SKZ-Replay explained

SKZ-Replay
Type:compilation
Artist:Stray Kids
Cover:Stray Kids - SKZ-Replay.png
Released:December 21, 2022
Studio:
  • Channie's "Room" (Seoul)
  • JYPE (Seoul)
  • Jisang's (Seoul)
Length:80:01
Label:
Producer:
  • 3Racha
  • Versachoi
  • HotSauce
  • Millionboy
  • Nickko Young
  • Shim Eun-jee
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Semi Kim
  • Bush
  • Nick Lee
  • Josh Wei
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SKZ-Replay is the third compilation album by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released digitally on December 21, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. Consisting of 25 tracks, the album split into two sides: the A-side contains ten songs, eight performed solo and two performed by the group as a whole, and the B-side includes fifteen original songs from their video series SKZ-Player and SKZ-Record.

Background

Stray Kids released the video series SKZ-Player and SKZ-Record to showcase their self-written songs and covers, as well as other non-promotional projects published unofficially on various online video platforms.[1] SKZ-Player was released as music videos,[2] while SKZ-Record was released as audio-only videos.[3] The first video from the SKZ-Player series was Lee Know, Hyunjin, and Felix's choreography video, uploaded on August 26, 2018.[4] The first video of SKZ-Record was Seungmin's cover of "Start Over", originally performed by Gaho for the television series Itaewon Class, published on May 4, 2020.[5] "Fam" was originally recorded in Japanese and included on Stray Kids' debut Japanese-language EP All In, released on November 4, 2020.[6] The music video for the unreleased track "#LoveStay" was uploaded on December 31, 2021, as a tribute to the group's fans, collectively called "Stay".[7]

Release and promotion

On January 1, 2022, JYP Entertainment uploaded the video "Step Out 2022", which outlined Stray Kids' accomplishments in 2021 and goals for the new year, including plans for an album that collected songs from the SKZ-Player and SKZ-Record series.[8] At their "Seoul Special (Unveil 11)" show of Maniac World Tour on September 17, the group debuted the Korean version of "Fam" during the encore.[9] On November 9, Stray Kids revealed the souvenirs for the third-generation official fan club recruitment, including a promotional CD for the album titled SKZ-Replay. They stated that the album would be released digitally in December 2022 and consist of an A and B-side; the CD would contain only songs from the A-side.[10] One month later, on December 14, SKZ-Replay was formally announced for release on December 21.[11] The track listing was revealed over the following two days. It consists of 25 tracks, including eight new tracks performed as solos by each member, besides the previously published tracks.[12] An accompanying music video for the Korean version of "Fam" was also uploaded on the same day as the album's release.[13] [14]

Track listing

Notes

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Technical

Locations

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[16] 23
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[17] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[18] 75

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
VariousDecember 21, 2022[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lee . Jae-lim . K-pop boy band Stray Kids to release digital EP 'SKZ-Replay' on Dec. 21 . December 16, 2022 . . December 15, 2022.
  2. News: Ji . Min-kyung . 스트레이 키즈, 팬미팅→'킹덤' 출연..2021년이 더욱 기대되는 이유 . Stray Kids, Fan meeting → 'Kingdom' Appearance.. Reasons to Look Forward to 2021 . December 16, 2022 . Osen . February 11, 2021 . ko.
  3. News: Oh . Yoon-joo . 스트레이 키즈, 자작곡 공개로 글로벌 팬들과 소통 . Stray Kids Communicates with Global Fans by Releasing Self-Composed Songs . December 16, 2022 . Mydaily . March 31, 2021 . ko.
  4. News: Dee . Dani . Stray Kids' Lee Know, Hyunjin, & Felix perform original choreography in 'SKZ-PLAYER' video . December 16, 2022 . . August 26, 2018.
  5. . October 7, 2022 . Seungmin "시작" Cover (원곡 : 가호) [Stray Kids : SKZ-RECORD] ]. video . December 16, 2022 . YouTube.
  6. News: Chung . Hee-jung . [韓流] Stray Kids 11月に日本でミニアルバム発売 ]. [Hallyu] Stray Kids to Release Mini-Album in Japan in November . December 16, 2022 . . September 28, 2020 . ja.
  7. News: Kucher . Daniel . Stray Kids premieres #LoveSTAY, an emotional MV dedicated to their fandom . December 16, 2022 . Somag News . December 30, 2021.
  8. News: Lee . Duk-haeng . 스트레이 키즈, 2022년 포부와 계획 발표…더 높은 비상 예고 . Stray Kids, Their 2022 Aspirations and Plans Announcement... Higher Emergency Notice . December 16, 2022 . StarNews . January 1, 2022 . ko.
  9. News: Woo . Bin . 스트레이 키즈, KSPO DOME 입성 "꿈꿔온 순간, 현실이 됐다" . Stray Kids, KSPO DOME Entering "The Moment I Dreamed Of, Became a Reality" . December 16, 2022 . TenAsia . September 19, 2022 . ko.
  10. News: Hwang . Hye-jin . 스트레이 키즈, 12월 미발매 자작곡 앨범 공개 "실물음반은 팬들에게만" . Stray Kids, Unreleased Self-Composed Album Released in December "Gift Album Only for Fans" . December 16, 2022 . Newsen . November 9, 2022 . ko.
  11. News: Kim . Hyun-sik . 스트레이 키즈, 21일 디지털 앨범 '스키즈 리플레이' 발매 . Stray Kids, Digital Album 'SKZ-REPLAY' December 21 Release . December 16, 2022 . Edaily . December 15, 2022 . ko.
  12. News: Park . So-young . 역시 스트레이 키즈!..멤버 전원 '자작 솔로곡' 디지털 앨범 발표 . As Expected, Stray Kids!.. All Members 'Self-composed Solo Songs' Digital Album Release . December 16, 2022 . Osen . December 16, 2022 . ko.
  13. News: Hwang . Hye-jin . 가족이 된 스트레이 키즈, 봐도봐도 안 질리는 8인8색 매력 'FAM'[들어보고서] ]. Stray Kids, Who Have Become a Family, 8 Members 8 Colors of Charm You Won't Get Tired of Even Looking at 'FAM' [Listen to It] . December 21, 2022 . Newsen . December 21, 2022 . ko.
  14. Bowenbank . Starr . Stray Kids' New Album 'SKZ-REPLAY' Is Here: Stream It Now . December 22, 2022 . . December 21, 2022.
  15. Web site: Taalthechoi . . December 16, 2022.
  16. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-01-02 . . December 28, 2022. ja.
  17. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of December 28, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. December 28, 2022.
  18. Web site: Billboard Japan Download Albums – 2023 Year-End. Billboard Japan. ja. December 8, 2023.
  19. Web site: Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) 발매 안내 . Stray Kids Release Information . Stray Kids Official Website . December 21, 2022 . December 21, 2022.