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Welcome to iHeart Radio Live featuring Cortis celebrating their first EP, Color Outside the Lines from the IHeart Radio Theater. Here's your host, Jojo Wright. [cheering] >> Thank you and welcome. Are you ready for this, YOU GUYS? >> [cheering] >> IHEART RADIO IS EXCITED to present the first boy band in six years from the folks that brought you global phenomenons BTS [cheering] and TXT. >> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THEY'VE JUST RELEASED THEIR first EP, Color Outside the Lines. That EP began with a single question, what you want? Over [cheering] two years, the members wrote more than 300 songs, challenging themselves relentlessly in search of the answers. And from this introspective journey, they carefully selected five tracks that best express who they are. I can't wait to bring them out to you guys. Presenting Martin, James, June, Seyan, and Ganel. THIS IS CORDIS. COME ON OUT. >> [screaming] [cheering] [screaming] [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] >> CURTIS, WHAT'S UP Y'ALL? MAKE SOME NOISE. >> [screaming] >> YEAH. >> Why don't you give us the official introduction and individual intros as well? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> One, two, three. Hi, we're recording. ONE, TWO, THREE. HI, WE'RE CORDIS. [cheering] >> YES. And I'm the leader of the group, Martin. It's truly a blessing to be here. [cheering] >> Hi, my name is Gono. Pleasure to be here. [screaming] >> Hi, I'm Yeah, happy to be here. >> [screaming] >> Hi, I'm June. Nice to meet you. [cheering] >> Hi, I'm James. [screaming] Honored to be here. ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. TAKE A SEAT. TAKE A SEAT. CURTIS IS HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> All right. You guys ready for Have you ever been this close to Cortis? I don't think so. Right. >> All right. First of all, I think she's a fan. I think [laughter] I think she's a fan. Uh, guys, welcome to iHeart Radio. Yeah, >> huge congrats. Massive debut. It's been a long journey from all that introspection. Now, 300 songs and only five songs made the cut. >> What's uh you What stood out with those five songs? Why did they make the cut? I think uh these five songs are what explains us and um these five songs really represent us in a very authentic way. It's stripped down. It's very simple, but at the same time, >> it's very honest. And >> so that's our focus in this album is just authenticity, rawness, and um how we share our story. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, [cheering] yes, sir. I feel like it's a um true reflection of like who we are at the at the moment and like 2024 summer like when we were in LA and so um working on the album, I feel like our lifestyle is really just in the album and it's like a diary. It's like a journal. We really just like treated it like that. >> So, it begs the question, what happened to the other 295? [laughter] Are we going to hear any of those uh songs? >> Archive. Archive. >> Archive. Archive. >> Maybe later. >> We never know. >> For the future. >> Yeah. You never know. But hey, um authenticity is uh important to you guys. What makes these songs so authentic? That's the key for any artist really. Certainly for you guys. I think we take inspiration from our daily lives. >> Yeah. >> Yes. And so um from little things of just us fooling around and playing around and making jokes and I think that makes it more like fun and >> nice way. For example, like the song fashion like we >> fashion show. >> So the day we made fashion, we actually went to Fairfax in LA and we >> [cheering] >> Yeah. And we bought some clothes there and like the in the session producer said like you guys are kind of drepped up today and >> you guys look different. >> Yeah. We had to say about this fashion. >> Yeah. We had to talk about it. >> Are you guys constantly like 24/7 writing? I mean >> I mean yeah we are writing songs but um not just writing um we take videos take photos and like make beats make choreography >> and everything you know like >> we we just love to do art. >> Yeah. You know >> and we're always always in the studio 24/7. So like um not 24/7 but like every day we are in the studio working on something and or trying to cultivate our skills and I feel like we really um like to note stuff down like just for just in case you know you don't know when you'll have like a great idea and then you'll just like you know take it out of your pocket and just like you know make it into a music video or like something. >> It's crazy. If I if I have an idea and if I don't write it down, I think I'll remember it, but I won't. >> Yeah, >> you just got to >> write. Yes, definitely. That's why >> right up here. >> Yeah. Right. Hey, you guys have been called and we talked about this earlier. You've been called a young creator crew as opposed to a traditional group. And I get the impression you don't like that name. >> No, we do. >> We love it. We love it. It's young creator crew. >> We are young and we are crew. >> Yeah. I mean, I mean, it's kind of fancy. >> Yeah. Literally, >> it's a cool way to cool way to call us. It's like, you know, it's Cordis aka YCC. So, it's like, [laughter] >> you know, >> so I feel like um Young Creator Crew is just uh actually it's a kind of a title. Should I say, how do I say Sushi? >> Kind of a label. >> Yeah, it's a label that our label um >> Oh, [laughter] okay. Started to call us. >> Need a chart and a graph. label. That's your label. Got it. Yep. >> And um you know just the way how we work you and um I mean I grew up listening to a lot of