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Kyui Yona (九衣よな) is a female Japanese Virtual YouTuber affiliated with Vlash, a VTuber agency that combines VTubing and Vlogging as the content for its members. She started in 2023 as a trainee of ENILIS Inc.'s HareVare Virtual LiveStreamer training program and group. She completed her training in 2024 and debuted in Vlash, along with Tsukigami China, Kozima Mera, and fellow HareVare graduate Hinata Lima.
Introduction video[]
【 初配信 】はじめまして！九衣よなですっ！【 九衣よな - Vlash 】
Yona's introduction.
Profile[]
One day, Yona picked up an abandoned cat by the roadside, who turned out to be a friendly ghost! She developed a mutual understanding with it, and she assisted other people with the help of its ghostly powers; before she knew it, she had become... a necromancer?! This time, they debuted in Vlash aiming to make lots of people smile through their livestreaming.[1]
Kyui Yona also uploads "2.5D style" Vlogs of her travels across Japan's 47 prefectures. Her stated travel goal is to try all of the local beers and craft beers in all 47 prefectures.
Personality[]
Yona describes herself as the "kind and gentle necromancer" from Vlash.
Appearance[]
Yona has long, purplish silver hair with light blue highlights, and her eyes have light blue irises.
History[]
Background[]
On 29 July 2023, Kyui Yona debuted on IRIAM as part of the HareVare VLiveStreamer Training Program.[2]
On 18 May 2024, she graduated from HareVare to become a full-fledged VTuber under one of Brave Group's VTuber projects.[3]
Her Twitter account was created in July 2023, while her YouTube channel was created on 15 May 2024.
2024[]
On 2 June, Yona held her debut on YouTube as a member of Vlash.[4]
On 7 July, she celebrated her channel getting monetized.[5]
On 5 September, her YouTube channel reached 2,000 subscribers.[6]
On 15 November, she celebrated her first birthday stream.[7]
2025[]
On 2 June, Yona celebrated her 1st Anniversary.[8]
On 31 August, she celebrated her YouTube channel reaching 10,000 subscribers and 1 million views total.[9]
On 3 October, her channel reached 30,000 subscribers.[10]
Events[]
- On 14 June 2024, Yona participated in the "V×Rush!!! in RED° TOKYO TOWER" collaboration event with RED° TOKYO TOWER, a digital theme park in Tokyo Tower, featuring Vlash members and other female streamers as event performers.[11][12]
- From 1 October to 31 October 2025, Yona participated in the MADTOWN GTA event server organized by the Japanese eSports team Crazy Raccoon. She worked as a medic.[13][14]
Mascot and fans[]
- Yona's mascot is a cat ghost named "Uni" (うに). Uni has cat ears, a white body, orange eyes and a black pom-pom (or sea urchin) accessory on the left side of its face.
- Yona's fans are called "Yottomo" (よっ友). Her YouTube channel members are called "47°C" for the base tier, "91°C" for the higher tier and "9147°C" for the highest tier.
Relationships[]
- "MADTOWN Kyuukyuu-tai" (MADTOWN救急隊, MADTOWN Paramedic team), along with Akagami no Tomo, Utsugi Uyu, Kaiking, Hoshimiya Choco, Compsaurus, Shinji, Ha Yun, Yashiro Ai, Wakio, Utsu-sensei, Asumi Sena, Tamamochi Kazuyo, Komawari Koma, Yumesaki Hipopo, Kohana Lam, Nemukumo Tsukuri, Yatogami Fuma, Amane Amu, Amayo Liz, Kagura Nana, Hiiragi Tsurugi, Ralph, and Hino Nagisa.
Trivia[]
Identity[]
- Image colors: #EDE2F4, #C7E6F8, #797085, and #C2AFD0[4]
- Yona shortens her full name to "9147" on her handle names and socials due to the alternative ways that the numbers 9, 1, 4 and 7 can be read in Japanese: 9 (九, kyuu?) 1 (一, i?) 4 (四, yo?) 7 (七, na?).
Likes and dislikes[]
- Likes:[4]
- manga: in general, including titles from both shoujo and shounen demographics
- music: Vaundy, RADWIMPS, Yorushika, VOCALOID
- movies: she watches around 30 per year
- games: FPS (VALORANT, Apex, Fortnite), horror (in general), story-driven, survival (Minecraft, RAFT, The Forest), Monster Hunter (with over 4k hours invested)
- alcohol: beer, whiskey, wine, sake, chuuhai, cocktails
- travel: food trips, sightseeing scenery/cityscapes/activities
- others: animals, sleeping, fun things, challenges
- Dislikes: numbers, calculating tax returns, low pressure weather, depictions of people in ancient Sumerian art (the big eyes creep her out), getting scolded, alarms, grilled fish and red bean paste[4]
Miscellaneous[]
- Her mascot's name Uni (うに) is also pronounced the same as the Japanese word for "sea urchin" (ウニ, uni?).
- On 10 November 2024, she passed the local Tourism specialist certification.
