Stray Kids and Ateez are my favorite K-pop boy groups of all time. They both introduced me to K-pop, and I'm really thankful for that. Stray Kids creates captivating music that grabs my attention, and Ateez also produces great music; I love their choreography.
I love both groups! In case you somehow couldn't tell by my signature and pfp, ATEEZ are my ult group. I'm slowly adding other groups to my stan list, but as much as I love all those other groups, they just can't compete with my love for ATEEZ. They are a huge source of comfort for me and I love each of the members more than myself (and don't worry, I don't hate myself, I just really love ATEEZ). Stray Kids was the very first Kpop boy group I ever intentionally listened to (so not counting the two BTS songs that played on the radio) and I've been learning a lot more about them lately, and I've been listening to a lot of their music. I don't really seek out their non musical content just yet, which is why I don't consider myself a stan, but I adore their content when it does come up, and I'm slowly learning about each of the members and their personalities and I can fully see why they have such a large fanbase--those boys are so funny and talented! I haven't watched Kindom in full yet, but I've seen clips of it, and seeing the two groups interact makes me really happy.
I think both are really great! I was with Straykids Closer towards the beginning, waiting for the new episodes of their show to be released, its still surprising seeing those kids from 'Get Cool' Era till now, yes the concepts a little different and yes I do have hope for them to go back to that concept, but I am always so happily shocked to see their popularity now. And no I won't say the name of my youtube account because the way those comments were so cringy makes me angry, Chan read my question once in Chan's room, where he had a green(?) wall.
I didn't get into ATEEZ until after their debut, around the time I was leaving the BTS fandom, but although I don't consider myself a fan for those years, I think I became an ATINY only around 2021 ish.
I think its very interesting to see the growth in both groups over the years.
(and no I'm not that old lol, Changbin is older then me haha)
