Stray Children have confirmed the tracklist for his or her subsequent EP, ‘Rock-Star’, which is able to arrive subsequent month.
The JYP Leisure boyband confirmed their subsequent comeback final week (October 6), sharing a “prologue” video on-line, and have now revealed the tracklist for the document.
Stray Children’ ‘Rock-Star’ EP will comprise eight songs, together with ‘Social Path’, a Korean tackle their latest collaboration with Japanese singer LiSA, and two variations of ‘락 (LALALALA)’.
All tracks have been written and composed by no less than one member of 3RACHA, the sub-unit comprised of members Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, who’re the primary writers and producers for Stray Children.
Stray Children(스트레이 키즈) “樂-STAR”
TRACK LIST
❶ MEGAVERSE
❷ 락 (樂) (𝑒𝑛𝑔. LALALALA)
❸ 사각지대 (𝑒𝑛𝑔. BLIND SPOT)
❹ COMFLEX
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— Stray Children (@Stray_Kids) October 8, 2023
‘가려줘 (Cowl Me)’ was co-written and co-composed by Bang Chan and Hyunjin. Different collaborators, reminiscent of Willie Weeks and Millionboy additionally contributed to the composing and arranging of some songs.
Stray Children’ ‘Rock-Star’ EP tracklist is as follows:
‘Megaverse’
‘락 (LALALALA)’
‘사각지대 (Blind Spot)’
‘Comflex’
‘가려줘 (Cowl Me)’
‘Go away’
‘Social Path (feat. LiSA) (Korean Ver.)’
‘락 (Rock Ver.) (LALALALA (Rock Ver.))’
The ‘Prologue’ clip shared with the EP’s announcement captures the emotions of a small little one getting ready to go on stage to carry out because the trumpet participant in a band. Rappers Felix and Bang Chan narrate the video, with Felix providing a chilled presence in distinction to his bandmate’s manic and theatrical supply.
“The nervousness is one thing we create ourselves,” Bang Chan whispers dramatically as stage time approaches. “We imagine that you just’ll do nice if you will get past these feelings and revel in these moments,” Felix counter-balances.
As the kids enter the stage, the 2 shout in unison: “Let’s present them how we rock!” An electrical guitar solo cuts in because the band’s brand, the EP title and their slogan seem on the display screen in pink.
‘Rock-Star’ will probably be launched at 2pm KST (5am BST) on November 10. It’ll arrive 5 months after the discharge of Stray Children’ newest full-length album ‘5-Star’ and can “have a detailed relationship” to that document, in line with JYP Leisure (per Korea JoongAng Each day).
In a five-star evaluation of ‘5-Star’, NME’s Crystal Bell wrote: “Stray Children are flying so excessive above the gang that they’re in a galaxy of their very personal, the place the events are infinite and the vibes are at all times five-star.”
The album gave the group their third consecutive Quantity One on the Billboard 200 in June. It adopted their earlier data ‘Maxident’ and ‘Oddinary’ – each launched in 2022 – in topping the chart.
Final month, three members of Stray Children have been concerned in a automotive accident. Lee Know, Hyunjin and Seungmin have been travelling residence from a scheduled occasion once they have been concerned in a “minor incident”, though not one of the stars or their accompanying workers members have been “critically injured”.
Nonetheless, as a consequence of sustaining “delicate muscle ache and bruises”, they have been suggested to “obtain conservative therapy” and have been placed on a brief hiatus from promotions, together with a scheduled look at New York’s World Citizen pageant. 3RACHA, the sub-unit comprised of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, carried out on the occasion in Stray Children’ wake.