Miko is different from other vtuber. Sakura Miko is a big project with a lot of people working on like Kizuna Ai. Everyone expect Miko to be success. But things dont go well. The project is cancel. Miko is transferred to hololive and start from zero. After few months she still get ignored. Thats what make her lost confident. But she didnt give up. Many things happen and she finally reach this goal. The story of Miko inspired me and the lot of people. Thats why we love her.
she and suisei have cme far since both were initially outside of hololive, being inside it has helped both of them a lot in their goals, but mainly the fact they never gave up, they really are hardworking and that makes them all the more better, they are in a much better environment as all the other members support each other, truly inspiring stories
"You are the protagonist of Hololive, Miko" "YAGOO, I'm the least popular of all of us in here. Are you making fun of me?" *(Tosses copy of GTAV at the elite)* "Soon you'll find out ..."
Actually before this video I didn't know much about Miko's past. But now I realized that she had gone through a lot to reach this point and I'm glad she is doing well now.
Her first video was a reflection of what was the norm for VTubers back then. A plain white room with a object or two, and the VTuber themselves in full body-tracking just walking and talking. Extremely Short videos as well with complete emphasis on playing up their character
The "holoanime" bit was also a move on hololives part to try and promote miko, but it was still ineffective, thankfully by a stroke of luck and her perseverance she got viral with the gta stuff
"Milo also want a new outfit" "You have it now!" That just made me want to cry,seeing her went through so much to have a place today.I'm glad she didn't give up.
@Althane Frostbane Miko is from COVER Corp. (parent of hololive) then she was transferred to hololive Suisei is an indie vtuber then absorbed to INNK then later on hololive
I feel a lot of respect needs to go to the 0th and 1st Gen. They struggled and fought really hard through the early days and laid a lot of the groundwork for the Gen's after them. It's really heartwarming and sad to listen to their stories. Thank you for translating these stories And a lot of props for Yagoo for believing and not giving up on these girls
the 0th gen is definitely tough. Checking Miko's old vid, you can clearly see that the interest from people back then were little. Digging into her backstory, you can see that she was carrying quite a burden trying to achieve her dream of becoming an idol and really felt down throughout it. But she still tried her best and now she finally get there. Bless Mikochi
I think most VTubers start out like this. Mostly because they haven't found their footing as of yet. Aqua, and Pekora were quite similar before they grew to be the Hololivers we love today.
Ive actually been watching Miko since the beggining (you can see me in the comments if you check her first ever stream lol) I'm really happy i stuck around for all this time and watched her grow :D
every early member of Hololive had tough time, it's a new name, not popular, very few people know about them, they had to work hard. Earn very little audience day by day, don't have anyone to ask or rely on when bad thing happen because they're the first gen, after really long time people finally noticed, that's when the name of Hololive blown up, and there are more members, now they have the Hololive foundation, they can get their popularity much easier, of course it still depends on their skill, but Miko, one of the first members, doesnt have that foundation, everything that she has gained is all by herself, and even helps out new comers a lot. I just want to say she's truly an amazing senpai (even though doesnt really looks like one lol). Thank you for the translated video, nice work 👍
@@ArKhey nijisanji male vtuber and male idols wether it is real idol or anime idol beg to differ. The problem isn't that holostars are male, the problem is that hololive didn't push holostars hard enough.
@Manannan anam If i am not wrong, it is because idol culture in japan. It is considered bad for female idol to have connection with males as they want idols to be pure ( same thing vice versa ).
@Manannan anam There are already some action done regarding that, for example : collab with nijisanji males. However the idol culture there still strong after all. Not the one i support ,but i understand why it exist.
Thousand Chua It also seems like Fubuki is also trying to get past the idol culture thingy by collabing with some of the Holostars even if not really often but she still is the first of Hololive to actually collab with Holostars
Good to see how far Miko has come, but it also pains me to realize that there are hundreds of small vtubers out there who have been grinding for just as long, are really entertaining, but haven't gained traction because they weren't favored by the algorithm. Hope y'all are willing to support the smaller creators/agencies out there as well.
It's even harder for independent vtubers who don't have enough funding to do advertising, so it's hard to be known. Personally I really love Kureha Kurono and Uehasu, they put a lot of efforts into their streams, I know there are more out there who also deserve recognitions. I hope people will support those small channels.
Man, I've been subbing like crazy to smaller vtubers who I find entertaining. I even used my alternate RUclips account that I never really used before just to sub to these channels. When newer channels get very little views and attention, it makes sense because they are new. But when I see channels that have been active since 2018, and still are as enthusiastic and energetic as ever yet they seem to be getting very little views and subscribers, I can't help but feel bad and sub to them and mingle around their streams. What's cool is that many of them respond to my comments on their streams because they get so few views to begin with. Even just a simple hello, they'll reply kindly. They manage to make wholesome little communities at least.
