KTRENZ Hype Index
How much buzz is around CORTIS?
82/100
- Coverage momentum
- AI attention
- Upcoming activity
- 100
- 35
- 80
The KTRENZ Hype Index (0–100) blends four live signals — external demand (Naver search + YouTube recent-view traction, 40%), KTRENZ editorial coverage momentum over the last 30 days (25%), AI-retrieval attention on the artist (20%), and upcoming scheduled activity (15%) — each log-normalized against a fixed cap and updated continuously.
Quick answers
CORTIS: your questions
How much buzz is around CORTIS right now?
- CORTIS's KTRENZ Hype Index is 82/100 — a live score blending external search demand, KTRENZ coverage momentum, AI-retrieval attention, and upcoming activity.
When is CORTIS's next concert?
- CORTIS's next concert, Lollapalooza Chicago performance, is on 2026-07-31.
What is CORTIS's latest release?
- 'GREENGREEN' reaches No. 94 on Billboard 200 (2026-07-04).
Schedule
Upcoming CORTIS dates
| Date | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Lollapalooza Chicago performance | tour |
| 2026-07-31 | Lollapalooza Chicago appearance (July 31–August 1) | lineup_change |
| 2026-09-20 | CORTIS performs at Rock in Japan Festival 2026 | tour |
| 2026-10-09 | F1 Singapore Grand Prix performance | tour |
Stories
Latest about CORTIS

Madonna's 10th Billboard 200 No. 1 at 67 — and what it means for CORTIS
Music critic Kim Sung-dae draws a line from Madonna's 'Confessions II' chart record to CORTIS's creative autonomy model as the key to long-term relevance.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 16 hr ago

2026 The Fact Music Awards wave-2 lineup: Licsene, Choi Ye-na, Evan and more confirmed
Six acts join the September 19 Busan bill. Licsene makes their TMA debut. Close Your Eyes returns for a second straight year.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 1 d ago

aespa tops Hanteo World Chart, idntt leads album chart for July Week 3
aespa topped Hanteo Chart's World Chart for July Week 3 (July 13–19), while idntt's 'itsnotover' dominated the album chart with 568,005 copies sold.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 2 d ago

K-pop's average runtime has dropped to 2 min 30 sec — down from 4 min 1 sec in the early 2000s
K-pop tracks have shrunk by roughly 90 seconds since the early 2000s, a shift driven by short-form platforms that's reshaping how songs are built.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 2 d ago

Kiki, Hatsu to Hatsu, Cortis top Billboard's K-pop Songs of the First Half 2026
Billboard's editor-selected Top 25 K-pop Songs of the First Half puts three rookie acts in the top four, with Kiki's '404 (New Era)' at No. 1.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 2 d ago

CORTIS kicks off first tour at Inspire Arena — but repeat setlist and 100-min runtime draw criticism
CORTIS kicked off their first tour in Incheon on July 18, but the 1 hour 40 minute runtime and heavy track repetition left fans unimpressed.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 3 d ago

CORTIS's GREENGREEN hits 9 weeks on Billboard 200; James wins UPICK dancer vote
CORTIS's mini album 2 GREENGREEN hits No. 82 on the July 18 Billboard 200, holding the chart for 9 straight weeks—the longest debut-era run for a K-pop boy grou
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 5 d ago

Cortis' 'Red Red' hits 70 number-ones on Korean Spotify — most ever for a K-pop group single
'Red Red' hit 70 daily chart-toppers on July 12. Cortis launches their first world tour 'PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN' on July 18.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 5 d ago

ATEEZ, TRIPLE S, KIKI and 3 more join 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS first lineup
ATEEZ, TRIPLE S, KIKI, CORTIS, ALLDAY PROJECT, and IDDIT are heading to Busan Asiad Main Stadium on September 19 for THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS 2026.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8 d ago

IVE and AKMU top Melon's H1 2026 weekly chart with 6 weeks each; LE SSERAFIM named artist of the half
Melon's first-half 2026 recap crowns IVE and AKMU as co-chart leaders, names LE SSERAFIM its standout artist, and flags house music as the defining genre trend.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 13 d ago

JENNIE x Tame Impala's 'Dracula' hits #8 on Billboard Hot 100 — her highest ever
JENNIE's remix with Tame Impala hits No. 8 on the Hot 100—her highest chart position ever, solo or group.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 13 d ago

CORTIS 'REDRED' hits 73 days atop Apple Music Korea, third-longest run in chart history
'REDRED' has ruled Apple Music's Top 100 Today: South Korea since April 26—73 days and counting. The third-longest No. 1 run the chart has ever seen.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 14 d ago

Lee Hyun re-signs with Big Hit Music, extending 19-year partnership
Lee Hyun signed with Big Hit Music in 2007 as part of 8eight. Nineteen years later, he just renewed.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 14 d ago

