Stray Kids
About Stray Kids
Stray Kids (스트레이 키즈) is a 8-member K-pop boy group under JYP Entertainment, who debuted in 2018. The official fandom name is STAY, and concert lightstick is the Nachimbong.
Recent activity (Korean media)
- NEXZ, 싱글 2집 ‘Mmchk’로 초동 커리어 하이 달성 — 스포츠경향
- 플레이브, 스타트렌드 투표 1위 등극..."K-POP 대세는 우리" — 중앙이코노미뉴스
- '케이팝댄서' 지민 1위·진해성 최대 결집·김준수 화력 집중 정점 — 톱스타뉴스
- '케이팝리더' 진해성 압도적 1위·김지훈 참여 열기 최상위…임규형 화... — 톱스타뉴스
- 케이팝피지컬 투표, 진해성 압도적 1위…지민 참여 저변·박지현 집중 화... — 톱스타뉴스
As of recent reporting from 스포츠경향, ‘Mmchk’ 컴백 첫 주 활동 은 이들 말대로 ‘차세대 퍼포먼스 톱티어’ NEXZ가 선사하는 쾌감의 무대 장악력과 토모야, 유우, 하루, 소 건, 세이타... 스트레이 키즈 (Stray Kids) 아이엔, ITZY(있지) 류진, NiziU(니쥬) 마야, NMIXX(엔믹스) 해원, 킥플립(KickFlip) 민제 등 JYP 소속 아티스트를 비롯해 가요계.
Tour timeline for US fans
JYP NATION runs the calmest of the major-label fan-club systems — annual membership window in January (3rd to 24th), longer presale windows (5–7 days vs HYBE's 24-hour cliff), and PayPal as a USD payment option that bypasses KCP entirely. The trap: if you decide in March to see Stray Kids in October, the membership gate is locked until the next January. STAY renewal is the single highest-ROI preventative move.
For step-by-step ticket strategy, the Buying K-pop tickets from the US guide covers the timeline that works for every major group; the Fan-club membership checklist is a printable shortlist of the STAY renewal windows you should be tracking before any 2026 tour rumor.
What we're tracking on Stray Kids
Stray Kids is the most NA-frequent of the major 4th-gen groups — we've tracked them through two LA-area shows in the same year multiple times (2023, 2024), with the LA dates often anchored by a Live Nation US flow rather than the standard Ticketmaster K-pop bucket. Practically that means JYP NATION presale codes work for the JYP-managed Korea/JP/SEA legs, but the NA legs have *also* opened a separate Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration in some cycles — registering for both is the safer move.
STAY membership renewal mirrors TWICE (JYP NATION, January-only window), but Stray Kids' tour schedule is denser, so the membership ROI is higher. The group also self-produces (3RACHA — Bang Chan, Changbin, Han), which means album drop cadence is faster than the major HYBE/SM/YG groups; expect 2 full albums + 1 mini per calendar year.
For 2026 we're tracking the dome-show eligibility threshold — Stray Kids hit Tokyo Dome in 2024 and KSPO Dome (Seoul) repeatedly; the next likely upgrade is JP stadium-class venues, which historically forces a Verified Fan layer on the US side.
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events
We'll list Stray Kids's next concert, comeback, or fan meeting here as soon as it's announced.