You know, her story is so heavy compared to indie Vtubers. She was shouldering an entire solo idol Vtuber project. It's not too far-fetched that she may have thought of herself as a "failed Kizuna Ai" clone at one point. Feeling like she let down not only herself but countless people working on the project... can you imagine that ? And those first few months in Hololive as an outsider... like "even over here, I dont belong" atmosphere.. My heart, it hurts
@@AirahsELL well, tokino sora actually different than kizuna ai setting. she is indeed is made for idol project. different is she is put another element of the old vtuber format, which is her sense of gaming. she played a lot of horror game together with A-chan back when A-chan was just black and white doodle and Ankimo. Because of that she is famous. then she does what miko do by doing the real talk streaming, then famous word "tomarun jyane zo" born. If we talk about OG vtuber line, tokino sora does belong in that. some OG vtuber made like impersonation video about other vtuber and they impersonating that sora 's famous line (watch kaguya luna vid). i just know about miko past after watching this vid, then i realized NONE of OG vtuber ever mentioned her. idk much detail about miko old project, but if she "supposed" to be kizuna ai rival, then yes, that project is failed. Good things is, we bless with this miko who never give up and always doing her best. god bless miko
@@rianan6620 Yes, I was more about pointing out the failure of the original Sakura Miko project rather than that she was in fact, a Kizuna Ai rival or wanna-be. You don't know the burden of feeling like you let down an entire department of staff. It's different from "I tried my best but it didn't work out. Oh well." No, imagine feeling like you wasted the hard work of 40 or 50 other people in the project and getting nowhere near the amount of success everyone was hoping for. That was the burden she had on her shoulder as the face(voice) and persona of Sakura Miko project. Thinking "I wasn't entertaining enough for the viewers and they all left." with so much expectation put on her by lots of people. That is painful. And it's amazing that Miko got through that. It's sweet of Cover not to cancel her project altogether and gave her the boost she needed to go back into the scene. It is the one thing I applaud Cover for to this day.
I'm so used to Miko being large and in charge and one of the most recognized vtubers that it's weird to see that clip of her old stream talking about nobody really knowing her or not being very many people's first choice to meet and all that. It's also weird to hear her speak like a normal human bean rather than as an ELITE MIKO.
I had already heard other fans discussing about how hard Miko had to grind to get to where she is now, and how rough it was in the beginning. Yet even with the knowledge beforehand and a pretty clear picture in my mind, it did not lessen the blow to my feels seeing her reflecting on it.
"I was weak minded back then". Man, to me, people who do an unconventional job as a way to pay their bills are already big-balls people in my book, let alone becoming an online entertainer. Also her own project has failed already at that point, transferred to hololive, then still struggled to get enough traction. True weak minded people wouldn't even dare to start that job, let alone continue for more than a year of getting nowhere. Miko has never been a weak minded person, but I'm glad that she shared her true feelings back then, and seeing her fans cheered her up. I only discovered her this year, but I think it's safe to say that we're all glad that Miko didn't quit.
damn i remember that white background stream. she really struggled early on. pretty sure it was shortly after that stream that she started to pick up more steam though. GTA helped bring her out of her shell a bit and the other Hololive members finally started doing collabs with her.
The levels of cringe in the first part are so painful I didn't think I could ever feel so much pain lol... But then second came along and the sound of a sad Miko broke my heart, that was much worse pain than any cringe can bring. I so glad she's happy now but I wish I could just give past Miko a hug and let her know that one day she will be most Elite Shrine Maiden we have ever seen.
"Even though I'm not their favorite member, they said they watched my eroge playthrough and were like "That eroge was so fun"" All of those who did that are as much of a legend as those who went to actually see Miko at the fan meeting. Because of giving even just a little bit of support to Miko. Seriously, I really can't imagine the vTuber boom without her. Miko got me here and I'm so happy she's doing great right now.
Thank you for posting this, I had no idea Miko had those kinds of struggles. It seems like the original goal for her character was to attempt to make the Kizuna AI lightning strike twice and it just didn't work. To see her go from worrying she's not good enough to connecting with thousands of her fans every day happily being herself, it's an incredible growth. I gotta admit though I did click on this video expecting her to scream in embarrassment at her origins and she didn't disappoint.
Its really sad hearing her shaky voice. I always thought it was because she was just slightly nervous, but imagining her just sitting there, ocassionally tearing up or crying... heartbreaking, it's great Miko has been able to grown, I'm defenitely glad to have found her.
Glad you made this video I planned to make this video too lol I love that Yagoo tell Miko She the Hololive Anime protagonist And the fact that she accpet that and can say that now Is feel so wholesome We all love our Elite anime main character, right?
What a touching video! I've only been in this rabbit hole for a month now and I've watched tons of clips of all the hololive girls. I like them all, but Miko became my favourite because she's just so damn elite and hilarious to me. I watch her streams despite not understanding her, then find translated clips of the stream I just watched. Finding out about her past struggles was so sad. From the suisei story vid, I found out she only had 150 viewers for like 5 months and 3500 subs and wasn't growing and she was on the verge of quitting. It makes me happy to see that she never gave up and is now on the verge of 700k subs and routinely gets around 20k viewers. Even though I'm a new fan that only discovered her a week after her 3 months break, I'm really happy for her success now!
I just come back to see this videos again in 12/12/2020, man she worked so hard in the past and since this video of her (march 2020) until december, she almost dying, she come back , her channel grown so big +700k now , she got 200k in just 2 months, her overseas fans are in love for her, she already to make many memes, and she now is really "one big" in hololive, I really feel inspired, cause never given up , are histories like her, that make me feel more "alive" and to continue
Gibara: I'll react to my first stream *Coughs blood while laughing at herself while cringing* Elite Miko: I"ll react to my stream. *Wholesomely reacts*
With each year it's easier to forget just how much she struggled there, and you wouldn't have guessed from her demeanor just how close she was from quitting. The contrast between how we see Miko now versus the side of her that was losing faith is a testament to how bad her situation was. We praise Yagoo, deservingly as time has easily vindicated his eye for talent and kindness towards them, but his project with Miko was met in failure and she was sorted into streaming with the others; starting from scratch. If anyone gets to criticize Yagoo, it's Miko. lol I'll take Elite Miko any day over Hay Fever Miko
The thing I like about this is while some of the other Vtubers look back at their older videos and completely cringe, Miko was understanding of starting off for the most part. It was rough, she didn't have much of energy or excitement due to the lack of people watching her, but instead of giving up, she kept going. tried figuring out what she wanted to do (with support of her fans), and today she looks back and realizes that it was a good improvement overall. That things happening the way they did made her better in the end, and I like that about her. I only watch videos with her on occasion, but I couldn't be happier that she ended up going from what she used to be to what she is now. She truly is Elite now. Good job, Sakura Miko!.
