Moona Hoshinova

Moona Hoshinova (ムーナ・ホシノヴァ) is a female Indonesian Virtual YouTuber associated with hololive, debuting as part of its Indonesian (ID) branch first generation of VTubers alongside Airani Iofifteen and Ayunda Risu.

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Personality
In her introduction stream, Moona introduced herself as a shy and quiet girl, which is the opposite of her image of a flat-faced college girl despite the fact she still speaks in an upbeat tone and a rather unique Indonesian accent. In the months following her debut, she rapidly developed into a more confident, upbeat talent. Moona often refers to herself as two souls sharing the same body: "Moona," the human aspect who speaks normally, and "Hoshinova," the moon goddess aspect who speaks in a lower pitch and shows a much more ominous, malevolent, and provocative personality.

Moona has been shown to be a fast learner when it comes to new games, and it is not uncommon for her to go quiet in the middle of a stream to focus on gameplay. She has an eye for detail, and will often take her time to make sure she's doing something exactly as she wants it.

She is known to have a large appetite, frequently eating snacks on stream and talking about food, with cheeseburgers being a favorite of she and her fans. Moona is also known for her presence on Twitter, often interacting with fans, as well as posting spontaneous thoughts and observations with the hashtag "#RandoMoona".

Like Tsunomaki Watame, she loves to bob and weave her head and body around. She loves to shitpost on Twitter while trying to connect with her fans. Moona is fond of teasing and flirting with her chat and other hololive members.

Moona's ability to make others laugh gave her the reputation of being a comedian, but she jumps on any occasion to force people telling she rather is an idol.

She became reknown before hololive for her experience at Minecraft, and so many members call for her help. In such case, Moona brings to them both resources and workforce. This aura reflected later on Kaela Kovalskia after Moona taught her. Beside this, Moona is an airhead.

Background
Her Twitter account was created on March 2020, while her first tweet was made on 7 April, her YouTube channel was created on 3 March and her debut stream was on 11 April.

2020
On 4 June, she premiered her first cover "Again" by Beverly.

On 14 August, hololive Indonesia's Twitter account announced that the first generation would get a their seconda costume commemorating Indonesia's Independence Day.

On 16 August, she debuted her second 2D costume based on traditional Indonesian clothes, and using a ponytail.

2021
On 6 January, she reached 400,000 YouTube subscribers, the first Indonesian hololive member to do so.

On 16 February, she released her original song "Ai no Chiisana Uta," while reaching 500,000 YouTube subscribers, making her the first hololive Indonesian member to reach this milestone and the 33rd hololive member overall.

On 15 April, she, Risu and Iofifteen revealed plans for them to get their 3D models at some point in 2021. On the same day, Moona reached 600,000 YouTube subscribers.

On 6 June, she reached 700,000 YouTube subscribers during a stream.

On 8 August, Moona reached 800,000 YouTube subscribers.

On 15 August, during their AREA 15 segment, Iofi announced that hololive ID 1st gen member would receive their third 2D costumes soon.

On 22 October, Moona debuted her third 2D model, in this costume Moona uses a bob hairstyle, Moona uses a earring on her right ear. Moona wears a black shocker and a white t-shirt with her name written the letters "o" are stylized to look like a moon eclipsing the sun, the t-shirt leaves her midriff exposed. Moona also wears tight black pants with a brown belt with big golden buttons to the sides of her calfs and black and blue shoes. This outfit is complemented with a blue blazer, with the edges of the neck of it being golden, the blazer also has big golden buttons identical to the ones in her pants, Moona can also use glasses and her nails are painted blue.

On 30 October, Moona reached 900,000 YouTube subscribers.

On 14 November, hololive's Twitter account announced that the 3D debuts for hololive Indonesia's first generation would be postponed for the rest of the year due to the unpredictable situation with the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022
On 15 February, she released her second original song "High Tide."

On 22 February, Moona became the 24th hololive member to reach 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers and the first one of the Indonesian branch to do so. This also makes her the first Indonesian VTuber, and the first Southeast Asian VTuber to reach the milestone.

On 19 March, Moona debuted her 3D model during "hololive 3rd fes. Link Your Wish" day 1.

On 26 March, Moona announced that she would be taking a break from streaming after getting sick with COVID-19.

On 15 April, Moona, Risu, and Iofi released their new original song "HI-15."

On 6 May, her Twitter account got verified. She was the first member of hololive Indonesia's first generation to get verified on Twitter.

On 10 September, during an AREA15 stream, it was announced that all members of hololive Indonesia's first generation would have a relay of 3D model showcase streams, to officially debut their 3D models on their channels.

