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The next step is expected, and it is the most pleasant 'big accident' of all time.
The group Stray Kids recorded the highest score since their debut in 2022, solidifying their position as a representative of the next generation of K-pop.
Stray Kids broke their own records at home and abroad with the new mini album 'MAXIDENT' and the title song 'CASE 143' on the 7th. Stray Kids, who made a sensation in the market by winning the first place on the 'Billboard 200' with 'ODDINARY' released in March of this year, not only set a monumental tower of #1 on the 'Billboard 200' for two consecutive years with 'Maxident', but also made their debut. He set the first double million-seller record.
◆Two times a year, #1 on the Billboard 200... The Initial Chodong double million seller '4th place in history'
Stray Kids swept the Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' and 'Artist 100' at the same time as of October 22 (local time) with their new album 'Maxident'. Following 'Ordinary' in March, it not only took the top spot on the charts twice this year alone, but it is also the only record in the world that two or more works this year entered the 'Billboard 200' and 'Artist 100' at the same time. became an artist
Regarding such global achievements, Forbes commented, "The only K-pop artists that ranked number one on the Billboard 200 are BTS and Stray Kids. It is by no means easy to reach the number one spot multiple times in a year." In addition, NME also sent a review covering all the 112 songs they released with favorable reviews saying, "There will be no limit to the way forward for the artist, Stray Kids, who shows their amazing growth in real time."
The Initial Chodong record was also terrifying. According to Hanteo Chart, an album sales aggregation site, 'Maxident' sold a total of 2,185,013 copies within a week after its release, becoming the 'Initial Chodong Million Seller'. This is Stray Kids' own best Initial Chodong record, which is an increase of about 154% compared to the 853,021 copies of the previous work 'Ordinary'.
It also achieved rapid growth in the K-pop album sales rankings. The record of 'Maxident' is BTS' 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7' (3.7 million copies). It is the 4th highest Chodong album of all time, following the albums 'Proof' (2.75 million copies) and 'BE' (22.7 million copies). The first to third places in the history of albums belong to BTS, but Stray Kids is ranked next in the rankings, ranking as the '2nd person on the album'. As album sales are used as an indicator to confirm the solidity of the fandom, we can infer the status of Stray Kids, the next generation of K-pop in the global music market.
The title song 'Case One Four Three' also received a lot of attention on music shows. They were on MBC M 'Show! Champion', Mnet 'M Countdown' on the 13th, KBS2 'Music Bank' on the 14th, and 'Show! Champion', 'M Countdown' on the 20th, and 'Music Bank' on the 21st, won 6 awards on music shows, confirming the response of fans.
◆Love songs are like Skiz... Steady music continues.
The title song 'Case One Four Three', presented as the representative song of 'Maxident', is Stray Kids' first love-themed song as a title song. year unfolds The witty expressions such as the code '143 (I LOVE YOU)' add to the taste of seeing and hearing. Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han of 3 Riracha wrote and composed the lyrics, and Bang Chan participated in the arrangement.
Like the hoon who said, "You will be able to feel the universal theme of love in a unique way by expressing it in Stray Kids' unique way," this song is unique while removing the intensity of 'Maramat' such as 'New Menu' and 'Singer'. It maintains the 'skis' sensibility of Compared to their previous title songs, which put their own musical identity, such as juddae and zeal, they completed a song with a dynamic and sophisticated development while using the popular subject of love.
As Stray Kids was recognized as a representative of 'Maramat', their music was perceived as a kind of barrier to entry for many K-pop fans, not their 'steamed' fans. ', succeeded in appealing to a wider audience and broadened the base of the fandom. For most popular boy groups, it is clear that the music score, which is like a 'homework', is still a task to be solved in order to grow one step further for Stray Kids, but the previous works 'MANIAC' and '
It is also encouraging that they succeeded in unraveling the not-so-fresh subject of 'love' through their own eyes. In particular, Three Riracha (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han), who started working on the song, is sophisticated and daring, such as melodies flowing along the chromatic scale and genres that change in various ways, and their musicality is developed in an interesting and unconventional way despite the play time of only 3 minutes. made me nod my head again. Stray Kids proved that they are a team that can try various things with their unique ingenuity without abandoning their 'jump'.
In addition to the title song, the album contains 'Cool', 'Give Me Your TMI', 'SUPER BOARD', '3RACHA (3RACHA, Changbin Han)', 'TASTE, Reno' Hyunjin Felix)', 'I guess I like you (Seungmin, I.N)', and the Korean version of the 2nd Japanese mini album title song 'CIRCUS' are included. Among them, Stray Kids presented three music videos, 'Cool', 'Give Me Your TMI', and 'Super Board', giving fans not only fun to listen to but also fun to watch.
After completing their comeback activities for 'Maxident' and 'Case One Four Three', starting in November, they will hold an additional performance of their second world tour 'Stray Kids' second world tour "Maniac", adding firepower to the global trend. The performance will start from November 12-13 (local time) in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 2-3, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore on the 5th, Melbourne, Australia on the 17th-18th, Sydney on the 21st-22nd, March It will be held 13 times in 7 overseas cities including Southeast Asia, Australia and the United States, from Atlanta, USA on the 22nd to 23rd, and Fort Worth from the 26th to 27th.
