Are you ready, STAYs? K-pop boy group Stray Kids will soon be blessing fans with new music!
On Friday, October 6, the “S-Class” hitmakers released a cinematic prologue video to announce their comeback with the upcoming mini-album 樂-STAR (pronounced as ROCK-STAR).
In the one-and-a-half minute clip, members Felix and Bang Chan narrated the story of a young boy dreaming before going on stage. Following the striking plot, Felix’s voice offered a soothing presence while Bang Chan showed a manic delivery of lines.
In addition, all the eight members: Han, Felix, Bang Chan, Hyunjin, Changmin, I.N. Seungmin and Lee Know made their appearance as different characters in the young boy’s dreams.
With the young boy’s stage time approaching, Bang Chan whispered: “The anxiety is something we create ourselves.” Then, Felix tried to calm the boy by saying: “We believe that you’ll do great if you can get beyond these emotions and enjoy these moments.”
The prologue concluded with the child finally stepping on the stage to perform. Which was followed by the narrators shouting in unison: “Let’s show them how we rock!”
With its November 10 release, 樂-STAR will come five months after Stray Kids released their full-length album 5-STAR in June.
According to the group’s agency, JYP Entertainment, the upcoming album will have a “close relationship” to the previous record. However, additional details, such as number of songs and title track, have yet to be announced.
STAYs’ anticipation for Stray Kids’ 樂-STAR
With the official announcement, the group’s fandom, STAYs, have trended the hashtags “StrayKidsComeback” and “ROCK_STAR” to showcase their excitement.
“It looks so amazing and cool I cannot wait for it. Stray Kids you never cease to surprise us,” one fan wrote. Meanwhile, another fan gave a flattering remark of how detailed the prologue video is.
IT LOOKS SO AMAZING AND COOL I CANNOT WAIT FOR IT STRAY KIDS YOU NEVER CEASE TO SURPRISE US
— StrayKids support🪿 (@skz_support_) October 5, 2023
the details put into the trailer is crazy like the dates and clock time are put in march 25th aka their debut date, the district 9 bus is hidden at the back, and the kids are eight just like there are eight members in stray kids
樂-STAR PROLOGUE#樂_STAR #ROCK_STAR @Stray_Kids pic.twitter.com/lE6wTJbO3g
— 빈 ✩ (@binseolovely) October 5, 2023
chan’s diabolical laugh? the whole devilish vs angelic concept him and felix were doing? the cracking walls and the evil whispering???
this album about to be ground breaking and epic no one’s ready
樂-STAR PROLOGUE#樂_STAR #ROCK_STAR @Stray_Kids pic.twitter.com/axCAyLFGnC— 🐺𝑤𝑜𝑙𝑓𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑔∞⁸ | ③𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔞 𝔞𝔡𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔱 (@_chahnswife) October 5, 2023
STAYs are even more thrilled to see the new album break new records.
To note, the eight-member boy group has previously dominated the Billboard charts, having three of their works: ODDINARY, MAXIDENT and 5-STAR all clinched the No. 1 spot in the Billboards 200.
Aside from the album records, Stray Kids continue to solidify their position in the music industry through their consecutive achievements.
In 2023 alone, Stray Kids became the first K-pop group to headline the LollaPalooza Festival in Paris. As well as bagging the “Best K-Pop” award at the 2023 MTV VMAs.
Currently, the group from JYP Entertainment is also nominated at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Featured image: Stray Kids for their ‘TOPLINE’ music video. Credit: Facebook/Stray Kids