On 16 September, she held a stream showcasing her 3D model, she also revealed a new original song "Perisai Jitu." A short music video was uploaded after the stream.

On 15 October, hololive Indonesea's Twitter account announced that hololive Indonesia 1st gen members would get their fourth 2D costume.

On 27 October, Moona debuted her fourth 2D costume. Moona received a new hairstyle similar to her main one however it is more loose and have pink and yellow lights in her front lock and a cowlick, she uses a pixelated waning crescent moon hairpin with four yellow stars around it. She wears a black top with a purple see through jacket with a starry sky pattern. Moona has a black plaid pattern mini skirt with an opening on the left side with black fabric decorated with stars, straps and a chain. Moona wears fish nets and long dark boots. She can also wear a black facemask with a pointy teeth print on it. She can raise her right hand to hold a microphone or a glass of "MOONATEA."

On 4 November, during her 1.23 million subscriber celebration, Moona debuted a potato accessory and a new hair style for her third 2D costume.

On 25 November, she released full music video of the third original song "Perisai Jitu."

2023
On 3 February, Moona debuted her fifth 2D costume, a kimono to celebrate the new year. Moona received two new hairstyles using really long loose hair with braided locks to the sides, in the other one she uses her hair as a bun with golden hair sticks. She has a purple waxing crescent moon on her forehead. Moona wears a dark blue kimono that gradients to light blue near the bottom where a lot of stars are printed with a matching obi. The kimono has a high cut to the right side exposing her leg. The edges are black and ruffly. The sleeves are long and are decorated with a full moon scenery.

On 19 March, Moona debuted her 3D idol costume during hololive 4th fes. "Our Bright Parade" DAY2.

On 1 April, Moona debuted a new 2D model, featuring herself as a child.

On 11 April, Moona held her third year anniversary. During the stream, she released her fourth original song "Who's Toxic ? It's You!."

Discography

 * Main page: Moona Hoshinova/Discography

Events

 * On 8 July 2021, Comic Frontier's Twitter account announced that every hololive Indonesia member would appear in "Comifuro Virtual," Moona would held a live concert.
 * On 16 July 2022, Crunchyroll Expo's Twitter account announced that Moona and other members of hololive Indonesia would appear at "Crunchyroll Expo 2022," which would be held from 5-7 August 2022.
 * On 26 August 2022, Cosplay Mania's Twitter account announced that Moona and Pavolia Reine would be performing at Cosplay Mania 2022's JAM concert, which would be held from 1-2 October 2022.
 * On 3 September 2022, Indonesia Comic Con announced on Twitter that Moona and Kobo Kanaeru of hololive ID 3rd Gen would be appearing as guests at "Indonesia Comic Con 2022," which would be held from 1-2 October 2022.
 * On 10 September 2022, Anime Festival Asia announced on Twitter that Moona and other members would be appearing at "Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2022," which would be held from 25-27 November 2022.
 * On 12 September 2022, Comic Frontier announced on Twitter that Moona and other hololive ID members would be appearing at "Comic Frontier 15," which would be held from 24-25 September 2022.
 * On 20 September 2022, hololive's Japanese Twitter account announced that she alongside Shirakami Fubuki, Ookami Mio, Inugami Korone, Nekomata Okayu, Usada Pekora, Houshou Marine, Ayunda Risu, Watson Amelia and Gawr Gura's hats and outfits would appear on the game "Among Us" and can be obtained purchasing the hololive production Cosmicube. The Cosmicube would be available until 20 December 2022.
 * On 10 November 2022, it was announced that a collaboration between hololive and the Post Office Product Sales Service Co., Ltd. featured Usada Pekora, Shiranui Flare, Shirogane Noel, Houshou Marine, Tokoyami Towa, Takanashi Kiara, Moona Hoshinova, and Shishiro Botan in new year's postcards and some merchandise including: clear files, tapestries, standees, face towels, jigsaw puzzle, T-shirts, and happi. The merchandise would be available to order starting from 14 November 2022.
 * On 3 May 2023, hololive's Twitter account announced that Moona, Ayunda Risu, and Pavolia Reine would be appearing as guests at hololive English 1st Concert "Connect the World," which would be held on 2 July 2023.

Mascot and Fans

 * Her fanbase is called "Moonafic." "Munafik" means "hypocrite" in Indonesian; according to Moona herself, this was intentional. In reality, the term "Moonafic" stands for "Moona Fanatic."
 * The name was chosen by Twitter poll on 8 April 2020, "Moonafic" won with 50.5% of the votes. The other options were "Moonarian," "MoonaSphere," and "Moonathic."
 * On 14 February 2023, during her birthday countdown stream. Moona introduced her mascot "Moonabito." Moonabito looks like a small astronaut using a white suit decorated with the same ribbon and brooch that Moona uses in her main costume. His helmet has a dark blue visor where only his light blue eyes and mouth can be seen giving him also a robotic look. He can imitate Moona's facial expressions.

