YMMV / Stray Kids

• Accidental Innuendo: A lot of people have different interpretations of their 2020 song, Back Door. Most of them say the meaning of the song is about partying, while others have as a song about a-word sex.
• Adorkable: Every member has their own quirky moments.
• Fan Nickname: Some fans use Lino/Rino to refer to Lee Know, Lixie or just Lix for Felix, and Chris for Bang Chan (from his birth name Christopher Bang).
• Friendly Fandoms: With several groups, often due to the members themselves having befriended their peers, seniors and labelmates:
  • Felix's friendship with Eric (and the Canadian line) from The Boyz has sparked off an alliance between Stays and Deobis.
  • Chan's friendship with TWICE and collaboration with Tzuyu on her solo Melody Project, as well as Felix's dance covers of theirs prompted another pact with Onces (to the extent Felix is seen by many as the 'tenth member of TWICE'... competing with Momo's dog Boo!).
  • Hyunjin's adoration for Jinyoung from GOT7 has caused Ahghases and Stays to check out each others' groups.
  • Seungmin's extremely intense love for DAY6 and subsequent friendship with Wonpil, as well as Chan's friendship with Young K and Felix's friendship with Jae, means there is a fair amount of overlap in between Stays and MyDays.
  • Due to both groups' mutual admiration of each other and strong sense of creative autonomy, Armys and Stays are often friendly as well.
  • NCTzens and Atinys are also an alliance with Stays, often jokingly calling themselves "noise siblings" due to detractors attempting to dismiss the abrasive styles of their respective groups as "noise."
  • Formed one with ENGENEs in recent years after Bang Chan and Felix became friends with Australian member Jake.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: 3RACHA's song Matryoshka features Gratuitous Russian in its lyrics. Thanks to this song, the group enjoy their popularity in Russia.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • "Any one of these hopefuls could be the next big thing in K-pop." ^note This stems from a clip from a National Geographic documentary about Seoul, where a much-younger Lee Know is interviewed about his aspirations while waiting to audition. The voiceover describes him as thus while he executes a particularly gauche dance routine.
  • Han's various reactions at award shows. ^note Several Twitter clips of Han singing along or otherwise being hyped during other groups' performances at award shows have gone viral, with the main point being that his reactions were particularly... expressive.
  • "The guy with long, blonde hair." ^note Hyunjin's cover of "Psycho", in collaboration with Bomin from Golden Child, Daehwi from AB6IX and Sanha from ASTRO, exploded upon Twitter mere minutes after it was broadcast.
• Moe: Everyone in the universe can agree that Felix is precious.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • "3rd Eye" builds up an otherworldly, cave-like atmosphere with muffled pianos, chopped-up vocal samples and low, incantatory singing that appeals to the titular "third eye" to open and show the way. As the song progresses, the vocal samples - although still muffled - start to sound more akin to screaming.
    "Show me what you want, third eye."
  • "Chronosaurus" is an ominously atmospheric track, with murky synths that swirl under a ticking clock, histrionic vocals and imagery that evokes time as a monster relentless in its pursuit of the protagonist.
  • "Maze Of Memories" rapidly switches between smouldering rap verses backed by echoing pianos and massive violins and drums that engulf a far more incensed delivery - painting a musical picture of being stuck within a labyrinth that changes scenes at every corner.
  • Intercut with piercing screams and howling chants, "Side Effects" contrasts quietly-despairing verses with a disorienting, bass-driven chorus. The choreography slips between anguished and lifeless, and the overall message of uncertainty and panic is fraught with a wretched sense of paranoia that is equal parts riveting and unsettling.
  • "Easy" is disquieting, with hollow instrumentation that makes the lyrics swerve from a typical Badass Boast into more unnerving territory. The music video doesn't make it much better, with perplexing, dream-like sequences and shaky camerawork all tinged in a sickly neon green.