Stray Kids is slowly becoming one of the most popular Kpop groups and has given several chartbuster songs. The group recently made its grand debut at the Met Gala 2024 and became the first Kpop group to attend this extravagant event. Fans praised their dashing looks and the confidence they showed on the white-green carpet. But they were allegedly subjected to racism while they posed for paparazzi. A video from the Met Gala has been going viral on social media in which paparazzi can be seen passing rude comments as Stray Kids posed in front of them.
In the video, some cameramen can be heard saying rude things as Stray Kids stands in front of them. One cameraman said, “I’ve never seen so many so many unemotional faces before.” Another one added, “They are robots.” Towards the end, someone said, “Now, let’s do it with feelings. Everybody jump.”
i admire stray kids’ professionalism and maintaining their composure despite of the nasty remarks from these paparazzi pic.twitter.com/omuFNBYQG9 — 식혀 ❀ (@eighthmixtape) May 7, 2024
This video has made fans angry and they demanded an apology from the paparazzi. Some fans also praised Stray Kids’ professionalism as they did not react to anyone’s rude comments.
At the Met Gala 2024, Stray Kids wore outfits designed by Tommy Hilfiger as all the members are global brand ambassadors.
#StrayKids take on the #MetGala in our custom red, white, and blue suits pic.twitter.com/7ttqfyUyPn — Tommy Hilfiger (@TommyHilfiger) May 7, 2024
On the work front, Stray Kids will collaborate with American singer-composer Charlie Puth for their single ‘Lose My Breath’, which will release on May 10, 2024. The group earlier released their OST ‘Why?’ for a Japanese drama. Expressing the excitement on the release of ‘WHY?’, Stray Kids said in the statement, “We are excited for our first Japanese drama OST work. We prepared the lyrics to express the protagonist’s journey, and we hope that, along with ‘WHY?’, viewers will also enjoy the depth and worldview of the drama.”
The group will headline Lollapalooza 2024 this year and will perform alongside SZA, Tyler the Creator, and The Killers. The event will be held in Chicago from August 1-4.
