Stray Kids (Korean: 스트레이 키즈; RR: Seuteurei Kijeu; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. Originally a nine-piece group, member Kim Woojin left due to undisclosed personal reasons in October 2019. Stray Kids released their pre-debut extended play Mixtape in January 2018 and officially debuted on March 25 with the EP I am NOT, followed by other two I am series EPs,I am WHO, and I am YOU. Their Clé trilogy EPs were issued in 2019, consisting of Clé 1: MIROH, Clé 2: Yellow Wood, and Clé: Levanter. The group's first studio album GO LIVE was released in 2020, becoming their first platinum-certified album by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). That year, Stray Kids also made their Japanese debut with the compilation album SKZ2020 through Epic Records Japan. In 2021, Stray Kids' second studio album NOEASY became their first million-selling album. After signing with Republic Records for promotions in the United States in 2022, the group released EPs ODDINARY and MAXIDENT (both in 2022), and the third studio album 5-STAR (★★★★★) (2023), which marked their first three appearances to top the US Billboard 200 and entered the UK Albums Chart. MAXIDENT was certified triple-million in album sales by the KMCA, making them just the second group to achieve this in Korean history. As of October 2022, Stray Kids has sold over 10 million albums across both Korean and Japanese releases. Stray Kids are leading 4th generation as proven with awards sales streams and talent.
