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Stray Kids achieved a historical feat with their upcoming album, MAXIDENT. The eight-member group is the third highest-selling pre-ordered artist in K-pop history.
On September 29, 2022, reports revealed that the MANIAC group recorded a whopping 2.4 million pre-order sales - and they came a close second to BTS. The numbers are a significant cause for celebration in the STAY fandom, and '2.24 MILLION' and '#StrayKidsDoubleMillionSeller' has been trending on Twitter.
Fans had predicted that the self-producing idols would cross two million in pre-order sales. If that were the case, they would have ranked somewhere around 6th or 7th with NCT DREAM and BLACKPINK.
However, with 2.4 million pre-orders, the group has soared above NCT 127's Sticker, SEVENTEEN's Face The Sun, NCT DREAM's Glitch Mode, and BLACKPINK's BORN PINK, among others.
'2.24 MILLION' trends on Twitter as Stray Kids achieve Double Million Seller title with MAXIDENT
Known as one of the representatives of fourth-generation K-pop, Stray Kids continue to scale new heights. Their success has grown through increased sales, music streams, and broken records.
JYP Entertainment (JYPE) shared that Stray Kids earned the title of Double Million Sellers with their upcoming mini-album MAXIDENT on September 29, 2022.
Additionally, the eight-member group has become the first and only JYPE artist with two million sales. Their previous release, ODDINARY, recorded 1.3 million pre-order sales in March this year. They also became JYPE's first million-selling artist with one album, thanks to their August 2021 release, NOEASY.
Six months later, the MANIAC group nearly doubled the numbers with MAXIDENT's 2.24 million pre-orders.
Take a look at some of the fan reactions below:
Pre-order sales are often called stock pre-orders. These do not signify actual sales but are the numbers distributors and retailers order from the agencies after analyzing customer demands. It is a way to know the desirability of a particular group and helps in tracking real-time growth.
However, the MAXIDENT group has always recorded higher numbers than their pre-order ones.
With all of these achievements in Stray Kids' roster, it was inevitable that the STAY fandom would hail the artists. It is worth noting that they are also the only fourth-generation boy group in the top 10 of the highest-selling pre-ordered albums list.
In other news, Stray Kids are busy gearing up for MAXIDENT. On September 27, the members returned to South Korea after a schedule abroad. Among them, Lee Know, Hyunjin, and I.N wore beanies or hoodies to cover their hair.
Dying one's hair is a signature move of K-pop idols to tease fans for an upcoming release. With the news of 2.4 million pre-orders, Stray Kids has increased the excitement by multi-folds.
MAXIDENT will be released on October 7, 2022.
