Stray Kids- DominATE Concert part 1

I've been to 2 stray kids concerts in seattle! I went to the Maniac tour and the Dominate tour! I also have 2 versions of their light sticks! Their shows are hype as hell! also I made eye contact with hyunjin at the dominate tour, which was unbelievable. It was when they went around on the carts around the stadium.

They actually don't get recognized that much at all in South Korea because they are not as famous there compared to internationally. There is still a lot of South Koreans that have not warmed up to their "noise" music, I guess.

I started taking notes as you asked questions, so I'll provide some bullet points below that hopefully answer some of them. haha. -They dropped a new music video today called Run It and a new album comes out in August! -I grew up about an hour east of LA, so I spent a lot of time there. Its very different from the other big cities in the country! -They are starting their next world tour next month in Asia. North American tour dates haven't been announced yet, but I'm anticipating a Q2 or Q3 North American tour start. -At their final concert of the dominATE tour back in Seoul, Hyunjin shared how he had been having voice issues and almost walked away from it all. He literally ran out of the studio and Bang Chan ran out after him. He credits Seungmin for helping him, along with getting some sort of treatment/therapy/coaching, etc. -If you ever want to get to know their personalities even more, their recent 2 Kids Room videos are a great option! -I wasn't at this stop, but I went to Seattle show. The energy was insane. -I definitely have a lightstick and they are a lot of fun. We need to get you one! -From what I've seen, they don't cuss as much in Korea. A lot of their songs don't officially have swear words but use word play between English and Korean to kinda slip words in there. They tend to let it all out outside of Korea but they were on their best behavior since this was being filmed. haha. Korea has stricter broadcasting rules, which I think is a part of it. -Filming took place over two nights, so that is part of the reason for inconsistencies in their outfits... like the jackets coming on and off again. -This movie cut out background dancer dance breaks etc. Sooo the costume changes definitely took longer than what was seen here. -The guys definitely walk around by them self sometimes in Korea. Hyunjin mentioned never being recognized. But I think part of it is beanies, glasses, masks making it harder to see who it is, and people generally being respectful. -The water....the crowd definitely didn't mind. haha. Eventually on this tour, staff gave Lee Know a water gun turret and Stay started sneaking in water guns. Things got so crazy that it eventually had to be stopped because the amount of water on the stage was a safety hazard. -Han is insane. His singing voice and rap has such and amazing tone. He has so much charisma on Stage. Thanks for reacting, Tim. ...aaaaand for anyone who got to the end of this comment, thanks for listening to my blabbering!

This was such a fun watch, can’t wait for the next part! I went to see this at the theater, wishing that I someday could attend a concert myself. That’s why I’m SO EXCITED that they are going on a new world tour and whichever country in Europe they visit I’m going to be there! 😍 And I’m so happy for you and all your upcoming plans! 😃

OK I'm almost at the end this should be the last rambly comment: People spend a LOT of money for the chance to get "baptized" by Stray Kids with water bottles 😂 they used to bring full on water guns and buckets of water but I think they had to stop because all the water puddles were creating a safety hazard. ahhhh the infamous Han yelling "big boy" at Changbin at the start of God's Menu. You're thinking of the God's Menu / Side Effects mashup which I love SO MUCH specifically for the moment you're talking about where the melody goes like DOWN instead of up. It was different! You're not crazy. The word you're thinking of for "utility player" is all-rounder or specifically for Han, "Ace"! Han is the Ace of Kpop (or at least the Ace of their generation of kpop). Just because it makes me giggle every time: Han points at the smoke gun thing when it hits the ground at the end of Truman because one time he threw his up in the air and hit himself in the head with it 😂

Felix really is a kind soul, hes also a UNICEF ambassandor and has been in Laos for them to raise awarness for children and mothers suffering from malnutrition and poor water quality.

