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CORTIS 'GREENGREEN' Global Surge

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Mun Wansik

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  • -First Gold Certification by Japan Recording Association-Four Consecutive Weeks on US 'Billboard 200' Chart
CORTIS /Photo=Reporter Kim Hwi-seon hwijpg@
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Group CORTIS (Martin, James, Ju-hoon, Sung-hyun, Geon-ho) continues to achieve success with 'GREENGREEN' in Japan and the United States. According to the Japan Recording Association on June 10, CORTIS's second mini-album 'GREENGREEN' surpassed cumulative local shipments of 100,000 copies in May, earning a Gold Disc 'Gold' certification. This marks their first Gold Disc certification since their debut last August.

'GREENGREEN' reached No. 1 on Oricon's 'Daily Album Ranking' (as of May 7) and peaked at No. 4 on Billboard Japan's 'Hot Albums' (as of May 13). The title track 'REDRED' topped Billboard Japan's 'Hit Seeker Songs' chart and ranked 13th in the relevant category for the first half of the year. Following its entry at No. 3 on the US 'Billboard 200' chart (as of May 23), it was ranked at No. 46 on the chart dated June 13, marking four consecutive weeks on the chart.

Additionally, it reached No. 2 on the 'World Albums' chart and No. 6 on 'Top Album Sales', maintaining top positions for five and four consecutive weeks, respectively. 'REDRED' recorded No. 54 on Billboard's 'Global 200' and No. 28 on 'Global (excluding US)'. CORTIS ranked No. 19 on 'Artist 100', an eight-position rise compared to Jeonju.

'GREENGREEN's initial sales were recorded at 2,313,291 copies, more than five times the previous work. Among K-pop albums released this year, it ranks second only to BTS's fifth full album 'ARIRANG'. As of May 31, Spotify's monthly listeners surpassed 12.33 million.

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