Cortis

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Cortis
Cortis at TikTok Awards Korea in October 2025 From L–R: James, Seonghyeon, Juhoon, Keonho, and Martin
Cortis at TikTok Awards Korea in October 2025
From L–R: James, Seonghyeon, Juhoon, Keonho, and Martin
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
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.[4][5]

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.[6] Later in June, an August debut date was announced by Big Hit.[7] The band members and its name, Cortis, were officially announced on July 14 and August 7, respectively.[8][9] Cortis released a music video for their pre-debut track "Go!" on August 11.[10] 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.[11] The EP was later released on September 8, alongside its third single "Fashion".[12]

Members

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  • James (제임스)
  • Juhoon (주훈)
  • Martin (마틴) – leader[13]
  • Seonghyeon (성현)
  • Keonho (건호)

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
KOR
[14] 		AUT
[15] 		BEL
(FL)
[15] 		BEL
(WA)
[15] 		GER
[15] 		JPN
[16] 		JPN
Hot
[17] 		US
[18] 		US
World
[19]
Color Outside the Lines 2 29 29 54 67 4 28 15 2

Singles

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List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[23] 		HK
[24] 		JPN
Hot
[25] 		MYS
Intl.
[26] 		NZ
Hot
[27] 		SGP
[28] 		TWN
[29] 		US
World
[30] 		VIE
Hot
[31] 		WW
[32]
"Go!" 2025 46 17 — 15 35 22 5 4 57 175 Color Outside the Lines
"What You Want" 104 — 87 — — — — — — —
"Fashion" 94 — — 19 24 —[A] 15 — 64 —[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
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
DL
[35]
"Joyride" 2025 39 Color Outside the Lines
"Lullaby" 43
"What You Want"
(feat. Teezo Touchdown) 		157

Videography

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Music videos

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List of music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Go!" 2025 Idiots & Cortis [36]
"What You Want" [37]
"Fashion" Bang Jaeyeob [38]
"Joyride" [39]
"Lullaby" Idiots & Cortis [40]

Live performances

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Music festivals

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Event Date Location City Country Performed song(s) Ref.
KOOM Festival October 25, 2025 Duggal Greenhouse Brooklyn United States
  • "Go!"
  • "Fashion"
  • "What You Want"
  • "Fashion"
  • "Go!"
 [41]
NHK Music Expo Live 2025 November 3, 2025 Tokyo Dome Tokyo Japan
  • "What You Want"
  • "JoyRide"
  • "Go!"
  • "Fashion"
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Music Bank Global Festival 2025 December 14, 2025 Japan National Stadium TBA [43]
SBS Gayo Daejeon 2025 December 25, 2025 Inspire Arena Incheon South Korea [44]

Awards shows

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Event Date Location City Country Performed song(s) Ref.
TikTok Awards 2025 October 25, 2025 Korea University's Hwajeong Gymnasium Seoul South Korea
  • "Go!"
  • "Fashion"
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2025 MAMA Awards November 29, 2025 Kai Tak Stadium Hong Kong China
  • "Go!"
  • "Fashion"
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10th Asia Artist Awards December 6, 2025 Kaohsiung National Stadium Kaohsiung Taiwan
  • "Go!"
  • "What You Want"
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40th Golden Disc Awards January 10, 2026 Taipei Dome Taipei TBA [48]

Awards and nominations

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List of awards and nominations
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2025 Rookie of the Year – Singer Cortis Won [49]
Best Performance Won [50]
Golden Disc Awards 2026 Rookie Artist of the Year Pending [51]
MAMA Awards 2025 Artist of the Year Nominated [52][53]
Best New Artist Won
Fans' Choice Top 10 – Male Nominated
Song of the Year "Go!" Nominated
Best Choreography Nominated
TikTok Awards Korea 2025 Global Rookie Award Cortis Won [54]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Fashion" did not enter the Official Singapore Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Regional Chart.[33]
  2. ^ "Fashion" did not enter the Billboard Global 200, but peaked at number 198 on the Global Excl. US.[34]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurasirikul/2025/10/23/how-cortis-is-redefining-k-pop-for-their-generation/
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