Projects are initiatives led by STAYs aimed to prepare for making and breaking records for Stray Kids’ comeback. There are various projects focusing on different platforms, including international and Korean music streaming platforms.

The teams are accepting donations from STAYs to fund these projects.

Additionally, these teams are also looking for STAY volunteers to help in streaming to put the funds to use, and it is highly encouraged for more STAYs to join these teams as we would need more unique listeners to guarantee the best results.

You may view the list of projects and their respective donation channels here, along with applications for these project teams.

Simply put, this is like a pre-order but for streaming services. “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” will be automatically added to your library upon release.

PRE-ADD is a native Apple Music feature. Apple Music editors and curators look at these numbers to gauge interest before a release. Having more Pre-add increases the chances of being included in prominent playlists right after the release.

PRE-SAVE is a third-party Spotify feature. Spotify editors do not take pre-save numbers into account, however, pre-saving guarantees traction on the first day of release as music will be added on libraries automatically, which is what Spotify picks up for their algorithmic and editorial playlists.

More PRE-SAVE/PRE-ADD = higher chances of Stray Kids releases being included on large playlists. 

The pre-order period ends on the day before comeback day, specifically June 1 for 5-STAR comeback.

Charts such as these are where the criteria for certain awards are based, and these also have their own rankings based on sales. We highly encourage STAYs to purchase from shops wherein sales would be reflected for most, if not all of these charts (also depending on your location, as not all count for Billboard).

Each voting app has its own currency, which is used as credits for pre-voting as well as live voting for Music Shows. For some apps, these currencies can also be used for other awards and year-end awards.

Stationhead is a platform wherein Apple Music and Spotify Premium users could simultaneously listen to songs, and for every listener, it would be counted as a stream for that song. You may also talk with other STAYs on a stream through its live chat feature. We are highly encouraging STAYs to join Stationhead streaming parties if possible, as it is the easiest way of streaming for Apple Music and Spotify since you just have to join with your account instead of creating a new playlist tailored to fit the stream filtering.