Stray Kids is making significant strides in the global music market with their new album ″KARMA.″ They announced their first comeback of 2025 with the release of their fourth full-length album, ″KARMA,″ and its title track, ″CEREMONY,″ on August 22. Within just one day of its release, the album sold over 2 million copies, achieving double-million sales, as confirmed by Hanteo Chart, a prominent Korean music charting website.

Stray Kids topped Hanteo Chart’s Weekly Physical Album Chart from August 18 to 24, 2025, and also led Circle Chart’s Weekly Retail Album Chart during the same period. The album dominated the Worldwide and European iTunes Album Charts for three consecutive days from its release on August 22 to the 24. It also reached the top of iTunes Album Charts in several international markets, including Japan, France, and Australia.

The title track ″CEREMONY″ reached the top of the Bugs real-time chart and iTunes song charts in countries such as Brazil and Thailand. Stray Kids became the first fourth-generation K-pop group to amass 20 million followers on Spotify. Their new album ″KARMA″ recorded over 18.26 million streams on its first day, setting a new record for the most streams on the first day for a K-pop group in 2025, surpassing the record previously set by their third full-length album ″★★★★★ (5-STAR)″ in 2023.

On August 22, ″CEREMONY″ debuted at #27 globally and #49 in the US on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs chart, achieving over 2.52 million streams on that day. The music video for ″CEREMONY″ topped the worldwide trending music video chart on the afternoon of the 22nd and maintained that position for four days, surpassing 20 million views on YouTube by the morning of the 25th.

Stray Kids performed ″CEREMONY″ on KBS 2TV’s ″Music Bank″ on the 22nd, followed by MBC’s ″Show! Music Core″ on the 23rd and SBS’s ″Inkigayo″ on the 24th. Their performances captivated audiences with a unique ″sports″ concept stage, engaging costumes, and choreography that involved direct participation from the members. The performance conveyed a celebratory message, highlighting achievements gained through tireless effort.

Stray Kids will continue their momentum with the release of their remix digital single ″CEREMONY (Maximum Power Remixes)″ on the 25th at 1 PM (12 AM EST). Through this album and title track, they aim to strengthen their connection with global fans and further solidify their position in the K-pop market.