Stray Kids reveals details of their 2nd Japanese album "GIANT," including tracklist, special editions, and upcoming concerts.
October/11/2024 19:34
Stray Kids' 2nd Japanese album "GIANT" main visual, jacket photos, and tracklist have been fully revealed. The album will be released on November 13 (Wednesday). The main visual and jacket photos for the limited editions A and B have been disclosed, along with the album details on a special site. This long-awaited full album, the 2nd Japanese album "GIANT," is their first in about 1 year and 9 months and includes a total of 10 tracks (11 tracks only in the fan club limited edition). The tracks include the grand and powerful lead song "GIANT," the opening theme "NIGHT" and ending theme "Falling Up" from the TV anime "Tower of God - The Workshop Battle," the theme song "WHY?" from Fuji TV's Thursday drama "Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire," and the first Christmas song for a Japanese work, "Christmas Love." In addition to 7 original Japanese songs, the album also includes the Japanese version of the lead song "Chk Chk Boom" from their Korean mini-album "ATE," which achieved 5 consecutive No. 1s on the US Billboard charts, as well as English versions of "NIGHT" and "Falling Up." The Blu-ray included in the limited edition A features over 1 hour of exclusive content, including making-of videos for the jacket photos and recordings of "GIANT" and "Christmas Love." The limited edition B includes a special ZINE with film camera shots of the members. There will also be a serial number giveaway for exclusive offline events, including a member individual high-touch event. Stray Kids is currently on their largest world tour, with highly anticipated concerts in Japan scheduled for November 14, 16, and 17 at Tokyo Dome, and December 5, 7, and 8 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Tickets are expected to be premium and hard to obtain. Release information for the album includes various editions with unique content and merchandise.
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