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Tomorrow, the popular idol group 'Stray Kids' will return with their 3rd regular album, and it has already surpassed 4.93 million pre-orders, generating a lot of buzz.
Some are also expressing expectations that Stray Kids will open an era of 5 million album sales for the first time in the music industry through this album
'Comeback D-1' Stray Kids "The genre of SKZ has given me confidence"
[News Reporter Hwang Hye-jin] Group Stray Kids raised expectations for a comeback by unsparingly revealing their confidence towards the new work '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' (Five Star).
Stray Kids announces their splendid return with the release of their 3rd regular album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' and title song 'Special' on June 2nd. The eight members, Bang Chan, Reno, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N, gave their all for a new full-length album released in about two years after the 2nd regular album 'NOEASY' in August 2021. . Prior to the comeback, high-quality teasing contents such as trailer video, teaser image, 'UNVEIL: TRACK' (Unveil: Track), mash-up video, and music video teaser were opened on the official SNS channel, and the birth of a masterpiece was announced.
Fans at home and abroad showed keen interest in the new work to be released by 'K-Pop Trend', and as evidenced by this, the new album exceeded 4.93 million pre-orders as of May 30, achieving the highest pre-order volume in K-pop history.
New records that set new K-pop records and wrote new history include the title song 'Special', 'Great Man', 'ITEM', 'Super Bowl', 'TOPLINE (Feat. Tiger JK)' Line), 'DLC' (DLC), 'Let's Die', 'Crash', 'FNF' (FNF), 'Youtiful', 'THE SOUND (Korean Ver.)' (The Sound (Korean Ver.) Version)) and 'Time Out', a total of 12 tracks are recorded. Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han of the group's producing team 3RACHA wrote lyrics and composed all songs, fully utilizing Stray Kids' "special and eccentric" charm and boasting a deeper musical spectrum.
At 0:00 on the 1st, the first intro video was released in which the eight members directly talked about the album and showed their sincerity and affection for the work. "It's our first comeback in about 8 months, and since it's a full-length album and the album's name is 'Five Stars', I strongly felt the need to prepare well. He expressed his pride, saying, "I am confident to show you our songs because you have seen and supported the team called 'Stray Kids' as a genre."
In addition, expectations were raised by leaving spoilers for the first impression, performance, and music video of the title song 'Special'. “This is a song I chose among many candidates for the title. When I first heard it, I thought ‘unique’ and ‘fresh’, but after listening to it three times, it definitely had a sense of weight as a title song. It's a song that goes well with kids. The music video was also filmed on an unprecedented scale, and I felt a sense of pleasure when I saw them dancing on the water with a boat floating on the Han River," raising curiosity about the 'Special' stage and the full version of the music video.
In addition, "One of our 'specialties' is endless effort. Stray Kids is composed of 3racha, danceracha, and vocalracha, but the position boundaries are gradually blurring. The members are good stimulants for each other and grow further. In the future, I hope that we will continue to find our own path and continue to wander instead of being complacent as we are now. “He expressed his aspirations. Following the first intro video, parts 2 and 3 are scheduled to open on the 7th and 11th, respectively.
'★★★★★ (5-STAR)', a work that can foresee the shining present and the future that will fly higher, of Stray Kids, who reached the peak, was officially released on June 2nd at 1:00 PM (0:00 Eastern time in the US). is released
