Tsunomaki Watame Steps In for Marine at Hololive Records Music Stage in January
Watame revealed the booking, along with a radio appearance, at the end of a horror game collab with Otonose Kanade, Mizumiya Su and Usada Pekora.
HOLOLIVE — Tsunomaki Watame announced on Tuesday that she will perform on the second day, Jan. 10, of Hololive Records Music Stage 2027, taking over the baton from Marine. Watame wished the captain well and noted that the first-round ticket lottery had opened.
Watame said the offer came suddenly, and that she was told many people on the staff put her name forward when the question of a stand-in came up. Because it is a replacement slot, she said, she felt she could not speak carelessly about it. She said she will sing her own songs on the day rather than Marine’s, and asked fans to come and help raise the roof.
“I won’t be singing Marine’s songs. I’ll be singing Watame’s songs, so look forward to it.” — Tsunomaki Watame, on the Hololive Records Music Stage
The announcement was one of several. Watame said she will appear on a radio program hosted by Masayoshi Oishi, set to air Oct. 27. She also thanked viewers for pushing the music video for “Respawn” past one million views on her channel, and said a three-song single that includes the track is due Dec. 23.
The news came after more than two hours of Invokyr, a horror game dressed up as a cursed board game, played with Otonose Kanade, Mizumiya Su and Usada Pekora. The four rolled dice, searched dark mansions for golden statues and carried them back alive, with mini-games, healing and revival dice, and a shop selling upgrades between rounds. The group bought an in-game guitar there that turned out to do little beyond playing a soothing tune. Watame closed the game by thanking the others for letting her buy it.
Chat treated the stream as part party game, part trial by trap, and congratulated Watame on the “Respawn” milestone; 30 Super Chats and stickers came in. Watame said she would be away on outside work and not streaming on the 21st and 22nd, with the next stream planned for the 23rd. She also described a personal goal of solo concerts in 2027 and 2029, while saying she could not be sure it would come true.
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