'Global Top Artist' Stray Kids to Release New Full-Length Album 'KARMA' on August 22!
- An album that will knock on your heart this August! Stray Kids' 4th full-length album to deliver a thrilling rush of adrenaline to your daily life!
- Who will be the champion of '2081 KARMA SPORTS'?! Trailer released, amplifying curiosity for the new album!
- A march of countless great records leaving a mark on the global music market! First comeback of 2025 to elevate their status as 'Global Top Artists'!
Stray Kids will release their new full-length album 'KARMA' on August 22.
Starting with the mini-album 'ODDINARY' in 2022, followed by 'MAXIDENT', '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', '樂-STAR', 'ATE', and '合 (HOP)', Stray Kids wrote a first in the 69-year history of the charts by sending six consecutive works straight to number one on the US Billboard 'Billboard 200'.
Recently, through their largest-ever world tour, 'Stray Kids World Tour [dominate]', they are conducting a total of 54 performances across 34 regions worldwide, 38 of which are stadium shows, cementing their status as 'Global Stadium Artists'. Starting from the KSPO DOME in Seoul in August 2024, they traveled through Asia, Oceania, Latin America, and North America, and are currently conducting their first-ever European tour to great acclaim. Following their performance at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain—the first for a K-pop artist—they will hold two solo concerts at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on the 26th and 27th (local time).
Stray Kids are enjoying immense popularity, achieving various outstanding results in the global music market. They experienced the joy of winning for the second consecutive year at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards in the 'K-Pop Album of the Year' category and were named the winners of the 'Favorite Music Group' trophy at the 2025 Kids' Choice Awards. Furthermore, they continue to announce wins at various popular music awards, including 'Favorite Soundtrack' at the 2025 American Music Awards and two awards—'Music Video of the Year' and 'Best 3 Albums'—at the 39th Japanese Golden Disc Awards.
Beyond this, there are various indicators confirming Stray Kids' overwhelming global presence. After becoming the third K-pop artist to reach 20 million subscribers on their official YouTube channel, their official TikTok followers also surpassed 30 million, the third highest for a K-pop group. Additionally, as the music videos for 'MEGAVERSE' and 'CHEESE' surpassed 100 million views on YouTube respectively, they now possess a total of 17 music videos with over 100 million views. This is the highest number among 4th generation K-pop boy groups.
As such, Stray Kids, who are pouring out countless great records that leave a mark on the global music market, are drawing the attention of K-pop fans worldwide with news of a comeback that will further solidify their position as 'Global Top Artists'. Their first full-length album in about two years since the 3rd full-length album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' in June 2023 is finally making its grand opening.
The trailer, released alongside the comeback news at midnight on the 25th, instantly transports viewers to the space-time of the near future, the year 2081. As '2081 KARMA SPORTS', which only champions who have received coins can enter, opens, everyone burns with a passionate will and desire for victory. A world-view that reconstructs a global festival like the Olympics or the World Cup in Stray Kids' own style, combined with a tightly woven story based on the 'KARMA Coin' item, provides a powerful sense of immersion and heightens curiosity and anticipation for the new album.
Stray Kids' new full-length album 'KARMA', which will evoke a thrilling rush of adrenaline in our sometimes boring and tedious daily lives, will knock on your heart this August.