Color Outside the Lines

Color Outside the Lines
Digital cover
EP by Cortis
Released	September 8, 2025 (2025-09-08)
Genre	hip hop K-pop [1]
Length	17:33
Language	Korean
Label	Big Hit
Producer	"Hitman" Bang Wyatt Bernard Austin Corona Zach Fogarty James Johnny Goldstein Hiss Noise Martin Supreme Boi Slush Puppy
Singles from Color Outside the Lines
"Go!" Released: August 11, 2025 "What You Want" Released: August 18, 2025 "Fashion" Released: September 8, 2025

Color Outside the Lines is the first extended play by South Korean boy band Cortis. The EP was released by Big Hit Music on September 8, 2025, and is supported by the singles "Go!", "What You Want" and "Fashion".

Background and release

In April 2025, Hybe Corporation, Big Hit Music's parent company, announced their plan to debut a new boy band in the third quarter of the year. ^[2] Big Hit Music further confirmed the news in June, announcing an August debut for the group. ^[3] The band members and its name, Cortis, were officially announced on July 14 and August 7, respectively. ^{[4] [5]}

Cortis released a music video for the track "Go!" on August 11, ^[6] before officially debuting on August 18 with the release of the EP's lead single "What You Want". ^[7] An English version of "What You Want", featuring American rapper Teezo Touchdown, was released four days later. ^[8] Color Outside the Lines was released alongside the music video for "Fashion" on September 8. ^[9]

Commercial performance

According to data provided by Hanteo Chart, Color Outside the Lines sold approximately 250,000 copies on its first day of release, breaking the record for the highest first day sale for a K-pop act that debuted in 2025. ^[10] Within a week, approximately 430,000 copies of the EP were sold, making it the fourth highest in initial sales for a K-pop act's debut album. ^[11] In the US, the EP debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, the second highest ever for a K-pop act's debut album. ^[12]

Track listing

Color Outside the Lines track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Go!"	Johnny Goldstein Supreme Boi Martin Hiss Noise James Mary Lou Mortimer Seonghyeon Keonho Juhoon	Goldstein Hiss Noise [a] Supreme Boi [a]	2:50
2.	"What You Want"	Supreme Boi Teezo Touchdown Hiss Noise Zach Fogarty Seonghyeon Slush Puppy "Hitman" Bang Martin Keonho Juhoon	Supreme Boi Hiss Noise Fogarty Slush Puppy Bang	3:14
3.	"Fashion"	Supreme Boi Martin Hiss Noise Slush Puppy Gino the Ghost Anthony Watts Keonho Seonghyeon Juhoon	Supreme Boi Hiss Noise Slush Puppy	2:54
4.	"Joyride"	Hiss Noise Martin Austin Corona Wyatt Bernard CDF Kristin Carpenter Seonghyeon Supreme Boi James Juhoon Keonho	Hiss Noise Corona Bernard Martin James	2:37
5.	"Lullaby"	Martin James Supreme Boi Hiss Noise Seonghyeon	Martin Supreme Boi Hiss Noise	2:44
6.	"What You Want" (featuring Teezo Touchdown)	Touchdown Supreme Boi Hiss Noise Fogarty Seonghyeon Slush Puppy Martin Keonho Juhoon James	Supreme Boi Hiss Noise Fogarty Slush Puppy Bang	3:14
Total length:				17:33

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Color Outside the Lines Chart (2025) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 29 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 29 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 54 Croatian International Albums (HDU) [16] 16 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 67 Greek Albums (IFPI) [18] 76 Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [19] 22 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [20] 4 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [21] 6 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [22] 28 South Korean Albums (Circle) [23] 2 US Billboard 200 [24] 15 US World Albums ( Billboard ) [25] 2

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Color Outside the Lines Chart (2025) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [26] 17 South Korean Albums (Circle) [27] 6 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Color Outside the Lines Chart (2025) Position Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) [28] 87

Certifications

Certifications for Color Outside the Lines

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [29]	2× Platinum	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Color Outside the Lines

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	September 8, 2025	CD vinyl LP digital download streaming	Big Hit Music

References

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