#RELEASE A DANCERACHA RECORD

[stay-dazed]

a simple stray kids guide (for baby stays) ✨

overview: stray kids, or skz for short, is an 8-member korean boy band that debuted on march 25th, 2018 under jype ent. they were formed through a survival show in 2017 with originally 9 members, but one member left the group a year after debut for unknown reasons. there are three subunits to the group: 3racha the rap/producer unit, danceracha the dance unit, and vocalracha the vocal unit. of course, though, all of them do a bit of everything.

stray kids were considered an “experimental group” since the leader of the group was tasked with choosing all the members himself, and coming up with the name, logo, and fandom name of the group. as a group, they produced all their own music as well. they were relatively small for a while but by the time they released their song god’s menu, they were growing in popularity.

now stray kids have had many accomplishments, including: performing at lollapalooza, being the first k-pop group invited to the met gala, becoming ambassadors for brands like versace and gucci, winning around 82 awards, and producing an ost for the deadpool movie. they've also recently set a guinness world record for the first ever group to have #1 albums 5 times in a row over the course of only 8 months!

while they are incredibly talented and successful celebrities, they’re also very down to earth, and very connected with their fanbase. they’ve shown openness and vulnerability with their fans by releasing songs with serious topic matters, crying on stage, and talking about their emotions/experiences. personally, they’re the only band i’ve ever seen who feel genuine love for their fanbase.

name: chan bahng

english name: christopher

stage name: bangchan, cb97 in 3racha

age: 27 (october 3rd, 1997)

nationality: australian-korean

languages: english, korean

positions: leader, producer in 3racha, dancer, rapper, vocalist

skzoo: wolfchan

instagram: gnabnahc

basics: chan was born in korea, but moved to australia when he was about 3 or 4 years old. he remained there with his two younger siblings, hannah and lucas, and their cavalier king charles named berry, until he was 13 when he went back to korea to become a k-pop trainee. he trained for about 7 years until he was finally able to debut as stray kids’ leader. chan is very reliable as the leader and dad of the group, but he’s also australian, so he adds to the chaos very well.

fun facts: chan has hypermobile arms and legs, and can turn his hand 360°. he sometimes wears wrist and knee braces due to overextension. chan won many medals in swimming growing up and could’ve gone into that career. along with that, he’s also good in many other sports like soccer and track. chan's hair is naturally curly!

name: minho lee

english name: rhino (yes i’m serious)

stage name: leeknow

age: 26 (october 25th, 1998)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and basic english

positions: lead dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: leebit

instagram: t.leeknowsaurus

basics: minho was born and raised in korea as an only child, aside from his cat siblings soonie, doongie, and dori. he moved out of his parents’ home at a fairly young age in order to be closer to his university, where he was said to have studied dance and comp-sci, as well as worked as a waiter for some time. he was called in to train under jype in 2017 and he ended up passing the dance test in only 2 weeks, the shortest period among jype trainees. minho is considered to be a “tsundere” since he’s very blunt, loud, and a bit rough generally, but is very kind and caring inside.

fun facts: minho toured in japan with bts as a backup dancer when he was in highschool. minho has acrophobia, the severe fear of heights, and he cannot swim. minho is well-trained in taekwondo, boxing, and bodyguard martial arts. minho said that the reason he isn’t comfortable showing his abs like some other members do is because he has a scar on his stomach from a surgery he had as a child.

name: changbin seo

english name: lewis

stage name: spearB in 3racha

age: 24 (august 11th, 1999)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and intermediate english

positions: producer in 3racha, main rapper, vocalist, dancer

skzoo: dwaekki

instagram: jutdwae

basics: changbin was born and raised in korea, along with his older sister, in a fairly wealthy family. he originally joined jype as a trainee at age 17 to debut as a vocalist, but was convinced to debut as a rapper by a counselor. unfortunately i don’t know much about changbin’s trainee days, other than he trained for about 2 years, and he was part of 3racha who uploaded their first rap song on soundcloud in 2017. changbin is a pretty silly and loud person, but has been described by his members as someone they can approach and who will notice/remember the smallest things about them.

fun facts: changbin prefers plants as he’s allergic to both cats and dogs. changbin is a blackbelt in taekwondo, and he named his own pecs "jut" and "dwae". changbin has said he would like to own his own gym or be a tattoo artist. changbin is the shortest member at 5 '6. changbin was named the fastest male rapper in the k-pop industry with 11 korean syllables per second, i believe.

