CORTIS have wrapped their first-ever North American tour on a high, selling out every stop of 2026 CORTIS TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA, also known as PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN.
The five-piece — MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON, and KEONHO — closed out the Live Nation-promoted run with two sold-out nights in San Francisco on 15 and 16 August, following shows in Toronto, New York, Atlanta, Irving, and Los Angeles.
Built around the idea of being fully present at a live show, PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN encouraged fans to experience CORTIS beyond their screens. The concept extended to the group's "PYPD" app, which captured fans' movement and energy throughout the concerts while encouraging them to jump and move along with the performance.
The shows also brought CORTIS closer to their fans, with the members stepping offstage to perform within the crowd. Each stop featured its own touches, including the group sporting cowboy hats during their Irving show.
Across the tour, CORTIS performed tracks including 'YOUNGCREATORCREW', 'FaSHioN', 'REDRED', 'ACAI', 'JoyRide', 'Lullaby', and 'Blue Lips'. Their Juicy J collaboration, 'MOTION (feat. Juicy J)', also made the setlist after receiving its live debut at Lollapalooza Chicago.
The tour followed CORTIS' Lollapalooza Chicago debut on 1 August, where they took over the T-Mobile Stage in front of approximately 50,000 festivalgoers. Clips from the rain-soaked performance gained traction online and helped introduce the group to new audiences.
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CORTIS have since become the fastest K-pop group to reach 15 million Instagram followers. The group have also amassed 16.3 million followers on TikTok and 6.3 million YouTube subscribers, which BIGHIT MUSIC says are the highest figures among K-pop boy groups that debuted within the past five years.
The momentum has carried over to the charts. CORTIS' second EP, GREENGREEN, jumped 75 places on the Billboard 200, moving from No. 114 to No. 39 in its 13th week on the chart.
Following their North American run, CORTIS will celebrate their first anniversary with the 2026 CORTIS TOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY on 22 and 23 August in Seoul.
The group are also set to return to Southeast Asia later this year, taking the stage at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix on 9 October.
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