Stray Kids [INTRO "Lose My Breath (Feat. Charlie Puth)"]

You might be really surprised

As soon as I heard it, I knew it was a hit

We definitely needed a song like this

I'm quite excited about it

We haven’t talked much about song camps

3RACHA went to the Global Citizen event

and had the incredible honor

to work with Charlie Puth at a song camp

We used to do song camps often

but it was a long time since the last one

This time, we went to the US

and had the great opportunity to work with Charlie Puth

Being the most fluent in English among us in 3RACHA

I tend to immediately discuss

both my ideas and the others' ideas

I also relay these ideas to the members separately

and fine-tune them as we go along

I feel like I've learned so much from attending Charlie Puth's song camp

I've always enjoyed Charlie Puth's music

It was an honor to work with him

given how much I admire his work

Charlie is often seen as a genius

and when you work with him, you realize he truly is that and more

Honestly, I put

a lot of effort into my work

When it comes to music

I tend to be very meticulous

and put a lot of effort into making music

but he looked like he was playing

He managed to do everything effortlessly

and it was really surprising

"Wow, this person is something else"

I learned a lot from that

and it inspired me to try

and implement some of that

in my work as well

I don't know, it was just so fascinating

The way he worked was very intriguing

especially how effortlessly the top lines just flowed out

as soon as he grabbed the microphone.

It was truly amazing to witness

and it made me think, "I need to work even harder"

The song itself

has an old-school feel, but also a strong R＆B vibe

Stray Kids has never tried this genre before

and we've never done a song with this kind of emotional tone

so adapting to that...

I mean, the song is great, the track turned out really well

and the members did an excellent job recording it

But when I listened to it myself

since we had never tried this style

it felt a bit awkward

Even recently

while not often

because I've listened to it so much

but sometimes, when I listen

it makes me realize that our members can really pull off this style too

There's a part in the song where I sing "Ah I lose my breath"

and during "breath"

I sing with a shaky

out of breath kind of feel

That line captures everything about the song

and in my opinion, is truly the ultimate highlight

When I listen to the track

there’s this back-and-forth, almost like a tug-of-war feeling

There was also an overwhelming feeling

that led us to the theme "Lose My Breath"

Because of that other person, "I'm truly so out of breath..."

"it's suffocating"

That's the kind of theme we went with

It seems like a deeper love song

Perhaps a more mature kind of love

I mean, I don't know love

I don't know

"Even if I have to hold my breath, I want to meet you"

"I love you"

It’s that kind of feeling

"Even if it means abandoning myself"

"I want to have you"

"I want to win your love"

It’s that type of song

(When listening to the lyrics) With "I lose my breath when you’re walking in"

there's a tension

a feeling of the heart fluttering

and it's hard to focus

It feels completely different

The lyrics are all in English

and although it's easy to listen to

the song incorporates many interesting compositional elements

and voice tones that none of us

have ever used before

I think "Lose My Breath"

might really showcase a new side of our vocal styles

When I first heard the song, I thought

"this is going to be fun"

and that "we could show something new with this"

The song itself feels somehow moist

In my opinion

this song has old JYP-style elements

At least, from listening to the track

"Can I actually pull this off?"

I thought that at first

But the more I listened, the more natural it felt

and I could even imagine how well certain members would fit

particular parts

Immediately, I felt a huge sense of responsibility

because

the voice in the demo

was none other than Charlie Puth

A voice I've grown up listening to

It was surreal and gratifying

to hear his voice in our demo

and in the end

"now's the time I really need to step up"

I thought that a lot

My first thought was, "can I handle this?"

"This is going to be quite challenging"

It felt fresh because it was very different from our usual style of music

I was really worried

but ultimately, showing these sides

could make it

more unique for STAY as well

The song itself is so melodically nice

that I think it could be widely loved

if the choreography turns out well too

The content is really great too

The Little Mermaid

Our concept was

"The Little Mermaid"

It has a mermaid story unique to SKZ

The love could be so strong

that it makes someone escape

from the water

We incorporated some fun stories

about longing into this project

We don’t really mix with "water"

It was always "fire" for us

We were minimalistic this time and tried a lot of new things

like dancing on water

or dipping our faces in water

I mean, dancing on water

might sound common

but the setting was beautifully set up

that I think it'll turn out well

The splashing added a nice touch too

so I believe everything will fit well

I fell over at that part

I fell over, oh my...

