Overview

• Cortis entered the Billboard 200 at No. 15 with its first EP, Color Outside the Lines, per the latest chart.
• BigHit said the debut ranks as the second-highest ever for a K-pop act’s first album and the highest for a group not built from established members.
• Among K-pop boy bands debuting in the past four years, Cortis is the first to reach the chart’s top 20, according to the label.
• The EP was released Sept. 8 and features five tracks led by the single What You Want.
• BigHit describes the five members — Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho — as a young creator crew who craft their own music, choreography and videos.