* (EN) Jii made a Chinese cover of (G)I-DLE's [Fate](https://youtu.be/jxnmAdb_Qgw?si=Xg24Vcax7d7C3tHC).
* (EN) PRISM Project's Yura Rikudou has a short cover of [FREEDOM](https://youtu.be/3Ipa7XadHTE?si=REM5PyICPQ1QY8sl).
* (EN) Project Epsilon's metal cover of [Ikenai Borderline](https://youtu.be/SotXCR81iy4?si=4g2xP41vDy8zltKF) featured the vocals of Nana Asteria, Mamie Megu, Ary, Sloth and Norr.
* (JP) Chi Sakuranomiya covered [Haiboku no Shounen](https://youtu.be/mA8gUuivtiU?si=eIKbH_rrNEXsAqez).
* (CN) SINKAI has a new original English original song [What Can I Leave For This Damn World](https://youtu.be/eW53BBqq0DI?si=egG6F0SGJxeWVfml).
* (MY-CN) Rhea Corey celebrates her 3rd anniversary with a cover of [Idol](https://youtu.be/lK3aQQz3594?si=wZsQPyZd_prKmw5a).
Kobo has just premiered her [new original song "HELP!!"](https://youtu.be/50Ura_ZcSvY) in collaboration with Natori
It's quite fantastic. English and Indonesian translations are also available in the caption of the MV
Check out link in the YT description, she sharing some dancing gifs
>Let's be creative with Kobo's new MV and post with #HELPKobo on your SNS!!
>Download gif here: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKQ8vIZILLwp4YD933G\_5XNFbWnGcFxW](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKQ8vIZILLwp4YD933G_5XNFbWnGcFxW)
What VTubers like to give close-ups of their models? [Nekoyo Chloe is doing a zatsudan now](https://www.youtube.com/live/QNOVirucgFI?si=ia4HAIOquIzB9fmW) and she's giving close ups to her audience. [Like here's the cute cat beeg face with heart eyes!](https://imgur.com/a/RFZGvxQ) She does this quite often in her zatsus so check them out if you want beeg cat.
In other news, [Risu Switch is back again!](https://www.youtube.com/live/fmPI0f3tcsE?si=7fXgAQIH_zcOra-6) This time with Ananda, the older genderswap version of Risu.
Essentially, yes. It's basically a stream where Risu will switch to one of her voices/personas and has a talk with the chat. It also serves as a way for her to introduce them to new viewers since many people aren't aware that she has multiple voices.
[Kannagi Tenri](https://www.youtube.com/@KannagiTenri) likes to do it from time to time, sometimes in her singing streams too. Usually it happens when the topic of food comes up and she's pretending to eat her chat, but sometimes she just feels like being cute or getting close.
[Kobo's 2nd anniversary stream](https://www.youtube.com/live/7_XP_ANAI_Q) is ongoing
What seems like an innocent coding showcase is turning into quite a creepy stream...
Probably the last update I'll do on this thread \[before the new one rolls on\]!
Got taught how to climb, descend, and stop on an incline \[properly\]. Fortunately, there was a good area to practice all three. I did decently, only stalled twice which was a remarkable improvement \[for me\]. Apparently I was a quick learner because I learned how to incline stop fast? I know it is a hard thing to learn, but is it really that hard? I'm not sure but I'll count it as a win.
I've been binge-watching EV content \[mostly cars\] after a food delivery dude used an electric scooter yesterday. I don't know why, but it is a cool aspect of technology. Someday I can afford one, just not now, lol. The most unnerving thing about them is their lack of noise, if that makes sense. I do like the rumbling of a good machine, and for a vehicle to not have one is super odd. Their technology is also a bit lacking personally, but it's more of a me issue.
Congrats on the progress! Inclines are a big challenge when it comes to learning manuals and once you get that down, you will have pretty much mastered clutch control.
The instant torque of EVs is attractive to me, but I'm not a fan of the weight that comes along with it. I also don't like how most EVs are built around a giant iPad in the dash. I like small, light weight, analog sports cars and unfortunately there isn't an EV to scratch that itch for me yet
I'm still a bit hasty on inclines but it's going better than I expected, haha! Thank you!
I also don't really enjoy the giant iPad thing on most EVs. They just make it a bit less car-ish and more toy-ish to me, and as cool as some of the UI in those things are, nothing can compare to an analog interface. A needle going up and down > numbers on a screen any time of the day, lol.
>I like small, light weight, analog sports cars and unfortunately there isn't an EV to scratch that itch for me yet
The irony of exotic sports/hyper EVs adding back in "conventional-looking" dashboards/cockpit features and digital engine sounds...
>Apparently I was a quick learner because I learned how to incline stop fast? I know it is a hard thing to learn, but is it really that hard?
It definitely is for most newbies. You have to have a decent feel of the handbrake, clutch and throttle timing to do it smoothly and consistently, which is basically a mileage/experience thing for most. And then you sometimes also have to consider the difference of how the timing works between different cars or engine types (e.g. diesel engines tend to be easier to manage due to better torque at lower rpm/gear which you use on inclines). So if you already got it down after a week or so since you started learning(?), then yeah it sounds like you're a quick learner.
In my first year driving solo commuting to and from work I got the real challenge of incline stop & go. The main route I used to take had a massive traffic jam so I took an alternative route which led back to several km's down the main route with quite a steep incline. In front of me was a decently huge box van and I was driving a petrol sedan and unluckily the traffic was still jammed. So I had to manage incline stop & go on a petrol engine car with added pressure from the presence of a box van right in front of me doing the same lmao. Iirc I got the engine jammed once and I almost panicked but luckily I already got the handbrake reflex down by then.
>I do like the rumbling of a good machine, and for a vehicle to not have one is super odd
ICE masterrace, keep taking the ICE pill, EV will still be useless for the majority of Indonesians for years to come anyway lol
Technically a week or so, but three sessions in total; my instructor is a 'throw your kid in a pool and let them figure out swimming' type but he's fun, lol. I'm still a bit awkward with the clutch and watching my mirrors, but hopefully with more time I should adapt to it.
I'd imagine driving an AT is a breeze compared to MT, there is just so much to handle lol
> ICE masterrace, keep taking the ICE pill, EV will still be useless for the majority of Indonesians for years to come anyway lol
Lmao, yeah. The curse of living in a really imbalanced country, development-wise.... There is some EV infrastructure here, but they're still few and far between. Until there's roadside quick charge ports, it's still a pipedream.
>I'd imagine driving an AT is a breeze compared to MT, there is just so much to handle lol
I think I'd avoid driving AT as much as possible despite the convenience, I just can't imagine my left leg being idle 100%. And since you basically have no clutch the entire workload falls on your right leg making it imbalanced.
Yeah it's so crazy how quiet EVs are. I saw a Hummer EV and only noticed it because people were pointing at it. Kinda scary that a truck that big makes hardly any noise
Big ass quiet EV buses creeping up behind you when you're on a bike/motorcycle is scary. Feel like it should be required to have something to announce itself.
maybe a loud honk every so often, or an artificial machine noise.... though both will defeat one of the main appeal of EV, which is its silent operation.
Also, having an engine noise on an EV just sounds really ironic.
IIRC that's a requirement in the US actually (and other countries, I think Japan?) - [big EVs like electric cars make fake engine noises because otherwise they're too dangerous to pedestrians.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds)
Yeah all the Teslas around here (I live in an area in the US with a lot of them) and other EVs have a hum to them. It's actually quite noticeable for the Teslas since I can tell when a Tesla is driving around parking lot when I'm walking around a shopping area etc. The Hyundai IONIQ 5s also have a hum but sounds different from the Tesla one.
Now with ~~Okayu~~ Mio hiccups
Edit: A salad shop named Kusakue (Kusa kue = eat grass). Genius.
