Curtis's First Music Bank Win

The group CORTIS has won their first music show trophy on 'Music Bank'. On the KBS2 broadcast of 'Music Bank' on the 15th, CORTIS's song 'REDRED' and ILLIT's 'It's Me' were nominated for first place. CORTIS secured the top spot by accumulating scores from digital music, physical albums, broadcast frequency, and social media metrics. CORTIS had previously won on Mnet's 'M Countdown' and MBC M's 'Show! Champion', and with this 'Music Bank' win, they have achieved a total of five music show awards.

In their acceptance speech, CORTIS stated, "We didn't expect to win first place on 'Music Bank'. We are grateful to our fans who love our music and made this win possible." The members added, "Thank you to our CORTIS members for making this first place possible. It's thanks to your love and support, and the hard work of the CORTIS members."

This episode of 'Music Bank' featured performances by 82MAJOR, aespa, Billlie, BOYNEXTDOOR, CORTIS, FLARE U, H//PE Princess, NAZE, NMIXX, TWS, UNCHILD, XngHan&Xoul, YOUNITE, YUHZ, ILLIT, PURPLE KISS, and Forestella.

CORTIS's 'REDRED', the title track from their second mini-album 'Green Green', continues to break the group's previous records. The song ranked 71st on Spotify's 'Daily Top Songs Global' on the 11th and has remained on the chart for 20 consecutive days. This marks the first time a K-pop boy group debuted within the last five years has entered this chart and maintained long-term popularity. Domestically, the song reached the top ranks on daily charts, hitting 3rd place on Melon and 1st place on Bugs on the 11th.

CORTIS, under HYBE's label Big Hit Music, is showing strong performance in the fifth-generation boy group competition. Their second mini-album 'Green Green', released on the 4th, sold a total of 1,196,961 copies on its release day (according to Hanteo Chart on the 5th), achieving Million Seller status. This represents an approximately five-fold increase in first-day album sales compared to their previous release and nearly triples the total first-week sales of their prior album in just one day. The title track 'REDRED' set a new personal best for the group by ranking 4th on Melon's 'Top 100' and also entered the US Billboard 'Global 200' and 'Global (Excl. U.S.)' charts.