As elvsiz said, PLAVE are a vtuber-style idol group. They are real people using illustrated avatars with motion capture, so the avatar shows the exact same facial expressions and body movements as the actual person. Vtubers are a whole sub-category of streamers but, to my knowledge, PLAVE is the first time that a proper idol group was formed from people using vtuber avatars. They perform at music shows and concerts and such and have choreography and music videos etc, like a real idol group, but they don't go in person to performances, they perform in a motion capture studio and the live performance is streamed to a giant screen where they are performing (I'm presuming, based on how vtuber concerts usually go, I don't actually follow PLAVE). Why use an avatar/model instead of just showing your real face? Privacy is a typical reason people become vtubers and not regular face-cam streamers but also in terms of idols, the appearance of the person behind the avatar becomes irrelevant, just their singing and dancing ability and their personality matter so people who couldn't typically become idols because they don't fit Korean beauty standards can become a virtual idol since their real face would never be shown. Sorry for the info dump, I had a whole vtuber phase. Also, I don't care about baseball but Woonhak is so cute that I loved this episode
i dont keep up with them but plave is a virtual boy group? its real people and i think they use some sort of motion capture technology or something like that to track their movements. im not entirely sure but they have some really good songs 😭 woonhak is such a cutie tho, ive loved his relationship with yeonjun since they were mcs together but he was so cute with soobin too 😭 i think hes just a bundle of joy hahahaha, i completely get soobin cause i was saying ‘cuteee’ about him every 5 mins !
Soobin kept saying that Woonhak is cute throughout the episode 🥰
Don't worry, Woonhak gets all the attacks(adores) from his brothers in his group all the time. He's very used to being teased.
Same, I am sad about not hearing anything from Soobin, but happy he is resting and spending time w/ family and friends.
As elvsiz said, PLAVE are a vtuber-style idol group. They are real people using illustrated avatars with motion capture, so the avatar shows the exact same facial expressions and body movements as the actual person. Vtubers are a whole sub-category of streamers but, to my knowledge, PLAVE is the first time that a proper idol group was formed from people using vtuber avatars. They perform at music shows and concerts and such and have choreography and music videos etc, like a real idol group, but they don't go in person to performances, they perform in a motion capture studio and the live performance is streamed to a giant screen where they are performing (I'm presuming, based on how vtuber concerts usually go, I don't actually follow PLAVE).
Why use an avatar/model instead of just showing your real face? Privacy is a typical reason people become vtubers and not regular face-cam streamers but also in terms of idols, the appearance of the person behind the avatar becomes irrelevant, just their singing and dancing ability and their personality matter so people who couldn't typically become idols because they don't fit Korean beauty standards can become a virtual idol since their real face would never be shown.
Sorry for the info dump, I had a whole vtuber phase. Also, I don't care about baseball but Woonhak is so cute that I loved this episode
Thank you! This was so helpful.
you should totally get into boynextdoor ❤️ i think youd enjoy their 1st and 2nd comeback more than their recent one!
i dont keep up with them but plave is a virtual boy group? its real people and i think they use some sort of motion capture technology or something like that to track their movements. im not entirely sure but they have some really good songs 😭
woonhak is such a cutie tho, ive loved his relationship with yeonjun since they were mcs together but he was so cute with soobin too 😭 i think hes just a bundle of joy hahahaha, i completely get soobin cause i was saying ‘cuteee’ about him every 5 mins !
Cuteness aggression was no joke! Thank you for telling me about Plave.
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