No one does boastful bangers like Stray Kids. The fourth-generation K-pop group has found some of their biggest successes with bravado-led, relentlessly high-energy tracks like 2020’s “God’s Menu,” 2022’s “MANIAC,” 2023’s “LALALALA,” and 2024’s “Chk Chk Boom.” The fact that all were written by 3RACHA, the group’s hip-hop subunit (composed of members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han), grounds the songs in an authenticity arguably necessary to pull off Stray Kids’ “noise music” concept. On 2025’s KARMA, “BLEEP” is the most reminiscent of this signature “SKZ” style, but Stray Kids chose the comparatively low-key track “CEREMONY” as the lead single off of their fourth full-length album, released shortly after the conclusion of Stray Kids’ year-long, 54-show Dominate World Tour. In this context, “CEREMONY”’s hooky claim “Yeah, we gon’ celebrate ’cause we got good/Karma, karma, karma, karma” is a triumphal ritual cleanse. 3RACHA took the writing and composition lead on all of KARMA’s 11 tracks (three of which are versions of “CEREMONY”). On the hip-hop track “CREED,” Stray Kids preach the value of putting your money where your mouth is, while sad song “MESS” indulges in introspection around a lost relationship. Naughts-era-inspired punk-rock track “In My Head” continues on the theme of personal disarray introduced in “MESS” before KARMA switches tracks for “Half Time,” which suggests that Stray Kids are only at the midpoint of their careers.