”PLAVE” tops Melon Top 100...first male idol this year

Virtual idol group "PLAVE" has topped the music charts with their new song "Pump Up The Volume!"
On the 20th, the album "Pump" was released, which topped various music charts upon its release, proving its popularity and hot topicality.
"Up The Volume!" was ranked 1st on the HOT100 and 6th on the TOP100 at 7pm on the Korean music site Melon.
With this record, PLAVE is the first male idol group to top the Melon TOP100 in 2024, and the first virtual idol
In 2024, IU's "Love wins all" and BIBI's "Bam Yang"
Gang, aespa's "Supernova," ILLIT's "Magnetic," and many other hits.
They have topped the OP100 chart, but so far they are the only male group to do so with "PLAVE".
The K-POP male idol groups that ranked first in the TOP100 are "BTS" and "B
"IGBANG", "NCT DREAM", "SEVENTEEN", and "EXO" are the only five groups that have been added to the list. "PLAVE" has proven its strength as a male idol group to follow them.
Following the release of their new single album, PLAVE will hold a fan concert titled "PLAVE FAN CONCERT [Hello,
Asterum! will hold an encore performance.