CORTIS's 'REDRED' hits 70 days at No. 1 on Apple Music Korea, setting a record for boy groups debuted in the last 5 years
'REDRED' hit No. 1 on Apple Music's Top 100: South Korea on April 26 and never dropped. Seventy days later, it's the longest run any boy group has managed since
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 16 d ago
Hwang Chi-yeul drops first-ever summer album 'I LOVE SUMMER', reflects on BTS and Cortis
Hwang Chi-yeul drops his debut summer album 'I LOVE SUMMER' with five tracks and reflects on K-pop's global explosion through BTS and Cortis.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 17 d ago
LE SSERAFIM's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits new peak at #23 on Billboard Global 200
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits #23 on Billboard's Global 200 and keeps climbing Spotify's charts three weeks running.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 18 d ago
CORTIS 'REDRED' hits 60 number ones on Spotify Korea, breaking boy group record
CORTIS hit their 60th daily chart-topper on Spotify Korea on July 2, breaking the boy group record since the platform began tracking in early 2021.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 18 d ago

K-pop concert surge meets South Korea's toughest-ever anti-scalping law, effective Aug 28
aespa, Stray Kids, BIGBANG, and CORTIS have concerts lined up through August as South Korea's revised Performance Act raises scalping fines to 50 times the tick
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 18 d ago

CORTIS hit Billboard 200 for 7 straight weeks with 'GREENGREEN'
CORTIS's 'GREENGREEN' hits No. 94 on the July 4 Billboard 200, marking the longest chart run for any K-pop boy group that debuted in the last five years.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 21 d ago

CORTIS 'REDRED' hits Melon monthly chart No. 2 — first boy group in top 2 in over 2 years
'REDRED' hit No. 2 on Melon's June monthly chart. CORTIS is only the fifth boy group in a decade to reach that position.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 21 d ago

BTS tops June 2026 singer brand reputation index; RISENEE 2nd, Lim Young-woong 3rd
BTS scored 6,944,728 in the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute's June 2026 ranking, edging out RISENEE and Lim Young-woong.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 21 d ago

CORTIS's 'GO!' hits 200M Spotify streams, only boy group debut in 5 years to do so
CORTIS hit 200 million streams on *GO!* by June 26—nine months after the September 2025 release. No boy group that debuted in the last five years has done it.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 24 d ago

CORTIS to perform at F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 as the only K-pop group on the lineup
CORTIS will perform at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix on October 9, sharing the Padang Stage with Janet Jackson, JJ Lin, and DJ Snake.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 27 d ago

RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR prove 5th-gen pull on Melon Global-K Chart's June Week 3
RIIZE hit No. 2 and BOYNEXTDOOR landed at No. 6 on the Global-K Chart for June 15–21, with BTS holding the top spot.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 28 d ago

BTS, CORTIS, BOYNEXTDOOR all chart on Billboard simultaneously
BTS logs their 39th Hot 100 group entry, CORTIS sets a 5-year K-pop boy group Billboard 200 record, and BOYNEXTDOOR debuts 'HOME' at No. 16.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 28 d ago

CORTIS perform at Gwanghwamun World Cup rally as only K-pop group on stage
CORTIS performed at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Plaza on June 12 for a KT-organized World Cup street cheering event ahead of South Korea vs. Czech Republic.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/12/2026

CORTIS to perform at Gwanghwamun World Cup street cheering event on June 12
CORTIS joins the Korea Football Association and KT for a 2026 World Cup street cheering event at Gwanghwamun Plaza, performing with the Red Devils.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/11/2026

CORTIS 'ACAI' MV hits 10M YouTube views 30 days after release
CORTIS's B-side *ACAI* hit 10 million YouTube views on June 10—the group's second MV to reach the milestone after title track *REDRED*.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/10/2026

aespa tops Idol Chart Acha Ranking for June Week 1 with 20,186 points after LEMONADE comeback
aespa claimed first place on the Idol Chart Acha Ranking for June 1–7, nine days after dropping their second full-length album LEMONADE on May 29.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/10/2026

