Kouichi

Kouichi (光一/Guāngyī) is a male Chinese Virtual UP (bilibili content creator) from VirtuaReal second generation alongside Nanami and Ichigo.

Kouichi typically goes by "中单光一" (Zhōngdān Guāngyī, Solo-Mid Kouichi) where Solo-Mid refers to his preferred position in Dota 2.

Introduction
"Live and let dota."
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As a streamer
Kouichi is best known for streaming Dota 2 content. He is well-versed as a commentator and analyst of the complex MOBA game. He almost never miss a Dota 2 tournament and will do live commenting on stream as he watch the game. This can mean very odd hours for the Chinese time zone as those tournaments are often held outside China.

When he is not streaming Dota 2 he likes to talk about go.

Kouichi is an emotionally mature person and can feel much older than his peers, possibly because his interests and tastes appeal to an aged group, and often uses educated language.

Background
On 19 April 2019, VirtuaReal announced the opening of initial auditions accompanied by an image of several future Livers' silhouettes, including Kouichi's. The audition period lasted until 24 April 2019.

On 11 June 2019, VirtuaReal announced their second generation of Virtual Livers, including Kouichi, in an article accompanied by their designs and profiles.

On 15 June 2019, Kouichi published his first video, a self-introduction.

On 17 June 2019, Kouichi's Weibo account was created.

On 19 June, Kouichi was the second member of the second wave to debut on stream.

2020
On 22 March, Kouichi revealed his white overcoat outfit and his 2.0 brushup.

On 25 August, Kouichi's 2020 Qixi festival voice pack went up for sale, lasting until 8 September.

On 24 December, Kouichi's 2020 Christmas voice pack went up for sale, lasting until 7 January 2021.

2021
On 14 March, Kouichi's 2021 White Day voice pack went up for sale, lasting until 27 March.

On 24 December, Kouichi's 2021 X'mas voice pack went up for sale, lasting until 7 January 2022.

2022
On 22 April, Kouichi's 2020 White Day voice pack went up for resale, lasting until 6 May.

On 30 April, Kouichi revealed his NIJISANJI App 3.0 brushup for his model.

Events

 * On 2 January 2021, Kouichi appeared and performed in VirtuaReal's first 3D mixup event called 1st VirtuaReal Music MIX UP!!. The event was held in the previous Shanghai West Culture and Art Center (now relocated to the West Bund Artistic Center).

VirtuaReal Events

 * 2 Janauary 2021. Music Mix Up!! 3D concert
 * 8 December 2021, Music Mixup!! 2.0 3D concert
 * 28 May 2022, VirtuaReal 3rd Anniversary celebration stream: Performed a xiangsheng act with Hakuja.
 * 15 April 2023, Music Mixup!! 3.0 3D concert

Relationships

 * 「二期生」("Second Generation") - Kouichi, Nanami and Ichigo. They are debut-mates.
 * 「光一果」("Kouichigo") - Kouichi and Ichigo
 * 「光八海」(Guāng--hǎi) - Kouichi and Nanami. The name is a play on merging 光 and 海 into 光海. The two have a dynamic where Nanami likes to make fun of Kouichi, but overall in a friendly way.
 * Nanami said that Kouichi likes to make jokes that nobody understands and is too intellectual.
 * Kouichi's connection with a friend helped landed on a collaboration opportunity to have a batch of Zotac GeForce RTX3080 graphic card produced with Nanami's illustration printed on its shell.
 * "Hexagram" - Kouichi, Yagi (formerly), Tabibito, Samael, Chaos, Isabella and Tanoshiba
 * A six person musical unit within VirtuaReal.
 * Debuted as a unit with their original song "Secret".
 * Xingtong, or rather, her staff - Xingtong mentioned that one of her staff is a huge fan of Kouichi and often shares Kouichi's streams to colleagues.

Identity

 * Color: #ABA79D
 * Species: Human
 * Place of origin: Jiangxi, China
 * Special skill (as on vrp.live): Familiar with internet ecology
 * Kouichi's name means "light one". He is always referred to by his Chinese name, Guangyi, by other VirtuaReal members.
 * Kouichi shares the same character designer with Shellin Burgundy of the main NIJISANJI branch as well as Inugami Korone and Civia of Hololive.
 * He once referred to Shellin as his younger brother.
 * Unlike other earlier VirtuaReal members, Kouichi speaks next to no Japanese.

Likes and dislikes

 * Likes: Order, Dota 2, reading, playing go, electronic and digital products
 * He can nearly always be found playing Dota 2 on stream.
 * Dislikes: Juventus F.C.

Fans
Kouichi's fan medal tag is "中单" (Zhōngdān, Solo-Mid) and his fans are usually called 小中单 (Xiǎo Zhōngdān, Solo-Mid-chan).

Miscellaneous
The Zipper Incident Saga
 * Kouichi's favourite and most respected senpai in NIJISANJI is Shizuka Rin.
 * Kouichi is very active on his Weibo account. He posts his thoughts frequently and sometimes he will go on and post the food he eats in a day.
 * 2021 episode (As recounted by Roi and Aza): After the first VirtuaReal Music MIXUP!!, the performing livers left through the emergency exit stairway. Roi was walking at the front. When he looked back, he noticed Kouichi’s zipper was down. The reason for this may have been a combination of the trousers being old, having moved around a lot and the livers having to change quickly. Roi zipped it up for him, which was witnessed by a very shocked Aza, who had been rubbing Kouichi's belly a moment earlier.
 * 2022 episode (As recounted by Roi and Mayumi): After the Zipper Incident from last year became a popular VR meme, Kouichi was determined to prevent the same thing repeating at the 2nd VirtuaReal Music MIXUP!! by wearing a pair of sturdy trousers. In trying to break the ice at dinner, Roi jokingly began to ask Kouichi about his zipper, but caught sight of Kouichi's unzipped trousers before he finished speaking. Afraid to put Kouichi on the spot, Roi stopped himself and instead pointed it out to Aza next to him. As Aza didn't notice, Roi went and zipped it aup. Aza then pulled it back down, then Roi zipped it up, then Aza pulled it down. This repeated and was witnessed by Mayumi from across the table, who looked like she didn't feel too good. However, she was drinking soup and even though she was looking, she had been spacing out.

Media

 * Kouichi's corporate profile on the official VirtuaReal website
 * Kouichi's corporate profile on the official NIJISANJI website
 * 中单光一的个人空间 - bilibili channel
 * 中单光一的直播间 - bilibili live room
 * @中单光一 - Weibo account

Unofficial

 * 光一的滑板公园 (Kouichi's skate park) - bilibili channel for 二次创作 (derivative works)