Stray Kids entered Incheon Asiad Main Stadium alone, concluding an 11-month world tour journey and announcing another beginning.
Stray Kids on the 18th and 19th held the encore Stray Kids World Tour "dominATE : celebrATE" ("dominATE : celebrATE"), the finale of their "largest-ever" world tour "dominATE" ("dominATE"), at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, completing a remarkable record of 56 performances across 35 domestic and overseas locations. On the final day, the 19th, they simultaneously held an offline concert and an online live stream via the Beyond LIVE platform, sharing a meaningful finale with fans around the world who had accompanied the group's record-breaking world tour.
"Incheon, ARE YOU READY? LET'S GO!!"
Stray Kids set a record by entering a domestic stadium for the first time seven years after debut through this encore concert. Following KSPO DOME in 2022 and Gocheok Sky Dome in 2023, they steadily expanded venue size up to Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in 2025, leaving another monumental footprint in the group's growth. After gazing for a long time at the packed audience that filled the seats, they said, "I can't believe we're performing here. Thank you for letting us run and play with you in such a large venue. I'm so happy and this will be an unforgettable moment," expressing their emotion.
As Stray Kids' first outdoor solo concert held in Korea, stage elements possible only outdoors thrilled the audience. From the opening, stage effects such as pyrotechnics and pillars of fire shot up, and in the mid-show section where "dominATE" transitioned into the tour finale and a celebration of many achievements, "celebrATE," a spectacular drone show unfolded. The drones over Incheon Asiad Main Stadium gathered and dispersed repeatedly, creating symbols and phrases representing Stray Kids and drawing gasps from the crowd.
Unit song 'CINEMA (Lee Know & Seungmin)' (Cinema) by Lee Know and Seungmin, the song 'Rock (樂)' where Stray Kids and STAY ran together, and 'MIROH' (Miroh) were accompanied by large-scale fireworks that filled the night sky, adding energy to the grand festival atmosphere hosted by the "K-pop champions" Stray Kids.
"After seven laps around the Earth, we meet again, cherishing this radiant day forever"Stray Kids set out from Seoul KSPO DOME in Aug. 2024 and reached Rome Stadio Olimpico in July 2025 with the ambition to "conquer the global stage," traveling about 285,000 km based on Incheon Airport—equivalent to seven laps around the Earth—and met STAYs worldwide. The world tour's astounding travel distance, along with even more impressive records, vividly engraved Stray Kids' massive popularity and presence in the global music market.Following their stadium debut on the encore of the 2022–23 Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC," Stray Kids this time carried out stadium tours across Latin America, North America and all of Europe, performing in stadiums at 27 of the 34 host cities. They stood on mega stadium stages representing each region, such as Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Rogers Centre in Toronto, and Stade de France in Paris, and achieved first-ever or record-breaking K-pop results in 13 of the 27 stadiums—about half of them.Returning home after the seasons, Stray Kids presented special stages to thank fans who waited. They first performed in concert the title track "CEREMONY" from their fourth studio album KARMA, which rewrote Billboard 200's 70-year history, and album tracks "Ppichuri," "Half Time," and "In My Head." They also for the first time in Korea performed unit songs from Mixtape : dominATE, released as a gift for their seventh debut anniversary in March. In addition, leader Bang Chan's secret inspector performance using a name tag reading "SKZ," the lion mask, hanbok costumes and other traditional elements reinterpreted in Stray Kids' style in songs such as "Walkin On Water," "神메뉴" (Shin Menu), and the "Teuk" section included gugak arrangements, creating a lively festival atmosphere.
"Today's encore concert is the end of the tour and another beginning"After the performance on the 19th ended, news that surprised the tens of thousands in attendance was announced, bringing the excitement to a peak. A trailer announcing Stray Kids' new release was revealed unexpectedly. Stray Kids will release SKZ IT TAPE "DO IT" on Nov. 21 and make a super-fast comeback in about three months.In the trailer, which features a modern, minimal mansion space and alluring visuals, the eight members appear as "modern immortals." As symbolic characters with different energies, they create cracks in a world frozen by fear and lead healing and change. The black-and-white-to-color visual tone, which expresses Stray Kids confronting fear and oppression through whispering that breaks the silence and actions like incantations, and a world gradually breaking from stillness, raises anticipation for the new album. Stray Kids, who had piqued curiosity by appearing on stage in outfits bearing spoiler phrases such as "IT TAPE" and "DO IT," said, "We still have a lot to show this year. Let's keep running together through the end of the year," delighting fans.Concluding the world tour, the eight members said, "Touring for a year made our gratitude to you and our longing for the stage grow. This tour made us realize how miraculous it is to be able to be with those who like us. Starting from small places and coming to such large venues leaves deep emotion. We received truly warm love this year thanks to you. We will not forget this love and support and will always work hard. Thank you STAY and we love you," conveying their sincerity.With energy and passion that made the sudden cold irrelevant, Stray Kids fired up fans' hearts, and STAY, who lit Incheon's black night sky with shining light sticks and helped Stray Kids find the path to trust and move forward, created a miraculous journey equivalent to seven laps around the Earth. The record of their first domestic stadium entry will remain a brilliantly shining moment for a long time.
[Photo] Provided by JYP Entertainment.
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