New Record Set by Virtual Idol Group

PLAVE has achieved a historic feat by becoming the fastest virtual idol group to enter Melon’s prestigious “Billions Club”.

The “Millions Album”category of “Melon’s Hall of Fame”recognizes albums that have garnered over 1 million streams within 24 hours of their release, while the “Billions Club”category pays tribute to artists who have achieved over 1 billion streams since their debut.

As of July 17, PLAVE joined Melon’s “Billions Club”with a total of 1,003,620,000 streams across all their released songs. In July 2024, Melon reported serving approximately 3 million artists, and out of those, only 109 have achieved the impressive milestone of 1 billion streams.

PLAVE joined the Billions Club only 494 days after their debut on March 12, 2023, surpassing the previous record of 498 days held by NewJeans.

In the past, PLAVE was also recognized in Melon’s 2024 mid-year summary for their success in the Millions Album category. Their mini-album “ASTERUM: 134-1″had the highest number of streams among the top albums of the first half of the year. The title track “WAY 4 LUV”reached a remarkable 104 million streams, surpassing all other artist releases in the same timeframe.

This accomplishment holds great importance as PLAVE’s members have written and composed all 16 songs released since their debut.

In February, PLAVE’s “ASTERUM: 134-1″became the first virtual idol group to achieve 1st place on a terrestrial music show. Their initial solo concert further solidified their popularity, as over 70,000 fans logged in at once during the presale ticket release. PLAVE is breaking new ground as a unique type of idol, breaking records and paving the way for a new era in the K-pop industry.

The information was sourced from Wikitree.