[Culture Inside] Stray Kids: "We Want to Be Treated Like Babies on STAY" / YTN
Stray Kids
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2026.02.07 10:53
Stray Kids, the proud idol group that became the first K-pop group to achieve eight consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.
We met with the members to hear about their eight-year journey from debuting on a reality show to becoming a group that's captivating the world.
[Hyunjin / Stray Kids member: I feel like something's missing, and I'm like, "Huh?" Is that okay?"]
[Bang Chan / Stray Kids leader: I really like that reaction. Why are their performances so "king"?]
[Seungmin / Stray Kids member: The feeling I get when I cry is so passionate.]
[Changbin / Stray Kids member: SKZ were different. They were truly refreshing. I wish we had keywords like these attached to us.]
[YTN News, December 1, 2025: K-pop group Stray Kids has achieved eight consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 with their new album "Do It."]
[Shin Seung-hoon / 2025 MAMA Awards Presenter: Stray Kids, "Karma"]
[Bang Chan / Stray Kids Leader: I've been watching, I've always wanted to stand on this award...]
Q. What did the tears you shed when you received the award mean to you?
[Bang Chan / Stray Kids Leader: I think it was an achievement we desperately wanted. It was overwhelming, like, 'We've finally been able to receive it.' It was like a flash of light.]
[Seungmin / Stray Kids Member: When I cried, I felt a burning passion. I think those tears held so much within them... When I returned to the dorm, I also felt a slight sense of emptiness. Next, how should we work hard to lay the foundation and prepare…?]
Q. The moment that made Stray Kids what it is today
[Lee Know / Stray Kids member: If we hadn't done "God's Menu" and gone with what we originally planned, we wouldn't be here. The song title was "Fold." (The title track was "Fold." We folded "Fold." Thankfully.)]
[Bang Chan / Stray Kids leader: It was 2020, right? When the song "God's Menu" came out, people realized, "Huh? This style really suited us, and not only our fans, but the public got to know us…]
Q. What makes "Stray Kids" unique is ○○
[Hyunjin / Stray Kids member: Whenever people say things like, "That's fun," or "That's witty," I finally feel like I've accomplished something as Stray Kids. It feels like I'm missing a little something… ]
[Han / Stray Kids member: I think the keyword "energy" is one of the most important elements that can't be left out of our music. We have to infuse Stray Kids' unique energy into every song to make it into our album...]
(You dance to fast beats without a break. Isn't it tiring?)
[Hyunjin / Stray Kids member: It's tiring.]
[Felix / Stray Kids member: I can't say it's not tiring.]
[Hyunjin / Stray Kids member: But the catharsis afterward is multiplied. (At the awards ceremony) The performance was so good. I remember sleeping alone in my hotel room until 5 a.m., thinking, "No matter how much I think about it, I did so well."]
Q. What would you say to yourself before your debut?
[Lee Know / Stray Kids member: (To yourself) I want to tell you, 'Keep holding on until the very end and hang on tenaciously.' I want to tell you that just continuing without thinking is the right answer.]
[Seungmin / Stray Kids member: I want to tell you, 'Become someone useful to the team.' (Do you think you've achieved that?) The members need to acknowledge you. (Pending) (Pending)]
Q. Working on the team's producing unit, '3Racha'
[Changbin / Stray Kids member: Fortunately, it's '3Racha'. Since there are three of us, it's a majority vote... (Omitted)
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