Anyway, despite falling

the overall look

was so coherent and I loved it

Because it was in water

I wasn't hurt or scarred or anything

and I’ve practiced falling safely

since I was young, so I was okay

We had a submerged set

where we danced

with the water almost up to our knees

While the group dance was a key point

we had a lot of cinematic scenes

tailored to individual performances too

I also drove for the first time on camera

I was supposed to keep a serious face while driving

but it was so much fun that I couldn't help but laugh

One scene with Felix and me in the rain

looked really awesome for me

I thought I looked great

I think you'll be quite surprised

when you see our performance

Previously, we've

really emphasized power, but this time

we've toned it down significantly

While it is a group dance

it has a lot of rhythmic elements

so I liked that

I love the choreography for the hook

It was the part I liked most when I saw the choreography submission

We haven't had a lot of choreographies

where we stop and hold certain movements

so I think our fans will love it too

I had my concerns

because if the dance is too hard, it wouldn't blend well with the song

but going with a formation-based approach

didn't seem right either

Looking at the performance as a whole

it's essentially a loop of gentle and forceful moments

And then it ends on a strong note

We wanted to give that diversity

and since we got submissions from many different choreographers

I took all of them

and reviewed each one

and decided which parts to use from which

The members would express their opinions

and that’s how we created the performance

The choreography

has subtle points

that are both natural

and smooth

I guess we could call them safe

By highlighting these points

we thought the viewers would see the deeper parts of our message

We’ve incorporated medium-tempo moves

moves

that we usually wouldn’t do

and

I think that

adds an exciting thrill

to the performance

Capturing the essence

of movements such as

"tick, tick, press, snap!" was challenging

So we would split in half and watch each other dance

For example, there's a move in the last chorus

where you sharply hit

your shoulders twice

We aimed to make this movement

elastic to match the beat

and although it looks simple

it's quite tricky to synchronize

Some use their upper bodies to go this way

others use isolation

and because there are so many variations

it took us a significant amount of time to get it right

The members found that a bit hard

but because it was another challenge

we overcame it while having fun

We've been practicing hard

If we upload a dance challenge

the hand movements

especially the hands

and feet

should be parts to look out for

as well as facial expressions

It's always the facial expression,

the hand gestures, and the feet

that really explain, express this song's color

For the beat

use the entire beat and hit briefly

We've really changed up

the members' singing techniques

and the direction of our recordings

The theme revolves around breathing

so we went JYP style, half air, half sound

but with air at around 70 or 80 instead of the usual 50:50 ratio

In the beginning

where the instruments drop out and the track gets a bit quieter

we blend in air to create a key mood-setting moment

Then, as the music builds to a climax

Lee Know sings on a strong note

In our Stray Kids songs, whenever we hit high notes

or when we sing, we sing in a piercing style

If we sang high notes like that in this song

it would break a lot of the emotion

We have to sing very delicately

and open up a lot of space within here

so that it sounds not angular

but more round, and filled

Feel, intonation, everything's like that

but we focused on vocalization the most

and having to sing each and every word

adjusting like that was the hardest part

- Okay, let's go

Okay

Not bad?

Okay, very good

Sing as if you're out of breath

The last two lines were half-falsetto!

That was good

It felt different, though

Yeah, this feeling...

You could do more, I think

I was most surprised by Seungmin and Changbin

Seungmin

brought the song to life much better than I thought he would

I feel like he's improved

so much it's almost unrealistic

Sometimes when I'm bored and he's humming

practicing or he just released a cover

I think, "he's improved a lot and he's still improving"

and I think, "he recorded this song"

"with a really strong leading voice, and he did well"

The image of Changbin

as a rapper is very strong, right?

But in this song, he also sings

When he sings, he has a very sharp voice

which suits R＆B or old hip hop songs

but even in this kind of song

I was surprised by how well his style

could shine through and how well he sang

Let's start with "'Cause" first

Yes

I think this is okay

I think maybe just a little bit more

Okay, I'll try that

Yeah, this level of "stops" is good

In terms of vocals, the members

work really hard and are really good

so I'm not very ambitious in that sense

I'm not ambitious like that

but if given the opportunity

I don't want to hear people say

"Oh, he's a rapper, so..."

or "his vocals are just okay"

I do not want to hear that

I want to hear "he's a rapper, but he can sing too!"

If you pay close attention

to the emotion I put into each word

you'll know "this guy worked hard"

"he really put his effort into this"

I think you'll be able to feel that

Thank you for catching those details

and listening attentively

It's singing

I kept thinking, "will I do well?"