name: hyunjin hwang

english name: sam

age: 24 (march 20th, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: jiniret

instagram: hynjinnnn

basics: hyunjin was born and raised in korea as an only child, along with his long-haired chihuahua, kkami. he was approached by two k-pop company scouts at a young age, one of which while he was out shopping with his mom. and, of course, he chose jype. he trained as a dancer, and admitted he had hated dancing at first due to the emotional toll it took on him, but now he says dance is like another language he can speak. unlike minho, he attended university online, all during his busy career as an idol. hyunjin is introverted, but very silly and dramatic at the same time.

fun facts: hyunjin has a fear of sudden loud noises, like balloons popping. hyunjin is the tallest member at 5 '11. hyunjin was going to be an interior designer before he became an idol. hyunjin is an artist in multiple forms of media, but he’s most interested in sketching and painting. hyunjin had a live called “counseling center” where he would read his fans’ comments and give them advice/encouragement. hyunjin once broke his hand and now he can't really bend his right pinky finger.

name: jisung han

english name: peter

stage name: han, and j.one in 3racha

age: 24 (september 14th, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: producer in 3racha, rapper, dancer, vocalist

skzoo: han quokka

instagram: _doolsetnet

basics: jisung was born in korea like his older brother. his family moved to malaysia when he was about 8, where they stayed for a while before coming back to korea. his parents weren’t particularly supportive of his desire to become a trainee at first, but they made a deal with him that if he could be accepted into a company before a certain amount of time, they’d let him continue. if not, he’d have to go back to school to get another job. luckily he made it into jype, and became chan’s very first member of choice. like hyunjin, jisung is an introvert, but he’s very loud and energetic at the same time.

fun facts: jisung started learning english in malaysia, which may be why his accent when speaking english is faintly british. jisung has been open with his fans about his struggles with social anxiety and depression. he also supposedly has trypophobia, the fear of clusters of holes, but that isn’t proven. jisung has a bichon frise named bbama. jisung and hyunjin were the real enemies to besties.

name: yongbok lee

english name: felix

age: 24 (september 15th, 2000)

nationality: australian-korean

languages: korean, english, basic french

positions: dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: bokkari

instagram: yong.lixx

basics: felix was born and raised in sydney, australia, with his older sister raechel and his younger sister olivia. he was 17 when he moved to korea to become a trainee at jype, where he studied korean at the same time, as his parents didn’t raise him to speak the language very much. it’s been said by chan that he was particularly hard on felix during their time before debut because he saw potential in him, and he wanted him to do his best to succeed. felix is known as the sunshine of the group, for the fact that he’s incredibly sweet and happy.

fun facts: felix debuted his runway model career at a louis vuitton fashion show. felix is a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo, which he won 63 medals in over the course of 12 years. felix has a very deep voice that doesn’t match his face, and he will occasionally make his own asmr content. felix has volunteered in laos with/become an ambassador for unicef. felix is so afraid of scary things, he’s admitted to reading his bible after watching a horror movie. felix cries easily.

name: seungmin kim

english name: sky

age: 24 (september 22nd, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: lead vocalist in vocalracha, dancer, rapper

skzoo: puppym

instagram: miniverse.___

basics: seungmin was born and raised in korea, along with his older sister. he moved to LA as a child for only about 3 months, but that’s where he started his study in english and where he got his english name from a teacher. he trained for one year after winning 2nd place in jype’s 13th open audition, before debuting with stray kids. seungmin is basically an ambivert (it’s not conclusive if he’s introverted or extroverted), and tends to playfully bully his members. he can be pretty random and silly.

fun facts: seungmin wanted to be a baseball player before becoming an idol, and he actually pitched a strike at a game for the second time recently (the first time he was about 9 years old). seungmin was into boxing, although i’m not sure if he is anymore. seungmin and felix have a live called “cat puppy school” where they just mess up recipes constantly. seungmin is the only idol i’ve seen that seems to have autistic traits, from my own autistic prospective. i’m not diagnosing him of course!

