VEE

''This article is about a Virtual YouTuber agency of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Not to be confused with VEEMusic, another Japanese Virtual YouTuber agency and a music label, or a VTuber named Vee.



Veepigenesis, also shortened and marketed as VEE, is a Japanese Virtual YouTuber agency owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ). This is SMEJ's largest virtual talent development and management project in their history. They plan on debuting on more than 50 virtual talents, and in addition to distribution and video production, they will be involved in music, voice acting, creative work, and other activities to make their “dreams” come true.

Background
The agency unveiled itself on 21 July 2021. The first auditions were also announced on the same day, with a deadline of 30 September.

2022
On 23 May 2022, they have announced their first wave of members (nicknamed Dev-a), which consisted both of brand new VTubers to the scene (Otokado Ruki, Tulsi-Nightmare Madness IV, Hinahoshi Airu) and VTubers redebuting under SonyMusic banner (Kujo Ringo, Syusetu Kohaku). Syusetu Kohaku and Kujo Ringo officially redebuted on 24 and 26 May respectively, while the new talents debuted on 27 May.

On 27 June, SonyMusic announced their second wave of members, which they have nicknamed Dev-b. It was the first wave to consist entirely of new talent, and also the first wave to debut male VTubers (Oshiro Ito, Sazanami Toa). They debuted on 1 and 3 July.

On 22 August, SonyMusic announced their third wave of members, nicknamed Dev-c. They all made their debut on 26 August.

On 24 October, the forth wave of members were announced, nicknamed Dev-d. They all made their debut on 29 October.

Media

 * vee-official.jp - Website
 * vee-official.jp/en/ - English translation of the website
 * @_vee_official_ - Twitter account
 * VEE official channel - YouTube channel
 * _vee_official_ - Instagram account