Sony Music Group (Japan) open auditions for the VTuber VEE project today and is looking to launch 50 new talent for the project. Sony Music is looking not only for singers, but also for comedians and other talent to perform in live broadcasts and through live activities and have auditions open to all nationalities, as long as they live in Japan.
On the project website, Sony Music states that they will deal with the VTubers who audition like any other talent in their agencies and will share the rights of the virtual characters with the performers under the banner of “VTubers are human, too.” The agency also indicates that it will provide the the same resources to successful applicants as any of their other talents, they will not provide a “shortcut” to their dreams. “Dreams” seems to be a recurring theme for the whole concept.
the the site is open in Japanese, English and Chinese, however, at the moment only the Japanese application form is open at the moment. Sony Music is ready to accept anyone of any nationality, age (over 16), gender and ability level as long as they can commit to a one-year contract with the new agency and ‘she currently lives in Japan.
Applications are open until September 30, 2021.
Source: VEE project website Going through Mantan Web
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Daryl Harding is the Japan correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel on Japan called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.