CORTIS's Ascent: Hits 500 Million Streams Just Eight Months After Debut [Star Issue]

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Idol group CORTIS has surpassed 500 million cumulative streams on the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify, just eight months after their debut.

CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyun, Geonho) reached the milestone of 500 million cumulative streams on Spotify at approximately 11:20 p.m. on April 21. This figure represents the combined streams of all eight of their released tracks, including their debut mini album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' released last September, the new single 'REDRED' released on the 20th, and 'Mention Me,' the insert song from the animated film 'GOAT,' which premiered first in North America in February. This is a valuable achievement reached just 246 days after their debut.

As of 2:00 p.m. on the 22nd, the debut album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' had accumulated approximately 483.6 million streams. Following its release last September, it reached 100 million streams within a month, and subsequently surpassed 200 million, 300 million, and 400 million streams in November 2025, January, and February of this year, respectively. Among the tracks on the debut album, 'GO!' garnered approximately 162 million streams and 'FaSHioN' approximately 149 million streams, driving their popularity. Additionally, the title tracks 'What You Want' (approximately 65 million streams), 'JoyRide' (approximately 62 million streams), and 'Lullaby' (approximately 23 million streams) have been widely loved.

In the past 28 days, the number of listeners by country/region for this album was highest in Indonesia (1.141475 million) and the United States (1.026233 million). It has also been well-received in various other countries and regions, including South Korea, Brazil, Thailand, India, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

The title track 'REDRED' from the mini 2nd album is also showing a steep popularity curve. It received significant attention with approximately 1.31 million streams on the day of its release on Spotify. Consequently, it secured a spot on the 'Daily Top Songs' charts in seven countries/regions, including South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The momentum is expected to continue ahead of the official release of the mini 2nd album 'GREENGREEN' on May 4. The music video for the title track 'REDRED' immediately reached number one on YouTube's 'Trending Worldwide' upon its release and, as of 2:00 p.m. on the 22nd, appeared on the Rising Music charts in 24 countries/regions, including the United States. There is also a high possibility that the physical album will achieve 'double million seller' status. According to distributors YG Plus and Universal Records, pre-orders for the new album reached 2.0555 million copies as of the 20th.

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