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I believe their models’ proportions are generally accurate to their real life proportions because 1) it’s easier for the technology to track their movements and 2) we’ve seen them bump into each other’s limbs and shoulders.
What I think is uncanny to you is the animation’s realistic movements (because this music video is mostly motion captured) coupled with the unrealistic visuals. They said they filmed the music video in their studio for five days I believe. The team behind them designed the group to look like manhwa (Korean webcomic) characters. This art style is slightly different to the anime (Japanese animation) art style. They probably have to worry about clipping too. I think I remember that the concept art had Noah with longer hair, but it got changed for practical reasons.
When it comes to fangirling, I guess people could fangirl over how the character looks, but most fans I’ve encountered fangirl over their personalities and talents way more. Also you can expect a loooot of fan art.
As for whether or not they are their own bosses, it’s an interesting situation. The CEO of the company they’re under is William but their company is a tech company with no experience in entertainment, so PLAVE took charge in that area. Yejun was out here doing A&R and personally recruited Noah and Eunho who recruited Hamin and Bamby. They produce the majority of their music themselves (Noah, Eunho, Yejun) and choreograph their dances themselves (Hamin, Bamby). PLAVE and VLAST feel more like a joint operation in that respect.
Yep their proportions are correct because their tracking should be as accurate as possible for things like choreo and interaction
Plave are one of the hotest groups in Korea now. They are topping charts and their songs are almost 1B streams, they`re the greatest among their generation. They have photocards, merch, a lighstick. Their store on weverse ar always sold out lol They got already wins in music shows and won over big names like Lessarafin and Taeyong from NCT.
They`re making heaps of money and they`re global embassadors for Mediheal (cosmetic company). All the songs are written, composed and produced by them. They bagging royalts af.
2 months ago they had a 2 day fancon where during ticketing more than 70k ppl were lined to buy
They`re really funny too which are one of the reason ppl start enjoying them. Another thing is that they are all rounded which means they can do everything from producing and choreographing.
Please check their covers, guides and funny moments and you`ll understand why they`re so popular.
They're not under YG. YG Plus is a music distribution company that YG owns but they also do distribution for non-YG artists(they do distribution for HYBE, for example).
Oooh okay! That makes sense :)
Yes, people fangirl over them just like any other group. You can like a member’s voice, dance moves, or interaction with another member just like any other group. When you fell for Hamin’s “busu” at 35:52 I think it clicked for you. No, they haven’t changed up their hair colors since debut. I remember they introduced themselves at KCON in LA (I think?) like “I’m the member with blue hair.” It stays the same so it’s easy to remember. There shouldn’t be any problem with you reading their facial expressions and interactions. The motion capture is pretty good in that regard. You will catch all the Hamin side-eyes or Yejun’s terrified expressions just fine.
It’s weird to me that you’d think this is a bit uncanny. I find virtual acts like Mave or Apoki much more uncanny, one tries to be too realistic for my taste and the other is too fanciful to me. You expressed some trepidation about getting into them as virtual idols. I can’t image people flocking to check them out if they were all virtual vampires, centaurs, so some other really out-of-the-box creative design.
Plave had a live concert earlier this year and they’ve had pop-up merch shops and stuff like that. So, fans are spending money. Yes, that includes photo cards. Their Christmas single came out during the holidays, but was added to the actual album when it was released in February.
Yeah like she was already struggling with the concept of them just being virtual, but then wondered why they weren't centaurs and vampires.
It also showcases she doesn't know that virtual idols aren't already a thing because there ARE centaurs and vampire vtubers out there lol it just feel like she hasn't been exposed to this before and thinks its brand new.
@@kawaii33366yeah i think mostly because she's not familiar with the virtual idol / vtuber concept before
@@berbearisHonestly just me being a huge fan of Vocaloid made it very easy for my mom to understand and she's nearly 60
"Oh they prob got them body suits with the balls on em and they sing huh? Like your robot band that you like with the fake voices"
"Exactly mom :)"
"The black haired one is hot"
"thank you for telling me mom"
If you’re curious you could check out the guide from npc, their personalities def remain, it’s new and rlly good
you know what angie, i've been loyal to tvxq for 15 years and the only group who's managed to make me two timing is plave 😂 i wish you to watch their live performances or highlights live stream to know them more. i mean, being successful singers who can escape from massive sasaengs is such a big blessing in korea innit?
anyway, i had a wish that you'd react to them sometimes in the future but i know it's not your cup of tea so it's just my wishful thinking, i didnt know you'd actually get to know them 🤣 half of their fanbase consist of 2nd gen kpop stans and otakus, the teenagers are minorities 😭
Plave made money from song royalties, sometimes endorsements, Album selling, and they made the most from merchandise. We used to be able to donate on their livestreams in the past, just like streamers, but they closed it now because the amount getting bigger and bigger I guess they kinda felt burdened by it.
