By Lee Gyu-lee
Ok-pop boy group Stray Youngsters will launch its second Japanese full-length album “GIANT” subsequent month.
The group’s company JYP Leisure lately introduced the group’s new launch, sharing teaser pictures of the upcoming album.
The brand new album comes a couple of yr and 9 months after the group’s first Japanese full-length album, “THE SOUND,” which was launched in February final yr.
After making its official debut in Japan on the 2020 compilation album “SKZ2020,” the group has established a powerful presence within the nation, with its releases topping varied Japanese charts like Oricon, Tower Data and Billboard Japan.
“Because the group is having fun with huge recognition within the nation, eyes are on the brand new music and performances these artists will showcase by their newest work,” the company mentioned within the launch.
The group lately launched the mini-album “ATE” in July, garnering success with its lead single “Chk Chk Increase.” The track earned the group’s greatest report on Billboard Scorching 100, touchdown on no. 49. “ATE” turned the group’s fifth album to prime the Billboard 200 chart, following “ODDINARY,” “MAXIDENT,” “5-STAR,” and “Rock-Star.”
The music video for “Chk Chk Increase” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube late final month, main the group to carry a complete of 15 movies with the view depend.
Stray Youngsters lately kicked off its new world tour “Stray Youngsters World Tourwith 4 concert events in Seoul, held on Aug. 24, 25 and 31 and Sept. 1 at KSPO Dome in Songpa District. The group efficiently made its cease in Singapore on Sept. 28 and shall be touring Australia this month, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines and Macao in November, Thailand and Indonesia in December and Hong Kong in January.
The group can be slated to carry out on the American Music Awards’ fiftieth Anniversary Particular, a two-hour broadcast present set for Oct. 6. This makes the group the second Ok-pop act to carry out for the awards, following BTS.