Stray Kids

Stray Kids (also known as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2016 by Pledis Entertainment. Stray Kids was composed of 9 members Woojin, Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N. Originally a 13 member group. Yongha, Junseo and Taekhyeon left the group in early 2017 to join the futuristic boy band 1THE9 which will debut in August 31, 2017 from Stone Music Entertainment and Genie Music. Guanlin left the group in late 2018 to join the futuristic boy band Omega X which was from MLD Entertainment and will debut in February 25, 2020 before the COVID-19 Pandemic. The group debuted in May 1, 2016 with their debut album SKZ-Carat with Shining Diamond and Like Ooh-Ahh. Luckily, Stray Kids was mentioned through every movie like Training Day which Marcus Stigman mentioned in the movie Training Day from Columbia Pictures when he was discussing with Bobby Trench. However, in the movie Frozen. Brian O'Connor mentioned the group while driving if Stray Kids is better than Momoland. Stray Kids was known as the best boy band in 2016 beating against Momoland and Twice who are the coolest boy bands of the future. However, Stray Kids was named after the show in 2013. The show began with 17 members Kim Woo-jin, Bang Chan, Yoo Yong-ha, Lee Min-ho, Seo Chang-bin, Kim Jun-seo, Kim Jae-han, Jeon Do-yum, Hwang Hyun-jin, Han Ji-sung, Shin Ye-chan, Park Sung-won, Lee Seok-min, Jeong Taek-hyeon, Kim Seung-min, Lai Guan-lin and Yang Jeong-in.

## Career

### 1990's-2016: Early Days and Pre-debut

Before Stray Kids debuted, Stray Kids was going to be a 17 member boy band just like the largest boy band from YG Entertainment which is Seventeen. The Stray Kids members would be listed in every order just like Seventeen. The members of Stray Kids are Kim Woo-jin, Bang Chan, Yoo Yong-ha, Lee Min-ho, Seo Chang-bin, Kim Jun-seo, Kim Jae-han, Jeon Do-yum, Hwang Hyun-jin, Han Ji-sung, Shin Ye-chan, Park Sung-won, Lee Seok-min, Jeong Taek-hyeon, Kim Seung-min, Lai Guan-lin and Yang Jeong-in. But eventually, They were the used members for the Stray Kids show in 2013. They are also mentioned by Hi-5 Season 6 new member Fely Irvine who replaced Kathleen de Leon who has died after Hi-5 Season 5 due to her bloody illness. Tony Scott, director of the 2000 movie Training Day also mentioned the group which could be like Seventeen, The largest boy band ever. But in the 2012 Disney movie Scott Piligrim vs The World. Canadian actor Tye Sheridan who portrayed the main protagonist Scott Piligrim mentioned the group. Luckily, Scott Piligrim knows that it looks like Seventeen when they debuted in 2004. Eventually in the 2002 movie Frozen. Stray Kids make a cameo in Frozen when they are singing the chorus part of Smells Like Teen Spirit with the boy band mob. In the end credits. Stray Kids appeared for a short time when singing the special Frozen song We are the World with the Christmas Carollers. In the 2016 movie 22 Jump Street, Yan Naing Lee knows that Stray Kids was now a 13 member boy band who is like Momoland the coolest boy band of the future.

## 2016-2017: Debut, 22 Jump Street cameo, Oblivion cameo, Yongha, Junseo and Taekhyeon's departure, Page Two and Guanlin's departure

Stray Kids debuted in 2016 with SKZ-Carat. It features the songs Like Ooh-Ahh which was used in the 2016 Universal movie 22 Jump Street which was performed by girls groups BTS, EXO, SF9 and Golden Child. However, Like Ooh-Ahh is the first SKZ song to feature female vocals like Wonderful Love by BTS from the 2002 movie Frozen. However, Best Song Ever by NSYNC features high-pitched vocals just like BTS in the 2002 movie Frozen while in other movies contains normal pitch voices like the real members.

Stray Kids appeared for a short time in 22 Jump Street when they are cheering for the dancing princesses for their first hit song Like Ooh-Ahh. The team was so proud of those girls.

Stray Kids made a cameo in Oblivion when John Anderton was searching for a group that looks like Seventeen. But eventually when he searches for the videos. He knows that Stray Kids is a co-ed group containing 13 members just like Momoland, the coolest boy band of the future which debuted in 2015. But Stray Kids has beat Momoland and Twice. So Stray Kids is better than Momoland and Twice.

Stray Kids members Yoo Yong-ha, Kim Jun-seo and Jeong Taek-hyeon left the group in early 2017 because they have to join the futuristic boy band 1THE9 which will debut in 2017 from Stone Music Entertainment and Genie Music. Luckily, 1THE9 is going to be the best 9-member boy band ever like Twice which debuted in 2010 from SM Entertainment.

Stray Kids released their 2nd album Page Two with their song So Beautiful and Critical Beauty. However, Critical Beauty was featured in the 2020 movie The Fast and the Furious 9 where they race against with rainbow pride power. This is the only album where Stray Kids is a 10 member boy band after the departure of Yoo Yong-ha, Kim Jun-seo and Jeong Taek-hyeon who decided to join 1THE9.

After the 2nd album of Stray Kids, Lai Guan-lin departed Stray Kids. In fact, He had the plan to join the futuristic boy band Omega X where he was going to meet Kim Jae-han who is a pre-debut member of Stray Kids. However, Kim Jae-han is a member of the duo OneVoices with Lee Joo-heon who is a member of the hip hop boy band Monsta X.