Since I love kpop and already watch some vtubers Plave wasn't a big jump for me. Now I don't know as much as others do in this fandom but can try to describe as best I can. (others more knowlegable feel free to correct me) They are all real people, they wear motion capture suits which is how they're able to dance and move around through their avatars. This does result in some pretty funny glitches while live streaming lol. They are all really talented and entertaining individuals, people can still fangirl/fanboy over them bc it's not just looks. I can say for myself, what I end up fangirling a lot more over are my biases personalities and talent which doesn't change just bc Plave uses avatars, since like I said they are still people under it. Also like you said people can be atracted to animated charaters too, so others can like their models aswell. They stream pretty reguarly on their channel where they are able to interact with fans and where fans can support them with donations/superchats (since you were wondering how they earn money). They also do concerts and fancalls. I hope this helped answer at least some of your questions.
they don't do superchats now ^^ unfortunately I wish i could donate to them during lives when I got into them they stopped doing it ㅠㅠㅠ
this is true. Just like kpop, I get into artists for the music, voices, talents, personalities, humor, story, etc. The visuals may or may not be relevant to the groups I stan. Although thanks to PLAVE, I realized that, more than visuals, facial expressions can play an important role. Especially now that their face tracking seems to be way better compared to how it was pre-debut. I clearly remember not having any opinion on their designs before watching their streams. I didn't find them pretty or ugly, but now I find them so cute and perfect for their personalities. It's amazing and so fun to watch how members can bring their avatars to life with their own expressions and ways of communicating. At the end of the day, it's those details that make a person. Regardless of how we look on the outside
thanks for checking them out! here are some answers to the questions you had and some of my thoughts about your comments! sorry in advance that it's so long
- they wear trackers that they strap on on top of their regular clothes
- their birthdays are made up but their age differences are real
- their hobbies, likes, mbti etc are all real
- hamin is the maknae because he joined last (but he is the youngest irl too, they just haven't announced his birth year for lore reasons)
- about the movements, the music videos go through post-processing to smooth out the movements, you can see in their livestreams and stages it's a bit more realistic but also a little jerky so they have to fix that up
- most fans fell for their talent and personalities and the chemistry between the members rather than their appearances
- i think the outfits and hair are up to personal preference :) iirc they said that they won't change their hairs for a while so each member is more recognisable. it's also a lot harder and more expensive to model the clothes and hair than just changing it in real life! i also think they don't want to overdo it and potentially be seen as too cartoony
- virtual idol has a lot of inside jokes, the translations are a bit off as well so i understand it was a bit hard for you to get
- i can see why you think anyone can be an idol when using virtual avatars. but they're all ex-idols with a lot of talent whose groups unfortunately didn't work out due to various issues and have all been working hard until now
- yejun brought noah and eunho, eunho brought bamby and noah brought hamin. but from what i understand they still went through auditions and meetings to choose the best 5 members :) they went in knowing plave was going to be a virtual idol group
- yejun, noah and eunho compose, write and produce all the songs, bamby and hamin do all the choreos
- they did have a concert, and yes they have photocards.
- they're simpler because they want to be known as an idol group not a virtual/vtuber group. but lore-wise they are technically aliens (they're from a different planet). the lore is that they are all fictional characters (eg. bamby and eunho are most likely from a 2 player fighting game) that get brought to another planet from their universes when they get enough love from their fans
- merry pllistmas was released before christmas as a digital single, they just put it in the 134-1 album
- eunho's fangs aren't vampire fangs, he's designed to look like a wolf
- they do have to worry about diets since they have to perform. noah and bamby are gym rats, hamin still does taekwondo and works out as well and so does eunho, yejun goes running, and they've mentioned they watch what they eat
- yg is just the distributor
- the facial expressions are captured really well, they wear another tracker for it. here's some videos that showcase it:
th-cam.com/users/shortseh6eaal3Lso
th-cam.com/users/shorts6OEvdN4RYgs
again thank you for checking them out! once you watch clips from their livestreams i think it'll be a lot easier to understand how they work and why people like them
wait omg that's so interesting, i didn't know they were ex-idols? it's sad their groups didn't work out bc i'm personally someone who believes every group/artist deserves all the love and have their own moment to shine, but it's nice that they decided to give the idol life another chance in some way! :)
It’s not uncanny cuz it IS actually them on the mocap suits dancing and acting on the MV. That MV took them 5 days to shoot
Also, they do worry about diets cuz they create and dance the choreography themselves
Real identities are kinda taboo in the virtual idol/vtuber world since (many asume) those who choose to go into this industry is in it because the industry promises a sort of protection of their normal life. Fans who do know are very secretive as well (at least I hope so, so far there have been little to no leaks)
People who love PLAVE are diverse and not just from regular idol stans. Honestly, I love their art style because I am an avid reader of manhwa and on average also stans 2D characters.
