Kizuna AI goes on \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d after her The Last Live concert YouTube: Kizuna AIKizuna AI, heralded as the world\u2019s first VTuber, is going on an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d after celebrating her fifth anniversary. The star described her break as a \u201csleep,\u201d with one last concert on February 26 acting as her signoff for the coming months. Kizuna AI has been performing practically non-stop since her 2016 debut. Widely regarded as the first VTuber, she has slowly amassed a following off the back of that title and her innovative concert experiences. However, she is now taking a break to relax and get working on new projects. After celebrating her fifth anniversary, Kizuna AI announced she would be taking an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d from her activities, meaning no more videos, streams, or concerts. The hiatus will start after her \u201cHello, World 2022\u201d concert on February 26, which has also been dubbed \u201cThe Last Live.\u201d The star explained that things have changed since she started \u2014 especially given the rapid rise of VTubers since 2020. She now wants to catch up, bringing innovative content to her fans. \u201cCompared to five years ago when I first started my activities, the world has gradually become more comfortable with virtual existence and people having their own avatars. That makes me really happy,\u201d she said back in December 2021. \u201cIt also gave me a chance to rethink my identity. I\u2019m not that rare anymore.\u201d Kizuna AI didn\u2019t tease exactly what she had planned for after her break. The concepts of Web 3.0, the metaverse, and NFTs \u2014 despite widespread criticism of the practices \u2014 have interested her though. \u201cI think you\u2019ve been hearing words such as metaverse and NFT recently. It sounds complicated but new and fun at the same time. I want to bring things like that closer to people and experience new fun things together.\u201d She will not be stopping all activities either, with announcements to be made during the hiatus. The Last Live concert isn\u2019t meant to be a forever goodbye, but instead the turning of a page in Kizuna AI\u2019s book and a look towards a new chapter. \u201cI\u2019m really sad that I wouldn\u2019t be able to see everyone during that time. To be honest, I wasn\u2019t sure what I should do, but that\u2019s not really like me. I need to move forward towards my goal,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to make this a concert that would give people hope for my future activities [when I return]. \u201cI say indefinite, but I will complete the update and come back as an updated AI. I want you to wait for me. Honestly, I made this decision by myself but I really am going to miss you. I\u2019m really trying to work towards the goal I\u2019ve had since the beginning of my activities and my new challenge for the future.\u201d Kizuna AI\u2019s final concert for the time being, Hello World 2022, kicks off on February 26 at 10am GMT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kizuna AI goes on \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d after her The Last Live concert YouTube: Kizuna AIKizuna AI, heralded as the world\u2019s first VTuber, is going on an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d after celebrating her fifth anniversary. The star described her break as a \u201csleep,\u201d with one last concert on February 26 acting as her signoff for the coming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}