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 Global trend' Stray Kids surpasses 10 million YouTube subscribers... 3rd K-pop male group

[News Reporter Hwang Hye-jin] The number of subscribers to the group Stray Kids' official YouTube channel has exceeded 10 million.


Stray Kids recently reached 10 million subscribers on their official YouTube channel. This is the third record after Big Bang and BTS among the K-pop boy group's 10 million YouTube subscribers, and the first among the 4th generation groups.


Stray Kids has been performing from their representative songs 'God Menu' to 'Back Door', 'MIROH', 'My Pace', 'Singer', and their recent work 'MANIAC' (Maniac). ) to the top of the billion-view list on YouTube, the record for the most billion-view music videos among 'K-pop 4th-generation male groups' is also being maintained.

According to the '2022 Annual Semi-Annual Report' of Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music) published by Forbes in the United States on the 15th (local time), Stray Kids released their mini album 'ODDINARY' ( Ordinary) in the first half of 2022 in the U.S. (based on a single album physical CD), ranked second in sales of 171,000 CDs.

Forbes highlighted the achievement, saying, "With the album released in March, Stray Kids became the third K-pop musician to climb the Billboard 200 after BTS and SuperM." In addition, 'ODDINARY' was ranked 6th among the top 10 combined physical and digital album sales, adding a remarkable achievement.

On the 20th, Stray Kids completed their second world tour in the US in Anaheim, USA. Local stays (fandom name: STAY) filled the concert hall with warmth by preparing a surprise video containing a message to Stray Kids and what they have accomplished with fans to commemorate the last performance of the Americas tour.

They sold out all the tickets for the Americas tour of the 'Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC"' (Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "Maniac"), and after that, they added 1 concert in Seattle and 2 performances in Anaheim, boasting strong ticket power. June 28 and 29 at Newark Prudential Center, USA on July 1, Chicago United Center, Los Angeles Hunger Forum on 9 and 10, Oakland Arena on 12, and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on 14 and 15, 19 and On the 20th, 10 performances were held in each city in North America, up to the Honda Center in Anaheim.

From April 29 to May 1, they showed their 'K-Performance Master' at the Seoul performance held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium for three days, and fascinated local audiences with their powerful performances in the United States as well. In particular, the rich set list including the title song 'MANIAC' of the album 'ODDINARY', which ranked at the top of 'Billboard 200' on the US Billboard main chart, made the atmosphere of the scene even hotter and increased the audience's satisfaction.

Stray Kids is expanding their influence with their second world tour. Following the successful completion of the concerts in Kobe, Japan on June 11-12 and Tokyo on June 18-19, additional solo concerts will be held in Tokyo, Japan on the 26th and 27th, and the enthusiasm will continue.


Article 2 

[MK Music] Stray Kids, the 4th generation representative idol

The group Stray Kids stood out in the global music market and rose to the unrivaled '4th generation K-pop representative'.

With their mini album 'Ordinary' released in March, Stray Kids topped the Billboard 200 chart on April 2nd. After BTS and SuperM, they made their name as the third K-pop 'Billboard 200' singer after SuperM to top six charts, including 'Artist 100', 'Top Album Sales', and 'World Album', making their debut 4 After a year, he became the main character of the local music market 'Blue'.

The album is ranked second after BTS' 'Proof' in the US album sales (based on single album physical CD) in the first half of this year among the '2022 Annual Semi-Annual Report' announced by Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), a US record sales research company. climbed on top It is estimated that the album sold 171,000 copies in the country.

In this ranking, in addition to BTS and Stray Kids, albums by Tomorrow X Together, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, and N Hyphen also ranked in the top 10, leading the promotion of K-pop groups. In the fierce fourth-generation competition, Stray Kids is drawing attention as the most influential next-generation K-pop leader after BTS officially announced that they would take a break from group activities and continue their individual activities.

On the 20th, the number of subscribers to Stray Kids' official YouTube channel exceeded 10 million, receiving the honor of being a Diamond Button. As of the 21st, the YouTube subscriber ranking of K-pop singers is in the order of Black Pink (75.4 million), BTS (69.5 million), Psy (17.3 million), Big Bang (14.8 million), TWICE (14.2 million), and Lisa (10.1 million) to be.

Here, Stray Kids, who debuted in 2018, crossed the 10 million ridge and proved their global leap forward, proving their unique global firepower even among the 4th generation groups that are loved for their charms.

They have successfully held their second world tour 'Maniac' in the United States, and will hold another concert in Tokyo, Japan on the 26th and 27th. In addition, he was named in the final lineup of KCON 2022 LA to be held in Los Angeles, USA in August, heralding ceaseless global activities.

In their first year of their debut in 2018, Stray Kids, who made their splendid debut by sweeping new awards at various music awards ceremonies, achieved their first million-seller debut with their 2nd regular album 'NOIZY' released in August last year, followed by 'Maniac' on the Billboard 200 in March. ' It has risen to number one and is accelerating its growth. The 'career high' that those who have emerged as the No. 1 K-pop representatives beyond the 'cascade' growth will write in the second half of the year is already paying attention



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