CORTIS rules Spotify charts as 'REDRED' nears 300 mil. streams
Summary
CORTIS has claimed the top three Spotify stream totals among songs by boy groups that debuted in the past five years, led by “REDRED” with more than 274 million streams as of Saturday. Big Hit Music said the track was still drawing more than 800,000 daily streams and had set a record with 121 days atop Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea chart. It also spent 96 days at No. 1 on Apple Music’s Top 100: Korea chart and stayed in Melon’s monthly top three for five consecutive months. The five members jointly contributed to the song’s music, choreography and video production.
Key Facts
- CORTIS’ “GO!” and “FaSHioN” ranked second and third among songs by boy groups that debuted in the past five years, with approximately 266 million and 247 million Spotify streams, respectively.
- “REDRED” reached 100 million Spotify streams in 57 days and 200 million in 128 days, according to Big Hit Music.
- CORTIS reclaimed the top spot on KBS2’s “Music Bank” during the first week of October, bringing the song’s total music show wins to 12.
- CORTIS is scheduled to perform at the 18th Melon Music Awards on Nov. 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and the 2026 MAMA AWARDS on Nov. 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.
- The group is also scheduled to appear at Fuji TV’s 2026 FNS Music Festival on Dec. 2 and the 2026 Asia Artist Awards at Kaohsiung National Stadium on Dec. 6.
K-pop boy group CORTIS / Courtesy of Big Hit Music
K-pop boy band CORTIS has claimed the top three spots among songs by boy groups that debuted in the past five years on Spotify, with its hit “REDRED” approaching 300 million streams, underscoring the group's growing global popularity.
According to Spotify figures as of Saturday, “REDRED,” the lead track of CORTIS' second EP, had surpassed 274 million streams, the highest total among songs by boy bands that debuted during that period.
The track continues to draw more than 800,000 daily streams, putting it on course to surpass 300 million plays before the end of the year, according to Big Hit Music.
The group's other two songs, “GO!” and “FaSHioN,” from its debut album, ranked second and third, respectively, with approximately 266 million and 247 million streams.
“REDRED” reached 100 million streams in just 57 days and 200 million in 128 days, more than twice as quickly as the other two tracks, according to the agency.
The song has also topped Spotify's Daily Top Songs Korea chart 121 times, setting a record for a K-pop group track, according to Big Hit Music.
On Apple Music's Top 100: Korea chart, it spent 96 days at No. 1, the longest run among songs released this year, while maintaining a place in the top three of Melon's monthly chart for five consecutive months.
The group also reclaimed the top spot on KBS2's “Music Bank” during the first week of October, bringing its total music show wins with the song to 12.
The five members jointly contributed to the song's music, choreography and video production, reinforcing their identity as a self-directed creative team.
Their second EP also features “YOUNGCREATORCREW,” whose abbreviated expression has spread as slang associated with a youthful, trend-conscious generation, fueling what the agency calls the “Young Creator Crew syndrome.”
CORTIS is scheduled to appear at several year-end music events, including the 18th Melon Music Awards on Nov. 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and the 2026 MAMA AWARDS on Nov. 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.
The group is also scheduled to perform at Fuji TV's 2026 FNS Music Festival on Dec. 2 and the 2026 Asia Artist Awards at Kaohsiung National Stadium on Dec. 6.
This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
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