Stray Kids

Stray Kids

Hangul: 스트레이 키즈

Alternative name: ストレイキッズ

Fandom Name: "STAY"

Origin: South Korea

Debut Date: Korea: March 25, 2018 - Japan: March 18, 2020

Stray Kids Members

About Stray Kids

Stray Kids Member Ages

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

MemberBirthdayAge
1. Bang ChanOct 03, 199725 years old
2. Lee KnowOct 25, 199824 years old
3. ChangbinAug 11, 199923 years old
4. HyunjinMar 20, 200023 years old
5. HanSep 14, 200022 years old
6. FelixSep 15, 200022 years old
7. SeungminSep 22, 200022 years old
8. I.NFeb 08, 200122 years old

Stray Kids Member Heights

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

MemberHeight
1. Hyunjin1.79 m (5’10”)
2. Seungmin1.78 m (5’10”)
3. Lee Know1.72 m (5’8″)
4. I.N1.72 m (5’8″)
5. Felix1.71 m (5’7″)
6. Bang Chan1.71 m (5’7″)
7. Han1.69 m (5’7″)
8. Changbin1.67 m (5’6″)

Members

Members

Stray Kids is composed of eight members born between 1997 and 2001. Their ages ranged from to 17 to 20 years old at the time of their debut in March 2018. Their names are: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N.

The oldest member is Bang Chan (born Oct 3, 1997). The youngest member (maknae) is I.N (born Feb 8, 2001). All of members were born in South Korea except for Felix who was born in Australia.

Hyung Line

Stray Kids members that belong to the hyung line are: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, and Hyunjin

Maknae Line

Stray Kids members that belong to the maknae line are: Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N.

Former Members

In October 2019, JYPE announced that Kim Woojin would officially be leaving Stray Kids and terminating his contract citing personal circumstances as the reason for his departure. Although there has been a lot of speculation about what the might have caused Woojin to leave, no further details were disclosed by JYPE.

Positions

In terms of main positions, Bang Chan is the leader. Lee Know and Hyunjin are the main dancers. Changbin and Han are the main rappers. Seungmin is the main vocalist.



MemberPosition(s)
Bang Chanleader, lead vocalist, dancer, rapper
Lee Knowmain dancer, sub vocalist, sub rapper
Changbinmain rapper, sub vocalist
Hyunjinmain dancer, lead rapper, visual
Hanmain rapper, lead vocalist
Felixlead rapper, lead dancer
Seungminmain vocalist
I.Nsub vocalist, maknae

Heights

The height of Stray Kids’ members ranges from 167 cm (5’6”) to 179 cm (5’10”). The average height in the group is 172 cm (5’8”). The tallest member is Hyunjin with a height of 179 cm (5’10”). The shortest member is Changbin with a height of 167 cm (5’6”). Hyunjin and Seungmin are taller than the average height in the group. I.N and Lee Know have the average height. Bang Chan, Felix, Han, and Changbin are shorter than the average.

MBTI Personality Types



MemberMBTIPersonality Traits
Bang ChanENFJExtroverted, intuitive, feeling, judging
Lee KnowESFPExtroverted, observant, feeling, prospecting
ChangbinENFPExtroverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting
HyunjinINFPIntroverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting
HanISTPIntroverted, observant, thinking, prospecting
FelixENFPExtroverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting
SeungminESFJExtroverted, observant, feeling, judging
I.NISFJIntroverted, observant, feeling, judging

Felix, and Changbin share the same MBTI (ENFP). Most members are extroverts. Only Han, Hyunjin and I.N have introverted personalities.

Zodiac Signs

MemberZodiac SignChinese Zodiac
Bang ChanLibraOx
Lee KnowScorpioTiger
ChangbinLeoRabbit
HyunjinPiscesDragon
HanVirgoDragon
FelixVirgoDragon
SeungminVirgoDragon
I.NAquariusSnake

Blood Types

MemberBlood Type
Bang ChanO
Lee KnowO
ChangbinO
HyunjinB
HanB
FelixAB
SeungminA
I.NA

The most common blood type is O. Three members (Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Changbin) have blood type O. The next most common blood type is B and A. Hyunjin and Han have blood type B while Seungmin and I.N have blood type A. Felix is the only member with blood type AB.

Significance

In Korean culture, each blood type has its own personality type. People often ask each other their blood types to get to know each other better.

Blood Type A: diplomatic, friendly, patient, fragile, prefer solo time, and are not very expressive.

Blood Type B: outgoing, creative, independent, passionate, and expressive.

Blood Type O: leader, perfectionist, ambitious, good listeners, strong outside, and sensitive inside.

