Stray Kids

Stray Kids is a South Korean K-pop boy group formed through JYP Entertainment's reality survival show in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. What sets Stray Kids apart from most K-pop groups is their self-production unit 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han), which writes and produces the majority of the group's music — giving their sound a distinctive, harder edge compared to typical K-pop. Their music blends hip-hop, EDM, rock, and pop with intense choreography and visually striking performances. After their official debut in 2018, they built a passionate global fanbase called STAY, achieving their first Billboard 200 number-one album with Noeasy in 2021. They have consistently dominated K-pop charts and international music festivals since then.

Stray Kids have established themselves as one of the most artistically credible and commercially successful K-pop groups of the 2020s. Their self-producing credentials and willingness to experiment with darker, more aggressive sounds have made them stand out in a genre often associated with polished pop. Their global fanbase STAY is among the most devoted in all of music, and their influence on the next generation of K-pop artists is already evident.