Stray Kids, the K-pop boy group, has dominated the Hanteo and Synnara Record monthly album charts with their third regular album "5-STAR."

The third regular album '5-STAR', which Stray Kids released on June 2nd, topped the June monthly physical album chart announced by the album aggregation site Hanteo Chart. It also secured the top spot on the Synnara Record's monthly retail album chart, which accumulates offline album sales.

Prior to the release, Stray Kids achieved a pre-order quantity of 5.13 million copies as of June 1, and broke through 4,617,499 copies in the first week of sales (from the release day), setting the highest pre-order and initial sales records in K-pop history. They became the protagonists of a new era in the music industry. Stray Kids, who topped the Hanteo Chart's weekly album chart (06.05-06.11) and Synnara Record's weekly retail album chart (06.04-06.10) after release, conquered the monthly chart and boasted their powerful strength.

Particularly, Stray Kids established a grand record of 3 consecutive number ones on the American Billboard 'Billboard 200' with this album, which achieved 'JYP Entertainment's first Quad-Million-Selling'. The group continues to carry on their unstoppable global popularity. The Billboard announced on their official website on the 27th (local time) that '5-STAR' placed 12th on the 'Billboard 200' chart as of July 1, succeeding in ranking in the Billboard main chart for three consecutive weeks. The music video for the title track 'S-Class', with its splendid performance against the backdrop of Seoul, colorful visual feast, and unprecedented scale, has exceeded 70 million YouTube views as of the morning of the 3rd, and is sailing smoothly towards 100 million views.

Stray Kids held their third official fan meeting 'Stray Kids 3RD FANMEETING 'PILOT : FOR 5-STAR)' on the 1st and 2nd for two days at KSPO DOME in Songpa-gu, Seoul. They shared special summer memories with STAY (fandom name), who filled the vast dome venue, by offering witty talks, game corners, and rich stage performances, including the latest album's title track '특' and the track 'ITEM'. The music video for '특', which was revealed for the first time at this fan meeting with the official animal character SKZOO version, is also a hot online topic among STAYs both domestically and internationally.

Stray Kids, starting from August, will launch a dome tour in four cities in Japan, the 'first of its kind for a 4th generation K-pop boy group', reinforcing their status as a top-tier K-pop group. The 'Stray Kids 5-STAR Dome Tour 2023' will be grandly held eight times at Fukuoka PayPay Dome in August, Vantelin Dome Nagoya and Kyocera Dome Osaka in September, and Tokyo Dome in October. On September 30th and October 1st, they will hold a concert called 'Seoul Special' at the KSPO DOME in Seoul, responding to the love and support of domestic fans.

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