JAMES of the group CORTIS gifted a special video to the fandom COER on October 14 on the occasion of his birthday.
Unveiled today at midnight on the group’s official YOUTUBE channel, “[BDAY Project] Paris Texas – Everybody’s Safe Until…” is a cover video applying footage shot by JAMES himself to the original song by the American hip-hop duo PARIS TEXAS. JAMES demonstrated versatility as an “idea bank” and member of the group’s “crew of young creators”, leading the entire process from choosing the song to creating the choreography, directing, and editing.
This video contains the theme that “To be born again, one must fight against the self of the past.” In the video, JAMES, a vintage camcorder in hand, urgently faces himself in an alleyway, presenting an action choreography created with his own hands and an expression play filled with tension. At the end of this heavy atmosphere worthy of a short film, the subtitle “October 14” and the playful voice “It’s my birthday” bring a fun twist. Even amid the busy schedule of the first summer tour “PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN“, JAMES communicated closely with the filming crew to direct camera angles and special effects, proudly entering his name in the credits under the mention “Directed and edited by JAMES”.
CORTIS plans to sequentially release self-made content with 5 members and 5 colors full of personality for each member’s birthday, starting with JAMES.
Meanwhile, with their 2nd mini-album “GREENGREEN” released last May, CORTIS is achieving sparkling performances, exceeding 500 million cumulative streams on Spotify as of October 12 and recording sales of over 4.35 million copies according to the Circle Chart. Established as a global trend, they will sequentially participate in “THE 18TH MELON MUSIC AWARDS, MMA2026” to be held on November 14 and 15 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, as well as the “2026 MAMA AWARDS” which will take place on the 20th and 21st at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS CORTIS
