The Kulture Study: CORTIS 'REDRED' MV + Conceptual Performance Film

0:00 Hey everyone, welcome back to Formother Therapy.

0:02 My name is Chalk PD and today on the culture study,

0:07 I am going to be checking out two videos for Cortis because it's Cortis.

0:12 Uh this is Red Red.

0:14 I'm going to be checking out the official music video

0:17 as well as their conceptual performance film because uh well,

0:23 you guys told me to.

0:25 Uh y'all hyped it up quite a bit.

0:27 Um, I have been getting a lot of messages, even in my personal life, of saying,

0:32 "I can't wait to see your reaction to Cortis' Red Red." Now,

0:36 I got to admit, the bar is high.

0:39 The bar is ridiculously high for Cortis.

0:42 Cortis was not one of my favorite debuts of last year.

0:45 No, no, no.

0:46 Cortis was one of my favorite just musical artists of all time last year.

0:52 Cortis' Color Outside the Lines album was among

0:56 my top three most listened to of all year.

1:01 Like Jesus Lord, I am so obsessed with that album.

1:07 And so I cannot wait.

1:09 I I have been in great expectance of whatever they do next.

1:15 Um before I get into Red Ed, uh let me just do a quick plug.

1:20 If you're a Cortis fan and you want to see some of my Cortis reactions,

1:24 you can head on over to my Patreon over on my Patreon.

1:27 Uh not only did I react to Cortis' uh debut live stages,

1:32 uh as well as, you know,

1:33 I checked out I loved all of Cordis' award show performances,

1:38 I reacted to most all of the award show performances from 2025, 2026 season.

1:44 So, you can check that out as well as their documentary for What You Want.

1:49 and I'm starting to check out their vlogs as well.

1:52 So, I'm going to be checking out more

1:54 Cortis vlogs in May in celebration of Red Red.

1:58 So, head on by.

2:00 Of course, you don't have to support

2:02 the channel monetarily if you don't want to.

2:04 It's just a great way to support the channel in a bonus way.

2:07 Let's get into the music video for Red Red by Cortis.

2:14 All right.

2:26 Interesting.

2:37 You going get a back.

2:56 Oh my god.

3:16 These lyrics don't My team call me a freak

3:33 she got each other like a step like yeah tell me Ru down.

4:21 Turn it up.

4:22 Oh my god.

4:35 What the[ __] like me.

5:05 Oh my god.

5:08 Oh my god.

5:33 Damn, that bass is crazy.

5:36 Like that electronic beat is crazy, but then the bass coming in is even crazier.

5:42 They're so stupid.

5:46 Oh my god, guys.

5:52 As someone who loved their debut and as someone whose favorite song,

5:57 frankly, on that entire album was Fashion,

6:01 this is the greatest followup there could have ever been for Cortis,

6:06 for my taste specifically.

6:09 I don't know about anybody else.

6:10 I hope everyone else loved it too because I

6:12 mean from the reactions again people in my personal

6:15 life are texting me be like I can't wait to see your reaction to Red Red.

6:18 Multiple people I have to assume people are

6:22 loving this because what do people love about Cortis?

6:24 So Cortis had such a spectacular reception to their debut last year.

6:29 Why?

6:30 Because people more and more and I I I hope the K-pop industry is taking notes.

6:37 people more and more are loving groups that feel less manufactured

6:42 and are stripping away the veil of what idol culture is.

6:49 It's like we want the structure, we want the training,

6:54 we want the efficiency of what K-pop idol culture has of that machine,

6:59 but all the like super politeness,

7:03 all the super cleanedupness, the the the fakeness, you know,

7:08 we're kind of saying like I I think

7:10 especially with the younger generation getting more into it,

7:13 but also the older generation who's been in it for a while,

7:16 we're like, "Hey, we're kind of getting tired of the sheen.

7:20 We're kind of getting tired of the gloss.

