“K-Pop’s future is really over…”
Koreaboo
HYBE group CORTIS‘s unreleased song performance at a global event has sparked major backlash from netizens.
Recently, CORTIS appeared at the NBA Crossover show held and they performed an unreleased track called “YCC (Young Creator Crew).
CORTIS performs their unreleased track “YCC (Young Creator Crew)” live at the NBA Crossover show held during All-Star Weekend.
pic.twitter.com/f7PaNrRI5G— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) February 13, 2026
Yet, when a video of the performance was posted on social media, it was hit with a wave of criticism towards the group, including their skills as idols but also past allegations about “plagiarizing” artists.
No vocals, no dancing skills, no star quality, just plagiarizing black artists and looking a mess https://t.co/Qdt7kR8zp2
— IXY (@0325_Ixy) February 13, 2026
They better keep it unreleased https://t.co/N2kS9gYElY
— L (@SKlNGZ_) February 13, 2026
This is result of a kpop group going somewhere through payola and bribery
They can’t sing well and they don’t even have stage presence 💀🥴 https://t.co/z4rgN76755
— L🍂 (@RahabnehSu81281) February 13, 2026
Damn Hybe don’t really care about good music and good vocals at all https://t.co/ZAGACdNyFP pic.twitter.com/Fmt2dXHS2L
— Saperavi Girl (@SangminM13400) February 14, 2026
The group later posted a proper cover, teasing the song.
CORTIS reveals unreleased song “YCC (Young Creator Crew)” in new video. pic.twitter.com/W5BMAWoJ7U
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) February 13, 2026
Once again, the video was met with a wave of malicious hate and criticism towards the song, with some comparing it to past boy group songs but also “doomposting” about the future of K-Pop.
noise pollution break pic.twitter.com/KFIB8xGVV8 https://t.co/w9M7HAfXHF
— ່ (@worstbehaveior) February 13, 2026
kpops future is really over https://t.co/L0CfG9BONu
— ຸ (@aerivua) February 13, 2026
No artistry, no creativity, no identity, no originality, no meaning. There’s literally no difference from this to AI slop. The future of kpop looks bleak. https://t.co/U3bnGJ2v9w
— p*r 🥢 💤 (@jnktoowell) February 13, 2026
Keep it unreleased no shade https://t.co/CvkoMUvdoF pic.twitter.com/zoKEFLBoOw
— caylarts (@Chewinggum72) February 13, 2026
Whatever nasty trend is going on in HYBE keep it away from btxt https://t.co/H6V4vMV4Kw pic.twitter.com/hZ1mUfHCoZ
— Anna✩ (@yawnzzjoon) February 13, 2026
Since debuting, CORTIS has sparked controversy.