Teaser Video Edit

Blue Journey
Subunit within Hololive Production
Members
  • Hololive JP
    • Gen 0&1&2: Miko, Akirose, Fubuki
    • Gen 2: Aqua, Choco, Subaru
    • Gamers: Mio, Okayu, Korone
    • Gen 3&4: Pekora, Flare, Noel, Marine,
    • Gen 4: Kanata, Watame, Towa, Luna
    • Gen 5&6: Lamy, Botan, Polka,
    • Gen 6: Lui, Koyori, Chloe
AnnouncedMarch 19, 2023
Twitter  Blue Journey【公式】
YouTube  @Blue Journey

Overview Edit

See also: holo-n

Blue Journey is a musical project created in collaboration between Hololive Production and Universal Music Japan's subsidiary EMI Records Japan as the first project of their newly established joint-label holo-n. The project was announced at the end of HoloFes 4 Our Bright Parade on March 19th 2023. As part of the initial promotion, a series of three consecutive singles was released over the span of 3 months with songs meant to explore the listener's feelings and invoke a moment of introspection.

The first original single for the project featured Minato Aqua, Houshou Marine, and Tsunomaki Watame. The second single features Sakura Miko, Houshou Marine, and Omaru Polka. The third single for the project featured Minato Aqua, Amane Kanata, and Yukihana Lamy. A fourth single, astro, was released on July 17th and featured Nekomata Okayu, Shirogane Noel, Amane Kanata.[1] On July 7th 2023, Cover announced that Blue Journey would be releasing an album titled Yoake no Uta (Song of the Dawn) [2] The concert of the same name was also announced for September 13, 2023. After the concert, Blue Project's group song Mizutamari, which was not included in the initial Yoake no Uta album, was released as a single and as an EP containing various versions including the live version performed at the concert.

The project officially ended on March 20th, 2024 on its 1-year anniversary.[3]

Concert Edit

Main article: Yoake no Uta

Yoake no Uta is the name of both Blue Journey's only album and its live concert. Unlike most of Hololive previous concerts, Yoake no Uta focused almost entirely on the songs with performances directly led into each other with only a brief thematically relevant monologues in between resulted in a short show lasting a little over one hour in length. The concert ended with Mizutamari as the bookend group song

Participants Edit

Note that all Blue Journey participants are not sign-up as a part of the holo-n themselves and are only temporarily recruited for this project.

Gallery Edit


Discography Edit

MVs Edit

I am alone

you ≠ me

Dear Youthful Days

astro

Mizutamari

Tears of the Moon (ツキノナミダ)

Touch the hurt again (また傷に触れる)

Fujun Mujun (不純矛盾)

you ≠ me (君になりたかった)

astro

Love Song Ha Iranai (ラブソングはいらない)

Dear Youthful Days (あの日の僕らへ)

Natsuwo Yurusenai (夏を許せない)

Utakata (泡沫)

I am alone (僕は独りだ)

Trail of Shine (光の軌跡)

Southern Cross (サザンクロス)

Fubuki (Mizutamari Piano Arrange)

Okayu (Mizutamari Piano Arrange)

Koyori (Mizutamari Piano Arrange)

Releases Edit

Releases
I Am Alone
 
Release Date April 16, 2023
Track List
  • Bokuha Hitorida
External links
Digital Release • Music Video
you ≠ me
 
Release Date May 14, 2023
Track List
  • you ≠ me
External links
Digital Release • Music Video
Dear Youthful Days
 
Release Date June 18, 2023
Track List
  • Dear Youthful Days
External links
Digital Release • Music Video
astro
 
Release Date July 17, 2023
Track List
  • astro
External links
Digital Release • Music Video
Yoake no Uta (Song of Dawn)
 
Release Date September 6, 2023
Track List
  1. ツキノナミダ (Tears of the Moon) - Tsunomaki Watame, Shishiro Botan, Sakamata Chloe
  2. また傷に触れる (Touch the hurt again) - Shiranui Flare, Tokoyami Towa, Omaru Polka
  3. 不純矛盾 (Fujun Mujun) - Inugami Korone, Usada Pekora, Himemori Luna, Hakui Koyori
  4. 君になりたかった (you ≠ me) - Sakura Miko, Houshou Marine, Omaru Polka
  5. astro - Nekomata Okayu, Shirogane Noel, Amane Kanata
  6. ラブソングはいらない (Love Song Ha Iranai) - Shirakami Fubuki, Usada Pekora, Yukihana Lamy
  7. あの日の僕らへ (Dear Youthful Days) - Minato Aqua, Amane Kanata, Yukihana Lamy
  8. 夏を許せない (Natsuwo Yurusenai) - Ookami Mio, Nekomata Okayu, Takane Lui
  9. 泡沫 (Utakata) - Aki Rosenthal, Shirakami Fubuki, Takane Lui
  10. 僕は独りだ (I am alone) - Minato Aqua, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame
  11. 光の軌跡 (Trail of Shine) - Aki Rosenthal, Oozora Subaru, Ookami Mio
  12. サザンクロス (Southern Cross) - Sakura Miko, Oozora Subaru, Yuzuki Choco, Tokoyami Towa, Sakamata Chloe
External links
Discography • Digital Release
Mizutamari
 
Release Date September 13, 2023
Track List
  • Mizutamari
External links
Discography • Digital Release • Music Video
Mizutamari EP
 
Release Date January 29, 2022
Track List
  1. Mizutamari (水たまり)
  2. Mizutamari (Instrumental)
  3. Mizutamari (Performance Version)
  4. Mizutamari (Instrumental Piano Arrange Version)
External links
Discography • Digital Release

Trivia Edit

  • A cosplayer wearing the Blue Journey costume can be seen walking the expo ground during HoloExpo 2023 prior to the project announcement at the end of 4th Fes a day later.[4] She was mentioned in a member-only stream on the official Hololive channel prior to the event which teased the existence of the then secret project. The cosplayer served as a teaser for the outfit which wouldn't be revealed until a few months later.[5]
  • Despite its name, Blue Journey primary color (used in its website, promo image and Mizutamari cover art) is more of a pinkish purple rather than blue.

References Edit

  1. (Jul. 21, 2023) Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BlueJourneyInfo/status/1680941674938224641
  2. (Jul. 9, 2023) Retrieved from https://twitter.com/hololivetv/status/1677513595134050309
  3. Blue Journey Official Channel (2024-03-20). Blue Journey - Disembark Movie (hololive). “This year-long journey has now come to an end. Until the day we travel to someone's heart, Thank you to everyone who traveled with me!”
  4. Yuujin A (2023-03-18). A-chan on Twitter(X) (Japanese). Retrieved on June 7, 2024. “By the way… I got a photo of the “mysterious cosplay girl” that was mentioned in the official Hololive members-only broadcast 💡👀 If you are at the venue, please look for it 🕵️(GooglTL)”
  5. Hololive Official Youtube (2023-07-08). The full picture of Blue Journey is finally revealed! (Japanese). Retrieved on June 7, 2024.



External links Edit