[Official] Stray Kids Receive Their 6th Gold Certification from France’s National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing

Idol group Stray Kids has added another global achievement with its mini-album 'THIS & THAT.'

Stray Kids' mini-album 'THIS & THAT,' released on August 7, recently received a Gold certification from the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), awarded to albums that achieve sales of 50,000 units or more.

Having added a new certification approximately 20 days after the album's release, Stray Kids now holds a total of six SNEP Gold-certified albums, following their third full-length album '★★★★★ (5-STAR),' mini-albums '樂-STAR' and 'ATE,' SKZHOP HIPTAPE '合 (HOP),' and fourth full-length album 'KARMA.'

'THIS & THAT' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated August 22 (all dates local time), then ranked No. 3 on the August 29 chart and No. 8 on the September 5 chart, remaining in the top 10 for three consecutive weeks. With this album, Stray Kids extended their record of 'nine consecutive No. 1 debuts' on the chart and once again clearly demonstrated their global stature across regions including North America and Europe, cementing their presence as the group with the most No. 1 albums on the 'Billboard 200' in the 21st century.

Recently, Stray Kids' 'self-producing' power has also come under the spotlight. The group's production team 3RACHA—Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—who have consistently created their own music and demonstrated outstanding talent in the creative field, ranked among the top K-pop idols by number of registered copyrighted songs, according to the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) on August 26. Bang Chan became the top holder with a total of 243 songs, while Changbin and Han ranked within the top 10 with 207 and 204 songs, respectively.

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