Repetitive outfit and hairstyle are mostly because of ease of animation and rendering. Since they come from a small company and their human resources are limited after all.
You can just react to them like you would without prejudice like other groups since their only difference is their medium in which they present their art.
ALSO recognizability and design. If they change their hair all the time you can't just say 'whose the pink one.'
weverse con proved why having the same hair is effective.
Don't feel weird calling them cute they are cute. Liiike girl virtual or not my boys make hits all day everyday lol. Don't over think it and just enjoy. They can convey emotions well you should watch their lives they are so funny.
Plave is known for their comedic skills and funny reactions. Their company`s technology allow them to really show their expressions. When they laugh or even cry.
oh wait i remember i used to be suscribed to your channel from another account back then when you started with Astro reactions. I found you again thanks to PLAVE 💜
Info about how PLAVE started: Like 2 years ago a group of tech artists who used to do work for other companies, got funding to start their own project after winning an MBC ideas contest. So they went independent and created their own tech startup with 10 to 15 people: VLAST. For an horizontal work environment, they use English nicknames instead of titles (like William, the CEO, who you can hear on 'Virtual Idol', the members begged him to use his voice lol). The project involved using mocap and video game tech to create a virtual group that could connect with fans. They thought it was crucial that real, human artists were behind the avatars used. But these people didn't know anything about music, so they contacted composers and choreographers. That's probably when Yejun joined and was the first to be interested in becoming a member. Yejun then invited 2 friends to join and these 2 friends invited friends too. But after the members heard the songs the composers offered, they told Vlast they didn't think the songs were good. They also didn't like the choreo bc it was as if the choreographer wasn't taking the project seriously. That's why, considering the experience of Yejun Noah and Eunho, they suggested making the music themselves, and discarded dancing to focus on being a vocal-only group. But Bamby insisted they should dance too, and that he and Hamin could create the choreo. Vlast agreed and they also had no reputation or anything to lose, so PLAVE were entrusted with the music and choreo.
We're aware their birthdays are not the real ones but we know their personalities are, and that they're adults bc they all drink alcohol lol. You might see them "role playing" sometimes or making jokes about the characters' lore, but it's nothing really serious (more than roleplaying, I feel like they just like to troll, especially Noah. He loves creating lore). They don't follow a script, as their concept isn't about creating perfect characters or a perfect narrative, it's more about creating this little world where you can distract yourself for a while. Like when you play a video game for a few hours even if you are aware that nothing in the game is real. And yes, their humor feels like third or fourth gen humor, I love that sm.
I do understand why Vlast didn't want to do "too much" with the designs. They were realistic. Virtual bands like Gorillaz can do well internationally with crazy designs but that doesn't work in kpop. You can be popular with crazy designs or japanese style like vtubers or the group Isegye Idol, but that's sadly mainly appealing to the vtubing community. That's why they decided to try something they didn't see in korean vtubers/virtual artists but that could attract a wider audience, and got in contact with a webtoon artist that could design characters in a more 'friendly' korean webtoon style (not anime, but webtoon. The eyes tend to be smaller). They opted for a design that could be a middle ground for many subcultures to cross and it worked. The fandom is tremendously mixed, you find vtubers' fans who never liked kpop before, kpopers who never liked vtubers, but who had things in common, like liking webtoons, video games, drawing, anime, etc.
There is still room for improvement ofc, but considering that as much as their work seems easy for large animation studios, what they have achieved is not so easy to achieve for a still small studio (each MV not only takes days to record, but up to 3 months in modeling spaces, animating objects, adding effects, rendering, etc.). Also, VLAST didn't plan for PLAVE to become so popular in a short time, they expected it to be a slow growth of at least 2 years in which they could improve and raise more funds. Now with so much work, they had to hire ppl with experience in the kpop industry to help them. They literally just now hired a fashion designer. But to be careful they cannot hire staff en masse either, since they have already had problems with staff leaking info.
