[Official] CORTIS, Second Only to BTS.. Debut Sales Surpass 2.31 Million

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Boy group CORTIS has stood shoulder to shoulder with BTS, who share the same label at Big Hit Music.

According to Hanteo Chart, an album sales tracking site, CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyun, Geonho)'s second mini-album 'GREENGREEN' sold a total of 2,313,291 copies from the 4th to the 10th, topping the weekly album chart. This is more than five times the debut sales of their first mini-album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES', released in September last year, which sold 436,367 copies.

Among K-pop albums released this year, 'GREENGREEN' ranks second, following BTS's fifth full-length album 'ARIRANG', released in March, which debuted with 4.17 million copies. 'GREENGREEN' sold approximately 1.2 million copies on its release day, the 4th, heading straight to 'million seller' status, and reached 'double million seller' status within just four days. Despite debuting less than a year ago, CORTIS has already proven its status beyond that of a rookie by shaking up the K-pop market.

The title track 'REDRED' is leading the mini-album frenzy with its unique musical texture and highly addictive performance. It has been setting new records daily on the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify. CORTIS became the first K-pop boy group to debut within the past five years to appear on 'Daily Top Songs Global'. On the 9th, it held its position in the rankings for the 18th consecutive day at No. 93. It also charted on 'Weeekly Top Songs Global' for two consecutive weeks.

Spotify's monthly listener count surged by over 40% within a month, reaching 10,322,254 as of the 10th. Based on the record for the highest number of monthly listeners among K-pop boy groups, this places CORTIS among the 'top 5', alongside BTS, Tomorrow X Together, and ENHYPEN. Meanwhile, on the domestic music site Melon, 'REDRED' achieved its highest-ever ranking, reaching No. 6 on the daily chart on the 9th and No. 2 on the 'Top 100' chart as of 11 p.m. on the 10th.

CORTIS fuels its success with rich content. They have been delivering diverse performances by sequentially presenting stages of the title track 'REDRED' and the album track 'TNT' on music shows. On the 11th at 9 p.m., the HYBE Labels YouTube channel will release the music video for the mini-album track 'ACAI'. This will be the third music video following 'REDRED' and 'TNT'.

The teaser video released the previous day features the five members walking through the middle of a desert alongside donkeys, sparking curiosity. The song is based on acai bowls, the members' 'favorite food'. Beneath its cheerful lyrics lies a message about becoming a person with solid foundations, much like an acai bowl that is delicious even when eaten with just the base and no toppings. Martin and Seonghyun participated in the production, and all members contributed to both the lyrics and composition.

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