A year after debut, Cordis accept an iHeartRadio award and explain their second album, Green Green.
Green and red are go and stopGreen stands for what they lean into, red for what they push back against, like a traffic sign.
The award speech thanks the fans firstAccepting Best New K-Pop Artist, the member credits the support and love the fans give, then family and the whole Cordis team.
Fame still has not become normalEven while making the second album they say the screaming fans and the stages still feel surreal.
Executive SummaryAI
Host Jordan welcomes Cordis back for a second interview, the five members introduce themselves as Jihoon, Gunwoo, Sean, Martin and James, and he notes they debuted about a year earlier on August 18th, 2025.
Asked how life changed, they say debuting changed their whole lifestyle and gave them more to write about, so the second album focuses on life post-debut and being on stage.
Jordan surprises them with their iHeartRadio Music Awards trophies for Best New K-Pop Artist, handed down one by one, and a member thanks the fans, their families and the Cordis team while regretting they could not attend.
They explain the new album Green Green, out May 4 with a lead single on April 20th: the title came from James's idea and the traffic-sign contrast, green for what they lean into and red for what they push back against, with title track Red Red naming the whole record.
Lighter stretches cover NBA All-Star weekend, where they saw LeBron James, got a fist bump from Rui Hachimura and had a Steph Curry jersey signed, plus WeverseCon in June, Lollapalooza in August, and a dance-practice door that opened by itself.
Key Quote
“You guys debuted about a year ago, August 18th, 2025.”