Yumeoi Kakeru

Yumeoi Kakeru (Japanese: 夢追翔) is a male Japanese VTuber affiliated with Nijisanji. He first joined as a member of Nijisanji SEEDs. He presents himself as a singer-songwriter who writes and releases original songs, and he is also known for hosting large collaborations and events within Nijisanji.

Profile

Item	Detail
Debut	September 25, 2018 (YouTube)
Birthday	June 28
Height	175 cm
Agency	Nijisanji (ANYCOLOR, formerly Ichikara)
Generation or unit	Nijisanji SEEDs, second generation (third batch); units Kokumucho and Le Jouet
Fan name	Okkake
Stream tag	#翔onAir
Fan-art tag	#絵かける
Clip tag	#ちょび追翔
Oshi mark	Microphone emoji
Character designer	Hoziro

Career

Yumeoi Kakeru debuted on YouTube on September 25, 2018, with an original song and music video titled "Shinitakunai kara Ikiteiru" ("I'm Alive Because I Don't Want to Die"). He was part of the third batch of the second generation of Nijisanji SEEDs. The other members of that batch were Naruse Naru, Belmond Banderas, Yaguruma Rine, and Kuroi Shiba.

On December 13, 2018, Ichikara Inc. announced that Nijisanji Gamers and Nijisanji SEEDs would merge into Nijisanji by the end of that month. Since then, Yumeoi has been a member of the main Nijisanji group. In September 2020, the company announced his 3D debut, which was held on October 9, 2020. He began releasing original songs regularly in 2021. Since then he has put out several albums on digital music services, and he has continued streaming alongside his music work.

Activities

Streaming style

In his early streams, Yumeoi focused on his music. He held singing streams and composing and lyric-writing sessions, and he uploaded original songs. Over time, other talents noticed his skill as a host and began inviting him into their streams. Because of this, he became a frequent MC for large collaborations, competitions, and interviews within Nijisanji. His streams also include casual talk and games. He collaborates regularly with Kuroi Shiba and Machita Chima in the casual unit Kokumucho, and with Kagami Hayato and Ryushen in the music unit Le Jouet. He also speaks English, and he has talked with international viewers in English on stream.

Music and works

"Shinitakunai kara Ikiteiru" (debut original song, 2018)
The Entrance to the Empty Dream (album, 2021)
Live in the Empty Dream (album, 2021)
Greetings, from inside the miniature garden (album, 2022)
The City Lost Music (album, 2024)
Piano sheet music book of 12 original songs (May 2023)

Characteristics

His official profile describes him as a singer-songwriter who loves composing and singing. According to the profile, he cannot play instruments but is good at writing and singing songs, and he dreams of having people around the world hear his music. In his character backstory, he is a musician with a loud voice who started streaming to bring customers to a live music venue that was close to bankruptcy. His artist profile describes his songs as staying close to dark, uncomfortable emotions that people tend to look away from.

His character has short black hair and red eyes. His default outfit is a sleeveless white jacket and a red shirt, with headphones around his neck. His personality is described as loud and cheerful, and he often teases his co-workers. His real laugh has a reputation among fans for sounding sinister. That reputation is often traced to a Minecraft collaboration with Kagami Hayato in which he came across as murderous. His nickname is "Yumeo," and his mascot character is called Johnny NoSleever.