26:57 As PLLIs already mentioned, PLAVE are not only very involved in their music, they are 100% involved. And as weird as it sounds, this group not only shares a lot about their work or daily life, they OVERSHARE, to the point we've even heard the voices of their moms 😭. They are always doing 2 hour long live streams, so not only do we see them singing, dancing or playing games in real time very regularly, we also see them composing music, creating choreo, doing singing/dance lessons, etc. As an example, the channel "Pink Maltese" has a video called "PLAVE's Composer Line Logo Song Making" where you can see them creating the little song that plays as an intro when they start live streams. The channel "virtual npc" also has a compilation of them sharing some moments about the production of their music (they also have the best updated PLAVE guide).
For me it's such an interesting project solely bc of the fact they weren't created through auditions and the usual kpop formula. Also it's such a fun platform for both digital artists and musicians to showcase their art. It's okay if you don't feel comfortable stanning them tho, since that would just mean you're not the target audience. As long as you know how they work and don't call them AI 🥲They receive too much unfair hate bc there is too much misinformation about them, like they're often mistakenly associated with MAVE (a group that seeks to be completely AI-powered), when they have nothing to do with them. But even though they may be underrated internationally, they are ridiculously popular in South Korea. This album is literally the most streamed album on Melon in 2024 by a kpop group so far (in the 1st 24 hours of release).
One thing I hear a lot from people is that "why didn't they do more? since there is no physical limitations like real life idols". I think a lot of the people forget, for a moment, how time consuming and budget heavy animation is. Or they don't realise that Plave isn't from a big company with huge budgets and backings. For a small start up tech company like Vlast, it's very smart of them to start off small and with more GP friendly and practical designs. It allowed them to work within their limited budget, more time to focus on improving their motion capture technology and not overwork the small staff who were probably handling a lot of things.
Now with Plave's success and Vlast's ever improving technology, they could reinvest the money into doing more with the designs (but even if they don't , it doesn't really matter because most Plli are there for the members, their personalities, music and their interactions, rather than for complex and perfectly scripted lore and character designs). And I quite enjoy Noah's on the spot made up lore - I think it adds more charm to the group.
Yes, Plave isn't an easy group to get into, especially if the person has no interest in anime/manhwa or vtubers from the start. And I think for a lot of international Kpop fans, the virtual aspect scares them, because of the assumption of virtual = AI, even though Plave isn't AI at all. It doesn't help that a lot of english speaking youtubers like to use the word AI, as a clickbaity title, to describe Plave when discussing the group.
I'm happy to see people just discovering and reacting to them. I also don't expect all of them to fall in love with Plave. I'm satisfied as long as Plave isn't being dismissed as AI.
@@mahogara you covered all the necessary points👌ironically, it's the same 'anti-AI' ppl who say they're against it bc it harms artists, the ones harming artists by falsely accusing them of using AI. I'm glad PLAVE has enough support despite this, since the love and effort the team PLAVE has put into this project is admirable and always from a very human point of view. They all deserve the hype 💜respect is the least we can ask for
Thank u for the detail explanation 😭😭🫶🏻
@@faatihahazzahra1851 ☺☺💜
Thank you so much for taking your time to explain about them❤ this info will be very helpful especially to new pllis ✨✨
How do u fangirl over them? Just like any anime and vtubers fans I guess lol they do livestreams, that's how u fall in love w them. Their personalities
i think the reason they put out fairly 'simple' concepts and don't overdo it by making their characters gods of warfare and reproduction with sparkly hair and robes and abs is because its hard enough for people to get into virtual idols since they're virtual. people see the 'virtualness' as a barrier. making them basic and more like us helps us relate to them and through that we get to know their personalities and relate to them further. that's the best way to market an idol, to get the fans attached to them as people (and i am sure as hell attached)
p.s. hamin is very cute you cannot avoid it i'm afraid...
also hyper-realistic animation makes me uncomfortable but plave are far from that. they mimic korean manhwa artstyle which is similar to anime/manga. they can't be 2d anime characters because then their dance won't be picked up properly
So, basically, they gained their fans through online interaction like live stream, radio broadcast, buble, fancals, etc. This is very ironic, but despite being a virtual idol, plave is one of a k-pop group that feels human. Maybe because they don't have to show their identity so don't have to maintain their images(?). They even have inside jokes with the fans. There's a whole dictionary about their inside joke made by fans. It's crazy.
(You can find that inside jokes in their song, virtual idol)
This fandom also pretty chill, there's a lot of fanwork, sometimes it feels like a manga/manhwa fandom cause holly, have you see their fanart?? The mini comic? The fan animation?
