Entertainment
PLAVE is back with an even more powerful comeback this 2025
The virtual K-Pop group you need to stream right now
PLAVE is ready to take on the center stage again this 2025 with an even stronger comeback!
Who on Earth?
As the GadgetMatch team’s decade-old K-Pop stan, PLAVE isn’t a “누구” (nugu) as I already knew them from the get-go — especially when they made their surprising debut way back in 2023.
But to those who missed it, PLAVE (플레이브) is one of the industry’s so-called “virtual groups” where members aren’t real human beings (at least superficially). Rather, anime-like characters or avatars.
VLAST (which is both an entertainment agency and a VFX company), formed and introduced this K-Pop super group that pushes the boundaries in both music and entertainment.
Furthermore, PLAVE is pioneering the K-Pop industry when it comes to showing the advancements in graphics and technology, immersive story-telling, as well as self-produced artistry.
Reyal or Fakeh?!
What makes PLAVE different from other virtual idol groups is that, they are actually NOT AI. Real people are still behind the avatars you’re seeing that happened to be behind their respective MoCap (Motion Capture) suits.
Cutting to the chase, the members are talented artists who happen to make real music but also, promote in the form of virtual characters inspired from Korean webtoon series or popularly known as “Manhwa” (만화).

Members Yejun (예준), Noah (노아), and Eunho (은호) are responsible for the music — lyrics, composition, and production.
On the flip side is where Bamby (밤비) and Hamin (하민) focus on anything and everything related to choreography and performance.
Bop to the Top
PLAVE has actually made milestones ever since the beginning of their career. They became the first ever virtual K-Pop group to top major music charts — even securing first place on several music shows in South Korea.
After a year of not having any official music release (excluding OSTs), Caligo PT.1 was finally revealed to the public this February 2025.
Their latest EP (Extended Play) has attained remarkable success. Within 24 hours, it became the highest streamed album during its first day on Melon — South Korea’s top music chart.
And with their steadfast popularity, PLAVE has also entered the “Billions Club” with over a billion of cumulative streams on the said streaming platform. Six days later, their cumulative streaming total surpassed two billion.
Believe it or not, despite being a virtual K-Pop group, their latest album has sold over a million of physical copies.
Furthermore, the group’s latest title track ‘Dash’ has also made its debut on the Billboard Global 200. Meanwhile, four tracks from the album entered the Billboard Global Excluding US chart.
As of this writing, their latest music video has already garnered 10 Million Views — which is also a testament that the quintet is going stronger than ever regardless of being “just” a virtual K-Pop group.
Their live performance in Mnet’s M Countdown (South Korea’s top streaming platform on TV) even exceeded 1 Million Views.
And with almost 1 Million subscribers on YouTube, it shows how effective PLAVE is when it comes to serenading the ears and capturing the hearts of all viewers and listeners.
You can now stream PLAVE’s full Caligo Pt.1 EP in all music platforms.
And for the greatest music experience possible, stream it in Hi-Res Lossless Audio. 😉
Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which hits cinemas early next month.
Chris Pratt and Charlie Day return to play the iconic brothers Mario and Luigi, with the group getting bigger and more lovable with the addition of Donald Glover’s Yoshi.
Other actors returning to voice beloved characters from the franchise are:
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
- Jack Black as Bowser
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
- Brie Larson as Rosalina
Worth noting, the Captain Marvel and The Marvels lead actress, Larson, fulfills her dream as a Super Mario fan as her character makes her big-screen debut.
In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the plumber brothers are sent into space to save Rosalina from the clutches of Bowser Jr.
Coming along for the ride are Princess Peach, Toad, and Yoshi, their newest companion.
More beloved characters will make their first big-screen appearances, including Pikmin, R.O.B., Birdo, and more.
The trailer also highlights some of the wonderful worlds the protagonists will visit, from the Preshistoric Falls to the Honeyhive Galaxy.
The film will show in theaters on April 1 in the United States and April 4 in the Philippines.
