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Hikakin

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Hikakin
Hikakin in Odaiba, Tokyo, 2026
Born
Hikaru Kaihatsu

(1989-04-21) April 21, 1989 (age 37)
Myōkō, Niigata, Japan
Occupations
Spouse
Undisclosed
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(m. 2024)​
Children1
RelativesSeikin (brother)
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Genres
  • Music
  • entertainment
  • gaming
  • vlogs
Subscribers
  • 19 million (HikakinTV)
  • 6.31 million (HikakinGames)
  • 2.5 million (Hikakin)
Views
  • 13.1 billion (HikakinTV)
  • 8.1 billion (HikakinGames)
  • 533 million (Hikakin)
Musical career
LabelUuum Records
Member ofHikakin & Seikin
Hikakin's intro greeting
Last updated: February 6, 2025
Websiteuuum.jp

Hikaru Kaihatsu (Japanese: 開發 光, Hepburn: Kaihatsu Hikaru; born April 21, 1989), professionally known as Hikakin (Japanese: ヒカキン), is a Japanese YouTuber, beatboxer, and businessman who is the co-founder of Uuum, a Japanese multi-channel network. He is also a member of the Japanese music group Hikakin & Seikin. His popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage has made him one of the most prominent online personalities and content creators in Japan, and he has been portrayed in the media as a pioneer of YouTubers in Japan.

Born and raised in Myōkō City, Niigata Prefecture, Hikakin opened his YouTube channel "Hikakin" in 2006, where he mainly posted beatboxing videos. In 2010, he posted "Super Mario Beatbox", a beatbox medley of background music from Super Mario Bros., which garnered over a million views within a week. In 2012, he quit the supermarket job he held to focus on his activities on his YouTube channel. In 2015, he began producing music with the song "YouTube Theme Song", which he co-wrote with his brother Seikin, and in November of the same year, his channel "HikakinTV" surpassed 2.57 million subscribers, making it the most-subscribed YouTube channel in Japan.

In 2021, the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel "HikakinTV" exceeded 10 million. In 2022, "HikakinTV" alone achieved a cumulative total of 10 billion views. In 2023, he launched his own brand Hikakin Premium and released cup ramen, "Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" (みそきん 濃厚味噌ラーメン), and cup rice, "Misokin Rich Miso Meshi" (みそきん 濃厚味噌メシ), at 7-Eleven stores in Japan, and reported selling 60 million meals in July 2026. On April 21, 2026, he launched the barley tea "Onicha" (鬼茶) and two months later, sales surpassed 7.5 million bottles.

His six channels boast more than 28 million subscribers and 22 billion views, and as of July 2026, his main channel "HikakinTV" is the 8th most subscribed YouTube channel in Japan. His online popularity has also boosted sales of the video games he plays and inspired support for charitable fundraising efforts. Additionally, he has been nominated in the International category at the 10th and 12th Streamy Awards and was named one of the "Top 50 Influencers" list by Forbes Japan in 2019.

Early life

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Hikaru Kaihatsu[1] was born on April 21, 1989, in Myōkōkōgen, Nakakubiki District, Niigata Prefecture (present Myōkō City, Niigata Prefecture).[2] As a child he was noted as a strange boy in the corner of the classroom.[3] Growing up in the snowy Jōetsu region, when he was an elementary school student, his dream was to participate in Olympic ski jumping, and he continued to ski jump until high school.[2] During elementary school, he also became interested in Human Beatboxing through the segment Fullpower Gogogo!! [ja] on the Fuji TV variety show, "Hamonepu League [ja]".[2]

After studying at Myōkōkōgen Minami Elementary School (later Myoko City) and Myoko Junior High School (present Myoko Municipal Myoko Junior High School),[4][5] he entered Niigata Prefectural Arai High School [ja].[6] In March, he graduated from Niigata Prefectural Arai High School and went to Tokyo.[7] Among supermarkets in Tokyo, many of them are employees from Niigata Prefecture, and I made a living by working at Japanese supermarket Yoshiike [ja] (吉池), which happened to have a job opening at his high school.[8][9][2] At that time he had no bank account of his own, therefore had no savings, and went to Tokyo with only 20,000 yen given by his parents. The supermarket at which he worked had a company dormitory and the rent was deducted from his monthly salary, so he did not have to worry about finding a place to live.[10][‡ 1]

Career

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2006–2010: Career beginnings and breakthrough

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He started his official channel "Hikakin" on YouTube in December 2006.[11] He originally made an account to watch videos of overseas beatboxers, but he thought that if he posted his own videos, people would watch them, so he started uploading.[7] He started posting videos soon after making an account, but since he deleted it, very few videos from that time remain. The oldest video is a beatbox video he filmed in his bathroom in 2007 (he was a high school senior at the time).[11] Since then, He was recording a number of beatbox videos using a cheap microphone in the bathroom of the company dormitory or in his room at night, carefully selecting the ones that he thought were good, and uploading one or two videos a month.[12]