that miko is so quiet during her first stream reaction shows she clearly reflects upon that time strongly. maybe she habors where she started from and where she is now. a rare moment were current miko is serious AF
Miko is from COVER Corp. (parent of hololive) then she was transferred to hololive Suisei is an indie vtuber then absorbed to INNK then later on hololive
Also years later: Miko meets WWE, Rust (PekoMiko war is back), and Miko GTA online streams (never gets old). I know there will be more and more content from her that will happen and we also know that there will be sad event also, her graduation.
@@diegoisadog9484 dude i bet even male vtuber in japan can say n word and nothing happened (never saw them? Search it on nijisanji) Just admit it, WESTERN MEDIA ARE CANCEROUS
The burdened she carried must be massive, im glad she now got her break, she might still have lingering regret but i hope her fanbase will always support her. Well im one too .. but im old and might die anytime soon.
She start with low viewers and subscribers , then got sick and have a long hiatus, yet she never give up and look at her now, one of the top vtuber in the whole world❤
It's...tough to admit that, despite working really hard, you still failed. It's even tougher to continue to put in effort knowing that you've already failed at it. I'm really glad for Miko. She failed, and yet still pushed on. She got really sick and yet still had the drive to continue when most would have moved on. You don't see many people this strong anymore.
Lol, I used to watch Kizuna AI videos back in the day. Not subscribed to her channel, but watched some of the clips that were put together of her antics back then. Stopped following her for a while, and I became completely ignorant of the vtuber world eventually. However, maybe based on the fact I used to watch Kizuna AI, I was recommend the N-word video with Sakura Miko. That brought me back into the vtuber scene and made me realize just how much it had developed and that there are even Indonesian Vtubers (my country). Now I'm all in, and all these Vtubers and the whole vtuber community never fail to bring joy to me. So it's really cool to see Miko reflect on her past like this. Really cool to see how she's developed over the years. All started with the silly N-word video, Lol. But now I get to understand her more. Nowadays, I try to subscribe to some of the lesser known channels. I try to engage as much as I can. A lot of other independent and smaller channels still have top quality content, even though they have very small audiences. Would love to see them grow too...
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Miko will always have a special place in my heart. She was the first vtuber to lead me down the rabbit hole of hololive. I didn't even know what vtubers were, as I had seen KizunaAI in my recommended but I always thought the idea was weird and not my cup of tea. I think it was on Instagram that I saw her infamous GTA stream and from there I binge-watched all her archived streams, but at the time I wasn't aware of the existence of hololive. I'm glad that she got to where she is now, as she's worked hard and at points became unmotivated, but in the end she's still our Elite Miko.
I tend to not feel anything towards my own real life sister. But if I were to have these precious treasures like Miko, Okayu, Marine, Aqua, etc. as sisters? I will really, really die as a happy albeit lonely, introverted guy. Now I know how it feels when others say existences like them keep them going through life when they are feeling down. I am not ashamed to say that they are indeed my light in the darkness that have shrouded me for ages. Knowing their pasts makes me love them even more. Wishing nothing but success and happiness for them for years to come before their eventual graduation one day. And when that time comes, my world will be shrouded in darkness once again. My only beacon of hope by then to keep me going are my memories of these wonderful girls, Anime, Manga and video games. Almost kind of like Watson Amelia in that regard. When she found her place in Hololive, I genuinely feel glad. It pains to lose sight of one's purpose in life. Until that day comes, I will treasure all of these precious Hololive members and will continue treasuring them. Nothing is more powerful than love indeed. Anyway, thank you for the translation. I needed some inner voices to hear to keep going in life. And these Hololive girls did the trick so I seriously thank you and other translators for that. Taking time to translate their contents, you guys are just as awesome. Edit: Miko may not be my favorite (since Senchou Marine is) but she is undeniably my precious treasure just as much. At least she got fans of her own who care about her ever since and that makes me happy. I cannot bear to see Miko not being given love. That’s too much for my heart to handle.
I hope there would be an anime that focuses on the virtual youtuber industry. Theres a lot of Idol anime already so this one should be possible hopefully especially if it would follow stories like Sakura Miko and Hoshimachi Suisei. Wanting to be an idol but has some social anxiety condition. Then, thinking that someone who has problem interacting personally with people will ever be an idol, someone who brings happiness to their fans, when “Kizuna Ai” has been unleashed to the world, the concept of a “Virtual Idol”. “Maybe, someone like me, will be able to be like that too”.
good idea to be fair but usually old coots in the industry is rather slow on picking these up There is that anime recently about being a radio broadcaster. and radios have been around since forever
I think this is what seperates the traditional Idol from Virtual Idol or the Idols from Hololive rather. They are far more approachable and relaxed which is more enjoyable imo. These girls are really a blessing, they all work so hard it makes me happy to see them succeed
Watching this video has made me hope she come back much sooner, especially when it's the elite had brought me to vtuber hell, and the moment I started watching her vids is the time she is on a long break. Hope our elite gets well soon enough to enforce stay at home.
