Akai Haato

Japanese virtual YouTuber

  • HAACHAMA Ch 赤井はあと
Created byHaruyuki Nijyou (character design)Years active2018–presentGenres
  • Livestreaming
  • Singing
  • Gaming
Subscribers1.49 million[2]Total views218.33 million[2]NetworkHololive Production
Creator Awards
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: 20 April 2024

Akai Haato (赤井はあと), also known as Haachama (はあちゃま), is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) affiliated with Hololive Production.[3] She is part of Hololive (Japan) 1st Generation alongside Natsuiro Matsuri, Yozora Mel, Shirakami Fubuki, and Aki Rosenthal.[4]

Overview

From 2 May to 13 May 2018, Cover, the management company of Hololive, held a VTuber audition to look for individuals who have experience in live streaming and video uploading and want to challenge themselves as VTubers.[5] The character designs and name of the five open spots that would later debut as Generation 1 were made public at the start of the audition.[5] The design of Haato was illustrated by artist Haruyuki Nijyou,[6] and a 3D model by Pompu-chou was created later on.[7]

Haato's Twitter account was opened on 21 May 2018, while her YouTube channel was created on 24 May. She made her debut stream on 2 June 2018.[8]

Activity

Haato began her livestreaming activities in June 2018. Her livestreams mainly consist of chatting, gaming, and singing. Outside of livestreaming, Haato uploads short comedy skits, memes, and cooking videos on her YouTube channel.[9][10] Haato studied in Australia and briefly the Philippines until December 2020.[11] As a result, she is one of the few Hololive members that can speak English.

On 27 September 2020, Haato, alongside Hololive (Japan) 4th Generation member Kiryu Coco were suspended from all livestreaming and Twitter activities for three weeks following controversy when the two displayed Taiwan as a sovereign state when disclosing their YouTube channel's analytics, which sparked criticism from their Mainland Chinese audience.[12] Haato returned to her activities on 19 October.

On 10 February 2021, Haato's YouTube channel surpassed 1 million subscribers, the 8th Hololive member to do so.[13]

Discography

Songs featured in

Singles

Title Release date Label Format Note
"Plasmagic Seasons!" 15 May 2021 Cover Corp. Digital Single Co-sung with Hololive's Yozora Mel, Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri and Aki Rosenthal
"Red Heart" 25 February 2023 Cover Corp. Digital Single
"Infinity" 4 March 2023 Cover Corp. Digital Single
"Buta" (豚) 11 March 2023 Cover Corp. Digital Single

As part of Hololive Idol Project

Title Release date Label Format
"Shiny Smily Story" 16 September 2019 Cover Corp. Digital single
"Yumemiru Sora-e" (夢見る空へ) 14 February 2020 Cover Corp. Digital single
Bouquet 21 April 2021 Cover Corp. Album
"Tonde K! Hololive Summer" (飛んでK！ホロライブサマー) 19 August 2022 Cover Corp. Digital single
Hololive Summer 2022 (ホロライブ・サマー2022) 1 September 2022 Cover Corp. Digital EP

References

  1. ^ "[ASK HAACHAMA] ANSWER IN TALKING SLEEP...zzz". YouTube.com (in Japanese). 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About HAACHAMA Ch 赤井はあと". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Akai Haato | TALENT | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "TALENT(1stgen) | hololive official website". hololive.hololivepro.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "スマホでVTuberの「ホロライブ」がオーディション開催 異世界やケモミミなど5人の女性キャラを募集 – PANORA". PANORA. パノラプロ. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ @haruyuki_nijyou (3 December 2018). "Vtuber赤井はあと #VTuber #赤井はあと #ホロライブ https://pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=71953090" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @paint002 (17 April 2019). "ホロライブ所属、VTuber赤井はあと（@akaihaato）ちゃんの新3Dモデリングを担当しています！ はあとちゃんをよろしくお願いします！ チャンネル━" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ 🔴【初放送】新人Vtuberの赤井はあとです！はじめまして！, retrieved 6 July 2023
  9. ^ 【雑】2分以内にわからせる赤井クッキング！【まとめ動画】, retrieved 6 July 2023
  10. ^ OH HAACHAMA..., retrieved 6 July 2023
  11. ^ 【はあとん劇場】留学先の学校であったヤバイ話+後半はお歌, retrieved 6 July 2023
  12. ^ Michel, Patrick St (10 October 2020). "Virtual YouTubers get caught in the middle of a diplomatic spat". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  13. ^ "【速報】ホロライブ1期生・赤井はあとチャンネル登録者数100万人を突破 ホロライブ8人目 | PANORA" (in Japanese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • HAACHAMA Ch 赤井はあと's channel on YouTube
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