K-pop boy group CORTIS surpassed 1.5 billion cumulative Spotify streams just one year and three months after debut, sports.khan.co.kr reported.
The total accumulated streams for all releases by members Martin, James, Juhoon, Sunghyun, and Geonho reached 1,500,550,000 as of December 10, according to sports.khan.co.kr. This figure is the highest among K-pop boy groups that debuted within the past five years. The milestone was achieved across just 16 tracks, including two mini albums and the Sony Pictures Animation “GOAT” soundtrack song “Mention Me”.
About 1.2 billion of those streams came on Spotify this year alone, demonstrating a markedly expanded influence in the music market compared with the previous year. Released in April, the second mini album’s title track “REDRED” exceeded 276 million streams. First mini album tracks “GO!” reached 267 million streams, “FaSHioN” recorded 248 million, “JoyRide” hit 120 million, and “What You Want” achieved 119 million streams.
The group recorded a personal best of 12,947,465 monthly listeners on Spotify as of August 27, staying consistently above 10 million since then. The United States accounted for the largest share of listeners, alongside audiences across Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and India.
CORTIS sold out every seat on its first tour “PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN” across Korea, North America, and Japan. They performed as the only K-pop group at “Lollapalooza Chicago” and the “Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026”.
CORTIS has been nominated for “Artist of the Year”, “Album of the Year”, and “Best Song of the Year” at the 18th Melon Music Awards, MMA2026, scheduled for December 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The group operates under HYBE’s core label Bighit Music, which is led by Chairman Bang Si-hyuk.
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