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3Racha | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2016 | –present
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Spinoffs | Stray Kids |
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Website |
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3Racha ( Korean: 쓰리라차; RR: Sseuriracha, pronounced as three-racha) is a South Korean production and hip-hop sub-unit of the boy group Stray Kids, consist of 3 members Bang Chan, Chang-bin, and Han under pseudonym CB97, SpearB, and J.One respectively. The trio is credited as the main writers of Stray Kids' discography, alongside other credited producers. [1]
3Racha have released three mixtapes on SoundCloud J:/2017/mixtape, 3Days, and Horizon independently in 2017. [2] Several songs on these albums were later released physically as b-sides on Stray Kids albums.
The group was formed in 2016 by Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, who at that that were idol trainees under JYP Entertainment while taking MIDI classes together at the JYP Entertainment Training Center. [3] Later, Bang Chan revealed that 3racha upload their own songs on SoundCloud at that time without the company knowing about it.
The group's name, 3Racha (stylized in all capital) is derived from the hot sauce, Sriracha, as a way to encourage listeners to "taste the piquant tang of their music—to feel the searing heat of their words". [4]
On January 18, the trio released their first mixtape, J:/2017/mixtape, on SoundCloud. The first mixtape consist of seven self-produced tracks, "Intro", "Tik Tok", "Runner's High", "Don Quixote", "Eunseoki" (은석이), "Wow" (stylized in all caps), "Nxt 2 U" (stylized in all caps). Later one of the tracks, "Runner's High" was performed at 2017 JYP Trainee Showcase which got broadcasted as part of Stray Kids reality show episode 1.
Their second mixtape, 3Days, was released on August 16. Their third mixtape, Horizon, was released on December 20.
On January 18, 3Racha released the single, "Start Line", to celebrate their first anniversary. With Stray Kids' official debut just around the corner, the theme of this song was memories of past efforts as trainees and new beginnings in the future.
On September 9, They released "Zone" as a unit song on YouTube for Stray Kids' SKZ-Player project alongside with a performance video. This song later be performed live by 3Racha on M Countdown StudioM Stage in 2019 then also got included in Stray Kids' SKZ-Replay compilation album on December 2022.
On August 18, 3Racha performed a special stage for the opening of KCON 2019 LA with N.Flying.
On September 28, 3Racha collaborated with Ateez's Hongjoong and (G)I-dle's So-yeon to perform "Runner's High" in 2019 KCON Thailand
On January 18, they released the single, "Carpe Diem", to celebrate their third anniversary.
On June 23, 3Racha performed their unreleased song "Passion" on KCON:TACT Summer 2020.
On December 2, 3Racha performed an untitled song on Asia Artist Awards 2021
On December 11, the trio performed an original verse titled "Hey, Monster!" for the opening of Stray Kids' performance on 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards
On August 20, 3Racha performed an original verse titled "Yeah" (stylized in all caps) on KCON 2022 LA.
On November 30, The trio collaborated with Jung Jae-il and Tiger JK to perform an original verse titled "Music Makes One" for a special stage at the 2022 MAMA Awards. [5]
In 2023, the trio was selected as the 3 of 25 annualy new regular members of Korea Music Copyright Association. [6]
On September 23, 3Racha performed at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival in New York. [7]
Members from Stray Kids' website: [8]
Each alias derives from a play on words:
Title | Album details | Sales |
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J:/2017/mixtape [9] |
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3Days [17] |
Track listing A-Sides
B-Sides (deleted tracks) |
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Horizon [26] |
Track listing
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Title | Year | Notes | Album |
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"If There's a Shadow, There Must Be Light" (그림자도 빛이 있어야 존재) |
2017 | Re-released as Stray Kids song under the titles "Mixtape #2" and "Behind the Light" | 3Days |
"Matryoshka" | Performed on Stray Kids Ep. 6 | Horizon | |
"Hoodie Season" | Re-released as a Stray Kids song under the titles "Mixtape #5" and "Hoodie Season" | ||
"P.A.C.E." | Performed on 2018 MAMA Fan's Choice in Japan | ||
"Broken Compass" (고장난 나침반) |
Re-released as a Stray Kids song under the titles "Mixtape #4" and "Broken Compass" | ||
"Placebo" | Re-released as a Stray Kids song under the titles "Mixtape #1" and "Placebo" | ||
"Scene Stealers" | Performed by Changbin on Show Me the Money 9 | ||
"For You" | Re-released as a Stray Kids song under the titles "Mixtape #3" and "For You" | ||
"Start Line" [27] | 2018 | Released for 3Racha 1 Year Anniversary | Non-album single |
"Carpe Diem" [28] | 2020 | Performed on 2018 V Live Awards V Heartbeat | Non-album single |
"We Go" | In Life | ||
"3Racha" | 2022 | Maxident | |
"Zone" | SKZ-Replay | ||
"Hey Day" (prod. Czaer) | SMF Original Vol.4 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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JPN Hot [29] |
JPN Cmd. [30] |
HUN [31] |
US World [32] | |||
"Back Door" (LOUD ver.) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | Loud Live Round (Final Debut) |
"Just Breathe" ( Sky-Hi featuring 3Racha) | 2021 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 11 | The Debut |
Includes live performances by 3RACHA of unreleased songs.
Song | Year | Venue/Event | Ref. |
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"Mischief" | 2020 | KBS Song Festival | [33] |
"Passion" | KCON:TACT 2020 SUMMER | [34] | |
"Scissor" (Han Solo) | Unite ON: Live Concert | [35] | |
"Untitled" | 2021 | 2021 Asian Artist Awards | [36] |
"Hey, Monster!" | 2021 MAMA Awards | [37] | |
"Yeah" | 2022 | KCON LA 2022 | [38] |
3Racha use their stage name for the music producing credits instead of their pseudonym. All song credits are adapted from KOMCA, unless stated otherwise. [39]
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Lyrics | Music | Arr. | ||||||||||
Bang Chan | Chang-bin | Han | Bang Chan | Chang-bin | Han | Bang Chan | Chang-bin | Han | ||||
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Yao Chen | 不屑·NEVERMIND |
"YOLO-konde" | 2022 | ![]() |
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JO1 | YOLO-konde |
"Paradise" | 2023 | ![]() |
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NiziU | Coconut |
"Paradise" (Korean ver.) | 2023 | ![]() |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Asian Pop Music Awards | 2023 | Best Producer (Overseas) | 3Racha | Nominated | [40] [41] |
Asia Artist Awards | 2023 | Best Creator Award | Won | [42] |