A promotional photo for boy band CORTIS' second EP 'GREENGREEN' / Courtesy of HYBE
K-pop boy band CORTIS released its second mini-album, "GREENGREEN," Monday, marking the group's most expansive statement yet on its creative identity.
The five-member act — comprising Martin, James, Ju-hoon, Seong-hyeon and Keon-ho — anchors the six-track EP with the lead single "REDRED." The album is rounded out by "TNT," "ACAI," "YOUNGCREATORCREW," "Wassup" and "Blue Lips."
Each of the group’s five members share credit for the music, choreography and video content, a move that reinforces the collective creative ethos established in their debut EP, "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES."
The members frame the album as a departure from traditional concepts, opting instead for a raw subjectivity guided by a chromatic logic — green for the goals they pursue and red for the ideas they pointedly distance themselves from.
"TNT" channels the group's explosive energy through an addictive track, accompanied by a music video released simultaneously with the album. The group plans to release music videos for five of the six tracks.
"ACAI," inspired by the members' favorite food, and "YOUNGCREATORCREW," a candid reflection on the group's self-defining label, round out a track list that spans everyday life, dreams and emotional honesty.
The lead single "REDRED," prereleased on April 20, established CORTIS as the first Korean boy group to debut within the last five years to reach Spotify’s global rankings. The track debuted on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart at No. 103 for the week of April 24, maintaining a presence on the platform’s daily global chart for 12 consecutive days as of Saturday.
Presave numbers for "GREENGREEN" reached 1,033,600 on Spotify as of Monday. Preorders stood at 2,397,188 copies as of April 30, according to distributor YG Plus and Universal Records, putting a double-million-seller certification within reach.
CORTIS will hold a "GREENGREEN Release Party" Monday at 8 p.m. at S-Factory in Seoul's Seongdong District, performing all six tracks live. The event will stream globally via HYBE Labels' YouTube channel and Weverse.
Source: Korea Times News
