District 9

“	It's our district, District 9	”

District 9
Information
Released	Mar. 26, 2018 (mini album) Mar. 18, 2020 (best album)
Album(s)	I am NOT SKZ2020
Genre	Electro-rock, hip-hop
Length	03:31
Credits
Label	JYP Entertainment
Artist(s)	Stray Kids
Lyrics by	3RACHA
Composed by	3RACHA, Trippy
Arranged by	Trippy, Bang Chan
Music video	Kim Yong-soo
Choreography	Ali Lee & JYPE & RyuD
Song Chronology
◄ Previous	"NOT!"
Next ►	"Mirror"

District 9 is a song recorded by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It is the second and title track from their first mini album I am NOT.

The re-recorded version was released on their first best album SKZ2020 on March 18, 2020.

Composition

“	The title track "District 9" describes Stray Kids' home base. The message of "District 9" is to break out of the mold, break the system, and build their own territory, which is exactly what the group's name, Stray Kids, is all about. The lyrics are composed with a bold ambition to turn everything upside down in their special district, and the song is a hybrid genre that combines hip-hop, rock, and EDM to create an energetic sound.	”
― Official Introduction

Lyrics

Original

Talk talk 참 말들이 많아 What what 헛소리만 늘어 잔소리나 욕지거리는 제발 그만해 죽이 되든 밥이 되든 내가 알아서 할게 사실은 난 나를 몰라 답답해 언제나 매일 고민 중 answer me 그럼 해답을 줘봐 속 시원한 대답 좀 못하면 제발 간섭 좀 마 please 여기는 우리 jungle이지 이 안에서는 우리 룰 대로 움직여 내 구역 District 9 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh 위험하니까 Oh oh Better watch out 여긴 우리 구역 District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world 떠돌지들 말고 여기로 찾아오렴 Stray kids everywhere all around the world 점점 커져가는 그들의 발걸음 소리 남들이 우리를 볼 땐 문제아들의 무리 그런 시선들을 바꾼다는 건 쉽지 않은 문제 풀이 풀리지 않는 오해와 편견들에 풀이 죽을 수는 없지 우리가 누구인가를 증명하는 게 우리들의 임무지 그들은 말해 너넨 나랑 다르니까 여길 떠나줘 그래 근데 다르다는 말은 틀린 게 아니란 것만은 알아둬 곧 시기 받을 시기 우리 위친 작은 빛이 크게 비치는 District 아홉으로 시작해 uh 끝은 아마 모두의 아지트 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 거울 앞에 freeze ey 땀에 젖은 채 ey 그러니 제발 입 다물고 모두 쉿 진짜 내 모습이 무언지 찾는 중 피땀 흘린 연습실 바닥은 red 밤을 새며 죽도록 달렸는데 결국엔 일그러진 표정 앞에 광대 노답 우린 우리 공간을 지킬게 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh 위험하니까 Oh oh Better watch out 여긴 우리 구역 District 9

Talk talk cham maldeuri mana What what heotsoriman neureo jansorina yokjigeorineun jebal geumanhae jugi doedeun babi doedeun naega araseo halge sasireun nan nareul molla dapdapae eonjena maeil gomin jung answer me geureom haedabeul jwobwa sok siwonhan daedap jom mothamyeon jebal ganseop jom ma please yeogineun uri jungleiji i aneseoneun uri rul daero umjingnyeo nae guyeok District 9 ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh wiheomhanikka Oh oh Better watch out yeogin uri guyeok District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world tteodoljideul malgo yeogiro chajaoryeom Stray kids everywhere all around the world jeomjeom keojyeoganeun geudeurui balgeoreum sori namdeuri urireul bol ttaen munjeadeurui muri geureon siseondeureul bakkundaneun geon swipji aneun munje puri pulliji anneun ohaewa pyeongyeondeure puri jugeul suneun eopji uriga nuguingareul jeungmyeonghaneun ge urideurui immuji geudeureun malhae neonen narang dareunikka yeogil tteonajwo geurae geunde dareudaneun mareun teullin ge aniran geonmaneun aradwo got sigi badeul sigi uri wichin jageun bichi keuge bichineun District ahobeuro sijakae uh kkeuteun ama moduui ajiteu ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 geoul ape freeze ey ttame jeojeun chae ey geureoni jebal ip damulgo modu swit jinjja nae moseubi mueonji channeun jung pittam heullin yeonseupsil badageun red bameul saemyeo jukdorok dallyeonneunde gyeolgugen ilgeureojin pyojeong ape gwangdae nodap urin uri gongganeul jikilge ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh wiheomhanikka Oh oh Better watch out yeogin uri guyeok District 9