42:01 the main reason people love plave is due to their funny personality so if you value personality plave is the right group to stan regardless of the virtual form their facial expressions are actually more realistic than you might think like if one member rolled his eyes you will see it if someone sneezes you will also see it
do they have a photocard?
fck yes 😭 and you will get surprised by how expensive they are. plave fans are craaazyyyy. their newest poca from the weverse concert, especially from the yejun one, cost 500.000 won which is approx 362 USD now ahshshshsh
I genuinely suggest watching “a comprehensive guide to plave” they are so talented, hilarious, and deserve sm more attention outside of Korea. Their hard work fr does not deserve to be called AI. If you’re curious too, they go live on TH-cam and you can always come by to check them out and see how they interact with fans
I mean kpop fans already thirst over faces full of fillers, goretex, silicone impants, hip pads, contoured abs. I personally don' think pixel is that different than those procedures. Both are a form of art from plastic surgeon and a model artist designer
Hope you react to their guide and their funny moments. You'll understand why people love them❤
If you're planning on reacting to more Plave or want your questions answered I'd recommend: virtual npc, plavememespls, and bonggus rice for some of their livestream content and guides!^^ or u can look up "plave eng sub"
also, pleaseeeeeee react to some of their covers, they're so talented its actually crazy
(p.s read through their profiles more it will help a lot trust me)
also also!! Hamin doesnt have a birth date because "he doesnt know when he was born" (lore reasons) so because he was the last one to join he just became the maknae, but he is of legal age
Edit: The "suits" they use are just a couple of sensors and a face tracker(they use different suits for livestreams and performances), they just wear normal clothes underneath. all of their music videos are acted out by them (except the 6th summmer obviously) so no animation is involved in any of their stuff its alllll mocap. Oh yeah, its a bit taboo to speak of their past lives, anyone in the virtual idol space would know. they actually had a press conference thing or whatever about this like twice so maybe in the future refrain from it but everyone that first reacts to them does it because they dont know so its ok dont worry!! Last thing i say because I dont want to make a wall of text in your comments but, I dont know about anyone else in the fandom but for me in terms of "fangirling" its a personality over looks type of thing, ya know? You see their concept and are confused and think nothing of it but when you watch them more and learn how funny, kind, and talented they are, they become more and more "attractive" i guess you could say. I had some experience with vtubers so i just thought they looked cool but wasn't enamored or anything, but when I started getting into them more and became a full on fan, even just seeing their faces makes me smile because i equate that WITH someone whos talented, funny, kind, etc! so yeah thats my take on your question, obviously not the same for everyone. They really are just regular idols that just so happen to be virtual. Thank you for reacting to plave though seriously 💙💜🩷❤️🖤
I actually found you through your astro reactions! I'm so glad that you're reacting to another group i like.
Their birthdays are most likely not real so that they can spend their actual ones privately. Other than that, all the other facts are real. It'll definitely be hard to remember and keep up the act if it wasn't.
The oh you liked at the end of way 4 luv was hamin.
About their hair, their ceo has stated that changing their hairstyles is not a difficult thing to do, but since there are thoughts that it may break the character's identity, they've decided not to do it for now.
About the outfits, it might be because they come from a tech startup company with about 20 employees, who only have experience with working with tech. They usually use real-world products when designing.
Fun fact, virtual idol is full of inside jokes from their livestreams. The choreography too.
They formed plave because they thought it would be fun. Yejun joined the company first. He then asked noah and eunho to join the group. Eunho brought bamby, and noah convinced hamin to join. Another fun fact, hamin recently revealed that his dancing was self trained.
All songs and choreographies were produced by plave. For songs, they have worked with others, but the one credited first is always plave themselves. Producer line is yejun, noah and eunho while choreographer line is bamby and hamin. They decided to produce and choreograph everything themselves because despite paying famous composers and choreographers, they got something that looked like it was for kids. So now, even though they're getting many song offers, they have decided to reject them and continue being self produced.
From is a letter to their past selves. On their debut anniversary livestream, they read letters that they wrote to their past selves. There was a lot of crying.
They didn't mix up the voices! That was eunho singing. Eunho may be the main rapper, but he's also a vocal. During the sixth summer, he did not rap at all because he only had vocal parts.
About the money, they used to have donations and superchats on so fans would send them money that way. However, they've closed it now so most of the income probably comes from selling merch, streams and album sales. Their first concert wasn't profitable because the sales from the tickets outweighed the cost of the manpower needed. They couldn't secure a bigger venue because different venues rejected them for being a virtual group. Their ceo even asked the members if they still wanted to hold a concert even though they might have to report deficits. The members said that they just wanted to give a good performance and that it was ok if they didn't earn any money. The company even made the ticket prices cheaper so that more fans could join the online concert. They'll be having their next concert soon, in a bigger venue.
