Stray Kids makes K-pop history with 5-Star comeback album inviting fans to accept eccentricity
Stray Kids’ much-awaited 2023 comeback album 5-Star will be dropping soon. From embracing the odds through ‘Oddinary’ to openly accepting them as the ‘5-Star,’ here’s all you need to know about Stray Kids’ 5-Star album including release date, time, tracklist, and S Class MV.
Stray Kids, aka the 4th generation K-pop trend-setters, have already made history with their upcoming comeback, as reports showed the album’s pre-order has crossed 4.93 million pre-orders marking it the biggest pre-order album success in K-pop music history.
Release date and time of 5-Star
Stray Kids‘ 5-Star will be released on June 2 at 1pm KST/ 12am ET globally, along with the title track S Class. Let’s take a look at the international airtime below.
- Pacific Time: 9 pm PT, June 1
- Central Time: 10 pm CT, June 1
- Eastern Time: 12 am ET, June 2
- UK Time: 5 am BST, June 2
- Europe Time: 6 am CET, June 2
- India Time: 9.30 am IST, June 2
- Philippines Time: 12 pm PHT, June 2
- Japan Time: 1 pm JST, June 2
- Australia Time: 1.30 pm ACST, June 2
- Singapore Time: 12 pm, June 2
Tracklist
The upcoming Stray Kids album will have 12 tracks in total, including an exciting feature of rapper Tiger JK in the B-side track Topline. Take a look at the 5-Star track list here.
- Hall of Fame
- S Class
- Item
- Super Bowl
- Topline ft Tiger JK
- DLC
- Get Lit
- Collision
- FNF
- Youtiful
- The Sound
- Mixtape: Time Out
5-Star makes K-pop history
Stray Kids’ fans are celebrating the album’s history-making feat even before its release.
Gushing about the proud moment, a fan said: “Stray Kids are really a 5M selling self-produced artist that debuted 5 YEARS ago. They are the most pre-ordered K-pop act in HISTORY. Not second or Third. No one is on top of them.”
Another one added: “Honestly as a pre-debut stay… I can’t believe simple numbers and breaking records would get me into so much tears. I’m so proud of you my stray kids, the word thank you is an understatement for your high-quality self-produced music and great personalities, my role models.”
Alongside the numbers, fans are also proud of Stray Kids’ effort in embracing the oddity and eccentricity in 5-Star, as the album teases multiple songs that bring out the unique and special side of the band, like the title track, S Class.
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