# Stray Kids hit 6 Spotify billion-stream albums, drop 'THIS & THAT' on Aug 7

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/07/stray-kids-six-spotify-billion-stream-albums-this-and-that-august-7
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/stray-kids-six-spotify-billion-stream-albums-this-and-that-august-7
Artist: Stray Kids — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/Stray-Kids
Category: comeback
Published: 2026-07-01

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 67
- Total AI reads: 83
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 81 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 69 | answer-time | ChatGPT-User 43×/15d; OAI-SearchBot 24×/23d; GPTBot 2×/2d |
| Amazon | 5 | training | Amazonbot 5×/5d |
| Anthropic | 3 | training | ClaudeBot 3×/3d |
| Apple | 2 | training | Applebot 2×/2d |
| Perplexity | 2 | training | PerplexityBot 2×/2d |
| Common Crawl | 1 | training | CCBot 1×/1d |
| Meta | 1 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 38
- Social posts tracked: 346
- Listed below: 38 outlets, 60 posts

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yahoo Entertainment | EN | 08-08 | Stray Kids Are Back With ‘THIS & THAT’: Stream It Now | https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/stray-kids-back-stream-now-045230764.html |
| The Korea Times | EN | 08-08 | Stray Kids returns with genre-fluid mini album 'THIS & THAT' | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/entertainment/k-pop/20260806/stray-kids-returns-with-genre-fluid-mini-album-this-that |
| KpopStarz | EN | 08-08 | Stray Kids Release 17 Previously Unreleased Tracks, Set Up 'THIS & THAT' Comeback | https://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/323195/20260728/stray-kids-release-17-previously-unreleased-tracks-skz-replay-2026-pt-1-aug-1.htm |
| The Korea Times | EN | 08-08 | Stray Kids returns with genre-fluid mini album 'THIS & THAT' | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260806/stray-kids-returns-with-genre-fluid-mini-album-this-that |
| JYP Entertainment | EN | 08-09 | Stray Kids : Notice - JYP Entertainment | https://straykids.jype.com/Default/NoticeView?AnSeq=7211&NoticeNumber=1433 |
| Edaily | KO | 08-09 | Stray Kids hit 6 Spotify billion-stream albums, drop 'THIS & THAT' on Aug 7 | https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=05159446645545024&mediaCodeNo=257 |
| STARNEWS | EN | 08-09 | 'K-Pop Top-Class' Stray Kids, Special Significance of 'THIS & THAT' Comeback [Official] | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/07/15/2026071509211937959 |
| MoneyToday | KO | 08-09 | 'Still hungry'…Stray Kids did 'THIS & THAT' and will do more ahead [roundup] | https://www.mt.co.kr/entertainment/2026/08/06/2026080615337285132 |
| InMusicBlog | EN | 08-10 | Stray Kids’ ‘THIS & THAT’ Posts Biggest 4th-Gen Spotify Debut of 2026 | https://inmusicblog.com/k-pop/stray-kids-this-and-that-first-day-spotify-streams/ |
| Yonhap News Agency | EN | 08-10 | Stray Kids shifts from intense energy to 'chill' mood for new EP 'This & That' | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260806009400315 |
| InMusic Blog | EN | 08-11 | Stray Kids This & That Drops Tonight: Complete Guide | https://inmusicblog.com/k-pop/stray-kids-this-and-that-release-time-tracklist-guide/ |
| Maeil Business Newspaper (English) | EN | 08-12 | Stray Kids Keep Their No. 1 Streak Going, Release 'This & That' Remix Single Today | https://www.mk.co.kr/en/musics/12125065 |
| Pulse by Maeil Business Newspaper | EN | 08-12 | Stray Kids dominate global charts with “This & That” | https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/12123979 |
| The Chosun Ilbo (English) | EN | 08-13 | Stray Kids Dominate Domestic, Global Charts with New Release | https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/08/12/SMVZ2QHBSZEDXDBGZBZV537GNU/ |
| Chosun Biz English | EN | 08-14 | Stray Kids dominate Korea and global charts with new album This & That | https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/08/12/YWPQP7TUNBGUJNNZ4LH4GBV3X4/ |
| KpopEcho | EN | 08-19 | Stray Kids Returns with a Bang on ‘THIS & THAT’ — Witness Perfection as They Reveal a Side We’ve Never Seen | https://www.kpopecho.com/2026/08/stray-kids-returns-with-bang-on-this.html |
| The Korea Times | EN | 08-19 | Stray Kids to drop digital album ahead of new EP - The Korea Times | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260726/stray-kids-to-drop-digital-album-ahead-of-new-ep |
| The Chosun Ilbo | EN | 08-19 | Stray Kids' Self-Produced 'This and That' Drops August 7 | https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/07/21/5BP6JJWMLVESTKHZYS5HXID7P4/ |
