Stray Kids Earn 4th Gold in France, Gear Up for Japan Comeback
Apr 16, 2025
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The French Music Association (SNEP) announced on its official website on the 10th (local time) that Stray Kids has obtained the fourth gold certification of the 'Skids Hap Tape'' (hereinafter referred to as Hap)'.
Established in 1922, the French Music Association awards certification based on album and single sales. Released on December 13, 2024, 'Hap' was certified gold with more than 50,000 album sales. As a result, Stray Kids holds the record for gold certification four times, from 'Five Star'Rock Star'Eight' to 'Hap'.
With this momentum, Stray Kids will release their third Japanese mini album 'HOLO' on June 18. Stray Kids' new Japanese album is the first in more than three years since its 2nd mini album 'Circus', which was released in June 2022.
Since its official debut in Japan in March 2020, Stray Kids has dominated major local music charts such as Oricon Tower Records and Billboard Japan, and last year held six performances at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka with the world tour 'Dominate', attracting more than 315,000 audiences. Recently, the second Japanese single album 'Scalz/Singer Japanese Version' released in October 2021 achieved a cumulative shipment of 250,000 copies, earning gold disk platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. As a result, expectations for Stray Kids' comeback in Japan are also rising.
Stray Kids is meeting with global fans with their world tour 'Dominate'. They proved their powerful influence with eight performances at five regional stadiums in Latin America, from Santiago from March 27 to 28, Rio de Janeiro from March 1, Sao Paulo from May 5 to 6, Lima from May 9 and Mexico City from May 12 to 13.
On May 10-11 and 17-18, a total of four solo concerts will be held at the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, and will enter the Japanese Stadium concert hall for the first time since its debut. On July 30, a stadium performance will also be held in Rome. Through this tour, Stray Kids is expected to attract a total of 2.2 million people and set a new record for a single tour basis 'K-pop's most attractions'.
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