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Cortis Debuts at No. 15 on Billboard 200 With First EP

BigHit touts the showing as a rare rookie benchmark that underscores its creator-led push for the label’s first new boy group in six years.

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K-pop boy group Cortis is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Color Outside the Lines opened at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 dated Sept. 27, according to Billboard reporting cited by Yonhap.
  • BigHit said the placement is the second-highest debut for a K-pop first album and the highest for a group not formed from established members.
  • The label added that Cortis is the first K-pop boy band debuting in the past four years to reach the Billboard 200’s top 20.
  • Reported Billboard subchart results include No. 3 on Top Album Sales, No. 3 on Top Current Album Sales, and No. 2 on World Albums.
  • Hanteo figures cited by HelloKpop show the EP surpassing 500,000 cumulative sales, including 436,367 in its first week, the fourth-highest first-week total for a K-pop debut.