Stray Youngsters to drop ‘Rock-Star’ subsequent month2 min read

Stray Youngsters will drop its eighth EP “樂-STAR” (additionally stylized as ‘Rock-Star’) on Nov. 11. [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Stray Youngsters will drop a brand new EP “樂-STAR” (additionally stylized as ‘Rock-Star’) on Nov. 11, the boy band’s company JYP Leisure mentioned Friday.  
 
“Rock-Star” would be the boy band’s first Korean album in 5 months, following the discharge of its third full-length album “★★★★★(5-STAR)” in June. Sharing the identical “STAR” title, it should even have a detailed relationship with the beforehand launched “5-STAR” album, in accordance with JYP Leisure.  
 
The prologue video uploaded Friday confirmed the story of a “child” proper earlier than he went on stage to carry out. Because the “child” seems on stage, rock-inspired heavy guitar tunes and drum beats begin enjoying, signifying the brand new colour Stray Youngsters plans to point out in its upcoming EP.  
 
Stray Youngsters has had a ‘five-star’ 12 months in 2023, with many information within the course of. The band’s “5-STAR” album, launched on June 2, offered 4.61 million copies within the first week of its launch, making it the most-sold album ever in Korea within the first week of its launch. The album remains to be holding the place as of November.  
 
Stray Youngsters additionally headlined Lollapalooza Paris in June, a primary for any Ok-pop act, and took residence the Finest Ok-Pop trophy on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in September.  
 
Stray Youngsters is presently holding its “5-STAR Dome Tour 2023,” performing in dome stadiums round Japan and Korea. Kicking off with performances on Aug. 16 and 17 on the Fukuoka PayPay Dome, the boy band has already carried out at dome stadiums in Nagoya and Osaka and is ready to carry out on the Tokyo Dome and Seoul’s KSPO Dome later this month.  
 
Preorders for the album will start Friday.  
 
To search out out extra about Stray Youngsters, go to Celeb Confirmed! 
 

BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]