{{Short description|Japanese Virtual YouTuber}} {{Family name hatnote|Sakura|lang=Japanese}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Sakura Miko | native_name = さくらみこ | native_name_lang = ja | image = Sakura Miko.png | alt = Headshot of the virtual design of Sakura Miko. | caption = Original design used from 2018 to 2020 by Yuichi Tanaka | other_names = Mikochi<ref name="cover" /><ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:ホロライブ・さくらみこ、大事な"おしらせ"に反響 後輩ホロメンやファンから温かい声が続々「いっぱい心の栄養摂ってね」（クランクイン！） |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/65466fc73999dce27bc6d209d52762356461bbd5 |website=Yahoo! News |language=ja}}</ref> | occupation = VTuber | website = | youtube_id = UC-hM6YJuNYVAmUWxeIr9FeA | youtube_display_name = Miko Ch. さくらみこ | years_active = 2018–present | youtube_genre = Livestreaming, singing, gaming | youtube_subscribers = 2.45 million | youtube_views = 938.11 million | stats_update = January 24, 2026 }} {{nihongo|'''Sakura Miko'''|さくらみこ|lead=yes}} is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) affiliated with Hololive Production.<ref name="cover">{{Cite web |script-title=ja:さくらみこ {{!}} 所属タレント一覧 {{!}} hololive（ホロライブ）公式サイト |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/talents/sakuramiko/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=Hololive |language=ja}}</ref> She is part of Hololive (Japan) Generation 0 alongside Tokino Sora, AZKi, Roboco-san, and Hoshimachi Suisei. She debuted on August{{nbsp}}1, 2018, and has amassed over 2{{nbsp}}million subscribers on YouTube.
==Career== Sakura Miko debuted on August{{nbsp}}1, 2018.<ref name="Billboard Japan-2024"/> Her character was illustrated by Yuichi Tanaka. She started being a VTuber—an online entertainer who uses a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics—because she saw Tokino Sora and Kizuna Ai.<ref name="The Nikkei-2024"/><ref name="4Gamer">{{Cite web |script-title=ja:【新連載】「週刊VTuberファイル」File.001：さくらみこ【ホロライブ】 |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/760/G076029/20231201019/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=4Gamer.net |language=ja}}</ref> She debuted under the Cover Corporation. She became part of Hololive Production{{'}}s 0th generation member in December.{{Sfn|Sugiyama|2021|p=1}}
She took a three-month break in July 2020 due to poor health. She reached 1{{nbsp}}million subscribers in April 2021, being 14th in Hololive to do so.{{Sfn|Sugiyama|2021|p=2}} In 2022, in a survey conducted by the app "Simeji", Sakura Miko ranked eighth on the "Top 10 Favorite VTubers chosen by Gen Z".<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2022 |script-title=ja:Z世代が選ぶ「好きなVTuber TOP10」とは？ |url=https://realsound.jp/tech/2022/08/post-1097110.html |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Real Sound |language=ja}}</ref>
In January 2023, she and Usada Pekora collaborated on the song "Mosh Race".<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2023 |script-title=ja:さくらみこ×兎田ぺこら「モッシュレース」MV公開、ホロライブ×DECO*27の音楽プロジェクト楽曲 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/121323/2 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> In February, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government appointed Sakura Miko as one of the 16 Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2023 |script-title=ja:VTuberら16人「東京観光大使」に さくらみこさん「魅力をバーチャル空間から全世界へ広く発信できるよう」｜日テレNEWS NNN |url=https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/00b6aa08a7e9487e94868657ba6186c2 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Nippon News Network |language=ja-JP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsuchidate |first=Soichi |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Actor, VTubers, chef among new Tokyo Tourism Ambassadors {{!}} The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14852315 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=The Asahi Shimbun}}</ref>
In March 2024, she released her song "Kyun Kyun Miko Kyun", written by the Vocaloid producer Kinoshita.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2024 |script-title=ja:ホロライブのさくらみこ、ボカロP・キノシタ提供の新曲公開＆3か月連続リリース決定 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/135337/2 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> In April, she released her song "Nyahello World" to celebrate hitting 2{{nbsp}}million subscribers on YouTube, the sixth in the Hololive to do so.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 9, 2024 |script-title=ja:【ホロライブ】さくらみこが登録者数200万人を突破。新曲『にゃっはろーわーるど!!!』をリリース。記念映像と手紙は涙なしには見られない {{!}} ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202404/09338977.html |access-date=March 7, 2025 |magazine=Famitsu |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2024 |script-title=ja:ホロライブのさくらみこ、YouTube登録者200万人を記念した新曲「にゃっはろーわーるど!!!」発表 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/136516/2 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> In September, she released her first full album, ''flower rhapsody'', which talks about her "true self" and "feelings for you".