Written by: Aayusi Shrestha - 2025002, Grade VII
Posted on: 21 December, 2020
Stray Kids is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP entertainment in 2017. Stray kids were formed during a reality show of the same name. The group consisted of 9 members but a member named Woojin left the group in October 2019 due to some reasons. So basically now Stray kids consist of 8 members who are: Changbin, Jisung, Seungmin, Lee know, Jeongin, Bangchan, Hyunjin, and Felix. Stray Kids is also written as SKZ in a shorter form. The group officially debuted on March 25, 2018. On October 17, JYP released Stray Kids' first music video for a song titled Hellevator. Stray Kids' fandom or fans' name is STAY.
About the members of stray kids
Bang chan: Bangchan is the oldest member of Stray kids. He is well known as Bang chan or chan. His birth name is Christopher Bang. He is also the leader of the group. He was born on October 3, 1997. He trained for 7 years. He is also a rapper and vocalist.
Lee know: Lee know is the second oldest member of stray kids. He is known as Minho and his stage name is Lee know. His birth name is Lee Min Ho. He was born on October 25, 1998. He was a trainee for 1 year. He was a backup dancer for BTS during their Japan tour. He is a vocalist and rapper.
Changbin: Changbin is his stage name. His birth name is Seo Chang-bin. He was born on August 11, 1999, in Yongin, South Korea. He trained for 2 years. He helps in producing songs. He is a rapper.
Jisung: Jisung is well known as Han and it's his stage name too. His birth name is Han Ji Sung. He was born on September 14, 2000, in Incheon, South Korea. He used to live and study in Malaysia. He trained for 3 years. He is a rapper and vocalist.
Hyunjin: Hyunjin is well known as Hyunijn only. His birth name is Hwang Hyun-jin. He was born on March 20, 2000, in Seoul, South Korea. When he was a kid he lived for a while in Las Vegas. He trained for 2 years. He is a rapper.
Seungmin: Seungmin is his stage name too. His Birth Name is Kim Seung-min. He was born on September 22, 2000, in Seoul, South Korea. He trained for 2 years. He is a vocalist.
Felix: Felix is well known as Felix as it is also his stage name. His birth name is Lee Felix. His Korean name is Lee Yong-bok. He was born on September 15, 2000. His parents are Korean, but he was born in Sydney, Australia. He trained for 1 year. He is a rapper.
Jeongin: Jeongin is well known as I.N and his birth Name is Yang Jeong-in. He was born on February 8, 2001, in Busan, South Korea. He is the Maknae (youngest member) of stray kids. He trained for 2 years. He is a vocalist.
Source: kpop profiles, Wikipedia.