Blood Type AB: genius or psycho, unpredictable, empathetic, controller, and rational thinker.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • The leader and oldest member of Stray Kids is Bang Chan (born Oct 3, 1997).
  • The youngest member (maknae) of Stray Kids is I.N (born Feb 8, 2001).
  • The tallest member of Stray Kids is Hyunjin with a height of 179 cm (5’10”).
  • The shortest member of Stray Kids is Changbin with a height of 167 cm (5’6”).
  • Han, Felix, and Seungmin were born within a few days of each other.
  • Siblings: Most Stray Kids members have siblings. Bangchan has a younger brother and a younger sister. Woojin and Han have an older brother. Changbin has an older sister. Felix as an older sister and a younger sister. I.N has an older brother and a younger brother. Lee Know and Hyunjin are the only members that do not have any siblings.

Members’ Profiles

1. Bang Chan

  • Stage Name: Bang Chan
  • Full Name: Bang Christopher
  • Native Name: Bang Chan 방찬
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Oct 3, 1997
  • Height: 171 cm (5’7″)
  • Blood Type: O
  • Zodiac: Libra

2. Lee Know

  • Stage Name: Lee Know
  • Full Name: Lee Min Ho
  • Native Name: 이민호
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Oct 25, 1998
  • Height: 172 cm (5’8″)
  • Blood Type: O
  • Zodiac: Scorpio

3. Chang Bin

  • Stage Name: Chang Bin
  • Full Name: Seo Chang Bin
  • Native Name: 서창빈
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Aug 11, 1999
  • Height: 167 cm (5’6″)
  • Blood Type: O
  • Zodiac: Leo

4. Hyunjin

  • Stage Name: Hyunjin
  • Full Name: Hwang Hyun Jin
  • Native Name: 황현진
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Mar 20, 2000
  • Height: 179 cm (5’10”)
  • Weight:
  • Blood Type: B
  • Zodiac: Pisces

5. Han

  • Stage Name: Han
  • Full Name: Han Ji Sung
  • Native Name: 한지성
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Sep 14, 2000
  • Height: 169 cm (5’7″)
  • Blood Type: B
  • Zodiac: Virgo

6. Felix

  • Stage Name: Felix
  • Full Name: Lee Yong Bok
  • Native Name: 이용복
  • Birth Place: Australia
  • Birthday: Sep 15, 2000
  • Height: 171 cm (5’7″)
  • Blood Type: AB
  • Zodiac: Virgo

7. Seungmin

  • Stage Name: Seungmin
  • Full Name: Kim Seung Min
  • Native Name: 김승민
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Sep 22, 2000
  • Height: 178 cm (5’10”)
  • Blood Type: A
  • Zodiac: Virgo

8. I.N

  • Stage Name: I.N
  • Full Name: Yang Jeong In
  • Native Name: 양정인
  • Birth Place: Korea
  • Birthday: Feb 8, 2001
  • Height: 172 cm (5’8″)
  • Blood Type: A
  • Zodiac: Aquarius

