Stray Kids News

Stray Kids will livestream their Tokyo Dome concerts set for Nov. 6–8 worldwide, with the second day's performance to be shown in theaters and the third day's show available for live viewings in Japan as part of their Run It world tour

Bang Chan of Stray Kids donated a total of 300 million won (about $223,000) on his 29th birthday—100 million won each to Hearcycle, World Vision (for its Dreaming Children program) and the Our Sea of East Asia Network—bringing his charitable total this year to 500 million won

JYP Entertainment confirmed Stray Kids did not submit any music before the Aug. 21 deadline for the 69th Grammys, effectively joining BTS in opting out of consideration for the Recording Academy’s newly created Best Asian Pop Music Performance category. Critics — and the groups themselves — say the separate Asian pop award risks ghettoising Asian artists, and BTS has said it hopes music “can be heard and embraced for what it is, beyond region or language,” though the Recording Academy says it will go ahead with the new category and has received a “robust” number of submissions

'Dracula' remix featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie has spent its 18th consecutive week in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10, holding at No. 5 and extending Jennie's record for the longest consecutive top-10 run by a K-pop artist; other K-pop acts including Katseye, Stray Kids, BTS, Evan and Enhypen also charted

BTS swept the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, taking Song of the Year for “Swim” plus Best K‑Pop and Best Group — their first major honors since reuniting as a full septet after nearly four years. The wins came despite the group not attending the Los Angeles ceremony due to scheduling conflicts; “Swim,” the lead single from their fifth album Arirang, delivered BTS their first VMA Song of the Year and the Best Group trophy was the group’s fifth in that category