KPOP 5th generation · VLAST / Universal Music Japan
PLAVE
プレイブ / 플레이브
PLAVE perform as avatars, and the five of them write, compose and choreograph their own material rather than fronting somebody else's.
- 2023DebutMar 12, 2023
- 5Members
- 5thGeneration
- PLLIFandom
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In 30 seconds: PLAVE
YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO and HAMIN have taken the project past novelty: the 2026 record sold more than a million copies in its first week.
Start here if you want to see the virtual format treated with the same effort as any other Korean group gets.
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Key facts
- Group name
- PLAVE
- Reading / Hangul
- プレイブ / 플레이브
- Company
- VLAST / Universal Music Japan
- Debut date
- March 12, 2023
- Days active
- 1,329 days (3 years, 7 months)
- Debut song
- Wait for you
- Generation
- 5th generation
- Fandom name
- PLLI(プリ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| イェジュン | 2001-09-12 | 25 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| ノア | 2001-02-10 | 25 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| バンビ | 2002-07-15 | 24 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| ウノ | 2003-05-24 | 23 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea | |
| ハミン | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
CONSTELLATIONS
Wait for you MVThe debut is where the story and the singing are introduced.
The 6th Summer MVThe 6th Summer uses animation for something live action could not do, and the adolescence in it lands.
WAY 4 LUV MVWAY 4 LUV is the one that stands up beside any other title track of its year.MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseLiveView in JapaneseStageView in JapaneseAudioView in Japanese
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From debut to now
- 2023Wait for you was the official debut, giving virtual performance and K-pop songwriting the same heat.
- 2024WAY 4 LUV, from ASTERUM : 134-1, widened the finish of the vocals, the choreography and the visual work.
- 2025Dash deepened the storytelling, and a JP 1ST SINGLE opened a way in for Japanese-speaking listeners.
- 2026The 4th mini album Caligo Pt.2, led by Born Savage, set a personal best with more than one and a quarter million copies in its opening week.
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Achievements
2 daesang · 11 awards · 3 chart No. 1s (compiled by KPOP DISCOVER, as of October 31, 2026)
Awards
Major wins
- 2025
Hanteo Music Awards HMA
- Artist of the YearDaesang
- 2024
Hanteo Music Awards HMA
- Artist of the YearDaesang
See 9 more awards
- 2025
Hanteo Music Awards HMA
- Special Award – Virtual
- 2025
Melon Music Awards MMA
- Top 10 Artist
- 2025
Asia Star Entertainer Awards ASEA
- Best Group (Male)
- 2025
The Fact Music Awards TMA
- Fan N Star Choice Award
- 2024
Golden Disc Awards GDA
- Most Popular Artist – Male
- 2024
Melon Music Awards MMA
- Top 10 Artist
- 2024
Seoul Music Awards SMA
- Bonsang
- 2024
The Fact Music Awards TMA
- Fan N Star Choice Award
- 2024
Asia Star Entertainer Awards ASEA
- Best Virtual Artist
Charts and PAK
Peak chart positions
- ASTERUM : 134-1CircleNo. 1Physical
- PLBBUUCircleNo. 1Physical
- Pump Up The Volume!CircleNo. 1Digital
- Caligo Pt.1CircleNo. 2Physical
- DashCircleNo. 3DigitalBillboardNo. 195Digital
Music show wins
Sources and data (1)
Source: announcements by each award ceremony and official chart
Each record is checked against its source. These are within the collected period, not lifetime totals.
Verified information
Verified English information is not yet available for this section.
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Official links
Official site
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Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's PLAVE note
PLAVE is YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO and HAMIN, a K-pop group that appears as avatars. Motion capture carries the movement of the members themselves into the animation in real time, and they handle the singing, the lyrics, the composing and the choreography. Since debuting with Wait for you on March 12, 2023, they have treated the virtual form and the full strength of K-pop as one and the same thing.
For a way in, Wait for you, The 6th Summer and WAY 4 LUV make the clearest set of 3. The debut song gives you the voices and the world, The 6th Summer delivers an immersion that only avatar production can, and WAY 4 LUV reaches the point where vocals, choreography and staging all arrive together. The musical range is wide, from clear-toned pop to dance tracks, so any entry point works.
Dash deepened the storytelling in 2025, and a Japanese 1st single opened the door to listeners in Japan. The 4th mini album Caligo Pt.2 of April 2026, with Born Savage as its title song, set a personal best of more than one and a quarter million copies in its opening week and became their 3rd million-seller. Wait for you, then WAY 4 LUV, then Born Savage runs from the world of the debut to the height of the craft and on to the present.
Editors' take Wait for you / WAY 4 LUV / Born Savage — three years of change since the debut, in three songs from a VLAST five-piece.
Trivia worth knowing
Technique
PLAVE work through real-time motion capture, so the physical detail of singing and dancing carries into the official videos.
Production
The official profile presents them as a self-producing group, with members involved in lyrics, composition and choreography.
Japan
The Japanese debut centres on the Japanese single, a strong door in for listeners coming from Japan.
Spelling
PLLI works as a fandom name that visibly pairs with PLAVE when the two are written together.
Videos
Separating the clips, the Dance Practice, the Performance M/V and the official dingo live shows what virtual staging does best.
Comparison
Placed next to fifth-generation live-action acts such as RIIZE, TWS and BOYNEXTDOOR, what is distinct about PLAVE becomes plain.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 107/ 241 groups
No. 107 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 44%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 3Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 4Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-31).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines PLAVE?
YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO and HAMIN have taken the project past novelty: the 2026 record sold more than a million copies in its first week.
Why should a new listener start with PLAVE?
Start here if you want to see the virtual format treated with the same effort as any other Korean group gets.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Wait for you, The 6th Summer, WAY 4 LUV, then continue to the official video index.