Nagao Kei

Nagao Kei (長尾景) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. He debuted as part of the 2020 unit "VΔLZ" alongside Genzuki Tojiro and Kaida Haru.

Profile
An exorcist from the Ouma Empire. In addition to swordsmanship, this young man is also skilled at martial arts and curses (magic).

Personality
Kei's personality is rather cheerful and playful despite his serious appearance and his position as the oldest in VΔLZ. He also has a mischievous side that has most often comes out when interacting with Haru. He enjoys singing and often thinks of interesting/unique things to do, which has lead to some diverse content on his channel. With his group mates, he is playful and mischievous, however he tends to be bullied or teased by his NIJISANJI senpai.

In 2022, with the sudden increase of numbers in his collaborations with international NIJISANJI Livers, he started learning English; he tried shadowing at first, but he later started to have a chatting collabs with other English-speaking Livers to make his English even more better. In the meantime he befriended Livers like Selen Tatsuki, Alban Knox, Yugo Asuma, and Layla Alstroemeria.

Background
Kei's channel was created on 27 February, 2020. He officially debuted on 2 April 2020 and started his Liver activities on Twitter. Later, he made his YouTube debut on 4 April 2020.

2020
On 3 April, Kei reached 10,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 19 April, Kei reached 50,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 15 May, a collab cover of Hail Holy Queen from Sister Act was released, in which he sung with Levi Elipha, Debidebi Debiru, Melissa Kinrenka, Todoroki Kyoko, Sister Cleaire, Sukoya Kana, Hayase Sou and Genzuki Tojiro, making it Kei's first cover song.

On 2 June, he released his first solo cover song, God knows... from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

On 25 August, he released a collab cover with Fumi in which they sang Pair of Wintry Winds (Tsugai Kogarashi), making it Fukeizai's first cover together.

On 27 September, Kei's YouTube channel reached 100,000 subscribers.

On 21 November, VΔLZ's original song, "Ukiyo no Enbu" (浮世の演武), was released. The song was composed by Tojiro, while all three wrote the lyrics.

On 14 December, Kei's original song, Kamisama no Negai wo Kanaeta Uta (神様の願いを叶えた歌), was released. The lyrics to the song are a Marshmallow (an anonymous messaging service) that Kei wrote to Fumi in a stream. The song was composed on a different stream together with Tojiro. Tojiro created the instrumental and mixed the song.

2021
On 23 January Kei reached 150,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 30 April, Kei revealed his 2.0 brush-up.

On 25 July, Kei's Youtube channel reached 200,000 subscribers.

On 3 August, he revealed his 3.0 brush-up.

On 25 September, he debuted his first new outfit. Along with it he also got two new hairstyles, a bun to his used-to-be ponytail and short hair. In this outfit, he has a windbreaker (that can be taken off) on top of a white hoodie that bears Muu-chan's face on the hood, black ankle-cut trousers, sneakers, and a lime-green wrist watch.

On 14 November, he revealed his third outfit, which was a matching school uniform outfit with VΔLZ. The three members revealed their outfits in a relay following the same order as their debut, with Tojiro going first, Kei second, and Haru third.

2022
On 10 January, Kei revealed his official key visual.

On 7 February, his 3D model was unofficially revealed through a video advertising the release of NIJISANJI's 4th anniversary goods. The video could be seen for a limited time at three different train stations in Japan.

On 15 April, Kei reached 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 22 April, VΔLZ's 3D model unveiling relay was announced, with Kei's stream being held first on 30 April.

On 1 July, Kei reached 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel

On 13 October, Kei's "Halloween 2022" goods and voice went up for sale. He was one of six Livers featured in this series, with merchandise including snapshot cards, acrylic stands, postcards, metal keychains, and folding mirrors.