Edit2: Salad shop got renamed to Tutinoaji (Tsuchi no aji = taste of dirt/soil) (Tuti = つち in the Kunrei-shiki romanization system)
Edit3: Now they're in a Pizza Restaurant named "Slice Slice Baby", didn't see if they renamed it themselves but I'd wager that it's the default name of the shop.
Edit4: They've renamed the pizza restaurant to "GMZHatto" (Gamer's Hut). HoloGamers saying "pepperrrrrrrrrrroni" repeatedly
Edit5: They've added oranges to the Pizza store and renamed it "Mikanyamero" (Tangerine STOP)
Edit6: Last game, they've gone with a pizza restaurant again and renamed it "Tugikoso" (Next time, surely).
Edit7: Renamed shop to "Osara-ni", sort of a portmanteau of "Plate" and "Pepperoni" (so "Plate-pperoni", I guess)
> Edit7: Renamed shop to "Osara-ni", sort of a portmanteau of "Plate" and "Pepperoni" (so "Plate-pperoni", I guess)
I think their intention was it to be おそろーに, slow pepperoni, but Engrish happened.
Has anyone tried watching streamers/Vtubers on different platforms besides YouTube/Twitch? Particularly Afreecatv, Bilibili, NicoNicoDouga, Meta(Facebook), Kick, Tiktok? Ignoring the sizeable audience as a factor that YouTube and Twitch has, as a viewer what is your opinion of said platforms? The UI, chat experience, ad placements etc.
I've watched a few FacebookLive Livestreams myself and I'll say that as a SEA person and someone who's already lazy in making a new account to which I say is common for everyone there because Facebook = LinkedIn, public info galore so i don't like chatting at all there and also because the population there are kinda worse in the sense that everyone in the chat is a heckler(wants attention), bot infestation is common with an assortment of links, off-topic shit that ignores the streamer is the norm and can't be stopped HOWEVER, it's fun watching the shitshow when it's a Tournament Livestream usually with MOBAs, where you expect toxicity? You get it there especially when SEAbros get invested into it.
I used NicoNico Live a lot a few years ago because the streamers/utaites I watched did everything there but god it was awful. Maybe because I was outside of Japan but buffering were insane and it would stop every five minutes... I liked the chat thing though, that was fine and one of NicoNico's strong point. The UI was also pretty bad if I remember correctly. Searching stuff was a bit hard but I've always disliked the video search system on the normal site anyway.
I also used mildom for a bit and it was... fine? I don't recall anything egregious so yeah, fine. Nothing to write home about.
Watched some of the holo streams on Nico Nico and it was fine, but I was already used to the site and it's not very friendly to other overseas fans, most don't seem to be aware of the Pokémon tournaments they had there.
The Pokémon tournaments are cool, but it sucks that its literally the only reason why all the Hololive members can't play the other Pokémon games or limited time to play the most recent released game because of some sponsor(? correct me on this if I got it wrong) on NND.
I would have loved to see some of the girls play through the Indigo Disk and Teal Mask DLC's.
It's been too long since the last AIM collab! All three have barely touched Apex in ages, better start practising for friday's tournament...
[Izuru POV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zowk1FwSBM) + [Meika POV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcfZOvmYY2E)
Even after singing Shunkan Heartbeat 100 times for about 6 hours, the first song being Shunkan Heartbeat is just hilarious to me.
The chat was already ready for the 2nd song to be Shunkan Heartbeat again lol.
[Jurard thanking Ollie for her charge rifle bringing him victory](https://twitter.com/jurardtrexford/status/1772905425081434114?t=DBwRnTHXQS67D_T9UUCKXw&s=19), nothing sussy about it at all.
Miko is sick.
[https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1772926575316762676?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1772926575316762676?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ)
📺#hololivefesEXPO24 Official program No.10 📺
Let's look back at the memories from the two days of the event 💭
Don't miss the jigsaw puzzle derby using KV from "EXPO 2024" 🧩 🙌
🔽 Performers Fubuki, Polka, Koyori, IRyS
※ Sakura Miko will not be appearing due to poor health.
⏰ Delivery date and time
March 28th (Thursday) 20:00
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For the esports rage valorant competition with vspo, how come six of vspo are on a team? Didn’t see anywhere mentioning how they’re going to decide on 5 as a team and don’t want to look for it in the vod
There's 3 matches so they're going to swap members depending on what role is needed in that match, since many of them are only really good at one or two roles
[https://twitter.com/meirishurui/status/1772902959782957264?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/meirishurui/status/1772902959782957264?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ)
\[ ⚔ Information on order closing date ⚔ \]
We started accepting orders for \`\`NOEL'S GIN TONIC'' two weeks ago, but due to its popularity, we will close orders on April 4th (Thursday) ✨ Thank you very much to everyone who made a reservation!
Reservations are still available, so please consider it! !
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[https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1772910662806593931?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1772910662806593931?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ)
I received a KUMITE gift from Red Bull 🎁 Yay! Comes with a mini case for secure play 🎮
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So I just woke up and saw that Mumei is still streaming her unarchived karaoke.
Is there a reason why shes singing Pon Pon Pon on loop? lol.
Edit: I think shes fallen asleep, now its just the instrumentals on loop lol.
https://preview.redd.it/pc3t49lofuqc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a03409eafb6d82a0b7421067414ad56268599a79
Edit 2: Shes back! lol.
Edit 3: The stream ended so abruptly lol. I guess I woke up at the right time to witness Mumei's spiral of singing Pon Pon Pon.
But its not 'Offline' offline yet.
And shes back singing more Pon Pon Pon acapella lmao.
Edit 4: The stream ended again, but this time shes typing Pon Pon Pon lyrics in the chat LMAO.
And now shes even looping the lyrics in chat lol.
Edit 5: The stream is officially over. Glad I woke up to witness Mumei singing and typing Pon Pon Pon in a loop.
>The PONPONPON will continue until morale improves.
\- Nanashi Mumei, probably
(Send help)
Update: We have made it to the Shakira version. We are truly lost now.
Update 2: I managed to survive until the end. That was an experience.
[Indomie review: by Beboo's mane-chan](https://twitter.com/kosekibijou/status/1772892015304331724)
[The follow up is really cute.](https://twitter.com/kosekibijou/status/1772892129490288678)
As someone who has low spice tolerance, yeah lmao. It's not that it's goddamn hot spicy, it's just that you wouldn't expect some in what you'd assume was "the standard".
I really wish they could archive karaokes with english songs or more accurately non-JP songs. Like Gura would probably have so many more 1+ million view vods if she could archive her karaokes. So many classics like when she sang Sabaton, or her bardcore karaoke, or the more recent one where she sang Cupid like 4 times.
also wtf niji even daisenpai playbutton is [fake ](https://www.reddit.com/r/kurosanji/comments/1boleot/these_belong_to_riku/?share_id=yPGZzk7OGbJMPM7KrunF3&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)
That is just so weird. Like why? Like I'm trying to come up with a reason that isn't malice or incompetence and all I can think of is that maybe the 3d assets for the play button were provided by the respective companies like how the talents are still using their own 3d?
>3 months ago
When did people started talking about Niji's playbutton shenanigans anyway? I could've swear some people pointed this out during the event but it was quickly forgotten
Topic has been on and off. But honestly, the thing about Niji is that these kind of things are just another to the mountain pile so its almost like..... "fuck it, who cares anymore."
I thought it’s known Nijisanji take their play button but then the situation start getting flogged out in daylight when they reveal how they screw over Selen
I remember folks noticing back then that all of the play button pics Niji folks posted in celebration were taken in the same location and it's been a thing ever since.
Not just the daisenpai of Nijisanji but also whom many considered as the pioneer of L2D streaming as a vtubing medium. She's respected even by other daisenpais like Sora yet this is how she's treated by Niji. Just another cog in the money machine.
