Stray Kids

• Stray Kids is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name
• The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N
• Originally a nine-piece group, member Woojin left due to undisclosed personal reasons in October 2019
• Stray Kids' name


  It originally referred to a lost child who wants to chase their dreams and later evolved to represent the idea of finding a way together out of the ordinary
• Stray Kids was formed

  2017
• Stray Kids released their pre-debut extended play (EP) Mixtape


  January 2018
• Stray Kids officially debuted with the release of their EP I Am Not


  March 25, 2018
• Stray Kids began the Clé series with the release of Clé 1: Miroh


  2019
• Woojin left the group

  October 2019
• Stray Kids released their first studio album Go Live


  2020
• Stray Kids' second studio album Noeasy became their first million-selling album


  2021
• Stray Kids released the EPs Oddinary, Maxident, and Rock-Star, and their third studio album 5-Star


  2022
• As of October 2022, Stray Kids has sold over 10 million albums across both Korean and Japanese releases
• In 2023, Stray Kids featured on Time's Next Generation Leaders list
• Gaon Album Chart


  Weekly music chart in South Korea
• Stray Kids' album topped the Gaon Album Chart and sold 243,462 copies by the end of the month to reach number five on the monthly Gaon Album Chart
• Platinum certification


  Awarded by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) when an album sells over 1 million copies
• Stray Kids' album was certified platinum by the KMCA in August 2020, the group's first album to achieve this
• "God's Menu" became Stray Kids' first single to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
• Stray Kids reissued their first studio album as In Life


  September 14
• Stray Kids' music show wins

  1. Once on MBC M's Show Champion

  2. Once on Mnet's M Countdown
• Lead single "Back Door" was recognized by Time magazine at eighth on its list of the 10 Best Songs of 2020, the only song by a Korean act on the list, and described as "an artful Frankenstein that's as catchy as it is complex"
• Stray Kids released their first Japanese EP, All In


  November 4
• The All In EP included Japanese versions of "God's Menu" and "Back Door", as well as their first Japanese single "Top"
• Stray Kids held their first online concert, titled "Unlock: Go Live In Life", via Beyond Live


  November 22
• The online concert was considered a continuation of their "District 9: Unlock" Tour that faced postponement and cancellation due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic
• During the online concert, Stray Kids performed the Korean version of their song "All In" for the first time, which was eventually released on November 26 as a digital single
• Stray Kids joined Ateez and The Boyz on the inaugural season of Kingdom: Legendary War, a Mnet boy group competition show
• BtoB, iKon and SF9 were later confirmed as participants in Kingdom: Legendary War as well
• Stray Kids released a song for the final round of Kingdom: Legendary War titled "Wolfgang"


  May 28, 2021
• "Wolfgang" marked Stray Kids' first appearance on the main Gaon Digital Chart, at number 138
• Stray Kids won the Kingdom: Legendary War program, earning them their own reality show and a Kingdom Week special show for their comeback
• Stray Kids collaborated with Alesso and Corsak on the Korean version of the song "Going Dumb" for the mobile game version of PUBG
• "Going Dumb" debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Stray Kids' first appearance on the chart
• Stray Kids surprise-released the third single for their Mixtape Project, "Mixtape: Oh"


  June 26
• "Mixtape: Oh" debuted atop Billboard World Digital Song Sales, Stray Kids' first number one on the chart
• Stray Kids released their second studio album Noeasy


  August 23
• Noeasy debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, selling over 1.1 million copies as of August 2021 and certified million by the KMCA, making Stray Kids the first act under JYP Entertainment to sell more than one million copies of an album
• Lead single "Thunderous" peaked at number 33 on Gaon Digital Chart and number 80 on Billboard Global 200, and earned six wins on music programs
• The "Thunderous" music video on YouTube reached 100 million views in 55 days after release, Stray Kids' fifth and fastest video to reach this mark