ASAP Mob, Odd Future, Brock Hampton. [cheering] Um those crews really um yeah influenced me a lot to um you know just be creative and just you know have fun doing what I do like music videos like music, art, like everything. So, I feel like that kind of became a culture in us and that's how our company, our label calls us, you know, Young Creative Crew. >> And you guys have, and I'm sure you guys have all noticed this, elements of like 1960s psychedelic rock, you know, >> genre bending experimental soul in the EP. You talked about some of your influences. Let's get every what what are, you know, give me some more of your influences. >> I grew up listening to a lot of Tamea. [screaming] >> Yes. My dad My dad used to play me a lot of tame and poll and a lot of other rock music too. >> Yes. >> Me I think >> mine is future. >> Great artist. >> Yeah. >> Anybody else? >> You go first. >> I go first. Yeah. Yeah. [laughter] >> Um for me I think um mostly inspired by like our daily lives. Oh yeah, >> definitely >> like >> in our EP color outside the lines all five songs like talking about our lifestyle. >> Yeah. Like going to the studio like we like a lot of different things. >> Yeah. >> The like it's very broad. So >> it's everywhere. >> When we create something, it's basically a melting pot of all our influences. >> It's a solid >> put together. >> And when you come together, you came together under the name Cortis. >> Yes. >> Yeah, man. Uh what what's the backstory on Cortis? >> Um >> where the name comes from. >> So there's a phrase called color outside the lines. I bet y'all know it because it's our first EP's title. >> Um it means to do things in unconventional ways and like you know break the mold and think outside the box like do like just have fun in like in general. Um and I feel like that phrase best represented us. And um we took six random alphabets from the phrase and you know put it together as Cortis and that's how the name came out. >> And there it is. [cheering] >> Although you guys all knew that, right? >> Your fans know you they probably know it before you did. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> So yeah. Hey, describe the the sound and the vibe of the EP Color Outside the Lines. How can you put that to words? So I think this album had I mean this album has five has five songs and they all sounds very different you know like and I think that really like shows like five different aspects of who we are when we are making this album and you know like I think I can see a day when we hear this album you know >> actually somebody explaining >> oh yeah um so go is like the time when you get ready you know like you're getting ready or >> going somewhere. >> Get out from the bed, dressing up, um getting washed up, everything is go. And fashion is like, you know, the traffic. [laughter] >> The car chaos. >> It's chaos. >> And what you want is like um how should we put it? Like >> what you want is traffic, too. >> What [snorts] you want is like [laughter] traffic, too. >> We have a lot of traffic. But me, I felt like it was like more like when you go to school, your home room teacher gets mad at you or like >> what you want >> when Yeah. like >> or like um let's say you're a coworker and you're like boss gets mad at you like it's you you you want to crash smash everything like you know. >> So that's the that's the vibe and joy ride is like on the way back home. >> Sunset >> sunset and like lullabi is like going to bed. >> Lullabi is a >> it's a day captures a day. >> That's like a full day. I'm exhausted. Let's go to bed. Yeah. Um, hey, Big Hit apparently knows what they're doing with guy groups, >> BTS, TXT, [cheering] >> and now Cordis. [screaming] >> Thank you. Thank you. What have you taken from your conversations with BTS and TXT? >> Um, so we had a very lucky chance to meet both groups. Um, uh, they're they're amazing some names, first of all. Um I feel like uh so when we met BTSim uh J Hope actually told us to like you know stay humble and never take things for granted and like you know just enjoy the journey at the same time and he he like really cheered us up a lot and yeah he's he's he's a great person man. >> Any other any other cool stories you can share with those with those two guys or two groups I should say? Um >> yeah actually >> you want to talk about shown a lot of support first >> and like compliments. >> I saw their like singing our songs like in their like everywhere like >> they they always be like Martin >> play. >> Shout out to Dan. >> Yeah. They're they're so cool. They're they're amazing people. >> Did you guys expect the uh Go choreography to explode like it did? Because there was a time and I'm thinking a time as in today where everything on my feed is just somebody doing the go choreo. Did you expect it to blow up like it did? It was crazy. >> Oh man. Actually, Go was choreographed here in LA. >> Yeah. >> And u [cheering] we we choreographed it in about like four days. And um altogether I think it's very intentional. I think we have a kind of goal to kind of make it very catchy and make it kind of cut through the algorithm. And so go is definitely um a coro that we are very proud of. >> Yeah, we knew it. I mean, when we first heard the song go, we kind of felt like, you know, when we got to the studio to like choreograph choreo, I mean, choreograph the song, it was like, yo, I think the song is just so catchy. We got to make the coro catchy, too. Like, we got to kind of target the the viral, you know, [laughter] >> the audience. And >> so like we needed something that could like like >> people can follow and people