Facts

  • Bang Chan, Chang Bin and Ji Sung are part of a rap sub-unit called 3RACHA created by themselves.
  • The dance lineup consists of Lee Know, Hyun Jin and Felix.
  • In the first episode of Stray Kids, JYP revealed that Bang Chan was the one who formed the group.
  • The members themselves chose their own name.
  • On September 26, 2017, it was confirmed that the group would consist of 9 members.
  • Hellevator was revealed on October 06, 2017 by V Live channel. The song was composed and produced by themselves, including the choreography of the said song.
  • Hellevator reached its first million views within 20 hours of being unveiled on YouTube.
  • Hellevator after its digital release topped the iTunes charts in several countries, ranking #2 in Thailand, #7 in Singapore and #9 in the Philippines. In addition, the song topped the iTunes K-Pop chart in Thailand and the top five in 11 other countries including the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
  • Min Ho was eliminated in episode 4 of the show and Felix in episode 8. JYP gave them a second chance to debut as a 9-member group in episode 9.
  • In episode 10 JYP decided that they will debut as a 9-member group in 2018.
  • On December 20, 2017, JYP confirmed that the name of the group would be the same as the name of the program.
  • The release of his Pre-Debut album “MIXTAPE” was announced for January 8, 2018, both digitally and physically. “MIXTAPE” will feature the songs presented during the program.
  • “YOUNG WINGS” reached 1 million plays within three days.
  • M! Countdown re-uploaded the presentation of “Hellevator” due to the fact that the teaser video only featured 7 members.
  • During the first week of the release of “MIXTAPE”, they sold more than 15 thousand copies.
  • Billboard included Stray Kids in its list of “Top 5 K-pop groups to watch in 2018,” taking the top spot.
  • They attended Kcon 2018 Japan which was held in April.
  • Collaboration with WooYoung of 2PM at Kcon 2018 Japan.
  • The #StaySelcaDay is on the 9th of every month, according to Korean time.
  • Just before the debut it was decided to create a stage name for some of the members:
    • Min Ho – Lee Know
    • Ji Sung – Han
    • Jeong In -I.N
  • Their debut MV “District 9” has garnered over 4 million plays in just 24 hours of being released, making them the group with the most viewed debut MV on YouTube.
  • All the songs on their debut album ‘I Am NOT’ have been written by the members themselves.
  • Their debut MV, “District 9”, reached 10M views in 51 hours and 20 minutes, ranking #16 on “Fastest Kpop Group MV to Hit 10 million views” and thus becoming the group with the fastest debut MV to reach that milestone.
  • His debut album topped the iTunes album chart in 10 countries: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
  • They made their debut on Billboard’s Social 50 at #4.
  • They are on Hanteo’s list of best-selling albums for the first quarter of 2018:
    • 20. Stray Kids – “I am NOT”: 29.600+
    • 21. Stray Kids – “MIXTAPE”: 28.200+
  • The “I AM” and “NOT” versions of the debut album are ranked #1 and #2 on Tower Record Japan.
  • They debuted at #5 on Billboard’s “WORLD ALBUMS” chart.
  • Collaborated with PENTAGON for the Kcon New York 2018
  • They collaborated with (G)I-DLE for the 20th anniversary of Music Bank.
  • They were nominated in the 2018 Teen Choice Awards in the “ChoiceNextBigThing” category.
  • On August 1, 2018, at 9PM KST they revealed the name of the “STAY” fandom through a video, along with the phrase “Where Stray Kids STAY.”
  • On August 5 at 5pm, the showcase began, where they presented songs from the Mixtape and I am NOT, and previews of songs from the new mini-album.
  • On August 5, due to the showcase they were trending with the hashtag #StrayKidsIamWho in more than 35 countries.
  • In their first comeback they entered the Billboard Emerging Artists chart again at #18.
  • They debuted on BillBoard’s “Independent Albums” chart at #36.
  • They debuted at #15 on Billboard’s “Hearseekers Albums” chart.
  • His album ranked #5 on Billboard’s “World Albums” chart.
  • During the first week of the release of “I AM WHO?”, they sold more than 22 thousand copies.
  • In their first comeback they entered Billboard’s Social 50 again at #9, their highest position so far.
  • In the episode of Idol Room where they appeared, they managed to rank #3 with the highest rating.
  • The mv of “My Pace” reached 30M in 12 days and as a thank you to their fans, they made a “close up” version of the dance practice.
  • For the month of August on Gaon’s album chart, he ranked #4 with his second mini album “I am WHO” with a total of 79,684 copies sold.
  • Surpassed 200,000 total album sales on Gaon Chart:
    • MIXTAPE: 52,669 copies
    • I am NOT: 80,117 copies
    • I am WHO: 79,684 copies
  • He ranked #11 of male idol groups with the highest reputation in the month of September, being his highest score since his debut.
  • They attended the Music Bank in Berlin that took place in September.
  • At the Music Bank in Berlin, they performed covers of “Happy song”, “DNA” by BTS and “Hard Carry” by GOT7.
  • They were chosen as the new Lotte Duty Free ambassadors.
  • They attended the Kcon in Thailand held in September.
  • At the Kcon Thailand, they covered Rain’s “IT’S RAINING”.
