Mochi Hiyoko

Mochi Hiyoko (もちひよこ) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber who debuted on 5 January 2018 and the founder member of MochiPro.

Personality
Mochi Hiyoko is a self-proclaimed "little girl in the second cycle of rebirth". She prefers to be called "Mochihiyo-chan" in a friendly way, but sometimes she is called “Mochihiyo-sensei” with respect because of her more mature behaviors than she looks. She herself is very fond of little girls; when she watched Yuki Chihiro's first video on Twitter, she had lost her mind at her cuteness.

In 2018, Hiyoko often uploaded short videos using physics engines, but she has mainly been live streaming and creating music videos lately. She plays a variety of games and especially prefers puzzle games like "Baba Is You".

Hiyoko is also a skilled 3D modeler. She has created 3D models for Kaminari Ai and Boyacky (Yatterman Channel), and Yuki Chihiro (Nijisanji), and, needless to say, herself. In July 2019, she established an independent VTuber group MochiPro, and she has been creating 3D models of every member's body and costume.

Background
Hiyoko opened her YouTube channel on 2 January 2018, and she debuted with her first video on 5 January 2018. The video was also uploaded to nicovideo on the same day.

2018
On 1 April, she announced that she would be an adult woman instead of a little girl (as an April Fool's Day joke). This adult woman model has appeared in several livestreams since then.

On 9 April, she announced that she joins the VTuber agency ENTUM. She was one of the founding members along with Mirai Akari, Nekomiya Hinata, Yomemi, and Todoki Uka.

On 8 November, she collaborated with Hoshizaki Tia, Saeki Yahiro, and Ponpoko, and two days later on 10 November, the unit was named Te-Te-Train (てぇてぇトレイン).

On 17 November, she announced that she had created 3D models of Kaminari Ai and Boyacky of the Yatterman Channel.

2019
On 5 January, she revealed her idol costume on the 1st anniversary livestream. During the livestream, her first music video of "愛言葉Ⅲ" was uploaded.

On 9 January, the animated television series, Virtual-san wa Miteiru, was broadcast on TV in which she appeared.

On 9 May, she anounced that she created a 3D model of Tomochin, who appears in the TV drama "Digital Tattoo". The drama is on TV on 18 May.

On 26 July, she announced that she established an independent VTuber group, MochiPro. Next day, on 27 July, she explained the group in her livestream, and the founding members, Kamino Tane and Ouma Yuu, then uploaded their first videos.

On 27 August, Yuki Chihiro revealed her 3D model and announced that the model had been created by Mochi Hiyoko. Hiyoko appeared in the revealing stream as a guest, and she talked about the model making on her own livestream that night.

On 16 December, it was announced that ENTUM, the VTuber agency that Mochi Hiyoko belonged to, would be ending its support at the end of the year.

2020
On 21 February, she announced that two new members, Coconoe Conono and Amemachi Watage, would debut from MochiPro. They did their debut streams on the next day.

On 6 July, Mochi Hiyoko and Ponpoko's original song "雨に唄えば" was announced. The song was uploaded to YouTube on 30 July, and it was also included in the compilation album "VirtuaREAL.02", which was released on August 15.

On 27 July, she announced a collaboration with one-piece brand "Favorite" to create original loungewear.

On 31 August, she announced that her small figure created with 3D printer would be released. It was on sale for a limited time from 1 to 30 September.

Fans

 * Her fanbase is officially called "Hiyoko-gumi" (ひよこぐみ). "*-gumi" follows the naming of classes in Japanese kindergartens.

Trivia

 * The name "Hiyoko" means "chick". The reason why she named herself as so is that she is a beginner YouTuber, she is small, she is cute, and she is dressed in yellow.
 * She is an avid fan of Disney and loves Minnie. She went to Disneyland in Florida in the summer of 2019.
 * She is very adept at 3D modeling, and she likes to design cute young girls.
 * In addition to her standard early-teen girl model, she has a very attractive "onee-chan" (big sister) model, where her age appears to be in the twenties, that is used for cabaret-like videos. In a Twitter poll that she asked fans which swimsuit 3D model photos they liked, 70% of the respondents chose the young girl’s one.
 * She established her own VTuber group called MochiPro.

Media

 * もちひよこ - Youtube channel
 * もちひよこのアトリエ - Secondary Youtube channel
 * @mochi8hiyoko - Official Twitter account
 * @mochi8hiyoko8no - Secondary Twitter account
 * Hiyoko's profile on the fficial MochiPro website

Twitter hashtags

 * #もちひよこ - General
 * #もちひよ生放送 - Stream talk
 * #もちひよあーと - Fan art

Further readings

 * もちひよこ - Unofficial MochiPro Wiki
 * もちひよこ - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * もちひよこ - Pixiv Encyclopedia