Stray Kids are proving their unstoppable global influence once again! For the third year in a row, they ranked in three major categories on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 2024 global charts, solidifying their status as a top-tier K-pop group.

On February 18 (local time), IFPI revealed Stray Kids placed in the Global Artist Chart, Global Album Chart, and Global Album Sales Chart, all within the top 10. IFPI’s rankings are based on physical album sales, digital downloads, and streaming numbers worldwide.

Stray Kids Dominate IFPI Charts for the Third Straight Year

• #5 on the Global Artist Chart – Stray Kids have been in the top 10 since 2022, proving their global power.
• #10 on the Global Album Chart – Their 2023 mini-album ATE made the list, following previous hits like MAXIDENT (2022), ★★★★★ (5-STAR) (2023), and 樂-STAR (ROCK-STAR) (2023).
• #5 & #6 on the Global Album Sales Chart – ATE ranked 5th, while SKZHOP HIPTAPE: 合 (HOP) secured 6th, making Stray Kids the only 4th-gen K-pop group to achieve multiple top-10 rankings for three consecutive years.

Breaking Records & Making History

Stray Kids aren’t just ruling the charts—they’re setting new records:
✔ Over 30 million albums shipped in South Korea and Japan
✔ Two-time nominee at the iHeartRadio Music Awards
✔ Eighth Gold certification from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)

Stray Kids Set to Make K-Pop History with '' World Tour

Fresh off their 5th official fan meeting, SKZ 5’CLOCK (Feb 14-16), the group is preparing for their biggest world tour ever!

• Tour kicks off March 27-28 in Santiago, Chile
• Covers 22 cities with 34 concerts across Latin America, Japan, North America, and Europe
• Final stop: July 30 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy

With a massive 2.2 million attendees expected, Stray Kids’ '' tour is on track to be the biggest K-pop stadium tour ever!

Stray Kids are truly unstoppable, and fans can’t wait to see what they do next.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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