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STRAY KIDS MAMA & AAA AWARDS

Addison Erickson, Reporter

January 5, 2026

The MAMA awards were held in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium on November 28th-29th; the same one where Stray Kids, an eight member K-pop group, had won their first major MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) Daesang award for their album “Karma,” which won album of the year award. Stray Kids spread their love and gratitude for all seniors and fans for giving them strength and motivation for being there for them.

6 days after the MAMA awards, Stray Kids headed to the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for the AAA (Asia Artist Awards) awards. During the awards, Stray Kids won 8 awards in their time being there. Their massive success became a major highlight this year in K-pop. They have won two Daesang awards; one for artist of the year, and another for album of the year for their album “KARMA.”

Among the other awards they have won Best Artist (Bonsang Award), Best K-pop Record, AAA Popularity Award (fan-voted), Best Producer (3RACHA: the main producers and songwriters for Stray Kids; Bang-Chan, Changbin, and Han), Best Choice (Hyunjin-Stray Kids member), and Grand Presence of K-pop (Felix-Stray Kids member). This overwhelming and powerful moment shocked everyone as Stray Kids became the most awarded in AAA history. This gained much attention as fans spread their love and admiration for Stray Kids.

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About the Contributor

Addison Erickson, Reporter

Addison Erickson in 8th grade now in her 9th year of being at Art and Science Academy. Addison is a part of the yearbook and newspaper staff in the ASA newspaper. Some of her favorite things to do are drawing, painting, and beading. Addison is interested in journalism because she was recommended into the class because of her creativity in writing so she wanted to try out the class to see how well she can do and how far she will go. She is good with socializing and compromise between her fellow classmates. Her goal is to help and work with as many people as she can before her last year at ASA is over.