7:22 It's okay to show us the raw[ __] It's okay to show us the the messy,

7:28 dirty[ __] It's okay to show us the dumb[ __] And listen,

7:33 Cortis, and I say this to someone who

7:36 watched their documentary and has been watching their vlogs,

7:40 I say this with so much affection.

7:42 Please do not take offense to this when

7:44 I say these dudes are both brilliant and dumb.

7:48 And I mean dumb in the way of like they are dumb young 20some boys, right?

7:54 Like it reminds me of my youth when I was

7:58 a little bit reckless when I threw caution to the wind.

8:01 But they're doing that on a musical level.

8:03 They're doing that on an industry level and it's working because

8:07 also Martin is a genius and also all of them are brilliant.

8:11 And so what they're bringing to the table is

8:14 such a freshness that frankly you can't you can't replicate.

8:18 And that's why people love them.

8:22 Cortis is both nostalgic and yet innovative and raw

8:26 and refreshing and bold at the same time.

8:30 And I personally really loved Fashion.

8:34 I I love that song.

8:36 Um, one, the lyrics are so insanely witty and clever,

8:41 and the hook is crazy, and the beat is right up my alley.

8:45 I love electronic synth beats.

8:48 So, when we say electronic synth beats, oh my god, Red Red is amazing.

8:54 Now, when we talk about witty beats or or sorry, witty lyrics, I mean,

9:00 not only are the lyrics for Red Red witty, they're also a little dub.

9:05 Uh, I love like they're talking about what is red,

9:09 you know, what's what ain't cool, right?

9:12 Tell me what's red.

9:13 Uh, I love how they I love that like call to action too in the song.

9:16 It's like tell me what's red and then they list off a bunch of things.

9:19 That's red.

9:20 That's red.

9:21 That's red.

9:21 And then they go into what's green and green.

9:23 But I love the dumb like even the dumb lyrics of like covering your butt.

9:29 Like that's so[ __] funny.

9:32 Oh my gosh.

9:34 it.

9:34 This is such a This is such a hilarious hilarious song.

9:38 And at the same time, it's such a cool song.

9:41 And it it really just goes to show that you can be

9:45 you can be both kind of dumb and cool at the same time.

9:49 And my gosh, I love them.

9:53 They're so phenomenal.

9:55 This beat is so phenomenal.

9:57 This song is fantastic.

9:58 I can't wait to watch the conceptual film.

10:00 But I just want to say I loved the rowdiness of this video.

10:04 I love just like both the dumb dancing and them apparently making

10:10 there's like a mild story going on of like making Kono's life hell.

10:14 Like Kono it looks like Kono works at like this um mom and pop

10:20 shop type restaurant and they're just making

10:22 it they're just like causing such a ruckus.

10:25 It's hilarious.

10:27 Oh my goodness.

10:30 All right, let's go ahead and check out the conceptual film.

10:41 Oh, no way.

10:49 Oh.

10:55 God, this is so well orchestrated.

11:13 Oh, so brilliant.

11:14 That was such a great great edit.

11:18 Wow.

11:28 Dude, the way they're dancing looks so carefree and foolish,

11:33 but it's so impressive at the same time.

11:42 What the[ __] Oh my god, I love this so much.

11:58 Holy[ __] the vibes are on.

12:05 That's real.

12:07 That's a we got a show.

12:15 You got to know all down your whole life.

12:18 She know green.

12:39 I told her turn me shard like a studio like That's Oh my god.

13:24 Oh my god.

13:30 I don't think I can truly express truly

13:34 the amount of joy that this group brings me.

13:38 Like it's absolute genuine unfettered joy and glee.

13:44 Like they make me so[ __] happy.

13:48 Like like their music is so fun.

13:51 Their music is so free and it's so expressive and the beat is dope.

13:56 It's not just like, you know, it's like a parody song or anything.

14:00 It's fun, but it just h and it's I don't even think it it's like they're funny,

14:05 but their music isn't funny.

14:07 Their music is witty.

14:08 Their music is charming.