They do have photocards.
Eunho's supposed to be a wolf. But honestly, both the fans and members think he's more like a puppy.
Plave are technically aliens according to their lore. They have powers too.
They technically don't have to go on diets but the members have mentioned that they do go on them. For example, noah said he went on a diet so that the members would have an easier time lifting him during their choreography.
Hamin's bushu is actually another inside joke! Eunho was singing actually by zico during a livestream. The lyric was bullsh*t but hamin repeated it as bushu. Whenever he sings the song, he would sing it as bushu.
They usually keep the same hairstyle. A recent hairstyle change would be when they had their sponsored livestream. They had their hair pinned back.
Merry pllistmas was released last year around Christmas. They probably included it in the album so that it'll be on the cd.
Plave's face trackers are super good. It gets eunho's slight eyebrow raise and even his shifting pupils. It even gets all the funny side eyes.
I hope to see more plave reactions soon!
there are actually documentary type guides to plave out there, i think my favourite one currently is this one by virtual npc! th-cam.com/video/axIzlocKfHA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mNK7rGWYE6YoiPdR
it's quite long but it goes into detail about what they are, how they work, their roles (vocals/dancers & composers/choreographers) and how they sound individually, personality etc. they also explain how plave formed! it's the most recently updated one so i recommend this one (esp if you're hoping to react to a guide).
thankyou for reacting to plave, but please refrain associating the irl them with their virtual characters, lets just enjoy plave virtually
I love Plave so much, it's the first time I liked all members and all of their music. Them choreographing, writing and producing their own songs is a huge plus. I rarely fanboy hard but...
I think is best to check out their best/ funny moment videos where they are doing live, they feel very real after that. Thanks for reacting to plave ❤
I love how you said Yejun's voice sounds interesting and kinda low. He actually does a lot of the low notes of their harmonies despite being a main vocal. It gives us more to think of what makes a main vocal, are not always the high notes.💙💜💗❤️🖤
Don’t worry they are really funny and so close to each other… one of the reasons why fans watch their lives and shows ^^
Omg Angieee you finally checked on them ❤❤❤❤ 42:19 you don’t need to worry, their relationship with each other is the one that made me stan them and also their music! You should check out their guide by virtual npc, its very well made!
Also for shipping, by any means you can do it, that’s one of the sole purpose of virtual avatar, it stands different from their real self so we can safely ship them. As long as no tagging the official account just to be safe, because shipping is not for everyone lol just check out the fanarts are AMAZING
About the simple character concept is probably too much for others who are new to virtual stuff. For ppl who have known virtual things won’t be too afraid to step into Plave. However, if u think about it as a person who never known vtubers, they won’t take interest in sth like vampires or bright, spiky hair characters with weird features. If not mistaken Eunho wasn’t as liked as much as the others due to his weird features, but becoz he has the puppy personality that compliments his character which turned the table around. Therefore, having simple characters make ppl more relatable to them like K-pop artists coz that’s how artists dress themselves up. Of course Eunho is the only one that’s bit special, but if all of them went for special characters, I don’t think they’ll be as popular as they are now. Sometimes, simple things are better than complicated things. So, I think the company made the right decision to go for the Kpop look. Also, they are easier to be loved coz they look like webtoon comics as well, so it’s easier to digest in my opinion.
they do have photocards and so freaking expensive. they're basically attacking two worlds- otakus and kpopers. thus, they make a lot of money from merch as well i mean you know how these people super royal right? 😭 otakus literally can buy a star dedicated to a fictional character (yes im not being hyperbole here, you can google kim dokja from webtoon/novel omniscient reader's viewpoint or just google what gojo satoru fans did😭) let alone a "character" who's actually a living human being 😂 they'd go insane! (they are me)
I just recently got into Orv but wow someone actually bought a star for Kim Dokja?
Thank you for checking them out. 🤗 I can tell that you're confused with their concept or like how they work and stuff, so I highly recommend watching guides, to know and understand more about them. Also, I recommend checking out more of their songs and covers as well, cause this group is really talented and I can tell that you liked their music. Like what you've seen on their kpop profile, yes, they produce their own songs (part of the producer line are members: Yejun, Noah, and Eunho) and they also do their own choreography (choreo-line/dance line are members: bamby and hamin).
