Stray Kids Felix releases new song ‘Slow It Down’ (Slow It Down) as part of the group self-initiated project - 스포츠경향
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Felix of Stray Kids released a digital single as part of ‘SKZ-PLAYER’.
On the afternoon of September 1, Felix released the digital single ‘Slow It Down’ as part of the group project ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ (SKZ Player). ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ is a project that centers on musicianship and artistry, in which the eight members surprise-release works they want to share with STAY (fandom name: STAY). Through this project, in which they participate directly in various ways such as songwriting and the planning and direction of music videos, all members will sequentially present new songs and content.
Following member Han unveiling the first ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ piece ‘back to life’ (back to life) in June, Felix stepped up as the second participant. ‘Slow It Down’ is an acoustic hip-hop track that blends an unadorned guitar loop with a hip beat, carrying a message to pause for a moment in a fast-moving world and look back on the time and dreams shared with cherished people. Felix contributed to lyrics and composition, showcasing his abilities, delivering a gentle voice over lyrics imbued with warmth and comfort.
The music video released alongside the track features actor No Yun-seo, who has appeared in the dramas ‘Our Blues’, ‘Ilta Scandal’, and ‘Donggung’, and in the films ‘20th Century Girl’ and ‘Cheongseol’, establishing herself as a next-generation youth star, in the role of ‘Yun-seo’. It portrays youth struggling between dreams and reality as Felix instills courage so that ‘Yun-seo’, who had been living a busy everyday life, can achieve her dream.
With the mini album ‘THIS & THAT’ (This and That) released on August 7, Stray Kids reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard main albums chart ‘Billboard 200’ dated August 22 local time, setting a milestone by entering the chart with nine consecutive albums and simultaneously reaching the summit. This both renews their own achievement as the first in ‘Billboard 200’ history to enter at No. 1 nine times in a row and adds meaning by solidifying their title as the group with the most No. 1 albums on that chart in the 21st century. On another main chart, the ‘Hot 100’, the title track ‘This & That’ entered at No. 38, its highest ranking to date, burnishing the reputation of ‘global history maker’.
With concerts at Tokyo National Stadium on August 29~30, held as part of the new world tour ‘Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT>’ (Run It), they also seized the title of the first-ever solo entry by an overseas male artist. Stray Kids, who race across the globe as their stage, will, together with the world tour, crown festivals as headliners at the Brazil music festival ‘Rock in Rio’(Rock in Rio) and at ‘STRAYCITY’ (STRAYCITY), a new group-led festival to be held in three regions in Latin America.
