Stray Kids has officially made history! The group became the first K-pop artist to surpass 1 million album sales in the U.S. in 2024, setting a new milestone for K-pop worldwide.

With their latest comeback album ATE, Stray Kids achieved over 500,000 sales in both singles and albums in the U.S., earning them their seventh Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

By September’s end, ATE was crowned the best-selling K-pop album in the U.S. this year and ranked fourth globally, right behind big names like Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department, Travis Scott's Days Before Rodeo, and Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft.

This fan-favorite album pushed Stray Kids’ total album sales in the U.S. past 1 million, making them the "first K-pop artist to hit this milestone in 2024."

Stray Kids’ album success is no surprise to fans. Since their 2022 mini-album ODDINARY, they’ve achieved five consecutive No. 1 debuts on the Billboard 200 with albums like MAXIDENT, ★★★★★ (5-STAR), 樂-STAR, and now ATE.

Riding this wave of popularity, Stray Kids launched their biggest world tour yet, Stray Kids World Tour , with a kickoff at Seoul’s KSPO Dome. The tour has six stadium-only performances in cities like Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Kaohsiung, Bangkok, and Jakarta, marking their largest-scale tour to date.

Stray Kids will be connecting with fans in Kaohsiung on November 3, Tokyo from November 14-17, Manila on November 23, and various cities like Macau, Osaka, and Bangkok in December.

In 2025, the tour expands even further with stops planned in Latin America, North America, and Europe, starting with Hong Kong on January 18-19.

Fans worldwide can’t wait to see what’s next!

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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