<ref name="Billboard Japan-2024">{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |script-title=ja:ホロライブ所属さくらみこ、"自分らしさ"と"あなたへの想い"を込めた1stフルアルバム発表 {{!}} Daily News |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/139853/2 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> In October, she charted 21st in ''Billboard Japan''{{'}}s Artist 100.<ref>{{Cite web |title=さくらみこ {{!}} Artist |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/935036 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> In December, Sakura Miko was featured as examples in the research paper "Structural stability and thermodynamics of artistic composition" published in the ''PNAS'' journal.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chan |first=San To |last2=Fried |first2=Eliot |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Structural stability and thermodynamics of artistic composition |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |volume=121 |issue=51 |article-number=e2406735121 |bibcode=2024PNAS..12106735C |doi=10.1073/pnas.2406735121 |pmc=11665851 |pmid=39671180}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2024 |script-title=ja:ホロライブ・さくらみこを"米国学術誌"に載せた「物理学者35P」にミニインタビュー！論文執筆のきっかけや技術の応用方法を聞いてみた ｜ インサイド |url=https://nordot.app/1242757992083423772?c=62479058578587648 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311160125/https://nordot.app/1242757992083423772?c=62479058578587648 |archive-date=March 11, 2025 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Inside |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
She became the top three most watched streamer for January 2025 with 5.13{{nbsp}}million hours of watch time according to Stream Charts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2025 |script-title=ja:加藤純一、さくらみこ、SHAKAが2025年1月に日本で最も視聴されたストリーマートップ3に…キングスW杯、ホロ五目並べ最弱王決定戦、CRカップOW2など多数のイベントが行われる ｜ インサイド |url=https://nordot.app/1262261210544963735?c=62479058578587648 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Inside |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
==Personal life== In an interview with ''The Nikkei'', she said that she wanted to become a nursery teacher.<ref name="The Nikkei-2024">{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2024 |script-title=ja:さくらみこ 登録者200万突破のホロライブ0期生が待望の1stアルバム |url=https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/18/00620/00031/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=The Nikkei |language=ja}}</ref> She proclaims herself as {{nihongo|"Elite Shrine Maiden"|エリート巫女}}. She is a big fan of {{Transliteration|ja|bishōjo}} games and {{Transliteration|ja|eroge}}, even accidentally showing one on her stream. As a result, she had the opportunity to work with various games of these genres, such as singing the opening and ending theme to ''Ai Kiss 2''.{{Sfn|Sugiyama|2021|p=1}} She said that she likes taiyaki.<ref name="4Gamer"/>
==Works==
===Albums and extended plays (EPs)=== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Album title ! rowspan="2" |Release date ! colspan="4" |Peak ranking |- !JPN<br/>Hot<br/><ref name="Billboard Japan">{{Cite web |title=さくらみこ {{!}} Artist |url=https://billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/935036 |access-date=January 7, 2026 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> !{{Abbr|JPN<br/>Down.|Japan Download Albums (Billboard Japan)}}<br/><ref name="Billboard Japan" /> !JPN<br/>Comb.<br/><ref name="Oricon">{{Cite web |title=さくらみこの合算アルバム売上TOP1作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/776499/rank/coa/ |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> !{{Abbr|JPN<br/>Dig.|Japan Digital Albums (Oricon)}}<br/><ref>{{Cite web |title=さくらみこのデジタルアルバム売上TOP2作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/776499/rank/dia/ |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> |- |''heart♡connect'' |August 2, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=heart♡connect {{!}} MUSIC {{!}} hololive official website |url=https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/music/313/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=hololive.hololivepro.com |language=en}}</ref> |— |— |— |7 |- |''Scrap & Build!'' <small>(with Shiranui Flare,</small> <small>Hoshimachi Suisei, Omaru Polka, and Shirogane Noel)</small> |June 8, 2024 |— |— |— |— |- |''flower rhapsody'' |September 25, 2024<ref name="Oricon" /> |6 |4 |5 |4 |}
===Singles===
