Kagami Hayato

Kagami Hayato (加賀美ハヤト) is a male Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with NIJISANJI. He debuted along with Yorumi Rena and Hakase Fuyuki, forming a trio known as "SMC-gumi" (SMC組).

Profile
The president of the toy company "Kagami Industrial (加賀美インダストリアル)". He debuted as a Liver to promote his company's products.

Personality
As CEO of a toy company, Kagami maintains a youthful spirit despite the demands of the adult working world. However, due to the nature of his job, he maintains respectful language and etiquette at all times when addressing his viewers. During collaborations, Kagami usually provides commentary or acts as the straight man to others' antics. His solo streams often have a calm, relaxing atmosphere punctuated by his cheerful laughter.

However, Kagami also possesses a competitive spirit and hates to lose.

Debut
Kagami made his first introductory tweet on 3 July 2019 and his debut stream on 6 July 2019. At the end of his debut introduction, he showed the short version of his original song "WITHIN."

2020
On 9 May, Kagami released the full version of his original song "WITHIN." (He originally released the short version on 10 September 2019.)

On 3 June, Kagami debuted the 2.0 brushup of his Live2D model.

On 22 July, on Maimoto Keisuke's 3D debut stream, it was announced that Kagami, along with Ex Albio will make their official 3D model debut on YouTube. Kagami held his 3D debut stream on 10 August.

2021
On 11 June, he released his second original song, "Tremolo Moon".

On 29 June, he released his third original song, "PIERCE".

On 17 September, Kagami debuted the 3.0 brushup of his Live2D model.

On 21 October, it was announced on NIJISANJI YouTube channel that Kagami, Kenmochi Touya, Fuwa Minato, and Kaida Haru were debuting as a unit under the name "ROF-MAO" (ろふまお). They have their own official YouTube channel and Twitter account. They will have regular program called "ROF-MAO Juku" (ろふまお塾, ROF-MAO Cram School) on their official channel.

On 2 December, Kagami's birthday, his first three original songs, "WITHIN", "Tremolo Moon", and "PIERCE", became available on various streaming services.

Discography

 * ''Main page: Kagami Hayato/Discography

Events

 * On 13 February 2020 Kagami performed in the Zepp concert tour NIJISANJI JAPAN TOUR 2020 Shout in the Rainbow! at the Zepp Fukuoka venue, revealing his 3D model for the first time.
 * On 19 September 2020, Kagami performed on the second day of the Kyo to Aki no NIJISANJI live event at the annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, alongside Yorumi Rena and Hakase Fuyuki
 * On 29 December 2020, Kagami performed in the 2020 NIJISANJI Unit Music Festival, an event held and organized by Rindou Mikoto, along with Kenmochi Toya and Kuzuha. The event lasted for 2 hours and ended with all of the performers singing the NIJISANJI original, Virtual to Live. The archive is available for free on Rindou Mikoto channel
 * On 28 February 2021, Kagami performed in the NIJISANJI 3rd Anniversary Festival 2021 as a performer along with Kuzuha, Kanae, Kenmochi Toya, Fuwa Minato, and Yumeoi Kakeru (VACHSS).
 * On 24 April 2021, Kagami performed in Virtual Japan Circuit onlive live, along with Yashiro Kizuku and Hanabatake Chaika. An archive from the free part of the concert is available to watch for free on Youtube
 * On 31 July 2021, Kagami performed in Nijisanji AR stage LIGHT UP TONES day 1. He sang 1 solo song and 5 collaboration song.
 * On 30 October 2021, Kagami performed in NIJIROCK NEXT BEAT, along with Niji-Rock unit at Yokohama Pia arena MM. He sang 3 solo song and 3 collaboration songs.

Relationships

 * "ROF-MAO" 「ろふまお」 - Kagami, Kenmochi Touya, Fuwa Minato, and Kaida Haru. 2434 ROF-MAO logo.jpeg
 * Officially debuted as a unit on 21 October 2021. They are the third NIJISANJI unit to have their own YouTube channel after ChroNoiR and JuvveL. The name was derived from the internet slang ROFL-LMAO.
 * They aim to deliver content that can make them become "Good Guys" and "Cool Adults" by overcoming trials.
 * They have a regular program called "ROF-MAO Juku" (ろふまお塾, ROF-MAO Cram School) that premiers on their YouTube channel every Thursday at 10 PM (JST).
 * Media: Website | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram
 * Hashtags: #ろふまお - General tag #ろふあーと - Fan Art tag #ろふまお塾 - ROF-MAO Juku


 * "SMC-gumi" 「SMC組」 (Sumeshi-gumi, SMC Group) - Kagami, Hakase Fuyuki, and Yorumi Rena (These three debuted together. SMC is an acronym for their respective roles: Scientist (Fuyuki), Magician (Rena), and CEO (Kagami). )
 * "le jouet" - Hayato, Ryushen, and Yumeoi Kakeru
 * "NijiRock" 「にじロック」 - Kagami, Todoroki Kyoko, Saegusa Akina, Ryushen, Amemori Sayo, and Joe Rikiichi
 * "Mabuten" 「魔武天」 (short for "Mabudachi Tempest") - Kagami, Amamiya Kokoro, Ars Almal, Kaida Haru, Shellin Burgundy, Honma Himawari, and Fuwa Minato.
 * "VACHSS" - Kagami, Kuzuha, Kanae, Fuwa Minato, Kenmochi Toya, and Yumeoi Kakeru. The group's name stands for Vampire, Angel, CEO, Host, Student, Singer/Songwriter.

Trivia

 * Color: #B9ADB9
 * Kagami is a fan of heavy rock and metal, and is capable of singing/shouting with death metal vocal techniques.
 * He has the same illustrator as Rikka from Holostars.
 * Apparently, Kagami isn't so good at tying bow knot.
 * He once bought a 80,000 yen bike impulsively after reading Yowamushi Pedal manga.
 * He was the winner of the NIJISANJI Koushien 2021

Preferences

 * Likes:
 * Food: chocolate, soba, mentaiko.
 * Manga: Blackjack, Trigun, Baki, HUNTERXHUNTER, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, Akumetsu, Kaiji, Kingdom.


 * Dislikes:
 * Natto, Sea urchin, anything slimy in general.

Media

 * Hayato Kagami - YouTube Channel
 * Hayato's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * @H_KAGAMI2434 - Kagami Hayato's official Twitter account

Twitter hashtags

 * #加賀ミーティング - Stream talk
 * #加画美 - Fan art
 * #前加画美 - Fan art (NSFW)
 * #カガミノボイス - Commentary on released voice dramas

Further readings

 * 加賀美ハヤト - Unofficial NIJISANJI Wiki
 * 加賀美ハヤト - Nicovideo Encyclopedia
 * 加賀美ハヤト - Pixiv Encyclopedia
 * 加賀美ハヤト - Japanese Wikipedia
 * 加贺美隼人 - Moegirl Encyclopedia