The group Stray Kids has achieved triple million-selling for their 4th album 'KARMA' and topped the K-pop album first-week chart in 2025.
Stray Kids made their comeback on the 22nd with 'KARMA' and the title track 'CEREMONY', which is their first regular album in over two years. The album recorded sales of over 2 million copies within just one day according to the Hanteo chart, achieving double million-selling on the first day of release. Within a week, the album sold approximately 3.03 million copies, making it the only album to surpass 3 million in sales during the first week of 2025, marking the top position. This album topped the weekly physical album chart of the Hanteo chart (2025.08.18~08.24) and the weekly retail album chart of the Circle chart (2025.08.17~08.23), and also dominated the weekly album chart of the Circle chart (2025.08.17~08.23).
Stray Kids set various records on Spotify, the largest global music streaming platform. Recently, Stray Kids became the first 4th generation K-pop group to surpass 20 million followers. With their new album 'KARMA', from the 22nd to the 24th, they ranked 2nd globally and 5th in the U.S. and 3rd in the U.K. on Spotify's 'Top Album Debut'. The title track 'CEREMONY' reached 2nd globally, 2nd in the U.S., and 7th in the U.K. Notably, the album also features 'Beep Cheery' at 3rd, 'CREED' at 4th, 'In My Head' at 6th, 'Mess' at 7th, 'Phoenix' at 8th, 'Ghost' at 9th, and 'Half Time' at 10th, with a total of 8 songs making their way into the global Top 10 for 'Top Song Debut', dominating the charts.
Additionally, the new album 'KARMA' set new streaming records on Spotify for the most streams in the first day and first week among K-pop groups in 2025. 'CEREMONY' was named the most streamed song during the first week among K-pop boy groups. Previously, 'CEREMONY' recorded over 2.52 million streams on the 22nd, marking Stray Kids' first entry into Spotify's Daily Top Song at 27th. By the 27th, they succeeded in remaining on the chart for 6 days, becoming the K-pop boy group with the longest presence on that chart this year.
Stray Kids are expected to achieve their best results on the British Official Chart, considered one of the top three music charts in the world. On the 26th (local time), 'CEREMONY' ranked 6th on the Official Trending Chart, which ranks the 20 hottest new songs in the U.K. Furthermore, the Official Chart noted through its official SNS channels and articles on its official website that "Stray Kids are likely to achieve their best performance on the chart this week with their new album 'KARMA', and this could be a historic moment for Stray Kids who have never entered the Official Album Chart top 10." On the 28th, on the cable channel Mnet's 'M Countdown', Stray Kids continued their impressive record by winning the 1st place trophy with 'CEREMONY'. Today (29th) at 1 p.m. (midnight Eastern Time), they are set to release the remix digital single 'CEREMONY (Celebrate Remixes)', in response to their explosive popularity.
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