Stray Kids Set New Record for Most RIAA Gold Certifications in K-pop History

Stray Kids established a new record as the group with the most RIAA gold certifications in K-pop history by earning gold certification for their latest album, “HOP.” With this achievement, Stray Kids now holds a total of 9 RIAA gold certifications. The gold certification for “HOP,” released in December 2024, adds four singles—“God’s Menu,” “MANIAC,” “Back Door,” and “소리꾼”—to their existing gold-certified singles, as well as five albums—“5-STAR,” “ROCK-STAR,” “ATE,” “MAXIDENT,” and “HOP”—to their gold-certified album list. Stray Kids are the first K-pop group to receive five or more RIAA gold certifications solely in the album category. The release of “HOP” also led to another record. Comprising eight members—Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and IN—Stray Kids had all six of their initial albums, including “HOP,” debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. This is the first time in the nearly 69-year history of the Billboard 200 chart that such an outcome has occurred. They previously achieved number one debuts with “ODDINARY” (2022), “MAXIDENT” (2022), “ROCK-STAR” (2023), “5-STAR” (2023), and “ATE” (2024). Stray Kids have continued to maintain their strong presence on the global stage this year. The new song “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)” by Japanese artist LiSA, in which member Felix appears as a feature, reached number one on the U.S. Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart on March 8, 2025. Stray Kids’ global influence is also evident through their large-scale tours. Their “Stray Kids World Tour <dominATE>” is the largest tour in their history, featuring 55 performances across 34 regions and having drawn a total of 2.2 million attendees so far. This is expected to set a new record as the highest-attended K-pop tour ever. The tour began on March 27, 2025, at Estadio Bicentenario La Florida in Santiago, Chile, followed by stops in Brazil, Peru, and Mexico, before starting North American dates on May 24 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, USA. North American performances will take place in San Francisco, Los Angeles (with debut shows at SoFi Stadium and Citi Field), Arlington, Atlanta, Orlando, New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago, concluding on June 29 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. European dates include stops in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Madrid, with the final show taking place on July 26 at Stade de France in Paris. Meanwhile, Stray Kids are set to release their first work of 2025, a new digital single titled “Mixtape : dominATE,” on March 21.