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バーチャルアイドル Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バーチャルアイドル

Meanings

1

noun

virtual idol; virtual star

Refers to a computer-generated or animated character presented as an idol, often performing songs and interacting with fans online.

最さい近きん、バーチャルアイドルのライブ配はい信しんが人にん気きだ。
Recently, live streams by virtual idols are popular.
彼かの女じょはバーチャルアイドルとしてデビューした。
She debuted as a virtual idol.

Written forms

バーチャル・アイドル
- バーチャルアイドル
  Variant with interpunct; less common but sometimes used for clarity.
- バーチャル・アイドル

Similar words

アイドル
A real-life idol; バーチャルアイドル specifically refers to a virtual or animated idol character.
VTuber
A YouTuber who uses a virtual avatar; often overlaps with virtual idols but emphasizes video content creation.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'virtual' + 'idol', referring to a computer-generated idol character.