0th gen is full with story : suisei(independant vtuber that can't get famous), roboco(I'm sry i failed roboco...) Sora(origin of hololive) Miko (big project but failed so had to start from 0) Azki (I'm just counting her as 0th gen since she's aight but she's a hardworking singer)
Omg i really glad i watched this video, i didn't know she had gone through a lot of things back then, cause i actually new to hololive. I'm happy that she's doing great now and i will continue to support her. Thanks for your video man!
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She liked her own video. Yup she was elite from the very beginning of time
Is that Mantis-X? Nice.
Do you know what i like more? Your profile pic
@@bloodhound2751 stop looking or u will get a heart attack old man
She is eliteness incarnate
Or a dumbass
Yeah, everyone would cringe when they read their chuuni backstories
They get too serious about their character the first time is so painful to watch
@@MiguelitoJimz we can't really blame them. They needed to appeal to certain audiences
Then suddenly there was a mad man who made an anime and this was archived as the Holo universe
@@derpwithmemes694 his name was YAGOO! The one who started it all!
@@efu2046 a legend among men
she still can talk clearly at early days,but now she speaks the language of gods....
Now, she's Elite!
Like what Elite had once said: *ksytbaiwyurusuna!*
ShE sAiD tHe N-wOrD
Well, she’s the miko who serving the god.
May be her god she served might be elite god . 😂
Neegaaa
Miko is different from other vtuber. Sakura Miko is a big project with a lot of people working on like Kizuna Ai. Everyone expect Miko to be success. But things dont go well. The project is cancel. Miko is transferred to hololive and start from zero. After few months she still get ignored. Thats what make her lost confident. But she didnt give up. Many things happen and she finally reach this goal. The story of Miko inspired me and the lot of people. Thats why we love her.
I believe she was a game character right?
what save her was that N word in GTA V XD
@@Daoist_FapFap69 I think she was one of the first hololivers to get a big Western fanbase.
@@Daoist_FapFap69 when in doubt, shout the N word.
she and suisei have cme far since both were initially outside of hololive, being inside it has helped both of them a lot in their goals, but mainly the fact they never gave up, they really are hardworking and that makes them all the more better, they are in a much better environment as all the other members support each other, truly inspiring stories
"You are the protagonist of Hololive, Miko"
"YAGOO, I'm the least popular of all of us in here. Are you making fun of me?"
*(Tosses copy of GTAV at the elite)*
"Soon you'll find out ..."
the N-word that changed everything.
Negaa~~~~
But Sora is the protagonist...
@@cry9438 protagonist of the series "Miko no Tsutome," I think they meant.
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And so began the thousand-year reign of Sakura "FAQU" "The N-word" "Elite gamer" Miko.
Actually before this video I didn't know much about Miko's past. But now I realized that she had gone through a lot to reach this point and I'm glad she is doing well now.
So that video was her first video in hololive?
@@seiyu543 yep, after the event on hololive she stream this
Because of GTA.
@@ArKhey what is 35p?
@@alhdino also what name of her fans
Her first video was a reflection of what was the norm for VTubers back then.
A plain white room with a object or two, and the VTuber themselves in full body-tracking just walking and talking. Extremely Short videos as well with complete emphasis on playing up their character
The "holoanime" bit was also a move on hololives part to try and promote miko, but it was still ineffective, thankfully by a stroke of luck and her perseverance she got viral with the gta stuff
@Marcus B woah there partner... do you have your pass with you?
@@raraire24 nobody needs that.
@@raraire24 what happens in yt stays in yt
@@raraire24 Its alright chief. Marcus is a black guy name
"Milo also want a new outfit"
"You have it now!"
That just made me want to cry,seeing her went through so much to have a place today.I'm glad she didn't give up.
She has come so far. I didn't know she's originally not in hololive before.
If I'm remembering correctly Roboco used to be solo before she joined Hololive
Before joined hololive miko is vtuber for cover corp
@Althane Frostbane Miko is from COVER Corp. (parent of hololive) then she was transferred to hololive
Suisei is an indie vtuber then absorbed to INNK then later on hololive
ayaldev I didn’t t know Sui was indie :o
@@xenon_jv No, Roboco used to be a original character of Kuromaru before it become Vtuber under hololive
I feel a lot of respect needs to go to the 0th and 1st Gen. They struggled and fought really hard through the early days and laid a lot of the groundwork for the Gen's after them. It's really heartwarming and sad to listen to their stories. Thank you for translating these stories
And a lot of props for Yagoo for believing and not giving up on these girls
the 0th gen is definitely tough. Checking Miko's old vid, you can clearly see that the interest from people back then were little. Digging into her backstory, you can see that she was carrying quite a burden trying to achieve her dream of becoming an idol and really felt down throughout it. But she still tried her best and now she finally get there. Bless Mikochi
Even the 5th gen have 100k subs before their debut. It's all thanks to gen 0 and 1
@@anpontanvirus1349 lol
@@anpontanvirus1349 True true
@Reggielacey 223 welp, we didn't force you to read it
Miko's OG voice/personality was a lot different. She sort of transitioned to her current style so gradually I didn't really notice it lol.
Thats all thanks to GTA5
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I think most VTubers start out like this. Mostly because they haven't found their footing as of yet. Aqua, and Pekora were quite similar before they grew to be the Hololivers we love today.
@@ExDragonMaster and Korone didnt even have a weird accent like now too
Well shit, then what's gonna happen to Coco after a few years
I can feel Miko's cringe flowing through my veins.
I can feel Miko coming inside of me
Miko: Call me Miko-sama or Miko-chan
Fans: *aight, we'll call you elite*
Love this😂
miko back then was so innocent
miko now : "FAQ" , "Nyeeegaah" , "NIBANIBANIBANIBA"
those GTA playthroughs really did a number on her
Where's is this nibanibaniba
"we will we will FAQYU"
@@morbze8539 ruclips.net/video/AzDruobpw3c/видео.html at 1:37
@@Despotic_Waffle thanks
Ive actually been watching Miko since the beggining (you can see me in the comments if you check her first ever stream lol)
I'm really happy i stuck around for all this time and watched her grow :D
Thank you for your support m8
Veteran right here!!
Damn I feel bad that I only joined a month ago.... wish I could’ve been through the journey
You have my respect
Thank you for your hard work oba-san.
every early member of Hololive had tough time, it's a new name, not popular, very few people know about them, they had to work hard. Earn very little audience day by day, don't have anyone to ask or rely on when bad thing happen because they're the first gen, after really long time people finally noticed, that's when the name of Hololive blown up, and there are more members, now they have the Hololive foundation, they can get their popularity much easier, of course it still depends on their skill, but Miko, one of the first members, doesnt have that foundation, everything that she has gained is all by herself, and even helps out new comers a lot. I just want to say she's truly an amazing senpai (even though doesnt really looks like one lol). Thank you for the translated video, nice work 👍
I feel like I should say that Coco Is really something
@@ArKhey nijisanji male vtuber and male idols wether it is real idol or anime idol beg to differ. The problem isn't that holostars are male, the problem is that hololive didn't push holostars hard enough.
@Manannan anam If i am not wrong, it is because idol culture in japan. It is considered bad for female idol to have connection with males as they want idols to be pure ( same thing vice versa ).
@Manannan anam There are already some action done regarding that, for example : collab with nijisanji males. However the idol culture there still strong after all. Not the one i support ,but i understand why it exist.
Thousand Chua It also seems like Fubuki is also trying to get past the idol culture thingy by collabing with some of the Holostars even if not really often but she still is the first of Hololive to actually collab with Holostars
Good to see how far Miko has come, but it also pains me to realize that there are hundreds of small vtubers out there who have been grinding for just as long, are really entertaining, but haven't gained traction because they weren't favored by the algorithm.
Hope y'all are willing to support the smaller creators/agencies out there as well.
It's even harder for independent vtubers who don't have enough funding to do advertising, so it's hard to be known. Personally I really love Kureha Kurono and Uehasu, they put a lot of efforts into their streams, I know there are more out there who also deserve recognitions. I hope people will support those small channels.
@@Yonatan-jv8mv yeah kureha and uehasu are fun to watch
I subbed to few smaller vtubers, I like to see small channel grows.
Man, I've been subbing like crazy to smaller vtubers who I find entertaining. I even used my alternate RUclips account that I never really used before just to sub to these channels.
When newer channels get very little views and attention, it makes sense because they are new. But when I see channels that have been active since 2018, and still are as enthusiastic and energetic as ever yet they seem to be getting very little views and subscribers, I can't help but feel bad and sub to them and mingle around their streams. What's cool is that many of them respond to my comments on their streams because they get so few views to begin with. Even just a simple hello, they'll reply kindly. They manage to make wholesome little communities at least.
@@LOKITYZ it breaks my heart to see talent unacknowledged
You know, her story is so heavy compared to indie Vtubers.
She was shouldering an entire solo idol Vtuber project. It's not too far-fetched that she may have thought of herself as a "failed Kizuna Ai" clone at one point.
Feeling like she let down not only herself but countless people working on the project... can you imagine that ?
And those first few months in Hololive as an outsider... like "even over here, I dont belong" atmosphere..
My heart, it hurts
Sora was the same way. She was a blatant clone of Ai before Cover Corp pivoted into the current Hololive projects.
@@AirahsELL well, tokino sora actually different than kizuna ai setting. she is indeed is made for idol project. different is she is put another element of the old vtuber format, which is her sense of gaming. she played a lot of horror game together with A-chan back when A-chan was just black and white doodle and Ankimo.
Because of that she is famous. then she does what miko do by doing the real talk streaming, then famous word "tomarun jyane zo" born.
If we talk about OG vtuber line, tokino sora does belong in that. some OG vtuber made like impersonation video about other vtuber and they impersonating that sora 's famous line (watch kaguya luna vid).
i just know about miko past after watching this vid, then i realized NONE of OG vtuber ever mentioned her. idk much detail about miko old project, but if she "supposed" to be kizuna ai rival, then yes, that project is failed.
Good things is, we bless with this miko who never give up and always doing her best. god bless miko
@@rianan6620 Yes, I was more about pointing out the failure of the original Sakura Miko project rather than that she was in fact, a Kizuna Ai rival or wanna-be.
You don't know the burden of feeling like you let down an entire department of staff.
It's different from "I tried my best but it didn't work out. Oh well."
No, imagine feeling like you wasted the hard work of 40 or 50 other people in the project and getting nowhere near the amount of success everyone was hoping for. That was the burden she had on her shoulder as the face(voice) and persona of Sakura Miko project.
Thinking "I wasn't entertaining enough for the viewers and they all left." with so much expectation put on her by lots of people. That is painful. And it's amazing that Miko got through that.
It's sweet of Cover not to cancel her project altogether and gave her the boost she needed to go back into the scene. It is the one thing I applaud Cover for to this day.
