# STAYC

STAYC (/ˈsteɪsi/; Korean: 스테이씨; RR: Seuteissi, acronym for Star to a Young Culture) is a South Korean girl group formed by High Up Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Sumin, Sieun, Isa, Seeun, Yoon, and J. Mainly produced by K-pop duo Black Eyed Pilseung, they debuted on November 12, 2020, with the release of their debut single album Star to a Young Culture. From September 2023 to March 2024 they embarked on their first world tour.

## Name

The group's name, STAYC, is an acronym for "Star to a Young Culture", and is meant to "reflect the act's aim of dominating pop culture".

## History
### 2016–2019: Pre-debut

Sieun was well-known prior to debut as both the daughter of veteran singer Park Nam-jung, and for her roles in dramas such as The Good Wife, Queen for Seven Days, and The Crowned Clown. She won the Youth Acting Award in 2018 SBS Drama Awards for her role in Still 17.
Seeun was known as an actress, appearing in shows like The Guardians and Circle.
Prior to debut, STAYC was known as "High Up Girls", named after their company, High Up Entertainment.

### 2020: Debut with Star to a Young Culture

On September 8, it was announced that Black Eyed Pilseung of High Up Entertainment would debut their first girl group. On October 8, High Up Entertainment announced that the group would be debuting in November. The members were officially revealed in pairs via prologue films from October 12 to 14 (in order: Sieun, Isa, Seeun, J, Sumin, and Yoon). On October 22, the title of their single album was announced to be Star to a Young Culture, with the lead single "So Bad". The teaser schedule was released the same day. The single album was announced to be produced by Black Eyed Pilseung, known for previous K-pop hits such as "TT", "Touch My Body", "Roller Coaster", and "Dumhdurum". The producing duo described the group's sound as "Teen Fresh", a combination of "Teen" and "Fresh", highlighting the group's "unique individual vocal colors". Prior to the album's release, promotions were done through 1theK's YouTube page. These included dance covers of groups such as Blackpink, BTS, and Stray Kids, which received over 1 million views, and a vocal cover of songs by Twice and Red Velvet which received over 2 million views.
On November 12, the music video for the album's lead single "So Bad" was released, receiving over 2.6 million views in the first 24 hours. Their album was released on the same day, selling over 4,300 copies on its first day, the most for a debut girl group in 2020. It went on to sell more than 10,000 copies on its first week, becoming the first debut album by a girl group in 2020 to do so. They promoted the album through a V Live debut showcase, promoting both the lead single, "So Bad" and B-side "Like This". The group made their music show debut on November 13, 2020, at Music Bank, which was followed up with performances at Show Champion, Inkigayo, and The Show. The album debuted at number 17 on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. "So Bad" debuted at number 90 on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100, and number 21 on the World Digital Song Sales chart.

### 2021–2022: Staydom, Stereotype, Young-Luv.com, and We Need Love

On April 1, 2021, STAYC were featured in the YouTube Originals docuseries K-Pop Evolution documenting "their trainee days" and debut process". Eight days later, they released their second single album Staydom and its lead single "ASAP". The music video of "ASAP" was released simultaneously with the album and reached 20 million views in nine days. The single also entered the Billboard K-pop 100 weekly chart. Staydom sold 56,198 copies in its first month.
On September 6, the group released their first extended play Stereotype and its lead single of the same name. The music video reached 30 million views in 21 days. The album recorded sales of over 114,000 copies in its first week. On September 14, the group received their first music show trophy on SBS MTV's The Show with an overall score of 8,760 points.
On February 21, 2022, STAYC released their second extended play Young-Luv.com and its lead single "Run2U". The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, becoming their first number one album on the chart. The single peaked at number 4 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
On July 19, STAYC released their third single album We Need Love and its lead single "Beautiful Monster". It has been announced that the group will hold their first fan meeting on August 13.
On November 23, STAYC made their Japanese debut with the single "Poppy". The single peaked at number 7 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

