Ranze Tokiniwa Debuts Two Songs in a 74-Minute Late-Night Singing Stream

RIOT MUSIC — Ranze Tokiniwa, a virtual singer with Riot Music’s Mugensho Record label, sang her first-ever performances of two songs during a 74-minute karaoke stream on Monday night, Japan time. The two were “Weekend” and “Chronicle A,” and she closed the stream by saying she was glad to have shared songs she loves for the first time.

The stream started unsteadily. Within minutes of the start, the broadcast briefly dropped in and out, and chat appeared to be doubled up. Tokiniwa guessed that YouTube was having a bad day, checked that viewers could see her, and carried on once they confirmed it. She then explained the theme: she normally prefers a calm, chilled-out night, but she wanted an upbeat evening, which she called “more than a little lively.” She also said her throat was nearly recovered from a cold but still felt slightly thin, so the stream might run short.

“It makes me happy when I get to debut a song I love.” — Ranze Tokiniwa, near the end of the stream

She began with “Yoru ni Kakeru,” a song she said she had wanted to sing for a while, and chat answered with a stream of greetings in her catchphrase style. About 23 minutes in she sang “Weekend” for the first time, saying it was a favorite she had once used as her morning alarm, and moved on to a dance-oriented stretch that drew a wave of applause emotes. Later she introduced “Chronicle A” as another first-time song, one by an artist whose walking-tempo tracks she often listens to, and explained that she picked it because it was available in her karaoke catalog.

In the second half she sang a pair of darker songs and finished with an upbeat run. She also said a collaboration involving Mugensho Record was about to begin, and she asked viewers to look out for her winter-themed look. She signed off with her usual farewell as chat filled with replies.

Chat spent much of the evening posting rhythmic emote chains and applause, and sent praise during the closing songs.