"Global history maker" Stray Kids is closing the brilliant year 2025 behind them and opening the prologue to another historic chapter.
Stray Kids posted a video titled Stray Kids "STEP OUT 2026" (Stray Kids "Step Out 2026") on their official social media channels at 12:00 a.m. on Jan. 1 and introduced a new project to be pursued in the new year.
First, looking back at 2025 with SKZOO, the animal characters representing the eight members of Stray Kids, it was a year of consecutive rare records. To celebrate their seventh anniversary, they gifted fans the digital single Mixtape : dominATE, released their fourth full-length album KARMA, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 for the seventh consecutive time on the main U.S. album chart and achieved triple-million first-week sales, and released SKZ IT TAPE DO IT, a work that once again rewrote the 70-year history of the Billboard 200 and placed the title track Do It on the Billboard Hot 100 for the group's fifth time overall — in total they presented two albums and one digital single.
The world tour Stray Kids World Tour < dominATE > (< dominATE >), which started in Seoul in Aug. 2024, continued. Beginning in Hong Kong in Jan., they held a total of 35 solo concerts across 23 locations from Latin America and Shizuoka, Japan, to North America and Europe, and staged most shows at ultra-large stadiums representing each region, setting various K-pop firsts and records. In particular, they capped the tour with encore performances at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium for the "largest-ever" world tour that spanned 35 locations and 56 shows, marking their first solo entry into a domestic stadium seven years after debut.
Recognizing these achievements, they took home grand prizes at several music award shows. A range of content that increased STAY's (fandom name: STAY) satisfaction was also plentiful. Signature group contents such as 2 Kids Room, RACHA LOG, and SKZ CODE recorded high YouTube view counts and received great love. In addition, the fifth official fan meeting and various SKZOO collaborations were realized.
Having filled the past year with astonishing new records, Stray Kids will further solidify their status as K-pop champions in 2026 with an ambitiously prepared new project. They will meet fans worldwide through a new album and new tour, signature content "❤ Kids Room Returns" (Heart Kids Room Returns), their sixth official fan meeting, SKZOO visits at domestic and international locations, SKZ-REPLAY 2026, the documentary film Stray Kids : The dominATE Experience, and appearances at music festivals.
Building on 2025, a year that emphasized the group's growth, Stray Kids' 2026, which promises to rise higher and farther, is drawing attention.
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