### 2023–2024: Teddy Bear, Teenfresh, Metamorphic, and ...l

On January 18, 2023, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing an album in February. On February 14, STAYC released their fourth single album titled Teddy Bear alongside the lead single of the same name. The album debuted at number one on South Korea's Circle Album Chart with 269,367 units sold. The single peaked at number four on Circle Digital Chart and number five on Billboard South Korea Songs.
On July 23, it was announced that STAYC would be releasing their third extended play titled Teenfresh on August 16. On July 27, it was officially announced that STAYC would be embarking on their first world tour, also titled Teenfresh. They finished the tour successfully on March 10, 2024, and immediately started working on a new album.
On June 3, 2024, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC's first studio album Metamorphic would be released on July 1, with the lead single titled "Cheeky Icy Thang".
On October 17, High Up Entertainment announced that STAYC would be releasing their fifth single album titled ...l on October 30, with the lead single "GPT". The Japanese version of GPT was released on November 13, along with "Tell Me Now".

### 2025–present: S

On February 10, 2025, it was announced that STAYC would be kicking off their second world tour, Stay Tuned, in Seoul on April 12 and 13, while a new album was confirmed to be released in March. On February 24, High Up Entertainment announced that the group's sixth single album S would be released on March 18.

## Members

* Sumin (수민)
* Sieun (시은)
* Isa (아이사)
* Seeun (세은)
* Yoon (윤)
* J (재이)

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales |
| Metamorphic | Released: July 1, 2024 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | KOR: 114,766 |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | KOR | JPN | US Sales | US World | Sales | Certifications |
| Stereotype | Released: September 6, 2021 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 2 | 25 | — | — | KOR: 208,039 JPN: 2,078 (Phy.) | |
| Young-Luv.com | Released: February 21, 2022 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 44 | — | — | KOR: 258,572 JPN: 1,002 (Phy.) | KMCA: Platinum |
| Teenfresh | Released: August 16, 2023 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 3 | 45 | 40 | 14 | KOR: 379,573 JPN: 738 (Phy.) | KMCA: Platinum |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||||

### Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | KOR | Sales | Certifications |
| Star to a Young Culture | Released: November 12, 2020 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | KOR: 70,262 | |
| Staydom | Released: April 8, 2021 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 9 | KOR: 105,300 | |
| We Need Love | Released: July 19, 2022 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 2 | KOR: 261,827 | KMCA: Platinum |
| Teddy Bear | Released: February 14, 2023 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | KOR: 415,233 | KMCA: Platinum |
| ...l | Released: October 30, 2024 Label: High Up Formats: Digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| S | Released: March 18, 2025 Label: High Up Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Singles
#### Korean singles

List of Korean singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Billb. | NZ Hot | SGP | US World | Album |
| "So Bad" | 2020 | 159 | 82 | — | — | 21 | Star to a Young Culture |
| "ASAP" | 2021 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | Staydom |
| "Stereotype" (색안경) | 2021 | 27 | 17 | — | 22 | 16 | Stereotype |
| "Run2U" | 2022 | 4 | 3 | 29 | — | 9 | Young-Luv.com |
| "Star" | 2022 | 170 | — | — | — | — | Our Blues OST |
| "Beautiful Monster" | 2022 | 44 | 19 | — | — | — | We Need Love |
| "Poppy" (Korean version) | 2023 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | Teddy Bear |
| "Teddy Bear" | 2023 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | Teddy Bear |
| "Bubble" | 2023 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | Teenfresh |
| "Cheeky Icy Thang" | 2024 | 118 | — | — | — | — | Metamorphic |
| "GPT" | 2024 | 165 | — | — | — | — | ...l |
| "Bebe" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | S |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||||

