Miko Ch. さくらみこ (Sakura Miko) is a VTuber affiliated with hololive, the industry’s forefront VTuber talent agency. She is one of the agencies oldest and most popular creators, and her popularity and viewership only continue to rise and rise each year. Recently, Miko held a special broadcast to announce the release of her first album and her first-ever solo concert. The stream was especially popular, and became her most popular YouTube Live broadcast ever.
The VTubing industry has cultural roots in the Japanese idol culture, and one of the many ideas taken from idols for VTubers are concerts and special musical events. In the VTubing sector, this can often be some of the creator’s most popular moments of their careers, and Miko’s upcoming debut solo concert will likely be one of hololive’s most popular events ever.
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7:00～25:00（毎時4回放映予定）
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Hololive have even been promoting Miko’s music with real-life billboards
Miko’s special announcement stream featured various other hololive creators, as well as pre-recorded and pre-rendered sketches and videos, something hololive is well-known for. The stream, which was live for under an hour, collected 115.5K Hours Watched and maintained an average viewership of 126K concurrent viewers. At peak popularity, the stream reached 169.5K concurrent viewers, making it Miko’s most popular broadcast to date.
The broadcast also tied into the popularity of “DAI DAI DAI Fantasista”, new music released by Miko and shown on stream. The announcement stream for the album and the concert also featured Miko on stage, singing and performing some songs for a virtual audience. VTubing fans couldn’t get enough, and her album, “flower rhapsody”, will likely be one of the industry’s most popular musical outings once it releases on September 25 of this year.
Her first solo-concert will take place on October 26, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The venue was previously home to parts of the 2020 Summer Olympics, and can hold up to 15,000 people at capacity. Hololive previously held a “Connect the World” event last year, which was held on US soil and sold more than 5.6K tickets. If Miko’s new solo-concert is able to sell out the Ariake Arena, it may be one of hololive’s most popular live events ever.
Miko’s recent announcement was by far her most popular stream ever, outperforming her next-most popular stream, her 2024 birthday special broadcast, by more than 20K more viewers at peak. The recent broadcast was such a significant jump in viewership for Miko, that it was unquestionably her most popular outing ever.
All of Miko’s most popular broadcasts took place in this year and last year, highlighting her continuingly growing popularity and viewership. Miko is consistently one of the top VTubers across the globe, and her expansion into music and live events may only help her to fuel her growth and upwards trajectory through the industry.
