STAYC To Release First Japanese Studio Album ‘STAY ALIVE’ In February 2026
It will be the K-pop girl group’s second full-length record overall, following their Korean debut album Metamorphic, which came out on July 1, 2024.
By Mayks Go
STAYC: courtesy of @STAYC_JP
STAYC: courtesy of @STAYC_JP
STAYC are finally releasing their first ever Japanese studio album next year, entitled STAY ALIVE.
The upcoming full-length record is the 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 girl group’s first collection of songs in Japanese and their second album overall after their Korean debut album Metamorphic, which came out on July 1, 2024.
Composed of a total of 17 tracks, STAY ALIVE is set to be released on February 11, 2024 (Wednesday), led by the main track “MWUAH.” Its release was preceded by a string of Japanese singles that came out from 2022 to 2025, beginning with their hit single “POPPY,” other Japanese originals “LIT,” “MEOW,” “Tell Me Now,” “Lover, Killer,” as well as the Japanese versions of “ASAP,” “Teddy Bear,” “Bubble,” “Cheeky Icy Thang,” “GPT,” “BEBE.”
All these songs will be included in STAY ALIVE, while the rest of the album will be completed by the Japanese versions of “STEREOTYPE” and “Stay WITH Me,” as well as the new original songs “Satellite” and “Say My Name.”
In other news, STAYC celebrated the 5th anniversary of their debut as a group today, November 12, 2025. Meanwhile, the six-member group — composed of SUMIN, SIEUN, ISA, SEEUN, YOON, and J — released a Chinese version of their single “Teddy Bear” on September 19, 2025.
While waiting for the release of STAY ALIVE, listen to STAYC’s latest Japanese single “Lover, Killer” below: