Koreatimes iconKoreatimesAug 18, 2026 ~1 min source read

From rookie crew to global phenomenon: CORTIS reflects on whirlwind 1st year

Across all platforms, the band's 14-track catalog has amassed more than 1.1 billion Spotify streams. One year after its debut, boy band CORTIS has shattered records and established itself as one of the most compelling forces in modern K-pop.

From rookie crew to global phenomenon: CORTIS reflects on whirlwind 1st year

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One year after its debut, boy band CORTIS has shattered records and established itself as one of the most compelling forces in modern K-pop.

Known affectionately as the "Young Creator Crew" for writing and producing its own music, videos and choreography, the five-member group — consisting of Martin, James, Joohoon, Seonghyun and Keonho — has...

Its second EP, "GREENGREEN," spent 13 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart after entering at No.

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One year after its debut, boy band CORTIS has shattered records and established itself as one of the most compelling forces in modern K-pop. Known affectionately as the "Young Creator Crew" for writing and producing its own music, videos and choreography, the five-member group — consisting of Martin, James, Joohoon, Seonghyun and Keonho — has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Its second EP, "GREENGREEN," spent 13 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart after entering at No.

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  • 3, marking the longest run for a boy group debuting in the past five years.
  • Across all platforms, the band's 14-track catalog has amassed more than 1.1 billion Spotify streams.

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Fresh off its sold-out North American tour, which wrapped in San Francisco on Sunday, CORTIS sat down via its agency, BigHit Music, to look back on a landmark year ahead of its "BIRTHDAY PARTY" anniversary concerts at Seoul's Hwajeong Gymnasium on Saturday and Sunday. Time has flown by so fast it hardly feels real. It's been a year of growth both as an artist and as an individual.

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