| STARNEWS Korea | EN | 08-20 | Stray Kids Achieve Triple Million-Seller Debut Sales with Mini Album 'THIS & THAT' [Official] / STARNEWS | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/star/2026/08/15/2026081512242470531 |
| Namanecard Blog | EN | 08-20 | Stray Kids sold 1.83 million albums in a single day | https://blog.namanecard.com/en/stray-kids-this-that-3-million-sales/ |
| SBS News (English) | EN | 08-21 | Stray Kids Releases New Mini-Album 'THIS & THAT' Today, Returning with New Music After 9 Months | https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008695110 |
| UPI | EN | 08-21 | Listen: Stray Kids release 'This & That' EP, music video | https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2026/08/07/korea-stray-kids-this-that-ep-music-video/9661786109316/ |
| Kursiv Media | EN | 08-21 | Stray Kids release "THIS & THAT" as Seungmin rests | https://uz.kursiv.media/en/2026-08-07/stray-kids-return-with-this-that-as-seungmin-limits-promotions/ |
| Namanecard Blog | EN | 08-25 | Stray Kids' THIS & THAT Hits Billboard 200 No. 1 | https://blog.namanecard.com/en/stray-kids-billboard-200-nine-streak/ |
| respawn.outlookindia.com | EN | 09-12 | respawn.outlookindia.com | https://respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/stray-kids-this-that-makes-billboard-200-history |
| x.com | EN | 09-12 | x.com | https://x.com/skzchartdata/status/2088573786987581622 |
| billboardphilippines.com | EN | 09-12 | billboardphilippines.com | https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/stray-kids-this-and-that-ninth-no-1-billboard-200/ |
| biz.chosun.com | EN | 09-12 | biz.chosun.com | https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/08/15/TWNCK6YQ3JGJLHFOOULQQBRIYY/ |
| Chosun Biz (English Entertainment) | EN | 09-15 | Stray Kids top global charts with This & That, become first to notch nine consecutive No. 1s | https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/08/22/7H2SDU57T5F27OJIND4U3ITIZM/ |
| MK (Maeil Business Newspaper) Global / MK English | EN | 09-15 | "Our Story Made Possible Together"... Stray Kids Release ... | https://www.mk.co.kr/en/musics/12133109 |
| The Chosun Ilbo (English, K-pop & Culture) | EN | 09-15 | Stray Kids Hit Ninth Straight Billboard 200 No. 1 | https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/08/20/7I24NSKD2NCWFEKQW4Q6UKIQUA/ |
| Star News Korea (English Music) | EN | 09-15 | [Official] Stray Kids reach No. 8 on Billboard 200... Top 10 for three ... | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/09/02/2026090214593465824 |
| KCultureRadar | EN | 09-18 | Stray Kids' 'THIS & THAT': A Ninth Billboard 200 No. 1 | https://kcultureradar.com/en/kpop/stray-kids-this-and-that-ninth-billboard-200-number-one-rolling-stones/ |
| The Hankyoreh (English Edition) | EN | 09-18 | The battle to be K-pop's next big boy group after BTS is ... | https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/1274473.html |
| NPR | EN | 09-18 | K-pop group Stray Kids has the No. 1 album in the country | https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5937961/k-pop-group-stray-kids-has-the-no-1-album-in-the-country |
| sports.donga.com | EN | 07-17 | Stray Kids, August 7 Comeback…Worldview Contained in Silver Truck | https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20260717/134317570/1 |
| mhnse.com | EN | 07-21 | Stray Kids, Continuing Eight Consecutive #1 Momentum… August Comeback Confirmed | https://mhnse.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1466298 |
| mdtoday.co.kr | EN | 07-27 | Stray Kids releases 17 unreleased tracks from August | https://www.mdtoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=606326 |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| X | @hananoanna_JYP | 08-08 | https://x.com/hananoanna_JYP/status/2085994881613500452 |
| X | @StrayKids__UA | 08-08 | https://x.com/StrayKids__UA/status/2085995288263602264 |
| YouTube | JYP Entertainment | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ4UzthYTss |
| YouTube | KBS WORLD TV | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHMYZSJQ6cA |
| YouTube | Stray Kids | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQMeDDzKvs |
| YouTube | KBS Kpop | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG1TR2GGNhw |
| YouTube | Jaeguchi | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpRE_9gZqY0 |
| YouTube | Stray Kids | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4BeWPRVeTI |
| X | @goodssellings2 | 08-08 | https://x.com/goodssellings2/status/2086007292034797923 |
| X | @skz_leeknow172 | 08-08 | https://x.com/skz_leeknow172/status/2086006797677298173 |
