{{Short description|Hololive Japanese VTuber}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Akai|lang=Japanese}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Akai Haato | native_name = 赤井はあと | native_name_lang = ja | image = Akai Haato.png | caption = Akai Haato as designed by Haruyuki Nijou | birth_date = October 8 | occupation = Virtual YouTuber | website = {{URL|https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/akai-haato//}} | youtube_handle = AkaiHaato | youtube_display_name = HAACHAMA Ch 赤井はあと | youtube_years_active = 2018–present | youtube_genre = {{flatlist| * Livestreaming * Singing * Gaming}} | youtube_subscribers = 1.58 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 274 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = 24 January 2026 }} {{Nihongo|'''Akai Haato'''|赤井はあと}}, also known as {{Nihongo|'''Haachama'''|はあちゃま}}, is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) affiliated with Hololive Production.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akai Haato {{!}} TALENT {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/akai-haato/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en}}</ref> She is part of Hololive (Japan) 1st Generation alongside Natsuiro Matsuri, Shirakami Fubuki, and Aki Rosenthal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TALENT(1stgen) {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Overview == From 2 May to 13 May 2018, Cover, the management company of Hololive, held a VTuber audition to find individuals with experience in live streaming and video uploading who wanted to challenge themselves as VTubers.<ref name="audition">{{cite web |date=May 2, 2018 |title=スマホでVTuberの「ホロライブ」がオーディション開催 異世界やケモミミなど5人の女性キャラを募集 – PANORA |url=https://panora.tokyo/60582/ |accessdate=June 12, 2020 |work=PANORA |publisher=パノラプロ}}</ref> The character designs and names of the five open spots that would later debut as Generation 1 were made public at the start of the audition.<ref name="audition" /> Artist Haruyuki Nijyou illustrated the design of Haato,<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1069646811231440896|user=haruyuki_nijyou|title=Vtuber赤井はあと #VTuber #赤井はあと #ホロライブ https://pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=71953090|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref> and a 3D model was later created by Pompu Chou.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1118487183810125824|user=paint002|title=ホロライブ所属、VTuber赤井はあと（@akaihaato）ちゃんの新3Dモデリングを担当しています！ はあとちゃんをよろしくお願いします！ チャンネル━|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>

Haato's Twitter account was opened on 21 May 2018, while her YouTube channel was created on 24 May. She made her debut stream on 2 June 2018.<ref>{{Citation |title=🔴【初放送】新人Vtuberの赤井はあとです！はじめまして！ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDoyb3CWQnE |access-date=2023-07-06 |language=en}}</ref>

== Activity == Haato began her livestreaming activities in June 2018. Her livestreams mainly consist of chatting, gaming, and singing. Outside of livestreaming, Haato uploads short comedy skits, memes, and cooking videos on her YouTube channel.<ref>{{Citation |title=【雑】2分以内にわからせる赤井クッキング！【まとめ動画】 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXzsdzFR4BA |access-date=2023-07-06 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=OH HAACHAMA... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJZBKvkIpNA |access-date=2023-07-06 |language=en}}</ref> Haato studied in Australia and briefly in the Philippines until December 2020.<ref>{{Citation |title=【はあとん劇場】留学先の学校であったヤバイ話+後半はお歌 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcuVRU_g5pM |access-date=2023-07-06 |language=en}}</ref> As a result, she is one of the few Hololive members who can speak English.

On 27 September 2020, Haato, alongside Hololive (Japan) 4th Generation member Kiryu Coco, were suspended from all livestreaming and Twitter activities for three weeks following controversy when the two displayed Taiwan as a sovereign state while disclosing their YouTube channel's analytics, which sparked criticism from their Mainland Chinese audience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michel |first=Patrick St |date=2020-10-10 |title=Virtual YouTubers get caught in the middle of a diplomatic spat |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/10/10/national/media-national/japanese-virtual-youtubers-china/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Haato returned to her activities on 19 October.