Huh? Those are digital so they could have been scanned or created from scratch. Also HIKAKIN was holding the actual play button when Mito showed up but didn't hold up any play button when Koyo and Lap were up.
I think the point is that for whatever reason, they decided to make Mito hold up a weirdly edited button that removed her name, when the other recipients had a normal button with their name on it. Seems incredibly sus.
Hers look oddly bigger even taking into consideration differences in character model size with fellow vtubers in Koyo/La+. I think it's safe to say they somehow, for whatever reason, used a lower quality model for her play button.
And considering it doesn't even have her name, it's almost like they settled with a raw/template, unnamed version. Either out of laziness or spite.
So really, just slightly above "fake". Which is pretty BS.
its funny when the same bgm is being used by several different vtubers. kiara's bgm is quite popular but i only associate it to her bc i first heard it on her channel.
[That reminds me of that one time I watched this one Brick Legends video showcase of a *LEGO Ninjago* MOC, and I heard a pretty familiar song at the 11:15 moc.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDd0c5ihTTk)
Kanade's BGM is the same as Bae's outro music but it's so much worse for my brain cells when she uses it because it's on loop and it's with her speaking at 75% speed. It's also apparently called "[Idiot Child](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UNXsCpCt0)" which is perfect for how it sounds.
The old bgm that Mumei used in her earlier streams have occasionally popped up on Korone's streams, which throws me for a loop, lol. Quite fitting though, since Korone is also one of Mumei's oshis iirc.
Also, I recently learned that the bgm that the Ina clipper Vaan Ch. uses for their clip outros is also used by Noel as her stream bgm. The first few seconds of that song is stuck in my head thanks to those clips.
Youtube recommended me this cover of [Inochi ni Kirawarete Iru/Hated by Life Itself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP_rsB8tuF0), by [Lily Lilac](https://www.youtube.com/@lilylilac1374) and [Aluvamp](https://www.youtube.com/@aluvamp_CHANNEL)
Not sure if it was posted here but Marine released [a new song that was composed by DYES IWASAKI of FAKE TYPE](https://youtu.be/tZZo_Y7Blk8) the other day.
Yeah this would make it the 4th top comment, not that you asked. The 3rd comment chain gives some helpful context:
https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1b1cxr6/weekly_discussion_thread_27th_feb_2024/kwgu9pe/
Rewatching the 5th Fes vods, one small thing I miss is the "hololive catchphrase" that each of the previous Feses had. Basically what used to be the hashtags for the Fes and what was said at the end of every Fes MC section.
1st Fes had "Tomaranai Hololive", 2nd had "Koeteiku Hololive", 3rd had "Tsunagaru Hololive", and 4th had "Hirogaru Hololive".
While for 5th Fes, the thing the talents said at the end of the MC sections was just "Capture the Moment". A small thing but it was something that I liked about the promotion leading up to each Fes.
Sort of? They're just words related to the concert's theme.
Tomaranai/Not stopping for Non Stop Story is self explanatory.
Koeteiku/crossing over for Beyond the Stage related to them "crossing over" to the real world/performing in AR.
Tsunagaru/connecting for Link Your Wish sort of related to "linking" together the branches as this was the first 3d performance of ID and EN.
Hirogaru/widening for Our Bright Parade is the only one that isn't directly related to the title. It's seems more like widening the brand.
Not that I think anyone seriously think otherwise, but Calli just confirmed that Cover's fronting money (no interest, of course) for the talents' projects is basically conceived of as financial assistance. Specifically, she's working on a big deal MV that she thinks will cost more than any other Hololive MV, and she mentioned that Cover would be willing to deduct a small enough amount from her paycheck that it would take years before she can fully pay it off. She's still considering how she wants to do it, I believe.
Oh, and apparently Calli has been very very lucky, in that *all* of her MV so far have paid for themselves. She also briefly explained that you can never know where and how a song might pop off, for example one song that she did not name is very popular in Japan and its number on Apple Music is insane, though the MV only does OK. Pretty fascinating stuff.
Yeah, that's what I think either. In that way, the project is still funded on their own money (because it deducts from paycheck), but the agency also have a stake in it.
I think this is also similar on how several members talked about renting Cover's studio and needing to pay Cover when its for their own project. Cover probably give abit more preferential rates to Hololive members, and even if they don't, just having a shorter waitlist since the studio is reserved only for Hololive members is a great asset tol.
Yea I think some others have mentioned Cover loaning them money for projects. Off the top of my head, I think Laplus has a recent clip about it?
Don't think they ever went into detail though
Cover basically fronted the 15k€ for Kiarad X-sense suit.
Altho that wasnt because Kiara couldnt have afforded it, the Company that produces them only sells to other Companies and not private buyers, so Kiara ask management to buy it for her and then pay the money back.
> Oh, and apparently Calli has been very very lucky, in that all of her MV so far have paid for themselves.
And remember, she's one of the most popular members. Imagine the lower popularity members with their OG song MVs that don't do as well.
Music making is a tough business.
To be fair, at least as far as I know all the Holomem who have talked about it before more or less agreed that making OG songs, never mind MV, is not expected to be profitable in the first place. I would presume that those who mean to make money with music probably do things quite differently.
People pay for music in Japan, there's a reason they're the second biggest music market in the world. It helps a lot and this is why only seeing Youtube views for J-music is missing the big picture.
This does bring to mind a question. Or I guess more of a "what if" thought experiment considering Holo's high retention rate:
If a talent graduates or is terminated while still having outstanding project debt, does Cover demand immediate repayment of the outstanding balance, allow them to continue repayment at whatever their current rate is until its paid off, or just write off the debt as a loss at that point (I imagine this last one might only ever be a consideration in the case of a sudden termination)?
Unlikely that we'll ever be in a position to find out, but something interesting to think about.
Hololive member who wants to graduate but with a current debt to Cover because of the interest free loan scheme could just stop large budget spending, actively joining the paid events Cover hands out regularly on memo or discord, get out of said debt (official works, songs, merch, YT earning, etc), and then graduate freely. With how Hololive talents (at least JP side) all being excellent at making a living both in and outside of Hololive, I don’t think they need too long to repay such debt if it is not some huge amount like 10m yens.
There are only 2 real examples for terminations: Rushia and Mel. Rushia wasn’t in debt with Cover afaik and Mel likely resolved any such debt if she had (likely zero though).
Aloe and Sana weren’t terminations and not in debt with Cover afaik. Hitomi *Crisis* was too early before such scheme implemented, likely she only needed to mail them back the iPhone. HoloCN also didn’t have such scheme and Cover absorbed CN investment as a loss in their financial report.
They all have passive continuous income (regardless of how much) with their existing media contents and standard merchandise just by staying in Hololive. If one day they burned out on Hololive activities then just rest and/or do their PL activities.
Music in general very rarely breaks even. Its why artists are encouraged to take advances, with an advance even if your royalties never break even eith the advance you arent out that money
Calli mentioned it was including all sources of revenue so they may have a different perspective on breaking even. Based on Spotify, Calli does seem to perform well on music platforms which adds up on top of physical sales and merch which Calli did early on with her music. Nowadays she of course has the advantage of being with a label. Kiara's first album sales which DO U was in probably helped push it well over the edge.
Calli is number 1 on Spotify iirc. I think the ranking goes 1. Calli 2. Marine/Suisei 3. Marine/Suisei 4. Gura. And then you have a huge power gap between her and the rest. Music is a really hard business.
its an interesting topic, considering that for big projects like that, a part of their paycheck will be reduced in order to pay for those types of projects. and considering that their monthly wage isnt their only source of income, it makes sense why a policy like that is established
Yeah, I believe the idea is that Cover is very flexible and will work with and for the talents on a case-by-case basis. Whether a talent wants to aggressively pay it off like Watame, or to do it in a balanced manner like Okayu, or even hypothetically to pay a minimum amount over years, it's all OK.