Yagoo descends from the heavens
Yagoo: Here you go,
**gives gta 5 and nword pass
I'm so used to Miko being large and in charge and one of the most recognized vtubers that it's weird to see that clip of her old stream talking about nobody really knowing her or not being very many people's first choice to meet and all that. It's also weird to hear her speak like a normal human bean rather than as an ELITE MIKO.
Audience: "Oh, what a cute backstory."
Miko: "GYAAAAAH, HOW COULD I DO THAT?"
...I seriously didn't expect such a pained reaction.
The most painful experience a v-tuber has to do...
Reacting to their 1st video
(ノ｀Д´)ノ彡┻━┻
I mean, it'd be a painful experience to any youtubers xD
Gibara's one was really painful to watch
@@siriusdanenvlade806 send link, good sir~
@@T0M0DACHl ruclips.net/video/2cuJoDPqQjs/видео.html
@@draka3691 👌👍
I had already heard other fans discussing about how hard Miko had to grind to get to where she is now, and how rough it was in the beginning. Yet even with the knowledge beforehand and a pretty clear picture in my mind, it did not lessen the blow to my feels seeing her reflecting on it.
"I was weak minded back then". Man, to me, people who do an unconventional job as a way to pay their bills are already big-balls people in my book, let alone becoming an online entertainer. Also her own project has failed already at that point, transferred to hololive, then still struggled to get enough traction. True weak minded people wouldn't even dare to start that job, let alone continue for more than a year of getting nowhere. Miko has never been a weak minded person, but I'm glad that she shared her true feelings back then, and seeing her fans cheered her up. I only discovered her this year, but I think it's safe to say that we're all glad that Miko didn't quit.
damn i remember that white background stream. she really struggled early on. pretty sure it was shortly after that stream that she started to pick up more steam though. GTA helped bring her out of her shell a bit and the other Hololive members finally started doing collabs with her.
before : *Cute Girl*
after : *BRAT*
Cute Elite Brat*
@@illuzanaerenduill bruh i literally thought your comment was 10 years ago
Cute Elite BRAT Miko = best yo
BLYAT
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Illusion 100
The levels of cringe in the first part are so painful I didn't think I could ever feel so much pain lol... But then second came along and the sound of a sad Miko broke my heart, that was much worse pain than any cringe can bring. I so glad she's happy now but I wish I could just give past Miko a hug and let her know that one day she will be most Elite Shrine Maiden we have ever seen.
"Even though I'm not their favorite member, they said they watched my eroge playthrough and were like "That eroge was so fun""
All of those who did that are as much of a legend as those who went to actually see Miko at the fan meeting. Because of giving even just a little bit of support to Miko.
Seriously, I really can't imagine the vTuber boom without her. Miko got me here and I'm so happy she's doing great right now.
Thank you for posting this, I had no idea Miko had those kinds of struggles. It seems like the original goal for her character was to attempt to make the Kizuna AI lightning strike twice and it just didn't work. To see her go from worrying she's not good enough to connecting with thousands of her fans every day happily being herself, it's an incredible growth.
I gotta admit though I did click on this video expecting her to scream in embarrassment at her origins and she didn't disappoint.
was hoping she would vreak the status quo
Its really sad hearing her shaky voice. I always thought it was because she was just slightly nervous, but imagining her just sitting there, ocassionally tearing up or crying... heartbreaking, it's great Miko has been able to grown, I'm defenitely glad to have found her.
I'm used to seeing Yagoo as a meme.
But when I heard that he encouraged Miko I just had a big smile in my face while my eyes were watering-
Glad you made this video I planned to make this video too lol
I love that Yagoo tell Miko She the Hololive Anime protagonist
And the fact that she accpet that and can say that now Is feel so wholesome
We all love our Elite anime main character, right?
This video is similar to the one you subbed cuz both revealed a side of Miko I have never seen before lol.
@@GameLeaderR Wise word LOL
Now if only like you only have to upload then a youtube notification appear of very very similar vid, now that is something i can laugh at
Reading the comment section of this vid, I understand part of the reason why Miko and Suisei is called "talents" in the wiki...
Wiki?
This is literally Mori Summer listening to her stories about the Mabinogion
ハヤヤ lmao that one scene where the twin tail girl reveals her past in that student council speech murdered me from the cringe.
@@thomasjin1415 the entire anime is cringe but i loved it because im also a cringy and watched the almost 60 times
What a touching video! I've only been in this rabbit hole for a month now and I've watched tons of clips of all the hololive girls. I like them all, but Miko became my favourite because she's just so damn elite and hilarious to me. I watch her streams despite not understanding her, then find translated clips of the stream I just watched.
Finding out about her past struggles was so sad. From the suisei story vid, I found out she only had 150 viewers for like 5 months and 3500 subs and wasn't growing and she was on the verge of quitting. It makes me happy to see that she never gave up and is now on the verge of 700k subs and routinely gets around 20k viewers. Even though I'm a new fan that only discovered her a week after her 3 months break, I'm really happy for her success now!
I just come back to see this videos again in 12/12/2020, man she worked so hard in the past and since this video of her (march 2020) until december, she almost dying, she come back , her channel grown so big +700k now , she got 200k in just 2 months, her overseas fans are in love for her, she already to make many memes, and she now is really "one big" in hololive, I really feel inspired, cause never given up , are histories like her, that make me feel more "alive" and to continue
From a normal shrine maiden to an Elite N-bomber,Rabbit destroying shrine maiden
I thought she is an eroge shrine maiden
Gibara: I'll react to my first stream *Coughs blood while laughing at herself while cringing*
Elite Miko: I"ll react to my stream. *Wholesomely reacts*
With each year it's easier to forget just how much she struggled there, and you wouldn't have guessed from her demeanor just how close she was from quitting. The contrast between how we see Miko now versus the side of her that was losing faith is a testament to how bad her situation was. We praise Yagoo, deservingly as time has easily vindicated his eye for talent and kindness towards them, but his project with Miko was met in failure and she was sorted into streaming with the others; starting from scratch. If anyone gets to criticize Yagoo, it's Miko. lol
I'll take Elite Miko any day over Hay Fever Miko
miko fubuki and matsuri, they was the main reason that bring overseas people to vtuber, they made a big impact
I swear youtube finds some ways to cheer me up when I'm down or drained, this popped up on my algorithm lmao
The thing I like about this is while some of the other Vtubers look back at their older videos and completely cringe, Miko was understanding of starting off for the most part. It was rough, she didn't have much of energy or excitement due to the lack of people watching her, but instead of giving up, she kept going. tried figuring out what she wanted to do (with support of her fans), and today she looks back and realizes that it was a good improvement overall. That things happening the way they did made her better in the end, and I like that about her.
I only watch videos with her on occasion, but I couldn't be happier that she ended up going from what she used to be to what she is now. She truly is Elite now. Good job, Sakura Miko!.
that miko is so quiet during her first stream reaction shows she clearly reflects upon that time strongly. maybe she habors where she started from and where she is now. a rare moment were current miko is serious AF
Miko: It’s not like I want you to apologize...
Me: “Dogeza while crying”
Dogeza?
Basically groveling which is basically getting on your news then putting your four head on the floor then hands in front of ur head and apologizing
@@sijenkai3928 Time stamp for above quote please?
I am so thankful you kept trying. You are a wonderful streamer, and I enjoy watching you Mikocchi.
Yagoo based.
It's like one of that anime finale where the protagonist views back her own life. damn, that shit is emotional af.
Miko & Suisei had a similar situation back in their early days, great to see their hard work pays off.. T_T
Miko is from COVER Corp. (parent of hololive) then she was transferred to hololive
Suisei is an indie vtuber then absorbed to INNK then later on hololive
Indie you mean by indonesia?
@@ANG3L0021 independent
@@ANG3L0021 🤣🤣🤣🤣 草
@@ANG3L0021 no she was indiana Jones lol
that n word really saved her (and live vtubers in general).
There's also a certain scatman
Tamameow Funny how the N word saved them and yet it destroys Pewdiepie.
@@nomblob5592 well to be fair, pewdiepie used the hard r and in a bad way
Tamameow Yeah no. Media just love to shit on Pewds. We live in a society
@@nomblob5592 and that yeah
7:12 it's hurt ☹️
I’m going to support her from now. Her story touched me
"To bring prosperity to the newly created world"
By purging others
Well, aren't Mikos exorcists?
Years later, Miko meets Peko-God and the Peko-Miko war start PE↗KO↘PE↗KO↘PE↗KO↘
Also years later: Miko meets WWE, Rust (PekoMiko war is back), and Miko GTA online streams (never gets old). I know there will be more and more content from her that will happen and we also know that there will be sad event also, her graduation.
A few seconds in...
Past Miko: Once upon a time..
Miko Now: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
That N word incident video really pulled her back. Man, funny how the world works,
Pewdiepie says the n word on stream: Big bad backlash.
Miko says the n word on stream: popularity boost.
The duality of men
Her video is literally the reason why i got into the whole vtuber rabbit hole.
Karappo Desu Never forget for the N-word begins the Adpocalypse
@@diegoisadog9484 would you backlash at someone who doesn't have any idea of what they just said?
Give her a break will you?
@@diegoisadog9484 dude i bet even male vtuber in japan can say n word and nothing happened (never saw them? Search it on nijisanji)
Just admit it, WESTERN MEDIA ARE CANCEROUS
I just realized that Miko the only one who has 3D avatar from start
Miko doesn't look right without the ・△・ face. Still early Miko is cute too.
Coming back here after she performed in front of 140k+ fans and oh god are we proud of her..
I adore Miko. Underneath her incredibly fun and chaotic surface she's a very emotional and vulnerable girl. Must protect.
The burdened she carried must be massive, im glad she now got her break, she might still have lingering regret but i hope her fanbase will always support her. Well im one too .. but im old and might die anytime soon.
TwT Miko is such a sweet girl, i really hope she gets well soon and achieves everything she wants in life.
seems like you watch your past and give courage to yourself back then like "you can do it". damn... so deep
She start with low viewers and subscribers , then got sick and have a long hiatus, yet she never give up and look at her now, one of the top vtuber in the whole world❤
currently miko looks a beautiful and cute, but that her will like addict to play ark on everyday.
It's...tough to admit that, despite working really hard, you still failed. It's even tougher to continue to put in effort knowing that you've already failed at it. I'm really glad for Miko. She failed, and yet still pushed on. She got really sick and yet still had the drive to continue when most would have moved on. You don't see many people this strong anymore.
It’s called persistence and determination. Failure is a part of life. It’s just the process of learning, which then leads to success.
2:17 I love this reaction so much.
It’s wild to think she did this 2 years ago. I wonder how she feels about it now, rewatch-ception. lol
Lol, I used to watch Kizuna AI videos back in the day. Not subscribed to her channel, but watched some of the clips that were put together of her antics back then. Stopped following her for a while, and I became completely ignorant of the vtuber world eventually.
However, maybe based on the fact I used to watch Kizuna AI, I was recommend the N-word video with Sakura Miko. That brought me back into the vtuber scene and made me realize just how much it had developed and that there are even Indonesian Vtubers (my country). Now I'm all in, and all these Vtubers and the whole vtuber community never fail to bring joy to me.
