One day after Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" came out, the "million-seller" boy group has already attained incredible milestones on the iTunes charts that no other K-pop artist has reached in 2022.
Read on to know what it is.
Stray Kids' "ODDINARY," "MANIAC" Make Group First K-pop Artist in 2022 to Achieve These Milestones on iTunes Charts
On March 18 at 1 p.m. KST, Stray Kids officially dropped their new mini-album "ODDINARY" together with the music video for the title song "MANIAC.
"MANIAC" conveys Stray Kids' desire to not live within the ordinary borders. Band members Bang Chan, Han, and Changbin, also known as 3RACHA, penned the lyrics for the track and co-composed it with producer VERSACHOI.
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Shortly after its release, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY," as well as the songs in it, began entering domestic and international charts.
In particular, the mini-album debuted at No. 1 on both the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and European iTunes Album Chart. At the same time, the title song "MANIAC" landed at No. 1 on both the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart and European iTunes Song Chart.
With these entries, Stray Kids has become the first K-pop artist this 2022 to simultaneously rank first on all four aforementioned iTunes charts.
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In addition to this, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" has also managed to reach No. 1 on the US iTunes Album Chart. The group is the first K-pop act this year to do so.
Furthermore, the seven-track mini-album has swept the top spot on iTunes Album charts in a total of 57 countries, as of this writing. It now surpasses TXT's "The Dream Chapter: Eternity" (56 No. 1s). The album is by a fourth-generation K-pop boy group in history with the most No. 1 on iTunes.
"ODDINARY" is also now the album released by JYP Entertainment with the most No. 1 on iTunes. It beats the previous record of 51 No. 1s set by GOT7's "DYE."
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Meanwhile, Stray Kids' "MANIAC" has ranked first on iTunes Song charts in at least 38 countries, as of press time, including Greece, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Oman, Norway, Lithuania, Spain, and more.
The six B-side songs from Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" also successfully landed on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. While "VENOM" debuted at No. 9, "Charmer" entered at No. 13, "Lonely St." at No. 15, "FREEZE" at No. 17, "Waiting for Us" at No. 21, and "Muddy Water" at No. 22.
Watch Stray Kids' "MANIAC" MV here to celebrate the group's remarkable feats on iTunes charts!
Stray Kids Makes US Late Night Performance Debut on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"
In related news, Stray Kids is scheduled to make their guest appearance on the American late-night show "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." The eight-piece boy group will perform "MANIAC" for the series "#LateShowMeMusic."
This will be their first-ever live performance of "MANIAC," which will mark their U.S. late-night performance debut.
Stray Kids' "MANIAC" has been well-received by fans around the world. Not to mention, the music video for the song has surpassed 11 million views in less than 24 hours after its release.
Check out Stray Kids' "MANIAC" performance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" here!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