have fun with >> have fun with and eye-catching like so we went like boom boom boom boom boom and then like James went like that and it was like okay so let's start from that and then it went like blah blah blah blah blah and then like this came out. >> You say you say easy like anybody can do that. I mean I've tried it just ain't happening. [laughter] >> But it's so much fun though. It's so it's amazing. I mean, I'm just so I'm so impressed with how you guys have blown up so quick and just I don't know. I'm kind of in awe right now. Congrats on everything so far. It's just the beginning, but so yeah, huge congrats. [cheering] >> Thank you so much. Thank you so much. >> All right, we ask uh iHeart Radio fans across the the country to submit their talkbacks with their questions. We got a couple lined up. Uh play us the audio for number one here. Hey guys, it's Al from New York and my question to you is, what's a moment in the past two months that made you feel the proudest of yourselves? Oh, and by the way, Crazy Fashion Sense, >> thank you so much for [laughter] great compliment. Um Um, mostly what are we inspired mostly in life? I feel like it's our daily life first of all and >> the proudest moment we had >> is >> Yeah. the the release like party. >> Oh, we got to talk about that. >> It's the release party. Like I feel like we all will be sharing the same answer, but the proudest moment will be the release party because like it was >> it's a moment that we can't forget. >> It's an event that is like a first big event with only us. >> Yeah. >> And um >> we had fun. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It was so much fun. >> Enjoyed it. I think one of other proudest moment is I heard radio I guess. >> Oh yeah, it's definitely a big milestone. >> Making it to LA. >> I've been always dreaming about this. >> Yeah, this is this is crazy. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, thank you. Thank you guys for being here. I mean, seriously. >> Let's do another talk back from the iHeart Radio app. This is uh question number two, I believe. >> Okay. >> Hello. My name is Kayla. I'm from Dallas, Texas. And my question to Cortis is, who's your guys's biggest inspiration? Whether it be in music or fashion or life in general, who do you guys look up to and follow? >> I know he he has a very big inspiration for his fashion style. >> Oh, yeah. >> He's a heady boy. >> Slaying skinny jeans. Skinny jeans. >> It's sick. >> Yeah, I like that. I like that. >> Thank you. I'm a I'm a big fan of uh the Balain designer, the previous Balman designer, uh Christopher Decarin, if I pronounced it right. Kristoff Darinet, maybe. Yeah, he's amazing, man. His his pro his his projects, his um looks, his fits, everything you make is amazing, man. I'm a big fan of him. >> Mine is Vivian Westwood. She has this style and like this vibe with her is awesome. >> It's just beautiful. I love the punk style also. So >> yeah, >> for me in music wise um I think it could be Radio Head. [screaming] >> Yeah. [cheering] >> Do you guys like Radio Head? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. They're my favorite rock band. And also who else? Um, the Smashing Pumpkins also [cheering] Nirvana. >> Yeah. Great. Great band music. >> He put me on to Radio Head. So, >> it's nice. It's nice. Nice. >> Uh, for me and fashion wise, our stylist. >> A big shout out. >> Yeah. Shout out to our stylist, man. His looks are crazy. >> Yeah, >> he's more stylish than us. I mean I mean one thing that I really want to talk about is like when we shop on uh Fruits there's there's an app called Fruits Family in Korea that we uh do online shopping but it's like all vintage >> and um sometimes I like how I I have like some items on my wish list and then it gets sold and then when I come to like the fitting >> like I see those items like >> and I ask my stylist did you buy them and like yeah >> yeah it's crazy. I think we have one more talk back if we could uh roll. Talkback number three. >> Hey guys, my name is Kayla and I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. My question is since your name stands for color outside the line, what is a moment that you had where you guys felt like you were truly breaking free from the normal. I love you guys so much. We're so proud of you and we're looking forward to everything that you have in store. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. We love you too. Um, >> he color outside the lines while he eats. Like he can't eat [laughter] in a plate. >> Dirty. No, man. [laughter] >> You think I'm like a 5-year-old kid? >> No. No. I I I I color inside the lines when it when it comes to eating. >> Comes to eating, it gets it gets a little serious. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But like Yeah. I think for me recently since I've been like working on the second album, it's like um >> Wait, whoa, hold up. What? What? >> It's not coming soon. So like, please chill. >> Um but like since we've been working on the second album and like a lot of songs and we've been in the studio every night. Um I think we're trying hard to like you know kind of very Yeah. experiment like different kind of genres and mix up and at times like just um you know try different kind of uh vocal tones and um you know just flows and everything melodies like that is something that is unconventional you know unusual >> what do you say [cheering] >> this is ih radio live I'm Jojo Wright AND THAT IS CORDIS [screaming] Y [cheering] >> this has and iHeart Radio Live featuring Cortis celebrating their first EP, Color Outside the Lines. Thanks for joining us. [music]