ChartsAugust 23, 2026 · 1 min read

Stray Kids' 'THIS & THAT' Holds Billboard 200 Top 3 in Second Week

after debuting at no. 1, the album parked at no. 3 the next week — a first for skz on the big american chart

so about stray kids casually rewriting their own record books again. 'THIS & THAT' debuted at NO. 1 on the billboard 200 and then — instead of politely tumbling — sat pretty at no. 3 the following week.

the milestone, factually: it's the first stray kids album to spend more than one week in the top 3 of the billboard 200. staying power, unlocked.

the second week was their best US frame yet too — around 82,000 equivalent album units for the week ending august 20, a new career high stateside. STAY did not come to play.

another chart record quietly in the bag and honestly the audacity is inspiring. leave some milestones for everyone else, maybe? (don't.)

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Reported by Soompi. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.

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NewsAugust 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Stray Kids' Lee Know Donates 100 Million Won for Nepal Floods

the idol gave to world vision on august 28, specifically asking that it go toward food, clean water and shelter for families hit by the floods.

taking a soft moment because this one is genuinely lovely: Stray Kids' Lee Know has donated 100 million won (around $72,610) to help families affected by the floods in Nepal.

he made the donation on august 28 to the NGO World Vision, and specifically requested that the funds go toward life-saving aid — food and nutritional support, clean water, temporary housing, and sanitation and hygiene help for people who lost so much.

no big rollout, no fanfare — just a meaningful gift aimed exactly where it's needed most. that's the kind of thing that reminds you why you love these artists beyond the music.

sending love to everyone affected by the flooding, and a lot of respect to Lee Know for showing up. quietly iconic behavior. 🤍

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NewsAugust 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Stray Kids Try a Groovier Sound on 10th EP 'THIS & THAT'

The 10th EP 'This & That' swaps their signature chaos for something groovy — Bang Chan calls it a whole new color.

no bc STAY has braced for eardrum obliteration for NINE YEARS and Stray Kids just... relaxed? the group dropped its 10th EP 'This & That' and the whole thing leans chill, groovy and cool — a full left turn from the rough, maximalist noise they built their entire brand on.

at the Seoul press conference leader Bang Chan basically said as much. "we prepared a new color of Stray Kids, just as the title suggests," he told reporters, and it's giving grown-and-grooving. the hip-hop-based title track shares the EP's name and runs on a looser, cooler energy than anything in their usual arsenal.

before anyone spirals — it's still THEM. all eight tracks were produced entirely in-house by 3Racha (Bang Chan, Changbin and Han), so the chaos gremlins are simply chaos-ing at a lower BPM. Changbin says the title track uses sonic textures they've never touched, wrapped around simple, repeating lyrics so it actually sticks.

nine years deep and choosing the harder, weirder path instead of coasting on the formula that already prints? that's the flex. Stray Kids could've run it back and gone feral on command — instead they're serving restraint, which is somehow the most chaotic thing they could've done. new color unlocked, we are so back.

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