The virtual idol group Playb has surpassed 1.03 million copies in its first week, setting a new personal record.
According to the Hanteo Chart, a domestic album site, as of the 9th, the first-week sales of Playb's third mini-album 'Caligo Pt.1', released on the 3rd, reached 1,038,308 copies, surpassing 1 million copies and achieving another 'career high'.
Playb, which recorded 27,000 copies in its debut album, marking a quiet yet significant start, has set an astonishing record of surpassing 1 million copies in first-week sales, becoming the first boy group in 2025 and the first-ever virtual idol to achieve this milestone, changing the paradigm of the music industry.
Including the title track 'Dash', all five songs, including 'RIZZ', 'Chroma Drift', '12:32 (A to T)', and 'Island', achieved a chart ranking from 1 to 5. Within just 2 hours and 20 minutes of release, the album streaming on Melon surpassed 1 million, and the cumulative streaming within 24 hours reached 11 million, making it the album with the highest streaming count in 24 hours on Melon.
Additionally, Playb achieved a cumulative streaming of 1 billion across all released songs, entering Melon's 'Billions Club' in the shortest time. Thus, they became the only artist to hold both the record for the fastest entry into the Billions Club and the highest streaming count for a million album in 24 hours. As of the 9th, the cumulative streaming based on all released songs has surpassed 2 billion, continuously making new history.
As AI shakes the world, Playb, leading the era of virtual idol groups, expressed, "It is an honor to write a new history with Playb. We will continue to repay with good music and love."
Playb's third mini-album 'Caligo Pt.1' is their new release after about five months since the digital single 'Pump Up The Volume!'. The members participated in composing, writing lyrics, choreography, and producing, showcasing the multifaceted nature of a self-produced idol.
