YouTube Kizuna AI’s Agency Activ8 Joins Asobi System Group to Expand Japanese IP Worldwide
Activ8, the agency behind virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI, has joined the Asobi System group as part of a push to grow Japanese IP overseas.
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YouTube Popular YouTuber Homosapi Retracts Divorce Announcement One Day After Posting It
Wildlife YouTuber Homosapi told fans he was divorced, then retracted it a day later, revealing the paperwork was never actually filed after a heated argument.
Celebrity Former TBS Announcer Rina Yamamoto Announces Divorce After 4 Years of Marriage
Rina Yamamoto, a former TBS announcer now working as a freelance broadcaster, revealed on Instagram that she and her husband have divorced after four years together.
YouTube PLAVE to Headline YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 With Kizuna AI, Hololive Stars
YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 (Aug 21-23) is headlined by Korean virtual boy band PLAVE, with Kizuna AI, Hololive and KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO among 113 acts.
Celebrity Takarazuka Legend Mihanayo Sumi Dies at 94, Sons Pay Tribute to “Great Actress” Mother
Former Takarazuka Revue top star Mihanayo Sumi has died at 94. Sons Masahiro and Masanobu Takashima shared tributes to their mother.
Celebrity Actress Hanayo Sumi, Former Takarazuka Top Star, Dies at 94
Hanayo Sumi, a former Takarazuka Revue top star and veteran actress, has died at 94. Her actor sons Masahiro and Masanobu Takashima shared tributes.
Celebrity Ado Closes the Airbnb Stage at Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago Debut
Ado headlined the Airbnb Stage at Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago, delivering a 10-song, 45-minute set to a 15,000-capacity crowd.
YouTube Beauty YouTuber Kobashiri Hospitalized in Australia With Suspected Meningitis
Popular beauty YouTuber Kobashiri, on a working holiday in Sydney, revealed she was hospitalized for the first time in her life after being diagnosed with meningitis.
Celebrity Hitoshi Matsumoto’s ‘Documental’ to Be Produced in America for the First Time
Hitoshi Matsumoto's hit comedy format 'Documental' is getting a US production, backed by the team behind the Grammy Awards telecast and Carpool Karaoke.
YouTube VSPO’s ARG Mystery Concludes as Hanaga Sumire and Nazuna’s Streams Draw 100,000 Fans
VSPO's alternate reality game, disguised as fan art and led by Hanaga Sumire and Hanaga Nazuna, wrapped up after drawing roughly 100,000 participants.