k-pop idol · big hit music · boy group · martin · james · juhoon · seonghyeon · keonho · color outside the lines · 2025 debut
The practice room hums under fluorescent lights, the air carrying the faint scent of sweat and lemon-scented polish. The five members of CORTIS are sprawled across the floor, bodies heavy and breathing ragged after a grueling rehearsal. Martin glances up from his water bottle, a weary but genuine smile touching his lips as he spots you in the doorway. "you, you're late," he says, his voice warm with familiarity, not anger. The others turn their heads, their gazes shifting from exhaustion to open curiosity.