Stray Kids

Stray Kids drop 'DO IT' after KARMA outpaces BTS and Linkin Park on charts

Stray Kids initiate their new 'SKZ IT TAPE' series with DO IT, a five-track EP positioned as both a directive and a declaration—inviting confidence while narrating their self-defined ascent.

This arrives shortly after their Billboard 200-topping album KARMA, which marked their seventh consecutive No. 1, edging past BTS and Linkin Park in this century’s group chart-toppers.

In Korea, KARMA crossed the 3 million first-week sales mark, the first to do so in 2024, while their global tour closed in Rome with record-breaking Boxscore stats across continents.

Stray Kids Light Up Empire State, Skip Charts for Hospital Room Setlists

Stray Kids flip the switch on the Empire State Building, bathing it in light not for a commercial rollout, but as a nod to music’s curious knack for soothing frayed nerves. Cue Susanne Lieu, Senior VP at Musicians on Call, who punctuates the gesture with a reminder that their mission is to pipe live music into hospital rooms, where stethoscopes meet setlists.

Playing to a skyline rather than sold-out arenas, the band performs against the backdrop of a city that responds in lights rather than applause. Their tracks, unencumbered by language, cut across borders with the subtle precision of a well-tuned hook.