==== As lead artist ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Single title ! rowspan="2" |Release date ! colspan="2" |Peak ranking ! rowspan="2" |Album |- !{{Abbr|JPN<br/>Down.|Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)}}<br /><ref name="Billboard Japan" /> !{{Abbr|JPN<br/>Dig.|Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)}}<br /><ref name="Oricon-2">{{Cite web |title=さくらみこのデジタルシングル売上TOP2作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/776499/rank/dis/ |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> |- | "My Name Is Elite☆" | February 16, 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=My Name Is Elite☆ - Single by Sakura Miko on Youtube |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y8o4goeVM0o |access-date=December 27, 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | — | — | rowspan="4" {{Non-album single}} |- | "Sakurakaze" | October 22, 2020<ref name="Oricon-2" /> | — | 45 |- | "Sakura-iro Haitenshon!" | January 26, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2021 |title=さくら色ハイテンション! - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/さくら色ハイテンション-single/1550255900 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 85 | — |- | "Kagetsu no Yume" | August 29, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2021 |title=Kagetsu no Yume - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kagetsu-no-yume-single/1583224455 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 33 | — |- | "Baby Dance" | August 2, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2022 |title=Baby Dance - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/baby-dance-single/1637081198 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 53 | — | rowspan="4" |''heart♡connect'' |- | "Our and Your Song" | December 25, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2022 |title=Our and Your Song - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/our-and-your-song-single/1661086804 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 45 | — |- | "Otome No Susume♡!" | January 3, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Otome No Susume♡! - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/otome-no-susume-single/1661767546 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 52 | — |- | "Heart Online" | March 6, 2023<ref name="Oricon-2" /> | 33 | 45 |- | "Kyun Kyun MIKO Kyun kyun♡" | March 6, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Kyun Kyun MIKO Kyun kyun♡ - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kyun-kyun-miko-kyun-kyun-single/1732257207 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 68 | — | rowspan="6" |''flower rhapsody'' |- | "Nya-Hello World!!!" | April 10, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2024 |title=Nya-Hello World!!! - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/nya-hello-world-single/1740051078 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 68 | — |- | "Sakura Day's" | May 30, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2024 |title=Sakura Day's - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sakura-days-single/1747694793 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | — | — |- | "DAI DAI DAI Fantasista" | July 22, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |title=DAI DAI DAI Fantasista - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dai-dai-dai-fantasista-single/1756875174 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | 80 | — |- | "ikenie" | August 2, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2024 |title=ikenie - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ikenie-single/1760129211 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | — | — |- | "Cherry Message" | September 14, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2024 |title=Cherry Message - Single by Sakura Miko on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cherry-message-single/1767578935 |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}</ref> | — | — |- | "Sakihokore Aidoru" (咲き誇れアイドル) | December 26, 2025 | 79 | — | rowspan="2" {{TBA}} |- |"Fashion Beat" (ファッションビート) |March 6, 2026 |38 |— |}
==== As collaborative artist ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year ! colspan="4" scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album |- ! scope="col" |JPN<br/><ref name="mizutamarisingle">{{cite web |title=Mizutamari |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/910206/rank/single/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> ! scope="col" |JPN<br/>Comb.<br/><ref name="mizutamaricombined">{{cite web |title=Mizutamari |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/910206/rank/cos/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> ! scope="col" |JPN<br/>Dig.<br/><ref name="oricondigfeatures"> *{{cite web |title=Hololive Idol Project |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/755192/rank/dis/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}} *{{cite web |title=Mizutamari |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/910206/rank/dis/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}} *{{cite web |title=Kizuna to Kiseki |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/773110/rank/dis/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Oricon |language=ja}}</ref> ! scope="col" |JPN<br/>Down.