虚拟偶像

虛擬偶像

xūnǐ ǒuxiàng

noun

Measure Word

一位虚拟偶像 wèi

Meanings

1 virtual idol
2 VTuber-style virtual celebrity
3 AI / animated idol

Characters

empty / virtual

imitate / simulate

likeness / image

Examples

HSK 7-9

洛天依是中国最早出圈的虚拟偶像。

Luò Tiān yī shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo chūquān de xūnǐ ǒuxiàng.

Luo Tianyi is the earliest Chinese virtual idol to break into the mainstream.

HSK 7-9

现在很多品牌也开始用虚拟偶像代言。

Xiànzài hěnduō pǐnpái yě kāishǐ yòng xūnǐ ǒuxiàng dàiyán.

Many brands are now starting to use virtual idols as spokespeople.

Tips

culture

虚拟偶像 covers VOCALOID-style singers like 洛天依 (Luo Tianyi, 2012, China's answer to Hatsune Miku) plus Bilibili VTubers (虚拟主播 / VUP) and brand mascot personas. The scene exploded around 2020 when major labels like 乐华娱乐 launched virtual girl groups (e.g. A-SOUL).

usage

Compare 虚拟偶像 (umbrella term, includes singers and personalities) with 虚拟主播 / VTuber (specifically livestreaming with an avatar), 数字人 (digital human, more corporate / AI-host framing), and 中之人 (the human voice/motion-capture actor behind a virtual idol).

In Pop Culture

洛天依 Luò Tiān yī

Luo Tianyi

China's most famous virtual singer (VOCALOID3, 2012), often called the 'Chinese Hatsune Miku'.

A-SOUL A-SOUL

A-SOUL

Five-member virtual idol group launched by Lehua Entertainment (乐华娱乐) and ByteDance in 2020.

Stroke Order

虚 xū

拟 nǐ

偶 ǒu

像 xiàng