Stray Kids Search For Connection in Emotional ‘After You’ Video

Stray Kids celebrated their THIS & THAT album’s status as their 9th consecutive Billboard 200 No.

1 by sharing the video for the LP’s pop dance jam “After You.” Released on Spotify — where, according to a press statement, the collection has already surpassed 100 million streams — the clip opens with the members making their way through their day jobs, busking on the street and bartending.

As the track’s beat heats up and explodes into thumping electronic rhythm, members Felix and Hyunjin sing, “I had to catch my breath, saw you walking past/ Didn’t know someone could turn my world around like that/ You took a piece of me, it all happened so fast,” before Seungmin, Bang Chan and Lee Know croon the chorus, “But I’m up all night, and I don’t know what to do/ How can I breathe the same after you?/ Oh, I’ll swim through ocean eyes tryna get to you/ I’ll never be the same after you.” The rest of the video hops from a tense session in the recording studio to an indoor swimming pool, a rainy bus stop at night and a karaoke bar, as well as a special musical moment with a young boy who has his own impressive busking chops.

According to release, the “After You” visual “follows an anthology of stories set across everyday spaces — portraying relatable scenarios that could belong to anyone.

Each story traces an emotional arc as the members move from being stuck in a ‘Before You’ — an emotional standstill — to rediscovering feeling through human connection and inner resolve, arriving at an ‘After You.’ As the scenes unfold, so does the warm afterglow and summer emotions of the track itself, brought to life through cinematic visuals that will draw you in with each story.” Earlier this week, Stray Kids reacted to the news that THIS & THAT was officially their ninth Billboard chart-topper .

“Hello all, we are Stray Kids!,” the eight-member group said in unison in an a since-expired Instagram captioned, “9th consecutive Billboard 200 #1 album ‘THIS & THAT’ … Thank you STAY, from the bottom of our hearts.” “We are deeply grateful for all of your support.

Thank you so much STAY,” added member Felix.

“Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this incredible milestone.

So we’d like to cherish this moment together with you and with everyone, everywhere all around the world.” The group’s 2026 RUN IT world tour will hit Tokyo’s National Stadium on Aug.

29 before the crew move on to South America in September for shows in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, and then two nights (Sept.

25-26) at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City.