[PLAVE] What is a K-POP group that Japanese people don't know about, even though they have sold over 200,000 CDs?

[PLAVE] What is a K-POP group that Japanese people don't know about, even though they have sold over 200,000 CDs? The Korean boy group "PLAVE" is a five-member group that debuted in March 2023.
Virtual idol. They were formed with the idea of ``creating a new world in order to make our dreams come true,'' and the group's concept is ``idols that look like they appeared in manga.''
The newcomer officially debuted with "ASTERUM" on March 12th this year, and about 4,000 netizens from various countries gathered for the live STREAM, and the virtual idol section of China's Weibo
They have already gathered a large number of domestic and foreign fans, such as recording the first place at the gate. In addition, the implementation of “video call meetings (commonly known as Yeonton)” to interact with fans, and popular Korean music as an idol
Considering their appearance on the program "Show Music Center" and the number of subscribers on their official YouTube channel, which currently exceeds 400,000, they are a group with a higher popularity than previous virtual idols.
feel. Rather than the anime style seen in Japan's VTuber scene, they are characterized by their avatars that are somewhat closer to live-action (photorealistic), and the MV also features a highly complete art background.
Animation is incorporated, and you can feel that the MV is also produced as "one work" by them. Their new album "ASTERUM:
The Shape of Things to Come” was released. As of August 31, album sales have surpassed 220,000 copies, making it a boy group that debuted this year.
Among them, it boasts the highest sales following Korean boy groups "ZERO BASE ONE" and "BOY NEXT DOOR". The title song "Sixth Summer" is an acoustic guitar and peer
A nostalgic song with an impressive sound full of nostalgia. Comparing the anguish and adversity of each member to "rain", the five boys who overcame the difficult situation became one and met the fans, "6
It depicts fantasy lyrics that reach the beginning of the second summer. The rich melody that contains the passion in the quietness of the summer's damp heat is soothing.
As I mentioned earlier, the MV is also of high quality and conveys the story of the song even more, so please take a look.