On 10 February 2021, Haato's YouTube channel surpassed 1 million subscribers, the 8th Hololive member to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-10 |title=【速報】ホロライブ1期生・赤井はあとチャンネル登録者数100万人を突破 ホロライブ8人目 {{!}} PANORA |url=https://panora.tokyo/archives/20006 |access-date=2023-07-06 |language=ja}}</ref>

Haato had been hospitalized immediately after the Hololive 4th Fes concert on 18 March 2023, leading to a stop in her Hololive activities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bueno |first=Daniel |date=2023-07-24 |title=Hololive's Akai Haato Shares Update About Her Health |url=https://www.siliconera.com/hololives-akai-haato-shares-update-about-her-health/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref> She returned to streaming on November 1 the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=ホロライブ赤井はあと、活動再開へ「はあちゃま復活」配信が決定 |url=https://kai-you.net/article/88081 |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=KAI-YOU {{!}} POP is Here . |language=ja}}</ref>

During a stream on 28 October 2025, Haato made a number of comments about her personal life and her VTuber career that,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lada |first=Jenni |date=2025-10-31 |title=Hololive Vtuber Akai Haato on Hiatus |url=https://www.siliconera.com/hololive-vtuber-akai-haato-on-hiatus/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref> according to Hololive's parent company Cover Corp., had been "taken out of context and inappropriately circulated online as rumors", leading to other talents being "subjected to the arbitrary exaggeration and selective extraction of information as well as offensive behavior and defamation based on mere speculation."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-30 |title=Announcement Regarding Akai Haato’s Condition and a Warning Against the Spreading of Rumors |url=https://cover-corp.com/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=COVER Corp.}}</ref> Cover recognizes that Haato made the comments "in a state of mental instability", and announced that Haato would be going on hiatus starting on October 31 to prioritize her wellbeing.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In April 2026, Cover announced that Haato would be gradually resuming her activities, starting with pre-recorded videos and music releases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=【ホロライブ】赤井はあとが活動再開。代理投稿による動画投稿など段階を踏んで完全復帰を目指す |url=https://dengekionline.com/article/202604/72118 |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=電撃オンライン |language=ja}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Songs featured in ===

==== Singles ==== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Year !Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Note |- !JPN<br/>DL<br/><ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/965842 |access-date=2 June 2026 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> |- | "Plasmagic Seasons!" | 2021 |— | Co-sung with Hololive's Yozora Mel, Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri and Aki Rosenthal |- | "Red Heart" | rowspan="3" | 2023 |85 | |- | "Infinity" |— | |- | {{Nihongo|"Buta"|豚}} |89 | |- |"Secret Garden" | rowspan="2" |2024 |— |Co-sung with Hololive's Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri and Aki Rosenthal |- | "BAN RTA" |— | |- |"Who2" | rowspan="5" |2025 |— | |- |"Cyber Pure Love Declaration" (電脳ぴゅあ推し大宣言) |— |Co-sung with Hololive's Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri and Aki Rosenthal |- |"Garbage♡Goutmet!!!" (めちゃゴミ♡完♡全♡食!!) |— | |- |sensation -KANSHOKU- (感触) |— | |- |Doll (お人形) |— | |}

=== As part of Hololive Idol Project === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Release date !Label !Format |- | align="left" |"Shiny Smily Story" | align="left" |16 September 2019 | align="left" |Cover Corp. | align="left" |Digital single |- | align="left" |{{Nihongo|"Yumemiru Sora-e"|夢見る空へ}} | align="left" |14 February 2020 | align="left" |Cover Corp. | align="left" |Digital single |- | align="left" |''Bouquet'' | align="left" |21 April 2021 | align="left" |Cover Corp. | align="left" |Album |- | align="left" | {{Nihongo|"Tonde K! Hololive Summer"|飛んでK！ホロライブサマー}} | align="left" | 19 August 2022 | align="left" | Cover Corp. | align="left" | Digital single |- | align="left" |{{Nihongo|''Hololive Summer 2022''|ホロライブ・サマー2022}} | align="left" |1 September 2022 | align="left" |Cover Corp. | align="left" |Digital EP |}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/talents/akai-haato/}} * {{YouTube|channel=@AkaiHaato|HAACHAMA Ch 赤井はあと}} {{Hololive Production}} {{Authority control}}

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