| X | @YHJS_ATSA | 08-08 | https://x.com/YHJS_ATSA/status/2085999777721000317 |
| X | @BrazenLive | 08-08 | https://x.com/BrazenLive/status/2085997768716554657 |
| X | @StrayKids__UA | 08-08 | https://x.com/StrayKids__UA/status/2085996699432919055 |
| X | @StrayKids__UA | 08-08 | https://x.com/StrayKids__UA/status/2085996432679375084 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-08 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086124924008374550 |
| X | @teamnyaSKIA | 08-08 | https://x.com/teamnyaSKIA/status/2086120236210901323 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-08 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086121096353554901 |
| X | @teamnyaSKIA | 08-08 | https://x.com/teamnyaSKIA/status/2086121622172512275 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-08 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086122987263234223 |
| X | @Seesom_Kpop | 08-08 | https://x.com/Seesom_Kpop/status/2086123116795982224 |
| X | @skzitaIia | 08-08 | https://x.com/skzitaIia/status/2086123301554831519 |
| X | @SKZoov_VS | 08-08 | https://x.com/SKZoov_VS/status/2086124349988233422 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-08 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086130471428083965 |
| X | @pixievll | 08-08 | https://x.com/pixievll/status/2086136032261767496 |
| Instagram | realstraykids | 08-08 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbxtMuSzad6/ |
| Instagram | realstraykids | 08-08 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbxtE1qzl9h/ |
| Instagram | realstraykids | 08-08 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbxs8hQTN4C/ |
| Instagram | realstraykids | 08-08 | https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbxiy2OTTaE/ |
| X | @IsaacUdeme29341 | 08-09 | https://x.com/IsaacUdeme29341/status/2086253764235641277 |
| X | @5m_kwiN | 08-09 | https://x.com/5m_kwiN/status/2086244911784059032 |
| X | @esquadraosclass | 08-09 | https://x.com/esquadraosclass/status/2086244572959555984 |
| X | @StrayKidsBrasil | 08-09 | https://x.com/StrayKidsBrasil/status/2086241849509822608 |
| X | @esquadraosclass | 08-09 | https://x.com/esquadraosclass/status/2086242413929025926 |
| X | @FelixBrasil_ | 08-08 | https://x.com/FelixBrasil_/status/2086241033629622419 |
| X | @Wondernara_twt | 08-09 | https://x.com/Wondernara_twt/status/2086260759181631573 |
| X | @pixievll | 08-09 | https://x.com/pixievll/status/2086256932453781820 |
| X | @mamepi9151 | 08-09 | https://x.com/mamepi9151/status/2086255726197174729 |
| X | @YHJS_ATSA | 08-09 | https://x.com/YHJS_ATSA/status/2086247989732134927 |
| X | @byeoltokki_kr | 08-09 | https://x.com/byeoltokki_kr/status/2086369766139441427 |
| X | @5m_kwiN | 08-09 | https://x.com/5m_kwiN/status/2086364466749600126 |
| X | @StrayKidsPeru | 08-09 | https://x.com/StrayKidsPeru/status/2086365239948304730 |
| X | @WORLDMUSICAWARD | 08-09 | https://x.com/WORLDMUSICAWARD/status/2086364258745397337 |
| X | @StrayKidsPeru | 08-09 | https://x.com/StrayKidsPeru/status/2086359208878883177 |
| X | @1001_under | 08-09 | https://x.com/1001_under/status/2086346105118421021 |
| X | @satellite_ph | 08-09 | https://x.com/satellite_ph/status/2086359968421405001 |
| X | @skzlatamproject | 08-09 | https://x.com/skzlatamproject/status/2086366087210254749 |
| YouTube | KBS Kpop | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfE4hxmEis |
| X | @StrayKidsPeru | 08-09 | https://x.com/StrayKidsPeru/status/2086375231896080847 |
| X | @BrazilStay | 08-09 | https://x.com/BrazilStay/status/2086485268371038326 |
| YouTube | Stray Kids | 08-09 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo_qsb635u0 |
| X | @STAYonAIR2503 | 08-09 | https://x.com/STAYonAIR2503/status/2086484400095535489 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-09 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086459720664055812 |
| X | @StrayKidsPeru | 08-09 | https://x.com/StrayKidsPeru/status/2086454908140540391 |
| YouTube | KOCOWA TV | 08-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VlG_zP7uoM |
| X | @kiyomayu1218 | 08-09 | https://x.com/kiyomayu1218/status/2086454335366701446 |
| X | @SKZCBGuide | 08-09 | https://x.com/SKZCBGuide/status/2086453928053645428 |
| X | @BrazilStay | 08-09 | https://x.com/BrazilStay/status/2086451311675879736 |
| X | @kpop_spotify | 08-09 | https://x.com/kpop_spotify/status/2086505558283108696 |
| X | @skzitaIia | 08-09 | https://x.com/skzitaIia/status/2086498720997097865 |
| YouTube | yppahcat^•ﻌ•^ | 08-08 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS8Yy9Ndodg |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, Stray Kids hit 6 Spotify billion-stream albums, drop 'THIS & THAT' on Aug 7".