Virtual idol group PLAVE has broken their own record by selling over 1.03 million copies in the first week.

According to the Hanteo Chart, a domestic music site, as of the 9th, PLAVE‘s third mini-album ‘Caligo Pt. 1’, released on the 3rd, sold 1,038,308 copies in the first week, surpassing 1.03 million copies, once again achieving a ‘career high’.

PLAVE, who announced a quiet but meaningful start by selling 27,000 copies in the first week of their debut album, is fundamentally changing the paradigm of the music industry by setting an incredible record as the first boy group in 2025 and the first virtual idol group to sell over 1 million copies in the first week in less than two years since their debut.

All five songs on the album, including the title track ‘Dash’, ‘RIZZ’, ʻChroma Drift’, ʻ12:32 (A to T)’, and ‘Island’, achieved a music chart ‘lineup’ from 1st to 5th place. It surpassed one million Melon album streams in just 2 hours and 20 minutes since its release, and with 11 million cumulative streams in 24 hours, it became the millionth album with the highest number of streams in 24 hours among all albums released on Melon.

In addition, with 1 billion cumulative streams for all released songs, it entered Melon’s Hall of Fame ‘Billions Club’ in the shortest time, becoming the only artist to simultaneously hold the records of entering the Billions Club in the shortest time and the highest million-streaming album in 24 hours. Meanwhile, on the 9th, the cumulative streaming of all released songs surpassed 2 billion.

Plave said, “It‘s an honor to write a new history with Flea. We will continue to repay you with good music and love.”

Plave’s third mini-album, ‘Caligo Pt. 1’, is their first new album in five months since the digital single ’Pump Up The Volume!‘. The members participated in composing, writing lyrics, choreography, and producing, revealing the aspect of self-produced idols.

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

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