[All] “All thanks to the fans”… Stray Kids wins Billboard Music Awards for 2 consecutive years

“All thanks to the fans”… Stray Kids wins Billboard Music Awards for 2 consecutive years

(Xports News Reporter Hyejin Jo) Group Stray Kids has won an award at the 'Billboard Music Awards' for the second consecutive year.

Stray Kids achieved the feat of winning the Top Global K-Pop Artist award at the '2024 Billboard Music Awards' (hereafter '2024 BBMAs') held on December 12 (local time).

Last year, they were the first 4th generation K-pop boy group to win the Top K-pop Album trophy at the awards ceremony, and this year, they were selected as Global K-pop Artists, showing off their prowess. The members expressed their gratitude, saying, "We are so grateful to STAY (fandom name) all over the world. It seems that STAY is by our side, so we can receive such a precious award and stand on such a big stage. It's all thanks to our fans."

Stray Kids also performed at the Billboard Music Awards for two years in a row. They captivated viewers with their outstanding teamwork and presence with their performance of "Chk Chk Boom," the title track of their mini-album "ATE," which ranked first on the "Billboard 200" for five consecutive times, and the b-side track "JJAM." The part where the individual performances of "Chk Chk Boom" led to the group dance caught everyone's attention, and "JJAM" maximized the song's unique humorous atmosphere with a colorful and groovy performance.

“All thanks to the fans”… Stray Kids wins Billboard Music Awards for 2 consecutive years

Stray Kids is gaining momentum on the US Billboard charts. Starting with their mini album 'ODDINARY' in March 2022, they have achieved the feat of entering the Billboard 200's No. 1 spot with five consecutive works, including 'MAXIDENT', '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', '樂-STAR', and 'ATE'. The title song 'Chk Chk Boom' of their mini album 'ATE' ranked third overall on the 'Hot 100' chart, which is considered a major indicator of securing popularity in the pop market, following the title song '樂' of '樂-STAR' and the English single 'Lose My Breath (Feat. Charlie Puth)'.

Continuing the momentum, they released a new format album SKZHOP HIPTAPE '合 (HOP)' and the title track 'Walkin On Water' on the 13th. SKZHOP HIPTAPE is a name created by combining the abbreviation of Stray Kids, 'SKZ', with hip-hop (HIP-HOP), and is an album that presents 'a new genre unique to SKZ', like a new genre that has not been officially defined.

The title song 'Walkin On Water' was produced by the group's producing team 3RACHA's Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han. Stray Kids, who are gaining worldwide popularity with music that contains the group's identity, are drawing attention to whether they will once again raise their status by achieving their record of 6 consecutive No. 1s on the 'Billboard 200'.