Events

 * From 20-21 June 2020, he participated in the second NIJISANJI Splatoon Tournament together with Aiba Uiha, Yumeoi Kakeru, and Kuroi Shiba as team B, "AiOiKuroiNagaoKei". They ranked 3rd.
 * On 28 November 2020, he participated in the NIJISANJI Underwater Mario Kart Championship. Kei tied for 1st with Aizono Manami.
 * From 19-26 December 2020, he participated in the third NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup. He broke through the qualifiers and quarter-finals, advancing to the semi-finals. However, during the semi-finals he placed 8th and was unable to advance to the finals.
 * On 24 January 2021, he participated in Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament S2 together with Yukishiro Mahiro and Elu as team "Apex Boxing Club". The team ranked 19th.
 * On 12 June 2021, he participated in NIJISANJI APEX Party with DETONATOR together with Gundo Mirei and TIE's PRiZE as team "Miretan, Puratan, Nagao Kei". They ranked 5th.
 * On 26 June 2021, he participated in the NIJISANJI Baby Park Cup and placed 1st.
 * On 22 August 2021, he participated in Apex Legends VTuber Most Cooperatitive Tournament S3 together with Yukishiro Mahiro and Kaminari Qpi as team "MahiMahiKyuukeiChuu" (まひまひきゅーけいちゅー！). The team ranked 15th.
 * On 30 August 2021, he participated in Battlefield V BFJ Streamer Cup as Team B's Squad Charlie along with Higuchi Kaede, Shibuya Hajime, and Kanda Shoichi.
 * On 17 October 2021, he participated in the Battlefield V BF Streamer Cup as Team A's Squad Fox with Mayuzumi Kai, Fuwa Minato, and Saegusa Akina.
 * On 20 November 2021, he participated in the third NIJISANJI Splatoon Tournament together with Yukishiro Mahiro, Elu, and Levi Elipha as team C, "1LVK". During the preliminaries, the team was able to defeat team G, but lost to team F and was unable to advance to the semi-finals.
 * On 18 December 2021, he participated in the 4th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup's first team competition with Elu, Tsukino Mito, Hoshikawa Sara, Gwelu Os Gar, and Yorumi Rena as team F, "Team Baby Park". The team placed 2nd.
 * From 19-26 December 2021, he participated in the 4th NIJISANJI Mario Kart Cup's individual competition. He made it to the finals and placed 2nd, earning himself a seeded position for next year's competition.
 * On 27 February 2022, Kei participated in the NIJISANJI VALORANT Custom event along with Naraka, Sasaki Saku, Fuwa Minato, and Kitakoji Hisui as team "Nyon Nyon Peek".

Fans, Greetings, and Mascot

 * Kei's fans are called "16KBG" (ケイボーイ＆ガール, Kei's boys and girls).


 * Greetings:
 * Waiting room: "taiki" (​待機).
 * Opening: "kon-mabushi~" (こんまぶし〜)
 * Ending: "otsu-mabushi~" (おつまぶし～).


 * Muu-chan (むーちゃん) is a shikigami (god in the form of a small ghost) that serves as somewhat of a mascot to Kei. Muu-chan's appearance resembles a cat with white fur. It has scratches on its right cheek and is depicted holding a staff and a book. In streams, Muu-chan is represented by a portrait that Kei drew.
 * Muu-chan's gender and age are unknown.
 * Muu-chan's birthday is on June 6th.
 * Apparently Muu-chan has blue eyes.
 * Muu-chan can walk on both two legs and four legs. It can also levitate.
 * Tojiro drew the Muu-chan badge for Kei's YouTube membership.

Relationships

 * "VΔLZ" (pronounced ヴァルツ, like "waltz") - Kei, Genzuki Tojiro and Kaida Haru (These three are debut-mates).
 * "Fukeizai" 「フ景罪」 - Kei and Fumi.
 * "KeiAi" 「けいあい」 - Kei and Aiba Uiha.
 * "Apex Boxing Club" 「Apexボクシング部」 - Kei, Yukishiro Mahiro, and Elu.
 * "AirKei" 「エア景」 - Kei and Harusaki Air.
 * "NagaoChigu" 「ながおちぐ」 - Kei and Nishizono Chigusa.
 * "NIJISANJI Team Rocket" 「にじさんじロケット団」 - Kei, Fumi, and Fumino Tamaki.
 * "Tamenandesu" 「タメナンデス」 - Kei and Oliver Evans.
 * "FutsuMahi" 「ふつまひ」 - Kei and Yukishiro Mahiro.
 * "VTuber Soccer Club" 「VTuberサッカー部」 - Kei, Naruse Naru, Kanae, Maimoto Keisuke, Tenkai Tsukasa, Utai Makea, Tomari Mari, Peanuts-kun, Hira, and GatchmanV.
 * "Big Voice" - Kei, Yukoku Roberu, and Gil.
 * "Many-Money Company" 「めにまにカンパニー」 - Kei (personnel manager), Sakura Ritsuki (CEO), Nara Haramaung (chief builder), and Seffyna (mascot).
 * These four, each being a building specialist in Minecraft, formed the group in June 2022 to build for and organize large-scaled events using the game, with the final goal being a summer festival in 2023.