So it's really cool to see Miko reflect on her past like this. Really cool to see how she's developed over the years. All started with the silly N-word video, Lol. But now I get to understand her more.
Nowadays, I try to subscribe to some of the lesser known channels. I try to engage as much as I can. A lot of other independent and smaller channels still have top quality content, even though they have very small audiences. Would love to see them grow too...
You can compare the live chat movement, how slow the old one
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Miko will always have a special place in my heart. She was the first vtuber to lead me down the rabbit hole of hololive. I didn't even know what vtubers were, as I had seen KizunaAI in my recommended but I always thought the idea was weird and not my cup of tea. I think it was on Instagram that I saw her infamous GTA stream and from there I binge-watched all her archived streams, but at the time I wasn't aware of the existence of hololive. I'm glad that she got to where she is now, as she's worked hard and at points became unmotivated, but in the end she's still our Elite Miko.
I tend to not feel anything towards my own real life sister. But if I were to have these precious treasures like Miko, Okayu, Marine, Aqua, etc. as sisters? I will really, really die as a happy albeit lonely, introverted guy. Now I know how it feels when others say existences like them keep them going through life when they are feeling down. I am not ashamed to say that they are indeed my light in the darkness that have shrouded me for ages. Knowing their pasts makes me love them even more. Wishing nothing but success and happiness for them for years to come before their eventual graduation one day.
And when that time comes, my world will be shrouded in darkness once again. My only beacon of hope by then to keep me going are my memories of these wonderful girls, Anime, Manga and video games. Almost kind of like Watson Amelia in that regard. When she found her place in Hololive, I genuinely feel glad. It pains to lose sight of one's purpose in life. Until that day comes, I will treasure all of these precious Hololive members and will continue treasuring them.
Nothing is more powerful than love indeed.
Anyway, thank you for the translation. I needed some inner voices to hear to keep going in life. And these Hololive girls did the trick so I seriously thank you and other translators for that. Taking time to translate their contents, you guys are just as awesome.
Edit: Miko may not be my favorite (since Senchou Marine is) but she is undeniably my precious treasure just as much. At least she got fans of her own who care about her ever since and that makes me happy. I cannot bear to see Miko not being given love. That’s too much for my heart to handle.
Thank you for this video Kamome-san. Glad to see Miko happy and comfortable with her environment compared to before.
The beginning is so relatable, I used to have that reaction to hearing my own recorded voice.
dying from cringe lol
the struggles of gen 0, from kizuna ai clone to her own ELITE identity, it's her time to shine now.
I can feel the insecurity on her voice when she started. What a beautiful journey she have.
im so glad she stuck with it and managed achieve her dream job
I hope there would be an anime that focuses on the virtual youtuber industry. Theres a lot of Idol anime already so this one should be possible hopefully especially if it would follow stories like Sakura Miko and Hoshimachi Suisei. Wanting to be an idol but has some social anxiety condition. Then, thinking that someone who has problem interacting personally with people will ever be an idol, someone who brings happiness to their fans, when “Kizuna Ai” has been unleashed to the world, the concept of a “Virtual Idol”. “Maybe, someone like me, will be able to be like that too”.
good idea to be fair
but usually old coots in the industry is rather slow on picking these up
There is that anime recently about being a radio broadcaster. and radios have been around since forever
That first stream reaction is what I'd like to call the Gibara phenomena
I'm really happy for her that everything worked out in the end
I think this is what seperates the traditional Idol from Virtual Idol or the Idols from Hololive rather. They are far more approachable and relaxed which is more enjoyable imo. These girls are really a blessing, they all work so hard it makes me happy to see them succeed
we need time machine to see first year Miko reacts to her current Elite Thuglife Miko ...
See her reaction of her playing GTA highlight. LOL.
Elite miko. .. Got her 3D model at the first stream
I really can relate on how miko feels....
No matter how long has passed, the reaction to the first videos will always be the same LOL
My favorite girl in Hololive, get well soon mikomiko.
0:04 screaming squirrel sound
0:14 when the auto air pumper stopped working and you have to pump your tire manually
The tears almost won but I prevailed god damn it was hard tho
When i watched this it made me cry miko's dream is becoming an hololive idol i didn`t go well from the start but from now miko`s hard work paid off
Miko "Having hay fever" almost made me cry
Miko as soon as the video starts
*WWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH*
Watching this video has made me hope she come back much sooner, especially when it's the elite had brought me to vtuber hell, and the moment I started watching her vids is the time she is on a long break.
Hope our elite gets well soon enough to enforce stay at home.
The first 2 and 1/2 minutes of this are so funny XD
I have watched this over and over and everytime i come back, i cried. Truly bless you elite!
Around a year after the reaction, she hit 1 million subs. Congratulations, Miko!
0th gen is full with story : suisei(independant vtuber that can't get famous),
roboco(I'm sry i failed roboco...)
Sora(origin of hololive)
Miko (big project but failed so had to start from 0)
Azki (I'm just counting her as 0th gen since she's aight but she's a hardworking singer)
If I could just go back in time and told my own self to subscribe to support Miko I've probably done that already.
This makes me miss her original look.
FX-Atarien much
7:12 bro my heart😢
Omg i really glad i watched this video, i didn't know she had gone through a lot of things back then, cause i actually new to hololive. I'm happy that she's doing great now and i will continue to support her. Thanks for your video man!
I have no idea this will be so emotional. My heart is not prepared.
literally every artist when they see their old art XD i know that feeling