Stray Kids just flipped the switch to full dark mode with their new UNVEIL : TRACK for FARMING, transforming into fearless hunters on a tense landmine mission inside a glitchy game world. The intense teaser marks the first official visual for their upcoming tenth mini album THIS and THAT, arriving August 7, 2026 at 1 p.m. KST, which is midnight ET.
For US K-pop fans, the Stray Kids FARMING unveil track is the earliest real taste of this era’s sound and story: a self-produced B-side that still gets blockbuster treatment, packed with pixel art, eerie direction, and a grind-until-sunrise lyric tease.
Stray Kids FARMING unveil track launches THIS and THAT era
On July 17, 2026 KST, Stray Kids dropped the UNVEIL : TRACK video for FARMING across their official YouTube channel and socials, essentially pressing start on the THIS and THAT comeback. As usual for the UNVEIL series, the clip offers a substantial preview of the song rather than a few seconds of instrumental.
FARMING sits as track 4 on THIS and THAT, an eight-track mini that frames this teaser as part of a bigger narrative. The project opens with pre-release single RUN IT, centers on title track This and That, and closes with a festival version of that title, putting FARMING right in the heart of the tracklist.
- Track 1: RUN IT (pre-release single)
- Track 2: This and That (title track)
- Track 4: FARMING (spotlighted in the new UNVEIL : TRACK)
Fearless hunters in a pixel-art minefield
The teaser casts the members as solemn hunters on a minefield-clearing mission, surrounding themselves with walls of maps, notes, and strategy diagrams. Every frame leans into high stakes, from determined expressions to close-ups of the operation board, yet the group’s trademark offbeat energy keeps the tension from feeling heavy.
Visually, the video leans into retro gaming aesthetics, layering pixel art and “pop digital nostalgia” over the dark mission setup. The members are styled like hip game characters inside this world, with the rhythmic track preview cutting through an eerie, slightly strange directing style. It ends on a line about farming all day and every night until satisfaction, hinting at an obsessive grind theme without giving the full lyrics away.
3RACHA’s stamp and what comes next
3RACHA producers Bang Chan, Changbin, and HAN wrote and composed FARMING, with Bang Chan also joining the arrangement, keeping the THIS and THAT sound tightly in-house. Coverage notes that the track hits with an energetic, rhythmic drive, and 3RACHA’s involvement across all eight songs suggests a cohesive, self-produced mini rather than a collection of one-off experiments.
THIS and THAT drops August 7 at 1 p.m. KST, landing at 12 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. PT on August 6 for West Coast listeners, so US STAY can plan a late-night streaming session. Stray Kids have a history of rolling out multiple UNVEIL : TRACK videos ahead of release, so fans will be watching closely to see which B-side steps into the spotlight after FARMING and how the hunter-in-a-game-world concept connects to the rest of the mini.