Talk talk You're talking too much What what You're just talking nonsense Please, enough with that nitpicking and cursing I'll do it on my own however it comes out Honestly I don't know who I am, it's frustrating, it gets me worried always Answer me then give me an answer that will clear it all If you can't just leave us alone please This is our jungle We follow our rules here it's my district, District 9 Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh because it's dangerous Oh oh Better watch out It's our district, District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world Don't wander around, get yourself over here Stray kids everywhere all around the world Their footsteps are getting louder They just look us as a bunch of troublemakers It won't be an easy one to change their views But we won't get down on misconceptions and bias It's our mission to prove who we are They say “You're different from me, so leave here” But you need to know that being different Is not being wrong Soon it'll be time for jealousy We're at the district where a small light becomes huge Started with nine uh At the end it's going to be all of ours Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 At the mirror freeze ey Covered with sweat ey So please shut your mouth you all be quiet I'm looking for what is the real me I bleed out on the dance floor it's red I ran all night long like I was going to die Just to be a clown in front of a sneer There's no solution but we keep guarding our place Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up now eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh it's dangerous Oh oh Better watch out It's our district, District 9

Re-recorded

Talk talk 참 말들이 많아 What what 헛소리만 늘어 잔소리나 욕지거리는 제발 그만해 죽이 되든 밥이 되든 내가 알아서 할게 사실은 난 나를 몰라 답답해 언제나 매일 고민 중 answer me 그럼 해답을 줘봐 속 시원한 대답 좀 못하면 제발 간섭 좀 마 please 여기는 우리 jungle이지 이 안에서는 우리 룰 대로 움직여 내 구역 District 9 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh 위험하니까 Oh oh Better watch out 여긴 우리 구역 District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world 떠돌지들 말고 여기로 찾아오렴 Stray kids everywhere all around the world 점점 커져가는 그들의 발걸음 소리 남들이 우리를 볼 땐 문제아들의 무리 그런 시선들을 바꾼다는 건 쉽지 않은 문제 풀이 풀리지 않는 오해와 편견들에 풀이 죽을 수는 없지 우리가 누구인가를 증명하는 게 우리들의 임무지 그들은 말해 너넨 나랑 다르니까 여길 떠나줘 그래 근데 다르다는 말은 틀린 게 아니란 것만은 알아둬 곧 시기 받을 시기 우리 위친 작은 빛이 크게 비치는 District STAY로 시작해 uh 끝은 아마 모두의 아지트 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 거울 앞에 freeze ey 땀에 젖은 채 ey 그러니 제발 입 다물고 모두 쉿 진짜 내 모습이 무언지 찾는 중 피땀 흘린 연습실 바닥은 red 밤을 새며 죽도록 달렸는데 결국엔 일그러진 표정 앞에 광대 노답 우린 우리 공간을 지킬게 싹 다 뒤집어놔 eh oh 다 뒤집어 now eh oh 부정적인 시선 집어치워 back off 그건 잘못됐어 나도 나를 잘 모르는데 왜 네가 나를 아는 듯이 말해 oh Get lost 여긴 우리 구역 get outta here 여기 네 자리는 없어 District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh 위험하니까 Oh oh Better watch out 여긴 우리 구역 District 9

