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Stray Kids: STATS

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This page lists a selection of Stray Kids’ notable achievements, as well as the overall assessment of the group in the following four categories - vocal, dance, rap, and visual.

RECORDS & ACCOLADES

Album Sales

  • Stray Kids’ album sales started to take off with the release of their 2nd Full Album, NOEASY, which sold 640k+ copies within the first week of release in 2021.
    • Their subsequent release, ODDINARY, sold 850k+ copies within the first week of release in 2022.
  • In 2022, MAXIDENT, Stray Kids’ 7th mini album, became the first of Stray Kids albums to achieve million-seller status, selling 1.38 million copies only on the first day of release.
    • Within the first week of release, more than 2.16 million copies of MAXIDENT have been sold.
  • In 2023, their 3rd full album, 5-Star broke the record for most copies sold within the first week of release in Korea at the time, with 4.61 million copies within the first week of release.
    • 5-Star sold more than 2.5 million copies than their previous release, which was the biggest increase in album sales in the shortest amount of time (238 days) by a Korean artist.
  • In 2023, 樂-STAR, their 8th mini album, sold more than 3.7 million copies within the first week of release.

Charts

  • In 2022, Stray Kids became the third Korean artist to reach number 1 on the Billboard 200 with ODDINARY,after BTS and SuperM.
    • With MAXIDENT, 5-Star, and *樂-STAR* they became the second Korean artist after BTS to achieve four number 1’s on the Billboard 200, consecutively.
  • In 2023, “LALALALA” entered Billboard Hot 100 (at 90th place) making Stray Kids the second Korean boy group to enter the Billboard Hot 100 charts after BTS.
  • As of 2023, Stray Kids has over 5 billion streams on Spotify.
    • Stray Kids are the only 4th-gen K-Pop group to achieve this feat. (Other groups are: BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE)
  • In 2022, Stray Kids was the 4th most-streamed K-Pop artist on Spotify worldwide; in 2023, they were the 5th most-streamed K-Pop artist on Spotify worldwide.

Awards

  • Stray Kids’ 5-Star won many major awards, including:
    • 2023 Circle Chart Music Awards (Artist of the Year - Album)
    • Golden Disc Awards 2023 (Best Album - Bonsang)
    • Asian Pop Music Awards 2023 (Best Group (Overseas), Top 20 Albums of the Year,
    • 2024 iHeartRadio Musc Awards (K-Pop Album of the Year)
    • 2023 Billboard Music Awards (Top K-Pop Album)
  • Stray Kids’ first Bonsang (Main Award) after debut was at the The 30th Seoul Music Awards in 2021.
  • Stray Kids’ first Daesang after debut was Performance of the Year at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards.
  • In 2023, Stray Kids received the Prime Minister’s Commendation at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.

Other

  • In 2022, Stray Kids became the third K-Pop boy group (after BIGBANG and BTS) to achieve 10 million YouTube subscribers, receiving the diamond play button.
  • In 2022, Stray Kids became the second K-Pop boy group (after BTS) to perform at a stadium (BMO Stadium) in the USA with more than 20,000 seats, with the second world tour, <MANIAC>.
  • In 2023, Stray Kids was one of the “Next Generation Leaders” by the Times.
  • In 2024, Stray Kids was one of the “30 Under 30” by the Forbes Korea.
  • In 2021, Stray Kids came in first place at the end of Mnet’s boy group competition show, KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR.
    • On their 2020 MAMA Awards stage where they teased their KINGDOM appearance, Stray Kids had performed their b-side track “Victory Song.”

MEMBER STATS

Vocals

  • Stray Kids have been generally praised for their vocal skills, especially in their live performances.
    • Bang Chan, Lee Know, Han, Seungmin, and I.N are considered the unofficial “vocal line” of Stray Kids.
    • Among them, Seungmin and I.N are VOCALRACHA, the unofficial vocal sub-unit of Stray Kids; Seungmin is generally regarded as the main vocal.
    • Though Han is part of the rap line, he is known for hitting high notes.

Dance

  • Stray Kids are known for their dynamic performances and choreography that highlight the overarching themes of their songs.
  • A lot of their choreography focus on coordination between the members and incorporate elements of martial arts and acrobatics.
    • Lee Know, Hyunjin, and Felix are DANCERACHA, the unofficial dance sub-unit of Stray Kids.
    • Hyunjin and Lee Know are considered the two main dancers of Stray Kids.

Rap

  • Stray Kids are known for having some of the most skilled idol rappers on the team. Rap verses take up significant portions of most of the Stray Kids title tracks.
    • Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, and Felix are considered the unofficial “rap line” of Stray Kids.
    • Among them, Changbin and Han are the main rappers. The two are also part of the producing unit 3RACHA with Bang Chan, and write their own rap verses.

Visual

  • Stray Kids are known for having the rebellious, edgy, “bad-boy” aesthetic that fits the theme of their songs.
    • The members of DANCERACHA, Lee Know, Hyunjin, and Felix, are also known as the unofficial visual line of Stray Kids (”VISUALRACHA”).
    • Lee Know is said to be the “classic visual” befitting the Korean beauty standards, while Hyunjin is considered to be a “trendy/hip visual,” and Felix is often said to have a “fairy-like” visual.