BTS Jin hits 60 straight weeks atop Idol Pick male chart; PLAVE leads K탑스타 for 7th week running
Jin claimed his 6th straight week at the top of Idol Pick's overall vote with 50,808 picks. PLAVE extended winning streaks across two separate charts.
BTS Jin pulled 50,808 picks in Idol Pick's first-week-of-July tally, landing 1st in the male idol category and 1st across all categories combined. The overall top spot is now his for 6 consecutive weeks. In the male idol category specifically, the streak stands at 60 straight weeks.
PLAVE (예준, 노아, 밤비, 은호, 하민) held the male group category on Idol Pick for a 28th consecutive week with 13,199 picks. On K탑스타's 105th round covering July 6–12, the virtual group also claimed 1st in the "Best Idol (Male)" category for a 7th consecutive week. BTOB placed 2nd and BTS 3rd.
Their fourth mini-album Caligo Pt.2 moved approximately 1.25 million copies in its first week, a new personal record, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 145. The group's first-ever world tour, Keep It Manic (2026 PLAVE WORLD TOUR 'KEEP IT MANIC'), opens at Incheon Munhak Stadium's main arena on September 12 and 13. From there it continues through Kanagawa, Kaohsiung, Bangkok, Singapore, Taipei, and Macau.
Lee Chae-yeon extended her Idol Pick streak to 125 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the female idol category with 2,930 picks, still riding her April album Till I Die. BEBEĞIRL (브브걸) held the female group category for a 41st straight week at 1,092 picks. The group returns July 16 with new track "BODY WAVE," their first release in approximately one year and two months. Filipino actor Heath Jornales topped the International category with 13,071 picks.
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