CORTIS Climbs Billboard Charts and Gains Global Recognition

The group CORTIS has once again made its mark on the Billboard charts.

According to the latest chart released by Billboard on January 13th, CORTIS's debut album 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' has climbed three spots to secure the 5th position on the 'World Albums' chart, maintaining its presence for 18 consecutive weeks. In the 'Top Current Album Sales' chart, which tracks physical album sales in the U.S., the album jumped 15 spots to reach 30th place.

CORTIS is also showing strong performance on domestic charts. Their debut album topped the latest weekly album chart on Hanteo Chart (tracking period: January 5-11). It also claimed the top spot in the last weekly album chart of last year (tracking period: December 22-28, 2025) and continues to see increasing sales.

The global music market is taking note of CORTIS's explosive growth. On January 12th, they were selected for 'Shazam Fast Forward 2026' by Apple Music and the music discovery app Shazam. This list highlights emerging artists across all genres expected to rise significantly by 2026, based on Shazam's predictive data, algorithms, and the expertise of Apple Music's global editorial team.

Shazam stated, "CORTIS topped the Korean Shazam chart with their debut album's intro track 'GO!' in September last year. In October, both 'GO!' and 'FaSHioN' entered the global K-pop chart's 'Top 10' simultaneously. Additionally, the streaming numbers for 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' surged by 345% from September 5-11, right after its release." They further highlighted, "As of last year, CORTIS made it to the 'Top 100' on Apple Music's comprehensive charts in 24 countries worldwide. Notably, their hit song 'GO!' reached the top 10 in major Asian countries, including South Korea, China, and Thailand."

Reported by Ji-won Kim, TenAsia one@tenasia.co.kr