Thank you for the well-researched video about PLAVE and virtual idols/vtubers, in general. I think you answered most of the questions from the general public and mostly kpop fans who seems to be against the idea of virtual idol and cannot understand the point of having virtual idol when real human idols exist. I like the way you explained things too, it's very easy to understand. I especially like this part here 8:05 and 20:18. I also find some of the things you said very interesting as I never see it that way before. I'd say PLAVE target market does not limited to virtual idol fans or kpop fans only. Even if an idol sings very well, that doesn't guarantee he will gain popularity. Even if the song is really good, that doesn't guarantee that people will join the fandom. Personally, I joined the fandom because I find PLAVE is unique and interesting because it's a mix of these elements; they produced great Kpop music and choreo. they do fun live broadcast with different contents where you can get to know them more and it's very entertaining. and the graphic/animation is similar to webtoon style. These combinations created a new whole concept that easily interest me in the beginning. It's like a breath of fresh air in the kpop industry. It's new and exciting. The graphics is advanced too, not like the usual Korean or Japanese vtubers which have 2D animation. I think this also attracts more people to join the fandom because they are fascinated by the advance technology. You can see that VLAST staffs's effort in improving their tech over the time. To be honest, I prefer the webtoon style rather than human-like idol and I think VLAST is successful in distinguishing PLAVE from the other virtual idols and vtubers in terms of idol visual. The fandom is a mix of all these people coming from different interests, not only from kpop or korean/japanese subculture fans. So, it's not surprising that PLAVE is getting more popular day by day. Although the big proportion of the fandom is Korean PLLI, PLAVE has many overseas fans too, such as the SEA, China and Taiwan, which also contributed to the album count. And currently, we are seeing an increasing number of Japanese PLLI too, due to the ongoing promotion in Japan. The fandom power is very strong, because we know how hard PLAVE and VLAST work to get to their point now and that PLAVE faced many challenges and hardships just by being virtual idol. We want these talented people to get the recognition they deserved, more than the amount of hates thrown at them. Both normal idols and virtual idols equally have their own hardships, so it's should not be a reason to not check them out because people have this misconception that virtual idols had it easy compared to normal idols. As you said, they're very skilled in live streaming and each of them has their own charms. To add to your point, PLAVE also have great chemistry between the members and the fans love to see it. The members are also constantly communicating with PLLI through Bubble and Weverse (and fancafe before), so we have that sort of 'emotional connection' between idol and fans. I know some of the kpop idol fans stan only because of their idol's appearance and visual, well it's not wrong, but for me, I'm not a fan of an idol because I think they are pretty, I am a fan of an idol because of who they are as a person. I'm not sure how everyone feels but I think these are the main reasons I stay in the fandom, aside from the fun experience that comes with meeting fellow PLLI in real world that you mentioned in the video. I think people who decided to join the fandom is open-minded, mature people, and willing to educate ourselves if we're not familiar with the virtual idol concept. Aside from getting past the prejudice against virtual idol, one need to know the boundaries and rules as virtual idol fan. Respecting the privacy of the artist behind PLAVE is the most important one. Sorry my comment is a whole essay, but thank you for reading my 2 cents. And thank you again for the informative video!
I'm a international fan I've been listening to kpop since 2012 and my favorite group is bangtan. I'm starting to really like plave now they give the same feeling even if they're virtual.
Thank you for covering about our PLAVE with full of knowledge and insight. It was truly something to learn from your video; both for their current fans and other people who might be interested to know more about them. As a fan who watch V-tubers and enjoys KPOP, I did not realize how the two industries (J-Virtual Idols & KPOP) can actually clash in reality just in terms of their unique individual cultures and market so it was interesting to learn this, proving that your video was really educative. I have seen some other videos that tried to cover about them but they were full of prejudices and filled with all of the wrong information so it can be quite frustrating and heartbreaking for us PLLIs. But yours explained everything quite accurately and succinctly and for that, I am truly grateful and appreciative of your work. PLAVE really have a very tight fan-following and as like you said, all of us fell in love with their sweet and quirky personality and talents. [We would like to emphasize that they produced their own songs and choreographed their own dances.] It's not just about knowing them in face-value; they had created a deeper, strong and meaningful bonds with their fans (PLLI) through their weekly broadcasts so even though we started quite small in the beginning, we were quite strong and bonded as we all recognized that these are the talents that we want to show off and share to the world. The type of hardworking people that deserves recognition, despite their virtual outlook. As they were different, like many unfamiliar things, we received quite a lot of hate. But it all stems from misinformation and misunderstandings. So with content like yours, I hope it will at least help spread a better understanding to this new concept and through this as well, create some acceptance from the other non-fans. Once again, I am really thankful and appreciative of your well-researched, unbiased and informative work. I'm sure other PLLIs will agree on this too. ๐๐๐โค๐ค As these are the type of content that I always look for, it is an instant follow for me! ๐ I will be looking forward to more of your videos! Not only about PLAVE but the others as well. โค
I've been a Kpop fan since 2nd gen but in recent years i've started switching to Japanese music. During that time I also started to get to know VTuber. I saw Plave for the first time through TikTok and my first impression was that they were cute. Even though it took me a few months, i came back to kpop because of them and I have no regrets. That's how much I love them. I really hope that Plave will continue to be successful in the future and that people can see them in a good light. ํ๋ ์ด๋ธ ์ฌ๋ํ๋ค ๐๐๐ฉทโค๏ธ๐ค
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Plave really did bring me, a gen2 kpop stan back to kpop and start to stan another group after my ult disbanded because i'm not a multistan like I never and ever invest on any other besides my ult, and now PLAVE became my one and only last ult in my life ๐ญ and I'm so proud of PLAVE so much ๐ญ๐ญ
Not even halfway through the video, I already feel so validated as a plli. Thank you so much for spending your precious time and effort in creating this informative video. I hope more people are open-minded as you are. I wish your channel all the best!
Thank you. This is a good explanation. Your video helped me understand a bit better. I like your comparison to Iron Man... It seems like an even better comparison would be meeting Snow White at Disney World. Adults know Snow White is not a real person, and that the woman in front of us is just an actress, but it's still fun for us (and hopefully the actress too) to pretend she is Snow White.
When they first came out, I was actually amazed at the advancement now! And I'm glad people were curious about them during their debut. They're a bunch of sweet and funny guys if you watch their streams, which they do a LOT since they are virtual idols. So its nice to see them take advantage of that platform to promote themselves. Also, I can't stop listening to their debut song when it came out! And when I watched their lives, they turn out to be so funny and interesting, I feel lucky to have learnt about them, and have them be the first virtual influencers that I'm truly interested in
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