![]() In a StarNews interview on March 4, Stray Kids said the EP would show their "potential energy", be "crazy" in the meaning of "extraordinary", and show a "new side". It represents "all of us who are ordinary also have odd sides" and the idea that "odd things will soon become ordinary". The EP's title, Oddinary, is a portmanteau of two words: "odd" and "ordinary". According to band member Bang Chan: "With the title Oddinary, we want to bring the message that everyone has their own odd in them, and that's totally ordinary". The trailer was later uploaded on their social media accounts. At the end of the event, Stray Kids premiered a comeback trailer for their upcoming EP Oddinary, which was scheduled for release on March 18. The group held their second fan meeting at Olympic Hall on February 12 and 13, the second day of which was webcast as a paid livestream via Beyond Live. On February 10, it was announced the group had signed an exclusive contract with Republic Records for promotions in the United States. Stray Kids uploaded the video "Step Out 2022" via their social media on Januthe video outlined the group's accomplishments in 2021 and plans for the new year, which included releasing two albums. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Oddinary was the fourteenth best-selling album worldwide in 2022. The EP has sold over 1.7 million copies, becoming the group's second million-selling album after Noeasy, and was certified million by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). It marked Stray Kids' first appearance on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Official Albums Chart, among others. Oddinary peaked at number one on the album charts in South Korea, Finland, Poland, and the United States and entered the top 10 in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Sweden, and Switzerland. To promote Oddinary, Stray Kids embarked on their second concert tour, Maniac World Tour, which commenced in late April 2022 Upon its release, the EP received positive reviews from music critics. It consists of seven tracks, of which " Maniac" serves as lead single, and includes various musical genres such as hip hop, trap, EDM, and rock. Material on the EP was primarily written and produced by 3Racha, an in-house production team of Stray Kids and other members other producers on Oddinary include Versachoi, DallasK, Trippy, Jun2, Nickko Young, and Millionboy, with whom most of the group has previously worked. A blend of "odd" and "ordinary", Oddinary represents "all of us who have something odd about ourselves" and the concept "odd things will soon become ordinary". The EP is Stray Kids' first release on Republic Records, which they signed in February 2022. It was released on March 18, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records, seven months after the band's second studio album Noeasy (2021). Oddinary is the sixth extended play and ninth overall recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids.
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