'CORTIS' Storms the Scene 11 Months After Debut, Surpasses 5.25 Million in Cumulative Sales

[Financial News] CORTIS, the youngest sibling group of BTS, has become a triple million-seller with a single album.
According to Big Hit Music on the 23rd, CORTIS, made up of Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho, saw its second mini album, "GREENGREEN," record cumulative sales of about 3.099 million copies on Circle Chart's latest weekly album chart for the period from the 12th to the 18th, released on the 23rd. The achievement came just 11 weeks after the album's release.
Among domestic releases this year, only two albums have surpassed 3 million sales on the chart: BTS's fifth studio album, "Arirang," and CORTIS's new release.
The total sales of its first mini album, "Color Outside the Lines," released last year, have exceeded 2.15 million copies on Circle Chart. As a result, CORTIS has posted a remarkable combined sales figure of 5.25 million copies from just two albums in 11 months since its debut.
CORTIS is continuing its breakout momentum in North America. From August 4 to 16, the group will hold the "2026 CORTIS Tour 'Put Your Phone Down' in North America" in six cities, including Toronto, Canada, and San Francisco, United States. Before that, it will take the stage at the major music festival Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31 and August 1.

CORTIS has once again proved its strength as a leading K-pop act in global streaming and album sales.
The mini album "GREENGREEN" surpassed 300 million cumulative streams on Spotify as of the 20th. That came just 77 days after release, making it the only boy group that debuted within the past year to reach the milestone. Its monthly listeners on Spotify have also climbed past 12.78 million, setting new records day after day.
Earlier, the big data evaluation agency Asia Brand Research Institute announced on the 21st that CORTIS had been selected as No. 1 in the boy group category of the K-Brand Index.
In the K-Brand Index boy group category, CORTIS took first place, followed by BTS in second, RIIZE in third, Stray Kids (SKZ) in fourth, BOYNEXTDOOR in fifth, SEVENTEEN in sixth, NCT in seventh, BigBang in eighth, Ateez (ATEEZ) in ninth, and TWS in tenth.
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