Pleb, Achieves 1st Place in 'Fan N Star' Global Hot Star Weekly Idol Ranking

The group PLAVE (PLAVE) is receiving a lot of attention from fans after topping the global hot star ranking on the weekly idol ranking site 'Fan N Star'. PLAVE ranked first in the 'Fan N Star' Global Hot Star ranking vote for the second week of September (September 9th to 16th), recording 13,762,551 votes. Stray Kids came in second with 10,197,777 votes, and Tomorrow X Together took third place with 993,400 votes.

The Global Hot Star ranking is a vote to select K-pop artists loved by fans around the world, and 4th and 5th generation idols mainly appear on the list based on their global fandom. Notably, this vote is linked to the 'Global Hot Star Award' at 'The Fact Music Awards (The Fact Music Awards)', attracting significant attention among the fandoms of each artist. This vote is a preliminary vote for the final 'Global Hot Star' vote next year, and 20% of the final vote will be reflected in the final vote.

Expectations are high among fans as to whether PLAVE can win the Global Hot Star trophy at the 2025 'The Fact Music Awards'. The artist who ultimately ranks first in the Global Hot Star ranking will receive this trophy. If an artist ranks first for 10 consecutive weeks, 'Fan N Star' will run a congratulatory advertisement in Hongdae N Square in Mapo-gu, Seoul. For 30 consecutive weeks, a wall wrapping advertisement at Hongik University Station will be run, and for 50 consecutive weeks, an advertisement will be run in Songpa-gu, Seoul. If they achieve 70 consecutive weeks at number one, news will be announced through electronic billboards in Hong Kong and Paris, France, and if they achieve 100 consecutive weeks at number one, an advertisement will be shown at the Starfield Media Tower in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.

Furthermore, artists who achieve a certain number of votes, regardless of their ranking, will receive additional benefits. Reaching 100 million cumulative votes will result in a global special advertisement through the Philippine Billboard, 200 million votes will lead to a Singapore Billboard, 300 million votes will result in a French Billboard, 500 million votes will lead to a Hong Kong Billboard, and reaching 1 billion votes will result in a global special advertisement through the New York Billboard.

Along with the news of PLAVE's first-place ranking, fans have sent congratulations through the official 'Fan N Star' message. 'Pleb' expressed their anticipation, saying, "PLAVE, let's win an award at the 2025 TMA as well."

Meanwhile, 'Fan N Star' is a weekly idol ranking site operated by , and it has established itself as a playground for fandoms through idol voting and electronic billboard support. Voting for group rankings, solo rankings, and new star rankings takes place every week from Monday, and all fans who love idols can participate freely.