The virtual idol group PLAVE is returning with a mini album.

PLAVE made their comeback official by releasing a coming soon image and scheduler through their official SNS channel on the 9th.

The released image has a dark alley covered in thick fog, creating a mysterious and cool atmosphere. Above it, the title of their third mini album, ‘Caligo Pt. 1‘, and the release date, ’2025.02. 03. 6 PM (KST) RELEASE‘, are written, signaling the start of a full-fledged comeback countdown.

According to the scheduler, PLAVE will start releasing a concept film on the 13th, and will then release various advance content such as a moving poster, concept photos, album jacket, tracklist, highlight medley, and music video teaser until the release date. In particular, the schedule included a physical album preview, which is a form of pre-content that is being revealed for the first time, which has further heightened fans‘ curiosity and expectations.

PLAVE’s mini-album ’Caligo Pt. 1’ comes five months after the release of the digital single ’Pump Up The Volume!‘ last August. Attention is being paid to what concept PLAVE, who showed off a lively and bubbly charm, will return with this time.

PLAVE topped Melon‘s HOT100 and TOP100 charts on the day of the release of their new song ‘Pump Up The Volume!’ last August, and caught everyone’s attention by rising to No. 1 on a terrestrial music show. Also, they proved their popularity by reaching 1 billion cumulative streaming based on all released songs, making it into Melon‘s Hall of Fame ‘Billions Club’ in the shortest time ever.

PLAVE’s third mini-album ‘Caligo Pt. 1’ will be released on various music sites at 6 p.m. on February 3.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com