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In this Japanese name, the surname is Mori.

Mori Calliope (Japanese: 森カリオペ, Hepburn: Mori Kariope) is a virtual YouTuber, rapper and singer affiliated with Hololive English.

Overview

Calliope Mori's fictional lore describes her as the "Grim Reaper's first apprentice" who, due to slow business, had to start a career as a VTuber and collect souls.[2] Her character is reminiscent of the shinigami.[3]

Mori's character designer is Yukisame.[2] She is one of the five members of the agency's subgroup Hololive English: Myth.[4]

Career

Mori Calliope made her debut on 12 September 2020.[2] Her debut EP, Dead Beats, was released on 17 October 2020 and charted at #23 at the Oricon Digital Albums Chart.[5][6] She released her first single "Cursed Night" on 2 November 2020.[7] This was followed on 4 April 2021 with another EP, Your Mori.; it charted at #35 at the Oricon Albums Chart.[8]

In April 2022, Mori announced that she had signed with EMI Records, and that she would mark her major-label debut with her third EP, Shinigami Note.[9] Released on 20 July 2022, Shinigami Note charted at #9 at the Oricon Albums Chart,[10] On 11 October 2022, it was announced that she would release her debut album Sinderella on 16 December; the album's themes include the seven deadly sins and personal guilt.[11] It charted at #28 at the Oricon Albums Chart.[12] On 18 August 2023, she released another EP, Jigoku 6; it charted at #16 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[13]

Mori's rap music has been noted for its exceptional nature. Katie Gill of Anime Feminist described her profanity-laden rap music as an exception to the widespread use of Japanese idol themes within Hololive.[14] Teddy Cambosa of Anime Corner said that her "style of rapping comes in line with the rise of other large VTubers that are now leaning towards a more Western preference instead of the Japanese idol grassroots".[15]

In an August 2022 Crunchyroll News interview, when asked which music was the most influential to her, Mori explained that her interest in rapping was first sparked by Japanese hip hop, citing the genre's unique style and intensity.[3] She also cites the electro-swing duo Fake Type [ja] as her inspiration for her rapping career.[3]

On 21 July 2022, Mori's first solo concert, New Underworld Order, was held at Toyosu Pit in Tokyo.[16] A Blu-ray of the concert was released on 3 May 2023.[16] In July 2023, she released "Future Island", a song commemorating Volume 106 of One Piece.[17] In December 2023, she won Best Music Vtuber at the 2023 Vtuber Awards.[18]

In addition to music, Mori does video game livestreams on her channel. In a December 2020 livestream, she spent at least 90 minutes asking video game developer Atlus to allow her to stream one of their games, Persona 3 (there is no fair use doctrine in Japanese copyright law, so VTubers often request permission from developers to livestream their games), which Petrit Baillet of Dot Esports described as "a famous part of her ongoing streaming career".[19][20] In June 2022, she admitted her regret for the stream.[20] In January 2023, she livestreamed Persona 3 on her YouTube channel for the first time.[20]

In September 2021, she appeared at Calgary Expo and Fan Expo Dallas as part of Hololive English's North American tour.[21] She has also appeared at Anime Festival Asia as a musical guest twice: in 2022 and 2023.[22][23] In November 2023, she appeared at Anime NYC 2023 as a guest.[24] In December 2023, she appeared at Anime Frontier 2023 as a guest.[25] In March 2024, Mori and Warner Bros. announced that she would be singing the ending theme for the anime Suicide Squad Isekai, titled "Go-Getters".[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Ref.
JPN
[27] 		JPN
Comb.
[28] 		JPN
Hot
[29]
UnAlive
  • Released: 21 March 2022
  • Label: Cover Corp.
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, streaming
 — — 34 [31]
Sinderella
  • Released: 16 December 2022
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 28 34 17 [12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales Ref.
JPN
[27] 		JPN
Comb.
[28] 		JPN
Hot
[29] 		US
World
[33]
Dead Beats
  • Released: 17 October 2020
  • Label: Cover Corp.
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — 44 — — [5]
Your Mori.
  • Released: 4 April 2021
  • Label: Cover Corp.
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 35 42 12 — [8]
Shinigami Note
  • Released: 20 July 2022
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 9 11 5 — [10]
Jigoku 6
  • Released: 18 August 2023
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 16 24 8 8 [13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Mixtapes

