live was released in 2020, becoming their first platinum-certified album by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). That year, Stray Kids also made their Japanese debut with the compilation album SKZ2020 through Epic Records Japan.
In 2021, Stray Kids' second studio album Noeasy became their first million-selling album. After signing with Republic Records for promotions in the United States in 2022, the group released the EPs Oddinary, Maxident (both in 2022), Rock-Star (2023), and their third studio album, 5-Star (2023). All four topped the US Billboard 200 and entered the UK Albums Chart. 5-Star was certified five-million in album sales by the KMCA, making them just the third group to achieve this in Korean history. As of October 2022, Stray Kids has sold over 10 million albums across both Korean and Japanese releases.[2] In 2023, they featured on Time's Next Generation Leaders list.[3]
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- ^ Kwak, Hyun-soo (October 19, 2022). "스트레이 키즈, 한일 양국 음반 출고량 천만장 돌파" [Stray Kids Surpasses 10 Million Album Shipments in both Korea and Japan]. YTN (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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