PLAVE, 'FANNSTAR' Tops Weekly Music Chart for Two Consecutive Weeks... Continues Box Office Frenzy with New Album

'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music Vote in the Fifth Week of October Garners 496,657 VotesGroup PLAVE has secured the No. 1 spot on the 'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music Chart for two consecutive weeks. /Blast[THE FACT | Reporter Son Hae-ri] Group PLAVE has achieved the feat of topping the 'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music Chart for two consecutive weeks with their new song 'Star Trace.'PLAVE took the top spot on the 'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music Chart for the fifth week of October, held from October 26 to November 2, by garnering a total of 496,657 votes. JEONGHANX Joshua of Seventeen ranked second, followed by Kim Yong Bin in third place.'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music is a weekly vote targeting artists who release new music. It serves as an indicator to directly confirm the passionate support and interest of global fandoms for new songs, with various large-scale billboard advertising benefits provided based on consecutive No. 1 records.If PLAVE maintains its top position for three more weeks, achieving '5 consecutive weeks at No. 1,' a spectacular congratulatory video will be broadcast on the billboard at Mirae Plaza in Hongdae, Mapo-gu, Seoul. With the achievement of two consecutive weeks at No. 1 this time, they have taken one step closer to securing the exceptional advertising benefits.As impressive as their overwhelming momentum on the rankings is their performance on music and album charts. The fifth mini-album 'HYPERDRIVE,' which includes the new song 'Star Trace,' comfortably settled in the top ranks of major domestic music charts such as Melon, Genie, and Bugs immediately after its release on October 12. The widespread interest in all tracks of the album, not just the title song, has proven PLAVE's solid popularity and competitiveness in the music market.Album sales also set a new personal best. 'HYPERDRIVE' surpassed 1.32 million copies in sales in its first week of release, easily becoming a million-seller and significantly exceeding the initial sales of its predecessor. Initial sales, which refer to sales within a week of the album's release, are a key indicator of the strong purchasing power and scale of the core fandom, making their significance even greater.While securing two consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the 'FANNSTAR' Weekly Music with the title track 'Star Trace,' the number of votes has increased compared to the previous week, indicating a growing trend in fandom power. Global fans are keenly focused on how far PLAVE, showing explosive growth, can extend its consecutive No. 1 streak.Meanwhile, 'FANNSTAR' is a participatory platform where fans directly support artists through various ranking votes, billboard advertising support, and award ceremony-linked votes, operating with enthusiastic responses from fans worldwide, both domestically and internationally.arulhr@tf.co.kr