PLAVE has won their first music show trophy. According to Soompi, the K-pop group claimed the top spot on MBC's "Music Core" for "Star Trace," beating NCT WISH's "I SPY" and A2O LITE's "NEON" with 8,299 points.
First wins on music shows matter in K-pop. They often mark when a group moves from promising newcomers to artists with demonstrated public support. For PLAVE to outscore NCT WISH, backed by SM Entertainment's resources, suggests real fan momentum rather than label machinery alone.
The October 24 episode also featured performances from IVE and BABYMONSTER, placing PLAVE alongside some of K-pop's most established acts. That proximity, combined with a trophy, provides the credibility a rising group needs heading into their next release cycle.
The scoring spread tells its own story. With 8,299 points, PLAVE pulled decisively ahead of the field, this was not a close race. The question now is whether they sustain this momentum or if this represents a single-week peak before new releases flood the charts.
For PLAVE fans who have been streaming and voting through the group's pre-debut and early phases, this is confirmation. For K-pop observers, it is another reminder that the pipeline of rising groups continues, and sometimes the breakthrough comes from an unexpected source.
