Giant (Stray Kids album)

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Giant
Stray Kids - Giant.png
Standard cover
Studio album by
Stray Kids
ReleasedNovember 13, 2024
Studio
  • JYPE (Seoul)
  • Channie's "Room" (Seoul)
  • Jisang's (Seoul)
Length31:29
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label Epic Japan
Producer
  • 3Racha
  • Chae Gang-hae
  • DallasK
  • Hong Ji-sang
  • Kim Ju-hyeong
  • Restart
  • Versachoi
Stray Kids chronology
Ate
(2024)		Giant
(2024)		 Hop
(2024)
Singles from Giant
  1. "Night"
    Released: October 7, 2024
  2. "Falling Up"
    Released: October 7, 2024
  3. "Giant"
    Released: November 13, 2024

Giant is the second Japanese-language studio album and fifth overall by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released through Epic Records Japan on November 13, 2024, following their EP Social Path / Super Bowl (Japanese Ver.) (2023). The album was supported by three singles: "Night" and "Falling Up", themes for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God , and the title track. Commercially, Giant topped both Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums with 335,000 copies.

Contents

Background and release

On September 30, 2024, the Stray Kids Japan official X account posted a mysterious image of throne with the text "King Giant". [1] [2] Shortly on the same day, the group announced their second Japanese-language studio album, titled Giant, which would be released on November 13, 2024, a day before their first show in Tokyo, Japan of their third world tour Dominate World Tour. [3] Pre-orders of the album began on the same day, coming in 11 versions: Limited A and B, standard, and eight-member solo covers. [4] From October 1 to 3, 7 to 11, and 15 to 18 they posted series of "dark", "elegant" and "royalty" individual and group teaser images and each member's solo cover. [5] [6] [7]

The dual lead singles from Giant, "Night" and "Falling Up", were released on October 7 in three versions simultaneously: Japanese, English, and Korean, which the Japanese and English versions were included on the album. [8] "Night" serves as the opening theme while "Falling Up" as ending theme for the second arc "Workshop Battle" of the second season of the anime series Kami no Tō: Tower of God . [9] On October 11, Stray Kids revealed each edition's cover artworks and track list for the album, which additionally included "Why?", a theme song for Japanese television drama Re: Revenge – Yokubo no Hate ni (2024), and the Japanese version of "Chk Chk Boom". [10] Alongside the album, an accompanying music video for the title track "Giant" premiered on November 13, [11] while "Christmas Love" music video uploaded on December 9. [12]

Promotion

To commemorate the release of Giant, Stray Kids partnered with several Japanese companies: Suntory, HEP Five, [13] Shibuya Tsutaya, [14] Tokyo Dome City, Spotify Japan and Miyashita Park, [15] and NewDays for promotional campaign and pop-up stores between November and December 2024. [16] The group also collaborated with Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) for special voice on Tokaido Shinkansen and advertisements at the stations between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka Stations. [17] Stray Kids surprisingly paid a visit in Shibuya Tsutaya, Tower Records Japan, and Miyashita Park in Shibuya, Tokyo on November 13 for the album promotion. [18]

In support of Giant, Stray Kids embarked on their Dominate World Tour at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan in November–December 2024, where they debuted the performance of "Giant". [19] The group later performed the title track on music shows Best Artist 2024 on November 30, [20] and 2024 FNS Music Festival on December 4. [21] They also appeared on the variety show Uwa! Dama Sareta Taishō 2024 Winter . [22]

Commercial performance

According to Billboard Japan , Giant has sold 264,390 physical copies and 1,886 digital sales between November 11 to 13, 2024. [23] [24] Following the week ended on November 17, the album debuted at number one on the Hot Albums chart with 446,002 physicial copies and 3,168 digital sales, [25] which topped the Top Album Sales and reached number three on the Download Albums. [26] [27] Oricon reported that Giant was the best-selling album in Japan on November 12, 2024, the album's flying get date, with 185,409 copies. [28] [29] Later, the album debuted at number one on the Weekly Album Chart and Combined Albums Chart, the fourth album to so, selling 335,000 copies. [30] [31]

Track listing

Giant track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangememtLength
1."Giant"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Restart
  • Chae Gang-hae
  • Restart
  • Chae
  • Bang Chan
2:54
2."Chk Chk Boom" (Japanese version)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • D&H (Purple Night)
  • Shunsuke Takai
2:29
3."Night"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • D&H
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
Versachoi2:55
4."Falling Up"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Restart
  • Chae
  • Restart
  • Chae
  • Bang Chan
3:12
5."Why?"
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • D&H
  • Yohei
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Hong Ji-sang
Hong3:49
6."Saiyan"
  • Han
  • Bang Chan
  • KM-Markit
  • Han
  • Bang Chan
  • Versachoi
  • Bang Chan
  • Versachoi
3:39
7."Ai o Kureta no ni, Naze" (愛をくれたのに、なぜ; Love Is Painful)
  • Changbin
  • Bang Chan
  • KM-Markit
  • Changbin
  • Bang Chan
  • Kim Ju-hyeong
Kim3:15
8."Christmas Love"
  • Bang Chan
  • Yohei
  • Bang Chan
  • Versachoi
Versachoi3:06
9."Night" (English version)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Sophia Pae
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Han
  • Versachoi
Versachoi2:55
10."Falling Up" (English version)
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Pae
  • Bang Chan
  • Changbin
  • Restart
  • Chae
  • Restart
  • Chae
  • Bang Chan
3:10
Total length:31:29
Giant FC limited bonus track
No.TitleMusicArrangememtLength
11."Christmas Love" (instrumental)
  • Bang Chan
  • Versachoi
Versachoi3:06
Total length:34:35
Giant Limited A bonus track (Blu-ray)
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Jacket shooting making movie"  
2."Jacket shooting making movie" (relay cam version)  
3."Giant" (recording making movie)  
4."Christmas Love" (recording making movie)  
5."Social Path" (music video)Novvkim3:22
6."Social Path" (music video making movie)  
Total length:100:29

Credits and personnel

Musicians

Technical

Locations

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Giant
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [37]
Physical 		Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Giant
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
JapanNovember 13, 2024 CD + Blu-ray Limited A Epic Japan [38]
CD
  • Limited B
  • standard
  • FC limited
VariousStandard
South Korea JYP [39]

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