CORTIS surpasses 200 million global streams for debut album; K-pop rookies set record with rapid chart ascent |
Big Hit Music’s trailblazing boy band CORTIS demolished streaming barriers once more, surging beyond 200 million cumulative global streams for debut mini-album ‘Color Outside the Lines’ as of November 27, according to MK Sports. Blasting this historic feat nearly three months post-September 8 drop, the quintet-leader Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, Keonho-claimed the swiftest 200M among 2025 K-pop rookies, rocketing from 100M (hit October 12, fastest boy group ever) on a ferocious daily 2M stream barrage that unleashed SNS challenges, viral dances, and playlist domination across U.S., Japan, Southeast Asia.
Track inferno sparks worldwide addiction
The five-track juggernaut erupts with title ‘What You Want”s unapologetic desire hooks and precision choreo storms, flanked by ‘GO!’s forward-march hip-hop fury (50M+ streams, music show encore king), ‘FaSHioN’s rap-rock edge, ‘JoyRide’s adrenaline highs-crystallizing their “color outside the lines” defiance, self-forged in survival shadows under Bang Si-hyuk’s gaze. Whispers reveal pre-debut HYBE senior nods, polyglot bars snaring Gen Z from street trials to Billboard 200 No. 15 debut (top non-project rookie), outpacing TXT’s launch era.
Million-seller empire fuels daesang dreams
Sealing 1.06M sales (Circle Chart, doubling initial 420K week 1), CORTIS storms toward year-end rookie crowns amid winter single leaks and tour frenzy, their “young creator crew” DNA-self-penned lyrics, choreo, visuals-igniting Reddit wars but forging COER legions via raw, boundary-smashing authenticity. Stans worship Martin’s lyrical onslaughts, Keonho’s vocal pyrotechnics, Melon monthly entries (‘GO!’ No. 94 October), highest rookie social follows-TikTok, YouTube, Insta-betting MAMA domination as U.S. radio bids escalate. This isn’t hype; it’s dynasty ignition.
