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 Jungkook is proving once again why he’s the King of Spotify!

According to the latest Spotify update (February 7–13), Jungkook’s hit solo track Seven is still holding strong at No.97 on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart. With this, Seven has spent an incredible 83 consecutive weeks on the chart—a record-breaking achievement for any Asian solo artist!

Not only that, but his first solo album GOLDEN is also making waves! It ranked No.57 on the Weekly Top Albums Global chart for the same period, marking 67 weeks on the chart—another first and longest record for an Asian soloist.

Even while serving in the military, Jungkook’s name isn’t fading! He ranked No.160 on Spotify’s Weekly Top Artists Global chart, maintaining his presence for 90 weeks straight!

Jungkook has proven his insane popularity by hitting No.1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart with all three of his solo tracks—Seven, 3D, and Standing Next to You.

His song Seven has also achieved:

The first Asian song to dominate the Daily Top Songs Global chart for 71 days.
The longest-running No.1 song by a male artist in 2023 on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart, leading for 9 weeks.
Fastest song by an Asian soloist to hit 2.2 billion streams.
11th place on the list of most-streamed songs of the 2020s on Spotify!

And it doesn’t stop there! GOLDEN has now become the first Asian solo album to surpass 5.2 billion streams on Spotify!

Jungkook keeps proving why he’s a global superstar, and fans are excited to see what new records he’ll break next.

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