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Virtual Boy Band PLAYV Releases New Album 'Hyperdrive' Today

New Album After 6 Months… Features 5 Tracks "Keep It Manic" World Tour Underway

KIM HYUNSIK
2026-10-12 09:00:26
[Edaily Starin KIM HYUNSIK Reporter] The five-member virtual boy group PlayV will release their new mini-album "HYPERDRIVE" on the 12th.
PLAYV (Photo courtesy of Blast)
“HYPERDRIVE” is PLAYV’s new release, coming six months after they dropped their mini-album “Caligo Pt. 2” in April, which featured “Born Savage” as the title track.
The album features five tracks, including the title track “Star Trace,” as well as “Goon,” “Timely Rain in the Blue Sky,” “The Answer Is Yes,” and “Rewind.”
The album is filled with tracks spanning a diverse range of genres, including EDM (electronic dance music), bossa nova, rock, pop, and R&B. All tracks will be released at 6:00 p.m. today via various online music platforms.
The title track, “Star Trace,” is an EDM-based pop track. With lyrics centered on cosmic love and faith, it expresses the bond between Playve and their fans. Their agency, Blast, described the song as “a track where layered synths and a heavy beat create a sense of vast space.”
Ahead of their comeback, PlayV kicked off their first world tour, “KEEP IT MANIC,” at the Main Stadium of Incheon Munhak Stadium on the 12th and 13th of last month. Since then, they have completed performances in Kanagawa, Japan; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Bangkok, Thailand. They will continue the tour with upcoming stops in Singapore, Taipei, Taiwan; Macau; and Pasadena, USA.

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