hololive English 1st Concert -Connect the World- Wins Japanese Cabinet Office “CJPF Award 2024”

Cool Japan Public-Private Partnership Platform (Secretariat: Intellectual Property Strategy Secretariat, Cabinet Office) held the “CJPF Award 2024” Award Ceremony on February 25, 2024 (PST). 18 Initiatives, Including VTuber Agency hololive Production‘s First U.S.Llive Concert “hololive English 1st Concert -Connect the World-,” and Others Received Awards.

CJPF Award 2024 is divided into “Movie (Video)” and “Project (Business)” categories, and 18 award-winning projects are presented to show the charm of Japan as a sustainable story, from culture and industry (food, traditional arts, craftsmanship, tourism, etc.) and contents (entertainment, manga, animation, etc.) inherited from nature, history and traditions of each region in Japan to the most advanced digital technology.

Project Name	hololive English 1st Concert -Connect the World-
Winning	Project (Business) Category – Runner-up Grand Prix
Subtitle	Spreading VTuber culture from Japan to the world! A large-scale live concert that excited 20,000 people in Los Angeles!
Summary	This was the first major overseas live concert by the VTuber group “hololive English,” which is developing for English-speaking countries. As a VTuber agency from Japan, this was the first performance hosted by the agency in the United States. Talents of hololive (JP) and hololive Indonesia also appeared on stage to introduce the new culture of “Japan-born VTubers” to overseas audiences. The 6,000 tickets for the Los Angeles venue sold out in 10 minutes. The free YouTube streaming service had more than 20K simultaneous viewers, and archived views exceeded 530K.
Awardees’ Comments	Thank you very much for awarding us the Runner-up Grand Prix in the Cool Japan Platform Awards 2024. VTubers, content originating from Japan, are gaining popularity not only in Japan but also in the rest of the world. The demand for VTubers is increasing year by year, and we are committed to creating content that is loved by fans in Japan and abroad, and to ensuring the continued development of the VTuber industry and making it one of Japan’s representative cultures.
Judges’ Comments	Congratulations on winning the Runner-up Grand Prix! In recent years, Japan is often said to be behind in terms of innovation, but VTubers boast unique technology and content in the field of virtual performance, and are widely attracting attention from all over the world. There are forecasts that the global VTuber market will grow by 35%, and Cover’s first overseas performance in Los Angeles, which sold out immediately, is a good example of this. We look forward to more events abroad in the future! Lauren Rose Kocher Vegas PR Group Director