Stray Kids concluded the finale of the launch ceremony of the Popular Culture Exchange Committee. On the afternoon of October 1st, Stray Kids performed a special ending stage at the launch ceremony of the Popular Culture Exchange Committee. They demonstrated their presence as a "global top artist," sweeping the worldwide music market. At this launch ceremony, Stray Kids was invited as a representative K-pop artist of popular culture exchange, shining in an important position.

President Lee Jae-myung introduced Stray Kids, saying, "They are the pride of our culture, being the first in the 70-year history of the US Billboard 'Billboard 200' chart to achieve seven consecutive No. 1 albums." Stray Kids appeared with a grand intro combining traditional elements. They rearranged their signature songs "Sori-kun" and "God's Menu" into traditional Korean music versions and performed them. Their unwavering live performance and unique stage presence thrilled the audience on-site and global fans watching the live broadcast.

Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N expressed, "We sincerely congratulate the launch of the Popular Culture Exchange Committee. We are grateful that Stray Kids could be part of this honorable occasion." Following this, they presented a joint performance of the title track "CEREMONY" from their seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, "KARMA," together with the Taekwondo demonstration team K-TIGERS and a lion mask. They completed a grand ceremony celebrating the new leap of Korean popular culture.

Recently, Stray Kids reaffirmed their strong group status on the US Billboard charts. Their fourth full-length album "KARMA," released in August, ranked 18th on the Billboard 200 chart dated October 4th, local time. This marked the first time a Stray Kids album maintained a position within the top 20 for five consecutive weeks. On the World Albums chart, they held the top spot for five consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running No. 1 K-pop album released in 2025. The title track "CEREMONY" charted on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for more than five weeks, the second longest in K-pop history.

Stray Kids will hold their solo concert "Stray Kids World Tour '()" on October 18th and 19th at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. This concert is significant as the encore performance of their largest world tour to date and their first solo stadium concert in Korea since debut. Tickets for all shows sold out after general sales, and even the additionally opened seats were fully sold out.

Stray Kids' performance at this launch ceremony and their upcoming concert are expected to further elevate the global status of K-pop. They are contributing to the globalization of Korean culture as a symbol of popular culture exchange.