Kii Ui

Kii Ui is an independent Japanese Virtual YouTuber and musician. Ui streams video games and plays Irish traditional music.

Background
Kii Ui first appeared on the YouTube channel of Japanese musician Kou Ogata. Ogata created the channel on 28 July 2007, where he plays music played with Irish traditional instruments including the tin whistle, low whistle, mandolin, bouzoki, concertina, bodhrán, and fiddle. Ogata's music included covers of popular songs from video games and anime.

2020
On 22 June, Ui appeared in an introduction video. Her first live broadcast took place on 3 August.

Trivia

 * Kii Ui's name is written with the kanji 「樹衣うい」. "Kii" is a Japanese surname, but not commonly written with this kanji, which mean "tree" and "clothes". "Ui" is a Japanese girl's name.
 * Kii Ui's name is a pun on "kiwi".
 * Ui streams from Craft Beer House Kiwi, a real-world bar in Suginami, Tokyo.
 * In her introductory video, Ui reveals that she is a 「バ美肉」, "babiniku" streamer, or a female character portrayed by a man. Ui uses a voice changer to produce a high-pitched voice.
 * Her greeting catchphrase is "kon ui~".
 * Ui uses Leap Motion and Luppet technology.
 * Ui plays the tin whistle, an Irish traditional instrument similar to the recorder.

Media

 * k-waves LAB / 樹衣うい - YouTube channel
 * kiwi__chang - Marshmallow