Stray Kids to drop new EP 'Circus' in Japan on June 22

Boy band Stray Kids [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band Stray Kids will drop its new EP “Circus” in Japan on June 22, according to JYP Entertainment on Monday.

The EP will include songs “Circus,” “Fairytale” and “Your Eyes,” as well as Japanese versions of its recent Korean tracks “Maniac,” “Venom” and “Silent Cry.”

Members Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, who also make up the boy band’s producing unit 3Racha, participated in writing the music and lyrics for “Circus.”

Stray Kids’ previous Japanese single “Scars / Thunderous –Japanese ver.-” topped Japan’s local CD sales and streaming charts after it was released in October.

Stray Kids debuted in 2018 and consists of members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. The band is known for hits such as “My Pace” (2018), “Miroh” (2019), “God's Menu” (2020) and “Back Door” (2020). Its most recent EP “Oddinary” (2022) released in March sold over 1 million copies.

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]