Since I’m officially done with the main guides to Stray Kids, I figured I’d do a couple fun guides, just for, well, fun. I wanted to start off with the dynamics between the boys. I’ve already talked about the three main rachas (3Racha, Danceracha, Vocalracha), but I thought it would be fun to talk a little about each friendship. (If you want to see even more about them, I’m going to link a couple videos for each pairing, and I currently have an ongoing dynamics series going on!) (There is 28 different pairings in this group, so they have to be broken up into multiple posts, lmao)
This post contains the following dynamics: Bang Chan and Lee Know; Bang Chan and Han; Lee Know and Han; Lee Know and Felix; Changbin and Felix; Hyunjin and I.N.; and Seungmin and I.N.
*Sort of a disclaimer: Each pairing will have a little nickname/identifier attached to them. Most of them come from stays themselves, whether directly or indirectly, but some of them I kind of had to create on my own. They may not be super creative, but it is what it is, lmao.
Bang Chan and Lee Know - “the parents”
the two oldest of the group
many fans refer to them as the dad and mom of the group (chan - dad and minho - mom)
chan is minho’s only hyung and he can be a little bratty towards the older boy. He teases him a lot, but you can tell chan doesn’t mind.
chan is constantly giving affection to lee know and lee know acts uninterested, but it’s clear he doesn’t mind it that much (almost like a cat and dog dynamic)
I mentioned in one of their posts, but lee know and changbin (and fans, and probably the other members, honestly) kind of consider themselves chan’s left and right hands. They do a lot to help him out, especially with the younger members, since chan always has a billion things he has going on.
also considered the boxing duo since they both do boxing when they go to the gym
also, the first and last stray kid
Pairing name - Minchan (I, personally, haven’t seen anyone use any other names, so I’m going to say this one is the most common)
Their 2 Kids Room episode (There are multiple volumes of this series, but I’m only going to link the most recent ones for this. I recommend checking the others out, if you really enjoy any of the dynamics!)
Random compilation video on Youtube
Bang Chan and Han - “the original two”
“chan’s first stray kid”
han was the first member that chan picked for the group, and you’ll see a lot of fans refer to han as chan’s first or his first ‘son’.
they’ve been together the longest, and there is a comfortableness between them that really shows.
han is the maknae in 3Racha and there’s compilations all over of chan being sweet to han.
You can tell that han just makes chan laugh all the time. So many of the videos with them, or 3Racha, has chan laughing so hard, and I love it
han teases chan sometimes, honestly all the members do, but once again, you can tell chan doesn’t actually mind, even if he pretends to. you can tell how fond he is of the younger boy (honestly, of all the members)
Pairing name - Chansung.
Their 2 Kids Room episode
Random compilation on Youtube. There’s actually a part 2 to this one, so check that one out too!
Lee Know and Han - “the soulmates”
a very popular pairing within the group
not only are they called soulmates by the fans, but the group themselves have referred to them as such, and both han and lee know have even stated that they believe they’re soulmates
It’s been stated multiple times, by members and fans, that han and lee know find comfort in each other and are very comfortable around each other.
fun fact: han has openly admitted that when he first met lee know, he was upset, because he was very full of himself back then and he thought he was the most handsome, until lee know joined the group.
members have stated that both boys have a similar sense of humor and spend a lot of time together in their own time, doing things like watching horror movies or going out to eat.
Pairing name: Minsung
Their 2 Kids Room episode
Random compilation on Youtube (So, because of the popularity of this pairing, it’s a bit difficult to find videos that aren’t romantic leaning, and that’s not what I’m going for. The one I link seems to be more neutral in that regard, and is even a whole series on their page, so check it out!)
