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Idol group CORTIS has remained on the U.S. ‘Billboard 200’ for three consecutive weeks, continuing an unusually long run for a rookie group.
According to the latest chart (dated June 6) announced on the 2nd by U.S. music outlet Billboard, CORTIS (Martin, James, Joohoon, Sunghyun, Gunho)’s second mini-album ‘GREENGREEN’ settled at No. 42 on the main albums chart, the ‘Billboard 200’. Following No. 3 on the May 23 chart and No. 30 on the May 30 chart, it has stayed on the tally. Among boy groups that debuted in the past five years, CORTIS is the only act to have appeared on this chart for three straight weeks with a single album. Earlier, they also set a record as the K-pop group (excluding project teams) to reach the ‘Top 3’ the fastest since debut.
The album also ranked No. 2 on ‘World Albums’ and No. 3 on ‘Top Album Sales’, maintaining top-tier positions for four and three consecutive weeks, respectively. Their previous first mini-album ‘COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES’ also placed at No. 8 and No. 42 on the two charts, respectively. Roughly 10 months after debut, they demonstrated their strength by placing both albums released to date on the charts simultaneously. ‘World Albums’ compiles traditional sales and streaming data in the U.S. for non-Anglophone releases, while ‘Top Album Sales’ tallies local physical album sales.
The new title track ‘REDRED’ climbed in its fifth week on Billboard’s major song charts. The song rose to No. 60 on the ‘Global 200’ and No. 26 on ‘Global (excluding the U.S.)’, up eight and seven places from last week, respectively. CORTIS also appeared on the ‘Artist 100’ at No. 27 for a third consecutive week. After resetting its own peak at No. 5 on the May 23 chart, the act has remained steadily on the tally.
CORTIS is sustaining a beyond-rookie-level surge with twin success in digital tracks and physical albums. ‘REDRED’ ranked No. 3 on the May monthly chart of domestic music service Melon, released on the 1st. A boy group song entering the Top 3 is the first in two years and two months since April 2024. In addition, according to domestic album sales tracking site Hanteo Chart, the second mini-album sold 2,518,122 copies in May alone, topping the monthly album chart. Earlier, with first-week sales (the number sold in the first week after release) of 2,313,291, it swiftly rose into the ranks of ‘double million-seller’ and has continued to climb.