  • Due to the Documentary Three Days (Music Bank in Berlin) they were trending number one for the first time in real time on Korean portals such as Naver, Daum and Nate Pann.
  • On October 21 at 6pm KST, the showcase began, where they presented songs from the Mixtape and “I Am NOT”, “I Am WHO” and previews of songs from the new mini-album, (“My Side”, “Get Cool” and “I Am YOU”).
  • On October 21, due to the showcase they were trending with the hashtag #UNVEIL3 in more than 45 countries.
  • In their second comeback they entered Billboard’s Social 50 again at #7, their highest position so far.
  • His mini-album “I Am YOU” topped the iTunes album chart in 8 countries: Philippines,Bulgaria, Peru, Latvia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Israel.
  • His music video “I Am YOU” ranked #19 on the list of the fastest K-Pop videos to reach 10M views on YouTube.
  • His third mini-album “I Am YOU” sold 34,436 on Hanteo in the first week, making it his best-selling album on the platform.
  • For week 43 of 2018, they made their debut on Gaon Social Chart at the #59 spot.
  • They were named Black Dog Campaign Ambassadors.
  • Tumblr portal has released the 2018 year-end “Top 30 K-Pop Artists” list placing Stray Kids at #3, being the only rookie male group on the list.
  • Stray Kids is ranked #41 on the “Top Social 50 Artists” of Billboard’s 2018 Year-End 2018 chart, being the only rookie group on the list.
  • His third mini-album “I am YOU” sold over 100k in Gaon in less than two months, making it his first album to surpass 100 thousand sales.
  • They ranked #13 best-selling group on the GAON platform in 2018, with a total of 338,053 copies.
  • They collaborated with THE BOYZ at the 2018 MAMAs held in Korea.
  • Stray Kids ranked #2 in Billboard’s top 10 K-Pop acts of 2018.
  • According to Rolling Stone India, their third mini-album “I am YOU” is ranked No. 8 in the top 10 K-pop albums of 2018.
  • Their debut song “District 9” ranked #18 on the 30 songs that helped define K-Pop in 2018, according to BuzzFeed.
  • Tickets for the Unveil Tour ‘I am’ in the USA were sold out in less than an hour, so a new show opened in Newark on May 15, which was also sold out.
  • They opened an official Tik Tok account.
  • His fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> after being released digitally ranked #1 on the iTunes charts in 17 countries.
  • For the week of April 6, they ranked #4 on Billboard’s Social 50, their highest position to date.
  • They debuted at #90 on Billboard’s “Top 100 Artists” chart.
  • His fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> debuted at #3 on Billboard’s “World Albums” Chart and #13 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers Albums” Chart.
  • Stray Kids had its first nomination in a musical show (Show Champion) within a year of its debut.
  • Their fourth mini-album <Clé1 MIROH> becomes the group’s first album to surpass 100k sales on Hanteo.
  • They were appointed as ambassadors of the Foreign Culture and Information Service (Talk Talk Korea 2019).
  • On November 16, 2019 they unveiled the official design of their lightstick.
  • His fifth mini-album <Clé LEVANTER> sold over 83k copies for the first week on the Hanteo platform, surpassing the sales of <Clé1 MIROH>.
  • Collaboration with NCT Dream at MBC Gayo Daejejeon on December 31, 2019.
  • Stray Kids’ Twitter account occupied The #4 account in “The World’s Fastest Rising K-pop Accounts of 2019”.
  • The ‘District 9: Unlock’ world tour in Singapore and Manila scheduled for April 18 and 25 has been postponed due to the expansion of COVID-19. Concerts in Japan and Europe were cancelled.
  • On August 27, 2020, the MV “God’s Menu” reached 100M plays, being his first MV to achieve this.
  • On November 10, 2020, the MV “MIROH” becomes his 2nd MV to reach 100 million views.
  • On December 03, 2020, the MV “Back Door” becomes his 3rd MV to reach 100 million views.
  • Stray Kids became Shopee Indonesia 2020 brand ambassadors.
  • Stray Kids is the only K-Pop artist to make TIME magazine’s list of the top 10 songs of 2020, with “Back Door” in the eighth spot.
  • Stray Kids ranked fourth in the TOP 10 of “K-POP ARTISTS GLOBALLY” on Spotify.
  • TIME magazine ranked “IN生” within the TOP 10 of “The Albums That Defined K-Pop’s Monumental Year in 2020.”
  • “Back Door” ranked No. 10 on the list of “Best Kpop Songs 2020” according to Billboard.
  • “GO生” ranked No. 10 on the list of “Best Kpop Albums 2020” according to Billboard.
  • Stray Kids ranks second in Tumblr’s 2020 group ranking for the second year in a row.
  • “Back Door” ranked No. 8 on TIME magazine’s “Best Songs of 2020” list, being the only K-Pop song to make the list.
  • After their first full-length album “GO生”, they created their own genre called “MALA TASTE”, thus becoming the “MALA TASTE PIONEER (MALA TASTE PIONEERS)”, as their songs satisfy all senses. Their title track, “God’s Menu” is proof that you won’t forget their music once you try it.
  • On March 8, 2021, his music video “God’s Menu” reached over 200 million views on YouTube, making it his first MV to reach that figure.
  • On June 3, 2021, they come in first place in the reality Kingdom: Legendary War with the total of 38,873,040 points.
  • “IN生” has been certified double Platinum in Gaon for selling over 500,000 units.

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