60,000 people, 15 songs in 50 minutes and Verstappen photos that hit 1 million likes in 2 hours: CORTIS are the only K-pop act on the F1 Singapore main stage
On their first visit to the country, the BIGHIT quintet played the Singapore GP's Padang Stage wearing T-shirts with Ayrton Senna's logo.
Foto: Divulgação/BIGHIT MUSIC via The FactCORTIS made their Singapore debut in style: the quintet was the only K-pop act on the entertainment lineup of the 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, taking the main Padang Stage on Friday (9), local time. According to organizers, around 60,000 people watched the show, and the standing area was packed despite the heat, with fans arriving early with official lightsticks.
Over about 50 minutes, Martin, James, Juhun, Sunghyun and Geonho performed 15 songs, opening with 'TNT' and moving through 'FaSHioN', 'REDRED', 'GO!' and 'MOTION', featuring Juicy J. During 'YOUNGCREATORCREW', all five stepped off the stage to interact with the crowd. Their outfits had a vintage F1 feel, with customized T-shirts bearing Ayrton Senna's logo and checkered patterns. 'Thank you to everyone who came. This is truly a beautiful city,' they said, before trying out a local-style 'Thank you lah'.
The visit also delivered numbers off stage: at Red Bull's invitation, the group toured the Oracle Red Bull Racing garage and greeted Max Verstappen, and the photos, posted on F1's and the team's official accounts, reached 1 million likes in about two hours. A CORTIS pop-up store remains open at the Plaza Singapura mall until the 25th.
