CORTIS
“The best rookies of the year” CORTIS draws attention again by recording a new increase in several popularity indicators, including the number of streams.
According to HYBE MUSIC GROUP LABEL BIGHIT MUSIC on December 9, the daily Spotify streams of CORTIS’s debut album (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, Keonho) “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” have increased by nearly 25% since December.
Since the end of activities on national music shows in September, streaming of “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” had remained steady around 2 million. On December 1, it reached 2.51 million streams, 2.57 million on the 2nd, then climbed to 2.64 million on the 3rd and 4th. From the 5th to the 7th, the most recent figures also show an average exceeding 2.5 million, indicating stable growth.
With the approach of year-end ceremonies such as “2025 MAMA AWARDS” (hereinafter 2025 MAMA) and “ASIA ARTIST AWARDS 2025” (hereinafter AAA 2025), the successive stages performed at these events have led to a second surge in CORTIS’s popularity. Performances, where the presence and vocal abilities of the five members stood out, as well as the “fanchants” echoing in overseas stadiums, generated word-of-mouth and attracted a flood of new listeners.
In fact, immediately after the broadcast of the “MAMA” on November 30, the daily Spotify streams of the debut album’s introduction tracks “Go!” and “Fashion”, performed during the ceremony, saw a particularly marked increase. “Go!” gradually increased from that date to reach its highest daily streams of the month (884,466) on December 3. On the same day, the included track “Fashion” recorded the highest number of streams since its debut (886,155).
On social media, considered a “window on trends,” the expansion of CORTIS’s popularity is equally remarkable. The group attracted 2.1 million subscribers to its official YouTube channel, a first for a rookie debuting this year. In addition, on December 6, CORTIS’s Instagram account surpassed 7 million followers, the highest figure among boy groups debuting in the past four years. This pace is even more impressive given that the account was only opened in August.
Moreover, cumulative sales of CORTIS’s debut album “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” are approaching 1.2 million copies (according to Circle Chart). Thanks to these results, CORTIS won the trophies “Best New Artist” at “2025 MAMA” and “AAA Rookie of the Year” as well as “AAA Best Performance” at “AAA 2025”, thus securing two distinctions.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS CORTIS
