PLAVE Tops FANNSTAR Global Hot Star Ranking for 99 Consecutive Weeks, 100-Week Milestone Within Reach

  [THE FACT | Reporter Choi Soo-jung] Group PLAVE has ranked No. 1 on FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Ranking for 99 consecutive weeks, leaving just one step before reaching the major milestone of 100 weeks.PLAVE claimed the top spot in FANNSTAR’s second-week-of-September Global Hot Star Ranking vote, held from August 31 to September 7, with 2,744,341 votes. TOMORROW X TOGETHER ranked second, followed by Stray Kids in third.With this result, PLAVE has set a meaningful record of 99 consecutive weeks at No. 1. As only one week remains until the group reaches 100 consecutive weeks at the top, fans’ attention is focused on the next voting result.PLAVE previously secured the 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) trophy by taking the final No. 1 spot in FANNSTAR’s Global Hot Star Award. The group connected its long-running Global Hot Star Ranking performance to an awards ceremony win, proving the power of its fandom’s support.If PLAVE maintains the top spot for one more week, the group will achieve the symbolic record of ranking No. 1 for 100 consecutive weeks. Once PLAVE reaches 100 consecutive weeks at No. 1, it will receive a digital billboard advertisement benefit through the 9TO9 CUBE at COEX Mall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.Voting for the 2027 Global Hot Star Ranking will resume at 12:00 PM on September 14. PLAVE’s consecutive No. 1 record on the Global Hot Star Ranking will continue to be maintained, but cumulative votes will be reset. As benefit records will be reset, artists who previously received the relevant benefits will be able to receive them again after the reset.The 2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA) is scheduled to be held on September 19 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. FANNSTAR is operated as a fan-participation platform where fans can directly support artists through various ranking votes, digital billboard advertisement support, and award-linked voting.