Stray Kids winning Best Album of the Year yesterday… I’m still emotional just thinking about it. Watching them cry on stage, seeing how much it meant to them — it hit so much harder knowing everything they’ve been through this year.
Lee Know was injured and still gave everything he had. He pushed through the pain just to stand with his members and celebrate this moment together. Hyunjin winning after spending this year doubting himself, even thinking about leaving the group… if that doesn’t show resilience, I don’t know what does.
And they won this award with an album that people absolutely tore apart when it came out. An album that so many hated on for no reason. To see that album rise, to see them rise, to see the industry recognise what the haters refused to…
As someone who’s been a Stay since the beginning, this moment was overwhelmingly emotional. I know how much they’ve suffered, how hard they’ve worked, how many sleepless nights, how many cruel comments, how many trolls they’ve endured. Watching them stand on that stage, crying, smiling, holding each other… it felt like watching a long fight finally pay off.
I’m so proud of them. So proud to be a Stay. And now I really hope we, as a fandom, step up ! that we become a fandom worthy of them. That we honour them, uplift them, protect them, and stop giving people reasons to use our behaviour against them. They deserve nothing but love and pride from us.
Stray Kids deserved this win. And they’ll deserve every win after this.
