Stray Kids, the Leaders of the 4th Generation of K-Pop, Release Their New Mini Album ‘ODDINARY’ Featuring the Title Song ‘MANIAC’ on March 18!
- Stray Kids, ‘JYP’s first artist to sell one million albums,’ solidify the trends with their well-made mini album ‘ODDINARY’! Fans around the world watch with fascination!
- The title song ‘MANIAC’ represents the group’s identity! As a “group of oddballs,” Stray Kids will lead K-pop trends with their unique ‘maniac-like’ personality.
- This self-produced group has achieved rapid growth through self-made music! Again, they all participated in making every song in ‘ODDINARY’ including the title song!

Stray Kids, the leaders of the 4th generation of K-pop, released their new mini album ‘ODDINARY’ featuring the title song ‘MANIAC’ on March 18, 2022.
After winning Mnet’s ‘Kingdom: Legendary War’ finale in 2021, Stray Kids quickly became the trending K-pop group with songs deeply infused with the group’s personality, such as ‘God’s Menu,’ which is the title song from their first full-length album, ‘Back Door,’ which is the title song from their repackage album ‘IN LIFE,’ and ‘Thunderous,’ which is the title song from their second full-length album. Stray Kids notably grabbed the title of ‘JYP’s first artist to sell one million albums’ with their second full-length album ‘NOEASY.’ After the release of ‘Clé：LEVANTER’ in December 2019, they began solidifying their popularity with their first release in a long time: the well-made mini album ‘ODDINARY.’
Listeners can properly feel Stray Kids’ unique characteristics and essence through their new album ‘ODDINARY.’ The album name is a combination of the two English words ‘odd’ and ‘ordinary,’ meaning that every ‘ordinary’ person has an ‘odd’ side. In other words, it contains the message that odd is ordinary. Boasting a fresh and unique charm, Stray Kids have caught the attention of listeners around the world and are expected to lead K-pop trends with their new and unusual album ‘ODDINARY.’ They have demonstrated their wit with their characteristic, attention-grabbing naming methods of giving ambiguous titles to various works, including their first full-length album ‘GO LIVE’ and its title song ‘God’s Menu,’ their repackage album ‘IN LIFE,’ their second full-length album ‘NOEASY,’ and their holiday special single ‘Christmas EveL.’
The title song ‘MANIAC’ added a newness to Stray Kids’ characteristic charm, sweeping K-pop fans around the world off their feet once again. The group’s distinct energy can be heard in the unique and addictive chorus and bold sounds, while the subtle yet mature vibes found in the flow of the colorfully composed songs add to the freshness. The song delivers the message that we shouldn’t get stuck in the frame the world has set, and instead reveal our true hidden selves with meaningful lyrics such as, “Like the seam of a torn doll / Eventually, you'll expose your real self / In this not easy life.”
The music video for their new song visually expresses their unique sound, doubling the fun for the audience’s eyes and ears. The scene of the music video changes accordingly when the mood of the song reverses, creating a differentiated vibe and increasing immersion. Stray Kids unrealistically or wittily express the world from their perspective, giving a dramatic feel to each character they play in each narrative.
Stray Kids have achieved rapid growth making their own albums, with BANG CHAN, CHANGBIN, and HAN of the group’s producing team 3RACHA participating in the production of their albums. Last year, they not only achieved significant results on various global platforms such as Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube, but they also won four awards at an awards ceremony to close off the year, including their first Grand Prize in 3 years since their debut.
All of the members’ names were listed on the credits for their new album featuring the title song ‘MANIAC’ as well as songs ‘VENOM,’ ‘Charmer,’ ‘FREEZE,’ ‘Lonely St.,’ ‘Waiting For Us (Bang Chan, Lee Know, Seungmin, I.N),’ and Muddy Water (Changbin, Hyunjin, HAN, Felix), thus demonstrating their musical finesse. A team of distinguished writers, including VERSACHOI who worked on ‘God’s Menu’ as well as DallasK, Trippy, JUN2, Nickko Young, and Millionboy, worked together with the group to achieve perfection.
Stray Kids are at the center of the K-pop industry, rising in popularity with their mini album ‘ODDINARY’ featuring the title song ‘MANIAC’ and more music, concepts, and music videos than usual.