Just 16 Songs, 1.5 Billion Streams: CORTIS Hits Major Spotify Milestone

K-pop boy group CORTIS has surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. The group reached the milestone with just 16 tracks, about one year and three months after its debut.

According to its agency, CORTIS (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho) had accumulated 1,500,550,000 streams on Spotify as of Nov. 10. The agency said this was the highest total among K-pop boy groups that debuted within the past five years.

The figure covers 16 tracks, including songs from the group's first two EPs and "Mention Me," featured in the Sony Pictures Animation film "GOAT." About 1.2 billion of those streams were recorded this year alone.

"REDRED," released in April ahead of the group's second EP, leads with more than 276 million streams. Two tracks from its debut EP follow closely behind, with "GO!" surpassing 267 million streams and "FaSHioN" reaching over 248 million. "JoyRide" and "What You Want" have also passed 100 million streams each, recording more than 120 million and 119 million streams, respectively.

CORTIS has also maintained more than 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify. On Aug. 27, the group reached a personal high of 12,947,465 monthly listeners. According to its agency, that figure ranks as the third-highest peak monthly listener count among K-pop boy groups. The group's monthly listener count has remained above 10 million since then.

The U.S. accounts for the largest share of the group's listeners. Other major markets include Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and India, indicating that CORTIS has attracted listeners across Asia and the Americas.

The group has also been active on the international concert circuit. Its first tour, "PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN," sold out all shows across South Korea, North America and Japan.

CORTIS also performed at Lollapalooza Chicago, where it was the only K-pop boy group on the lineup, and the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026, where it was the only K-pop group to perform. The five members are also involved in planning and producing their own music and creative content.

CORTIS has received nominations in several major categories at this year's music award ceremonies.

The group is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA2026). The ceremony will take place on Nov. 14 and 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.

CORTIS is also nominated for Album of the Year with VISA and Best Male Group, among other categories, at the 2026 MAMA AWARDS. The event will be held on Nov. 20 and 21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.