CORTIS Wins Again! “REDRED” Clinches 5th Music Bank Trophy as K-Pop’s Hottest Acts Light Up the Stage

K-pop fans, it was one of those Friday nights on Music Bank (May 15, 2026) that reminded you why you fell in love with this genre. A packed lineup, electric performances, and one group proving they simply cannot be stopped right now — CORTIS.

CORTIS Winner of the Night

The candidates for first place were CORTIS’s “REDRED” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” CORTIS ultimately took the prize with a total of 12,244 points — marking their fifth consecutive music show win for the same track. That’s not a hot streak, that’s dominance.

May 15 Music Bank — Full Performance Lineup

A total of 17 acts performed on the episode. Honestly? That’s a concert, not a TV show.

Standout Moments

CORTIS were the undeniable stars of the night — their “REDRED” encore had fans screaming across social media. Five wins for one song is a milestone that only truly special tracks achieve in today’s ultra-competitive K-pop landscape.

aespa brought the chaos energy of “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” to the stage, while NMIXX pulled double duty with both “Heavy Serenade” and “Crescendo” — a showcase of their performance range that few groups can match.

BOYNEXTDOOR delivered “ddok ddok ddok” with the kind of fresh boyish charm that keeps growing their fanbase every week. ILLIT, fresh off being CORTIS’s closest rival for the win, proved “It’s Me” is very much still a crowd favourite.

New acts FLARE U (“WAY 2 U”), NAZE (“People Talk”), and H//PE PRINCESS (“Stolen”) added exciting variety, giving global viewers a taste of K-pop’s ever-expanding roster of rising stars.

Music Bank is one of South Korea’s longest-running music chart shows, airing on KBS since 1998 — making a win here genuinely prestigious for any act.

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