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Stray Kids are thriving on YouTube with MV ‘District 9’

Freshly debuted boy band Stray Kids were rewarded with 18 million YouTube views for ‘District 9’ music video.

JYP Entertainment’s newest boy group Stray Kids (Hangeul: 스트레이 키즈) have reached 18 million YouTube views with their ‘District 9’ music video, a week and a half after its release.

As of Friday, 6 April, 6:7 am South African time, the music video for ‘District 9’ registered 18,069,767 views.

It may not come as a big surprise, taking into the account that JYP Entertainment’s official YouTube channel has almost 7.5 million subscribers.

However, the number of views and comments suggest that the rookie K-pop band might have a bright future, rising to the level of already well-established bands such as EXO or BTS.

Another important factor is that Stray Kids co-write their own lyrics “telling” their own stories, which is additional draw card for fans.

The 9-person group released their pre-debut album ‘Mixtape’ in January 2018 and officially debuted on 26 March (25 March, Korean time) with ‘I Am Not’ album.

Check out the music video for ‘District 9’ below: