Group PLAVE has taken first place in the fan-vote preliminary for the K-POP Grand Prize in the culture category of the '18th 2026 Seoul Success Awards.' In the preliminary vote on fandom platform my1pick, which closed on the 25th, PLAVE received 4,032 votes (33%), finishing 2,020 votes ahead of ALPHA DRIVE ONE, which came second with 2,012 votes (16%). NiziU placed third with 801 votes (7%). n.SSign, LNGSHOT, ZEROBASEONE, Hades, AHOF, CORTIS and Evan followed in fourth through tenth place, securing spots in the finals. The vote is being held in two categories, the K-POP Grand Prize and the Global Fans' Choice Actor Grand Prize, and in both categories winners are decided 100% by fan votes. The final round of voting will run on my1pick from the 29th through November 12, with the top 10 from each preliminary competing again and the final first-place finisher named the winner. The selected artist will also receive a full-page advertisement in Sports Seoul's print edition. The awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on November 23 in the Grand Ballroom of Grand Hyatt Seoul.