CORTIS has come under fire following their first-ever concert, with fans expressing disappointment over several aspects of the event.
The rookie boy group recently held their first concert, but the setlist quickly became a hot topic online after being shared on Korean communities.
According to the revealed setlist, CORTIS performed songs including “YOUNGCREATORCREW,” “FaSHION,” “REDRED,” “Acai,” “TNT,” “Mention me,” “Joyride,” “Lullaby,” “Blue Lips,” “Wass up,” “GO,” and “What you want.”
THIS SECTION SHOULD BE AT THE FRONT YLL ECUJWJDJW THIS IS HOW YOU ENJOY THE CORTIS TOURRR!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥#CORTIS #코르티스#PUTYOURPHONEDOWN pic.twitter.com/zJHyE9pg6F
— coervogue (@eomcoertis) July 18, 2026
However, fans were surprised by how often certain songs appeared throughout the performance. The encore reportedly featured repeated performances of songs already included in the main setlist, with “REDRED,” “YOUNGCREATORCREW,” and “Mention me” appearing multiple times.
The concert reportedly lasted around 1 hour and 40 minutes, with fans also pointing out that there were no outfit changes or cover stages during the show.
The time it took me to get here from home was longer than the actual concert. What are they even doing right now?
야 공연시간보다 내가집에서온시간이더길어 뭐해지금
— ddu.. (@ddush99) July 18, 2026
Many fans expected rookie groups to include cover performances to fill out their first concerts, especially when they have a limited discography. CORTIS has currently released only 12 songs, making the lack of additional stages a point of discussion.
No, what the f*ck are you talking about..? So you’re saying CORTIS’ first concert really ended after only 1 hour and 40 minutes, they didn’t even change outfits, there were obviously no cover stages, and during the encore they picked two songs and performed those same two songs 18,284 times before disappearing? Is that actually real?
아니뭔소리야..? 그러니까 코르티스 콘서트 첫콘이 1시간 40분만에 끝낫고 의상 체인지도 하지 않앗으며 커버 무대는 당연히 없엇고 앵콜은 노래 두곡 골라서 두곡을 18284번 하고 사라졋다는게
레알임?— ㅊ (@chewn247) July 18, 2026
Some Korean netizens questioned whether the event felt more like a fan concert rather than a full concert, while others expressed disbelief over the repeated songs.
- “Isn’t this supposed to be a fan concert..?”
- “Only one outfit…?”
- “What is this..? They could have at least done cover songs.”
- “They didn’t even do any cover performances? Rookie groups usually fill the setlist with cover stages.”
- “They performed the same song five times and four times? I honestly can’t believe it.”
- “Really? Were those remix versions or something?”
- “They repeated the same songs that many times? Do fans actually like that?”
- “This is too much.”
- “This is the first concert I’ve seen where they performed the same song again and again. Is everyone doing this these days?”
As CORTIS is still a newly debuted group, some fans have defended the setlist by noting that the group has a smaller number of songs compared to more established artists. However, the unusual structure of their first concert has continued to draw attention online.