The group Cortis (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho) set a meaningful milestone on the world's largest audio·music streaming platform Spotify, showcasing their powerful streaming presence.
According to the agency on the 22nd, the cumulative Spotify streams of the eight songs Cortis has released to date surpassed 500 million as of about 11:20 p.m. on the 21st. This is the result of combining the streams of the first mini album released last September, 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES', the pre-released new song 'REDRED' on the 20th, and the OST 'Mention Me' from the animated film 'GOAT', which opened in North America this February, marking an overwhelming achievement just 246 days after debut.
The main contributor to this record-breaking achievement is undoubtedly the debut album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES'. As of 2 p.m. on the 22nd, the album has recorded about 483.6 million streams. After surpassing 100 million views within a month of release, it continued an upward trajectory to reach successive milestones. In particular, the tracks 'GO!' (about 162 million) and 'FaSHioN' (about 149 million) drove explosive popularity, while the title track 'What You Want' (about 65 million) and 'JoyRide' (about 62 million) have also received steady love.
The global listener distribution also draws attention. Looking at the most recent 28 days of data, Indonesia (1,141,475 listeners) and the United States (1,026,233 listeners) showed the highest listenership, proving that they have formed solid fandoms around the world including Korea, Brazil, Thailand, India, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Ahead of the comeback with the upcoming mini album 2 'GREENGREEN', the early momentum for the pre-released title track 'REDRED' is fierce. On the day of release alone it was streamed about 1.31 million times on Spotify, successfully entering the 'daily top songs' charts in seven countries and regions including Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand. In addition, the music video released on YouTube went straight to No. 1 on trending worldwide and ranked on rising music charts in 24 regions, including the United States, dominating public attention.
Meanwhile, Cortis, who swept the streaming market, is also aiming to achieve 'double million-seller' status in physical albums. According to album distributors YG Plus and Universal Records, preorders for the mini album 2, which is officially released on May 4, had already reached 2.05055 million as of the 20th, signaling a bright comeback.
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