Stray Kids Achieve Record-Breaking Success on Billboard Year-End Charts

Stray Kids have solidified their global popularity by achieving the highest ranking for a Korean group on the Billboard Year-End charts. According to the annual charts released by Billboard on December 13 (local time), Stray Kids secured the 73rd position on the Top Artists chart, marking the best placement for a K-pop group.

On the Billboard 200 Year-End chart, their albums '樂-STAR' (락스타) and 'ATE' (에이트) ranked 123rd and 139th, respectively. Notably, in the Top Album Sales category, '樂-STAR' reached 4th place, while 'ATE' came in 9th, making them the highest-ranking albums by a domestic artist this year. Additionally, they claimed the top two spots on the World Albums chart, ranked first among World Album Artists, second among Top Album Sales Artists, and fourth in both the Top Artist Duo/Group and Billboard 200 Artist Duo/Group categories.

Stray Kids drew global attention with their performance at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards held on December 12, where they won the award for Top Global K-Pop Artist, following their previous win for Top K-Pop Album at last year's ceremony.

On December 13 at 2 PM KST, they released their new album SKZHOP HIPTAPE (스키즈합 힙테이프) titled '合 (HOP)' (합 (합)) along with the title track 'Walkin On Water' (워킨 온 워터). The music video for the new song quickly climbed to the top of YouTube's Worldwide Trending Music Videos chart.

Recently, Stray Kids have been successfully conducting their world tour, 'Stray Kids World Tour <도미네이트>', which includes 48 performances across 32 locations, featuring massive stadium concerts in 25 regions.