The group Cortis (CORTIS) is posting consecutive personal records as it asserts a distinctive presence in the global music market with its new song "REDRED."
On the 26th, according to global audio·music streaming platform Spotify, Cortis (Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun, Geonho)'s mini-album 2 title track "REDRED" ranked 117th on the "Daily Top Songs Global" chart dated the 24th. After first entering at 184 on the 22nd, it rose to 140 on the 23rd and then climbed another 23 spots in one day, drawing a steep upward trajectory.
In particular, that chart is regarded as a key indicator showing global popular music trends. Among K-pop boy groups that made comebacks this year, the teams that have appeared on this chart are BTS, ENHYPEN, and Cortis. Achieving this result roughly eight months after debut demonstrates Cortis's explosive growth.
Streaming numbers have also increased noticeably. Daily plays were about 1.31 million on the release day, then 1.58 million on the second day, 1.71 million on the third day, 1.81 million on the fourth day, and surpassed 2.06 million on the fifth day, maintaining a steady upward trend. Riding that momentum, the number of countries where the song entered Spotify's "Daily Top Songs" expanded greatly from the initial seven regions to 16 regions in total, including Taiwan (2), Korea (3) and Vietnam (5).
They continue to dominate charts in China and domestically. On China's largest music platform QQ Music, the song ranked 3rd on the "new songs chart" and 17th on the "rising chart" dated the 25th. On Apple Music's "Today's Top 100: Korea" chart domestically, it started at 72 on the 21st and climbed to 2 on the 25th, and it also entered the Bugs Music daily chart dated the 24th at 85, demonstrating strong streaming power.
That enthusiasm is being driven by buzz around the group's stylish performances. The conceptual performance film for "REDRED" and the "STUDIO CHOOM" video released on the 21st and 22nd respectively each surpassed 2 million views on YouTube within two days of release. In particular, the performance film was approaching 3 million views as of the morning of the 26th, and M2's "relay dance" video was also recording high view counts while capturing the members' free-spirited charms.
Global fans' anticipation for the new record was also proven by numbers. Pre-saves on Spotify for mini-album 2 "GREENGREEN" exceeded 899,000 as of the 26th.
Meanwhile, Cortis will officially release mini-album 2 "GREENGREEN" at 6 p.m. on May 4 and begin full-scale activities. On the release day at 8 p.m., they will hold the "GREENGREEN Release Party" at S Factory in Seongdong District, Seoul, and will present live performances of all six tracks from the record to fans for the first time.
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