October, Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.
The final encore of the [dominATE] world tour was coming to an end, and everyone thought,
āOkayā¦ this is really the last chapter.ā
The members were emotional, the crowd was half crying, half rolling end credits in their heads.
And thenābecause this is Stray Kidsā
the ending didnāt actually end.
The screen suddenly went dark.
A dreamy video started playing, and one sentence appeared:
āThis is IT.ā
Then the title followed: SKZ IT TAPE 'DO IT'.
For about 0.1 seconds, the stadium went completely silent.
And then it exploded.
In that moment, everyone realized:
āThis wasnāt the finaleā¦ it was just auto-play to the next tape.ā
SKZ IT TAPE: Capturing the āThis Is Itā Moment
SKZ IT TAPE 'DO IT' is a new format Stray Kids just pulled out.
You can sum it up in one line:
āA series that records whatever feels like the āITā of Stray Kids right now, like a mixtape of the moment.ā
After their 4th full album KARMA rewrote records on global charts,
and after they finally stepped into a stadium in Korea 7 years after debut,
they couldāve taken a long break.
Instead, they dropped a brand-new āIT TAPE.ā
At this point, their only real rival feels like one thing:
Stray Kids from yesterday.
The Title Track Do It: A Collective āJust Go for Itā
One of the double title tracks, Do It, rides on a hip-hop base with a touch of reggaeton.
If you had to put the lyrics into one sentence, itād be:
āIf youāre sure about it, move now. Donāt overthink it. Donāt just want itāDO IT.ā
As always, 3RACHAāBang Chan, Changbin, and Hanāwere deeply involved in the songwriting and production, giving it that signature āthis is our own storyā flavor.
With tracks like Do It, DIVINE (ģ ģ ėģ), Holiday, Photobook, and more,
the whole tape feels like one tightly packed snapshot of the Stray Kids universe in this exact moment.
World Tour Finale ā New Album Teaser: The Art of Being Busy
The funniest part?
All of this was announced right at the end of their world tour.
Most artists, after an 11-month world tour, go into ārecharge mode.ā
Stray Kids, on the other hand:
- Travel the world with
[dominATE], - Wrap it all up with an encore at a stadium,
- Drop a brand-new teaser on the spot,
- And then release
DO ITon November 21.
Itās basically the K-pop version of a post-credit scene in a Marvel movie.
Right when you ask, āSoā¦ is it over?ā
Stray Kids answers:
āNope. That was just the sound of the next track loading.ā
The Best Way to Listen to This Album (Fan Mode ON)
Whether youāre a longtime STAY or someone who just fell down the Stray Kids rabbit hole,
hereās one fun way to listen:
- Go home and turn off all the lights.
- Think of something youāve been wanting to do all year but never actually started.
- Press play on
Do It.
If, during the chorus,
you feel even 1% more like āOkayā¦ maybe I should just do itā,
then this album has already done its job.
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