CORTIS reversed course on the U.S. Billboard charts starting the new year.
According to Billboard's latest chart published on Jan. 10, CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho)'s debut album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' sits at No. 8 on the World Albums chart, marking its 17th consecutive week on the chart. On the Top Current Album Sales chart, which tallies physical album sales in the U.S., it rose four spots from the previous week to land at No. 45.
CORTIS's late surge is also evident on domestic charts. Their debut album reached No. 1 on Hanteo Chart's daily album chart for two consecutive days in its fifth month after release (Jan. 5-6). Sales have continued to increase even after topping the weekly album chart (tracking period: Dec. 22–28, 2025). Having built a large fandom with their jointly created music, choreography, videos and distinctive stage presence, they were recognized as the 2025 best new act and continue to draw new 'COER' (COER, fandom name) members in the new year.
Their streaming power is also remarkable. On Spotify, the global audio and music streaming platform, the team's monthly listeners (unique listeners over the past 28 days) surpassed 8.22 million as of Jan. 5, the highest figure since debut. They rank overwhelmingly first among rookies who debuted in the same period. On Jan. 2, the debut album's intro track "GO!" exceeded 100 million streams, the fastest K-pop boy group song released last year to reach 100 million plays.
Meanwhile, CORTIS has attracted significant local interest in the U.S. market with notable achievements during their debut activities. They are set to become the first K-pop act to headline at the NBA Crossover concert series in the U.S. on Feb. 12 (local time).
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