4th generation · JYP Entertainment

Stray Kids

Stray Kids / 스트레이 키즈

Stray Kids write and produce their own material through 3RACHA, the unit of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han that sits at the centre of the group's sound.

  • 2018DebutMar 25, 2018
  • 8Members
  • 4thGeneration
  • STAYFandom
God's Menu / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: Stray Kids

Heavy beats and dense, experimental arrangements run from God's Menu and Back Door through S-Class and LALALALA into the KARMA era.

Come here if you want a group that builds its own noise rather than receiving it, and can stand a lot of information in one song.

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Key facts

Group name
Stray Kids
Reading / Hangul
Stray Kids / 스트레이 키즈
Company
JYP Entertainment
Debut date
March 25, 2018
Days active
3,098 days (8 years, 5 months)
Debut song
District 9
Generation
4th generation
Fandom name
STAY(ステイ)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
バンチャン1997-10-0328171cmOENFJ-TSouth Korea · Australia
リノ1998-10-2527172cmOISFPSouth Korea
チャンビン1999-08-1127167cmOESTPSouth Korea
ヒョンジン2000-03-2026179cmBINFPSouth Korea
ハン2000-09-1426169cmBISFPSouth Korea
フィリックス2000-09-1526171cmABENFJSouth Korea · Australia
スンミン2000-09-2225178cmAISFJSouth Korea
アイエン2001-02-0825172cmAINFJSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

THIS & THAT artwork

August 7, 2026 · Album

THIS & THAT

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From debut to now

  • 2018
    District 9 was the official debut, starting out as a self-producing boy group deeply involved in making its own music around 3RACHA.
  • 2020
    God's Menu and Back Door made the hard beats, the cooking metaphor and the experimental sound widely recognised at once, and the signature image settled.
  • 2022
    MANIAC and MAXIDENT widened the presence on the charts and on tour, adding ways in through both the recordings and the performing.
  • 2023
    5-STAR and ROCK-STAR put S-Class and LALALALA side by side, making the album-scale signature period clear.
  • 2024
    Chk Chk Boom, the second Japanese album GIANT and the SKZHOP HIPTAPE release HOP widened the Korean, Japanese and global routes further.
  • 2025
    The Japanese mini album Hollow, the fourth album KARMA and the SKZ IT TAPE release DO IT followed, and the official videos for CEREMONY and Do It became the recent way in.
  • 2026
    Endless Sun and the eighth-anniversary digital single STAY brought the official discography up to date.
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Awards and chart results

3Wins
1No. 1 finishes

3 awards · 1 No. 1 finish (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of September 17, 2026)

Major wins

    See 3 more awards
    • 2024

      MAMA Awards MAMA

      • Fans' Choice
    • 2023

      Billboard Music Awards BBMAs

      • Top K-Pop Album“5-STAR”
    • 2023

      MAMA Awards MAMA

      • Worldwide Fans' Choice

    Peak chart positions

    • ROCK-STARBillboardNo. 1Physical
    Sources and data (3)

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    Official links

    Official site

    Official social accounts and platforms

    Shopping guide

    Verified English shopping links are not yet available.

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    KPOP DISCOVER's Stray Kids note

    What anchors Stray Kids is self-production with the members inside the writing, and an experimental sound carrying a lot of information at once. JYP Entertainment debuted the eight-piece on March 25, 2018 with District 9, the production team 3RACHA of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han shapes the group's sonic character strongly, and the fandom is called STAY.

    The way in is God's Menu, Back Door, S-Class, LALALALA and Chk Chk Boom. God's Menu and its cooking metaphor give the hard beats and the density, and moving on to the signature songs of the 5-STAR and ROCK-STAR period shifts the view to album scale, which makes the roles of the eight members easier to sort out.

    The fourth album KARMA, the SKZ IT TAPE release DO IT, Endless Sun and the eighth-anniversary digital single STAY can all be followed with the Korean, Japanese and global routes kept apart. God's Menu, then S-Class, then Chk Chk Boom runs from density through the album period to the present.

    Editors' take God's Menu / S-Class / Chk Chk Boom — three songs cover the self-production and the experimental sound of a JYP eight-piece.

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    Japan activity score

    KPOP DISCOVER original metric
    No. 12/ 210 groups

    No. 12 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 6%)

    • 14Japanese releases
    • 53Japan-related tracks
    • 0Members from Japan
    • 0Official Japanese accounts

    The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

    How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

    Frequently asked questions

    What defines Stray Kids?
    Heavy beats and dense, experimental arrangements run from God's Menu and Back Door through S-Class and LALALALA into the KARMA era.
    Why should a new listener start with Stray Kids?
    Come here if you want a group that builds its own noise rather than receiving it, and can stand a lot of information in one song.
    Which songs should a new listener try first?
    Start with God's Menu, Chk Chk Boom, CEREMONY, then continue to the official video index.