Stray Kids Releases 30 Million Albums...Recorded with all-time record power

Jan 20, 2025

photo courtesy of JYP Entertainment

Stray Kids wrote a milestone of over 30 million copies of the album released in Korea.

Stray Kids achieved a total of 25 albums released in Korea and Japan, reaching 3,1182,158 cumulative shipments by December 31, 2024.

From the pre-debut album 'Mixtape' (mixtape) in January 2018 to SKZHOP HIPTape '(HOP)'(Hap) in December, 17 domestic albums have accumulated 2,772,267 cumulative shipments based on the circle chart, from the first best album 'SKZ2020' in March 2020 to the second Japanese studio album 'GIANT' (Giant) in November last year, eight Japanese albums recorded 3,458,891.

They surpassed 10 million cumulative shipments with 18 albums released in Korea and Japan in October 2022. Since then, Stray Kids, which has newly released seven albums, has surpassed 30 million copies, boasting a steep rise in popularity and powerful record power.

In particular, the 3rd full-length album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' (Five Star), released in June 2023, set a new K-pop record with 5.13 million pre-orders and 4,617,499 copies (record sales in the week after the release date), and in August, two months after its release, it became the first penta million seller 'JYP Entertainment with more than 5 million cumulative sales based on the circle chart. The album was also counted as the most sold K-pop album in 2023 in the United States.

Stray Kids, hip to the global popularity craze, has succeeded in reaching No. 1 for six consecutive years since debuting at No. 1 for the first time in the 69-year history of the U.S. Billboard 'Billboards 200'. Starting with 'ODDINARY' (Ordinary) in March 2022, 'MAXIDENT' (Maxident), 2023 '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' and 'STAR' (Rockstar), 2024 'ATE'(Eight)' and 'combination (HOP)' all topped the list.

Recently, he ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. Top CD Album Sales category with his songs "ATE" and "HOP" in the "2024 Year-End Music Report" released by music and entertainment data aggregation media Luminate, adding to his unrivaled presence by becoming the only artist to chart two albums in the category for three consecutive years.

Stray Kids will continue to perform horizontally in 2025 and further solidify its 'Global Top Artist' reputation. The resumption of the world tour '' () was announced in Hong Kong on the 18th and 19th, and from March, large-scale stadium tours will be held in all 20 Latin America, North America, and Europe and will meet with audiences from all over the world. Prior to this, the fifth official fan meeting 'SKZ 5'CLOCK' will be held at Incheon Inspire Arena for three days from February 14 to 16 and have a close time with fans.

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