Big Hit Music’s youngest prodigies just made history — again. 1On June 9 local time, Billboard revealed that CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” was now spending its fourth consecutive week on the Top 200 Albums chart at No. 46.1 “GREENGREEN,” which initially debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, has now become CORTIS’s first album to chart for four weeks in the top 100. For a group that debuted less than 10 months ago, these numbers are nothing short of extraordinary — and COER fandom is just getting started.
GREENGREEN’s Billboard 200 Journey — Week by Week
The EP’s chart resilience tells a powerful story of sustained demand, not just a one-week spike:
| Week | Billboard 200 Position | Top Album Sales | World Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3Week 1 (May 17) | No. 3 (debut) | 3No. 1 | No. 8 → No. 1 |
| 4Week 2 (May 27) | No. 30 | 4No. 1 (2nd week) | No. 1 |
| 2Week 3 (June 2) | No. 42 | 2No. 2 (World Albums), No. 3 (Top Album Sales) | No. 2 |
| 1Week 4 (June 9) | No. 46 | 1No. 2 (World Albums), No. 6 (Top Album Sales) | No. 2 |
The Numbers That Started It All
3 According to Luminate, “GREENGREEN” earned a total of 87,000 equivalent album units during the week ending on May 14, marking the group’s biggest week in the United States to date.
| Metric | Number |
|---|---|
| Total First-Week Units (US) | 87,000 |
| 9Traditional Album Sales | 81,500 copies |
| Streaming Equivalent Units | 5,500 |
| Hanteo First-Day Sales | 151,196,961 copies |
| Hanteo First-Week Sales | 152,313,291 copies |
| Stock Pre-Orders | 152,020,224 copies |
| Billboard 200 Peak | No. 3 |
“REDRED” Won’t Stop Either
The title track is proving just as resilient as the album. 1CORTIS’s title track “REDRED” stayed strong at No. 28 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart and climbed back up to No. 54 on the Global 200 in its sixth week on both charts.11 The title track “REDRED” entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at No. 17 just nine months after debut, making CORTIS the first K-pop boy group in the past five years to do so.
Who Is CORTIS? — The Rookie Rewriting the Rules
16 The group consists of five members: James, Juhoon, Martin, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. Big Hit Music’s third group after BTS and Tomorrow X Together, Cortis debuted on August 18, 2025 with the single “What You Want”.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Group | CORTIS (코르티스) |
| Members | Martin (leader), James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, Keonho |
| Agency | Big Hit Music (HYBE) |
| US Label | Republic Records |
| Debut | August 18, 2025 |
| Fandom | COER (코어) |
| Concept | 16“Color Outside the Lines” — symbolizing “thinking freely, unconstrained by norms and expectations” |
16 CORTIS have cited hip hop as an influence while emphasizing a musical identity centered on authenticity and self-expression. Forbes noted that Cortis sounded “more westernized or global than most rookie groups.”
CORTIS’s Explosive Discography Growth
| Release | Date | Billboard 200 Peak | First-Week Sales (Hanteo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16What You Want (Single) | Aug 2025 | — | — |
| 3COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES (1st EP) | Sept 2025 | No. 15 | 16~250,000 (first day) |
| GREENGREEN (2nd EP) | 15May 4, 2026 | No. 3 | 2,313,291 |
5 According to Big Hit Music, Cortis now holds the record to become the fastest K-pop group outside of project acts to enter the Billboard 200 top three, reaching the milestone just nine months after debut. 5 The agency also stated that Cortis is the only boy group formed within the past five years to have reached the chart’s top three.
Artist 100 — CORTIS Keeps Climbing
1 CORTIS rose to No. 19 on Billboard’s Artist 100 in their eighth overall week on the chart. For context, 4 CORTIS made Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 14, marking their sixth overall week on the chart just two weeks ago — meaning they’ve now spent eight total weeks as one of the top 100 most-consumed artists in the United States.
What Makes GREENGREEN So Special?
15 The physical album comes in 13 versions: Bridge, Street, Studio, Dice, four Weverse Albums versions (QR; Portrait A, Portrait B, Panorama A, and Panorama B), Vinyl, ‘Blue Lips’ Lip Balm, and three CORTIS Ball versions (TNT, Redred, and Acai). 16 CORTIS members have no fixed positions with each of them contributing to songwriting, music production, videography, and choreography. This self-producing approach gives GREENGREEN an authentic edge that resonates deeply with fans worldwide. 21 All five members, still in their teens, draw from personal stories to showcase their inimitable creativity across songwriting, composition, performance, and videography.
What’s Next for CORTIS?
The group’s 2026 schedule is stacked. They’re set to perform at Lollapalooza 2026, the Weverse Con Festival, and KCON Japan — plus ongoing promotions for the GREENGREEN era. With first-week Hanteo sales surpassing 2.3 million copies and Billboard longevity that no K-pop rookie has matched in years, CORTIS is firmly establishing themselves as the future of Big Hit Music.
For a complete overview of CORTIS’s career, members, and achievements, visit their official Wikipedia page.
The Bottom Line
From debuting in August 2025 to spending four consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 by June 2026, CORTIS isn’t just coloring outside the lines — they’re redrawing the entire map. With BTS and TXT as label seniors, the expectations were always impossibly high. GREENGREEN proves they’re not just meeting those expectations — they’re exceeding them at record speed.
COERs, the future is blindingly bright. 🎨🔥
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