CORTIS teases GREENGREEN

BIGHIT MUSIC has started the rollout for CORTIS’s second extended play, with a lead single set for April 20, 2026, and the full record set for May 4, 2026, in South Korea. The first teaser photos landed on April 6, less than two weeks before the single, which is the point in a comeback calendar when labels usually switch from announcement to imagery. (weverse.io) The group is still very new by K-pop standards. BIGHIT MUSIC describes CORTIS as its first boy band to debut in six years, with five members named Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. (ibighit.com) That timing explains why a portrait drop matters here. A rookie group does not have a decade of hit songs to lean on, so each comeback has to do two jobs at once: sell the next release and keep fixing each member’s face and name in the public mind. (ibighit.com) The first photo set is called “BRIDGE,” and it was shot around Seoul instead of on a built studio set. Sports Kyunghyang reported that the locations include Sinsa 2 Overpass, a route the members used during their trainee period before debut. (sports.khan.co.kr) That choice turns the teaser into a backstory device. The overpass and nearby walls are not random scenery in the label’s explanation; they are places tied to the group’s pre-debut routine, so the images sell “real history” instead of pure fantasy styling. (sports.khan.co.kr) The individual cuts push that same idea member by member. Sports Kyunghyang says Martin was photographed standing in sunlight with his collar raised, while James was framed against a construction screen, with the overall styling kept close to everyday streetwear rather than heavy concept makeup. (sports.khan.co.kr) BIGHIT is also stretching the teaser beyond the photo posts themselves. The label tied the campaign to Google Maps, with members leaving notes on the real locations used in the shoot so fans can connect each image to a specific place in Seoul. (sports.khan.co.kr) One of those notes came from Seonghyeon, who wrote that he used to pass under Sinsa 2 Overpass during trainee days and that returning for the shoot brought those memories back. That is a simple trick, but it turns a teaser from a poster into a scavenger hunt with a diary attached. (sports.khan.co.kr) The release plan is staggered on purpose. Sports Kyunghyang reported that five versions of the album photos would be released from April 6 through April 10, which keeps the group in feeds every day before the April 20 lead single “REDRED.” (sports.khan.co.kr) By the time GREENGREEN arrives on May 4, the campaign will have introduced the record through places, memories, and member-focused portraits instead of just a track list. For a five-member group that debuted only recently, that is how you make a comeback feel bigger than one post. (weverse.io)