The group Stray Kids has been nominated for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards for the second year in a row.

According to an announcement on the official website of iHeartRadio in the United States on the 22nd (local time), Stray Kids was nominated for ‘K-pop Song of the Year’ with ‘Chk Chk Boom’, the title track of their mini-album ‘ATE’, released in July 2024.

They were nominated for two awards at the ‘2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ held in April last year and won the ‘K-pop Album of the Year’ for their third regular album ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’. Stray Kids, who have been nominated for the ‘K-Pop Song of the Year’ for the second consecutive year, have once again proven their immense global popularity and influence.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards ceremony hosted by iHeartRadio, the largest online radio station in the United States, since 2014. It presents awards to the artists and songs that were most played on the station and application throughout the year. The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, USA on March 17.

Last year, Stray Kids established their presence as a ‘Global Top Artist’ with their unrivaled performance in the domestic and international music markets. SKZHOP HIPTAPE, released on December 13th, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, the main chart of the United States, for the first time in the history of the chart, with their album ‘合 (HOP)’, and has since set a record of having six consecutive albums reach the top spot. Also, with a total of 25 albums released in Korea and Japan, they have sold over 30 million copies as of December 31, 2024.

In the ‘2024 Year-End Music Report’ by Luminate, a music and entertainment data aggregation media, ‘ATE’ and ‘合 (HOP)’ were ranked in the top 10 of the US Top CD Album Sales category, making them the only artist to have two albums charted in that category for three consecutive years.

With this momentum, Stray Kids will continue to be active in 2025 and capture the hearts of fans worldwide. They resumed their largest-scale world tour, ‘’ (〈Dominate〉), in Hong Kong on the 18th and 19th, and will be holding a large-scale stadium tour in 20 regions in Latin America, North America, and Europe starting in March. Before that, they will be holding their fifth official fan meeting, ‘SKZ 5’CLOCK‘ (Skiz Five O‘Clock), at Incheon Inspire Arena for three days from February 14th to 16th.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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