Stray Kids’ Upcoming Album, “★★★★★ (5-STAR)”, Sets The Record For Most Pre-Orders Ever For A K-Pop Album

Stray Kids is deep into the promotion schedule for their upcoming third studio album, ★★★★★ (5-STAR), which is set to release on June 2 with the title track “S-Class”.

stray_kids_5_star_teaser_all_group — Stray Kids | *JYP Entertainment*

In the lead-up to the album’s release, they’ve been sharing loads of teaser images and videos for the album, music video, and tracks on the album, which fans have definitely been enjoying!

And now, only a couple of days before the album is set to release, the K-Pop group has already set a new record for the industry that has never been done by another artist before.

stray-kids-5-star-jyp-entertainment-290523 — | *JYP Entertainment*

On May 30, it was announced that ★★★★★ (5-STAR) has now become the K-Pop album with the most pre-orders in history, surpassing 4.93 million sales!

#StrayKids has surpassed 4.93 million pre-orders for their 3rd Full Album <★★★★★ (5-STAR)>, to be released on June 2nd.

This is the highest number of pre-orders in K-pop history, and Stray Kids predicted a box office jackpot even before their comeback.… pic.twitter.com/UzvBfMqLOg

— KOREAN SALES (@koreansales_twt) May 30, 2023

This breaks the record that was formerly held by SEVENTEEN, who just earlier this year had reached 4.64 million pre-orders with their album FML.

super-2-1 — SEVENTEEN | *Pledis Entertainment*

At this rate, it’s highly likely that Stray Kids’ new album will surpass a total of five million sales, a number that has only ever been reached by BTS‘s Map of the Soul: 7 album.

Fans of Stray Kids are extremely proud of the group for this accomplishment, and are expressing their excitement on Twitter!

Stray Kids World Domination🫶

— Jelly ★⁵ (@Jejellyjillyy) May 30, 2023

Crying real tears 🥹🥹 I am so proud y’all

— bbrownie bang ★⁵ (@felixlovesnia) May 30, 2023

#5STAR ALMOST 5M PRE-ORDERS BEFORE RELEASE
Stray kids world domination! CONGRATS LEGENDS #StrayKidsComeback pic.twitter.com/sNJO0W35qH

— Mai ✫*ﾟ･ (@bts_skz_lovebot) May 30, 2023

i can sense this will be skz’s year

— deranged seungsunger ✰⁵ (@rhinoracha) May 30, 2023

DESERVED THIS ALBUM GONNA EAT

— nell ★⁵ (@Seung_innie) May 30, 2023

The topic of ★★★★★ (5-STAR) reaching this impressive pre-sales number was also discussed on an online forum, where netizens shared how they couldn’t believe how much the K-Pop genre has grown in the last several years.