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Some feelings can only be explained through dance. Seonghyeon becomes even more transparent within the rhythm.

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Videographer | Shin Ho-yeon
Stylist | Kim Sun-young, Kim Ji-soo
Hair | Lee Hyun-woo
Makeup | Jung Soo-yeon
Nails | Kim Na-hyun
Set | Darak
Music | HONK
Assistants | Kim Soo-rim, Heo Hyun-jin

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interview

English:

Music and the stage, friends and COER, experience and love—those are the components that make up MARTIN’s ideal view of the world.

I heard you tried a dopamine detox this past winter.

MARTIN: At the time I wanted to try living a little differently—to avoid judging things based only on how they come across on social media. I felt like I had a dopamine addiction. There were so many things I wanted to try firsthand. Like they say, there’s no substitute for experience. But it turned out I had less time for that than I thought. (laughs) I basically failed at it since I ended up getting back on social media to look things up, but I’m thinking about giving detoxing another shot once we start promoting again.

Isn’t it harder to do that while you’re actively promoting?

MARTIN: I want to try reading during downtime, and just do more cultured stuff in general. There’s so many famous books out there, and I especially want to read the ones that have been adapted into movies before I see the movie. I feel like there’s a certain mental image you only get from text. I read “Project Hail Mary” before the movie came out, and it was even more fun because what I pictured was different from what was in the film version. JUHOON recommended “Hunger” to me recently after a walk. It makes me wonder what kind of music would work with it. I wanted to quote some lines from it in a song, too. What I think’s so fascinating about literature is that it feels like you’re being whisked away to inside the writer’s mind.

What pushes you to keep trying things like that?

MARTIN: When I was a trainee, even though I was young, I really wanted to be great at doing this. I think maybe I feel like I missed out on some experiences since I basically lived in the practice studio. Experience can mean visiting a mountain range, trying all kinds of new foods, having a conversation with someone. In that sense, books have become a kind of alternative for me. I get a lot of inspiration from reading other people’s thoughts.

Seeing COER from up onstage after you debuted must have been a whole new kind of experience for you.

MARTIN: When the fans show they like something, it makes me want to do it more. (laughs) It makes me feel what they tell us is what makes our group keep growing. When we say this is something we make together, we’re not just saying it—it’s for real. That’s why we gave COER a shoutout when we accepted that award. You can’t exist without your fans when you’re an artist, so I want to be completely open with them. I’m into the punk scene, and I know it means different things to different people, but for me, punk’s a way of life—doing what you want to do, not caring about how you come across to others. COER seems to really like that too. I think that might be why people think of rock bands when they see us.

I imagine your fashion sense plays into that rock band vibe too. (laughs)

MARTIN: Just like with literature, fashion basically conveys a person’s thoughts. I think it shows how they go through their day-to-day life. It can be a way of making an impression or a tool to express how you feel. I mean, you dress differently depending on who you’re seeing that day. Today I paired a ripped tee with some destroyed jeans. It’s getting warmer and you get some airflow (laughs) and I’m practicing after so I just need to change my pants. I consider hairstyle a part of fashion sense, too. If COER likes my spiked hair, I give them spiked hair. If I want to give them something new, I grow it out. Being able to show so many different aspects of yourself is what makes fashion so exciting and fun.

The ideas and approach you’ve consistently shown seem to have a connection to the message behind your new album and the lead single, “REDRED.”

MARTIN: We’ve done so many different shows, so I focused on writing songs that are fun to perform. I wanted to create new textures and sounds that matched those new experiences. Early on in working on the album, things weren’t really coming together, so the group got together with the producers for a meeting to look things over. The hardest part for all of us was figuring out the direction first. It felt like we were just wandering aimlessly. We had a long conversation about what we were listening to lately, what movies we’d seen, what was going on in our lives, what was on our minds. The conclusion we landed on was to experiment without worrying about the genre. We still had to have our own unique sound, though. Experimenting with different rhythms is what led to “REDRED,” but it wasn’t an easy process at all. There were so many demos and so many versions of them. The one we all loved unanimously became the final version.
The live performances for the songs on the new album, “REDRED” included, are going to be worth the wait.

It seems like you’ve put a lot of thoughts into all your hand and other movements.

MARTIN: What I really want this time isn’t so much to show my moves as to connect with the fans. There were times I’d watch footage back and think, “I could’ve brought more energy … I could’ve made it more fun for the fans … I could’ve emphasized the collaborative aspect better.” This time I was practicing with making up for that in mind. And for “TNT,” there was a point where JAMES and I were really into long leather jackets, and the vibe we got from performing in them felt uniquely well-suited, so I wanted to bring that energy into the moves too.

Read the rest in the interview linked above ⬆️

Congratulations CORTIS!!! ❤️ They won Best New KPOP Artist at our iHeartAwards2026 and jojowright surprised them with their trophies!😍 Catch CORTIS on kpopwithjojo tonight at 6PM PST !

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2026.05.11 9PM (KST) | 2026.05.11 8AM (ET)

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article

English Translation:

[Sports Seoul | Lee Seung-rok]
CORTIS’s 2nd mini album surpassed 2.31 million copies in first-week sales (sales during the first week after release).

According to album sales tracking site Hanteo Chart on the 11th, CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho)’s 2nd mini album, “GREENGREEN,” sold a total of 2,313,291 copies from May 4 to May 10, topping the weekly album chart. Compared to the first-week sales of their debut mini album “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” released in September last year (436,367 copies), this marks an increase of more than five times.

Among K-pop albums released this year, it ranks second only to BTS’s 5th full album “ARIRANG,” which recorded 4.17 million first-week sales in March. “GREENGREEN” sold around 1.2 million copies on its release day alone, instantly becoming a “million-seller,” and reached “double million-seller” status within just four days. With this, CORTIS has proven its unique status in the K-pop market less than a year after debut.

The title track “REDRED” is driving the album’s success with its fresh musical style and addictive performances. In particular, the group continues to break records on Spotify. They became the first K-pop boy group to debut within the past five years to enter Spotify’s “Daily Top Songs Global” chart, and on the May 9 chart they ranked 93rd, remaining on the chart for 18 consecutive days. They also charted on the “Weekly Top Songs Global” for two straight weeks.

Their monthly Spotify listeners increased by over 40% in one month, reaching 10,322,254 listeners as of May 10. This places them in the “Top 5” among K-pop boy groups alongside BTS, Tomorrow X Together, and ENHYPEN. On Korean music platform Melon, they also achieved career-high rankings, reaching No. 6 on the daily chart on May 9 and No. 2 on the Top 100 chart at 11 PM on May 10.

CORTIS is further boosting momentum with abundant content. After showcasing performances of both the title track “REDRED” and B-side “TNT” on music shows, the group will release the music video for another B-side track, “ACAI,” on May 11 at 9 PM through the HYBE Labels YouTube channel. This will be the third music video from the album.

The teaser video released the previous day featured the five members walking through a desert with a donkey, sparking curiosity. The song is inspired by the members’ favorite food, “acai bowls.” Behind the playful lyrics is a message about becoming someone with strong fundamentals, just like an acai bowl that tastes great even without toppings. Members Martin and Seonghyeon participated in producing the track, while all members took part in writing and composing it.

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