Stray Kids Han Gets Noticed by 'Your Name' Animation Director After Releasing a New Song

Stray Kids Han's new song "Wish You Back" has already garnered the attention of the animation director of "Your Name."

"Your Name" also known as "Kimi no Na wa," is the most popular and highest grossing anime movie of 2016. It premiered not only in Japan but also overseas, gaining many fans and earning millions.

Stray Kids Han's 'Wish You Back' Receives Praise from 'Your Name' Animation Director

On April 24 at midnight KST, Han Jisung released a self-written track titled "Wish You Back."

"Wish You Back" is part of Stray Kids' SKZ-RECORD series in which members of the boy group - Bang Chan, Felix, Han, Changbin, I.N, Seungmin, Lee Know, and Hyunjin - drop unreleased songs or covers as their gifts for their fans, generally called STAY.

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Stray Kids member Han took to Instagram to thank the fans for listening to his solo track. Along with photos, the idol wrote, "Haha, I feel a little embarrassed, but thank you for listening to it. I will work harder from now on, as well!"

Han penned the lyrics for "Wish You Back" and co-composed it with his fellow Stray Kids member Bang Chan, who made the arrangements of the track. Han took inspiration from the Japanese animated film "Your Name," while thinking what it would be like if the movie had a sad ending.

Prior to the release of "Wish You Back," Stray Kids Han already received praises from his bandmates, especially from Changbin during a V Live broadcast of "Chan's Room" earlier this month when they spoiled the song. Changbin mentioned it was his favorite track among all the songs by Han.

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Now that Han's solo track is out, he has captured the attention of someone very famous: Makoto Shinkai, the animation director of "Your Name. It all started when a Japanese STAY shared the YouTube link of Stray Kids Han's "Wish You Back" via Twitter and mentioned the account of Makoto Shinkai. The director then retweeted the fan's post and simply commented, "beautiful!"

While it is a short comment, getting noticed and praised by the director of the movie that inspired the track is already a big achievement for Han. The Stray Kids member was, in fact, ecstatic upon hearing the news and took to Bubble to express his gratitude to the fans. He wrote that he is honored and thankful for STAYS for making him one successful stan.

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As of writing, Stray Kids Han's "Wish You Back" has surpassed 600,000 views with more than 250,000 likes and over 30,000 comments on YouTube.

Listen to Han's 'Wish You Back' below!

Stray Kids Receives Highest Points for YouTube Views and Global Voting on Mnet's "Kingdom"

Meanwhile, Mnet has broadcasted Episode 4 of their new boy group competition show "Kingdom: Legendary War." In the episode, the results for the two remaining criteria in Round 1: YouTube views and global voting have been revealed.

Stray Kids, who won first place in the preliminary round, was announced to have the highest points for YouTube views and global voting. The points and final rankings will be unveiled in the upcoming episode, which will air on April 29.

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Written by Mhaliya Scott