3RACHA

3RACHA is a South Korean hip-hop and production trio made up of Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han of the boy group Stray Kids. Formed in 2016 while all three were trainees at JYP Entertainment, the crew began as a bedroom-studio project built around shared MIDI classes, and it has since grown into one of K-pop’s most respected self-producing units.

Pre-Debut Origins

Under the aliases CB97 (Bang Chan), SpearB (Changbin), and J.One (Han), the trio quietly uploaded their earliest material to SoundCloud without their agency’s knowledge. Their first release, J:/2017/mixtape, arrived on January 18, 2017 — a date fans now celebrate every year as 3RACHA’s anniversary. Two more mixtapes, 3Days and Horizon, followed later that year, giving the group an underground following well before Stray Kids ever debuted. Several of these early cuts, including “Broken Compass” and “For You,” were later reworked into official Stray Kids album tracks.

Debut and Discography

3RACHA officially arrived alongside Stray Kids on March 25, 2018, and has since been credited on the overwhelming majority of the group’s music, shaping its signature blend of hip-hop, trap, EDM, and pop-rock. Beyond Stray Kids releases, the trio has issued its own commemorative singles — “Start Line” (2018), “Carpe Diem” (2020) — and stepped into the spotlight with outside collaborations such as “Just Breathe” alongside Japanese rapper SKY-HI (2022) and “Lose My Breath” featuring Charlie Puth (2024).

Recognition and Legacy

In February 2023, all three members were promoted to full membership in the Korea Music Copyright Association, with Han becoming the youngest K-pop idol ever granted that status. Later that year, 3RACHA won the Best Creator Award at the Asia Artist Awards, following an earlier Best Hip Hop Video win at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan for “Just Breathe.” The unit has also lent its songwriting to outside projects, including tracks for NiziU, R1SE, and the Marvel soundtrack for Deadpool & Wolverine, cementing its reputation as one of the industry’s most in-demand producing teams.