Cortis 'REDRED' ranks No.1 on TikTok 2026 Summer Song Korean Chart... Selected as 'Representative Boy Group of This Summer'

The group CORTIS took first place on TikTok’s ’2026 Summer Song of the Year’ Korea chart with ″REDRED.″ Every year, TikTok analyzes video data created by users utilizing music on the platform and viral trends to release a list of the ’Summer Songs of the Year.’ On this year’s Korea chart, CORTIS was selected as a representative artist of ’K-pop Summer’ and was also named the ’Boy Group That Shined This Summer’ in the ’TikTok Summer Honor 2026’ category. This marked CORTIS’s prominence both domestically and internationally. The Korea chart included the latest K-pop songs such as ILLIT’s ″It’s Me″ and PLAVE’s ″HMPH!,″ as well as previous hits like iKON’s ″LOVE SCENARIO.″ Overseas tracks also gained attention through challenges and memes, including Japanese artists Sasane’s ″mosimosi?″ and Sakuma Hitomi’s ″Change My World (Going Mad Mix).″ The global chart was topped by Katy Perry’s 2011 song ″The One That Got Away.″ This song was used in over 42 million videos on TikTok this summer, accumulating 55 billion views and 1.8 billion Spotify streams. Songs by international artists such as Mac Miller and Lenny Kravitz also ranked highly. In the themed category ’Summer Songs of the Year, Vol. 2026,’ CORTIS’s ″REDRED″ was included in the ’K-pop Summer’ section, while Zara Larsson’s ″Midnight Sun″ and Katy Perry’s song were featured in the ’Pop Girl Summer’ and ’Retro Revival’ categories, respectively. In the ’TikTok Summer Honor 2026,’ besides CORTIS, Zara Larsson, the collaboration by KITSCHKRIEG, Blumengarten, and Shirin David, and Slayyyter were selected as ’The Biggest Presence This Summer,’ ’The Summer’s Misheard Lyrics Song,’ and ’The Summer’s New Artist,’ respectively. Tracy Gardner, Head of Global Music Business at TikTok, stated, ″From emerging artists meeting fans worldwide to timeless classics being discovered by new generations for the first time, the TikTok community once again demonstrates how it enjoys and embraces music in diverse forms. TikTok is a space where music culture is formed and fandoms grow, connecting artists and music with new audiences and creating a flow where discoveries that start on the platform extend beyond it.″ CORTIS said, ″’REDRED’ being selected as TikTok’s Summer Song of the Year is very meaningful and joyful. Watching TikTok users worldwide discover our song within the TikTok community and enjoy it in their own creative ways was also a special experience. We sincerely thank COER (our fandom) and everyone who shared this special summer moment with our song.″