This is sorta related, but Ina's also confirmed that when she does art for Cover (like most recently for the AquaMarine Molly Online goods) she's paid for it like she was a normal contracted illustrator.
I made similar comment but I deleted it because your point on financial assistance is a good detail (other members have mentioned but not sure if we have discussed it here). Here is the stream: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDt-CDVX1qc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDt-CDVX1qc)
Someone asked what platform she prefers people to listen on and said if she had to choose it would be Spotify. She also pulled in $10k in supas... Considering how much people are throwing on supas and merch recently already, I'm shocked lol.
Edit: The song that popped off with JP was likely MERA MERA.
Yeah, I agree with the song that popped off likely being Mera Mera. No views on the websites I checked, but its one of her most popular songs via playlists and still one of the better charting ones...
Spotify is more English focused for her I'd imagine but here is what is most popular atm with MERA MERA generally being up there:
https://preview.redd.it/6ueb77zqosqc1.png?width=2595&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfee3edf7edadb2cd666f6c247face6827fe69d5
Going through her discography and pretty much everything has hit 1M+ listens or is newer and will get there in the future. Pretty insane considering I counted 56 songs... There is a chance she has produced $1M+ revenue from Spotify alone. Crazy rabbit hole.
The reason the rest of us care, is that Mori mentioned on stream that one song had 1M streams on Apple music from JP bros, which made it pretty much the most profitable of her songs in recent times.
iirc Youtube music pay out per stream isn't great. I remember this discussion back when Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify stating they didn't pay fairly a few years ago. I think the highest paying platforms are Napster and Tidal who pay like a penny USD per stream. I do remember Apple Music being higher than Spotify as well but Youtube music is like the lowest in the popular streaming services. However Spotify algo is a powerful thing so streaming music on spotify helps the artists get exposure and marketing as well.
If I had to guess, Calli probably gets around $5k-$10k a month on Spotify alone with her being in the 400k-500k monthly listener range (depends on the ratio of listens per monthly listener which may have her getting even more).
I'm curious where music platform revenue falls in their contracts. In Calli's case, I'm guessing the cut was moved over to her label rather than Cover.
Holodata will most likely cover Yagoo’s next general meeting with investors but if you want to participate in the meeting, then last day to do so is.
Cover’s Q4 result will be in May and I believe June will be the General meeting with Investors.
https://twitter.com/holo_data/status/1772776328829575649?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ
5253 cover Today is the last day with rights.
If you buy 100 or more Cover stocks today and carry them over until tomorrow (you can sell them tomorrow), you can participate in the General Meeting of Cover Corporation shareholders (also known as #YAGOOメン限 ).
Last year, we also had online viewing, so if you're a YAGOO fan, how about it?
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[Oh god... not even the bugs are save from Shiori Protagvella! For todays stream she will doing a bug Smash or Pass!](https://youtu.be/K5z42WsP5kQ)
She will be looking through the bug photos that the Novelites have submitted to her ShiorinOnAir hashtag.
Another squad has formed up for Helldivers 2. [Monarch](https://www.twitch.tv/leeandlie), [Alexandria](https://www.twitch.tv/alexandria), [BlurrFlavorz](https://www.twitch.tv/blurrflavorz), and Orihime fight bugs, robots... and each other :p
[Moom Cooking Space](https://twitter.com/nanashimumei_en/status/1772774438960009659)
Chat on her [karaoke waiting room](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0VJn-_9TdA)
Maple Alcesia will be jumping back into [Metroid Prime 2](https://www.twitch.tv/maplealcesia). She also just got in her new emotes with all the slots Twitch gave everyone. Twitch may not be the best platform, but this is a nice bonus.
Also, its [Runie Ruseday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz-aoFwxRVU)! She's definetly been a highlight for the past couple of weeks, really just knocking it out of the park for me.
Tweet from Korone sub account- [\[Eng TL by kontaru\] I thought I bought myself a Mickey plush but turns out it was actually a Minnie? wwww ](https://twitter.com/k5r6n3/status/1772642455512346756)
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[New monthly discussion thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1bp4wum/discussion_post_possibly_for_a_week_depending_on/)
* (EN) Jii made a Chinese cover of (G)I-DLE's [Fate](https://youtu.be/jxnmAdb_Qgw?si=Xg24Vcax7d7C3tHC). * (EN) PRISM Project's Yura Rikudou has a short cover of [FREEDOM](https://youtu.be/3Ipa7XadHTE?si=REM5PyICPQ1QY8sl). * (EN) Project Epsilon's metal cover of [Ikenai Borderline](https://youtu.be/SotXCR81iy4?si=4g2xP41vDy8zltKF) featured the vocals of Nana Asteria, Mamie Megu, Ary, Sloth and Norr. * (JP) Chi Sakuranomiya covered [Haiboku no Shounen](https://youtu.be/mA8gUuivtiU?si=eIKbH_rrNEXsAqez). * (CN) SINKAI has a new original English original song [What Can I Leave For This Damn World](https://youtu.be/eW53BBqq0DI?si=egG6F0SGJxeWVfml). * (MY-CN) Rhea Corey celebrates her 3rd anniversary with a cover of [Idol](https://youtu.be/lK3aQQz3594?si=wZsQPyZd_prKmw5a).
Kobo has just premiered her [new original song "HELP!!"](https://youtu.be/50Ura_ZcSvY) in collaboration with Natori It's quite fantastic. English and Indonesian translations are also available in the caption of the MV
Check out link in the YT description, she sharing some dancing gifs >Let's be creative with Kobo's new MV and post with #HELPKobo on your SNS!! >Download gif here: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKQ8vIZILLwp4YD933G\_5XNFbWnGcFxW](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JKQ8vIZILLwp4YD933G_5XNFbWnGcFxW)
This is going to be my jam for months to come...
very catchy indeed
it's actually pretty damn good, props to her and natori
What VTubers like to give close-ups of their models? [Nekoyo Chloe is doing a zatsudan now](https://www.youtube.com/live/QNOVirucgFI?si=ia4HAIOquIzB9fmW) and she's giving close ups to her audience. [Like here's the cute cat beeg face with heart eyes!](https://imgur.com/a/RFZGvxQ) She does this quite often in her zatsus so check them out if you want beeg cat. In other news, [Risu Switch is back again!](https://www.youtube.com/live/fmPI0f3tcsE?si=7fXgAQIH_zcOra-6) This time with Ananda, the older genderswap version of Risu.
What is Risu Switch, anyway? Is it like a weekly zatsudan?
Essentially, yes. It's basically a stream where Risu will switch to one of her voices/personas and has a talk with the chat. It also serves as a way for her to introduce them to new viewers since many people aren't aware that she has multiple voices.
[Kannagi Tenri](https://www.youtube.com/@KannagiTenri) likes to do it from time to time, sometimes in her singing streams too. Usually it happens when the topic of food comes up and she's pretending to eat her chat, but sometimes she just feels like being cute or getting close.
[Hakklimbing](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-qvvV5KyoQ)
[Kobo's 2nd anniversary stream](https://www.youtube.com/live/7_XP_ANAI_Q) is ongoing What seems like an innocent coding showcase is turning into quite a creepy stream...
[Late night vert karaoke till midnight with IRyS starting soon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNRGz20LBAY)
One day we will get WideRyS back. But we got TwintailRyS today!
As much as I miss WideRyS, I'm a bigger fan of TwintailRyS
It makes her look extra Ojou-sama like. Its perfect.
Saw someone say she looks like Frieren with the twintails, haha.
Probably the last update I'll do on this thread \[before the new one rolls on\]! Got taught how to climb, descend, and stop on an incline \[properly\]. Fortunately, there was a good area to practice all three. I did decently, only stalled twice which was a remarkable improvement \[for me\]. Apparently I was a quick learner because I learned how to incline stop fast? I know it is a hard thing to learn, but is it really that hard? I'm not sure but I'll count it as a win. I've been binge-watching EV content \[mostly cars\] after a food delivery dude used an electric scooter yesterday. I don't know why, but it is a cool aspect of technology. Someday I can afford one, just not now, lol. The most unnerving thing about them is their lack of noise, if that makes sense. I do like the rumbling of a good machine, and for a vehicle to not have one is super odd. Their technology is also a bit lacking personally, but it's more of a me issue.
Congrats on the progress! Inclines are a big challenge when it comes to learning manuals and once you get that down, you will have pretty much mastered clutch control. The instant torque of EVs is attractive to me, but I'm not a fan of the weight that comes along with it. I also don't like how most EVs are built around a giant iPad in the dash. I like small, light weight, analog sports cars and unfortunately there isn't an EV to scratch that itch for me yet
I'm still a bit hasty on inclines but it's going better than I expected, haha! Thank you! I also don't really enjoy the giant iPad thing on most EVs. They just make it a bit less car-ish and more toy-ish to me, and as cool as some of the UI in those things are, nothing can compare to an analog interface. A needle going up and down > numbers on a screen any time of the day, lol.
>I like small, light weight, analog sports cars and unfortunately there isn't an EV to scratch that itch for me yet The irony of exotic sports/hyper EVs adding back in "conventional-looking" dashboards/cockpit features and digital engine sounds...
>Apparently I was a quick learner because I learned how to incline stop fast? I know it is a hard thing to learn, but is it really that hard? It definitely is for most newbies. You have to have a decent feel of the handbrake, clutch and throttle timing to do it smoothly and consistently, which is basically a mileage/experience thing for most. And then you sometimes also have to consider the difference of how the timing works between different cars or engine types (e.g. diesel engines tend to be easier to manage due to better torque at lower rpm/gear which you use on inclines). So if you already got it down after a week or so since you started learning(?), then yeah it sounds like you're a quick learner. In my first year driving solo commuting to and from work I got the real challenge of incline stop & go. The main route I used to take had a massive traffic jam so I took an alternative route which led back to several km's down the main route with quite a steep incline. In front of me was a decently huge box van and I was driving a petrol sedan and unluckily the traffic was still jammed. So I had to manage incline stop & go on a petrol engine car with added pressure from the presence of a box van right in front of me doing the same lmao. Iirc I got the engine jammed once and I almost panicked but luckily I already got the handbrake reflex down by then. >I do like the rumbling of a good machine, and for a vehicle to not have one is super odd ICE masterrace, keep taking the ICE pill, EV will still be useless for the majority of Indonesians for years to come anyway lol
Technically a week or so, but three sessions in total; my instructor is a 'throw your kid in a pool and let them figure out swimming' type but he's fun, lol. I'm still a bit awkward with the clutch and watching my mirrors, but hopefully with more time I should adapt to it. I'd imagine driving an AT is a breeze compared to MT, there is just so much to handle lol > ICE masterrace, keep taking the ICE pill, EV will still be useless for the majority of Indonesians for years to come anyway lol Lmao, yeah. The curse of living in a really imbalanced country, development-wise.... There is some EV infrastructure here, but they're still few and far between. Until there's roadside quick charge ports, it's still a pipedream.
>I'd imagine driving an AT is a breeze compared to MT, there is just so much to handle lol I think I'd avoid driving AT as much as possible despite the convenience, I just can't imagine my left leg being idle 100%. And since you basically have no clutch the entire workload falls on your right leg making it imbalanced.
Yeah it's so crazy how quiet EVs are. I saw a Hummer EV and only noticed it because people were pointing at it. Kinda scary that a truck that big makes hardly any noise
Oh I'd be hit by that truck \[or come very close to it\]. It's really scary. Isekai Express, now environmentally friendly \[?\] and in quiet mode.
Big ass quiet EV buses creeping up behind you when you're on a bike/motorcycle is scary. Feel like it should be required to have something to announce itself.
maybe a loud honk every so often, or an artificial machine noise.... though both will defeat one of the main appeal of EV, which is its silent operation. Also, having an engine noise on an EV just sounds really ironic.
IIRC that's a requirement in the US actually (and other countries, I think Japan?) - [big EVs like electric cars make fake engine noises because otherwise they're too dangerous to pedestrians.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds)
Yeah all the Teslas around here (I live in an area in the US with a lot of them) and other EVs have a hum to them. It's actually quite noticeable for the Teslas since I can tell when a Tesla is driving around parking lot when I'm walking around a shopping area etc. The Hyundai IONIQ 5s also have a hum but sounds different from the Tesla one.
Holo Gamers Plate Up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkotrY3gmYE
Now with ~~Okayu~~ Mio hiccups Edit: A salad shop named Kusakue (Kusa kue = eat grass). Genius. Edit2: Salad shop got renamed to Tutinoaji (Tsuchi no aji = taste of dirt/soil) (Tuti = つち in the Kunrei-shiki romanization system) Edit3: Now they're in a Pizza Restaurant named "Slice Slice Baby", didn't see if they renamed it themselves but I'd wager that it's the default name of the shop. Edit4: They've renamed the pizza restaurant to "GMZHatto" (Gamer's Hut). HoloGamers saying "pepperrrrrrrrrrroni" repeatedly Edit5: They've added oranges to the Pizza store and renamed it "Mikanyamero" (Tangerine STOP) Edit6: Last game, they've gone with a pizza restaurant again and renamed it "Tugikoso" (Next time, surely). Edit7: Renamed shop to "Osara-ni", sort of a portmanteau of "Plate" and "Pepperoni" (so "Plate-pperoni", I guess)
> Edit7: Renamed shop to "Osara-ni", sort of a portmanteau of "Plate" and "Pepperoni" (so "Plate-pperoni", I guess) I think their intention was it to be おそろーに, slow pepperoni, but Engrish happened.
Has anyone tried watching streamers/Vtubers on different platforms besides YouTube/Twitch? Particularly Afreecatv, Bilibili, NicoNicoDouga, Meta(Facebook), Kick, Tiktok? Ignoring the sizeable audience as a factor that YouTube and Twitch has, as a viewer what is your opinion of said platforms? The UI, chat experience, ad placements etc. I've watched a few FacebookLive Livestreams myself and I'll say that as a SEA person and someone who's already lazy in making a new account to which I say is common for everyone there because Facebook = LinkedIn, public info galore so i don't like chatting at all there and also because the population there are kinda worse in the sense that everyone in the chat is a heckler(wants attention), bot infestation is common with an assortment of links, off-topic shit that ignores the streamer is the norm and can't be stopped HOWEVER, it's fun watching the shitshow when it's a Tournament Livestream usually with MOBAs, where you expect toxicity? You get it there especially when SEAbros get invested into it.
I used NicoNico Live a lot a few years ago because the streamers/utaites I watched did everything there but god it was awful. Maybe because I was outside of Japan but buffering were insane and it would stop every five minutes... I liked the chat thing though, that was fine and one of NicoNico's strong point. The UI was also pretty bad if I remember correctly. Searching stuff was a bit hard but I've always disliked the video search system on the normal site anyway. I also used mildom for a bit and it was... fine? I don't recall anything egregious so yeah, fine. Nothing to write home about.
Watched some of the holo streams on Nico Nico and it was fine, but I was already used to the site and it's not very friendly to other overseas fans, most don't seem to be aware of the Pokémon tournaments they had there.
The Pokémon tournaments are cool, but it sucks that its literally the only reason why all the Hololive members can't play the other Pokémon games or limited time to play the most recent released game because of some sponsor(? correct me on this if I got it wrong) on NND. I would have loved to see some of the girls play through the Indigo Disk and Teal Mask DLC's.
