Cortis tops Spotify Korea for record 50 times

Cortis banked its 50th No.

1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea, setting a record for a boy group, according to label Big Hit Music on Tuesday.

The rookie band accomplished the feat with “Redred,” the main track from the group's second EP “Greengreen,” which garnered 100 million streams on the platform in less than two months.

As of last week, the five-member act amassed 200 million plays on Spotify with its second EP, and logged 800 million overall.

It is yet to celebrate its first anniversary. ...