Artist / Group
Stray Kids
Eight men, three laptops, several hundred registered songs, and a production style that believes a quiet room is a personal challenge.
Meet the members
Bang Chan
Leader · producer · vocalist · rapper · dancer
3RACHA
Lee Know
Main dancer · vocalist
Dance Racha
Changbin
Main rapper · producer · vocalist
3RACHA
Hyunjin
Main dancer · rapper · vocalist
Dance Racha
Han
Rapper · vocalist · producer
3RACHA
Felix
Dancer · rapper · vocalist
Dance Racha
Seungmin
Main vocalist
Vocal Racha
I.N
Vocalist · maknae
Vocal Racha
Quick file
March 25, 2018
JYP Entertainment · Republic Records
Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, I.N
STAY
3RACHA
RUN IT · THIS & THAT · world tour
Stray Kids grew from the 2017 JYP survival show of the same name. The current eight-member lineup is unusual not only because it survived a public lineup change, but because the group’s production core predates the official debut. Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han were already releasing work as 3RACHA; the “self-producing” label is not a later marketing attachment.
Current era: RUN IT
“RUN IT” arrived June 24, 2026 as a pre-release for the August 7 mini album THIS & THAT and the new world-tour campaign. At 3:29, it is almost a rebellion against the two-minute single. The group frames the song as its path from Seoul to the global stage: a victory march that keeps the bruises in the arrangement.
Read RaeRae’s “RUN IT” reaction
The current schedule points toward the RUN IT world tour beginning in 2026, with the Seoul opening and international expansion forming part of JYP’s next major Stray Kids cycle.
Song Reviews
RUN IT
The current-era deep dive: what the song means first, then the official video, performance choices, credits, details, and RaeRae’s actual reaction.
The unit system
3RACHA
Bang Chan, Changbin, Han. The writing and production spine. Their pre-debut mixtapes are the reason Stray Kids entered JYP with an internal musical language already arguing with itself.
Dance Racha
Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix. Not three versions of the same dancer: precision and texture, visual storytelling, and low-centered power.
Vocal Racha
Seungmin, I.N. The clean melodic line and distinctive younger vocal color. Unit labels are useful shorthand, not prisons; the full group regularly crosses them.
History
2017–2019: survival show, debut, and the first fracture
Bang Chan assembled the original team during the JYP survival program. The group debuted as nine with I am NOT and “District 9,” then built a restless youth trilogy around identity, anxiety, and choosing a path. Woojin left the group and JYP in October 2019. The official announcement cited personal circumstances and did not provide a detailed public explanation; any website claiming certainty beyond that is decorating an absence.
2020–2021: God’s Menu changes the scale
“God’s Menu” was the pivot. The construction-noise percussion, culinary metaphor, and instantly readable choreography turned the group’s “noise music” insult into brand recognition. “Back Door,” “Thunderous,” and NOEASY made the scale permanent. The music did not become less polarizing. It became more confidently polarizing.
2022–2024: global albums and stadium logic
ODDINARY, MAXIDENT, 5-STAR, ROCK-STAR, and ATE pushed the group through repeated Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts and increasingly large touring. The arrangements grew cinematic while SKZ-RECORD and member solos kept individual writing visible.
2025–2026: beyond the first peak
The group moved through the 合 (HOP), KARMA, “STAY,” and RUN IT eras while planning another global tour. The interesting question is no longer whether Stray Kids can become large. They already did. It is whether an eight-year group can keep its handmade friction while operating at stadium scale.
Essential discography
- I am NOT / I am WHO / I am YOU — 2018 identity trilogy
- Clé 1: MIROH / Clé: LEVANTER — 2019
- GO LIVE — 2020 · God’s Menu
- IN LIFE — 2020 · Back Door
- NOEASY — 2021 · Thunderous
- ODDINARY — 2022 · MANIAC
- MAXIDENT — 2022 · CASE 143
- 5-STAR — 2023 · S-Class
- ROCK-STAR — 2023 · LALALALA
- ATE — 2024 · Chk Chk Boom
- 合 (HOP) — 2024
- KARMA — 2025
- THIS & THAT — 2026 · RUN IT
STAY territory
The fandom name comes from the idea that “STAY” is what remains when the “r” in Stray—often explained as “reason”—connects the group and fans. The easiest way into eight members is not hair color. Start with the unit system, then watch how often the members refuse to remain inside it.
The tea, with receipts
Seungmin’s ankle: JYP announced in March 2026 that he would limit activities after a suspected stress fracture in his left ankle. That belongs in schedule context, not in a dramatic “is he leaving?” headline.
Lee Know screen-time complaints: fan discussion around “RUN IT” immediately noted how little of him appeared in the video. That is a visible editing choice worth criticizing; it is not evidence of a secret company plot without further sourcing.
The 2019 departure: Woojin’s exit remains officially attributed to personal circumstances. Later internet accusations and counter-accusations should not be mashed into group history as settled fact.
Sources
JYP official profile · Sony Japan profile · JYP Publishing RUN IT record · KProfiles compilation