Talk talk cham maldeuri mana What what heotsoriman neureo jansorina yokjigeorineun jebal geumanhae jugi doedeun babi doedeun naega araseo halge sasireun nan nareul molla dapdapae eonjena maeil gomin jung answer me geureom haedabeul jwobwa sok siwonhan daedap jom mothamyeon jebal ganseop jom ma please yeogineun uri jungleiji i aneseoneun uri rul daero umjingnyeo nae guyeok District 9 ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh wiheomhanikka Oh oh Better watch out yeogin uri guyeok District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world tteodoljideul malgo yeogiro chajaoryeom Stray kids everywhere all around the world jeomjeom keojyeoganeun geudeurui balgeoreum sori namdeuri urireul bol ttaen munjeadeurui muri geureon siseondeureul bakkundaneun geon swipji aneun munje puri pulliji anneun ohaewa pyeongyeondeure puri jugeul suneun eopji uriga nuguingareul jeungmyeonghaneun ge urideurui immuji geudeureun malhae neonen narang dareunikka yeogil tteonajwo geurae geunde dareudaneun mareun teullin ge aniran geonmaneun aradwo got sigi badeul sigi uri wichin jageun bichi keuge bichineun District STAYro sijakae uh kkeuteun ama moduui ajiteu ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 geoul ape freeze ey ttame jeojeun chae ey geureoni jebal ip damulgo modu swit jinjja nae moseubi mueonji channeun jung pittam heullin yeonseupsil badageun red bameul saemyeo jukdorok dallyeonneunde gyeolgugen ilgeureojin pyojeong ape gwangdae nodap urin uri gongganeul jikilge ssak da dwijibeonwa eh oh da dwijibeo now eh oh bujeongjeogin siseon jibeochiwo back off geugeon jalmotdwaesseo nado nareul jal moreuneunde wae nega nareul aneun deusi malhae oh Get lost yeogin uri guyeok get outta here yeogi ne jarineun eopseo District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh wiheomhanikka Oh oh Better watch out yeogin uri guyeok District 9

Talk talk You're talking too much What what You're just talking nonsense Please, enough with that nitpicking and cursing I'll do it on my own however it comes out Honestly I don't know who I am, it's frustrating, it gets me worried always Answer me then give me an answer that will clear it all If you can't just leave us alone please This is our jungle We follow our rules here it's my district, District 9 Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh because it's dangerous Oh oh Better watch out It's our district, District 9 Stray kids everywhere all around the world Don't wander around, get yourself over here Stray kids everywhere all around the world Their footsteps are getting louder They just look us as a bunch of troublemakers It won't be an easy one to change their views But we won't get down on misconceptions and bias It's our mission to prove who we are They say “You're different from me, so leave here” But you need to know that being different Is not being wrong Soon it'll be time for jealousy We're at the district where a small light becomes huge Started with STAY uh At the end it's going to be all of ours Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 At the mirror freeze ey Covered with sweat ey So please shut your mouth you all be quiet I'm looking for what is the real me I bleed out on the dance floor it's red I ran all night long like I was going to die Just to be a clown in front of a sneer There's no solution but we keep guarding our place Flip it all up eh oh Flip everything up now eh oh Knock it off with your negative vibes back off That's wrong Why are you talking like you know me Though I don't even know myself oh Get lost, it's our district, get outta here You don't belong here District 9 Oh oh Better watch out Oh oh it's dangerous Oh oh Better watch out It's our district, District 9

Videos

• Official
• Performances

Stray Kids "I am NOT" Inst. Lyric Card 2 "District 9"-2

Inst. Lyric Card

Stray Kids "District 9" Teaser Video 1

Teaser Video 1

Stray Kids "District 9" Teaser Video 2

Teaser Video 2

Stray Kids "District 9" M-V

MV

Stray Kids "District 9" Dance Practice

Dance Practice

• Music shows
• Other programs
• Events

-Stray Kids - District 9- Debut Stage - M COUNTDOWN 180329 EP.564-2

M!Countdown
Mar. 29, 2018

Stray Kids - District 9 -Music Bank Hot Debut - 2018.03.30-

Music Bank
Mar. 30, 2018

-HOT- Stray Kids - District 9, 스트레이 키즈 - 디스트릭트 나인 Show Music core 20180331

Show! Music Core
Mar. 31, 2018

《Debut Stage》 Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - District 9 @인기가요 Inkigayo 20180401