Aside from their discography and covers, I also recommend checking out their performance videos, their other contents, like the variety show and compilations from their livestreams to get to know more about their personality cause I swear, they're really funny and entertaining. 😭
Actually virtual idol isnt new, this concept exist back in 1998. Dont be scared to stan them 💖💖 i personally stan them because of their talents and comedic skills hshsh they are still real people behind them
If you want to know more about plave,you can watch "comprehensive guide to plave" by virtual npc😊
17:37 Their hair styling (how they looks like) is designed by the artist who is invited by Vlast. The design is based on each member's image and their own style in the reality.
Looking forward to your next Plave reaction 😊
33:21 like...wish you would say things like this AFTER checking out ALL of their contents because they have so far utilized the uniqueness of being virtual very much, like at their recent concerts, their youtube lives and othet variety shows.
Consider them as vtubers, and their facial+motion capture are really advanced. They also do livestreams.
Someone might have mentioned this already but each members body tracking suit is made for them so how their characters body looks is how they look irl. Along with height you can see their differences in vids. in their streams you can see them touch eachother and it actually connects yknow because thats how they look. Of course we dont know their hair and face but everything else is correct to character 👍🏻👍🏻
yo pllis, is this good to watch? was girly open minded? or should i skip this one?
I'm not quite sure because i have mixed feelings about it😭 Like she did seem to be really curious and finds the boys interesting but at the same time, she thinks the way their characters look is creepy and uncanny and then proceeds to say that she wishes they're full on anime animated. She seemed to be making fun of virtual idols by saying that if she was a virtual idol, she would add different false and cool facts back when she was scrolling through Kprofiles as well...That's one fact that put me off😭 She wonders if it's possible to fangirl/fanboy towards the boys by their appearance, which in my opinion, I don't see why not? We pllis love them FROM their real life personalities. But then again, at the same time, she seems to like their music ahhhh not sure but this screams neutral for me🤷♀️
LMAO you're so real for asking this. i usually love her reactions to other groups but, other times, i've side eyed some of her opinions but even if i normally love her reactions, i prefer to read comments first to see if a reactor is actually interested or not bc i don't wanna waste my time if it's clear they're not as into it as they seem.
@@pie7197 i haven't watched the reaction yet, but i agree with your comment, especially the part (bc i have seen these kinds of complaints about plave on twitter, which annoys tf out of me) where someone wonders if it's possible to fangirl/boy towards them if they're not a "real" person and tbh, the only thing i got out of that type of comment is the person proving they only stan idols for their looks?? bc does music, talent and personalities (as well as group dynamics) not exist anymore? at the end of the day, there are still REAL idols behind plave. the music is theirs, the vocals/rap/dancing are theirs, it's their personalities we see -- like, i just don't understand those who ask that question. 😭 also, if we're talking about looks, well, i love anime/animated shows and have thought fictional characters looked good so i guess that aspect of it doesn't bother me regardless lol.
@@moonlight-sunriize I just don't understand how people can THINK it's weird to fangirl them even if they know that they're NOT ai😭 (I mean these are the people who would constantly gush about fictional characters, anime) Like even if you open social media, you'll see people being put off and creeped out and I hate to say that most of them are kpop stans. Makes me think that they didn't even stan their idols based on personality and talent but rather, looks') Plus, I just don't get why this reactor wants them to be fully animated like anime characters WHEN they're already animated like that? I would somehow try to understand if this was aimed at realistic avatars but come on😭
@@pie7197 agreed!! i mean, personally, i already love how they're animated anyways, but it is weird to want them to be fully animated bc how else are they supposed to move and dance if they're gonna be fully animated when they have trackers that track their movements?
31:04 they make money just like other idols they appear in music show and some of the music festivals they had a two day fully sold out concert they have 1 million sold albums they are also a global ambassador of one of the biggest skincare brand in Korea they also have a lot of different contents like variety show, radio and live streams they open a pop up store for their comeback and people where lining up for it
woah i remember watching your monsta x reactions years ago…. You suddenly popped up for plave now im glad 🥺🥺
PLEASE REACT TO 'A FAIRLY GUIDE TO PLAVE' BY VIRTUAL NPC 🥰
I’m so happy that you enjoyed their songs!🎉💖💖🥹
I don't really remember where I got this and is just chilling in the back of my mind but their models reflects their irl body since it would make tracking easier + look more realistic movement. If you see them interact on live and understand more about how tracking works, it would be easier to understand. Thank you for reacting to PLAVE.
7:19 or somewhere in that time- They do have different outfits. Way 4 Luv is their 2nd album title, I believe the outfit just changed in the end (their debut model) cause the place shown is where the meteorite landed (which is seen somewhere near in their first upload / yt shorts) ... it's connected to their lore/concept as aliens LMAO
Also about fan girling and stuff. I guess it's safe to say most people love them for their talent and music. As a person who had simped over fictional characters a lot it's either because their personality or character is likeable or their features in that particular artsyle is attractive. It's more of understanding and the love of art rather than physical facial attraction(?). And maybe because of their voice - as some people like guys who have really nice voice similar to how a lot of people love anime characters w a particular voice actor. Ooorr because of the hype, haha the amount of Gojo simps are immeasurable.
