Group Stray Kids has successfully landed in the top 3 of the US Billboard main album chart for two consecutive weeks with their new mini-album.

Released on the 7th, Stray Kids' mini-album "THIS & THAT" claimed the No. 3 spot on the US Billboard main album chart, the "Billboard 200," for the chart dated the 29th (local time), following their No. 1 debut and securing a top 3 placement for two straight weeks. They also maintained their popularity by holding the top spot on the "World Albums" chart. Beyond Billboard, they maintained the No. 1 position for two consecutive weeks on France's SNEP "Top Albums" chart and Austria's Ö3 Austria Top 40 "Long Play (Album) Chart," following the chart dated the 14th up to the 21st.

With "THIS & THAT," Stray Kids set various "first" and "most" records. Generating a total of 369,000 equivalent album units in the US during its first week of release—marking their highest sales yet—the new album, which debuted at No. 1 on the "Billboard 200" chart dated the 22nd, added a historic group achievement by becoming their "ninth consecutive No. 1 debut entry" since they first topped the chart with their 2022 mini-album "ODDINARY." By accumulating a total of nine "Billboard 200" No. 1 albums, Stray Kids continued their legendary status, becoming the group with the most chart-topping albums in the 21st century following 20th-century legends The Beatles.

Stray Kids will also continue their world tour, "Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT>." On the upcoming 29th and 30th, they are set to achieve a historic milestone by becoming the first male foreign artists to hold a solo concert at Tokyo National Stadium. Following this, on September 11, they will take the stage as headliners at Brazil's major music festival "Rock in Rio," and later that same month, they will host their group-anchored new festival "STRAYCITY" across three regions in Latin America.

By Kang Kyung-yoon 

(SBS Star News, Reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)