#i am who

[faunandfloraas]

WHO is LEE KNOW Gah alone in the 4th dimension has the coolest skill set in the universe likes cats (even has stuffed animals) has a cute corner - Hyunjin

Although he was the last to join, he is so friendly that it feels like we have been together for 2 or 3 years! Like a teacher that if you ask something, teaches you well from the beginning! - Seungmin

He’s strange, but he has a certain charm that draws me in. - I.N

He was a back dancer for BTS sunbaenims. But now he's in charge of dancing for Stray Kids. He plays with us a lot, and we practice hard. - Felix

It's annoying when he pranks me and plays jokes on me, but when we are together, he's an older brother that's fun. I'm happy to be with him! - Changbin

My hyung who loves his bed. The type that suits me best. The coolest hyung when dancing. Cat dad! - Han

A person who enjoys life. It allows me to enjoy life, too. When we hold hands, it makes me want to feel the 4D world. His dance skills are out of this world. -Bang Chan

[srirachaz]

out of all 137 stray kids songs (up to maxident) i only truly enjoy 68 of them. less than half. and some of those are the same song in different languages.

out of 116 individual songs I only like 63 of them

this isn’t a drag on stray kids. they just have such varied songs and i only like some of the genres they do, which is kind of crazy tbh

anyways my point is that you don’t have to like every single thing a person/group releases to greatly enjoy their work. stray kids has been my number one artist on spotify since i’ve started listening to them

[lowkey-loving-loki]

Calling All STAYS!

Can anyone who sees this please sign this petition I've made to bring SKZ to London for a concert as they've only had one concert in London and that was in July 2019

[skz-nerd]

181210 My Pace + Outro - 2018 MAMA PREMIERE in KOREA

Performance

Pic credits:

1- urprawn

2- urprawn

3- news1 (News Outlet)

4- urprawn

5- urprawn

6- LIGHTDAY_0914

7- LIGHTDAY_0914

[jisungs-veterinar]

Will be selling K-pop albums starting this weekend (EUROPE ONLY)

Will have Taemin, Stray kids, 2PM, vixx, exo, wanna one, oneus etc

Starting on Saturday I will post the albums and photocards they come with.

Prices will vary depending on the condition of the album. A few of them I will post next week we I'm waiting for them to arrive from back home.

I'd prefer selling in the Netherlands.

[death2normalcy]

Since I’m officially done with the main guides to Stray Kids, I figured I’d do a couple fun guides, just for, well, fun. I’m done with the dynamics, but I didn’t want to stop making these, lmao. So, I thought it would be interesting to kind of explain the boys music, kind of like a summary of all the music they’ve put out. Not each song individually, that may be too much. But maybe the albums/mini albums/ EPs, etc.

This post contains info about the groups first 4 EPs: Mixtape, I Am Not, I Am Who, and I Am You.

(Most of the info was taken from Wikipedia, or from my own listen of the album. I’ve gotten bits and pieces from other areas, but yea. If I got something wrong, or missed something important, please let me know!)

Mixtape EP (2018)

actually a pre-debut EP, that was released in January of 2018 (they debuted in March). if i’m not mistaken, all the songs on this one appear in the survival show.

genres - kpop, hip-hop

includes 7 songs: hellevator; beware (grrr); spread my wings; yayaya; glow; school life, 4419

has 3 music videos, 2 of which are performance videos: hellevator, beware (grrr), and spread my wings

all of the songs were written by 3racha, which is a common theme, as they write the majority of the songs for the group

includes themes of mental health, being young, growing up, and finding yourself. understandable, since the oldest member at the time would have been chan, and he was barely in his 20s (20/21, I think?). the youngest, i.n., was around 16/17.

my personal favorite from the EP: Beware (Grrr), but I understand why people love Hellevator so much.

Peak position (on any chart) - 2, on both the Circle Album Chart (previously known as the Goan Album Chart) and the US World Album (Billboard) chart.

I Am Not EP (2018)

their actual debut EP. released in March 2018.

includes 7 songs and one bonus song: Not!; District 9; Mirror; Awaken; Rock; Grow Up; 3rd Eye; and Mixtape #1

genres - kpop, hip-hop

has 4 music videos, 1 of which is a performance video and 1 is a street version: district 9, mirror, rock, and grow up.

includes themes of growing up, finding a safe place, being young and figuring out who you are, and believing in yourself

again, all the lyrics were written by 3racha, in some capacity

you learn pretty quickly that these boys don’t hesitate to talk about more difficult subjects, stuff a lot of their fans relate to. they also work pretty hard at keeping their lyrics relatively neutral, even the few songs about love that they’ve done are pretty much gender neutral

mixtape #1 is also called ‘placebo’

Not! isn’t actually a full song, it’s more like an opener? like, it sets you up for the rest of the songs, but its not a full song on its own. they do openers like this in 5 (?) of their EPs. this one is just seungmin, lee know, and bang chan

my personal favorite: Rock, but again, I understand why a lot of people love District 9 so much.