name: jeongin yang

english name: bobby (i refuse to call anyone under the age of 60 bob)

stage name: i.n

age: 23 (february 8th, 2001)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and intermediate english

positions: vocalist in vocalracha, dancer, rapper, maknae

skzoo: foxi.ny

instagram: i.2.n.8

basics: jeongin was born and raised in busan, korea, along with his older brother who’s in the military, and his little brother yoon. he was a trainee for about 2 years, and was only 17 when they officially debuted. he bonded especially with hyunjin, who basically took him under his wing at the time. jeongin is introverted, but follows his hyungs’ lead into chaos. he’s very clumsy, and he’s known as the spoiled maknae. the “baby bread” of the group.

fun facts: jeongin wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, social worker, or priest before becoming an idol. jeongin has a more nasally voice, so he’s particularly good at the trot singing style. jeongin has claimed he was a naughty child, running away from home and laying down in the middle of stores when he couldn’t get what he wanted. jeongin is incredibly good with fashion, so his members come to him for advice, and he often posts ootd’s on his instagram.

[yonglixx]

Hello! I am a baby stay - very enthusiastic and very confused!

I have questions but I keep seeing "fake fan" posts. Are stays usually excited about new stays joining or are they mean to new stays? Can I ask questions online or will stays be upset because I don't know very much?

Can you explain their names? I get confused by Minho and ¿Jeongin? - are those just other names for lee know and IN? Do other members have alternate names? Sometimes I can't figure out ship names and I think it's because of this. Han gets called something else too I think sometimes.

Thank you!

Hi:) sorry for taking too long to answer I was busy but im glad you're a fan:) so to answer your first question , no Stays don't mind at all!! I mean we all started as baby stays so I know it might seem scary but people are always happy and Im not sure where these "fake fan" posts are coming from , I personally have never seen them but ofc there will always be toxic fans (every fandom has it so thats expected but we have more good fans than toxic so thats good). Also, people are generally happy to receive any type of ask and they will not be mean at all, unless they are just a mean person haha (don't get discouraged , like I said more good fans than mean or toxics fans haha).

For your second question, yes they are just simply nicknames so they all have them , here are some commons ones and a good post on quora. And I know its confusing (I accidentally tagged them wrong in my posts when I was a baby stay haha so its all good nobody expects you to learn their names and nicknames right away, you'll get used to it as you go).

For your third question , completion albums like replay are divided into A side and B side so the B side tracks are with no psychical release so online but here is a google simple explanation: "SKZ-RECORD is a collection of songs by members of Stray Kids that were not formally released. These include special tracks, covers and other non-promotional projects released by the members on YouTube. SKZ-PLAYER is a collection of video projects by members of Stray Kids that were not formally released." And no not all skz songs are gonna have Music videos sadly but I don't think anyone really does that.

And for your fourth question, the only subunit that was established , I think before they became official is 3racha (han, Bang Chan, and changbin and also rap-line) and they produce the majority of their music so song writing, composing, and producing. The rest of the rachas followed this and while danceracha (Lino, Felix, Hyunjin) are the main dance group , so they lead, and sometimes help with choreography but they are not as established as 3racha but they are known to be I guess the "best" so thats why they lead, especially Lino. (he used to be a backup dancer for BTS). And then there is vocalrachca which is mainly Seungmin and I.N. All of this is confusing I know but don't worry, you will get it as you go.

For your last question, 'shipping' like in a friendship way is totally okay and we all do it but not more than that, like there are people who always just take it too far and it is very inappropriate and the members have not said anything unless its just to entertain their friendship 'ships' for fun. So when it comes to "shipping" just use common sense I guess, these are real people and we see them together all the time bc they are a group/freinds so you can't speculate on their personal or relationship status'. It's just deeply uncomfortable, unethical, and just weird so as long as its just for friendship like you will see a lot of people tag some posts with their favorite duo as "hyunlix" which is Felix and hyunjin for example but nothing weird. So here is again a great thread from Quora for those names.

Lastly, I just want to say I hope I answered your questions or some of them at least, its very confusing like I said, so just take it easy and be respectful and have fun and I hope you enjoy being a stay and thank you for asking:)

[italianpersonwithashippersheart]

SKZ Step Out 2025 - Theories and Personal Thoughts

Ignoring the skzoo collab because it's not super interesting to me.

My guess is that Signature Content can refer to all of the following: records, players, racha logs, vlogs, skz codes and 2kids room (since they did one kids room in 2024 it makes sense that they would do another long series of 2kids room with 28 episodes like they did in 2022).

I think they didn't specify on signature content either because they plan to release more of it and don't want to list it all or because they still don't have a complete final list of everything that will come out this year. Or even just because they want to surprise fans with it.