You've probably read how they got together but in a shorter version Yejun was like hey let's make PLAVE to Eunjo and Noah. Eunho asked Bamby to join. Noah asked Hamin to join, though it took Hamin 2 days before he said yes cause he was an hikikomori (someone who've severely withdraw themselves from society - ?? - and unable to go out of their house or room for a long period of time, similar to bed rotting - how a person is unable to get up from their bed)
36:00 dw it's normal to be captivated by our maknae haminie's cuteness 😔 he's our giant baby
36:30 Yes you can 😋 Their duo name is Ppeun-line (or Beauty-line / Beautiful-line)
We also have No-line (Noah and Eunho), Ye-line (Yejun and Hamin), Yataz (Eunho and Bamby), Noye-line or Madhyungz (Noah and Yejun), Maknaez (Eunho and Hamin - I forgot their other duo name), Dance-line (Bamby and Hamin), Producer-line (Noah, Yejun, and Eunho) .. there's prob more but 😞
Please watch "a helpful guide to PLAVE" by celine, you'll understand how they work :3
The full album dropped on Feb 2024 but the christmas song mv was uploaded on Dec 2023
early 2023 i wasnt into vtuber before. even if i dont like virtual group, i'd still listen to plave just because their songs are so good. but then i tried watch their livestream and realized that they are more like manhwa(?) style not realistic style (there's other group who lean to realistic(?) style and i really cant get into that group 😁), so i feel comfortable enough to start (because i often watch anime and reading manhwa) and now enjoying their weekly livestream sometimes 🥰 even if you cant get into virtual idol, if plave's songs are your taste and you like their voice, i hope you'll still listen to them 😁 after all, it's all about the good music hehe
Plave let's goo!! Love ur reactions 💜
pls continue reacting to them🫶
simplemente no estas acostumbrada y no, no se parecen a txt, de hecho son muy diferentes (lo digo como plli y moa) pero gracias por reaccionar, espero puedas ver mas contenido de ellos
Plave ayo? I was thinking about Angie watching plave a few days ago. Manifesting at its finest.
angie is one of my favourite reactors. Aboard for the ZB1 and now plave journey.
I love it,i want you reaction plave funny moments 😂,this group very funny hahahaa
They're basically Vtubers. They also have many outfits
32:15 eunho really has talent, he can rap, sing and also produce songs
Unrelated but the pass for spring camp ep 7 ain't working.
I can suggest you to watch their first ever song out there called 6th Summer and their debute song Wait for You, Plave have lore behind their concept. it`s very interesting actualy
You should check out their debut mv “wait for you” and dive into the pixel world with PLAVE and PLLIs😊❤
Whenever you say, "Oh this reminds me of...", all I can think of is, well, 3 of the PLAVE members are composers. Nuff said.
By that I mean, 3 members of PLAVE are composer-line and 2 of them are choreographer-line. Not a stretch to think they were producing for Terra Kpop idols all the way from Caelum>>Asterum 👀
Ha.. you're finally here. I think you'll enjoy Plave very much. Your reaction reminds me when you first reacted to EXO.😊
You should definitely watch the glitches compilation
33:30 That's why Noah got his prince outfit for their debut concept! (Now he is our princess though 😂😂
Lemme tell you eunho ate cd for breakfast, so you might confuse his voice for someone else hahah
You should react to their concert solo performances!
Plisss More PLAVE❤
Eunho is GENIUS! He is good at just is mouth! 😂❤❤
PLEASEEE react to their glitches compilation HAHAHAHAH
Yay Plave
Plave ❤❤
Its like crushing over a anime character..frfr
So its not that weird as u think🙏
Thank you for being open about reacting to plave!
It is my first time stanning a virtual idol! But I am aware that virtual Idol has been here since wayyyy back! Plave is also not the first virtual idol.
I think it is because I am aware about vtubers and stuff that is why it’s not “scary”, and I do understand that some people are still not aware about this and not familiar about virtual stuff!
Hope you’ll be more interested about plave! 🫶🏻
2:25 i think for virtual culture (like vtuber etc.) their personal information usually isn’t real or slightly different to protect their privacy and most of the time it doesn’t really matter to the fans at all. We are just here to enjoy their talents and music.👍🏻💙💜🩷❤️🖤