Peak position - 4, on the Circle Album Chart (previously Goan Album Chart)

I Am Who EP (2018)

released in August of 2018.

includes 7 songs, plus a bonus track: WHO?; My Pace; Voices; Question; Insomnia; M.I.A.; Awkward Silence; and Mixtape #2

genres - kpop, hip-hop

has some kind of music video for every single song, whether it’s a regular music video, a street one, or just a performance video. there’s also an extra performance video for my pace

includes themes of being yourself, not comparing yourself to others, not letting others bring you down and growing up.

once again, Who? is not an official, full song. this one is just Lee Know, Han, and Felix. (don’t misunderstand. although these openers are not full, official songs, they are still very good and i recommend checking them out. who? happens to be one of my favorites)

Mixtape #2 is also called ‘Behind the Light’. i’m not 100% certain here, but it seems to be a song about the boys themselves, their friendship, and their journey as trainees until debut. if anyone sees this and that’s wrong, let me know.

my personal favorite: Insomnia (but My Pace and M.I.A. are a close second)

Peak position - 3 on the Circle Album Chart (previously known as the Goan Album Chart)

I Am You EP (2018)

released in October of 2018.

includes 7 songs, plus one bonus track: You; I Am You; My Side; Hero’s Soup; Get Cool; N/S; 0325; Mixtape #3

genres - kpop, hip-hop (these do get expanded in the future, but wikipedia lists the genres for the first 4 albums as the same)

has music videos for all except hero’s soup and 0325. and once again, there’s a bonus performance video for i am you.

includes themes of surrounding yourself with people you love, being yourself (a theme that honestly appears in almost every single one of their albums/EPs, especially most of their early stuff), and being happy.

and once again, You is not a full song. i believe it’s changbin, i.n. and hyunjin.

mixtape #3 is also called ‘For You’. it’s a song that’s definitely meant for younger individuals, specifically people still in school, but it’s a sweet message either way. it also has some beautiful lines and some of my favorite chan singing parts.

random note: n/s will never be my favorite song, but the video is so random and the song is so weird, I highly recommend checking it out. it kind of shows how much these boys are just big dorks, and it’s very funny

my personal favorite: I Am You (a song that can be interpreted as being for Stay or about the boys themselves.)

Peak position - 2 on the Circle Album Chart (previously known as the Goan Album Chart)

Note - All of these, besides their pre-debut album, are a trilogy, basically. (You can see that in their names) I’m not 100% of the background with the trilogy itself, but all three have themes of being yourself and finding your place in the world, which fits the ‘I Am...’ theme.

[dreamcreatorsworld]

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Knowledge Revenge.

[lazylittledragon]

can't believe we're all adults being forced into the club penguin level of censorship in 2024

[etherealspacejelly]

sometimes you just have to let yourself be a bit neurodivergent.

i hate going out, it gives me a lot of anxiety and sensory input that i dont like, and i am often forced to talk to people.

so i do this thing on more difficult days, or sometimes just for fun, where i "bring a fictional character with me". i walk and imagine Fictional Character walking next to me. they talk to me, reassure me, hype me up, whatever i need them to do.

today dean winchester came christmas shopping with me. he went over the list with me of stuff i needed to get, told me i was doing a good job every time i finished in a certain shop, reminded me to take a deep breath when i got a little overwhelmed.

and yea. its kinda silly. and i know its just me talking to myself in a different voice, but it Works! especially since all of my special interests/hyperfixations tend to be tv/movie related.

so do what you gotta do to Get Shit Done. stop holding yourself to neurotypical standards. if you need Fictional Character to tell you you're doing a good job, do it! if you need Favourite Singer to walk you to school, do it! yea it might feel silly but you're literally fighting against your own brain to get stuff done every single day. you can have a little self indulgent daydream, as a treat.

[faunandfloraas]

Bang Chan, I am WHO photobook scans.

[srirachaz]

just listened to the entirety of stray kid’s discography including skz player and skz record so ask me my opinion on any stray kids song, in any version, including japanese and english versions, because i have Opinions (capital O) and i’m happy to share

[gerardpilled]

I hate when an artist gets exposed for being a bad person and people start the narrative “why would you even want to listen to their shitty music” when are we going to be freed from the idea that only good people create good art and bad people create bad art. It just makes it harder for these types of people to be exposed because now you got people thinking “how is this possible, his music is so good!”

[feluka]

oh god shut up. you didn't even know the damn kid.

"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe, and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." — James Baldwin

[phantomrose96]

I think we should have a turn of phrase for "I'm not in the right, but I AM annoyed with this situation, so I just need to go bitch to a friend about this before I suck it up and go do the right thing" because more and more I'm finding this is a critical element of functional adulthood.