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''Rock-Star'' consists of eight tracks with 25 minutes and 27 seconds long. [[3Racha]]—an in-house production team of Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—wrote and produced all songs on the album, as well as member Hyunjin co-wrote the fifth track "Cover Me" with Bang Chan. Other contributors include Versachoi, [[Cubeatz]] (Kevin and Tim Gomringer), Luis Bacque, [[William Ernest Weeks|Willie Weeks]], Millionboy, Nickko Young, and Jun2. Japanese singer-songwriter [[Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)|Lisa]] features on the seventh track "[[Social Path]]" recorded in Korean, which originally included on the group's Japanese EP ''Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahn |first1=Byung-gil |title=스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '락(樂)'트랙리스트 공개 |trans-title=Stray Kids, New Track 'Lalalala' Track List Release |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202310090845003 |access-date=October 9, 2023 |work=[[Sports Kyunghyang]] |date=October 9, 2023 |language=ko}}</ref>
''Rock-Star'' consists of eight tracks with a duration of 25 minutes and 27 seconds. [[3Racha]]—an in-house production team of Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—wrote and produced all songs on the album, and member Hyunjin co-wrote the fifth track "Cover Me" with Bang Chan. Other contributors include Versachoi, [[Cubeatz]] (Kevin and Tim Gomringer), Luis Bacque, [[William Ernest Weeks|Willie Weeks]], Millionboy, Nickko Young, and Jun2. Japanese singer-songwriter [[Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)|Lisa]] features on the seventh track "[[Social Path]]" recorded in Korean, which originally included on the group's Japanese EP ''Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahn |first1=Byung-gil |title=스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '락(樂)'트랙리스트 공개 |trans-title=Stray Kids, New Track 'Lalalala' Track List Release |url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202310090845003 |access-date=October 9, 2023 |work=[[Sports Kyunghyang]] |date=October 9, 2023 |language=ko}}</ref>


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==

Revision as of 15:03, 10 October 2023

Rock-Star
Digital cover
EP by
Stray Kids
ReleasedNovember 10, 2023
Length25:27
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Stray Kids chronology
Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.)
(2023) 		Rock-Star
(2023)
Singles from Rock-Star
  1. "Lalalala"
    Released: November 10, 2023

Rock-Star (stylized as 樂-STAR) is the eigth Korean-language extended play (13th overall) by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, scheduled for release on November 10, 2023, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, five months after their third studio album 5-Star (2023).

Based on Korean phrase of human emotions huiroaerak, the in-house production team of the group 3Racha worked on the EP with Versachoi, Cubeatz, Willie Weeks, Millionboy, Nickko Young, and Jun2. It comprises eight tracks, including the lead single "Lalalala", and the Korean version of "Social Path", featuring Japanese singer-songwriter Lisa.

Background

On January 1, 2023, Stray Kids uploaded the video "Step Out 2023", outlining their accomplishments in 2022 and plans for the new year, including two album releases.[1] The group's first record of 2023 was their third studio album 5-Star, released on June 2.[2] The album topped several national charts including France, South Korea, and the United States,[note 1] which was certified five-time million by Korea Music Content Association (KMCA).[3] In support of the album, Stray Kids embarked on their concert tour 5-Star Dome Tour in South Korea and Japan from August to October. During the tour, the group released their third Japanese-language EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) on September 6.[4]

On September 19, news outlet Joynews24 reported that Stray Kids would release new album in November.[5] Shortly, JYP Entertainment confirmed the news.[6] On October 6, the group announced their tenth extended play, titled Rock-Star, via prologue video, to be released on November 10.[7] The Korean title of the EP 樂-Star is a word play with the English title Rock-Star, which Sino-Korean pronunciation of 樂 (rak) is similar to rock.[8] A "close relationship" with 5-Star,[9] the concept of Rock-Star is based on Korean phrase of emotions of life huiroaerak (Korean: 희로애락; Hanja: 喜怒哀樂; lit. 'joy, anger, sorrow and happiness'), depicting human's various emotions from the group's perspective.[10]

Music and lyrics

Rock-Star consists of eight tracks with a duration of 25 minutes and 27 seconds. 3Racha—an in-house production team of Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han—wrote and produced all songs on the album, and member Hyunjin co-wrote the fifth track "Cover Me" with Bang Chan. Other contributors include Versachoi, Cubeatz (Kevin and Tim Gomringer), Luis Bacque, Willie Weeks, Millionboy, Nickko Young, and Jun2. Japanese singer-songwriter Lisa features on the seventh track "Social Path" recorded in Korean, which originally included on the group's Japanese EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.).[11]

Release and promotion

On October 6, 2023, Stray Kids uploaded one-minute-and-half long prologue video to announce Rock-Star. Narrated by Felix's "calming" and Bang Chan's "manic" and "theatrical" voices, the visual focuses on a boy who is a trumpet player of marching band falls asleep during waiting for performing the show, expressing his agitated emotion. The scenes switches to Stray Kids, alongside group of clowns, being joy from robbing the bank, becoming angry pirates on the ship, and looking up the clock sadly. As the boy and his bandmate enter the stage, the rock-inspired heavy electric guitar began playing, and Felix and Bang Chan shout "Let's show them how we rock!".[12][13]

