
The largest and shortest number of debut K-pop boy groups in the past 5 years.
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Among the K-pop boy groups that debuted within the past five years, Cortis is the group that has surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify in the largest and shortest period of time.
Highest and shortest record among boy groups that debuted in the past 5 years
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Taesoo Lee = Group Cortis has surpassed 1.5 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, Big Hit Music, its agency, announced on the 12th.
As of the 10th, Cortis achieved a cumulative 1.555 billion streams on Spotify based on all released songs.
Big Hit Music introduced, “This is an achievement achieved just 1 year and 3 months after debut, confirming the status of those who shook up the K-pop landscape,” and added, “It is also the largest and shortest record among K-pop boy groups that debuted in the past 5 years.”
Cortis recorded approximately 1.2 billion streams this year alone.
Cortis' representative song 'REDRED', which enjoyed great popularity after being released in April, has accumulated 276 million streams and is certain to exceed 300 million streams within the year.
As of August 27, Cortis' monthly listeners on Spotify reached 12,947,465.
When looking at the nationality of listeners, the United States was the largest, and it was found that their music was enjoyed in various countries, including Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and India.
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Representative song 'Red Red' will surpass 300 million streams within the year
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