Let's go!
While you're in Australia, have you considered just rebranding for a little bit — 'Stray Your Kids'?
'Stray K-I-D-S'?
I like kids!
Hey, that's not bad — we should actually do that for tonight!
Pretty good!
Yeah, yeah!
Everyone, we are KID — Bang Chan and Felix — are two of eight Stray Kids.
Class in the K-pop has surged in popularity across the globe.
With groups like BLACKPINK, BTS, and Stray Kids leading the charge, Stray Kids are drowning in awards
and are the first ever group to have five albums debut as a US number one.
Chaos!
Copacabana?
I'm making it at the center of it all — are two guys from the Sydney suburbs — and now they're playing stadiums.
What do you say?
Before you go on stage, usually uh, we like huddle up and then uh, we do like a traditional Korean um, like war cry.
Can we start that way?
We say 'Hwaiting!'
'Hwaiting!'
Yeah!
Yeah!
Is really good!
So when I go 'One, two, three!', we go 'Hwaiting!'
Hey, I love it!
Well, you both grew up here — is there anything that you've missed about Australia?
I miss the environment — the environment, you know — like the trees, the beaches, the air.
Um, when I feel lonely — or I'm not lonely — like, when I feel homesick, I sing, um, you know, the Qantas song 'I Still Call Australia Home'.
Yeah, it just gets me there!
Oh my goodness!
I feel like every time someone says that, you just like cry, right?
Yeah!
It's like, 'I'll sing it with a different ad!'
Which one?
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Dude, I used to watch that as a kid!
This is great, guys!
Felix, is it true that you were scouted on the street?
Actually, it wasn't the street — it was on Facebook.
On Facebook?
Okay, tell me everything!
What do you mean?
There's a woman that um messaged me in the DMs, and I was like, 'Oh, I like — okay!
Like, it's a bit weird', but then she was asking if um I'd like to come for like a shooting, right?
'Stranger danger!'
That was my — but the funny thing is, um, I was actually practicing at a dance academy,
and then um the boss there was like saying to me, 'Oh, I think you should try out!'
Yeah!
'Byebye Show' — I went to Korea straight away, like two weeks after.
So yeah!
The boys have picked up a few world-famous admirers too, with the likes of Ryan Reynolds
and Hugh Jackman joining the fandom — to like, have heroes like them know that we exist.
Itself is just really motivational, and it gives us a lot of strength
— like, we see him as a hero and a celebrity
— and so it's nice, but then if we think deep down, I was like, 'Oh wow, we're actually close with this guy!'
Exactly, right?
Any chance that you're uh, you know, looking for an older, less agile member?
Maybe?
No!
No!
You're great, Bang Chan — you're the leader of Stray Kids!
Yeah!
How does it sit with you?
I don't want to be like a leader that you know — like tells people what to do — like actual leading.
I'd rather be a listener.
no you're great Bank Chan you're the leader of stray kids yeah how does it sit
with you I don't want to be like a leader that you know like tells people
So yeah, for sure, he's a good leader — still trying, trying!
I have gathered a little bit of a pop quiz here from some of your biggest fans in Australia.
you hear that but I mean so happy to be with a guy like him always supporting our decisions
but also like taking them in and being I guess very positive being open-minded
so yeah for sure he's a good leader still trying trying I have gathered a little
bit of a pop quiz here from some of your biggest stays in Australia is That's okay.
All right, just a little quick-fire question.
Right?
Okay.
Which band member would you take to a desert island?
I'd say out of our members—yeah, yeah—I probably.
Take Felix.
I feel like you both had to say that, but I love that.
Team Tams of Regime?
Oh—ah, ah—personally, I have a sweet tooth, so I say...
Tae.
Okay, I'm going to say Hyunjin to be honest.
Yeah, I'm a salty guy.
Salty favorite?
Oh—oh—ah—no, this is so hard.
I'd say koalas.
Oh—there's so much—kangaroos, yes.
One B-side kid?
Platypus?
Oh, there you go.
There we go.
Would you ever live here again?
Oh, of course!
Of course!
Why not?
What are you talking about?
That question?
Good bounding!
Yes.
Um—Bondi or Manly?
Manly!
Yeah, Manly—for—yeah, that was just a personal question for me, and you both passed so well done.
Felix, this is directed to you: what's your favorite skincare product?
I mean, I used to use Vaseline since I was like a kid, so just Vaseline—like straight on my face—and yeah, that's it.
You're literally going to be on stage in a matter of moments.
How are you feeling?
Uh—still nervous—but um—I was like this nervous, but you know— than interview—I'm like near nervous—feel a little bit more at home.
So I love that.
Thank you, guys.