Title Album details Peak chart positions Ref.
JPN
[27] 		JPN
Hot
[29]
My Mixtape
(as Yung Sh1n1gam1 Bo1)
  • Released: 1 April 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Streaming
 — — [38]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref.
JPN
DL
[39] 		US
World
[40]
"Cursed Night" 2020 — — Non-album singles [7]
"Off with Their Heads" 2021 — — [41]
"Ibasho (Where I Belong)" (居場所) — — [41]
"Spiral Tones"
(with Rikka) 		— — [41]
"End of a Life" 84 — [41]
"Graveyard Shift"
(featuring Boogey Voxx) 		— — UnAlive [41]
"Dawn Blue" 50 — Non-album singles [42]
"Journey Like a Thousand Years"
(as Hololive English -Myth-) 		2022 — — [43]
"Q"
(with Gawr Gura) 		— 7 UnAlive [44]
"CapSule"
(with Hoshimachi Suisei) 		— 12 Shinigami Note [45]
"Mera Mera" 95 — [46]
"Holy Shitto" (Holy嫉妬) — — [47]
"Reaper vs. Sheep -Ouen ver.-"
(with Tsunomaki Watame) 		— — Non-album singles [48]
"Reaper vs. Sheep -Kenko ver.-"
(with Tsunomaki Watame) 		— — [49]
"Non-Fiction"
(as Hololive English -Myth-) 		— — [43]
"I'm Greedy" — — Sinderella [50]
"Nezumi Scheme" — — [51]
"Dance Past Midnight" (feat. AmaLee) 2023 — — Non-album single [52]
"Connect the World"
(as Hololive English) 		— — Non-album single [53]
"Future Island" (未来島) 73 — Jigoku 6 [17]
"Six Feet Under" — — [54]
"Carousel of Imaginary Images" (虚像のCarousel)
(with Reol) 		— — [55]
"Sneaking" — — Non-album singles [56]
"ReUnion"
(as Hololive English -Myth-) 		2024 — — [57]
"Overkill" — —
"Tide"
(with Ai) 		— —
"Go-Getters" — — [58]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album Ref.
JPN
Hot
[59]
"Yona Yona Journey"
(Taku Inoue featuring Mori Calliope) 		2021 — Aliens [41]
"Wicked"
(Hoshimachi Suisei featuring Mori Calliope) 		2022 — Non-album single [60]
"Kira Killer" (綺羅キラー)
(Zutomayo featuring Mori Calliope) 		32 Jinkougaku (‎沈香学) [61]
"Ketatama" (ケタタマ)
(Kerenmi featuring Mori Calliope) 		2023 — Non-album singles [62]
"Fire N Ice"
(Takanashi Kiara featuring Mori Calliope) 		— [63]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other guest appearances

Title Year Album Ref.
"Cloudy Sheep" (曇天羊)
(Tsunomaki Watame featuring Mori Calliope) 		2020 Watame no Uta Vol. 1 (わためのうたvol.１) [64]
"Crown"
(Boogey Voxx featuring Mori Calliope) 		2021 Shibou-Teki Kansoku (死亡的観測) [65]
"Villain Vibes"
(AmaLee featuring Mori Calliope) 		2022 Rise of the Monarch [66]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2023 The Vtuber Awards Best Music Vtuber Won [18]

References

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    • "Sinderella". 21 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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  35. ^ Physical sales (2,551): Digital sales (1,391):
  36. ^ Physical sales (7,789): Digital sales (942):
  37. ^ Physical sales (3,186): Digital sales (496):
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  65. ^ Baillet, Petrit (27 February 2023). "Hololive VTuber Mori Calliope performs with vocalist duo Boogey Voxx for the final time". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  66. ^ Cambosa, Teddy (20 August 2022). "Multiverse Monarch Releases Music Video for Metamorphosis". VTuber NewsDrop. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mori_Calliope