Newly formed boy band CORTIS, comprising of Martin, James, Juhoon, Sunghyun, and Geonho, is already having a ripple effect in the K-pop scene. Coming from
the factory of BIGHIT Music, the label behind K-pop royalty BTS, along with Tomorrow X Together, ENHYPEN and ILLIT, the five-member CORTIS (acronym for the phrase Color Outside The Lines) recently dropped its debut track GO! amid a lot of excitement. Now, its band members have spoken about things they learned from their aforementioned seniors. ALSO READ: BTS Label Big Hit Music's Boy Band CORTIS Drop Official MV For Go!
CORTIS reveals BTS' advice
In a conversation with Rolling Stone, Martin revealed that BTS encouraged them to treat everyone in their team, including the staff members with kindness and respect to ensure lasting success in the industry. Reiterating on creating positive environment, Martin said, "BTS gave us the advice to do well by the people that you’re working with, the staff. And I feel like that’s all that matters. To hit a long run, you’ve got to be good to the people around you. You’ve got to show love."
James further added, "Yeah, I think in the end, we make up CORTIS, but at the same time, the staff and everyone included — they’re all part of CORTIS. It’s all a big team and big family."
In the same interview, Juhoon revealed, "Another piece of advice BTS gave us is that a lot of people may think it’s the end once you debut. But actually, the debut is just the beginning, so there’s no need to be perfect. Show improvement and keep evolving as you go. That’s been helping me a lot for where we are right now in this particular moment in time when I’m just about to debut."
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About CORTIS
CORTIS launched its pre-debut single GO! on August 11 that presented a fresh vibe setting the tone of the group ahead of its official launch. The group has been involved in the track's production.
The rookie band's debut album, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, is set to release on August 18. In the meantime, BTS is busy working on their highly awaited comeback album touted to drop in Spring 2026. Its seven members RM, Jin, Jimin, Suga, V, Jungkook and J-Hope are and currently in Los Angeles to make new music for the same.
