Is Stray Kids the new EXO? K-pop boy band’s debut album goes viral
Stray Kids co-write their own lyrics and have their own stories to tell
Boy band Stray Kids are roaring on YouTube.
The nine-member group’s official music video for the song District 9 has garnered more than 13 million views on YouTube as of Monday, a week after its March 26 release.
Their successful debut raised hopes the K-pop group could write history again following the phenomenal success of the seven-member boy band BTS.
Stray Kids dropped their first debut album “I am NOT” on the same day.
They beat out another popular boy band Wanna One’s “Energetic”, setting a fresh record for most-viewed debut album within a day after its release with 4,274,649 views.
Considering K-pop giant JYP Entertainment’s official YouTube channel has over 7.4 million subscribers, it may not come as a big surprise.
But the highest view count for the rookie K-pop group and fans’ comments indicate the Stray Kids could rise to the top in the near future.
Before their first album, Stray Kids appeared on Mnet’s survival reality programme Stray Kids, aired last year. Their performance there went viral. The show has created numerous fans that supported the band to make its debut on the stage.
Unlike many talent search programmes where competitors worked to secure a spot in the band’s final line-up, Stray Kids had to prove their worth to debut on JYP Entertainment.