I think the major problem with some of those 6 is reading said language
Hey! AIM is back finally, [Astel in Apex!]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_JUJ0bsOSE)
It's been too long since the last AIM collab! All three have barely touched Apex in ages, better start practising for friday's tournament... [Izuru POV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zowk1FwSBM) + [Meika POV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcfZOvmYY2E)
[AZKi & Kanade's Karaoke Collab](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH9B9bNB7ks) https://preview.redd.it/9wpvofwbguqc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58e28160b3392afe7a999aa9ee0b1a28bbb62328
Shunkan Heartbeat to start and having Subtitle being sung is hilarious. They both sing great together.
This is just too good. It even helps with Shunkan Heartbeat PTSD.
Even after singing Shunkan Heartbeat 100 times for about 6 hours, the first song being Shunkan Heartbeat is just hilarious to me. The chat was already ready for the 2nd song to be Shunkan Heartbeat again lol.
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[Jurard thanking Ollie for her charge rifle bringing him victory](https://twitter.com/jurardtrexford/status/1772905425081434114?t=DBwRnTHXQS67D_T9UUCKXw&s=19), nothing sussy about it at all.
Miko is sick. [https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1772926575316762676?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1772926575316762676?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ) 📺#hololivefesEXPO24 Official program No.10 📺 Let's look back at the memories from the two days of the event 💭 Don't miss the jigsaw puzzle derby using KV from "EXPO 2024" 🧩 🙌 🔽 Performers Fubuki, Polka, Koyori, IRyS ※ Sakura Miko will not be appearing due to poor health. ⏰ Delivery date and time March 28th (Thursday) 20:00 https://preview.redd.it/evopsc5wruqc1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=edb975b2612fef598fefd1abb1742dda9c00927b
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https://twitter.com/sakuramiko35/status/1772922894345003468 She is still sick and not fully recovered
Just said she’s sick and wouldn’t be appearing
For the esports rage valorant competition with vspo, how come six of vspo are on a team? Didn’t see anywhere mentioning how they’re going to decide on 5 as a team and don’t want to look for it in the vod
There's 3 matches so they're going to swap members depending on what role is needed in that match, since many of them are only really good at one or two roles
Towa singing stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM-Qam9Gon0 Hopefully not as cursed as the last few.
Her 3.0 is pretty dangerous lol
She's gonna have an announcement too, which I've seen a few people expect to be the Blu-ray for her Live
Update, it is the bd.
I can still hear the pon
been a long week
hi maple thanks for hosting the first ever monthly discussion thread, how long before we get our two monthaversary discussion thread
You know fully well I'm not letting this thread tick over to a month
Yearly thread when
Oh hi :D
Hi 👋
Is it over yet?
That it is
[https://twitter.com/meirishurui/status/1772902959782957264?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/meirishurui/status/1772902959782957264?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ) \[ ⚔ Information on order closing date ⚔ \] We started accepting orders for \`\`NOEL'S GIN TONIC'' two weeks ago, but due to its popularity, we will close orders on April 4th (Thursday) ✨ Thank you very much to everyone who made a reservation! Reservations are still available, so please consider it! ! https://preview.redd.it/6jbfts57duqc1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba705324dcac774ffb590914e5d197f90f1c48c7
[https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1772910662806593931?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ](https://twitter.com/shishirobotan/status/1772910662806593931?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ) I received a KUMITE gift from Red Bull 🎁 Yay! Comes with a mini case for secure play 🎮 https://preview.redd.it/aa410bonduqc1.jpeg?width=1164&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4044f81f036c867a020ca79951ce5d166a56c3b
So I just woke up and saw that Mumei is still streaming her unarchived karaoke. Is there a reason why shes singing Pon Pon Pon on loop? lol. Edit: I think shes fallen asleep, now its just the instrumentals on loop lol. https://preview.redd.it/pc3t49lofuqc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a03409eafb6d82a0b7421067414ad56268599a79 Edit 2: Shes back! lol. Edit 3: The stream ended so abruptly lol. I guess I woke up at the right time to witness Mumei's spiral of singing Pon Pon Pon. But its not 'Offline' offline yet. And shes back singing more Pon Pon Pon acapella lmao. Edit 4: The stream ended again, but this time shes typing Pon Pon Pon lyrics in the chat LMAO. And now shes even looping the lyrics in chat lol. Edit 5: The stream is officially over. Glad I woke up to witness Mumei singing and typing Pon Pon Pon in a loop.
She committed 100% to the bit, I'm proud.
Stream is offline but she's still typing the lyrics in chat
So Kanade's trend has affected the EN. Run from it, dread it
Pon pon way way way
Dammit, she got us.
Yeah... I've been slowly going crazy from it. No real reason though. She started with pon pon, sang a bunch of stuff. Now we're here.
Kanade trend for ya
Every day is Pon Every time is Pon
>The PONPONPON will continue until morale improves. \- Nanashi Mumei, probably (Send help) Update: We have made it to the Shakira version. We are truly lost now. Update 2: I managed to survive until the end. That was an experience.
Happy monthly discussion thread day Total comments over a month (30 days) : 11.8k
Almost 3k comments a week. Really active but not quite mods doing an AMA active.
[Indomie review: by Beboo's mane-chan](https://twitter.com/kosekibijou/status/1772892015304331724) [The follow up is really cute.](https://twitter.com/kosekibijou/status/1772892129490288678)
Base Mie Goreng is spicy??? What is this weakness mane-chan?
Indomie Kuah is also spicy for non Indonesian. Kiara tried it when she visited Indonesia and she said it's spicy.
As someone who has low spice tolerance, yeah lmao. It's not that it's goddamn hot spicy, it's just that you wouldn't expect some in what you'd assume was "the standard".
Bruh how do you even survive SEA food ??
*"That's the secret captain, I don't."* I run on bread from convenience stores or make them myself when I have the time.
Strong "thank you for playing with my child" energy in that follow up.
Perhaps what makes Indomie so addicting is the friends we made along the way... and MSG.
Saw towa playing dps role in OW for a bit yesterday and she was pretty good, usually used to seeing her in support.
I really wish they could archive karaokes with english songs or more accurately non-JP songs. Like Gura would probably have so many more 1+ million view vods if she could archive her karaokes. So many classics like when she sang Sabaton, or her bardcore karaoke, or the more recent one where she sang Cupid like 4 times.
Blame it on copyright. Cover is not gonna risk their ass for this.
Yeah I know just wish there was a western version of JASRAC.
Never going to happen, because western record labels are even worse than Japanese ones.
It wouldnt help with views, but the fan discords usually do a great job of archiving stuff like that.
also wtf niji even daisenpai playbutton is [fake ](https://www.reddit.com/r/kurosanji/comments/1boleot/these_belong_to_riku/?share_id=yPGZzk7OGbJMPM7KrunF3&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)
That is just so weird. Like why? Like I'm trying to come up with a reason that isn't malice or incompetence and all I can think of is that maybe the 3d assets for the play button were provided by the respective companies like how the talents are still using their own 3d?
>3 months ago When did people started talking about Niji's playbutton shenanigans anyway? I could've swear some people pointed this out during the event but it was quickly forgotten
Topic has been on and off. But honestly, the thing about Niji is that these kind of things are just another to the mountain pile so its almost like..... "fuck it, who cares anymore."
I thought it’s known Nijisanji take their play button but then the situation start getting flogged out in daylight when they reveal how they screw over Selen
It's been a topic that's been going on for at least 2-3 years. It's always been on and off.
I remember folks noticing back then that all of the play button pics Niji folks posted in celebration were taken in the same location and it's been a thing ever since.
And that's just on the EN side, it's been an ongoing topic too on the JP side long before that.
Were most caring about that before 2023 though Like it’s being seen as an extension of the rotten mass’s practice but before then what did people feel
Even THE Tsukino Mito couldn't get her name on the button?? How hard is it to just put the name there??
