PLAVE has been steadily gaining popularity and recognition as a virtual boy group consisting of five members - Yejun, Noah, Bamby, Eunho, and Hamin.

Making their official debut in 2023, PLAVE has caught the attention of many being the first virtual K-pop boy group.  'ASTERUM: The Shape of Things to Come,' PLAVE's 1st mini-album, amassed over 199,000 copies in sales within its first week and began receiving recognition for their music.

The group continued to grow in success as they broke their personal record with the second mini-album, 'ASTERUM: 134-1' with over 500,000 pre-orders even before the official release. 

Not only did fans and netizens favor the group's music, but many netizens also took notice of the virtual idol avatars being much more natural compared to the pre-existing virtual artists.

Recently, fans and netizens gathered in a popular online community to praise the diverse facial expressions the PLAVE members have displayed so far. Many were not only impressed with the natural movements of the avatars but also the dynamic facial expressions depicted by each member.

One fan explained, "I think they're wearing a headgear equipped with a face cam when they do live broadcasts. They have really dynamic and expressive facial expressions."

"Hamin being disappointed when the older members didn't pick him."

"Noah being suspicious of Hamin during a 'Mafia game' because Hamin is so bad at the game."

"Yejun feeling guilt, despair, self-loathing..."

"Feeling wronged by the whole world."

"Pain" (Something fell from the ceiling as a penalty when playing a game.)

"Squinting smile."

"The youngest member giving a serious look at the oldest member's aegyo (acting cute)."

"The youngest member being angry."

"???"

"Yejun being surprised after seeing himself on camera because he didn't realize he was in the frame."

"Yejun becoming shocked because they said they're going to play a horror game."

"Bambi getting jump scared."

"Sniffing."

"Noah being fatigued and tired."

"Post-it game."

Korean netizens became fascinated with the dynamic expressions the virtual boy group members made and commented, "That nose-sniffing one is cool," "The technology in the world is so far advanced that this is possible," "Virtual idols are not my type but when I see PLAVE I can see the power capitalism has. I wish female virtual idols could reach that level of quality like PLAVE," "These are really cool," "I've been watching a lot of PLAVE videos and they're so natural," "Wow, the technology level," "This is so impressive," and "They do live streaming too? Technology is so crazy."