- Yona shares her character designer, the VTuber Shubii, with Sukitou Luccica from NoriPro, Mumune from GRIM PRODUCTION, and Tsukimi Hitoka from re;BON, as well as the independent VTuber Shinotsuki Lupi.
Live chat etiquette[]
- Common VTuber chat etiquette is summarised here: "VTuber Chat Etiquette"
Things Yona doesn't like to see in chat[]
- Spam, flooding chat with repeated messages, comments intended to offend other people.
- Bringing up the names of content creators who are unrelated to the topic at hand and vice versa: bringing up Yona in the streams of other content creators.
- Spoilers and backseating: she wants to enjoy the game at her own pace, so please be considerate. But when she asks for advice, then it is OK to tell her some helpful tips.
- Comments that are unrelated and have nothing to do with the stream.
- Negative statements and comments that badmouth her collab partners.
External links[]
Media[]
- 九衣よな / Kyui Yona - YouTube channel
- 九衣よな - Twitch channel
- 九衣よな🪦🤍 - Twitter account
- @kyuiyona - TikTok account
- Vlash - Official website
- 九衣よな - Lit.Link
Hashtags[]
Further reading[]
Statistics[]
- 九衣よな / Kyui Yona - Social Blade YouTube stats
- 九衣よな / Kyui Yona - Playboard YouTube stats
 (V T E)
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| Members | Kagamia Shukuri (🎀💕)Hoshimiya Choco (🐰🍫)Kamiya Neco (💘🐈)Hinata Lima (💟⚒️)Tsukigami China (🐺☾)Kyui Yona (🪦🤍)Kozima Mera (🐾🩶)Kokorode Musubu (🎗️💭)Awasuzu Miru (🐹🫧) | |
| Retired | Amano Mika (💜👿) | |
References[]
- ↑ Vlash Corporate bio [Web Page]. (n.d.). vlash.jp.
- ↑ HareVare [@ENILIS_VLiver]. (2023, July 27). HareVareデビュー情報 8/5 (土)にHareVareからデビューする新メンバー！ 自称「HareVare１気さくな」ネクロマンサー「九衣 よな(きゅうい よな)」のシルエットを公開 九衣 よな：@9l_47 8/5 (土) 20:00 〜 初配信予定です。 #IRIAM #IRIAMライバーさんと繋がりたい [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ HareVare [@ENILIS_VLiver]. (2024, May 10). ⋱卒業のご報告⋰ ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ この度、HareVare所属「九衣よな（@9l_47）」が Brave groupの他VTuberプロジェクトへの移籍のため、 卒業することとなりました 卒業配信は、5/18（土）19時開始予定です！ 詳しい情報に関しましては、移籍先プロジェクト側の発表前となりますため、 所属ライバーならびに運営へのお問い合わせは控えていただきますようお願いいたします これまで応援してくださっていたファンの皆様には、 心より感謝申し上げますとともに、 今後とも、九衣よなの応援をよろしくお願いいたします！ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2024, June 2). 【 初配信 】はじめまして！九衣よなですっ！【 九衣よな / Vlash 】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2024, July 7). 【 収益化記念 】メンシプ解禁✨焼肉たべてお祝いだ～！【 九衣よな / Vlash 】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [@9l_47]. (2024, September 5). チャンネル登録者様 𓊆 2000人 𓊇 ありがとう これからも皆をた〜くさん楽しませるから ついてきてくれると嬉しいよっ 9/7 （土）17:00に VLOGもUPされるので この機会にぜひ見てねっ [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2024, November 15). 【 #九衣よな生誕祭 】宴だ！！ご馳走食べてお祝いだ～～！🍗✨【 #九衣よな / Vlash 】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2025, June 2). 【 #九衣よな1周年 】まったり記念雑談＆スパチャ読み♡【 #Vlash 】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2025, August 31). 【 祝・1万人＆ミリオン再生 】いつもありがとう！記念雑談♡【 #九衣よな / Vlash 】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Vlash [@Vlash_VTuber]. (2025, October 3). ˗ˏˋ登録者20,000人達成ˎˊ˗ ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ 九衣よな（@9l_47）が YouTube登録者数20,000人を達成しました いつも応援してくださっているファンの皆様ありがとうございます 今後ともよろしくお願いいたします！ #九衣よな #Vlash [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Vlash [Vlash]. (2024, June 14). V×Rush!!! in RED° TOKYO TOWER 前編 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Vlash [Vlash]. (2024, June 14). V×Rush!!! in RED° TOKYO TOWER 後編 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2025, October 1). 【 #MADTOWN 】完全初見GTAだけどニートは完全回避したい！DAY1【 #九衣よな / Vlash】 [Video]. YouTube.
- ↑ Kyui, Y. [九衣よな / Kyui Yona]. (2025, October 31). 【 #MADTOWN 】今日中に蘇生５００人目指す！！！！#最終日【 #九衣よな / Vlash】 [Video]. YouTube.