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Cortis
Cortis in September 2025
L-R, back: Seonghyeon, James
L-R, front: Martin, Juhoon, Keonho
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Years active2025 (2025)–present
Labels
Members
  • James
  • Juhoon
  • Martin
  • Seonghyeon
  • Keonho
Websitecortisofficial.us

Cortis (Korean: 코르티스; stylised in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Music. The group consists of five members: James, Juhoon, Martin, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. They debuted on August 18, 2025, with the digital single "What You Want", the lead single of their first extended play (EP) Color Outside the Lines.

Name

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The name "Cortis" is derived from six letters taken from the phrase "Color Outside the Lines". It symbolizes the band's commitment to thinking freely, unconstrained by the norms and expectations set by society.[2][3]

History

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2025–present: Debut with Color Outside the Lines

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Big Hit Music's parent company, Hybe Corporation, first unveiled plans for a new boy band in April 2025, slated to debut in the third quarter of the year.[4] Later in June, an August debut date was announced by Big Hit.[5] The band members and its name, Cortis, were officially announced on July 14 and August 7, respectively.[6][7] Cortis released a music video for their pre-debut track "Go!" on August 11.[8] They marked their official debut with the release of "What You Want" on August 18, serving as the lead single of their upcoming first EP Color Outside the Lines.[9] The EP was later released on September 8, alongside its third single "Fashion".[10]

Members

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  • James (제임스)
  • Juhoon (주훈)
  • Martin (마틴) – leader[11]
  • Seonghyeon (성현)
  • Keonho (건호)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, showing selected details, chart positions and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		BEL
(FL)
[13] 		BEL
(WA)
[13] 		GER
[13] 		JPN
[14] 		JPN
Hot
[15] 		US
[16] 		US
World
[17]
Color Outside the Lines 2 29 29 54 67 4 28 15 2

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[20] 		HK
[21] 		JPN
Hot
[22] 		MYS
Intl.
[23] 		NZ
Hot
[24] 		SGP
[25] 		TWN
[26] 		VIE
Hot
[27] 		WW
[28]
"Go!" 2025 46 17 — 15 35 22 9 96 175 Color Outside the Lines
"What You Want" 104 — 87 — — — — — —
"Fashion" 94 — — 19 24 —[A] 18 84 —[B]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
DL
[31]
"Joyride" 2025 39 Color Outside the Lines
"Lullaby" 43
"What You Want"
(featuring Teezo Touchdown) 		157

Videography

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Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released, and name of the director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Go!" 2025 Idiots & Cortis [32]
"What You Want" [33]
"Fashion" Bang Jaeyeob [34]
"Joyride" [35]
"Lullaby" Cortis & Idiots [36]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Fashion" did not enter the Official Singapore Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Regional Chart.[29]
  2. ^ "Fashion" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 198 on the Global Excl. US.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Gaviria, Carlos (August 12, 2025). "New boy group CORTIS is coming in hot with their debut and big names behind their backs". musicmundial.com. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (August 7, 2025). "BigHit Music's new boy band Cortis to debut on Aug. 18". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Jha, Shreya (August 7, 2025). "Who is CORTIS? Members, ages, & all you need to know as HYBE introduces their third boy group after BTS and TXT". Sportskeeda. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Kyung, Ji-min (April 29, 2025). 하이브, 창사 첫 1분기 매출 5000억 돌파..3분기 빅히트 新 보이그룹 데뷔 [Hybe surpasses 500 billion won in sales in its first quarter, Big Hit Entertainment's new boy group to debut in the third quarter.] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved August 22, 2025 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Kim, Seon-woo (June 17, 2025). [단독]'BTS·TXT 동생그룹' 빅히트 신인, 8월 데뷔 확정 [[Exclusive] Big Hit Entertainment's new group, BTS and TXT's younger brother group, confirmed to debut in August.] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved August 22, 2025 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (July 14, 2025). "BigHit Music to debut brand-new boy band on Aug. 18". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ^ Yoon, So-yeon (August 7, 2025). "BigHit Music's new boy band Cortis to debut on Aug. 18". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Get Ready to Groove! BigHit's Fresh Boy Group CORTIS Bursts onto the Scene". The Times of India. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  9. ^ Shin, Ha-nee (August 18, 2025). "Cortis on its self-produced album and BTS's advice: 'They told us to stay humble'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "CORTIS debuts hip-hop single 'FaSHioN' and releases captivating music video". Osen. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025 – via Chosun Biz.
  11. ^ Kwak, Kristine (August 11, 2025). "Meet CORTIS, the Coolest K-Pop Debut of the Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Album Chart: 2025 Week 37". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "Discografie Cortis". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  14. ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2025年09月08日～2025年09月14日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 8, 2025 – September 14, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of September 17, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of September 27, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  17. ^ "World Albums: Week of September 27, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  18. ^ "Circle Album Chart – September, 2025". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  19. ^ Cumulative Japanese sales of Color Outside the Lines:
  20. ^ Peaks on the Circle Digital Chart:
  21. ^ "Hong Kong Songs: Week of September 27, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  22. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of September 17, 2025". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  23. ^ Peaks on the RIM's International Singles chart
  24. ^ Peaks on the New Zealand Official Hot 40 Singles:
  25. ^ "The Official Singapore Charts Week 39 (19 - 25 Sep 2025)". RIAS. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  26. ^ "Taiwan Songs: Week of September 27, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  27. ^ "Vietnam Hot 100: Week of October 18, 2025". Billboard Vietnam. Retrieved October 15, 2025 – via Facebook.
  28. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of October 4, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  29. ^ "The Official Singapore Charts Week 39 (19 - 25 Sep 2025)". RIAS. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  30. ^ "Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of September 27, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  31. ^ Peaks on the Circle Download Chart:
  32. ^ CORTIS (코르티스) 'GO!' Official MV (Music video). Hybe Labels. August 10, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ CORTIS (코르티스) 'What You Want' Official MV (Music video). Hybe Labels. August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ CORTIS (코르티스) 'FaSHioN' Official MV (Music video). Hybe Labels. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ CORTIS (코르티스) 'JoyRide' Official MV (Music video). Hybe Labels. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ CORTIS (코르티스) 'Lullaby' Official MV (Music video). Hybe Labels. September 28, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via YouTube.
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