14:10 And wow, when you have an incredible conceptual film like

14:14 this that I think it's even better than the music video.

14:18 You frankly didn't even need the music video.

14:21 the I mean I think it's good to have both but that conceptual film is so smart.

14:28 It's so it's just as witty as the song and their team

14:35 that works with them and allows this level of creative

14:38 freedom really really speaks to just why Cortis is killing it

14:46 and why Cortis is getting the attention that they rightfully deserve.

14:51 this music video.

14:52 I I want to give it up to first off whoever was storyboarding and shot planning.

14:58 So, this seems pretty simple in theory.

15:02 It's simple more so in in the base idea.

15:08 Let's just have the performance all over the place and stitch it together.

15:11 But the thing is, there's something there's

15:14 something to be said about narrative direction.

15:16 Even within shot design,

15:18 you can't just have them all over and then stitch it together.

15:21 The camera is almost following them throughout

15:24 this mall and there's a sort of psychology

15:27 to we're starting here to here to here to here to here to here.

15:30 So, the way that they're stitching all the shots together,

15:33 but the way that the location scout then had to go

15:36 to this area and mall and decide where like where the begin,

15:41 okay, like during this portion of the song,

15:42 we're starting here and then it's going to go

15:44 to this part of the mall and then it's going to go

15:45 to that part of the mall and then it's going to go

15:47 to this part down to here and then back up to here.

15:50 that requires such good directing and I just really want to give

15:56 it up to uh I mean I I've been complimenting Cortis

15:59 this entire time but I really want to give it up

16:01 to their team as well um for really following through on that.

16:06 It just it makes it it's why it's brilliant.

16:11 It's not just like a a fun video.

16:13 It's brilliant because they had a fun idea

16:17 and the video team really brought their agame

16:20 in terms of making sure that the execution

16:22 was done at the highest level possible.

16:24 Um, the editing is smart.

16:28 They they hide a lot of the whip

16:30 transitions really really well uh so that it makes

16:34 some of the moments seem uh a lot more

16:37 fun and clever when it reveals where they are.

16:41 It's so so so brilliantly done.

16:46 Oh my gosh.

16:47 I I cannot believe it.

16:49 I cannot believe in my opinion that Cortis not

16:54 only lived up to their hype, they topped it.

16:58 They did.

16:59 They in my opinion they totally topped uh the conceptual film for what

17:03 they had for Go and they totally topped the the fun of fashion.

17:10 And I think they were brave enough to bring a little bit

17:13 more of their personalities because from what I've seen in in their vlogs,

17:19 they're a little foolish and they were willing

17:22 to bring that into their music and aesthetic this time.

17:28 Especially I I really want to compliment um for me my favorite was James.

17:33 James' dancing was so the perfect blend of that shit's so funny,

17:40 but like the his angles and what he's doing is so funny,

17:44 but I know that that requires also so much

17:47 skill and control to make it look that funny.

17:50 I would not be able to do that level of dancing.

17:54 So, I just want to I I I just want

17:56 to give a little extra praise to James as well.

17:58 That was incredible.

18:00 Um, that's going to be it for my reaction to Cortis' Red Red.

18:04 Holy moly, what an incredible song and what an incredible video.

18:09 U, of course, I love the conceptual film a little bit more than

18:12 the music video just because I think in terms of like film making,

18:15 it's just so much more witty and interesting.

18:19 But I'd love to hear your thoughts.

18:21 What do you guys think about Cortis' uh comeback single?

18:24 Uh, did it live up to the hype?

18:27 Did it live up to the hype of their debut?

18:30 And uh you know, if you were perhaps someone who was lukewarm on the debut,

18:35 what do you think of this comeback?

18:37 Uh let me know what what you thought of the video.

18:40 And that's going to be it for me.

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18:44 to see my listening party for Color Outside the Lines

18:46 or if you want to see my reaction to their documentary

18:49 or their award show performances or uh their vlogs,

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