Group
Stray Kids 스트레이 키즈
Profile
- Debut
- March 25, 2018
- Debut release
- I am NOT (EP)
- Agency
- JYP Entertainment
- US label
- Republic Records (since 2022)
- Fandom
- STAY
- Members
- 8
Stray Kids (often shortened to SKZ; Korean: 스트레이 키즈) is a South Korean boy band under JYP Entertainment, formed through the 2017 Mnet show of the same name. The group debuted on March 25, 2018, and released their first EP, I am NOT, the following day. Their fans are called STAY.
Much of their music is written and produced by the members themselves, led by the in-house team 3RACHA — Bang Chan, Changbin and Han.
1.Members
| Stage name | Birth name | Born |
|---|---|---|
| Bang Chan방찬 | Christopher Chahn Bahng | October 3, 1997 |
| Lee Know리노 | Lee Min-ho이민호 | October 25, 1998 |
| Changbin창빈 | Seo Chang-bin서창빈 | August 11, 1999 |
| Hyunjin현진 | Hwang Hyun-jin황현진 | March 20, 2000 |
| Han한 | Han Ji-sung한지성 | September 14, 2000 |
| Felix필릭스 | Felix Yongbok Lee이용복 | September 15, 2000 |
| Seungmin승민 | Kim Seung-min김승민 | September 22, 2000 |
| I.N아이엔 | Yang Jeong-in양정인 | February 8, 2001 |
2.Lineup
The group has eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. Woojin, an original member, left in October 2019.
On July 18, 2024, all eight members renewed their exclusive contracts with JYP Entertainment ahead of their original expiry.
3.Debut and first studio albums (2018–2021)
After debuting with I am NOT in 2018, Stray Kids released their first studio album, GO生 (GO LIVE), on June 17, 2020, and their second, NOEASY, on August 23, 2021.
On June 3, 2021, they won the Mnet competition show Kingdom: Legendary War.
4.Global breakthrough and the Billboard 200 run (2022–2026)
In 2022 Stray Kids signed with Republic Records in the United States. Starting with ODDINARY that year, every Stray Kids album to enter the US Billboard 200 has debuted at No. 1.
Their third studio album, ★★★★★ (5-STAR), came out on June 2, 2023, and their fourth, KARMA, on August 22, 2025.
Their EP THIS & THAT, released on August 7, 2026, debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated August 22, 2026 — their ninth No. 1. Billboard reported that they are the first act in the chart's history whose first nine entries all opened at No. 1, and that the total ties The Rolling Stones for the second-most No. 1 albums, behind The Beatles.
5.3RACHA and songwriting
On February 3, 2023, Bang Chan, Changbin and Han were promoted to full members of the Korea Music Copyright Association, the first fourth-generation idols to reach that status. Han, then 22, became the youngest K-pop idol with full membership.
6.Tours
The dominATE World Tour (2024–2025) was Stray Kids' first tour with a full run of stadium dates, including their debuts at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and Citi Field in New York in 2025.
7.Discography
| 2018 | I am NOT | EP |
| 2020 | GO生 (GO LIVE) | Studio album |
| 2021 | NOEASY | Studio album |
| 2022 | ODDINARY | EP |
| 2022 | MAXIDENT | EP |
| 2023 | 樂-STAR (ROCK-STAR) | EP |
| 2023 | ★★★★★ (5-STAR) | Studio album |
| 2024 | ATE | EP |
| 2024 | 合 (HOP) | Mixtape |
| 2025 | KARMA | Studio album |
| 2025 | DO IT | Mixtape |
| 2026 | THIS & THAT | EP |
Sources
- Wikipedia — Stray Kids
- Wikipedia — Stray Kids discography
- Wikipedia (Korean) — 스트레이 키즈
- Billboard — Stray Kids score ninth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'THIS & THAT'
- The Korea Times — Stray Kids says 9th Billboard 200 No. 1 is 'great honor'
- Korea JoongAng Daily — Stray Kids members renew contracts with JYP Entertainment
- The Korea Times — Stray Kids win Mnet's 'Kingdom'
- The Korea Herald — Stray Kids' 3Racha becomes regular members of KOMCA
- Billboard — Stray Kids announce 20 new stadium dates for 2025 run of dominATE world tour
Checked as of September 14, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.