The music project YAO, made up of Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk, will release its second song digitally on September 4. Titled "Arufu na Sekai no Hate ni," the track grew out of the members' dialogue about Okinawa's history and culture, and was previewed during ONE OK ROCK's August tour dates.
Sammy Networks will hold a VTuber team battle on its PC pachinko and pachislot game 777TOWN.net across two days in August 2026. Twelve VTubers split into three teams will compete in a payout battle, with viewers able to join by playing four target machines during a support period. The winning team receives yakiniku gift certificates.
The new collaborative project YAO, featuring Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk, released the music video for their debut song '777' on July 7. The track was chosen as the commercial song for Red Bull's new Sudachi Edition energy drink, with the TV ad airing from July 12.