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Stray Kids confirms comeback on November 10th
JYP Entertainment posted the video 'Stray Kids "樂-STAR" Prologue' announcing Stray Kids' comeback on the official SNS channel at midnight on the 6th. Stray Kids will release a new work about 5 months after their 3rd regular album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', which was their first comeback in 2023 and ranked first on the US 'Billboard 200' for 3 consecutive years.
The released prologue leads viewers to a new direction and world that is different from the teasing content that Stray Kids has presented so far. The video begins by highlighting a child who is fast asleep 30 minutes before the start of the performance. In the dream, the child becomes the main character of a movie that takes over a bank and enjoys the 'joy', but sweet dreams cannot last forever and he wakes up in a startled situation, surrounded by people he believed to be on the same side.
When I opened my eyes, it was only 5 minutes before the performance started, and everyone was busy preparing for the performance. The emotionally agitated child sighs and reveals his complicated feelings. Like the drowsiness that comes before an important performance, or like a pirate ship that stops on its way to treasure island, sometimes the world doesn't go as planned and you get angry. This may grow into a feeling of ‘anxiety’, but the child knows that the emotion is something they create themselves and that if they can overcome it and ‘enjoy’ it, they will do well.
Finally, the Kids took the stage. Curiosity and anticipation are gathering as to what kind of music, concept, and 'ROCK' they will show under the bright guitar sounds, drum beats, and waving flags that ring in the ears of those who want to show 'how to have fun'.
Stray Kids' three works reached the top of the 'Billboard 200' with 'ODDINARY' in March 2022, 'MAXIDENT' in October, and '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' in June 2023. I put it up. In particular, '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' proved its long-running popularity by being on the chart for 15 consecutive weeks and breaking the group's record for being ranked the longest.
In addition, as the ‘first of the 4th generation K-pop boy group’, the group has successfully completed a 10-session large-scale dome tour in 5 cities in Korea and Japan, with all tickets sold out. '5-STAR Dome Tour 2023' completed performances at Fukuoka PayPay Dome, Vantelin Dome Nagoya, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, and continued at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on October 21-22, followed by performances on October 28-29. The finale takes place at Tokyo Dome in Japan.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids' new mini album '樂-STAR' will be officially released on November 10th at 2pm (00:00 Eastern time in the US). The new album will be available for pre-order at domestic and overseas retailers starting at 1 PM today (6th).
Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
