Preorders for the comeback album by the group CORTIS exceeded 1.96 million copies. With about three weeks remaining until the album's official release on May 4, another "CORTIS storm" is expected amid their explosive growth.
On the 10th, record distributors YG Plus and Universal Records said CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho) 's mini album 2 "GREENGREEN" preorders were tallied at 1,969,384 copies in total as of the previous day (the 9th).
It has been two weeks since preorders began on the 27th of last month. The album recorded 1,227,986 preorders in one week and then increased by about 740,000 more in the following week. That number far exceeds the first-week sales (436,367 copies) of the debut album "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" by four times.
At this pace, expectations are rising that they could achieve a second consecutive "double million seller." CORTIS's global presence is indeed growing day by day. Having debuted in August last year without appearing on audition programs to introduce their faces in advance, they quickly expanded their influence after beginning full activities.
Thanks to steady fandom growth, cumulative sales of CORTIS's mini 1 album surpassed 1 million copies about three months after release and 2 million copies in six months, according to Circle Chart. CORTIS is the second K-pop group ever to place a debut album in the "double million seller" ranks.
Their popularity on streaming platforms and social media, a measure of mass appeal, also stands out. On the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify, the combined cumulative streams of all the songs they have released so far exceed 470 million plays. In particular, the tracks "GO!" and "FaSHioN" have each been played more than 100 million times. CORTIS's Instagram and TikTok follower counts each exceed 10 million.
That momentum is translating directly into comeback heat. The pre-save count for the mini 2 "GREENGREEN" on Spotify reached 657,000, landing it at No. 3 on Spotify's "Countdown Chart Global" for the 9th. That ranking follows new releases by global pop star Olivia Rodrigo and American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan.
"GREENGREEN" is an album themed around what the team aspires to and what it draws the line at, and it includes six tracks in total. CORTIS will release the title track "REDRED" first on the 20th and then engage in active promotions such as a release party and music shows. In August they will also perform at the U.S. major music festival "Lollapalooza Chicago".
[Photo] Provided by BigHit Music.
[OSEN]