On 27 March 2026, hololive Virtual YouTuber Kobo Kanaeru released her eighth original song, First Love (Japanese: Hatsukoi (初恋)). The song is available on her YouTube channel and various music streaming platforms. The song is released on the same day as her 4th anniversary as a VTuber.
Her eighth original song release is part of hololive Indonesia’s third generation’s fourth anniversary celebrations, which focus on showcasing the talents of its three members. The song premiered after her Knight Cilus Design Review stream and her new costume reveal at 2000 Western Indonesian Time (GMT+7).
For the song, Kobo Kanaeru provided the vocals herself. Japanese musician Mosawo is credited as the music composer and lyricist. Shimamo is credited as the music arranger.
For the music video, Otsukimi is credited as the illustrator. Hayane Neru is credited as the sub-illustrator. cappu is responsible for directing the music video. OSA is credited as the music video producer.
First Love is Kobo’s eighth original song. Previously, she also released seventh original songs titled Mantra Hujan, Oh! Asmara, Entah.., Sebatas Video Call, HELP!!, Mandi Biar Wangi ☆ Washa Washa!, and Fond Memories. Her third original song, Entah.., was released under the music label holo-n, a joint label between Hololive Production and Universal Music.
Debuted as a virtual YouTuber on 27 March 2022, Kobo Kanaeru is an Indonesian female VTuber and is a part of Hololive ID’s third generation, colloquially known as HoloH3ro, alongside Kaela Kovalskia and Vestia Zeta. Hololive ID is a virtual talent agency owned by Cover Ltd.
At the time of this writing, she has 2.76 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, making her the most subscribed Virtual YouTuber in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
The Indonesian Anime Times
