The group CORTIS's mini 2nd EP GREENGREEN has heated up comeback excitement by surpassing 1.22 million in preorders in one week.
According to record distributors YG Plus and Universal Records, CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho) had 1,227,986 preorders for the new release as of April 2. It has been one week since preorders began on March 27.
This figure is about three times the Hanteo chart first-week sales (sales in the week after release) of 436,367 for their previous debut album COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES. Considering that more than a month remains until the mini 2nd EP's official release on May 4, the final preorder total is expected to increase.
CORTIS's mini 1st EP surpassed 2 million cumulative sales on the Circle Chart within six months of release. It is the second double million seller among K-pop debut albums in history. The new release is already being touted as a million seller based on preorder numbers alone, raising expectations.
Interest in their comeback is being detected in the global music market beyond Korea. The mini 2nd EP GREENGREEN exceeded 605,000 pre-saves on the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify as of the 3rd. This is an indicator of listeners' anticipation for the new release before its release. Reflecting that figure, Spotify's weekly "Countdown Chart Global" has consistently ranked the release in the top 10 over the past month and it landed at No. 2 on the April 1 chart.
CORTIS's new release GREENGREEN is an album themed around what the team pursues and what it sets boundaries against, and it contains six tracks in total. Before releasing all tracks, CORTIS will first release the title track REDRED on April 20 and engage in active promotions such as a release party and music shows. In August, they will perform on the stage of the major U.S. music festival Lollapalooza Chicago.
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