PLAVE Billboard 200 Debut: Caligo Pt.2 Enters at No. 145

PLAVE has entered the Billboard 200 for the first time, with its fourth mini album ‘Caligo Pt.2’ debuting at No. 145 on the chart dated May 2, 2026. The PLAVE Billboard 200 result was reported across Korean and international entertainment outlets as the first entry on the chart by a K-pop virtual group. ¹

The album, released on April 13, 2026, also placed PLAVE on Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 75 for the first time, extending the group’s chart activity beyond album ranking alone. ²

PLAVE Billboard 200 Entry at No. 145

The Billboard 200 ranks albums by equivalent album units, a measure that combines album sales, streaming activity and track downloads. ‘Caligo Pt.2’ entered the chart at No. 145 for the week dated May 2, 2026, giving PLAVE its first placement on Billboard’s main U.S. albums chart. ²

The ranking adds a U.S. chart milestone to an album cycle that had already drawn attention in South Korea. News reports identified ‘Caligo Pt.2’ as PLAVE’s fourth mini album and highlighted the title track ‘Born Savage’ as part of the release’s domestic and global chart activity. ³

The result is notable because PLAVE is described in the reports as a K-pop virtual group. Multiple outlets said the Billboard 200 entry made PLAVE the first K-pop virtual group to reach the chart, placing the No. 145 debut at the center of coverage around the album’s overseas performance. ¹

Key Chart Results

PLAVE’s Billboard activity for the chart dated May 2, 2026, extended across several rankings. In addition to the Billboard 200, the group entered the Artist 100 at No. 75, while ‘Caligo Pt.2’ reached No. 2 on World Albums and No. 7 on Top Album Sales. ⁴

The Artist 100 result marked another first for the group, with PLAVE appearing at No. 75 on the artist chart in the same chart cycle as the album’s Billboard 200 debut. ³ Soompi also reported that Billboard officially announced the group’s first Billboard 200 entry, alongside the World Albums and Top Album Sales rankings. ⁴

Reports citing agency information also listed PLAVE at No. 2 on Emerging Artists. SBS News summarized the group’s performance as including the Billboard 200 debut, Artist 100 entry, Emerging Artists placement and Top Album Sales chart activity. ⁵

Domestic Sales and Track Performance

The U.S. chart entry followed strong early sales in South Korea. News1 reported that ‘Caligo Pt.2’ surpassed 1.25 million copies in first-week sales, while SBS News said the album set a new internal record after release based on Hanteo Chart figures. ^{2 5}

Domestic digital performance was also part of the reporting around the album. The title track ‘Born Savage’ was reported to have reached No. 2 on Melon TOP100, while the song and other tracks from the album were cited as entering Billboard Global Excl. U.S. simultaneously. ⁶

Those supporting figures give the Billboard 200 debut broader context without changing the central point of the chart news: ‘Caligo Pt.2’ placed PLAVE on Billboard’s main U.S. albums chart at No. 145 for the week dated May 2, 2026. The available reports do not provide a detailed unit breakdown for the Billboard 200 ranking, so the confirmed figure remains the chart position itself.

PLAVE’s No. 145 debut on the Billboard 200 marks the group’s first appearance on the chart and a reported first for a K-pop virtual group. With additional placements on Artist 100, World Albums, Top Album Sales and Emerging Artists, ‘Caligo Pt.2’ gave PLAVE a multi-chart Billboard showing in the May 2, 2026 chart cycle.

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