【The Fact | Reporter Choi Soo-jung】PLAVE has secured first place for 73 consecutive weeks on the Global Hot Star ranking of the weekly idol ranking site FANNSTAR.
In the FANNSTAR Global Hot Star vote for the second week of February, held from the 9th to the 16th, PLAVE claimed first place with 2,510,886 votes. Stray Kids followed in second place with 824,795 votes, while NEXZ ranked third with 554,576 votes.
The Global Hot Star ranking selects K-pop artists who have captivated audiences worldwide. Idols from the 4th to 5th generation with strong global fandoms are nominated. The ranking is particularly notable as it is linked to the “Global Hot Star Award” at the The Fact Music Awards. The ongoing vote serves as a preliminary round for this year’s Global Hot Star category, with 20% reflected in the final result. The artist who finishes first in the final vote will receive the Global Hot Star trophy at the 2026 The Fact Music Awards.
On FANNSTAR, artists who top the Global Hot Star ranking for 10 consecutive weeks are rewarded with a congratulatory video displayed on the horizontal billboard in Wangsimni, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. A 30-week streak is celebrated with advertising on the Airport Railroad AM Board at Hongdae Station, while a 50-week streak is announced via the Hongdae M Screen. A 70-week streak is celebrated on the PELE billboard in New York, and a 100-week streak is honored through the 9TO9 CUBE inside COEX Mall.
Along with PLAVE’s first-place achievement, fans who participated in the voting sent congratulatory messages through FANNSTAR’s official messaging service. A fan with the nickname “Black Cat” said, “I’ll always support the path PLAVE walks.”
Meanwhile, FANNSTAR is a weekly idol ranking site operated by The Fact, offering idol voting and large-scale digital billboard support. Known as a playground for fandoms, its group ranking, solo ranking, Global Hot Star, New Star Ranking, and Weekly Music voting begin every Monday and are open to all idol fans.
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