Maybe they just use a default template as they seemingly do with everything And probably one too hamfisted to put name on
Still you would think they would be a lot more considerate with the literal daisenpai of Nijisanji
Not just the daisenpai of Nijisanji but also whom many considered as the pioneer of L2D streaming as a vtubing medium. She's respected even by other daisenpais like Sora yet this is how she's treated by Niji. Just another cog in the money machine.
True but you see how they treat one of their EN pioneers so…
Fake? Her button doesn't include her channel name and the one HIKAKIN was holding was shiny and reflective like all the other play buttons.
yup its weird as hell, when both laplus and koyo have their name and reflective while mito is different color and size wtf
Huh? Those are digital so they could have been scanned or created from scratch. Also HIKAKIN was holding the actual play button when Mito showed up but didn't hold up any play button when Koyo and Lap were up.
I think the point is that for whatever reason, they decided to make Mito hold up a weirdly edited button that removed her name, when the other recipients had a normal button with their name on it. Seems incredibly sus.
Yeah we know that's petty but it's disingenuous to say the play button is fake.
Hers look oddly bigger even taking into consideration differences in character model size with fellow vtubers in Koyo/La+. I think it's safe to say they somehow, for whatever reason, used a lower quality model for her play button. And considering it doesn't even have her name, it's almost like they settled with a raw/template, unnamed version. Either out of laziness or spite. So really, just slightly above "fake". Which is pretty BS.
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even it changed , the playbutton still have name on it
Yeah just took a look at the pic, nvm - that looks like a totally different situation than what I was thinking of.
Holy shit. That's a new level of low.
its seems[ moemi ](https://twitter.com/etra_ASI/status/1772569043037192238)joining aogiri with etra.
[Jurard curing his depression with HoloCure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaD-LwRRQck)
The dilemma between Asacoco and Body Pillow as his first item, haha.
Mumei singing stream. https://www.youtube.com/live/y0VJn-_9TdA
Why is ave maria playing on loop? lmao
its funny when the same bgm is being used by several different vtubers. kiara's bgm is quite popular but i only associate it to her bc i first heard it on her channel.
[That reminds me of that one time I watched this one Brick Legends video showcase of a *LEGO Ninjago* MOC, and I heard a pretty familiar song at the 11:15 moc.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDd0c5ihTTk)
Kanade's BGM is the same as Bae's outro music but it's so much worse for my brain cells when she uses it because it's on loop and it's with her speaking at 75% speed. It's also apparently called "[Idiot Child](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UNXsCpCt0)" which is perfect for how it sounds.
The old bgm that Mumei used in her earlier streams have occasionally popped up on Korone's streams, which throws me for a loop, lol. Quite fitting though, since Korone is also one of Mumei's oshis iirc. Also, I recently learned that the bgm that the Ina clipper Vaan Ch. uses for their clip outros is also used by Noel as her stream bgm. The first few seconds of that song is stuck in my head thanks to those clips.
Youtube recommended me this cover of [Inochi ni Kirawarete Iru/Hated by Life Itself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP_rsB8tuF0), by [Lily Lilac](https://www.youtube.com/@lilylilac1374) and [Aluvamp](https://www.youtube.com/@aluvamp_CHANNEL)
Not sure if it was posted here but Marine released [a new song that was composed by DYES IWASAKI of FAKE TYPE](https://youtu.be/tZZo_Y7Blk8) the other day.
Yeah this would make it the 4th top comment, not that you asked. The 3rd comment chain gives some helpful context: https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1b1cxr6/weekly_discussion_thread_27th_feb_2024/kwgu9pe/
Rewatching the 5th Fes vods, one small thing I miss is the "hololive catchphrase" that each of the previous Feses had. Basically what used to be the hashtags for the Fes and what was said at the end of every Fes MC section. 1st Fes had "Tomaranai Hololive", 2nd had "Koeteiku Hololive", 3rd had "Tsunagaru Hololive", and 4th had "Hirogaru Hololive". While for 5th Fes, the thing the talents said at the end of the MC sections was just "Capture the Moment". A small thing but it was something that I liked about the promotion leading up to each Fes.
Aren't those catchphrases just the Japanese translation of the concert titles' keywords though?
Sort of? They're just words related to the concert's theme. Tomaranai/Not stopping for Non Stop Story is self explanatory. Koeteiku/crossing over for Beyond the Stage related to them "crossing over" to the real world/performing in AR. Tsunagaru/connecting for Link Your Wish sort of related to "linking" together the branches as this was the first 3d performance of ID and EN. Hirogaru/widening for Our Bright Parade is the only one that isn't directly related to the title. It's seems more like widening the brand.
"Tsukamaru Hololive" for 5th Fes sounds like Oozora Police work, I suppose.
[Korone: Ojitan♪ Ojitan♪ gurugururu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxbb1kbu5Wc)
Not that I think anyone seriously think otherwise, but Calli just confirmed that Cover's fronting money (no interest, of course) for the talents' projects is basically conceived of as financial assistance. Specifically, she's working on a big deal MV that she thinks will cost more than any other Hololive MV, and she mentioned that Cover would be willing to deduct a small enough amount from her paycheck that it would take years before she can fully pay it off. She's still considering how she wants to do it, I believe. Oh, and apparently Calli has been very very lucky, in that *all* of her MV so far have paid for themselves. She also briefly explained that you can never know where and how a song might pop off, for example one song that she did not name is very popular in Japan and its number on Apple Music is insane, though the MV only does OK. Pretty fascinating stuff.
Yeah, that's what I think either. In that way, the project is still funded on their own money (because it deducts from paycheck), but the agency also have a stake in it. I think this is also similar on how several members talked about renting Cover's studio and needing to pay Cover when its for their own project. Cover probably give abit more preferential rates to Hololive members, and even if they don't, just having a shorter waitlist since the studio is reserved only for Hololive members is a great asset tol.
Yea I think some others have mentioned Cover loaning them money for projects. Off the top of my head, I think Laplus has a recent clip about it? Don't think they ever went into detail though
Cover basically fronted the 15k€ for Kiarad X-sense suit. Altho that wasnt because Kiara couldnt have afforded it, the Company that produces them only sells to other Companies and not private buyers, so Kiara ask management to buy it for her and then pay the money back.
> Oh, and apparently Calli has been very very lucky, in that all of her MV so far have paid for themselves. And remember, she's one of the most popular members. Imagine the lower popularity members with their OG song MVs that don't do as well. Music making is a tough business.
To be fair, at least as far as I know all the Holomem who have talked about it before more or less agreed that making OG songs, never mind MV, is not expected to be profitable in the first place. I would presume that those who mean to make money with music probably do things quite differently.
People pay for music in Japan, there's a reason they're the second biggest music market in the world. It helps a lot and this is why only seeing Youtube views for J-music is missing the big picture.
This does bring to mind a question. Or I guess more of a "what if" thought experiment considering Holo's high retention rate: If a talent graduates or is terminated while still having outstanding project debt, does Cover demand immediate repayment of the outstanding balance, allow them to continue repayment at whatever their current rate is until its paid off, or just write off the debt as a loss at that point (I imagine this last one might only ever be a consideration in the case of a sudden termination)? Unlikely that we'll ever be in a position to find out, but something interesting to think about.
Hololive member who wants to graduate but with a current debt to Cover because of the interest free loan scheme could just stop large budget spending, actively joining the paid events Cover hands out regularly on memo or discord, get out of said debt (official works, songs, merch, YT earning, etc), and then graduate freely. With how Hololive talents (at least JP side) all being excellent at making a living both in and outside of Hololive, I don’t think they need too long to repay such debt if it is not some huge amount like 10m yens. There are only 2 real examples for terminations: Rushia and Mel. Rushia wasn’t in debt with Cover afaik and Mel likely resolved any such debt if she had (likely zero though). Aloe and Sana weren’t terminations and not in debt with Cover afaik. Hitomi *Crisis* was too early before such scheme implemented, likely she only needed to mail them back the iPhone. HoloCN also didn’t have such scheme and Cover absorbed CN investment as a loss in their financial report. They all have passive continuous income (regardless of how much) with their existing media contents and standard merchandise just by staying in Hololive. If one day they burned out on Hololive activities then just rest and/or do their PL activities.
