The group CORTIS has been designated as an additional candidate for “Best Group”.
CORTIS received a third nomination at the “2026 MTV Video Music Awards” (hereinafter “2026 MTV VMAs”) in the United States.
CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seunghyun, Keonho) saw its name included on the list of candidates for “Best Group” published on September 18 (local time) by the “2026 MTV VMAs”. This is a category that has been won in recent years by BTS (2019-2022), SEVENTEEN (2024), and BLACKPINK (2023, 2025). This year, a total of 8 groups were nominated, including BTS, KATSEYE, the British girl group FLO, and the American group FUERZA REGIDA. CORTIS is the newest newcomer among them, coming to compete only 1 year after its debut alongside prestigious senior groups.
Alongside the categories “Best New Artist” and “Best K-Pop” for which they were previously nominated, they are attempting to win a total of 3 awards at the “2026 MTV VMAs”. The “MTV VMAs” are considered one of the 4 most prestigious popular music award ceremonies in the United States, alongside the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards, and the Billboard Music Awards. This year’s ceremony will be held on September 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, United States, and can be followed in real time on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.
Meanwhile, CORTIS appeared in the “Weekly Top Albums Global” ranking of the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify for the 4th consecutive week. The extended version of their 2nd mini-album “GREENGREEN_PLAYEXTENDED”, presented with the addition of 2 new songs, “Pack it up” and “Moneymoneymoney”, settled in 185th place in the latest ranking (accounting period: from September 11 to 17). Previously, they had climbed to 149th place in this ranking, a first for a K-pop boy group having debuted within the past 5 years, and have consistently maintained their rank since.
The five members will appear on September 19 at 6 p.m. KST at the “2026 The Fact Music Awards”, which will be held at the Asiad Main Stadium in Busan. They will then head to Japan to perform successively on the stages of the “ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026” on the 20th, and SBS’s “Inkigayo Live in Tokyo” on the 22nd.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS MTV VMA