-- Since they just released a skzcode survey they are probably looking to make more of those this year. To film in between tour dates. I am still hoping for 2Kids Room, which keeping up the old format (the one from 2022) they could shoot in bulk of 8 episodes a day. In seperate occasions. And maybe a couple of Racha Logs.

The 2 albums: My guess is that they aren't going to be "proper" album. Because any full albums or mini albums like Ate, 5 Star and Rockstar would need a tour, and they are still doing the DominAte tour.

So my best guess is another album like a replay with all their unreleased music (the ones that got records and new stuff) and maybe something with more unite songs, like what they did with hiptape but instead of 4 groups songs and solos with group songs and solos (3racha, Danceracha and Vocalrache then Rap Line song and Vocal Line songs - And maybe some new combos like they did with NOEASY). Because they haven't done unit songs in a while.

EDIT: While I am still hoping for unit songs, and a replay to get all the unreleased songs and 2kids room. I went back to check out the step out for 2022, and in that they called the seperated the replay album to the two album announcement. We could still get unit songs (both the mini albums in 2022 ODDINARY AND MAXIDENT gave us unit songs) I have lost hope for the replay and the unreleased songs to be put on streaming. I am just going to have to bite the bullet and go back to manually download the unreleased songs (and maybe the albums) and make a non spotify offline playlist.

[seolarzone]

Thank you so much for the tag love @hyunebunx

1: What’s your current bias line?

Changbin and then the rest are equal

2: Who’s the one that made you Stan?

Chan. watched a bunch of videos of him and went down a rabbit hole

3: What song was your first?

I heard a lot of their songs often but the first one that stuck with me was Levanter... and then finding out they had an english version of it was one of my favourite moments.

4: What’s your current favorite song?

Currently (tbh always) dying over 'wow' by Danceracha.. it's just the season for it.

5: What members personally resembles yours the most?

Probably Chan's or maybe Seungmin

6: If you had to pick a specific racha which would you choose?

3racha the absolute loves of my life.

7: What’s one attribute of the members do you like the most? (Example: Chans dimples)

Felix and the way he imitates things so frequently is insanely adorable. also Jeongin's habit of rubbing his ears.

8: What’s your favorite album?

SKZ-REPLAY because it was released super close to my birthday and I heard it for the first time on my birthday.

9: Do you have any albums?

Noooooo (L behaviour)

10: Have you been to a concert?

Nooooo they never come to my cou,try bgfhdnjs

11: Who’s your favorite duo?

HyunHo or ChanBin

12: Favorite cover/solo songs:

Any of their self released solos or Seungmin's cover of ghost.

13: Favorite SKZOO?

Jiniret!!!

14: If you had a day with one member what would you wanna do with them?

Honestly depends on the member but I would love to go to a concert with any of them but especially Han.

15: Who’s your favorite singing voice?

Lee knowww

16: Who’s your favorite to watch dance?

Changbin and Lee know .

17: Do you have a favorite SKZ Code?

I looovvee Go! Poolside Skz or Chaotic SKZ Baseball team or any of the SKZ family eps.

18: Favorite MV?

I genuinely cannot choose.

19: Who do you think you’d be best friends with?

Oh my god... probably SeungLix... or Chan or Lee know.

20: Let’s feed those delusions, Who are you picking for a date and what are you doing?

Need neeeeeeddd to go on a walk in the snow with Changbin. Please just one chance. or see him in the recording studio idm.

.·:*¨ 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑻𝒐 𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 ¨*:·.

20 Questions for my fellow Stays!

Making a little tag game because I love them and I’m nosy tbh. I also just love interacting with yall!

1: What’s your current bias line?

2: Who’s the one that made you Stan?

3: What song was your first?

4: What’s your current favorite song?

5: What members personally resembles yours the most?

6: If you had to pick a specific racha which would you choose?

7: What’s one attribute of the members do you like the most? (Example: Chans dimples)

8: What’s your favorite album?

9: Do you have any albums?

10: Have you been to a concert?

11: Who’s your favorite duo?

12: Favorite cover/solo songs:

13: Favorite SKZOO?

14: If you had a day with one member what would you wanna do with them?

15: Who’s your favorite singing voice?

16: Who’s your favorite to watch dance?

17: Do you have a favorite SKZ Code?

18: Favorite MV?

19: Who do you think you’d be best friends with?

