“THERE AIN'T NO LAST STEP OUT” — Fans rejoice as all members of Stray Kids renew their contracts with JYP ahead of the expiration early next year

On July 18, 2024, all Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment. The group debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2018 with a 7-year contract till 2025. Stray Kids' group and solo contracts would have expired in early 2025.

Fans were thrilled to learn that the popular K-pop band has renewed their contracts for a second term, especially ahead of their ATE album release on July 19, 2024. One fan even wrote,

"THERE AIN'T NO LAST STEP OUT"

Fans flooded X and trended the hashtag "8 IS FATE" worldwide, celebrating the contract renewal. They wished the group with "greater joy & success" for each member.

"Thanks for everything Stray Kids! 8 is Fate! Excited to continue supporting you and cheering for you going forward because there is no last step out," — one fan wrote.

"Hooray! No surprise to me, it has been a great working relationship, they have had freedom & support to pursue their dreams. May the next years bring them even greater joy & success, for each member and the group!" — another fan added.

"Han posting this on bbl as soon as the news came out....lets stay together for a long long time stray kids," — one fan noted.

However, some fans expressed skepticism and wondered if the contract renewal was done under better negotiations in favor of the band members.

"I was really hoping for a 3RACHA Entertainment announcement ngl... Here's hoping they negotiated to be treated more fairly. I'm glad they're all staying together, tho. At least there's that, and maybe we'll get 3RACHA Ent one day. Def some mixed feelings on this one," — another fan wrote.

"It's likely for jype to not let them go given the fact they're the moneymaker of the company now so i hope the kids negotiate and talk with them to have proper solo promotions with each member," — one fan remarked.

"I hope their new contract negotiations include better promotions better management better protection more rest periods more freedom to speak their mind and just better EVERYTHINGGG," — another fan said.

"Ngl this is probably the best choice they've made. Idk how hated JYP is but they're really letting SKZ grow on their own rate. I'm thankful after what all those other agencies do to their groups," — one fan added.

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Stray Kids members drop sweet messages for fans about their contract renewal on the Bubble app

Stray Kids members delivered heartfelt notes on the Bubble fan community app shortly after JYP Entertainment announced the contract renewal. The group leader, Bang Chan, wrote a heartwarming message for STAYs (Stray Kids' official fandom name), expressing his wish to stay with the group and their fans for a long time.

Stray Kids leader Bang Chan expressed his happiness in announcing the contract renewal ahead of the impending release of their comeback album, ATE, on July 19, 2024.

"It's actually not always a given that we get to renew our contract, but I want to say a huge thank you to the members and stays who made it possible for us to renew without any hesitation. It feels really new again, and as an artist for stay and as a member of stray kids, I truly want to go on together for a long, long time!!!!!! I'm so glad we got to share this good news a day before comeback. Now, you don't have to worry stay," he said.

Other members such as Felix, Han Jisung, and I.N. assured fans that they would be sticking around for a longer period of time and would keep making music and memories with their fans. Han claimed that it seemed as though they were "debuting again."

Hyunjin and Seungmin expressed their gratitude to their astute fans for supporting them for over six years since their debut in 2018.

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In other news, Stray Kids headlined the I-DAYS Milano 2024 music festival in Italy on Friday, July 12, 2024. They performed in front of 80,000 fans at Ippodromo SNAI La Maura in Milan.