The group Stray Kids has maintained their top-tier status on the U.S. Billboard's main chart 'Billboard 200', securing 6th place for two consecutive weeks.

According to recent announcements from the official U.S. Billboard website, Stray Kids' third full-length album '5-STAR' claimed the 6th spot on the 'Billboard 200' for the week of June 24th (all times local).

Stray Kids had a consecutive run of success with their three works, from the mini albums 'ODDINARY' and 'MAXIDENT' released in March and October 2022 respectively, to '5-STAR' revealed in June 2023, all making their entry straight to 1st place on the 'Billboard 200'. The third full-length album secured its spot in the top 10 of the chart for two consecutive weeks, demonstrating their power as global superstars.

The new album and title track 'Teuk' ranked in 9 major categories on the latest Billboard charts, including 5th in 'Artist 100', 2nd in 'Top Album Sales', 2nd in 'Top Current Album Sales', 1st in 'World Albums', 65th in 'Billboard Global 200', 44th in 'Billboard Global (excluding the US)', 7th in 'Tastemaker Albums', and 11th in 'World Digital Song Sales', proving its immense popularity.

'5-STAR', which Stray Kids released for the first time in about two years based on a regular album, set a record for the 'highest pre-orders in K-pop history' with over 5.13 million pre-orders as of June 1st. The album sales website, Hanteo Chart, reported a new record of 4,617,499 in initial sales, and as of June 12th, it surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, radiating its presence both domestically and abroad.

Stray Kids continues to rise as the first 4th generation K-pop boy group to host a tour of Japan's four major domes. They attracted a total of 130,000 spectators by performing in Kobe, Tokyo, and Osaka in June and July 2022 and February 2023 as part of their second world tour, 'Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC"'.

Fueled by the passionate fan base, the band has expanded the size and scale of their performances to launch the 'Stray Kids 5-STAR Dome Tour 2023'. They will meet fans in four Japanese cities with a total of eight performances at Fukuoka PayPay Dome in August, Nagoya's Vantelin Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka in September, and Tokyo Dome in October.

On September 30th and October 1st, they will hold a concert named 'Seoul Special' at the KSPO DOME (Olympic Gymnastics Arena) in Songpa-gu, Seoul, to show their gratitude for the enormous support and love from their domestic fans. Prior to this, on July 1st and 2nd, they will hold their third official fan meeting 'Stray Kids 3RD FANMEETING 'PILOT: FOR 5-STAR'' at KSPO DOME, creating precious memories with their fandom, STAY.

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