The idol group Stray Kids has been nominated for the American Music Awards (AMAs), a major U.S. music awards show.
According to an announcement on the official AMAs website on April 23rd (local time), Stray Kids has been nominated in two categories for the 2025 American Music Awards to be held on May 5th: Favorite K-Pop Artist and Favorite Soundtrack for the soundtrack album of the Netflix animated series ‘Arcane’ Season 2, which includes their song ‘Come Play.’ Following their appearance as performers at the awards show last year – a second for a K-pop group – they have once again been nominated this year, reaffirming their powerful influence. The AMAs are considered one of the three major U.S. popular music awards shows, alongside the Grammy Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.
Having won awards at prestigious international music awards shows such as the MTV Video Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards, they have recently continued to win trophies at various awards ceremonies, solidifying their status as ‘global top artists.’ They were named winners of Music Video of the Year and Best 3 Albums at the 39th Japan Gold Disc Awards in March, and won the K-Pop Album of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, continuing their impressive momentum.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids are touring the world with their ‘Stray Kids World Tour <dominATE>,’ performing 55 shows in 34 regions around the globe. They successfully completed their first-ever Latin America tour from March 27th-28th in Santiago, April 1st in Rio de Janeiro, April 5th-6th in São Paulo, April 9th in Lima, and April 12th-13th in Mexico City, attracting approximately 400,000 fans to 8 stadium shows across 5 regions, demonstrating their overwhelming audience mobilization power. Their ‘largest-scale to date’ world tour '<dominATE>' will resume on May 10th-11th and 17th-18th at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa and continue until July 30th in Rome. With this tour, Stray Kids are expected to set a new record for ‘the largest audience mobilization for a K-pop tour’ by performing for a total of 2.2 million fans.
Written by Yoon Sang GeunTranslated by Lee So Yun