It’s a big day for K-pop icons Stray Kids, and to celebrate, the group has a special gift for dedicated fans.
To commemorate eight years since their 2018 debut, Stray Kids released a new single on Wednesday (March 25). The track, “별, 빛 (STAY),” is inspired by the band’s fanbase (aka STAY) and reaffirms the band’s commitment to their fans.
Stray Kids members HAN and Seungmin helped compose the song and wrote the lyrics. “별, 빛 (STAY)” is a guitar and piano ballad that tells the story of people who walk under the same sky and rely on one another. The lyrics build the story through imagery of the universe and stars that is also replicated in the single’s artwork, which was inspired by the band’s official lightstick. To make the track even more special for fans, each of Stray Kids’ eight members designed a star for the cover art, according to the press release.
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Stray Kids debuted in March 2018 with its EP I Am Not, which was followed by EPs I Am Who and I Am You later that year. In 2020, the band released its first album, GO生, which was named the 10th best K-pop album of the year by Billboard. In the eight years since their debut, Stray Kids has topped the Billboard 200 chart eight consecutive times and made history as the first ever act to debut at No. 1 with their first six entries on the chart. The band has also won several awards, including Top K-Pop Album at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, group of the year at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards and K-pop album of the year at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. After the release of 2025 mixtape SKZ IT TAPE ‘DO IT’, Stray Kids became the artist with the most RIAA Gold album certified K-pop act in history.
