'Global K-Pop Trend' Stray Kids, new mini album '樂-STAR' and title track '락 (樂)' released on November 10th!
- Skiz, '3 consecutive #1 on the US Billboard 200', releases a new album to continue the momentum of the worldwide success of their 3rd full album! A feast of well-made works!
- "A festival for special people who know how to enjoy" The group's producing team 3RACHA directly created the work, driving the global upward trend!
- Sold out all 10 performances in 5 cities in Japan and Korea! 'The first K-pop 4th generation boy group' enters Japan's 4 major dome venues & successfully holds a solo concert at Gocheok Dome
- Lollapalooza Paris, first MTV VMAs award, 2023 Global Citizen Festival, etc. Soaring high on the world stage
Stray Kids will release their new mini album '樂-STAR' and title track '락 (樂)' on November 10th.
Stray Kids has risen to prominence as a 'leading K-pop 4th generation group' with three works, 'ODDINARY' and 'MAXIDENT' in 2022, and the full album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' in June 2023, topping the US 'Billboard 200' for three consecutive times. The '5-STAR Dome Tour 2023', which recorded the first entry into Japan's 4 major dome venues for a K-pop 4th generation boy group, including Fukuoka PayPay Dome, Vantelin Dome Nagoya, Kyocera Dome Osaka, and Tokyo Dome, as part of the tour, surpassed approximately 2.5 million pre-applications for 8 performances in 4 cities in Japan, proving their immense popularity and achieving ultra-fast sell-outs. In addition, they entered the KSPO DOME with 'Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" Seoul Special (UNVEIL 11)' in September of last year, and this year, they sold out the solo concert 'Stray Kids '5-STAR Dome Tour 2023 Seoul Special (UNVEIL 13)'' held at Gocheok Dome, which is considered the largest indoor concert venue in Korea, at an ultra-fast pace, showing remarkable growth.
In July 2023, they became the first K-pop artist to headline 'Lollapalooza Paris', thrilling approximately 60,000 spectators and brightly illuminating the night sky of Paris, France. In September, they made their first appearance at the '2023 MTV Video Music Awards' held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, USA, and were honored with the 'Best K-Pop' award for the title track '특' of their latest work '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', and the group's producing team 3RACHA, consisting of Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, performed a special performance at the '2023 Global Citizen Festival' held in New York's Central Park, captivating the local audience. Stray Kids, the 'K-pop trend' flying around the global stage, is releasing a new mini album and raising their altitude towards a higher peak.
'樂-STAR' is a new album released approximately 5 months after the release of the 3rd full album, and has organic connectivity with the previous work '★★★★★ (5-STAR)'. It expresses the ambition to become rock stars who will dominate an era, along with the meaning of being special people who know how to enjoy. In particular, the album's bold message, "Our rock (樂) continues in any situation," conveys the group's confidence in creating music that can be enjoyed with all listeners in the world.
Stray Kids' musical pride, which has invited global K-pop listeners to a festival for those who know how to enjoy, can be encountered once again in the tracklist of '樂-STAR'. Starting with the title track '락 (樂)', a total of 8 songs are included, including 'MEGAVERSE', '사각지대', 'COMFLEX', '가려줘', 'Leave', the Korean version of the title track 'Social Path (Feat. LiSA)' of their first Japanese EP album, and '락 (樂) (Rock Ver.)'. They, who have achieved the record of 3 consecutive #1 on the 'Billboard 200' with self-made music, are foreshadowing the birth of another well-made work by engraving their names on the credits of the new mini album and presenting musical 'enjoyment'.
3RACHA, who has created the title tracks of all albums released since their official debut song 'District 9' in March 2018 to the comeback title track '락 (樂)', strengthens the unique genre of 'Stray Kids' with this album. In addition, Kevin Gomringer and Tim Gomringer of the German hip-hop producer duo Cubeatz, who have participated in numerous albums by famous overseas hip-hop artists such as Travis Scott and Drake, as well as members Hyunjin, VERSACHOI, Millionboy, and JUN2, collaborated to enhance the completeness.
The title track '락 (樂)' is a song that enhances the excitement of listeners through a unique melody. The lyrics, which feature wordplay using '락' such as "Welcome to 극락 (락) 날벼락 (락) 도시의 락 (락) 즐기면 그만 (락) 없지 고난 (락) 역경의 밤 (락) 지새우면 끝 고생 끝에 낙 (락)", deliver fresh stimulation. In addition, you can enjoy the powerful addictiveness and intensity of Stray Kids' music by adding rock elements to the repetitive sound in the chorus.
They released a prologue video in early October 2023, opening the prelude to their comeback. Starting with unraveling the 'joys and sorrows' contained in the new album with a solid storyline, borrowing the dreams and perspectives of a child ahead of a performance, arousing fans' curiosity, they properly raised the 'enjoyment' of watching with a solemn atmosphere of narration, splendid visual effects, and a feast of the members' upgraded visuals.
Through the new mini album '樂-STAR', which has imprinted a special mark, and the title track '락 (樂)', Stray Kids will once again deliver a fresh sense to the global music market in 2023 and lead the trend.