Lee Know and Felix - “meowracha”
soft-hearted boys, honestly
referred to as acting like cats by fans and members alike, hence meowracha
lee know is arguably the softest with felix. In their 2kr episode, he even states he treats him differently than say, seungmin (more on them later), because felix can’t handle it (not that felix is weak! he’s just a soft boy,and we love him for it. but these two are on opposite ends of the soft-hearted spectrum, honestly. felix wears his heart on his sleeve, lee know is a lot more subtle about it.)
two key members of danceracha (the third being hyunjin, of course)
also, the two little chefs! lee know is the main chef of the group, i believe, whereas Felix leans more towards baking
both of them almost didn’t debut with the group, but stays are so happy they did!
recently posted a whole vlog together that was filmed in Japan, I recommend checking it out!
Pairing name: Minlix
Their 2 Kids Room Episode
Random compilation on Youtube
Changbin and Felix - “‘changbin is my type’ duo”
these two are just the biggest sweethearts. almost wanted to make their nickname that, because that’s just the vibe they give me, lol
aegyo kings (although I think changbin seems to enjoy doing it a lot more)
their nickname up there is in reference to felix stating (during a fanmeet?), after someone asked him his type, that changbin was his type when it came to males (I’m not trying to assume anyone’s sexuality here, just stated what was said.)
changbin clearly has a big soft spot for felix (who wouldn’t??)
during an episode of The 9th (one of the groups shows, but I’m not 100% certain what it is? I haven’t seen most of it, mainly just the clips from this episode), felix wrote a letter to changbin, as he was the person he was most thankful for at the time. he talks about how changbin was there for him, and helped him with his rap a lot. We don’t actually get to hear what the letter says, but a lot of the comments under the video seem to think it may have been too emotional. Here’s the link! (This clip also includes other great moments, including I.N. being thankful to chan, and lee know being thankful to seungmin (again, more on them later)).
takeaway from this should just be that they are soft for each other, and very sweet, and it’s great to see
ALMOST FORGOT. a little fun fact: felix has a body pillow with changbin’s face on it, lmao. It’s talked about in their 2 kids room episode. he said it helped him sleep after the group split up into two dorms, instead of one, and all the boys got their own rooms. the this is what it looks like
Pairing name: Changlix
Their 2 Kids Room episode (where Felix openly states he likes everything about Changbin)
Random video compilation on Youtube. (Another pairing where finding non-romantic leaning compilation videos can be a bit more work.)
Hyunjin and I.N. - ‘sunshine and sunshine protector’
hyunjin adores i.n.. and i.n. definitely adores hyunjin. when he was asked to rank the members, while he originally picked han as his favorite, he later said in a fancall (?) that hyunjin was actually number one
their nickname comes from how protective hyunjin is over i.n. he even kind of talks about it in their 2 kids room episode
you’ll notice that hyunjin actually lights up a lot more around i.n. (and seungmin, honestly). it’s not that he doesn’t love the other guys, or that he isn’t close with them. but he almost becomes bubbly with the two youngest and it’s really sweet
i didn’t notice it at first, i won’t lie, but i.n. actually lights up around hyunjin too, and he clearly really respects and cares for him.
i don’t have too much to say about them, other than the fact that they are very adorable
Pairing name: Hyunjeong (or Hyunin)
Their 2 Kids Room episode
Random video compilation on Youtube. (It’s an older video, but very cute)
Seungmin and I.N. - “vocalracha”
the two maknaes (youngest) of the group
always fighting each other in the background
despite referring to other pairings as having a sibling dynamic, I personally think that these two give off the biggest sibling energy
but like, close siblings. it’s all that fighting in the background, lmao. they mess around, but they are clearly very close (video compilation kind of showing what i mean, lol. it’s an older video, but a good example)
the ones that have had braces while in the group. i.n. had them in the earlier days, and seungmin has them now
personally, i think they’re underrated, and it’s a shame. i see a lot of love for them, for sure, but not nearly as much as some of the other members.
go to vocal lessons together, and i.n. even stopped working out so he could do the lessons. and honestly, their hard work pays off, they’ve both come so far since they were trainees, and are very talented vocalists.
Pairing name: Seungin (I think?), but I just refer to them as vocalracha, lol
Their 2 Kids Room episode
Random video compilation on Youtube
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