is a Japanese virtual YouTuber and singer affiliated with Cover Corporation's Hololive Production agency. She debuted in June 2018 as part of Hololive's Generation 1. She also became part of the Hololive Gamers subgroup since December 2018. Most of her livestreams are let's plays of games, especially tactical role-playing games, with her work also including casual chatting and karaoke. She released her first album, FBKINGDOM: Blessing, in 2025. She has received credit for popularizing several concepts of Hololive, including its Hololive-wide fanbase, international fanbase, and daily streaming schedule.
Overview Shirakami Fubuki's lore describes her as a "white-haired animal-eared otaku fox" with a cheerful, talkative personality. She is one of the four members of Hololive's Generation 1 subgroup, alongside Aki Rosenthal, Akai Haato, and Natsuiro Matsuri, having been part of it since her debut. She is also simultaneously a member of the Hololive Gamers subgroup since its establishment, counting Ookami Mio, Nekomata Okayu, and Inugami Korone as her genmates. Fubuki's illustrator is .
Shirakami's fandom name is the Sukonbu (すこん部) or Friends. The "Sukonbu" was adopted after fans suggested using her word sukon (すこん) - a portmanteau of the Japanese Internet slang term suko and the fox onomatopoeia kon (こん) - and no other proposals were put forward.
Career Shirakami Fubuki made her debut on 1 June 2018. When asked why she auditioned, she said, "I'm not good at speaking in front of people, but I wanted friends with whom I could talk about the things I like."
Streaming career Shirakami usually streams every day. In her live streams, she mostly plays games; while many of them are tactical role-playing games, she also plays games from other genres Ace Combat 7, Dead by Daylight, Forbidden Siren 2, Fortnite, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft, and Splatoon 2. Her game streams include real-time attack speedrunning Minecraft or ending Mario Kart 8 if she places below 6th place. In December 2018, Shirakami became leader of the newly-formed unit Hololive Gamers.
Hitoshi Sugiyama of Real Sound describes Shirakami as having an "high-caliber all-rounder" image, where her appeal comes not just from her YouTube streams but also her outside activities in places like Twitter. Keirō of MoguraVR notes that despite her "enjoyment-first" attitude, her trademark style is a competitive "play-to-win" attitude where she "celebrates wildly when she wins and expresses genuine frustration when she loses". Shirakami is a fan of Fate/Grand Order, often bringing it up in her streams.
In addition to games, Shirakami does streams related to casual chatting, drawing, karaoke, ASMR, and radio programming. She once set up a hours-long stream called Baba-domo no Neoki o Mimamoru RTA Jikkyō (ババ共の寝起きを見守るRTA実況 "An RTA Commentary: Watching Over the Old Hags as They Wake Up"), after Houshou Marine and Murasaki Shion overslept and could not arrive for their respective streams.
One recurring character in Shirakami's streams, Kurokami Fubuki, is "an acquaintance of Shirakami Fubuki—or rather, something like two souls sharing one body". The character held her first solo live stream in September 2019, and in November 2019 unveiled her 3D model at Congratulations!! Fubuki Birthday Party 2019. Keirō called her "a charming fox-girl character", citing "her beautiful black hair, cool low-pitched voice, and refreshingly blunt manner of speaking". Music career Shirakami's karaoke streams usually feature anime songs and Vocaloid songs, and she often performs J-pop, rock, video game music, and foreign music. In 2019, she collaborated with American YouTuber The8BitDrummer for a "Drumming Challenge" showdown after the latter learned about her Scatman John impressions; this encouraged the engagement with other Hololive VTubers, which "helped introduce the group's unique charm to an international audience".
Shirakami has released several singles, many of which have appeared on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart. In January 2025, Shirakami released her first album FBKINGDOM: Blessing. She ranked at #58 on Billboard Japan's Artist 100 chart on 22 January 2025. In February 2025, she held her first solo live concert, FBKIngdom: Anthem, at Pia Arena MM.
She also often participates in hololive's music projects as a group. After being grouped with Nakiri Ayame and Ookami Mio for the song under the hololive Idol Project, an idol unit called was created for the trio based on their common Japanese theme. When performing in groups at live concerts, Shirakami usually does center position.
