On August 14, 2024, Show Champion officially announced that Stray Kids bagged the No.1 position in the Champion Song category with their mini-album ATE's title track, Chk Chk Boom. The program shared the latest milestone of the eight-member group via its X account.
"What will be the August 14th Show Champion, Champion Song? This is Chk Chk Boom by Stray Kids! Raise the target higher all the way. The first triple champion of 2024, Stray Kids, We sincerely congratulate you on winning the Champion Song Award," the post read.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids was followed by prominent artists, including UNIS's Curious, GOT7's BamBam's Last Parade, n.SSign's Tiger (New Flavour), and BTS Jimin's Who.
Those unversed, the South Korean music television program Show Campion was first released on February 14, 2012, and it was broadcast live by MBC M.
Stray Kids would embark on their much-anticipated world tour dominATE in August 2024
In July 2024, Stray Kids would embark on their much-anticipated world tour dominATE in August in support of their ninth mini album ATE, which was released on July 19, 2024, and featured eight tracks.
The tracklist included Mountains, Chk Chk Boom, Jjam, I Like It, Runners, Twilight, Stray Kids, and Chk Chk Boom (festival version). It was released through JYP Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. The band will begin their dominATE world tour from KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on August 24, 2024, at 6 pm KST and run till September 1, 2024.
The venue details are as follows:
- KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on August 24, 2024, at 6 pm KST.
- KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on August 25, 2024, at 5 pm KST.
- KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on August 31, 2024, at 6 pm KST.
- KSPO Dome, Seoul, South Korea, on September 1, 2024, at 5 pm KST.
- National Stadium, Singapore, on September 28, 2024.
- Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, on October 19, 2024.
- Allianz Stadium, Sydney, on October 26, 2024.
- Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, November 2, 2024.
- Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, on November 14, 16, and 17, 2024.
- Philippine Arena, Manila, November 23, 2024.
- Kyocera Dome, Osaka, on December 5, 7, and 8, 2024.
- National Stadium, Bangkok, on December 14, 2024.
- Madya Stadium, Gelora Bungkarno, Jakarta, on December 21, 2024.
- Asiaworld-Arena, Hong Kong, on January 18, January 19, 2025.
The dominATE world tour will also be live-streamed through the South Korean social media platform Beyond Live on September 1, 2024. The group will organize four shows in Seoul, 9 in Asia, 2 in Australia, and 6 in Japan.
In recent news, the fourth-generation group headlined the prestigious music festival Lollapalooza Chicago on August 2, 2024, captivating the audience with their music, visuals, and intense choreography.