"A diva who became reborn into the virtual world in order to fabricate a new world. No matter the time, place, or position, she warps through all the barricades with her dazzling talent."
Overview
AZKi is a virtual singer and the only member of INoNaKa Music. She debuted on Youtube with her song cover of Just be Friends on November 15th, 2018.[2] As a singer, AZKi has held several live concerts, and was a participating member of Nonstop Story. She has more than a dozen singles, has released her own album titled 『without U』 and appears on a number of collaboration albums such as Tokino Sora's mini-album 『My Loving』.
AZKi regularly holds karaoke streams on her channel. She also hosts a radio series titled 「AZKi's World Pioneering Radio」, or AzuRadio for short, where she invites a guest on and speaks to them. Notable guests include fellow hololive members Tokino Sora[3] and Hoshimachi Suisei[4] as well as independent VTuber Tenjin Kotone.[5]
Personality
AZKi is a stubborn yet kindhearted girl. Though she can be silly and tease, she's generally well-mannered and well-liked. Her hobbies include cooking (which she uses the dedicated #今日のあずきごはん tag for), watching movies, music, and singing. She uses the ⚒️ emoji for herself, and fans reference it in live concerts by forming a two-handed X above their heads.
History
2018
Nov. 14 Twitter account creation date.
Nov. 15 YouTube channel was creation date. She debuted with a cover of Just be Friends.[6]
Dec. 24 Achieved a 10,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[7]
2019
Jan. 01 Achieved a 20,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[8]
Feb. 14 Announced she would be represented by upd8.[9]
Apr. 29 Achieved a 50,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[10]
May 19 Held first live concert at Akihabara ENTAS, titled "The Shitest Start"[11]. She announced that she was joining Innonaka Music alongside Hoshimachi Suisei.[12]
July 27 Took part in the live event "INNK EXHiBiTiOn"[14]. Held second live concert at Akihabara ENTAS, titled "A GOODDAY TO DiE".[15]
Sep. 21 Took part in the concert "LAST V STANDiNG vol.1"[16] alongside Shishigami Leona. Began a two-day release event for her album, "without U" on the same day.[17]
Sep. 22 Held third live concert at Akihabara ENTAS, titled "レペゼンエンタス" (Repezan ENTAS).[18]
Dec. 05 Achieved a 70,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[19]
Dec. 29 Held fourth live concert at Ikebukuro Harevutai. [21]
2020
Jan. 24 Took part in Hololive's first festival: Non-stop Story.[22] AZKi sang without U as a solo, and performed Dream☆Story and Kirameki Rider with groups.[23]
Mar. 18 Achieved a 100,000 YouTube subscriber milestone[24]
May 16 Was to hold her fifth live concert, "three for the hood". However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the concert had to be canceled.[26]
July 04 Held a live concert on Youtube culminating in the announcement of her 5th live's rescheduling: "R.I.P AZHOOD" would now be held on NicoNicoDouga on July 25th.[27]
July 17 Achieved a 150,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[28]
Sep. 23 Achieved a 200,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[29]
Dec. 3 Achieved a 250,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[30]
2021
Jan. 25 Achieved a 300,000 YouTube subscriber milestone.[31]
Streaming Information
Streamer Side
Scene
Lines
Romaji
Meaning / Notes
Greetings
こんあずきー
KonAZKi~
A portmanteau of "Konnichiwa/Konbanwa", being greetings, and her name "AZKi".
Introduction
Farewell
おつあずきー
OtsuAZKi~
A portmanteau of "Otsukaresama", being a farewell, and her name "AZKi".
Viewer Side
Scene
Lines
Romaji
Meaning / Notes
Waiting
待機
Taiki
Taiki means "Waiting"
Greetings
こんあずきー
KonAZKi~
See Streamer Side's Greetings Note
Farewell
おつあずきー
OtsuAZKi~
See Streamer Side's Farewell Note
3 Code Miracle
AZKi co-hosts a weekly radio program on JOQR A&G+ titled Subaru, AZKi, and Mizushi's 3 Code Miracle [すばるあずきみずしーの3コードミラクル] (3Comi for short)[32]. AZKi's co-hosts are Suzuna Subaru and Mizushina Aoi, and together the three of them form the unit "Shotgun Rose" with the plan to release 3 new songs as a unit[33].
During episode 12 of the broadcast, Suzuna Subaru tweeted out a logo for Shotgun Rose[34], highlighting each member's main color. 3Comi airs at 13:30 JST on Sundays, and can be listened to either through YouTube with episodes being uploaded 1 week after airing, or can be listened to live through the guides here.