PLAVE Tops FANNSTAR Global Hot Star Ranking for 96 Consecutive Weeks, Also Secures TMA Trophy

  [THE FACT | Reporter Choi Soo-jung] Group PLAVE has continued its long-running record by ranking No. 1 on FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Ranking for 96 consecutive weeks.PLAVE claimed the top spot in FANNSTAR’s third-week-of-August Global Hot Star Ranking vote, held from August 10 to 17, with 1,552,646 votes. AHOF ranked second, followed by NEXZ in third.In this vote, PLAVE showed a stable lead with a vote count far exceeding 1 million. While maintaining the top spot for a long period, the group continued to record strong vote numbers, once again proving the unity of its fandom.PLAVE also achieved a meaningful result in voting related to the 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA). PLAVE took the final No. 1 spot in FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Award, securing the 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) trophy.PLAVE’s consecutive No. 1 record on the Global Hot Star Ranking will continue to be maintained. Voting for the 2027 Global Hot Star Ranking will resume on the third Monday of September, and until then, PLAVE’s consecutive No. 1 record and cumulative vote count will remain intact.PLAVE’s next goal is 100 consecutive weeks at No. 1. If the group achieves 100 consecutive weeks at the top, it will receive a digital billboard advertisement benefit through the 9TO9 CUBE at COEX Mall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. As PLAVE is currently at 96 consecutive weeks at No. 1, only four weeks remain until the 100-week milestone.Benefits based on cumulative vote counts are also drawing attention. PLAVE has currently surpassed 100 million cumulative votes and earned a digital billboard benefit at the GALLERIA CORPORATE CENTER in the Philippines. If the group reaches 200 million, 300 million, 500 million, and 1 billion cumulative votes in the future, digital billboard benefits in major locations around the world will be provided in sequence.Meanwhile, the 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) will be held on September 19 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium.