Stray Kids Celebrates 7th Debut Anniversary with STAY… Large-Scale World Tour

The group Stray Kids celebrated their 7th debut anniversary with the trust and support of STAY (fandom).

Stray Kids made their official debut on March 25, 2018 with the album ‘I am NOT’ and the title track ‘District 9’. Composed of producing team 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han), the members participated in the production of each album, capturing the hearts of K-pop fans in Korea and abroad with their unique music, powerful performances, and original concepts.

On March 25, 2025, seven years later, Stray Kids communicated with fans through various contents to celebrate their 7th debut anniversary.

First, on the 21st, they presented the digital single ‘Mixtape: dominATE’, which they prepared with gratitude to their fans, and celebrated a special debut anniversary eve together. From the title song ‘GIANT (Korean Ver.)’(Giant (Korean Ver.)) to the unit songs ‘Burnin‘ Tires (Changbin & I.N.)’(Burning Tires (Changbin & I.N.)), ‘Truman (Han & Felix)’(Truman (Han & Felix)), ‘ESCAPE (Bang Chan & Hyunjin)’(Escape (Bang Chan & Hyunjin)), ‘CINEMA (Lee Know & Seungmin)’(Cinema (Lee Know & Seungmin)), they garnered rave reviews from fans and rose to the top of overseas iTunes and Apple Music Top Song charts, and the unit song videos took first to third place on the Music Video Worldwide Trending as of the afternoon of the 25th.


At midnight on the 25th, a congratulatory image was posted on the official SNS channel. In the photo, Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N showed a warm appearance that revealed their strong bond. On the morning of the 26th, they held an online live broadcast on their official YouTube channel and made memories with their fans.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids has been showing off their presence in the global music market with remarkable success with each album, from their debut album ‘I am NOT’ to their digital single ‘Mixtape: dominATE’ released on the 21st.

Starting with their mini-album ‘ODDINARY’ in March 2022, they have topped the Billboard 200 chart with six consecutive albums, starting with their mini-album ‘HIPTAPE‘合 (HOP)’ in December 2024, making them the first artist to have six consecutive albums enter the Billboard 200 at number one since the chart was established. On the Billboard ‘Hot 100’ chart, they were the first 4th generation K-pop boy group to enter with ‘Rock (樂)’ from their mini album ‘樂-STAR’ (Rockstar), and succeeded in ranking for the third time overall with ‘Chk Chk Boom’ (Chick Chk Boom) from their mini album ‘ATE’ (Eight). In addition, they have won awards at major global award ceremonies such as the MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and People’s Choice Awards, headlined stages at large-scale festivals, and become the first K-pop artist to sell 1 million albums in the US in 2024, setting records.

They have achieved significant results since the start of the year, such as winning the ‘K-Pop Album of the Year’ at the iHeartRadio Music Awards for two consecutive years, winning two awards at the 39th Japan Gold Disc Awards, and surpassing 30 million cumulative album shipments in Korea and Japan.

Stray Kids, who are taking a bigger leap forward in their 7th anniversary, will resume their ‘largest-scale’ world tour ‘〈dominATE〉’ in Santiago on the 27th and 28th (local time). They plan to perform a unit song stage for the first time during this concert and connect with global audiences. The tour, which will feature 55 performances in 34 regions around the world, will be held at large stadiums throughout Latin America, North America, Japan, and Europe until the end of July.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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