Giant (Stray Kids album)
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Released | November 13, 2024 | |||
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Length | 31:29 | |||
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Label | Epic Japan | |||
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Giant is the second Japanese-language studio album and fifth overall by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released through Epic Records Japan on November 13, 2024, following their EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) (2023). The album was supported by three singles: "Night" and "Falling Up", themes for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God, and the title track. Commercially, Giant topped both Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums with 335,000 copies.
Background and release
[edit]On September 30, 2024, the Stray Kids Japan official X account posted a mysterious image of throne with the text "King Giant".[1][2] Shortly on the same day, the group announced their second Japanese-language studio album, titled Giant, which would be released on November 13, 2024, a day before their first show in Tokyo, Japan of their third world tour Dominate World Tour.[3] Pre-orders of the album began on the same day, coming in 11 versions: Limited A and B, standard, and eight-member solo covers.[4] From October 1 to 3, 7 to 11, and 15 to 18 they posted series of "dark", "elegant" and "royalty" individual and group teaser images and each member's solo cover.[5][6][7]
The dual lead singles from Giant, "Night" and "Falling Up", were released on October 7 in three versions simultaneously: Japanese, English, and Korean, which the Japanese and English versions were included on the album.[8] "Night" serves as the opening theme while "Falling Up" as ending theme for the second arc "Workshop Battle" of the second season of the anime series Kami no Tō: Tower of God.[9] On October 11, Stray Kids revealed each edition's cover artworks and track list for the album, which additionally included "Why?", a theme song for Japanese television drama Re: Revenge – Yokubo no Hate ni (2024), and the Japanese version of "Chk Chk Boom".[10] Alongside the album, an accompanying music video for the title track "Giant" premiered on November 13.[11]
Promotion
[edit]To commemorate the release of Giant, Stray Kids partnered with several Japanese companies: Suntory, HEP Five,[12] Shibuya Tsutaya,[13] Tokyo Dome City, Spotify Japan and Miyashita Park,[14] and NewDays for promotional campaign and pop-up stores between November and December 2024.[15] The group also collaborated with Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) for special voice on Tokaido Shinkansen and advertisements at the stations between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka Stations.[16] Stray Kids surprisingly paid a visit in Shibuya Tsutaya, Tower Records Japan, and Miyashita Park in Shibuya, Tokyo on November 13 for the album promotion.[17]
In support of Giant, the group embarked on their Dominate World Tour in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan in November–December 2024, where they debuted the performance of "Giant".[18] They later performed the title track at Best Artist 2024 on November 30,[19] and 2024 FNS Music Festival on December 4.[20]
Commercial performance
[edit]According to Billboard Japan, Giant has sold 264,390 physical copies and 1,886 digital sales between November 11 to 13, 2024.[21][22] Following the week ended on November 17, the album debuted at number one on the Hot Albums chart with 446,002 physicial copies and 3,168 digital sales,[23] which topped the Top Album Sales and reached number three on the Download Albums.[24][25] Oricon reported that Giant was the best-selling album in Japan on November 12, 2024, the album's flying get date, with 185,409 copies.[26][27] Later, the album debuted at number one on the Weekly Album Chart and Combined Albums Chart, the fourth album to so, selling 335,000 copies.[28][29]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangememt | Length |
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1. | "Giant" |
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| 2:54 | |
2. | "Chk Chk Boom" (Japanese version) |
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| 2:29 |
3. | "Night" |
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| Versachoi | 2:55 |
4. | "Falling Up" |
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| 3:12 |
5. | "Why?" |
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| Hong | 3:49 |
6. | "Saiyan" |
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| 3:39 |
7. | "Ai o Kureta no ni, Naze" (愛をくれたのに、なぜ; Love Is Painful) |
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| Kim | 3:15 |
8. | "Christmas Love" |
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| Versachoi | 3:06 |
9. | "Night" (English version) |
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| Versachoi | 2:55 |
10. | "Falling Up" (English version) |
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| 3:10 |
Total length: | 31:29 |
No. | Title | Music | Arrangememt | Length |
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11. | "Christmas Love" (instrumental) |
| Versachoi | 3:06 |
Total length: | 34:35 |
No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jacket shooting making movie" | ||
2. | "Jacket shooting making movie" (relay cam version) | ||
3. | "Giant" (recording making movie) | ||
4. | "Christmas Love" (recording making movie) | ||
5. | "Social Path" (music video) | Novvkim | 3:22 |
6. | "Social Path" (music video making movie) | ||
Total length: | 100:29 |
Credits and personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Stray Kids – lead vocals, background vocals (1, 5)
- Bang Chan (3Racha) – background vocals (2, 4, 8–10), instruments (1–2, 6), computer programming (1, 6), vocal direction (1, 3–4, 6–10)
- Changbin (3Racha) – background vocals (2), vocal direction (1, 3–4, 7, 9–10)
- Han (3Racha) – background vocals (2), vocal direction (1, 3–4, 6, 9–10)
- Felix – background vocals (2)
- I.N – background vocals (7)
- Shun Kusakawa – background vocals (7)
- Restart – instruments (1–2, 4, 10), computer programming (1, 4, 10), vocal direction (4, 10)
- Chae Gang-hae – instruments (1–2, 4, 10), computer programming (1, 4, 10)
- DallasK – instruments (2)
- Versachoi – instruments (6, 8), computer programming (3, 6, 8–9), piano (3, 9), synthesizer (3, 9), vocal direction (3, 8–9)
- Rha Kyung-weoi – guitar (3, 7, 9), bass (3, 9)
- Hong Ji-sang – computer programming (5), electric guitar (5), keyboard (5), vocal direction (5)
- Kim Ju-hyeong – computer programming (7), synthesizer (7), keyboard (7), bass (7), drum (7)
Technical
- Lee Kyeong-won – digital editing (1-4, 6, 8–10)
- Bang Chan (3Racha) – digital editing (1–4, 6–10), recording (1–2, 6–8)
- Eom Se-hee – digital editing (7), recording (2, 7)
- Kim Seon-young – digital editing (8)
- Choi Hye-jin – recording (1, 7)
- Goo Hye-jin – recording (1–3, 5–9)
- Lim Chan-mi – recording (3–4, 10)
- Yoon Won-kwon – mixing (1, 3–4, 6, 8–10)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (2)
- Lee Tae-sub – mixing (5)
- Shin Bong-won – mixing (7)
- Chris Galland – mix engineering (2)
- Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – assistant
- Park Nam-joon – mix engineering (7)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (1, 3–10)
- Dave Kutch – mastering (2)
Locations
- JYPE Studios – recording (all), mixing (5)
- Channie's "Room" – recording (1–2, 6–8)
- Jisang's Studio – recording (5)
- MadMiix – mixing (1, 3, 5–6, 8–10)
- Larrabee Studios – mixing (2)
- GLAB studio – mixing (7), mix engineering (7)
- 821 Sound Mastering – mastering (1, 3–10)
- The Mastering Palace – mastering (2)
Charts
[edit]Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[30] | 1 |
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[31] | 1 |
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[32] | 1 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[33] | 19 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | November 13, 2024 | CD Blu-ray | Limited A | Epic Japan | [34] |
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South Korea | JYP | [35] |
See also
[edit]References
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)