Stray Kids- 'Karma' FULL ALBUM REACTION

They just recently released a recording session video for Karma. Would LOVE to see your reaction to it. https://youtu.be/h1li3NlTB0I?si=kiPnPPWOBMK_isEm

Funny coincidence you say that "0801" sounds a bit like The Weeknd cuz right now a lot of fans are speculating Stray Kids' next collab song will be with The Weeknd due to their recent interactions together on Instagram! 👀

I can’t believe I’m a day late to this reaction! 😅 But as always, it was so enjoyable and informative. I LOVE seeing how much you’re loving KARMA as much as the rest of us are! They actually have a handful of music videos that go along with many of the songs on this album. If they haven’t already been added to the March requests, I’ll go ahead and copy all the links for the various videos there for KARMA so they’re easy to find. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on more of them!

One thing I find super interesting is that some of these songs have been in the work for years. I think the first time we got a glimps of Pheonix was in a live stream in like 2020. Han also talkes about how Mess was a song he wrote ages ago and then reworked for this album. I dont even want to imagine what other bangers Bang Chan is still hiding on that Laptop😂😂

Eeeeee I love this. This is the album that got me into the Stray Kids (hot) megaverse, I found them right around the time you did but I immediately sold my soul, straight into the pit. It's hard for me to pick a favorite album but if we're going off sheer enjoyment of the most songs, probably NOEASY or ATE. The concept/vibes of Do It and ODDINARY are top notch for me though. fun fact: BLEEP was banned on broadcast in Korea, I believe primarily because of Han's line "I'll find you and kill you like the movie Taken". BLEEP was also a candidate for title track but they ultimately decided that CEREMONY would be better. MESS is too sad to put on my everyday playlist but it's so good 😭 The Stray Kids official youtube released a video playlist last week that was basically all sad/breakup/goodbye songs and MESS was on it. At In My Head when you mentioned how it's like an alt rock / pop punk song, it reminded me that Hyunjin mentioned in an episode of 2 Kids Room that he was writing a song inspired by My Chemical Romance 😂 It was kind of mentioned in passing so I have no idea if/when we'll ever see the mystery MCR-style Stray Kids song, but I'm excited if it happens. Half Time MIGHT be my favorite track on the album too (I saw someone else mentioned it). It's just SO FUN and weird and I love Hyunjin's part "all the galaxies will know my name". There's no video unfortunately but they did perform it at dominATE: celebrATE. There might be a fan video around of that performance, I will link it if I can find a good one. 08/01 is the anniversary of when they announced their fandom name, so it's known as "STAY's birthday", and a number they bring up in content often. Every year they do some fun events during the week of 08/01 to celebrate their fans. The video for 0801 is also a "street version" which means they recorded it themselves with a few cameras and a dream 😂 It's so precious. I cried the first time or two I watched it because it really feels like a gift, comfort, directly from Stray Kids. PERSONALLY I think the Festival Versions count as their own song, because these remixes are so carefully crafted, but I understand if you don't have time to listen to every remix 🥺 Great reaction! I had so much fun listening along.

Thanks for doing this😊! I think this is such a nice way for you to get to know some of their Bsides (things like 0801 probably wouldnt have been on the recs anytime soon). Maybe we get to do albums like ATE or Rock-Star at some point aswell

I have to say im suprised that 0801 was one of your favorites but it is a really cute song. The whole song is basicly a little love letter to Stay (the title refers to august first which is the date at which Stay as a fandom got their name). The music video is really cute because they completly directed and filmed it themselfs

0801 is Stay’s birthday! So the song is for us :) My favourite is Half Time! But I must say I love Bleep too for the lyrics, and Bleep and Creed have a special place in my heart because they’re also the first two songs where I personally really started to notice how 3racha are assigning Felix more complicated parts so he can show what stay have known for so long — he’s actually really good and not just a voice and visuals. And then of course 0801 for obvious reasons. And yeah, I think Han is singing more lately. He said in a 2kids room (basically, there’s 2 members in a room and they talk about everything and anything. There’s one for every members combination) that he’s singing much more than rapping even in his free time too. But Tim, if you want to get to know him better, we Stay often say (jokingly, but it’s kinda true) that there’s nothing Han can’t do, except handle a ball or sports with them involved. So expect literally everything, lol

I think Mess is definatly a song where the language barrier sucks. Its a Han written song and according to Korean Stay the lyrics are absolutly heartbreakingly beautyfull in a way that doesnt really translate super well. Still one of my favorite Straykids Ballads