Stray Kids' 4th album 'KARMA' sells over 3 million copies, topping charts and breaking streaming records in K-POP.
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Stray Kids achieved initial "triple million seller" with their 4th full album "KARMA," shining as the number one K-POP album initial sales in 2025. On the 22nd, Stray Kids made a comeback with the release of their 4th full album "KARMA." The album sold over 2 million copies on the first day according to the HANTEO chart, achieving double million seller status. Subsequently, it sold about 3.03 million copies in one week, becoming the only album to surpass 3 million initial sales in 2025, taking the top position. It also ranked first on the HANTEO weekly physical album chart (August 18-24, 2025) and the CIRCLE chart (formerly GAON chart) weekly retail album chart (August 17-23, 2025), and also topped the CIRCLE chart weekly album chart (same period). Furthermore, it set numerous initial records, most records, and longest records on Spotify. As the first 4th generation K-POP group to surpass 20 million followers, Stray Kids recorded 2nd globally and 5th in the US and 3rd in the UK on Spotify's "Top Album Debut" during the aggregation period from August 22-24. The title track "CEREMONY" ranked 2nd globally, 2nd in the US, and 7th in the UK on "Top Song Debut." Notably, the included tracks "Pee Sound Processing" ranked 3rd, "CREED" 4th, "In My Head" 6th, "MESS" 7th, "Phoenix" 8th, "Ghost" 9th, and "Half Time" 10th, with a total of 8 songs entering the global top 10 of "Top Song Debut," achieving great hits. Additionally, the new album "KARMA" set the record for the most streams on the first day and first week for a K-POP group in 2025 on Spotify. The title track "CEREMONY" became the most streamed song in the first week of release for a K-POP boy group in 2025, recording over 2.52 million streams on the 22nd, debuting at 27th on the Spotify daily top songs global chart. Stray Kids maintained their ranking for 6 days until the 27th, becoming the K-POP boy group with the longest ranking period on this year's chart. They are also expected to achieve their best performance on the UK Official Chart, one of the world's three major music charts. On the 26th (local time), the official trend chart (top 20 ranking of the latest release songs) announced that the title track "CEREMONY" ranked 6th. Furthermore, the official SNS and website of the chart predicted that "Stray Kids is expected to update their best record on this week's chart with the new album 'KARMA'," introducing it as a potential historic moment for Stray Kids, who have never entered the top 10 of the official album chart in the past. On the 28th, "CEREMONY" won 1st place on Mnet's "M COUNTDOWN," achieving a big breakthrough both domestically and internationally. Stray Kids released the remix digital single "CEREMONY (Celebrate Remixes)" today (29th) at 1 PM (midnight Eastern Time) in response to the enthusiastic support from fans.
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