Watch the final trailer here:
Entertainment
Spider-Man: Brand New Day first trailer hits hard — and gets weird
What’s happening to Peter?
Spider-Man is back — and this time, it doesn’t feel safe.
The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day just dropped, and it’s equal parts heartbreaking, chaotic, and… a little unsettling. The kind of trailer that makes you pause halfway through and go, “Wait, what is happening to Peter?”
Because this isn’t just about swinging through New York anymore.
This is about what happens after Peter Parker chooses to disappear.
A lonelier Spider-Man
The trailer opens with Peter hanging upside down high above the city, quietly watching MJ and Ned Leeds celebrate their first day at MIT.
They’ve moved on. They’re happy. And Peter… doesn’t exist to them anymore.
That idea lingers through the next few scenes. He rehearses introductions like a stranger trying to fit in and washes his bloodied suit in a laundromat. He carries on as Spider-Man, even receiving a Key to the City — while Peter Parker fades into the background.
Things get violent, fast
Then the trailer flips.
We see a little moment between Frrank Castle (The Punisher) and Spidey. The exchange was lighthearted but also brutal. Spidey ends up immobilizing Frank and tells him to “Go home.” Could be a quick nod to Tom Holland’s “Home” trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
And in the middle of it all, Scorpion finally emerges as a major threat, alongside a brute with mechanical gauntlets and a swarm of red-clad ninjas.
This isn’t your usual friendly neighborhood lineup.
Something is wrong with Peter
And then there’s the part that really sticks.
Peter starts deteriorating. He looks sick. Sweaty. Unstable. At one point, he collapses completely.
Then comes the reveal: Peter trapped inside a massive web cocoon — before violently breaking out of it.
He seeks out Bruce Banner, who seems to confirm what we’re all thinking — something is very wrong with Peter’s DNA. His warning? Mutation at this level is dangerous.
Paired with the narration about a spider’s life cycle and Banner’s warning, it really feels like the film is setting up a Man-Spider arc. A version of Peter where the mutation goes too far. Where the line between hero and something else starts to blur.
If that’s where this is headed, Brand New Day might be the most unsettling Spider-Man story we’ve seen on screen.
And still… MJ
The trailer closes things out with a quiet moment.
Peter shows up at MJ’s door with flowers, trying to reconnect in the simplest way he can.
She smiles. Introduces herself. Like they’ve never met. And Peter, of course, plays along. Just a friendly neighbor from across the hall.
It’s soft. It’s painful. And it lands harder than any punch in the trailer.
I’m all in
Between Frank Castle’s brutality, Bruce Banner’s warning, the arrival of Scorpion, and the possibility of a full-on Man-Spider transformation…
Yeah. This one feels different.
Can’t wait. I’m so hyped.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to theaters on July 31. In the Philippines, the movie will start showing on July 29.
Disney+ has significantly expanded its sports offerings on the streaming platform with the addition of the 2026 March Madness.
Both the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments — one of the most anticipated events in American collegiate sports — will be streamed live on Disney+. This marks the expansion of ESPN’s global NCAA rights agreement onto the platform.
Both tournaments feature high-stakes, single-elimination formats with 68 squads each, building suspense from the opening rounds to the iconic Final Four.
Entering the 2026 tournament, the University of Florida Gators and University of Connecticut Huskies return as defending men’s and women’s champions, respectively.
The March Madness integration leverages ESPN’s long-standing NCAA rights portfolio, which includes more than 40 championship events.
ESPN has been the exclusive broadcaster for Women’s March Madness for over three decades now, and the development marks a strategic shift to bring live collegiate sports to Disney+ audiences across several regions.
The development also comes after the recent global rebranding of Star to Hulu, as well as the integration of live NBA games.
With a unified interface, there’s even more sports content for subscribers to browse, ranging from live broadcasts to acclaimed sports documentaries.
There’s the 30 for 30 series, Bad Boys, D. Wade: Life Unexpected, Dream On, and even The Last Dance featuring Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 run.
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