Stray Youngsters proceed to interrupt longstanding musical information. This time, their newest album KARMA debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 and throughout world charts, which makes the k-pop band the primary act in historical past to have their first seven Billboard 200 entries debut at No.1.
Moreover, the group has now damaged the report for essentially the most No.1 albums on the Billboard 200 by any Ok-Pop act of all time. Launched on August 22 through JYP Entertainment/IMPERIAL/Republic Information, KARMA bought 313,000 models within the U.S. through the first week and soared to the highest of the U.S. charts because the third highest album debut of 2025.
Globally, KARMA topped charts all over the world as effectively, debuting at No.1 on the album charts in France, Germany, and Belgium, and Prime 5 in Australia.
KARMA arrives on the heels of Stray Youngsters’ celebrated world tour, Stray Youngsters World Tour , which noticed the group carry out 54 exhibits throughout 34 areas worldwide over the previous yr.
Notably, out of the 34 venues on their world tour, Stray Youngsters carried out in 27 stadiums for the primary time. Amongst these 27 stadiums, they set varied report firsts, largest audiences, and highest numbers at 13 venues, which accounts for half of the stadium performances. Stray Youngsters turned the primary Ok-Pop artists to carry out at stadiums in São Paulo; North American cities together with Seattle, Orlando, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Toronto; and European cities together with Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, and Rome.
KARMA additionally follows Stray Youngsters’ Gold-Licensed No.1 album HOP, which solidified Stray Youngsters because the Ok-Pop artist with essentially the most RIAA Gold Album Certifications in historical past.
The 11-track KARMA album is a narrative about future instructed in Stray Youngsters’ personal distinctive method—connecting their previous, current, and future. All the tracks on the album are produced by the group’s manufacturing group, 3RACHA, who’ve constructed a novel musical universe and narrative of their very own.
Starting with their 2022 mini-album ODDINARY, Stray Youngsters have consecutively topped the Billboard 200 Chart with MAXIDENT, ★★★★★ (5-STAR), 樂-STAR (ROCK-STAR), ATE, HOP, and now KARMA, marking a historic first within the chart’s 69-year historical past.
Take heed to Stray Youngsters’ Karma now.