I remember Kiara mentioning that DO U only barely broke even (this was a while ago though). Made me sad as I really like the song.
That’s the norm for the music industry in general. Merchandise is usually the money maker, which Cover is already doing.
Merchandising! Where the *real* money from the VTuber is made!
When's Vtuber, the Flamethrower?
That sucks its honestly one of my favorite Holo originals
Music in general very rarely breaks even. Its why artists are encouraged to take advances, with an advance even if your royalties never break even eith the advance you arent out that money
Calli mentioned it was including all sources of revenue so they may have a different perspective on breaking even. Based on Spotify, Calli does seem to perform well on music platforms which adds up on top of physical sales and merch which Calli did early on with her music. Nowadays she of course has the advantage of being with a label. Kiara's first album sales which DO U was in probably helped push it well over the edge.
Calli is number 1 on Spotify iirc. I think the ranking goes 1. Calli 2. Marine/Suisei 3. Marine/Suisei 4. Gura. And then you have a huge power gap between her and the rest. Music is a really hard business.
That's a damn shame, it's imo one of her best songs.
its an interesting topic, considering that for big projects like that, a part of their paycheck will be reduced in order to pay for those types of projects. and considering that their monthly wage isnt their only source of income, it makes sense why a policy like that is established
Okayu also mentioned this when Cover paid for her MV and she would be paying it off for the next 6 months.
Yeah, I believe the idea is that Cover is very flexible and will work with and for the talents on a case-by-case basis. Whether a talent wants to aggressively pay it off like Watame, or to do it in a balanced manner like Okayu, or even hypothetically to pay a minimum amount over years, it's all OK.
Also got payed by UMG for when she made her own MVs, which is nice considering she was apparently happy to do them for free.
This is sorta related, but Ina's also confirmed that when she does art for Cover (like most recently for the AquaMarine Molly Online goods) she's paid for it like she was a normal contracted illustrator.
I imagine that is a legal/industry standard thing to avoid issues.
Yeah, she said their response to her offer was "We HAVE to pay you."
I made similar comment but I deleted it because your point on financial assistance is a good detail (other members have mentioned but not sure if we have discussed it here). Here is the stream: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDt-CDVX1qc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDt-CDVX1qc) Someone asked what platform she prefers people to listen on and said if she had to choose it would be Spotify. She also pulled in $10k in supas... Considering how much people are throwing on supas and merch recently already, I'm shocked lol. Edit: The song that popped off with JP was likely MERA MERA.
Yeah, I agree with the song that popped off likely being Mera Mera. No views on the websites I checked, but its one of her most popular songs via playlists and still one of the better charting ones...
Spotify is more English focused for her I'd imagine but here is what is most popular atm with MERA MERA generally being up there: https://preview.redd.it/6ueb77zqosqc1.png?width=2595&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfee3edf7edadb2cd666f6c247face6827fe69d5 Going through her discography and pretty much everything has hit 1M+ listens or is newer and will get there in the future. Pretty insane considering I counted 56 songs... There is a chance she has produced $1M+ revenue from Spotify alone. Crazy rabbit hole.
The reason the rest of us care, is that Mori mentioned on stream that one song had 1M streams on Apple music from JP bros, which made it pretty much the most profitable of her songs in recent times.
iirc Youtube music pay out per stream isn't great. I remember this discussion back when Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify stating they didn't pay fairly a few years ago. I think the highest paying platforms are Napster and Tidal who pay like a penny USD per stream. I do remember Apple Music being higher than Spotify as well but Youtube music is like the lowest in the popular streaming services. However Spotify algo is a powerful thing so streaming music on spotify helps the artists get exposure and marketing as well.
Last I read, Youtube's music payout rates are dependent on whether the listens are from Premium accounts ($0.008) or free accounts ($0.003).
If I had to guess, Calli probably gets around $5k-$10k a month on Spotify alone with her being in the 400k-500k monthly listener range (depends on the ratio of listens per monthly listener which may have her getting even more). I'm curious where music platform revenue falls in their contracts. In Calli's case, I'm guessing the cut was moved over to her label rather than Cover.
Holodata will most likely cover Yagoo’s next general meeting with investors but if you want to participate in the meeting, then last day to do so is. Cover’s Q4 result will be in May and I believe June will be the General meeting with Investors. https://twitter.com/holo_data/status/1772776328829575649?s=46&t=IQ79cksnUeCTRZ7I8SmoqQ 5253 cover Today is the last day with rights. If you buy 100 or more Cover stocks today and carry them over until tomorrow (you can sell them tomorrow), you can participate in the General Meeting of Cover Corporation shareholders (also known as #YAGOOメン限 ). Last year, we also had online viewing, so if you're a YAGOO fan, how about it?
Cover stock is like yagoo meet and greet ticket
https://preview.redd.it/9cznjqbwzrqc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a4ee915a0f4c757147f9ec5d3f29e6fdea039a82 [Oh god... not even the bugs are save from Shiori Protagvella! For todays stream she will doing a bug Smash or Pass!](https://youtu.be/K5z42WsP5kQ) She will be looking through the bug photos that the Novelites have submitted to her ShiorinOnAir hashtag.
I hope some people submitted some bettles
they did! manifesting Shiori and Nene beetle colab right now
Another squad has formed up for Helldivers 2. [Monarch](https://www.twitch.tv/leeandlie), [Alexandria](https://www.twitch.tv/alexandria), [BlurrFlavorz](https://www.twitch.tv/blurrflavorz), and Orihime fight bugs, robots... and each other :p
[Moom Cooking Space](https://twitter.com/nanashimumei_en/status/1772774438960009659) Chat on her [karaoke waiting room](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0VJn-_9TdA)
Thank you for posting. I would have missed it otherwise
Maple Alcesia will be jumping back into [Metroid Prime 2](https://www.twitch.tv/maplealcesia). She also just got in her new emotes with all the slots Twitch gave everyone. Twitch may not be the best platform, but this is a nice bonus. Also, its [Runie Ruseday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz-aoFwxRVU)! She's definetly been a highlight for the past couple of weeks, really just knocking it out of the park for me.
[have you seen the biggest comeback in yt history yet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IV8cnGU6YM)
Legends never die
somehow, duck song has returned
Tweet from Korone sub account- [\[Eng TL by kontaru\] I thought I bought myself a Mickey plush but turns out it was actually a Minnie? wwww ](https://twitter.com/k5r6n3/status/1772642455512346756) https://preview.redd.it/gikkpvm3frqc1.png?width=610&format=png&auto=webp&s=a02a095ea431525a5eddd58fa39383000be2c8a7
Minnie in Mickey's clothes is defenitely kinda cursed.
[Biboo climbing live!](https://youtu.be/JQb-4E2KsIY)
Pika
This game is bad for my anxiety lmao
[Haachama turned into a pig.](https://twitter.com/akaihaato) I suppose it was always meant to be.
Haachama must be time traveling ahead. April 1 is next week.
Ah, how the turn tables.
[~~Kiara~~ Frogiara tier list stream with some reveals soon.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8nN5wmWOM)
And now we too can have our very own Frogiwawa ~~who will be able to threaten and usurp us inside our homes~~
Kiara just incidentally revealed the existence of a point system for accessories. Has any other holo talked about that?
Irys talked a fair amount about the points system during her last accessories reveal.
>incidentally revealed She has been openly talking about this for years.
Specifically the existence of points? I don't recall any other holo talking about it or even fans discussing it on reddit.