[Dispatch=Lee A-jin] Stray Kids proved their album power in France as well.

JYP Entertainment announced on the 3rd that "Stray Kids' mini album 'THIS & THAT' has acquired gold certification from the French Recording Industry Association (SNEP)."

SNEP grants gold certification to works that record album sales of 500,000 units or more. 'THIS & THAT' was released on the 7th of last month. It surpassed the standard in approximately 20 days.

This is the sixth gold certification in total. Previously, 'Karma', 'Five-Star', 'Rockstar', 'ATE', and 'S-Class' received the same certification. It proved steady popularity within France.

It is also having an extended run on the US Billboard charts. It made the top 10 for three consecutive weeks. 'THIS & THAT' entered at number 1 on the 'Billboard 200' as of the 22nd of last month.

Subsequently, it recorded number 3 as of the 29th and number 8 as of the 5th of this month. The group also achieved nine consecutive number 1 entries on the chart. They became the group with the most number 1 albums on the 'Billboard 200' in the 21st century.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids will hold a new festival 'STRAYCITY' in Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and other locations in September.

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