The group CORTIS is showcasing a frightening momentum, sweeping charts worldwide from Korea to the United States, Europe and the Middle East with their new song "REDRED."
The mini album 2 title track "REDRED" by CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho) rocketed to No. 1 on YouTube's Trending Worldwide just one day after its release on the 21st. The music video proved explosive, surpassing 3.2 million views in just one day after its release, and as of the morning of the 22nd it had appeared on YouTube's rising music charts in 24 countries and regions worldwide, including the United States and Canada, demonstrating its global influence.
Responses in the North American market have been particularly hot. "REDRED" not only landed at No. 22 on the U.S. YouTube rising music chart immediately after its release, it also reached No. 13 in Canada, drawing local fans' attention. In addition, it topped the charts in Taiwan and Vietnam and secured top spots across Asia and Europe—Indonesia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and others—firmly establishing itself as a "global trend." The single is also strong on streaming charts. It ranked high on iTunes' "Top Songs" chart in 14 regions, including Singapore and Türkiye, and showed staying power by holding No. 1 for two consecutive days in Indonesia and Thailand.
Meanwhile, alongside the new song's popularity, the mini album 1 "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES," released about eight months ago, created the unusual scene of reaching No. 1 on the Billboard "World Albums" chart dated April 25. Physical album sales also surpassed 2.06 million copies according to Circle Chart, breaking the record for the most sales in K-pop debut album history and demonstrating the group's record-making character.
CORTIS will continue the momentum by premiering the new song performance for the first time today (22) at 10 p.m. on Mnet digital studio M2's "Studio Choom." They will then appear one after another on terrestrial music shows beginning with Mnet's "M! Countdown" on the 23rd, showcasing the raw energy unique to "REDRED" and a more evolved stage capability.
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