{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:40:16.726Z","story":{"id":"r_535a46fdbb9749dfbc5a1547","slug":"suisei-hoshimachi-becomes-first-vtuber-to-perform-at-rock-in-japan-festival","url":"https://yomimono.id/suisei-hoshimachi-becomes-first-vtuber-to-perform-at-rock-in-japan-festival","headline":"Suisei Hoshimachi Becomes First VTuber to Perform at Rock in Japan Festival","summary":"Hololive VTuber Suisei Hoshimachi will perform at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026, making her the first VTuber to appear at the major outdoor rock festival. The announcement came on May 20, 2026, when the festival's official account released the first wave of artists. Hoshimachi is scheduled to perform on Day 3, Saturday, September 19, at Soga Sports Park in Chiba. The day's lineup also includes =LOVE, KANA-BOON, CUTIE STREET, Chevon, Singers High, Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni., CHiCO with HoneyWorks, DISH//, NEE, Neguse., NOMELON NOLEMON, Hambreaders, Marcy, muque, yama, and Young Skinny. Hoshimachi is a VTuber and virtual idol who debuted in 2018 and has 2.88 million YouTube subscribers. She is affiliated with hololive and her own personal office Studio STELLAR. In 2024, her music video for \"Bibbidiba\" reached 100 million views, the fastest for a VTuber. She previously performed at COUNTDOWN JAPAN 24/25, also organized by Rockin' On Japan, in December 2024. ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026 runs over five days from September 12 to 21.","why_it_matters":"The booking signals the continued crossover of VTuber talent into mainstream Japanese music festival lineups, following Hoshimachi's earlier appearance at Rockin' On Japan's year-end festival COUNTDOWN JAPAN.","published_at":"2026-05-20T07:00:52.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["KAI-YOU","PANORA"],"citations":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","title":"Suisei Hoshimachi to Become First VTuber to Perform at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95452"},{"source":"PANORA","title":"Hololive's Suisei Hoshimachi to Make First Appearance at Japan's Largest Music Festival \"ROCK IN JAPAN FES 2026\", Performing Alongside KANA-BOON, yama, CUTIE STREET, Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni.","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/143011"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["星街すいせい"],"type":"announcement","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false}}}