PLAVE Profile – Unique and Successful Benchmark for Virual Idols (2025 Updated)
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PLAVE is a boy group under VLAST, an intellectual property (IP) content production company. While PLAVE is a virtual idol group, the members are not AI-generated, but rather real people, with motion-capture technology being used to track the movements and expressions of each member to create anime-like avatars for them.
The group officially made their debut on March 12, 2023, with their 1st single album, “Asterum”. They have since been enjoying phenomenal success, marking a new chapter for virtual idols.
Profile
- Group name: PLAVE (플레이브)
- Debut date: 12/03/2023
- Total members: 5
- Members: Yejun, Noah, Bamby, Eunho, and Hamin
- Fandom name: PLLI (플리)
SNS
- Instagram: @plave_official
- X: @plave_official
- TikTok: @plave_official
- YouTube: PLAVE 플레이브
Name, Fandom & Lore
The group’s name, “PLAVE” is a combination of the words “Play” and “Rêve” (“Dream” in French). The fandom name, PLLI, is a twist on the words “Play” and “Reality”, meaning that PLAVE and fans are together in reality.
According to their creators, the group’s universe revolves around five characters living in the virtual world of “Kaelum,” who have been granted the ability to communicate with humans by an “Earthly developer.”
PLAVE’s debut single, “Asterum”, refers to a mysterious space that exists between Earth and Kaelum. Additionally, it is known that the members often participate in the song-writing and production of their albums.
Members
Nam Yejun (남예준)
- Birthday: September 12, 2001
- Height: 183 cm
- Blood type: B
- Position: Leader, Vocal
- Symbol: Dolphin, Blue Heart
- Appearance: Blue hair, Blue eyes
Do Eunho (도은호)
- Birthday: May 24, 2003
- Height: 184 cm
- Blood type: A
- Position: Rap, Vocal
- Symbol: Wolf, Red Heart
- Appearance: Ash-colored hair, Red eyes
Bamby (밤비)
- Birthday: July 15, 2002
- Height: 174 cm
- Blood type: B
- Position: Dance, Vocal
- Symbol: Deer, Pink Heart
- Appearance: Pink hair, Pink eyes
Han Noah (한노아)
- Birthday: February 10, 2001
- Height: 179 cm
- Blood type: O
- Position: Dance
- Symbol: Alpaca, Purple Heart
- Appearance: Blonde hair, Blue eyes
Yu Hamin (유하민)
- Birthday: November 1
- Height: 185 cm
- Blood type: AB
- Position: Rap, Dance, Maknae
- Symbol: Black Cat, Black Heart
- Appearance: Black hair, Black eyes
Discography
Mini albums
- Asterum : The Shape of Things to Come (2023)
- Asterum : 134-1 (2024)
- Caligo Pt.1 (2025)
Single albums
- “Asterum” (2023)
Digital singles
- “Why?” (2023)
- “Merry Pllistmas” (2023)
- “Pump Up The Volume!” (2024)
OSTs
- “Dear Hyeri OST Part.4” (“What If”) (2024)
- “The Fiery Priest 2 OST Part.2” (“We Don’t Stop”) (2024)
Controversies
Controversial lyrics
There was once accusations that the real person behind PLAVE member Eunho used to write sexist lyrics for one of his mixtapes.
In particular, the song, called “B**ch”, include lyrics as below:
“Tall nose and a face the size of a fist
That fake smile, a pro at playing pretend
You’re a so-called b**ch b**ch b**ch
Anyone can tell you’re a b**ch b**ch b**ch
Tall heels and that lean body line
chin lifted, so chic
Pay for your own food you b**ch b**ch b**ch
Bring me a bottle of Febreze, you stink of soy bean paste you crazy b**ch.”
Additionally, several other songs released by the same person frequently use the word “b**ch”, and one track depicted a woman being stalked with questionable words.
However, since the true identity of Eunho remains undisclosed, nothing is confirmed about the case.
Plagiarism
Earlier in January, PLAVE was accused of plagiarising SEVENTEEN after posting the teaser poster for their 3rd mini album “Caligo Part 1”. However, as the posters for both PLAVE and SEVENTEEN utilized a newspaper concept, most people agree that accusing PLAVE of plagiarism is too far-reaching.
