Stray Kids' follow-up Korean-language album to Maxident was first mentioned in an interview with the news outlet The Fact in October 2022, after the group won the Artist of the Year (Bonsang) and Fan N Star Four Star Award at The Fact Music Awards in 2022. Member Seungmin stated that they would return with an "amazing" album the following year, possibly including new sub-unit combinations and exploring new music genres. [1] On New Year's Day in 2023, the group uploaded the video "Step Out 2023" to their social media, outlining their accomplishments in 2022 and plans for the new year, including two album releases. [2] Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: 2023-06-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023 . Retrieved June 21, 2023. Kim, Young-jin (July 7, 2023). "(여자)아이들·스트레이 키즈·임영웅, 6월 써클차트서 활약…피프티 피프티도 '눈길' "[(G)I-DLE · Stray Kids · Lim Young-woong, Active on the Circle Chart in June… Fifty Fifty also 'Eyes Catching']. Asia Today (in Korean) . Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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Offiziellecharts.de – Stray Kids – 5-Star" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 02.06.2023 al 08.06.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved June 10, 2023. According to the IFPI, Stray Kids was one of the top 10 most popular artists of 2022, coming in at No. 7 on the Federation’s year-end list, led by Taylor Swift; while Maxident was the No. 6 most popular album of the year (Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti was No. 1).

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Soompi: Watch: Stray Kids Takes 6th Win For “S-Class” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Taeyong, Ren, DKB, And More Park, Hye-jin (June 3, 2023). "[D-eye] "음악을 갖고 논다는 것"…SKZ가 구축한 특★한 K팝"[[D-eye] "Playing with Music"… Special K-Pop Built by SKZ]. Dispatch (in Korean) . Retrieved June 3, 2023.Soompi: Stray Kids’ “5-Star” Spends 5 Weeks In Top 40 Of Billboard 200, Making Them 3rd K-Pop Artist Ever To Achieve The Feat Jang, Seul-gi (June 9, 2023). "스트레이키즈, 놀라운 음반 파워…'461만장' K팝 초동판매량 신기록"[Stray Kids, Amazing Album Power… '4.61 Million Copies' K-Pop Record in Initial Chodong Sales]. Raon News (in Korean) . Retrieved June 9, 2023. With six debuts in the top 10, the region hosts the most new arrivals in over two and a half years, since the Oct. 10, 2020-dated chart, when six albums also began in the top 10.

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ODDINARY'(오디너리)와 'MAXIDENT'(맥시던트)로 미국 빌보드 메인 앨범 차트 '빌보드 200' 2연속 1위를 차지했다. 'MAXIDENT'는 발매 한 달 만에 써클차트 기준 누적 판매량 300만 장을 돌파해 'JYP엔터테인먼트 최초 트리플 밀리언셀링' 음반이 됐고, 타이틀곡 'CASE 143'(케이스 원포쓰리)는 지난 3월 뮤직비디오 유튜브 조회 수 1억 뷰를 돌파하며 롱런 인기를 누리고 있다.Soompi: Watch: Stray Kids Takes 4th Win for “S-Class” On “Show Champion”; Performances By fromis_9, P1Harmony, And More