#### Japanese singles

List of Japanese singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | JPN Hot | Sales | Album |
| "Poppy" | 2022 | 13 | 99 | JPN: 8,331 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "Teddy Bear" (Japanese version) | 2023 | 5 | 45 | JPN: 18,271 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "Lit" | 2023 | 3 | 93 | JPN: 10,628 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "Cheeky Icy Thang" (Japanese version) | 2024 | 7 | — | JPN: 12,276 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "Meow" | 2024 | 7 | — | JPN: 12,276 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "GPT" (Japanese version) | 2024 | 6 | — | JPN: 9,035 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "Tell Me Now" | 2024 | 6 | — | JPN: 9,035 (phy.) | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Down. | Album |
| "So What" | 2021 | 143 | Staydom |
| "Love Fool" (사랑은 원래 이렇게 아픈 건가요) | 2021 | 190 | Staydom |
| "I'll Be There" | 2021 | 71 | Stereotype |
| "Slow Down" | 2021 | 76 | Stereotype |
| "Complex" | 2021 | 87 | Stereotype |
| "Same Same" | 2022 | 91 | Young-Luv.com |
| "247" | 2022 | 97 | Young-Luv.com |
| "Young Luv" | 2022 | 70 | Young-Luv.com |
| "Butterfly" | 2022 | 101 | Young-Luv.com |
| "I Want U Baby" | 2022 | 117 | Young-Luv.com |
| "I Like It" | 2022 | 75 | We Need Love |
| "Love" | 2022 | 66 | We Need Love |
| "Not Like You" | 2023 | 36 | Teenfresh |
| "I Wanna Do" | 2023 | 38 | Teenfresh |
| "Be Mine" | 2023 | 46 | Teenfresh |
| "1 Thing" | 2024 | 58 | Metamorphic |
| "Stay with Me" | 2024 | 61 | Metamorphic |
| "Twenty" | 2024 | 63 | Metamorphic |
| "Flexing on My Ex" | 2024 | 64 | Metamorphic |
| "Fakin'" | 2024 | 70 | Metamorphic |
| "Let Me Know" | 2024 | 71 | Metamorphic |
| "Give It 2 Me" | 2024 | 72 | Metamorphic |
| "Trouble Maker" | 2024 | 74 | Metamorphic |
| "Find" | 2024 | 76 | Metamorphic |
| "Beauty Bomb" | 2024 | 78 | Metamorphic |
| "Nada" | 2024 | 79 | Metamorphic |
| "Gummy Bear" | 2024 | 80 | Metamorphic |
| "Roses" | 2024 | 81 | Metamorphic |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "So Bad" | 2020 | Lee Min-jun, Lee Ha-young (Moswantd) |
| "ASAP" | 2021 | Han Sa-min (Dextor-Lab) |
| "Stereotype" | 2021 | Woogie Kim (Mother Media) |
| "Run2U" | 2022 | Woogie Kim (Mother Media) |
| "Beautiful Monster" | 2022 | Flexible Pictures |
| "Poppy" | 2022 | Novv Kim (Novv) |
| "Poppy (Korean Ver.)" (Performance Video) | 2023 | Novv Kim (Novv) |
| "Teddy Bear" | 2023 | Novv Kim (Novv) |
| "Teddy Bear (Japanese Ver.)" | 2023 | 88GH (KeepUsWeird) |
| "Bubble" | 2023 | Naive Creative Production |
| "Lit" | 2023 | Korlio (August Frog) |
| "Cheeky Icy Thang" | 2024 | Soonsik Yang |
| "Meow" | 2024 | Hayato Ando |
| "GPT" | 2024 | Vin Kim (Kepler Lab) |
| "Bebe" | 2025 | Un­known |

## Filmography
### Web shows

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2020–present | Stay:See | Behind the scenes of the members' activities |
| 2021 | Staycation | Reality show series |
| 2023 | Pang Pang STAYC | Reality show series |
| 2023 | STAYC's Burden Transaction | Variety show series |

