CORTIS, Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with BTS Just Nine Months After Debut.. Spotify Explodes

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Boy group CORTIS has achieved a new record.

According to Spotify, the global audio and music streaming platform, CORTIS (Martin, James, Ju-hoon, Sung-hyun, Geon-ho) recorded 12,045,984 monthly listeners as of the 23rd. This places them among the top three highest monthly listener counts ever recorded for K-pop boy groups, including BTS.

Spotify's monthly listener count refers to the number of users who played the artist's music over the past 28 days. It is a key indicator that reflects actual fandom size and recognition by counting unique individuals, excluding cumulative plays. CORTIS saw this figure surge explosively after releasing the title track "REDRED" from their second mini album on the 20th of last month. The number increased by approximately 200,000 on the day of the song's release, reaching about 7.1 million, and then rose by more than 70% within a month.

CORTIS is the first boy group to debut within the past five years to enter Spotify's global daily and weekly charts and maintain their position for over a month. The title track "REDRED" is the driving force behind this achievement. Their highest ranking on the "Daily Top Songs Global" chart was 36th, recorded on the 4th. As of the 23rd, they have held the number one spot on "Daily Top Songs Korea" on Spotify and "Today's Top 100: Korea" on Apple Music for 26 and 29 days, respectively. On Melon's daily chart, they secured the top position for five consecutive days (from the 19th to the 23rd). Additionally, they added trophies from MBC's "Show! Music Core" on the 23rd and SBS's "Inkigayo" on the 24th. Following their earlier achievement of a grand slam in domestic music shows, they have now won a total of nine awards.

The second mini album is receiving widespread love not only for its title track but also for its B-sides. On the 24th, CORTIS performed "ACAI" and "YOUNGCREATORCREW" from the second mini album on "Inkigayo." In particular, "YOUNGCREATORCREW" has drawn attention for its addictive sound and witty lyrics. The song reached as high as 18th on Spotify's "Daily Top Songs Korea" (as of the 19th) and 4th on Apple Music's "Today's Top 100: Korea" (from the 11th to the 14th).

This song captures the thoughts of the five members of "Young Creator Crew," the signature tagline of Cortis. While it best reflects the identity of a team that collaboratively creates music, choreography, and videos, the members expressed their desire not to be defined by a single term. Unique lyrics such as "Wutgeobeoryeo" and "Yoreulraehi" showcase the raw texture of their work as it is.

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