Relationships

 * Notable units and groups Moona is part of:
 * "IoMoon," alongside Airani Iofifteen.
 * "PekoMoon," alongside Usada Pekora.
 * "PavoNova," alongside Pavolia Reine.
 * "SubaMoon," alongside Oozora Subaru.
 * "HoshiStar," alongside Hoshimachi Suisei (comet), Tsukumo Sana (space) and Yozora Mel (night sky).
 * "Hoshi Clan," alongside Hoshimachi Suisei.
 * "NPC Duo," alongside Ouro Kronii.
 * "Moonabok," alongside Kobo Kanaeru.
 * "Star Flower," alongside Hoshimachi Suisei, AZKi, and IRyS.
 * "MoonZe," alongside Vestia Zeta.
 * "MoonKae," alongside Kaela Kovalskia.
 * "MooKoyo," alongside Hakui Koyori.
 * "NPC Trio," alongside Ouro Kronii and Kaela Kovalskia.

Quotes

 * "Whatever happens in your life, please stay alive. I believe you can do it. Don't ever give up."

Trivia

 * Moona's last name of "Hoshinova" reflects her overall celestial theme. "Hoshi" (ホシ) is Japanese for "star," while nova, comes from the latin "novus" which means new, nova is also the English word for a star undergoing a massive, transient increase in brightness.
 * In addition to Indonesian, Moona can speak English and a little Japanese and Russian.
 * Moona has a small "moe fang," though it is barely visible.
 * She has a notably large appetite; one time remarking on Twitter that she ate 12 large pieces of fried chicken in one sitting. Her Twitter also has food come up as a frequent topic in general.
 * Moona is famous for having great construction abilities and is often praised by fans and fellow hololive members, this is one of the reasons that got her recruited by Usada Pekora for Usada Constructions.
 * Moona had PC problems a few days before her debut which forced her to use a laptop instead.
 * On her debut, she used mobile data to support her stream which caused an unstable connectivity. Amidst the lag, many viewers kept supporting and still enjoyed the stream. Unfortunately, her stream ended abruptly. A few days later she made an amusing apology video while stating some rules along the line. Moona's connectivity problems during her debut stream led some fans to jokingly label her "Watame 2.0" (referencing the significant amount of connectivity issues Watame dealt with in her first month or so of steaming with hololive).
 * At one point, she streamed from her car when she was forced to self-quarantine.
 * She is a big SpongeBob SquarePants enthusiast to the point where she sang Ripped Pants in her debut.
 * She has a younger brother, two younger sisters and three older brothers.
 * Moona made a special livestream series called "Mamah Moona" during Ramadan. The streams contains such as giving advices to her viewers, answering viewers problems based on her experience and room reviews.
 * Originally, Moona's bio on the English-language hololive website only contained the part about the Hoshinova alter-ego, leaving the part about her being a college student untranslated; this was fixed when Moona's 3D portrait was added to her profile.
 * Moona shares her illustrator Nyori with: Tsukinami Nato, Uten Hiyori, Yukine Miiya, Sano Chlori, Agata Yo, Amau Meiko, Hoshifuri Iku and Nikki Rei. They do collaborations sometimes and are known as Nyori Family.
 * Moona was nominated hololive ID best idol and oversleeper (in a tie with Zeta) in 2022.

Media

 * Moona Hoshinova hololive-ID - YouTube Channel
 * Moona Hoshinova's corporate profile on hololive.hololivepro.com
 * @moonahoshinova - Twitter account
 * Moona Hoshinova hololive-ID - Fanpage on Facebook
 * Moona Hoshinova - Instagram account
 * @itsmoona__ - TikTok account
 * @mamah_moona - Marshmallow account
 * moonahoshinovahololive-id - Streamlabs account

Twitter hashtags

 * #Moona_Hoshinova - General
 * #MoonA_Live - Stream talk
 * #GeeMoon - Stream talk for gaming streams
 * #MoonaBoona - Stream talk for mystery streams
 * #MoonUtau - Stream talk for karaoke streams
 * #MoonArchitect - Minecraft streams
 * #Moona_LiveSchedule - Schedule
 * #HoshinovArt - Fan art
 * #GrassMoona - Memes

Further readings

 * ムーナ・ホシノヴァ - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * Moona Hoshinova - Moegirl Encyclopedia
 * 무나 호시노바 - Namu Wiki
 * Moona Hoshinova - Hololive Fan Wiki