K-pop boy group CORTIS sells out North American presale for first tour

SEOUL, June 11 (AJP) - Rookie K-pop boy group CORTIS has sold out all North American dates for its first tour, "PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN," during membership presales, the group's agency BigHit Music said Wednesday.

CORTIS — an acronym for Color Outside the Lines — is a five-member boy group under Big Hit Music and Republic Records in the US, consisting of James, Juhoon, Martin, Seonghyeon, and Keonho debuted last year.

Tickets for six North American shows, including stops in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, sold out Monday, the first day of presales for fan club members. In response to demand, CORTIS added a second San Francisco show on Aug. 16.

The tour will open with two shows at Inspire Arena in Incheon on July 18 and 19 before moving to North America in August. The added San Francisco date brings the tour to 14 shows across nine cities in South Korea, North America and Japan.
 
CORTIS will also perform at Korea University's Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 22 and 23 to mark the first anniversary of its debut, before wrapping up at Pia Arena MM in Kanagawa, Japan, from Sept. 4 to 6. Ticketing for the Incheon, Seoul and Japan shows will be announced later.

Separately, CORTIS is scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza Chicago from July 30 to Aug. 1. BigHit Music said the group will be the only K-pop boy group on this year's lineup.

The sold-out presale comes as CORTIS continues promotions for its second EP, "GREENGREEN." The album's lead single, "REDRED," topped major Korean music charts including Melon and Bugs and has remained on Spotify's daily chart for 48 consecutive days, according to BigHit Music.

The group's monthly listeners on Spotify reached a high of 12 million as of Thursday, with listeners in the United States making up the largest share. "GREENGREEN" also debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 on May 23 and stayed on the chart for four consecutive weeks.

CORTIS has also drawn attention for "ACAI," another track from the EP. The music video surpassed 10 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, 30 days after its release on the HYBE Labels channel. All five members took part in the song's creation, with Martin and Seonghyeon credited as producers.

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