{"id":588449,"date":"2026-08-18T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588449\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:40:12","slug":"stray-kids-says-9th-billboard-200-no-1-is-great-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588449\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray Kids says 9th Billboard 200 No. 1 is &#8216;great honor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/74e0ba62-63eb-4dd2-9419-79c8c1950d18.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1280; width: 100%\" alt=\"Members of the K-pop boy band Stray Kids pose during a press conference for the release of the group's 10th EP, 'This &amp; That' in Seoul, Aug. 6. Yonhap\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the K-pop boy band Stray Kids pose during a press conference for the release of the group&#8217;s 10th EP, &#8216;This &amp; That&#8217; in Seoul, Aug. 6. Yonhap<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">K-pop boy band Stray Kids said Tuesday it was deeply honored to have its ninth consecutive album reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200, describing the achievement as a meaningful milestone for the group and K-pop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Billboard said in a chart preview published Sunday (U.S. time) that Stray Kids&#8217; 10th EP, &#8220;This &amp; That,&#8221; debuted atop the chart this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The boy group now has the second-most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums in the chart&#8217;s history, behind The Beatles, who have 19, and tied with The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">&#8220;We have achieved our ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in our ninth year since debut, almost as if it were destined,&#8221; the group said in a statement released through its agency, JYP Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Stray Kids said the latest chart-topping achievement was particularly significant because it gave the group the record for the most No. 1 albums by a group in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The group&#8217;s EP &#8220;This &amp; That&#8221; consists of eight tracks, including the title track of the same name. It conveys &#8220;a bold attitude and confidence to pursue what we want without being bound by convention,&#8221; according to the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Stray Kids previously achieved No. 1 on the chart with &#8220;Oddinary&#8221; and &#8220;Maxident&#8221; in 2022, &#8220;5-Star&#8221; and &#8220;Rock-Star&#8221; in 2023, &#8220;Ate&#8221; and &#8220;Hop&#8221; in 2024, and &#8220;Karma&#8221; and &#8220;Do It&#8221; in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The members credited their fans, known as Stay, for the achievement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">&#8220;Above all, we were able to achieve this thanks to Stay, who have supported Stray Kids unwaveringly,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Stray Kids pledged to continue widening its musical spectrum and pursuing its own path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">&#8220;Just as the meaning of our group name suggests that we will find and follow our own path, we will continue expanding our unique musical spectrum,&#8221; the group said. &#8220;We hope to show music fans around the world the limitless growth of not only Stray Kids but also K-pop.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Members of the K-pop boy band Stray Kids pose during a press conference for the release of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-588449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}