CORTIS extend Billboard 200 run to six weeks, setting rookie-era K-pop record

In their first year, CORTIS set the longest Billboard 200 run among K‑pop boy groups that debuted in the past five years with their second mini‑album

CORTIS (Martin, James, Ju‑hoon, Seong‑hyun, Geon‑ho) have extended their stay on the US Billboard 200 to six straight weeks, continuing the strongest chart run by a recently debuted K‑pop boy group in the period.

According to Billboard’s latest chart published on 23 June and dated 27 June, CORTIS’s second mini‑album GREENGREEN ranked No 61 on the main albums chart, the Billboard 200. It first entered the chart at No 3 on the chart dated 23 May and has remained in the rankings for six weeks. This marks the longest run on the Billboard 200 for a single album among K‑pop boy groups that debuted in the past five years.

Elsewhere on Billboard’s charts, GREENGREEN is No 2 on World Albums and No 9 on Top Album Sales, charting for seven and six consecutive weeks respectively, while their first mini‑album, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, also ranked No 5 and No 22 on the two charts. The rookie group, not yet a year into their career, has placed both of their releases on the charts.

The title track REDRED has also continued its run, spending eight consecutive weeks on Billboard’s song charts, reaching No 62 on the Global 200 and No 39 on the Global (Excl. US) chart. CORTIS also secured No 46 on the latest Artist 100 chart, further demonstrating their global influence.

Sales and streaming figures are equally impressive. According to the latest album chart released by Circle Chart on the 18th, total sales of the second mini‑album amount to around 2.75 million copies. On the global streaming platform Spotify, cumulative streams have surpassed 200 million plays. The title track REDRED claimed its 51st number one on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea chart dated the 22nd, setting a new record for the most number ones by a boy‑group single.

Meanwhile, CORTIS (Martin, James, Ju‑hoon, Seong‑hyun, Geon‑ho) will embark on their first tour, the 2026 CORTIS TOUR, across nine cities in South Korea, North America and Japan from July to September. They have also been invited as this year’s only K‑pop boy group to the major US music festival Lollapalooza Chicago, where they will perform a solo set on 31 July and 1 August.