20: Let’s feed those delusions, Who are you picking for a date and what are you doing?

[hyvnlx]

[death2normalcy]

Since I’m officially done with the main guides to Stray Kids, I   figured I’d do a couple fun guides, just for, well, fun. I’m done with   the dynamics, but I didn’t want to stop making these, lmao. So, I   thought it would be interesting to kind of explain the boys music, kind  of like a summary of all the music they’ve put out. Not each song   individually, that may be too much. But maybe the albums/mini albums/   EPs, etc.

this post contains information about christmas evel, oddinary, and maxident.

Christmas Evel (2021)

Released in November of 2021

not a full EP, just a singles album, consisting of 4 songs: Christmas Evel, Winter Falls, 24 to 25, and the English version of Domino.

all 3 of the Christmas songs have a music video

each song is pretty different from the next, with a different tone and feel than the rest.

christmas evel is kind of seen as an ‘anti christmas song’ and is fun and chaotic. 24 to 25 is softer and more sappy, and is one of those songs that could be about a significant other, but was clearly written with stays in mind (and, specifically, was fully written by bang chan himself!) and winter falls is another han jisung song, so of course the lyrics are deep and thoughtful and is about trying to forget an ex

the actually won first place on a music show for ‘christmas evel’ and it was Music Bank, i believe.

personal favorite - again, a case of lyrics vs. what i actually listen to most. i think, lyrically, i prefer winter falls. but i listen to christmas evel more.

Peak position - 1 on South Korean Albums chat

Oddinary EP (2022)

released in March 2022.

consists of 7 songs: Venom, Maniac, Charmer, Freeze, Lonely St., Muddy Water, and Waiting for Us.

has music videos for: maniac, venom, freeze, and lonely st.

muddy water and waiting for us are unit tracks. muddy water is the ‘rap line’, consisting of Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, and Felix. and waiting for us is the ‘vocal line’ consisting of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin, and I.N. both songs have completely different feels to them. muddy water is kind of a 90s style hip hip song and waiting for us is more of a sweet, sappy ballad.

overall theme of the ep was definitely accepting your oddness and who you are and not following the crowd just because.

music show wins - from what i can tell, it was 3 wins for maniac. one for show champion, one for music bank, and one for virtual gayo top 10.

personal favorite - a tough one, as i think this is their best album to date. but i’m very fond of Venom, so maybe that one. i will also always hold a special place in my heart for Maniac, since it was the first song I ever heard from them.

Peak position - Actually hit number 1 on multiple charts: Finnish Albums, Polish Albums, South Korean Albums (Goan), US Billboard 200 and US World Album (Billboard).

Maxident EP (2022)

released in October 2022

consists of 8 songs: Case 143, Chill, Give Me Your TMI, Super Board, 3Racha, Taste, Can’t Stop, and the Korean version of Circus.

has music videos for 4 of the songs: Case 143, Chill, Give Me Your TMI, and Super Board

there are unveils for the 3 unit songs, but they’re mostly just clips from the concert where they performed them for the first time, plus a couple bonus backstage clips. still recommend checking them out, though!

there are 3 unit songs on this one, 3Racha, Taste, and Can’t Stop. as usual, each one has it’s own distinct feel and style to it. 3Racha consists of, well, 3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han) and is essentially a rap diss track, taste is danceracha (Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix) and is a much more sensual r&b song (i typed that and realized after that it’s exactly how wikipedia describes it, lol), and can’t stop is vocalracha (Seungmin and I.N.) and is a much more fun and upbeat song.

music show wins - 2 on MCountdown, 2 on Show Champion, 2 on Music Bank (i think. wikipedia doesn’t list them for this one or oddinary, so i had to go elsewhere)

this album actually broke records for Stray Kids! they’re pre-order sales exceeded 2.24 million, which is at least 1 million more than Oddinary. it was also certified for reaching 3 million sales, making them the first JYP triple million seller. (i’m going off wikipedia here)

personal favorite - tough one, but probably can’t stop. honestly, all three unit tracks are phenomenal, in my opinion.

Peak position - Another one that hit number 1 on a lot of charts: Croatia International Albums, Polish Albums, South Korean Albums (Circle), US Billboard 200 and US World Albums (Billboard).

Update since I wrote that: THEY WON A DAESANG FOR THIS ALBUM. Specifically, at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards. So proud of them!

this album is also nominated for a few other awards, so hopefully, they get even more!