Next Year, Stray Kids Releases First Japan Album

JAKARTA - K-pop idol group Stray Kids will issue their first Japanese-language studio album on February 22, 2023 to go further into the music market, the agency JYP Entertainment said on Friday.

JYP Entertainment, as broadcast by Yonhap, launched a teaser video from Stray Kids' upcoming album on social media.

Stray Kids is scheduled to hold concerts in Tokyo on 11-12 February 2023 and Osaka on February 25-26 2023 as part of their second world tour titled Maniac.

The tour, which started in Seoul in April, has taken the group to cities in the United States such aswield, Chicago, and Los Angles, as well as Indonesia. In March, Stray Kids will leave for Los Angeles for five additional shows.

Stray Kids debuted in 2018 and has released hits like God's Menu, Back Door, Miroh, My Pace, Thunderous, and Maniac.

This group made their Japanese debut through the compilation album SKZ2020 in 2020. They were ranked first on the Billboard 200 album charts twice for Oddinary and Maxident mini albums released in March and October 2022, respectively.

Stray Kids' last album has sold 3 million copies, the highest number for the group and all the K-pop artists managed by JYP.