PLAVE Tops FANNSTAR Global Hot Star Ranking for 97 Consecutive Weeks, Solidifies Lead With 3.22 Million Votes

  [THE FACT | Reporter Choi Soo-jung] Group PLAVE has continued its march toward a major milestone by ranking No. 1 on FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Ranking for 97 consecutive weeks.PLAVE claimed the top spot in FANNSTAR’s fourth-week-of-August Global Hot Star Ranking vote, held from August 17 to 24, with 3,229,177 votes. Stray Kids ranked second, followed by TOMORROW X TOGETHER in third.In this vote, PLAVE demonstrated overwhelming voting power by surpassing 3 million votes. The group recorded more than double the number of votes from the previous week, once again proving the strong unity of its global fandom.Meanwhile, PLAVE also secured the 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) trophy by taking the final No. 1 spot in FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Award.The Global Hot Star Award is a category where direct fan participation plays an important role. PLAVE connected its long-running ranking performance to an awards ceremony trophy, proving the power of its fandom’s support through results.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 97 consecutive weeks at No. 1, only three weeks remain until the 100-week milestone.Benefits based on cumulative vote counts are also continuing. 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.