Who Are Stray Kids? Ultimate Guide to the K-Pop Boy Group

Stray Kids everywhere all around the world, listen up! The boys just made history as the first K-pop group to attend the Met Gala at the 2024 event — and we’re not crying, you’re crying. Keep reading to uncover everything we know about the eight-member band known for their stellar performances and original songwriting.

Who Are Stray Kids?

Stray Kids debuted in 2018 with their song “District 9” under South Korean music agency, JYP Entertainment. Originally, a nine-member group, Stray Kids includes member Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, I.N, and former member Woojin.

In October 2019, Woojin left Stray Kids and JYP Entertainment for personal reasons. This only proved to be a minor setback for the new eight-member group’s activities because they kicked off their second world tour, District 9: Unlock, the very next month.

The boy group bring something to the table that’s pretty rare in K-pop: songwriting. In fact, almost all of their songs are a collaboration with the K-pop members and producers under their music label. What’s even more, members Bang Chan, Han and Changbin have created their own music group called 3RACHA, which is where they write their own music without outside collaborators.

“We connect through our lyrics,” Han told Teen Vogue in September 2022. “It’s a personal connection that allows me to mature and also be comforted. Music is the only way I can show myself.”

It’s similar for Changbin, who referred to his lyrics as a diary. “I’m not a very expressive person,” the rapper told the outlet. “I don’t share a lot about myself, but music is like a channel that unravels these stories within me.” He thinks of these stories as intangible threads that tie his inner thoughts to whomever is listening. On stage, that feeling is magnified.”

“This is the reason why Stay [their fans] like us,” Han added, “and the reason why Stray Kids and Stay can become closer.” (“Stay” is their fandom name, BTW.)

OK, so that’s Stray Kids — but who exactly are the members behind the K-pop group? Scroll through our gallery for a deep dive into each member.

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Bang Chan

Bang Chan is the leader (and oldest member) of Stray Kids, meaning he is the voice of the group and often takes control during interviews. He’s also one of the main rappers, a vocalist and producer of the group.
The K-pop leader was born in South Korea, but grew up in Sydney, Australia, after moving there when he was very young — so he speaks both Korean and English. He’s a Libra, as he was born on October 3, 1997. He moved to South Korea to train as a K-pop star under JYP in 2011, and trained for 7 years.
He’s known to be the most sociable of the group and has numerous K-pop star friends including GOT7’s Bambam and Yugyeum, most of the members of TWICE and BLACKPINK’s Lisa.

Lee Know

Lee Know is the main dancer of the group, along with a vocalist and sometimes, a rapper. He was born in Gimpo, South Korea on October 25, 1998, making him a Scorpio. He and member Felix had the smallest amount of training at JYP, with just 1 year to get it together to debut! Fun fact: he was a backup dancer for BTS prior to being a JYP trainee — so the small training period makes sense.

Another fun fact: he’s a cat person! He has three cats named Sooni, Doongi and Dori.

Han

Han is an all rounder! He’s a rapper, vocalist, dancer (sometimes) and producer of the group. Born on September 14, 2000 in Incheon, South Korea, Han is a Virgo. He used to live and attend an American school in Malaysia, so he’s fluent in both English and Korean. His stage name in 3RACHA is J.ONE.

Fun fact: Han is super talented at freestyle rap and is known for coming up with rhymes and raps on the spot.

Felix

Felix is a dancer and rapper in the group and has become famous in South Korea for his super deep voice (it’s seriously something). He was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, until moving to South Korea to become a JYP trainee in 2017. Felix only had one year to train to become a K-pop star and learn Korean before debuting with Stray Kids in 2018.

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