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Why is PLAVE so popular in Korea? ›

While fans don't know the public identities behind the avatars of Yejun, Noah, Bamby, Eunho and Hamin, what fans have been able to connect with is not just each of their musical abilities but their personalities—a critical difference that's making PLAVE such a standout success.

PLAVE (플레이브) is a virtual five-member boy group under VLAST. They made their debut on March 12, 2023 with their single album "Asterum". Their name is a combination of the words "Play" and "Rêve" and means that they are creating a new world to achieve their dreams.

Name. The group name "Plave" is a compound word combining Play + Rêve (Dream), symbolising their worldview of creating a new space to achieve their dreams.

Their fan group or fandom name is PLLI. While PLAVE is not the first virtual K-pop idol group, their success and advanced technological production have put them at the forefront of a movement in the industry.

The first significant wave of immigration started on January 13, 1903, when a shipload of Korean immigrants arrived in Hawaii to work on pineapple and sugar plantations. By 1905, more than 7,226 Koreans had come to Hawaii (637 women; 465 children) to escape the famines and turbulent political climate of Korea.

In general, the artists are in the motion capture studio, wearing all their mocap equipment, while the performances with the virtual avatars is being streamed, in real time, to the venue's screens.

Leading the charge is Lee Sung-gu, the CEO of VLAST Entertainment, who recently unveiled the group's unlikely secret to success: what he calls the "humanism" ingrained in each member, offering a unique twist on the traditional non-human group concept.

Virtual boy band Plave's agency Vlast signed a partnership deal with HYBE Japan to accelerate the avatar quintet's debut in Japan. "We signed a deal with HYBE Japan for our group Plave's launch and activities in Japan," Vlast said in a press release.

Hamin (하민) is a South Korean rapper under VLAST. He is a member of the virtual boy group PLAVE.

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The five members - leader Yejun, main vocalist Noah, dancer Bamby, and rappers Eunho and Hamin - released their debut album "Asterum," which they wrote, composed, and choreographed themselves.

PLAVE is not AI-generated, like so many other new K-pop groups, there are actual people behind the virtual avatars. The band utilizes motion capture technology in order to track the movements and expressions of each member.

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The band sold over 560,000 copies of the album during its first week of release, the 17th-highest record among all K-pop boy group releases. PLAVE even topped the weekly chart of Music Core in the same month, one of Korea's three biggest TV music programs, which was the first for a virtual group.

While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, the term is often used when referring to artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre of music output.

PLAVE (Korean: 플레이브; Japanese: プレイブ) is a virtual five-member boy group under VLAST. They made their debut on March 12, 2023 with their single album "Asterum". Their name is a combination of the words "Play" and "Rêve" and means that they are creating a new world to achieve their dreams.

In the 60s and 70s, fried chicken was meant for special occasions, but the Korean fried chicken concept became popular in the 90s. This was when most Korean families lived in apartment complexes, and food can be easily delivered and enjoyed as an affordable meal or snack.

The fast-growing current of South Korea's global popularity through exportation of pop culture, called the Korean Wave or “Hallyu,” encompasses many industries, including film, music, arts, food, technology, and beauty.

Their music — which spans several languages, including Korean, English and Japanese — attracts a global audience, even causing a huge spark in tourism in their home country. In 2020, the HRI reported that at least 796,000 people visited South Korea for BTS.