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While most K-pop groups are carefully constructed and rigorously trained in private before their debut, Stray Kids, who range in age from 22 to 26, had a more unconventional start: on a Korean reality TV show, also called _Stray Kids_, in 2017\. But it wasn’t a straight-ahead singing competition, as one might assume. Record label JYP Entertainment, the industry giant behind groups like 2PM and [TWICE](https://time.com/5696384/twice-interview-feel-special/), had rounded up the aspiring musicians —including a former back-up dancer for [BTS](https://time.com/6301146/k-pop-bts-butter-beach-coal-plant/) and an would-be Australian Korean idol who had been trying to make it in K-pop for several years— and subjected them to a series of televised challenges as part of idol training, before the group made their official debut in 2018\. **Read More:** [_Eric Nam Wants to Remind Everyone That No One Has ‘Perfect’ Mental Health_](https://time.com/6313009/eric-nam-time100-impact-awards/) The band’s grungier headbanging anthems, which incorporate [rock](https://time.com/6301963/dreamin-wild-review/), EDM, and even industrial leanings, were initially criticized for being too noisy and eclectic compared to their glossier K-pop [contemporaries](https://time.com/5868040/seventeen-k-pop-everything-to-know/). Yet instead of shifting gears to pander to expectations for [Korean boy groups](https://time.com/6189914/bts-future-solo-careers/), Stray Kids embraced their distinct sound.  JYPE “The goal is to continuously pioneer new \[musical\] subjects and to have our music be recognized as a ‘Stray Kids’ genre,” says Changbin. Straying from expectations became a recipe for global success. The group’s March 2022 EP, _Oddinary_, topped the Billboard 200—making Stray Kids one of only three K-pop acts (including BTS and Super M) to lead the all-genre chart. While JYP Entertainment’s alliance with Republic Records has played a large part in Stray Kids’ international success, the group also enjoys the support of its global fanbase, known as STAY. 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