Cortis Celebrates 1st Debut Anniversary: "We Will Take on Challenges to Become Better Humans and Artists"

Celebrating its 1st anniversary since debut today (the 18th), the group Cortis shared their thoughts, stating, "To become better humans and finer artists, we will expand our limits and take on new challenges."

Through their agency (Big Hit Music), Cortis expressed their aspirations, saying, "We will continue to show great music and art through diverse experiences," adding, "In the future, we want to hold tours in arenas and further out in stadiums to meet even more 'Core' (fandom name)."

Debuting in August of last year, Cortis drew early attention in the K-pop market as a so-called "young creator crew" that co-creates music, videos, and choreography.

They recently wrapped up the North American leg of their first tour concert, "PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN," and are set to hold their 1st debut anniversary concert on the 22nd and 23rd at the Hwajeong Tiger Dome of Korea University in Seoul.

Member Martin picked stage capability as the area where he has grown the most compared to a year ago, saying, "I think our first tour and the American music festival Lollapalooza Chicago served as turning points. It even makes me feel like I live to perform and communicate in front of an audience."

Mentioning Lollapalooza Chicago as well, James reflected, "It was a performance where 100 percent instinct and 100 percent reason combined, and the first time I felt I could completely control myself on stage," adding, "I feel like I grow by constantly trying new things, monitoring, and making revisions whenever I perform."

Gunho, born in 2009 and who debuted at the age of 16 last year, said, "Seeing my voice and height change slightly preserved in video and photo records makes me physically feel the changes," and added, "The more I promote, the more I keep reflecting on the meaning of why I stand on stage."

Seonghyeon picked "REDRED" and "ACAI" as the songs he feels the most attached to among the tracks released so far.

He introduced that "REDRED" is special because it helped introduce Cortis to a wider public, while "ACAI" is dear to him because he participated the most in its production process and it centers around his favorite food, the acai bowl.

Juhoon selected "YOUNGCREATORCREW" as the song he is most attached to, sharing his thoughts: "I think it is a song that once again broadened the team's limits and boundaries. I am grateful that people loved it so much even though it was an experimental track."

Cortis's 2nd mini album, "GREENGREEN," entered the US Billboard main album chart at No. 3 and has maintained its spot on the chart for 13 consecutive weeks, while the title track "REDRED" swept No. 1 spots on major domestic and international music charts.

In addition, the cumulative streaming count for all 14 tracks released by Cortis so far surpassed 1.1 billion streams on the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify as of the 13th.

(Photo provided by Big Hit Music, Yonhap News)
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