I don't have a lot of experience singing

but I thought a lot about how to show

my unique sides and skills

"Do I have to sing in a husky voice?"

I mostly sing with a low register, and also sing brightly in other times

so I thought a lot about how

I could find that midpoint

While I sang, I felt

"ah, this is my exact color!"

That hit me for the first time in a while

It was really difficult

to sing this song

I had to sing in an unfamiliar tone

the middle of falsetto and chest voice

and it was hard to vocalize like that

So, recording was quite challenging

but thanks to 3RACHA's direction, I managed to finish well

It was probably the most

vocally challenging recording for me

Seungmin's part was the best

He sang so well

So, to be honest, I felt a bit pressured

Because my part is right after his

He sang so well

that I studied his voice a lot

I had to sound and feel different from him

so I focused on that

In my opinion

within the team, vocally speaking

compared to the other members

I have a somewhat

metallic tone

so I tend to come out more in strong parts

and provide a kind of harmonizing effect

That's how

I perceive my vocals

Just because it sounds good

doesn't mean it's a low song

Especially my part

is a small mix of chest voice and falsetto

I kept trying to maintain that mixed voice tone

and lately, with a lot of singing practice

I could do it very well

I loved it

It's a little long

Okay

Shorten it a tiny bit

Yeah, you got it

Ah, like that

Since it's not in the lyrics

the melody is just the melody

and I don't know where to fit these English words

into the melody

I went to Chan and asked

"How should I do this?"

and kept asking about pronunciation

I kept repeating that

over and over again

I studied pronunciation a lot

Whenever I sing English songs like this

my pronunciation would lead to long recording sessions

So, I was like

"this is a problem"

and for about a month, I only listened to pop songs

I always feel pressured when it comes to recording English parts

Even in Korean songs, they often include English parts

"There's a lot of Korean, but why do I keep getting the English lines?"

I used to think that, but now I find it fun to overcome that

so now I find it interesting

This was very difficult

Since Chan lived abroad before

he's quite sensitive about pronunciation

I used to feel quite burdened

by those aspects

but as I continued...

English pronunciation is really helpful in maintaining the melody of the song

because we keep rolling our tongues

Korean feels a bit choppy

so I practiced pop songs

and kept challenging myself

and so I've improved a lot in recordings

It's kind of new

to promote in the US

with a single

So, for this US single, "Lose My Breath"

I want to take good care of the members

so that we can enjoy promotions

and have fun

Oh, well...

I'm glad I learned a lot of English when I was young

I really enjoy singing pop songs, so I'm looking forward to promotions

We promoted "MANIAC" in the States before

and it was really fun

I'm looking forward to the music shows

I think it'll be a great opportunity

to study English again

It's a small wish of mine

but I hope through this song and our promotions in the US

our group Stray Kids can gain

more

musical recognition in the United States

There are quite a few festivals this year

Besides concerts

there are many opportunities for us

to showcase our music to our global fans

There are a lot of countries we haven't been to yet

I want to visit some of those countries

because I've heard a lot of stories

about how they like us in those countries

I want to go there and meet them in person to communicate directly

I just love performing so much

that simply sharing the stage

with many STAY

feels like a "blessing" to me

It's something we can do together

so I hope we can continue to listen to music, dance

and enjoy those things together for a long time

For a long time

with the members

We want to pursue our goals and dreams

not only in Korea, but also around the world

So I just think it's really important to

see all of our fans and our STAY around the world

because it means so much to us that we really want to tour around the world

And I'm just glad that we have the chance to do that, to meet our STAY

You know

the only place that we can stay with is STAY

They're the reasons why we are here

So I think that's why our name is Stray Kids

In a sense, it fits so well together

I think that's definitely our biggest goal for this year

Even though we may be...

getting an award, a nice big award as a sign of recognition

I think it's more important to see fans

and STAY everywhere all around the world

because they're the ones who make STRAY KIDS stay, in a sense

It's been a while since our last comeback

By the time this comes out, it will have been even longer

so I bet fans are eagerly waiting, like, "when is Stray Kids coming back?"

"When?"

We're shooting this intro interview now

but my mouth is itching

I think

we'll be shooting another intro interview

soon

so I've already prepared everything

Very soon

You guys, the time is coming

Everything is ready

Just wait a little longer

and you'll be able to enjoy a nice album

We're preparing a lot of songs right now

and those songs also

are new for us, just like "Lose My Breath"

With our new music

I have this somewhat

grand dream

of creating a new wave

Please stay tuned

Coming Soon