Album pre-orders began on the same day as the prologue's release, coming in five editions: limited "Star", and four standards "Rock", "Roll", "Postcard", and "Headliner".[14] The EP's track list, scheduler, and digital cover artwork were posted to social media on October 9, confirming "Lalalala" as the lead single, as well as the rock-rearraged version, and including the Korean version of "Social Path".[15]

Track listing

Rock-Star track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Megaverse"
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • Han (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
  • Versachoi
  • Bang Chan
3:06
2."Lalalala" (락 (樂))
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
3:02
3."Blind Spot" (사각지대)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Weeks
  • Bang Chan
3:21
4."Comflex"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Millionboy
Millionboy2:52
5."Cover Me" (가려줘)
  • Hyunjin
  • Bang Chan
  • Hyunjin
  • Bang Chan
  • Nickko Young
  • Bang Chan
  • Young
3:11
6."Leave"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Jun2
  • Jun2
  • Bang Chan
3:39
7."Social Path" (featuring Lisa; Korean version)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
Versachoi3:17
8."Lalalala" (rock version)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
  • K. Gomringer
  • T. Gomringer
  • Bacque
  • Versachoi
  • Bang Chan
  • Cubeatz
  • Young
3:08
Total length:25:27

Release history

Release dates and formats for Rock-Star
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 10, 2023
[16]

Notes

  1. ^ See 5-Star (Stray Kids album) § Charts

References

  1. ^ Woo, Bin (January 2, 2023). "'커리어 하이' 찍은 스트레이 키즈. 2023년도 상상 이상의 활약 예고" [Stray Kids Took 'Career High', 2023 Notice of Activity Beyond Imagination]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Park, Seo-hyun (June 2, 2023). "[팝's신곡]"빛깔 뻔쩍 빛깔 뻔쩍"..스트레이 키즈, 더 별나게 돌아왔다 '특'" [[Pop's New Song] "Flashy Flashy".. Stray Kids, Come Back Even More Bizarrely 'S-Class']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Kim, Min-ji (August 12, 2023). "스트레이 키즈, 정규 3집 '파이브스타' 누적 판매량 500만 돌파" [Stray Kids, 3rd Full Album '5-Star' Surpasses 5 Million Cumulative Sales]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stray Kids、LiSAとの初コラボが決定 「Social Path (feat. LiSA)を新作EPに収録【バンチャン＆LiSAからコメント到着】" [Stray Kids to Collaborate with LiSA for the First Time, "Social Path (feat. LiSA) to be Included in the New EP [Comments from Bang Chan & LiSA]]. Spice (in Japanese). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Jeong, Ji-won (September 19, 2023). "[단독] 'K팝 대세' 스트레이 키즈, 11월 가요계 컴백…성장세 입증" [[Exclusive] 'K-pop Trend' Stray Kids, Comeback to the Music Industry in November… Proof of Growth]. Joynews24 (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Kim, Ha-young (September 19, 2023). "[공식] JYP 측 "스트레이 키즈, 새 앨범 준비 중…컴백 시기 미정"" [[Official] JYP Side "Stray Kids Are Preparing a New Album… Comeback Date Undecided"]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Jeong, Hee-won (October 6, 2023). "스트레이키즈, 오는 11월 새 앨범 '락스타' 발매" [Stray Kids to Release New album 'Rock-Star' in November]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Ji-won, Choi (October 6, 2023). "Stray Kids to release new album 'Rock-Star' on Nov. 10". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Cho, Yong-jun (October 6, 2023). "Stray Kids to drop 'Rock-Star' next month". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Kim, Mi-kyung (October 9, 2023). "스키즈, 컴백 신곡명 '락(樂)'…신보 트랙리스트 오픈" [SKZ, Comeback New Track 'Lalalala'… New Album Track List Open]. Single List (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Ahn, Byung-gil (October 9, 2023). "스트레이 키즈, 신곡 '락(樂)'트랙리스트 공개" [Stray Kids, New Track 'Lalalala' Track List Release]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Ji, Min-kyung (October 6, 2023). "스트레이 키즈, 11월 10일 새 앨범 '樂-STAR' 발매..5개월 만에 컴백 [공식]" [Stray Kids to Release New Album 'ROCK-STAR' on November 10… Comeback After 5 Months [Official]]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. ^ Daly, Rhian (October 6, 2023). "Stray Kids announce details of new EP 'Rock-Star'". NME. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  14. ^ Gong, Mi-na (October 6, 2023). "스트레이 키즈, 11월 10일 '樂-STAR'로 컴백" [Stray Kids, Comeback with 'ROCK-STAR' on November 10]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  15. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (October 9, 2023). "스트레이 키즈, 신곡명은 '락(樂)'..3RACHA 전곡 작업 참여 [공식]" [Stray Kids, New Track Is Titled 'Lalalala'.. 3RACHA Participated in All Tracks]. StarNews (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  16. ^ Citations concerning Rock-Star release formats:
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