Acting career Shirakami voiced Geats Chemy in the 2023 movie Kamen Rider the Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats. She also did voice-over work for a Sound Voltex game and the Zoids franchise.
Reception and popularity By October 2019, Shirakami had more than 210,000 subscribers on YouTube; at the time Keirō called her a "leading figure among popular VTubers" due to her subscriber count. Her YouTube channel reached two million in October 2022. Sugiyama said that she "established the archetype for the 'Hololive-style' of daily streaming content", citing her "leadership" in Hololive's streaming activities, and that she popularized the "box fans" concept behind the fandom towards Hololive as a whole. Keirō remarked that Shirakami's "defining characteristic is her sheer versatility and multifaceted appeal", while also calling her voice "cute" and visuals "charming".
Shirakami was the second-most subscribed VTuber on Bilibili in April 2019, and she had 670,000 Bilibili subscribers in October 2019, during which "her popularity in China [was] rapidly approaching that of Kizuna Ai". The Yangtse Evening Post cited her "adorable appearance, personality, and voice" as the cause behind her popularity in China.
In 2018, AWSL, an acronym from the Chinese phrase "A, wǒ sǐle" (啊，我死了, "Ah, I'm dead"), was frequently used on danmu comments on Shirakami's content on Bilibili, leading to its widespread popularity on Chinese videos. According to data the site released in December 2019, there were 3.29 million mentions of the phrase on Bilibili danmu comments, making it the site's most frequently-used buzzword for the year. One comment about her from fellow Hololive VTuber, "Shirakami Fubuki wa kono yo de ichiban kawaii" (白上フブキはこの世で1番かわいい, "Shirakami Fubuki is the cutest in the world"), became a trending Twitter hashtag.
Discography
Albums
As lead artist Title Album details Peak chart positions JPN JPNComb. JPNDg. JPNHot JPNDL FBKINGDOM "Blessing" Released: 15 January 2025 Label: Cover Corp Formats: Digital download, streaming 2 2 1 56 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As featured artist Title Album details Shirakami Cafe Music Released: 12 August 2019 Label: Tomato Gummy Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Shirakami FINE!! Released: 31 December 2019 Label: Tomato Gummy Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Extended plays
As collaborative artist Title Album detailsPeak chart positions JPNDg.* JPNHot JPNDL* Released: 16 July 2023 Label: Cover Corp Formats: Digital download, streaming 6 — 32 Released: 27 July 2023 Label: FAVES Formats: CD, digital download, streaming175413 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles
As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positionsAlbumJPN Dig. JPNDL* 2020 19 12FBKINGDOM "Blessing" "Kingworld" 2022 — 31 "Konkon Beats" — 66 "Hi Fine Fox!" 2023 — 40 "Letter" — 34 2024 — 74 "Supernova" — 73FBKINGDOM "Blessing" 24 26 2025 — 58 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As featured artist Title Year 2021
As part of hololive Idol Project Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbumJPNDig.JPNHot JPNDL"Shiny Smily Story"201930—21Bouquet 202040—1924—10 20 75 13"Dreaming Days"202116—15 2022——37hololive Summer 2022 ——— "Our Bright Parade"202320—18 rowspan="4" ——37 2024——— 2026——— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
As part of AyaFubuMi Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbumJPN Dig. JPNDL*2022—27Sleepless Songbook3417—27 2024 — — rowspan="3" 2025—— 2026—— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Other collaborative singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbumJPNJPNComb.JPN Dig. JPNDL*"Plasmagic Seasons!"2021———55 rowspan="2" —— — 56"Happiness World"2022————Ahoy!! You’re All Pirates♡ —— — 51 rowspan="2" 2024244 35 — —— — —Ahoy!! You’re All Pirates♡ "We are GAMERS!!!!"——40— rowspan="8" "Secret Garden"———— "To Be Continued . . . ."2025——40————— "faint sunset" (微かな夕陽) (with Amane Kanata, Sakura Miko, Himemori Luna, Houshou Marine, and Yukihana Lamy as Magical Girl holoWitches!)—— — — "Necchu Syndrome" (ねっちゅーシンドローム) (with Amane Kanata, Sakura Miko, Himemori Luna, Houshou Marine, and Yukihana Lamy as Magical Girl holoWitches!)—— — —"Vivid Stampede!!!!"2026———————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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