Stray Kids' Felix Releases 'Slow It Down', the Second SKZ-PLAYER Track

What happened

Stray Kids’ Felix released the digital single ‘Slow It Down’ at 6 p.m. KST on 1 September 2026. Tenasia reported that the song came out through the group’s own project ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ and that Felix wrote the words and made the melody himself. Sports Kyunghyang described it as an acoustic hip-hop track built on a plain guitar loop and a hip-hop beat, and wrote that it carries a message about stopping for a moment in a fast-moving world to look back on the time and the dreams shared with the people who matter.

Why is it trending?

Where the song sits is the project’s second slot. Sports Kyunghyang reported that member Han had presented the first ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ piece, ‘back to life’, in June, and that Felix stepped up as the second. The same article described the project as a place where the eight members put out the work they want STAY, the fandom, to hear, and said the members take part directly in the songwriting and in the planning and direction of the music videos. Tenasia likewise called it self-produced content in which the members handle the songs and the video planning themselves.

What you need to know

• The release came at 6 p.m. KST on 1 September 2026, as a digital single.
• Both outlets reported that Felix took part in the lyrics and the composition of the song.
• The first ‘SKZ-PLAYER’ piece was ‘back to life’, presented by member Han in June, and the eight members are putting out individual work in turn.
• Actor Roh Yoon-seo appears in the music video as ‘Yoon-seo’. Tenasia wrote that the character looks after a younger sibling and dreams of becoming a cook.
• The same outlet reported that Felix plays opposite a tired Yoon-seo as the person who offers her courage, and that the video follows the two characters connecting through a bicycle, a cake and a cookbook.
• The song’s credits and lyrics are printed in the video description on Stray Kids’ official channel.