“Only 9 Months Since Debut?” CORTIS Dominates Spotify Global Charts!

CORTIS is on a meteoric rise in the global music market, even though they’ve been debuted for less than a year! They are making history as the first K-pop boy group debuting within the last five years to break into the upper ranks of Spotify’s Global Weekly Top 100.

The love is coming from everywhere! They’ve charted in 22 countries and regions, including Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Hungary. On Spotify’s “Daily Top Songs Global” (as of the 7th), they ranked 64th, staying on the chart for 16 consecutive days. Back home, they’ve proven their massive popularity by holding the #1 spot on Spotify Korea’s “Daily Top Songs” for 10 days straight.

Their listener growth is absolutely insane. As of the 9th, CORTIS surpassed 9.78 million monthly listeners on Spotify. That’s a jump of over 30% in just one month compared to the 7.1 million they had in early April before their new song dropped. Industry experts say this is a successful case of attracting general listeners beyond just their dedicated fandom.

CORTIS is now writing their own record among the top K-pop boy groups in terms of monthly listeners, following the likes of BTS, TXT, and ENHYPEN. Considering they’ve only been debuted for nine months, this growth speed is truly unprecedented.

Their domestic chart performance is just as steady. “Red Red” hit #8 on the Melon Daily Chart on the 7th, #4 on Bugs, and #11 on Vibe. On Apple Music’s “Today’s Top 100: South Korea,” they’ve held #1 for 13 consecutive days. Plus, all six tracks from their second mini album entered the major charts simultaneously, proving the album’s overall success.

The album sales are explosive! Their second mini album, “GREENGREEN,” released on the 4th, surpassed 2.02 million cumulative sales in just four days according to Hanteo Chart. Not only did they secure “Double Million Seller” status early on, but they also recorded about five times the first-week sales of their previous work. They also shot straight to #1 on Japan’s Oricon “Daily Album Ranking.”

The industry points to the “short and powerful performance consumption trend” as the secret to CORTIS’s growth. The addictive chorus of “Red Red” and the “fluttering ear dance” spread rapidly across short-form platforms, naturally leading to more streaming and global interest. CORTIS is being hailed as a representative group benefiting from the current K-pop trend where music, choreography, and memes all collide.

CORTIS will perform their title track “Red Red” and the B-side “TNT” on MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on the 9th and SBS’s “Inkigayo” on the 10th.