Han Chiho

Han Chiho (한치호) was a male Korean Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. Originally affiliated with 541 E&C, an indie VTuber agency, but on 25 January the agency was dissolved and later transferred to NIJISANJI's Korean branch, NIJISANJI KR, along with Gaon, before it was later merged to the main branch.

Profile
Chiho is an old Taoist wizard and legendary storyteller who was sealed in the past and revived in modern times. As a Taoist wizard, Chiho exterminates youkai but he currently only exterminates those that are actively attacking humans. Because of this, Chiho was able to adapt to the streaming environment quickly. Rather than performing his powers, he found that he wanted to adapt quickly to modern culture and fit in with people. He started streaming after finding out that in modern times, one can communicate with people from further away through streaming.

Personality
Chiho is a hardworking soft-spoken gentleman. There are often streams where he’s working while accompanying his viewers and talking to them where viewers can see his serious yet gentle side. He is kind and friendly, he likes to joke around with his colleagues and tease his juniors. [?]

He is easily flustered by any donations, memberships, and his viewers try to use pick-up line with him. He is a pure soul, where one of his viewers asks him how to get close with their crush, Chiho was confused for a bit before answering “Eat pizza and watch a movie’’. [?]

Chiho does have sadistic side to his demeanour that fans affectionately refer to as "Dark Chiho". When he plays as the Killer and chases after players in Dead by Daylight, he often says, “Do you want to be my friend?” before proceeding to hang them while laughing happily. He’s quite possessive toward his mascot, Imja, as no one is allowed to touch Imja except him [?].

Background
Han Chiho created his YouTube Channel on 31 October 2019, and made his debut on 15 November 2019 as a talent of separate but now disbanded talent agency, "541 E&C". On 25 January, 2020, 541 E&C ended their activities as an agency and he, along with the remaining members of the agency, were then transferred to NIJISANJI KR.

2021
On 10 February, Chiho revealed his new Live2D model since his integration with NIJISANJI designed by Yushika, the illustrator of fellow NIJISANJI KR member Seffyna. The outfit was teased 3 days prior with Chiho having a countdown on his twitter.

2022
On 31 March 2022, Chiho announced his retirement by the end of April.

On 2 April, Chiho reached 45,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.

On 15 April, along with the merger of NIJISANJI ID and NIJISANJI KR into the main branch, Chiho is now officially affiliated with NIJISANJI.

On 28 April, Chiho graduated from NIJISANJI with a farewell stream.

Events

 * On 3 February 2021, Chiho participated in the NIJISANJI-wide "NIJINYANJI" event.
 * On 1 April 2021, Han Haru (Chiho's alter ego) debuted as Generation 4.1 alongside Sa Jiyu (Oh Jiyu), Lee Zakka (Gaon), Chae Ara, Ha Sumin (Min Suha), and Ryu Nari (Yang Nari) for an April Fools event. Han Haru is a suave 23-year-old host, who is also an acting student.



Mascot and Fans

 * Chiho has a mascot called "Imja," a black tiger with white markings that's standing upright. Imja also wears black traditional robes with red and gold lining, reminiscent of his original 2D model.
 * Chiho's fans are called "Servant" or "꿀떡" (Transliteration: Ggul Tteok. Translation: Honey Rice Cake).
 * Chiho frequently interacts with his fans, not just limited to his Japanese and Korean fandom, often replying to their replies and tweeting about them.

Quotes

 * "I'm not a girl, I'm a guy! Nice to meet you."
 * "Would you please talk to me?"
 * "Only Han Chiho... Just Chiho... Just Chiho! Sorry, sorry."
 * "Do you know Chiho?"

Trivia

 * Color: #645E5D
 * Chiho's native language is Korean but he knows some Japanese (albeit only being able to read Hiragana) and knows a good amount of English.
 * His was first sorted into Hufflepuff as his Hogwarts house, while the second time he was sorted into Slytherin. [?]
 * Chiho can teleport, he also can do magic because he’s a Korean Wizard. He sleeps with his sword in case there’s a monster in the room, he also has guns in his cabinet. [?]
 * Chiho has several nicknames given by his fans such as Pikachiho, Chicasso, Chiho Potter, God Chiho, Angel Chiho, and Robot Chiho.
 * He tends to gasp every time he receives a donation or superchat.
 * Han Haru (Chiho's 2021 April Fool's alter ego) promises to marry his viewers on 1 April 2022.
 * Chiho is the first NIJISANJI KR Liver to release an English Voice Pack. The voice pack was sold on Booth between May 14 to May 24 2021.
 * Chiho ran a radio programme with Song Mia, called 당고를 꿀떡 (Transliteration: Danggoreul Ggul Tteok)
 * Preferences:
 * Likes: Sweet foods
 * Dislikes: Eggplants and broccoli.
 * Favorite game: Dead by Daylight, Assassin's Creed, Apex Legends, Valorant, and League of Legends.
 * Livers he looks up to: Debidebi Debiru, Kanae, Kuzuha, and Sister Cleaire.

Media

 * Han Chiho's corporate profile on NIJISANJI website (archive)
 * 한치호 / Chiho Han【NIJISANJI KR】 - YouTube Channel
 * @HanChiho2434 - Twitter account
 * 한치호 - Twitch channel
 * 한치호 / Chiho Han【NIJISANJI KR】- TwitCasting channel
 * u/HanChiho2434 - Reddit account

Twitter hashtags

 * #ChihoArt - Fanart
 * #HanChiho - General
 * #Chihoice - Voice Impressions
 * #ChihoLive - Stream Related
 * #H_Chiho - Sensitive

Further readings

 * 한치호（ハン・チホ / 韓淄蝴 / Chiho Han - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * ハン・チホ - Nicovideo Encyclopedia