Source: Fan N Star

[The Fact | Reporter Lee Na-rae] The group PLAVE took 1st place in the weekly idol ranking site 'Fan N Star' Global Hot Star Ranking for the Third Weeks of October.

PLAVE took 1st place with 6,410,024 Votes in the 'Fan N Star' Global Hot Star Ranking held from the 14th to the 21st. Stray Kids came in second with 3,664,445 votes, and TXTcame in third with 622,999 votes.

The Global Hot Star Ranking is a vote that selects K-pop artists who have captivated the world. Idols from the 4th and 5th generations who have built a global fandom are nominated. It is especially drawing attention from the fandom as it is linked to the 'Global Hot Star Award' of 'The Fact Music Awards'. The current vote is a pre-vote for 'Global Hot Star' held next year, and 20% of the votes will be reflected in the final vote. The artist who takes first place will receive the Global Hot Star Trophy at the 2025 'The Fact Music Awards'.

'Fan N Star' will advertise at Hongdae N Square in Mapo-gu, Seoul if an artist ranks 1st for 10 consecutive weeks on the Global Hot Star Rankings, and will announce the news through a wall-wrapping advertisement at Hongdae Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul, a chandelier at Lotte World in Jamsil, Seoul, a billboard in Paris, France, and a billboard in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, if an artist ranks 1st for 30 consecutive weeks, and a billboard in Paris, France, and a billboard in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, for 100 consecutive weeks.

There are also special benefits given to all artists who reach a certain number of votes regardless of their ranking. Global benefits will be provided through the Philippine billboard if they reach 100 million cumulative votes, the Singapore billboard if they reach 200 million, the French billboard if they reach 300 million, the Hong Kong billboard if they reach 500 million, and the New York billboard if they reach 1 billion.

Fans who participated in the vote sent congratulatory messages to the official 'Fan N Star' text message box along with the news of PLAVE 1st place. Nickname 'Megaple' said, "Let's run to 1st place for 10 consecutive weeks!"

Meanwhile, 'Fan N Star' is a weekly idol ranking site operated by <The Fact>, and is known as a playground for fandoms as it conducts idol voting and electronic board support. Voting for group ranking, solo ranking, and new star ranking begins every Monday, and any fan who likes idols can participate.