Trivia

 * Color: #625DA1
 * He shares the same character designer with Kuzuha from NIJISANJI, Chiharu from VirtuaReal and Yogiri from hololive China.
 * Kei's voice has been noted to resemble fellow NIJISANJI member Ibrahim, so much so that he even had a collaboration stream with Melissa Kinrenka where he impersonated Ibrahim in an attempt to prank Furen E Lustario.
 * Kei once ordered a pizza to Haru's house without permission after Haru replied to Tojiro's tweet saying he wanted to have another pizza party. As a result, the three of them gathered at Haru's house to have a pizza party and an impromptu stream where they sang and ate.
 * Like his debut-mates, he likes to sing and does off-collab singing streams with VΔLZ, sometimes performing with the cajon (he's also currently learning the bass).
 * Kei is well-known as a "忖度師" (sontaku master, someone who performs unspoken orders for others) by Livers and fans around, stemming mostly from his collabs with Fumi and his dedication to satisfy her mood and requests, as well as his peers. Examples are:
 * Memorizing the 'Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes' manual in two days in preparation for his collab with Fumi.
 * Writing a Kusomaro anonymously to Fumi because she hadn't been getting any and wanted some, only to be later caught by her. Said kusomaro later ended up being turned into his first original song.
 * Learning morse code as part of his punishment from Tsukiichi. He put his morse code skills up to the test in this Fukeizai collab.
 * He hit 100k subscribers in the stream where he was trying to learn morse code. The title of this stream specifically stated that he didn't want to hit 100k while learning morse code. He told his listeners to forget about it and pretend he got 100k subscribers during the NijiMen singing relay later that night as he finds it much cooler over the morse code stream.
 * Kei has taken the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) before and scored an 850 (the average score is around 500), but said he hasn't used his skills for a while and thinks it has dropped to 600. Additionally, on the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency, he achieved Grade 2.
 * Kei has done a homestay in Canada when he was in high school, and he stayed with a Korean-Canadian immigrant family who had a son who was born in Canada.
 * He has also studied Portuguese before.
 * Kei has an older sister, who he lives with, and a younger brother, making him a middle child. He has mentioned his sister being friendly terms with Tojiro, and that her favourite liver is Gwelu Os Gar.
 * Kei occasionally shares anecdotes about conversations he has with his sister on Twitter and often mentions her on stream.
 * Kei sang "A Whole New World" with his sister in this singing stream.
 * Kei spent 9 hours building a literal mountain around Haru's home in Minecraft in retaliation for a prank Haru played against him, with the help of Tojiro who helped out for the first 3 hours.
 * When Haru played Minecraft after the completion of the mountain, he had difficulty finding his home as the mountain blended in with the rest of the scenery. He now resides inside the mountain.
 * Kei spent a total of 39 hours in 5 days challenging himself to speed run Pokémon Sapphire while memorizing a speed run guide. With the help of two skilled speedrunners coaching him and luck from Tojiro, he managed to beat his own record with the fastest time of 2h 27m 22s.
 * Kei usually tweets his stream schedule for the next day the night before and then reconfirms his schedule when he wakes up.
 * He is prone to oversleeping, so his noon streams are sometimes delayed by 30 minutes.
 * Kei has a poor sense of direction. When he gets lost in Minecraft, he asks his viewers to help him get where he wants to go.
 * Kei is a dual wielder. His katanas are named "Ouka Suijin" (桜華水刃), and are passed down in his family. They can be seen attached to his right leg by a thigh holster. After being asked about the inconvenience of this placement, he said they're attached there "because it's cool" and that he doesn't need to unsheathe his katanas because he can summon them instantly through magic, similar to how the Keyblade is summoned in Kingdom Hearts.
 * He has a lot of life experience, including doing: swimming, tennis, band, dancing (jazz, ballet), co-ed cheerleading, being a suit actor for hero shows, riding a moped, using long spears and ninja stars, etc.
 * Kei likes cats a lot, especially black cats.

Live Chat Etiquette

 * Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
 * Additional rules on Kei's Live Chat that can be found on his YouTube stream description:
 * It is prohibited to go from Kei's stream to any other's streams in order to pigeon.
 * Please do not bring up Kei while watching other streams if he is not related to the topic being discussed.

Media

 * 長尾 景 / Nagao Kei【にじさんじ】 - YouTube Channel
 * Kei's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * @kei_nagao2434 - Twitter Account
 * kei_nagao2434 - TwitCasting Channel

Twitter hashtags

 * #景くんあんね - General, egosurfing
 * #景成長中 - Stream talk
 * #長尾百景 - Fan art
 * #長尾夜百景 - Fan art (questionable)
 * #長尾背景 - Thumbnails
 * #景音 - Commentary on released songs
 * #ながおんせい - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * 長尾景 - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 長尾景 - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 長尾景 - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 长尾景 - Moegirl Encyclopedia