Tenku Rino Transfers From VEE to Specially After Agency Shutdown
The transfer was disclosed during the final 3D live of a shuttered agency, so it doubles as a signal of where VEE's remaining talent may land.
Key Facts
- Tenku Rino transferred from VEE to Specially, with the move announced on September 30.
- Tenku Rino's first stream as a Specially member is scheduled for October 1 at 21:00.
- VEE, the VTuber project operated by Sony Music, ceased operations as of September 30.
- Tenku Rino debuted as a virtual singer on August 12, 2023.
- Tenku Rino plans to focus on singing and mahjong in her Specially activities.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, PANORA.
Virtual singer Tenku Rino has joined the VTuber group Specially, with her first stream as a member set for October 1 at 21:00. The move was announced during a 3D live held on September 30, the same day the VEE project ended operations. VEE was operated by Sony Music, and its shutdown took effect as of September 30. Tenku Rino debuted as a virtual singer on August 12, 2023, and her activities have centered on singing. In her new affiliation, she plans to focus on singing and mahjong. The transfer was described as sudden. Specially confirmed the addition on its official X account the same day. Details of her debut stream will come from the scheduled broadcast. The announcement lands as former VEE talent settle into new affiliations following the project's closure.
Specially announced Tenku Rino's addition on its official X account on September 30, the same day VEE ended operations. The disclosure came during a 3D live rather than through a press release, and the first stream as a Specially member is scheduled for October 1 at 21:00. Tenku Rino is a virtual singer who debuted on August 12, 2023, and her stated activity focus under Specially includes singing and mahjong. VEE was Sony Music's VTuber project. Its closure took effect on September 30. The transfer is described as sudden, and the announcement page points to a stream page for the October 1 broadcast. Specially's post and the live reveal carried the same information; no other former VEE member's destination was named in the same announcement.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.