## Concert tours
### Teenfresh World Tour

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| September 23, 2023 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall |
| September 24, 2023 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall |
| North America ||||
| October 11, 2023 | New York City | United States | Kings Theatre |
| October 13, 2023 | Chicago | United States | Rosemont Theatre |
| October 17, 2023 | San Antonio | United States | Tobin Center |
| October 19, 2023 | Dallas | United States | The Factory in Deep Ellum |
| October 24, 2023 | Seattle | United States | Showbox SoDo |
| October 26, 2023 | San Francisco | United States | The Warfield |
| October 29, 2023 | Los Angeles | United States | The Novo |
| Asia ||||
| January 14, 2024 | Taipei | Taiwan | Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
| January 20, 2024 | Hong Kong | China | KITEC |
| February 16, 2024 | Singapore | Singapore | The Star Theatre |
| Europe ||||
| March 3, 2024 | London | United Kingdom | Troxy |
| March 5, 2024 | Paris | France | Salle Pleyel |
| March 8, 2024 | Berlin | Germany | Verti Music Hall |
| March 10, 2024 | Warsaw | Poland | Progresja |

### Stay Tuned Tour

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| April 12, 2025 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall |
| April 13, 2025 | Seoul | South Korea | Olympic Hall |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | New Wave Singer Award | STAYC | Won |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2021 | Female Idol Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Best Musician Award | STAYC | Won |
| Asia Model Awards | 2021 | Rookie of the Year | STAYC | Won |
| Asia Star Entertainer Awards | 2024 | The Best Star | STAYC | Won |
| Asian Pop Music Awards | 2021 | Best New Artist (Overseas) | STAYC | Nominated |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Award | 2021 | Best Female Rookie Award | STAYC | Won |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Award | 2022 | Female Idol (Rising Star) | STAYC | Won |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2021 | Female Rookie Idol Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year - Digital | "So Bad" | Nominated |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2022 | Discovery of the Year – Hot Trend | STAYC | Won |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2022 | Artist of the Year (Digital Music) – September | "Stereotype" | Nominated |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2023 | World Rookie of the Year | STAYC | Won |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2023 | Song of the Year – February | "Run2U" | Nominated |
| Circle Chart Music Awards | 2024 | New Icon of the Year | "Teddy Bear" | Won |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2021 | Next Leader Award | STAYC | Won |
| The Fact Music Awards | 2021 | Fan & Star Choice Award (Artist) | STAYC | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Digital Song Bonsang | "ASAP" | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Rookie of the Year Award | STAYC | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Seezn Most Popular Artist Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2024 | Digital Song Bonsang | "Teddy Bear" | Won |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2024 | Digital Daesang | "Teddy Bear" | Nominated |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2023 | Artist of the Year (Bonsang) | STAYC | Won |
| K-Global Heart Dream Awards | 2023 | K-Global Bonsang (Main Prize) | STAYC | Won |
| Korea Culture Entertainment Awards | 2021 | K-Pop Star Award | STAYC | Won |
| Korea First Brand Awards | 2022 | Female Idol Rising Star Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Korean Music Awards | 2022 | Best K-pop Song | "ASAP" | Nominated |
| Korean Music Awards | 2022 | Rookie of the Year | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2021 | 1theK Original Content Award | STAYC | Won |
| Melon Music Awards | 2021 | Best Female Group | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2021 | Netizen Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2021 | New Artist of the Year | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2021 | Top 10 Artist | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2022 | Global Rising Artist | STAYC | Won |
| Melon Music Awards | 2022 | Artist of the Year | STAYC | Longlisted |
| Melon Music Awards | 2022 | Top 10 Artist | STAYC | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2023 | Music Video of the Year | "Bubble" | Won |
| Melon Music Awards | 2023 | Top 10 Artist | STAYC | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | Best Dance Performance – Female Group | "ASAP" | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | Best New Female Artist | STAYC | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | Song of the Year | "ASAP" | Longlisted |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | STAYC | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Best Korean Act | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | K-wave Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2021 | Rookie of the Year | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Best Performance | STAYC | Won |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | K-wave Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Main Award (Bonsang) | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | Popularity Award | STAYC | Nominated |
| Seoul Music Awards | 2022 | U+Idol Live Best Artist Award | STAYC | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Forbes | 2021 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 (Rising Star) | Placed | |