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The
eight-man group from South Korea debuted in 2018 after being
formed by JYP Entertainment through a reality show. Theyhave won
over fans around the world with their genre-mixing sound and hit
songs such as "God's Menu", "S-Class" and "Maniac".
Made up of members Changbin, Felix, Hyunjin, Lee Know, Han,
Seungmin, Bang Chan and I.N, Stray Kids returned to London after
nearly five years to make their UK festival debut.
"It's a really big festival and it's a really big space. It'll
be really interesting to see how much the energy we bring to it
will change that," said Han shortly before the group took to the
stage to perform a high-energy one-hour-40-minute-long set in
front of a crowd of thousands.
Named by Time magazine as one of the Next Generation Leaders,
Stray Kids placed third on recorded music industry body IFPI's
top ten list of global recording artists last year. Their third
Korean-language studio album "5-Star" was last year's second
biggest-selling album globally, IFPI said.
All eight members also walked the famed MET Gala red carpet this
May, wearing custom Tommy Hilfiger suits.
Bang Chan said the group were grateful for their strong
streaming numbers and successes but added that the onus was on
bringing meaningful music to their fans, known as STAYs.
"Lots of STAYs and a lot of people are giving us a lot of
attention, so I don't think we should sit still and do nothing
about it. That's why all the members are working hard in their
parts," added Seungmin.
Part of that is the group's "comeback", their new EP, titled
"ATE", which will be released on July 19.
ATE represents the eight members who have "eaten up" their
comeback, said Felix, adding that fans could expect new concepts
and styles.
"It really means a lot to us. It's been a while since our last
album. With this album we really want to emphasize our eight
members, how genuine we are with music and we've also put in a
lot of styles of music for everyone out there to enjoy," said
Bang Chan.
"We're bringing out all we can at this time and that makes us
confident," added Changbin.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala and Natasha Mulenga; editing by
Diane Craft)
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