Stray Kids News

Hyunjin and Felix turned heads at Stray Kids' press conference at the Conrad Seoul, delivering contrasting black-suit looks—Hyunjin with a dark, fashion-forward satin double-breasted style and mullet, and Felix in a clean, refined single-breasted silhouette—ahead of the THIS & THAT comeback

Stray Kids say their 10th EP This & That shifts from their trademark intense energy to a more relaxed, hip-hop‑based 'chill' sound, with all eight tracks produced by member unit 3Racha; the group also announced upcoming Straycity festival dates in Latin America

Stray Kids released an eight-track mini album, THIS & THAT, which members describe as a genre-fluid, more relaxed sound; all tracks were written/produced by in-house unit 3RACHA as the group continues its RUN IT world tour and will headline the STRAYCITY Latin America festival

Stray Kids return with the mini album THIS & THAT as part of a packed August calendar that also includes ENHYPEN’s first release as a six-piece after Heeseung’s departure and NCT 127’s long-awaited BLINGY promoted by five members while Doyoung and Jungwoo complete military service

Big Hit rookie boy group Cortis scored its second 200 million Spotify-stream milestone with B-side “FaSHioN,” bringing the group's total Spotify plays to 1 billion; the quintet will begin the North American leg of its "Put Your Phone Down" tour in August

BTS's 2018 single "Idol" has surpassed 1.4 billion views on YouTube, becoming the group's fifth video to pass that milestone alongside "Dynamite," "Boy With Luv," "DNA" and "Mic Drop." The song is the lead track from Love Yourself: Answer, the repackaged edition of Love Yourself: Tear released in August 2018. Yonhap reported that "Idol"—which blends South African house beats with traditional Korean rhythms and chuimsae call-and-response chants—remains in BTS's ongoing Arirang world tour setlist

August brings a slate of K-pop comebacks: Red Velvet returns Aug. 3 with EP 'Velvet Summer'; Stray Kids drop their 10th EP 'This & That' Aug. 7. Katseye, Enhypen, NCT 127 and veteran group Big Bang are also slated for new releases across the month

South Korea will stage Fanomenon, an 11-day K-culture festival focused on K-pop concerts and a fandom-centered awards show from Dec. 2–12, 2027. The Presidential Committee co-chaired by Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young and J.Y. Park says major companies will jointly run the event