I don't know what they DID to Felix in this interview, he gets so deep in his feels. I believe that he's authentic in what he's saying, but I feel like he's NEVER this somber in any behind-the-scenes content 😂 I'm not sure exactly what dark time he's referring to but Felix did openly sob on stage for pretty much the entire encore in MANIAC Seoul. So he was going THROUGH IT then. I think they revealed just recently in a 2 Kids Room that he had been in some kind of conflict with Bang Chan at the time and they basically made up on stage. He also has, from what I understand, chronic back issues which cause him pain, which I'm sure are very difficult on him emotionally since he is a dancer. In the livestreams of the concerts, they do costume changes pretty quick but this is definitely edited, not realtime. It's usually a few minutes. The band will frequently fill the space with some jamming, or they'll play a video on the big screens. But then sometimes (like the Golden Disc awards) they change right on stage 😏

Congrats on the van, Tim! So many exciting things for you guys coming in the near future. I went to two concerts of the DominATE tour in Europe (sadly they skipped Europe for years, so it took a long time before I could finally see them live) and had a blast. I love that they brought a live band and the energy was up there, it was great festival vibes. Personally I'm not a huge fan of this docu because of all the crowd shots and drone shots, I prefer a more straightforward concert recording. It's still fun to watch though! I was very impressed with how consistent Changbin was throughout the whole concert. That man is tiny but LOUD. Han and Chan stood out to me a lot as well with their performance and stage presence. If I'm not mistaken Hyunjin is the only one who's had some vocal issues in the past. You mentioned Lee Know's singing while dancing (I think you got him right the first time btw, or at least he was in the center during that shot) and I don't know if you've noticed it yet but he's often the one who gets verses with a lot of choreo or the part at the end of a hype song after (or during) a heavy dance break, because he has the highest stamina and is one of the most stable members. The joke Chan made about being giants is indeed a reference to their height, they joke about it a lot. They're tiny. They wear insoles a lot to appear taller but I'm pretty sure they lie about their heights (common with celebs and also because they refuse to be measured by others lol). They recently made a video where they did some health checks and got measured and I think it said everyone was above 170 cm now, but they hid the full number, and there's no way that's true anyway. Some members are definitely shorter than that. For example Changbin's height used to be listed as 5'6 and Bang Chan's as 5'7, but I think it's more likely for Changbin to be around 5'4-5'5 and Chan around 5'6. Not that it matters much but I think it can be a bit of a sensitive topic for them since it's a beauty standard in SK to be tall and many kpop idols are on the taller side (for Koreans, at least).

kind of random thought but im very glad that you allready know their names because otherwise a cheatsheet wouldnt be very helpfull with the all white outfits😂

JJAM (just pronounced like "jam", the "jj" is a special consonant in Korean pronounced a certain way). It's a great song for the intro to a concert because it features special moments for all the main Rachas. "I like how wholesome they are" right before Chan leads the audience into screaming an obscenity together hahahah. Chan has said that he swears a lot in his personal life (he is Australian after all) but swearing is not allowed by JYPE. That said, they'll occasionally say "shit" on stage and I think Chan has slipped up once or twice during Topline. You asked about vocal health issues - I know I've mentioned this before but Hyunjin had a period of time last year where he couldn't speak at all. He talked about it on stage at DominATE: CelebrATE after he had recovered (working with the vocal coach Seungmin works with). It was a very emotional moment, all of them were crying or tearing up. He was very worried that he would have to leave the group because of it.

Btw this is only parts of the setlist. I really wish we could get one of the DVDs that show a whole concert to you at some point

Stray Kids is dropping a new song 'Run it' in a few hours! Its officaly comeback season now🤩

TIM! You'll be thrilled to know Stray Kids just announced their upcoming world tour, two days ago. So far they've only released info for stops in Asia but they will certainly come to the US. If you keep your eyes on the Stray Kids discord channel someone usually posts the news there :) AND new song out tonight 9pm PT / 12am ET, "Run It"! For this movie they really focused on building up hype for them. Lots of crowd shots, drone shots of the enormous stadium, showing how many people love them, and how loudly. In my opinion it's a little distracting sometimes (in theatres the crowd noise was actually deafening) but it does make me feel warm inside to know how beloved our boys are. The bluray/dvds of past concerts (dominATE Seoul, Maniac, the Tokyo Dome Tour) are much more cut-and-dry concert recordings but they are harder to get since they're not available digitally.