Stray Kids Embrace Their ‘KARMA’ In New Full-Length Album
This marks the group’s latest full-length album since 2023.
By Rome Saenz
Courtesy of JYP Entertainment
Courtesy of JYP Entertainment
Last August 22 (Friday), hit-making K-popK-PopA genre of South Korean popular music known for polished production, intricate choreography, and elaborate visuals, built around trainee systems and global fandoms. K-pop has a huge following in theGo to K-Pop Glossary boy group Stray Kids came back with their fourth full-length album, entitled KARMA.
Additionally, the group unveiled the music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for the album’s lead track, “CEREMONY,” which features a grand and high-paced production, along with choreography created by the renowned Korean dance group We Dem Boyz. The visualizer brings a unique futuristic sports concept to life, giving the song’s title a meaning of celebrating one’s victory.
Check out the music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for “CEREMONY” below:
As aforementioned, this marks Stray Kids’ fourth Korean studio album. This follows their latest full-length release, 5-STAR in 2023, which was preceded by NOEASY in 2021 and GO LIVE in 2020.
The album itself is composed of eleven tracks in total, including the Festival and English versions of “CEREMONY.” Introduced as wordplay on the term “Calmer,” KARMA explores themes of turning negative experiences and emotions into joy and inspiration. Check out the complete track list of KARMA below:
- “BLEEP”
- “CEREMONY”
- “CREED”
- “MESS”
- “In My Head”
- “Half Time”
- “Phoenix”
- “Ghost”
- “0801”
- “CEREMONY” (Festival Version)
- “CEREMONY” (English Version)
Debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2018, Stray Kids — Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. — were created as a group through the reality survival program of the same title as the group’s name.
Stream KARMA on Spotify here: