Otonosekanade

ReGLOSS is a music-focused VTuber unit within Hololive's DEV_IS branch, debuting in 2023 with five members. Otonose Kanade is one of those members, and her character is built entirely around the concept of an aspiring musician — her name, 奏 (Kanade), literally means "to play music" in Japanese.

音楽家の卵 translates roughly to "a musician in the making" — 卵 (egg) is a Japanese expression for someone training toward a craft they have not yet mastered. It is the core concept behind Otonose Kanade's character, framing her as a deeply dedicated but still-developing musical talent on a journey toward full artistry.

ドレミファソラシド is the Japanese solfège scale — Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do — and Otonose Kanade uses it as her signature self-introduction line. It ties directly into her musician-in-training character concept and is one of the first things fans associate with her on both YouTube and TikTok.

Otonose Kanade's covers draw heavily from Vocaloid and anime music, including tracks from artists like Orange Star ("Daybreak Frontline"), EGOIST ("名前のない怪物"), and Supercell ("My Dearest"). She has also covered the beloved Skimaswitch ballad "奏" (Kanade) — a song that shares her own name, making it a particularly meaningful choice for fans.

Yes — Otonose Kanade teamed up with Hoshimachi Suisei, Tokoyami Towa, and Tsunomaki Watame for a group cover of "パンダヒーロー" (Panda Hero). Cross-generation collabs like this are notable in Hololive because they bring together members from different branches, and this one was warmly received by fans of all four singers.

Otonose Kanade releases both — her original track "IRIS OUT" is among her solo outputs. Beyond individual originals, ReGLOSS as a unit is built around music production, so group original songs are also a regular part of her discography alongside the steady stream of cover releases.

ReGLOSS has five members: Hiodoshi Ao (火威青), Otonose Kanade (音乃瀬奏), Ichijou Ririka (一条莉々華), Juufuutei Raden (儒烏風亭らでん), and Todoroki Hajime (轟はじめ). Each brings a distinct creative personality to the group, which operates as Hololive DEV_IS's first and flagship unit.

Hololive DEV_IS is a sub-label launched by Cover Corp that places music production and creative development at the center of its members' activity, with ReGLOSS as its founding unit. Unlike the main Hololive generations, DEV_IS talents are positioned explicitly around a musical concept from debut, making original songs and covers a core part of their identity rather than a secondary activity.

Otonose Kanade is approaching the 1 million subscriber milestone on YouTube, placing her in the upper range of the Mid tier for music-focused VTubers. Her engagement rate runs well above the category average, which reflects a genuinely active fanbase rather than passive subscriber counts.

Otonose Kanade's audience is concentrated almost entirely in Japan, making her primarily a domestic phenomenon even within the globally popular Hololive ecosystem. Her content — performed in Japanese and rooted deeply in Japanese Vocaloid and anime music culture — keeps her core viewership strongly Japan-based, though international Hololive fans do follow her covers.