Shiro Zakuro's Viral Clip Doubles Her Subscriber Count
The clip turned a niche VTuber who had been streaming for under three years into a breakout viral moment, and she used the attention to openly discuss her half-Filipino identity and the bullying she faced growing up.
Reporting from 1 sources: VTuber NewsDrop.
VTuber Shiro Zakuro posted a short video on X/Twitter on May 3, 2026, saying "Come to the Philippines" in Japanese with a Filipino accent. The clip has been viewed 21.1 million times and doubled her YouTube subscribers from 100,000. Other VTubers made their own versions of the trend.
Shiro Zakuro, a VTuber under 321 inc., posted a short video on X/Twitter on May 3 that has since been viewed 21.1 million times. In it, she says "Come to the Philippines" in Japanese with a thick Filipino accent, with Chopin's Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Major playing in the background. The clip prompted other VTubers including 774 inc.'s Mia Konan, indie VTubers Kujo Ringo, Nopi Tulpe, and KALUA, and DLSite's Dera-chan to make their own versions inviting viewers to visit their hometowns.
Zakuro started streaming on the IRIAM app in November 2023 and debuted on YouTube in August 2024. She had 100,000 subscribers in January 2026; after the clip went viral, that number doubled. Days after the clip, she called her Filipina mother on stream to confirm she is half-Filipino. In an interview with VTuber NewsDrop, Zakuro said she was bullied as a student for having a Filipino mother, and that she now wants to show how "incredibly kind and funny Filipino people are" through her content.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- VTuber NewsDrop An Invitation from Shiro Zakuro