Stray Kids set to release first full-length Japanese album on Feb. 22

A scene from Stray Kids’s teaser for the boy band’s first upcoming Japanese full-length album [SCREEN CAPTURE]

 
Boy band Stray Kids is set to release its first full-length Japanese album on Feb. 22, 2023, JYP Entertainment said Friday.
 
The news was announced via a teaser video on the band’s social media channels.
 
Though the official title of the album has not been revealed, the video’s description mentioned “Case 143 – Japanese ver.”
 
“Case 143” is the lead track from Stray Kids’s EP “Maxident” (2022), which previously took the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.
 
Stray Kids will also hold encore concerts as part of its second world tour “Maniac” in Tokyo and Osaka in February.
 
The eight-member boy band debuted in 2018 and consists of members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. The band is known for hits such as “Miroh” (2019), “God’s Menu” (2020), “Thunderous” (2021) and “Maniac” (2022).

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]