ubRiro Ron Recent live broadcastpicture.
The Israeli VTuber firm Idol, which was shortlisted for the first VTuber of the Year Award, discovered that its member “Riro Ron” (リロロン) was taking drugs during the live broadcast and many other dangerous reasons. It announced that it will terminate the contract with immediate effect and its YouTube channel will be closed on January 1, 2024. Canceled All memberships.
Riro Ron debuted in the Idol EN group in February 2022. He is an alien disguised as a human. He has bright pink hair and pupils, and purple tentacles protruding from his head. Since his debut, he has continued to contribute covers, original songs and live game broadcasts. , accumulating more than 57,000 fans on YT.
However, earlier in November, Riro Ron apologized for “proactively meeting fans” during a live broadcast, and announced that he would suspend activities to pay attention to his mental state. VTubers sit in front of computers for long periods of time and have to endure great privacy pressure. Many people suffer from career burnout. , it is not uncommon for physical and mental problems to cause suspension of activities.
A few weeks later, Idol terminated Riro Ron’s contract, citing “dangerous and harmful behavior” that violated multiple contract provisions, including abusing controlled substances during live broadcasts, secretly soliciting fans to meet offline, accepting thousands of dollars in gifts in person, and Staff members had secret relationships, etc. After verification, the employee has been fired.
In addition to the Riro Ron channel in Buda being closed next year, Idol will also allow refunds for her fans who purchased peripherals during the Donothon period or on TikTok. The official will open applications through the official Discord server in the near future.
Notice regarding Termination of “Riro Ron” pic.twitter.com/95jFlgbUV5
— idol (@idol_corp) November 28, 2023
And what kind of rule did Riro Ron commit? According to kyOresu, a YouTube singer who dug up her soul account on Reddit, she said she could not disclose the facts due to a confidentiality agreement, but she was as shocked as her fans. “The only thing I want to say is: I am very disappointed and have nothing to apologize for. Thank you everyone for your patience.” , I miss everyone as much as you miss me. We will be back.”
— kyOresu (@KyOresu) November 29, 2023
kyOresu seemed to admit that she was a heroin addict and had an affair with Riro Ron’s Mane-chan. Fans advised her to stay away from drugs and encouraged her to stand up from her setbacks.
