Meet the creator
THE MIND BEHIND THE MUSIC.
CORTIS’s leader brings a producer’s ear and a love of collaboration to the crew.
At a glance
- Full name
- Martin Edwards
- KOREAN NAME
- Park Woo-joo · 박우주
- Birthday
- 20 March 2008
- Age
- 18 (international)
- NATIONALITY
- Korean-Canadian
- Group role
- Leader
- Agency
- BIGHIT MUSIC
- Group debut
- 18 August 2025
- Fandom
- COER
His creative DNA
A wide musical palette
Raised on pop and psychedelic rock; cites Tame Impala, Pixies and Nirvana.
Built in the studio
Started with rap and lyrics, then explored recording in Cubase.
Always experimenting
For GREENGREEN, he recorded demos and guide vocals, and explored new rhythms with the crew.
Creative spotlight
- MagneticILLIT · Melody collaboration
- Deja VuTOMORROW X TOGETHER · Collaboration
- LullabyCORTIS · Created with the crew
Off stage
- Guitar
- Vintage fashion
- Walks & cycling
- Basketball
- Reading
The story so far
Martin’s musical upbringing ranged from pop to psychedelic rock. He learned guitar as a child and later explored rap, lyric writing and recording as a trainee.
Collaboration is central to his approach. He discussed working on ILLIT’s Magnetic and TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Deja Vu in his debut interview, as well as the shared experiments that became Lullaby.
For GREENGREEN, he recorded demos and guide vocals while the crew explored new rhythms. Reading is another source of inspiration: he has spoken about experiencing Project Hail Mary as a book before its film adaptation.
In his own words
“I prefer working as a team than on my own.”Read the full debut interview (opens in a new tab)Read the GREENGREEN interview (opens in a new tab)
Music & creative work
A closer look at Martin’s contributions to the music, movement and visual world of CORTIS.
- MagneticILLIT · Melody collaboration
- Deja VuTOMORROW X TOGETHER · Collaboration
- LullabyCORTIS · Created with the crew
These highlights describe collaborative contributions discussed in interviews. See release credits for formal songwriting and production roles.
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