<br/><ref name="billboardfeatures"> *{{cite web |title=Peko Miko Daisensou |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2020&month=12&day=07 |access-date=9 April 2026 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja|date=2020-12-02}} *{{cite web |title=Hololive Idol Project |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/950516 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}} *{{cite web |title=Hajimari no Mahou (Charm) |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2024&month=06&day=17 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}} *{{cite web |title=Kizuna to Kiseki |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/950500 |access-date=13 September 2025 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |{{Nihongo|"Pekomiko Daisensou<nowiki>!!</nowiki>"|ぺこみこ大戦争！！}}{{Efn|Collaboration song with ''Wacca''}} <small>(with Usada Pekora)</small> |2020 |— |— |— |34 | rowspan="4" {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" |"Daily Diary" (でいり〜だいあり〜！) <small>(with Houshou Marine, Natsuiro Matsuri, Oozora Subaru, and Shirogane Noel as Hololive Idol Project)</small> | rowspan="2" |2021 |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"Gimme Ginmi virtual Saiko star<nowiki>!!!!</nowiki>" (Gimme吟味virtuaる最高star！！！！){{Efn|Theme song for the 2nd anniversary of the Nintendo Switch version of ''Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party''. Released under the sasakuration label}} <small>(with Shirakami Fubuki, Natsuiro Matsuri, Houshou Marine)</small> |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |{{nihongo|Mikkorone×Showtime<nowiki>!!</nowiki>|みっころね×しょうたいむ‼︎}} <small>(with Inugami Korone)</small> | rowspan="2" |2022 |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |{{Nihongo|"Tonde K! Hololive Summer"|飛んでK！ホロライブサマー|Tonde K! Hororaibu Samā}} {{small|(with Hololive Idol Project)}} | — | — | — |37 |''Hololive Summer 2022'' |- ! scope="row" |"Mosh Race" (モッシュレース) <small>(with Usada Pekora)</small> | rowspan="4" |2023 |— |— |— |— |''holo*27 Originals Vol.1'' |- ! scope="row" |"Our Bright Parade" {{small|(with Ayunda Risu, Sakamata Chloe, Hakui Koyori, Watson Amelia, Sakura Miko, Shirakami Fubuki, Amane Kanata, and Yukihana Lamy as Hololive Idol Project)}} | — | — |20 |18 | rowspan="11" {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" |"Dodekambitious" <small>(with Oozora Subaru, Usada Pekora and Nekomata Okayu)</small> |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"Sugar Rush" (シュガーラッシュ) <small>(with Hoshimachi Suisei as MiComet)</small> |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |{{Nihongo|"Mizutamari"|水たまり}} {{small|(with Blue Journey)}} | rowspan="5" |2024 |2 |44 |35 | — |- ! scope="row" |{{Nihongo|"Can You Do the Hololive? (Hololive Super Expo 2024 Version)"|ホロライブ言えるかな？hololive SUPER EXPO 2024 ver.|Hororaibu Ieru ka na? Hololive Super Expo 2024 ver.}} {{small|(with Hololive Idol Project)}} | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row" |{{Nihongo|"Hajimari no Mahou (Charm)"|はじまりの魔法-charm-}} {{small|(with Amane Kanata, Himemori Luna, Houshou Marine, Murasaki Shion, and Sakamata Chloe as Magical Girl HoloWitches!)}} | — | — | — |90 |- ! scope="row" |"On Your Side" {{small|(with Amane Kanata, Himemori Luna, Houshou Marine, Murasaki Shion, and Sakamata Chloe as Magical Girl HoloWitches!)}} | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row" |{{nihongo|"Mikkorone × Yatteyanyo<nowiki>!!</nowiki>"|みっころね×やってやんよ<nowiki>!!</nowiki>}} <small>(with Inugami Korone)</small> |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"Lollipop" <small>(with Hoshimachi Suisei as miComet)</small> | rowspan="3" |2025 |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"faint sunset" (微かな夕陽) <small>(with Amane Kanata, Sakura Miko, Himemori Luna, Shirakami Fubuki, and Yukihana Lamy as Magical Girl holoWitches!)</small> |— |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"Necchu Syndrome" (ねっちゅーシンドローム) <small>(with Amane Kanata, Sakura Miko, Himemori Luna, Shirakami Fubuki, and Yukihana Lamy as Magical Girl holoWitches!)</small> |— |— |— |— |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- | 2019 || ''100% Orange Juice!'' || Kiriko || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqdIJ0rJK9k |title=100% Orange Juice - Kiriko Character Trailer ft. Sakura Miko|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2025}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Ceremony ! Category ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |2025 |The Game Awards |Content Creator of the Year |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Claire |date=December 11, 2025 |title=Here are all The Game Awards 2025 winners |url=https://www.polygon.com/the-game-awards-2025-all-winners/ |access-date=December 11, 2025 |work=Polygon}}</ref> |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== * {{Cite web |last=Sugiyama |first=Jin |date=October 3, 2021 |script-title=ja:ホロライブ屈指の愛されVTuber・さくらみこが起こし続ける"ミラクル" |url=https://realsound.jp/tech/2021/10/post-871744.html |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Real Sound |language=ja }}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
{{Hololive Production}}
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