Overview

• In new interviews reported this week, Martin says RM told him a leader should re‑energise members when they are tired.
• He also recalls RM’s view that the leader’s position is like the last trophy, emphasizing that success belongs to the team.
• Member James names Michael Jackson and BTS’s Jimin—sparked by Jimin’s Serendipity performance—as key inspirations.
• CORTIS, BigHit Music’s third boy group after BTS and TXT, comprises Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho and debuted on August 18 with What You Want before releasing the EP Color Outside the Lines on September 8.
• Their EP release show at Korea University’s Hwajeong Gymnasium was livestreamed on Weverse, YouTube, and TikTok to fans in roughly 190 countries.