The group Stray Kids successfully held their first stadium concert in Japan, attracting a total of 220,000 viewers over four days.

Stray Kids held four solo concerts as part of their world tour ‘Stray Kids World Tour 〈 dominATE 〉’ at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Japan from May 10th to 11th and 17th to 18th.Following the Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka concerts held on November 14th, 16th to 17th, and December 5th and 7th to 8th, 2024, which attracted approximately 315,000 audiences, this was the third local concert as part of the ‘dominATE 〉’ tour and Stray Kids ‘first Japanese stadium concert since their debut, drawing enthusiastic responses from fans.

During the four days of the concert, Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa was filled with STAY(fandom name: STAY)who had gathered from all over Japan to see Stray Kids.The concerts on the 11th, 17th, and 18th were screened live in movie theaters across Japan, and the concert on the 17th was streamed live online through a local streaming platform, allowing over 110,000 fans to enjoy Stray Kids’ monumental first stadium concert in Japan together, transcending constraints of time and space.

They presented global hit songs such as ‘Sorikkun’, ‘Chk Chk Boom’, ‘神메뉴’, ‘특’, ‘Walkin On Water’, and the Japanese original song ‘GIANT’, which was released in November 2024 and ranked #1 on the US iTunes album chart, with vivid live performances and splendid performances.In particular, they thrilled the audience by surprise pre-releasing the title song of the same name as their third Japanese mini-album ‘Hollow’, which will be released on June 18.

‘Hollow’ is a song that includes both the English word ‘Hollow’, which means ‘empty’, and the Korean word ‘홀로’, which means ‘lonely’ or ‘loner’.It expresses the feeling of emptiness or emptiness that suddenly comes one day, with sad lyrics and a pleasant melody.It also contains Stray Kids ‘desire to fill the loneliness when Stay feels lonely.

This stadium concert featured a grand festival atmosphere with fireworks, fireworks, and SKZOO dolls representing the eight members, as well as large balloons.Stray Kids rode a mobile vehicle to various locations at the concert venue, making close eye contact with fans and interacting with them.At the end of the concert, they expressed their sincerity by saying, “We were able to make this stadium concert happen because STAY was watching over us.We will always cherish STAY’s heart.We love you.”

Having successfully wrapped up their stadium concerts in Japan as part of their world tour, Stray Kids will now move on to North America and Europe.Starting in Seattle on May 24(local time), they will hold a total of 22 stadium concerts in 10 regions in North America and 6 regions in Europe, further solidifying their reputation as “global stadium artists.” With 55 concerts in 34 regions around the world, the tour boasts its “largest scale ever” and is expected to bring in a total of 2.2 million viewers, setting a new record for “most attendees for a single K-pop tour.”

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

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