Play in this article ↓Stray Kids THIS & THAT: Eight Songs and a Ninth Billboard 200 No. 1
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- Category: Album guide
- Artist: Stray Kids
KPOP NO1 Editorial · Sources checked November 6, 2026
"This or that?" Stray Kids' answer is both. THIS & THAT, the group's 10th EP, came out on August 7, 2026, with eight songs and a title track built on a chill, cool mood. It became their ninth straight No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Here's the idea behind the album, what Stray Kids say about each song, the official videos to open and the chart run.
The idea: take this and that
JYP's album page opens with two lines: "I'll take this and that" and "I got this and that." The album, it says, brings out a freer, more relaxed energy in Stray Kids' own way. Across the record runs a bold attitude: doing what they want without being held to a set form. JYP album page (The page is in Korean; the summaries here are our translation.)
That fits the group's name, JYP adds: Stray Kids set out to find their own path, and they've tried new music and styles on every album. The in-house production team 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin and Han) has worked directly on every release since the debut.
Start with This & That
This & That is track 2 and the title song. It's a hip hop-based track that turns the group's chill, cool mood up as far as it goes, with a languid but addictive melody and lyrics that jump freely between choices. In Stray Kids' own comment, it carries their ready confidence to do "this and that," whatever they want. 3RACHA are credited on the lyrics and music. The music video went up on August 7, 2026 (Korean time).
The MV teaser came five days earlier, on August 2.
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗The group called the album's message "a bold attitude and confidence to pursue what we want without being bound by convention," as Yonhap reported. Yonhap via The Korea Times
RUN IT, the song that came first
Track 1, RUN IT, came out six weeks early, on June 24, 2026. Stray Kids describe it as an anthem that blends pop and alternative hip hop. It's built on brass and marching drums with a world-beat rhythm. It tells a growth story that starts small and spreads "Seoul to the world," pushing past trials toward victory. On its release day it topped the iTunes Top Songs chart in 43 regions abroad, including the US, the UK, Brazil and France. JYP album page
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗The song also named the new world tour. Stray Kids World Tour
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗The 8 songs
Here's the running order with Stray Kids' own description of each song, summarized from the album page.
| # | Song | What Stray Kids say |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUN IT | Pop and alternative hip hop anthem; brass, marching drums, world beat |
| 2 | This & That (title) | Hip hop; chill and cool, a languid but addictive melody |
| 3 | After You | Progressive house about falling in love at first sight |
| 4 | FARMING | Hip hop that plays on "farming" in games: grinding and stacking results |
| 5 | I Do | Rock with a simple, punchy rhythm and a hook anyone can shout along to |
| 6 | Way Out | Acoustic hip hop; a calm, cold goodbye to a relationship that's over |
| 7 | 그날 (That Day) | Band sound and a lyrical melody that recalls a late-summer memory |
| 8 | This & That (Festival Version) | The title track with the cool mood turned up for festivals |
Before release, the official channel previewed two of the B-sides in UNVEIL : TRACK clips. FARMING went up on July 17, 2026.
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗After You followed on July 23.
Official video · JYP Entertainment / YouTube
Watch the original on YouTube ↗Our take: the album moves from the big, outward songs (RUN IT, This & That, FARMING) to quieter, personal ones (Way Out, 그날). Listen in order once, then pick your lane.
Archival photo: fans arriving at the STRAYCITY festival at Estadio GNP, September 26, 2026, seven weeks after THIS & THAT came out. Credit: Stay1204, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Linked from Wikimedia Commons at a smaller size; no other edits by KPOP NO.1.
A ninth straight No. 1
THIS & THAT debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, which Billboard announced in its chart preview on Sunday, August 16, 2026 (U.S. time). It was Stray Kids' ninth No. 1 in a row. That gave them the second-most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums in the chart's history, behind the Beatles (19) and tied with the Rolling Stones. Yonhap via The Korea Times
"We have achieved our ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in our ninth year since debut, almost as if it were destined," the group said in a statement. They also thanked their fans: "Above all, we were able to achieve this thanks to Stay."
The run started in 2022. JYP's page notes that before this album, all eight releases from ODDINARY (2022) to the SKZ IT TAPE DO IT (2025) entered the chart at No. 1, a first in its history. Our ODDINARY guide and DO IT guide cover the first and the eighth.
Official THIS & THAT videos
Dates are the YouTube publication dates in Korean time.
| Type | Official video | Channel | Published, KST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music video | "RUN IT" M/V | JYP Entertainment | June 24, 2026 |
| Trailer | "THIS & THAT" Trailer | JYP Entertainment | July 8, 2026 |
| Track preview | UNVEIL : TRACK "FARMING" | JYP Entertainment | July 17, 2026 |
| Track preview | UNVEIL : TRACK "After You" | JYP Entertainment | July 23, 2026 |
| Teaser | "This & That" M/V Teaser | JYP Entertainment | August 2, 2026 |
| Music video | "This & That" M/V | JYP Entertainment | August 7, 2026 |
Keep exploring
New to Stray Kids? The Stray Kids starter guide introduces the eight members.
Meet the fans the group keeps thanking in our STAY fandom guide.
More albums: KARMA, DO IT and ODDINARY.
Sources
- JYP Entertainment, THIS & THAT album page (Korean)
- Yonhap via The Korea Times, "Stray Kids says 9th Billboard 200 No. 1 is 'great honor'," August 18, 2026
- Official YouTube channel: JYP Entertainment