Stray Kids to release ninth EP, 'ATE,' on July 19

Stray Kids will release its ninth EP, "ATE," on July 19, aiming for global success after topping the Billboard 200 with 'Rock-Star.'

Boy band Stray Kids [YONHAP]

Stray Kids will return to the charts with its ninth EP, “ATE,” which is set to drop on July 19.

“‘ATE’ is filled with cheerful energy that only Stray Kids have, and it has the band’s ambition to chew through the music industry in Korea and around the world,” Stray Kids’ agency, JYP Entertainment, said Wednesday.

“ATE” comes eight months after the release of Stray Kids’ eighth EP, “Rock-Star.” The EP topped the Billboard 200 albums chart upon its release, becoming the band’s fourth consecutive album to achieve that placement.

“Lalalala,” the lead track of “Rock-Star,” also landed No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles rankings, making Stray Kids the first fourth-generation K-pop boy band to land on the chart.

Stray Kids will headline the I-Days music festival in Milan, Italy on July 12, followed by London's BST Hyde Park festival on July 14 and Lollapalooza Chicago on Aug. 2.

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BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]