Inkigayo
Apr. 1, 2018

-Show Champion- 스트레이 키즈 - District 9 (Stray Kids - District 9) l EP.264

Show Champion
Apr. 4, 2018

-Stray Kids - District 9- KPOP TV Show - M COUNTDOWN 180405 EP.565

M!Countdown
Apr. 5, 2018

Stray Kids - District 9 -Music Bank - 2018.04.06-

Music Bank
Apr. 6, 2018

-HOT- Stray Kids - District 9, 스트레이 키즈 - 디스트릭트 나인 Show Music core 20180407

Show! Music Core
Apr. 7, 2018

-Simply K-Pop- Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) District 9 Ep.306 040718

Simply K-Pop
Apr. 7, 2018

《POWERFUL》 Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) - District 9 @인기가요 Inkigayo 20180408

Inkigayo
Apr. 8, 2018

-Stray Kids - District 9- KPOP TV Show - M COUNTDOWN 180412 EP.566

M!Countdown
Apr. 12, 2018

뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - District 9 - Stray Kids.20180413-2

Music Bank
Apr. 13, 2018

-Simply K-Pop- Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈) District 9 Ep.307 041318-2

Simply K-Pop
Apr. 13, 2018

Show Champion EP.266 Stray Kids - District 9-2

Show Champion
Apr. 18, 2018

뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - District 9 - Stray Kids.20180420-2

Music Bank
Apr. 20, 2018

-HOT- Stray Kids - District 9, 스트레이 키즈 - 디스트릭트 나인 Show Music core 20180421

Show! Music Core
Apr. 21, 2018

Show Champion EP.267 Stray Kids - District 9-2

Show Champion
Apr. 25, 2018

뮤직뱅크 Music Bank - District 9 -Stray Kids(스트레이 키즈).20180629

Music Bank
Jun. 29, 2018

-릴레이댄스- 스트레이 키즈(Stray Kids) - District 9

Relay Dance
Apr. 2, 2018

-KCON JAPAN- Stray Kids - INTRO Perf. + District 9 ㅣKCON 2018 JAPAN x M COUNTDOWN 180419 EP.567

KCON 2018 JAPAN
Apr. 14, 2018

-KCON2018NY- KLUB KCON(클럽 케이콘) - 스트레이 키즈(Stray Kids) District 9

KCON 2018 NY KLUB KCON
Jun. 23, 2018

-KCON 2018 NY- Stray Kids (스트레이키즈) l District 9

KCON 2018 NY
Jun. 23, 2018

Reviews

“	Stray Kids only officially debuted in March, but they've made a remarkable impression, not least because three members (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Jisung) have co-written their four EPs, a level of responsibility that's rarely afforded to such a young group. Their first title single, “District 9”, is a hoarse call to lost young souls – the lyrical draw of a Neverland haven meets visual sci-fi dystopia – as sirens and muscular beats segue into a fantastically riff-aggressive chorus. Musically, it harks back to B.A.P's 2012 singles “Power” and “Warrior”, but Stray Kids certainly possess their own strengths; they ride the intimidatingly heavy instrumental like big wave surfers, adding flairs and power moves, which results in “District 9” packing giant punches and apologising for none of them.	”
― DAZED: The 20 best K-pop songs of 2018

Concert setlists

• UNVEIL "Op. 01 : I am NOT" (2018)
• UNVEIL "Op. 02 : I am WHO" (2018)
• UNVEIL "Op. 03 : I am YOU" (2018)
• UNVEIL TOUR "I am..." (2019)
• Hi-STAY TOUR in KOREA (2019)
• UNVEIL THE MIROH (2019)
• World Tour "District 9 : Unlock" (2019)
• Japan Showcase 2019 "Hi-STAY" (2019)
• Unlock : GO LIVE IN LIFE (2020)
• 2nd #LoveSTAY "SKZ'S CHOCOLATE FACTORY" (2022)
• 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" (2022)
• Seoul Special (UNVEIL 11) (2022)
• 4th FANMEETING "SKZ'S MAGIC SCHOOL" (2024)
• Fan Connecting 2024 "SKZ TOY WORLD" (2024)
• World Tour "dominATE" (2024-2025)

Trivia

• Since the concert Unlock : GO LIVE IN LIFE, live performances of "District 9" have had a major rework. Most notably:
  • They do not start on the floor.
  • The part where Changbin is lifted above Lee Know's head was removed.
  • The final chorus has a radically different pace, lyrics flow and instrumental.
  • The dancebreak after the final chorus was changed to a new one.