虚拟偶像

虛擬偶像
xūnǐǒuxiàng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Luò Tiānyī shì Zhōngguó zuì zǎo chūquān de xūnǐǒuxiàng.
Luo Tianyi is the earliest Chinese virtual idol to break into the mainstream.
Xiànzài hěn duō pǐnpái yě kāishǐ yòng xūnǐǒuxiàng dàiyán.
Many brands are now starting to use virtual idols as spokespeople.

Tips

culture
虚拟偶像 covers VOCALOID-style singers like (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 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 (digital human, more corporate / AI-host framing), and (the human voice/motion-capture actor behind a virtual idol).

In Pop Culture

Luò Tiānyī
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

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xiàng