CORTIS earn first Japan Gold cert as GREENGREEN charts 4 weeks on Billboard 200
CORTIS's mini album 2 GREENGREEN crossed 100,000 shipments in Japan by May, securing their first Gold disc less than a year after debuting in August.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/10/2026
Sourced timeline
CORTIS timeline
Auto-compiled from KTRENZ coverage. Latest event 2026-10-09.
- 2026-10-09tour
F1 Singapore Grand Prix performance
CORTIS performed at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026 at Padang Stage, Marina Bay Circuit.
Source: mk.co.kr - 2026-09-20tour
CORTIS performs at Rock in Japan Festival 2026
CORTIS performs at Rock in Japan Festival 2026 in Chiba on September 20.
Source: sports.khan.co.kr - 2026-07-31tour
Lollapalooza Chicago performance
CORTIS performed at Lollapalooza Chicago as the only K-pop boy group on the lineup.
Source: mk.co.kr - 2026-07-31lineup_change
Lollapalooza Chicago appearance (July 31–August 1)
CORTIS will perform at Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31–August 1 as the only K-pop boy group on the 2026 lineup.
Source: sports.khan.co.kr - 2026-07-20tour
Busan International Rock Festival #1…'Beethoven' #2, CORTIS Tour #3 [July 17–19...]
Source: econovill.com - 2026-07-19tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN — Day 2, Inspire Arena, Incheon
CORTIS holds the second night of their tour at Inspire Arena in Incheon on July 19.
Source: nocutnews.co.kr - 2026-07-18tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> kicks off at Incheon Inspire Arena
CORTIS's first solo tour opens July 18–19 at Incheon Inspire Arena, with 14 total performances running through August–September across Seoul, Toronto, New York, and Kanagawa.
Source: sports.khan.co.kr - 2026-07-17tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> — Incheon opener (July 17–18)
CORTIS opens their 2026 world tour at Inspire Arena in Incheon on July 17–18, with all domestic dates sold out.
Source: ent.sbs.co.kr - 2026-07-15tour
CORTIS Keonho suffers 'both hands finger fracture' injury ahead of first tour... 'performing without choreography...'
Source: starnewsk.com - 2026-07-11milestone
CORTIS, 'REDRED' Long Run for 3 Months… Global Charts Also 3 Consecutive Weeks of Reversal
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2026-07-10milestone
CORTIS 'REDRED', Spotify Weekly Chart 3 Consecutive Weeks of Reverse Run
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2026-07-04release
'GREENGREEN' reaches No. 94 on Billboard 200
CORTIS's 'GREENGREEN' hits No. 94 on the July 4 Billboard 200, marking seven consecutive weeks on the chart.
Source: sports.khan.co.kr - 2026-07-02milestone
'REDRED' 60th No. 1 on Spotify Korea Daily Top Songs
CORTIS's 'REDRED' reached its 60th number one on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Korea on July 2, setting a new record for most No. 1s by a boy group single since the chart launched in early 2021.
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2026-07-01tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR launches
CORTIS launched their first solo tour across Korea, North America, and Japan from July through September.
Source: mk.co.kr - 2026-07-01tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR – Korea, North America, Japan
CORTIS will hold their first solo tour across Korea, North America, and Japan from July through September 2026.
Source: mk.co.kr - 2026-06-16milestone
'REDRED' reaches 100M Spotify streams in 57 days
Mini-album 2 title track 'REDRED' surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify on June 16, setting a speed record among boy groups that debuted within the last five years.
Source: sportsseoul.com - 2026-05-04release
Second mini album GREENGREEN released
CORTIS released their second mini album GREENGREEN, which hit number 3 on the Billboard 200.
Source: mk.co.kr - 2025-09-08release
Release of debut single 'GO!'
'GO!' was released on September 8, 2025 as CORTIS's debut single.
Source: sportsseoul.com - 2025-05-04release
Mini album 2 GREENGREEN release
CORTIS released mini album 2 GREENGREEN on May 4.
Source: isplus.com - 2024-07-31tour
Lollapalooza Chicago performance
CORTIS performed at Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31 and August 1 as part of their first tour 'PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN'.
Source: sports.donga.com - 2024-07-30tour
Lollapalooza Chicago performance
CORTIS performs at Lollapalooza Chicago from July 30 to August 1 as the sole K-pop boy group on the bill.
Source: ppss.kr - 2024-07-18tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> begins
CORTIS's first solo tour kicks off on July 18-19 at Incheon Inspire Arena.
Source: ppss.kr - 2024-07-16award
James wins UPICK Best Position Match - Dancer vote
Member James won UPICK's 'Best Position Match - Dancer' vote held July 6-16.
Source: etnews.com - 2024-07-12milestone
'Red Red' hits 70 number-ones on Korean Spotify
'Red Red' reached its 70th number one on the Korean Spotify daily chart, the most chart-toppers recorded by a single K-pop group song.
Source: hankookilbo.com - 2024-07-02milestone
REDRED hits 60th number one on Spotify Korea daily chart
REDRED reached No. 1 on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Korea for the 60th time, breaking the boy group record since the platform began tracking in early 2021.
Source: starnewskorea.com - 2024-06-10milestone
ACAI MV hits 10 million YouTube views
CORTIS's B-side ACAI reached 10 million YouTube views on June 10, exactly 30 days after its release on May 11.
Source: ppss.kr - 2024-05-11release
ACAI MV release
CORTIS released the ACAI music video on the HYBE Labels YouTube channel.
Source: ppss.kr - 2024-04-20release
'REDRED' released as title track from mini 2nd album 'GREENGREEN'
CORTIS released 'REDRED' on April 20 as the title cut from their mini 2nd album 'GREENGREEN'.
Source: sports.khan.co.kr - —milestone
First Japan Gold certification
CORTIS earned their first Gold certification from the Japan Record Association when GREENGREEN surpassed 100,000 cumulative shipments in Japan in May.
Source: isplus.com - —tour
2026 CORTIS TOUR North American dates
First solo tour with all seven North American dates sold out.
Source: ent.sbs.co.kr - —release
Mini album 2 GREENGREEN release
Mini album 2 GREENGREEN cleared 2.31 million copies in initial sales and hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
Source: ent.sbs.co.kr - —
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