A rookie-level storm..CORTIS rides the 'Young K' wave to achieve 'Triple Million Seller' status

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Boy group CORTIS has achieved "Triple Million Seller" status.

CORTIS's (Martin, James, Ju-hoon, Sung-hyun, Geon-ho) second mini-album "GREENGREEN" recorded cumulative sales of approximately 3.099 million copies on the latest weekly album chart released by Circle Chart on the 23rd (collection period: July 12–18). This achievement came just 11 weeks after the release of their new album. Among domestic releases this year, only two albums surpassed 3 million sales on this chart: BTS's fifth full-length album "ARIRANG" and CORTIS's new album.

The total sales of their first mini-album "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES," released last year, exceeded 2.15 million copies based on Circle Chart figures. With this, CORTIS has achieved an impressive feat of cumulative sales reaching 5.25 million copies across two albums within 11 months since their debut. It is also noteworthy that both albums have continued to sell steadily rather than relying solely on temporary popularity immediately after release.

"GREENGREEN" sold approximately 1.2 million copies (based on Hanteo Chart) on its release day, May 4, instantly joining the ranks of "Million Sellers." It then reached 2 million copies in just four days. The initial sales (sales within one week after release) of 2.313291 million copies are more than five times higher than the 436,367 copies sold for their first mini-album "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES," demonstrating the team's rapid growth.

Global album and music popularity indicators are also showing strong performance. The album previously reached third place on Billboard's main album chart, "Billboard 200" (dated May 23). This marks the group's highest ranking to date and is the only "Top 3" position achieved by a boy group debuting within the past five years. Since then, the album has maintained its chart presence for 10 consecutive weeks. Additionally, as of the 20th, cumulative streams of songs from the second mini-album on Spotify, a global audio and music streaming platform, surpassed 3 million won plays.

CORTIS continues to make waves on the North American stage. From the 4th–16 (local time), they will hold "2026 CORTIS TOUR <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> IN NORTH AMERICA" across six cities, including Toronto, Canada, and San Francisco, USA. Prior to that, they will perform at the major music festival "Lollapalooza Chicago" from July 31 to August 1. This year, CORTIS is the only K-pop boy group participating in this festival.

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