PLAVE Announces First World Tour 'KEEP IT MANIC' for 2026

The virtual K-pop group PLAVE will launch their first world tour in September 2026. The '2026 PLAVE World Tour [KEEP IT MANIC]' begins with shows in Incheon, South Korea on September 12 and 13.

Japanese dates are set for September 26 and 27 in Kanagawa. The tour will also visit Kaohsiung, Bangkok, Singapore, Taipei, and Macau throughout October. More dates in additional countries and regions are planned, with details to follow.

PLAVE debuted in March 2023. The five-member self-producing group writes, composes, and choreographs their own material. Their third mini-album 'Caligo Pt.1' topped Japan's Oricon Daily Album chart and Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales chart upon its February 2025 release. It also sold over 1 million copies in its first week, a first for a K-pop virtual idol.

The group entered the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts with that album, a first for a male virtual idol. Their fourth mini-album 'Caligo Pt.2,' released in April 2026, marked their debut on the main Billboard 200 chart. In Japan, they won Best 3 New Artist (Asia) at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Award, the first overseas virtual artist to receive the honor.

The group consists of members YEJUN, NOAH, BAMBY, EUNHO, and HAMIN.

Source: PR Times via 株式会社HYBE JAPAN