Three songs, three top spots: K-pop group CORTIS dominate Spotify as ‘REDRED’ closes in on 300 million streams

CORTIS are on a roll, declaring the 3 most-streamed tunes on Spotify amongst kid groups that debuted in the previous 5 years.– Picture thanks to Big Hit Music

Released: Monday, 09 Nov 2026 3:07 PM MYT

SEOUL, Nov 9– Three tunes. 3 leading areas. CORTIS aren’t leaving much space for anybody else on Spotify.

The five-member K-pop group have actually swept the platform’s most-streamed tunes by young boy groups that debuted in the previous 5 years, with their breakout struck REDRED surrounding 300 million plays.

According to The Korea Timesthe track from CORTIS’ 2nd EP had actually exceeded 274 million Spotify streams since November 7, making it the most-streamed tune amongst young boy groups that debuted throughout that duration.

And it’s revealing little indication of decreasing.

With more than 800,000 everyday streams, REDRED is on track to cross the 300 million mark before the year is out, according to the group’s company, Big Hit Music.

CORTIS aren’t banking on a single hit.

Their launching album tracks GO! and STYLE inhabit 2nd and 3rd location in the exact same ranking, with roughly 266 million and 247 million streams respectively.

REDRED has actually been moving at breakneck speed, striking 100 million streams in simply 57 days and doubling that figure in 128 days– reaching both turning points more than two times as rapidly as its predecessors, according to Big Hit Music.

Its remaining power extends beyond Spotify’s international numbers.

The tune has actually topped Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea chart 121 times, a record for a K-pop group track, according to the firm.

On Apple Music, it invested 96 days at No. 1 on the Top 100: Korea chart, the longest run for a tune launched this year, while staying in the leading 3 of Melon’s regular monthly chart for 5 successive months.

The music-show prizes have actually been accumulating, too.

CORTIS recovered the leading area on KBS2’s Music Bank in early October, bringing their overall wins for REDRED to 12.

Beyond the numbers, part of the group’s appeal depends on their hands-on technique to making music.

All 5 members added to the tune’s music, choreography and video production, strengthening their identity as an imaginative group instead of merely entertainers.

That identity likewise goes through their 2nd EP, which includes YOUNGCREATORCREWa track whose shortened catchphrase has actually captured on amongst more youthful fans.

Success Music has actually called the buzz the “Young Creator Crew syndrome”, connecting the group’s innovative identity with a generation drawn to uniqueness and self-expression.

With awards season approaching, CORTIS’ momentum might barely be much better timed.

The group are set up to appear at the Melon Music Awards in Seoul on November 15, followed by the 2026 MAMA Awards in Osaka on November 20 and 21.

They are likewise lined up for Fuji television’s 2026 FNS Music Festival on December 2 and the Asia Artist Awards in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on December 6.