He once applied to become a YouTube partner (a system for earning advertising revenue), but was rejected at the time. After that incident, he began to think, "I'll do it so that I can get offers from YouTube", and began to make videos from the viewer's point of view.[13] Although nothing major happened for about two years after his arrival in Tokyo, the number of views gradually increased, and the most popular video at the time had about 200,000 views. At the time, YouTube was still not well known in Japan, and most of the views were from overseas, with only about 10-20% coming from Japan.[11]

On June 17, 2010,[2] he uploaded "Super Mario Beatbox", a beatbox medley of background music from the Super Mario Bros.[14] This video reached the number 1 spot on YouTube for the month in Japan[11] and was featured in the top story of CBS News in the United States.[15] After the video reached 200,000 views within 24 hours of upload and 1 million views a week later,[13] it was featured on Yahoo's homepage,[16] and Hikakin received interview requests from two Japanese television stations.[10] Subsequently, he received an offer from YouTube to join its partnership program.[13] Furthermore, in 2010, he was selected as one of the world's top 500 YouTube partners[17] and won the "WOW Star Project 2010" organized by the Japanese broadcaster Wowow, earning an invitation to Las Vegas.[18] These events led to a gradual increase in requests to perform live and on TV shows as a performer.[11]

2011–2014: Rise to Fame

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In June 2011, Hikakin attended the YouTube Partner Forum in Japan. Inspired by a speech by American YouTuber Michelle Phan at the event, he began focusing more seriously on video production.[19] Later that year, he entered the "YouTube NextUp 2011" contest—which awarded 2 million yen (about US$12,800) to 10 winners—intending to become a full-time creator, but he was not selected.[20] Following this, he sought guidance from Tomohiro Sato, a YouTuber advisor, who provided him with fundamental video creation handbooks and personalized advice. He also analyzed and adapted editing techniques, titles, and thumbnails from top domestic and international creators. Within approximately three months, his YouTube revenue surpassed his salary as a company employee.[20]

After achieving success with his beatboxing videos, Hikakin soon realized that he would reach his limit if he continued like this, and in July 2011, he opened a new channel, "HikakinTV", to show his daily life.[21] The channel quickly became a success, and by the end of 2011, the "Hikakin" channel had the most subscribers in Japan for the first time.[21] In 2012, he left the supermarket Yoshiike, where he had worked since moving to Tokyo, and began to make a living from advertising revenue through uploading videos.[22] Regarding his time as an office worker, he said, "It was hard because I wasn't doing what I loved. But I was able to continue working thanks to my determination, thinking, 'I'm not just an office worker. I make videos and people from overseas are watching them'".[12] By this time, the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel had surpassed 360,000.[16]

In December 2012, Hikakin released his first album, a collaboration with video game music composer Hideki Sakamoto, for the soundtrack of the Echannel Sound Channel [ja] drawing application of the PlayStation Vita.[23] In May 2013, Hikakin participated in the Social Star Awards and the subsequent Singapore Social concerts, performing with Aerosmith during their stage set and beatboxing before performing with the band on "Walk This Way".[24] A month later, he founded the Japanese multi-channel network Uuum and became its founder and chief advisor.[25][26][27] Two months later, he published his first book, My work is YouTube (僕の仕事はYouTube, Boku no shigoto wa YouTube) , through Japanese publish company Housewife and Lifesha [ja], and sales surpassed 30,000 copies.[28]

At the end of 2013, Hikakin received an offer from the Japanese anti-aging cosmetics company Angfa [ja] and appeared in a TV commercial for its "Scalp D" (スカルプD) shampoo.[29][30] This marked his first appearance in a television commercial.[31] In February, he made a collaboration beatbox video with American singer Ariana Grande, beatboxing to her song "Baby I".[32] On June 27, 2014, in collaboration with Google, Hikakin started a live video project called "HikakinGames with Google Play" for game apps available on Google Play.[33] Hikakin and several other creators affiliated with Uuum will be live commenting on popular titles that are trending on Google Play.[34]

In October 2014, Hikakin was one of the performers for the first YouTube FanFest in Tokyo, Japan.[35][36] At the same YouTube FanFest, Japanese breakbeat music duo Hifana performed with their instruments and using Hikakin's beatbox broken down into several parts, and created a new combination with Hikakin's beatboxing and their instruments.[‡ 2]

In December 2014, Hikakin went to New York City to do another collaboration video with Ariana Grande, doing beatboxing with her, while she was singing "Break Free".[32] In the same month, Hikakin uploaded a beatbox video that featured American singer Ne-Yo. They performed Ne-Yo's song "Coming with You" and his famous 2007 hit "Because of You".[37][38] He also appeared in YouTube Rewind video, YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014.[39]

2015–2023: Mainstream success

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Hikakin in 2015

On August 14, 2015, he released "YouTube Theme Song" which was produced in collaboration with his older brother, Seikin. Taking this opportunity, he began to produce music as Hikakin & Seikin.[40] The "YouTube Theme Song" reached number 78 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[41] As of 2024, it has surpassed 100 million views, which is by far the most viewed video on his channel "HikakinTV".[42] In November of the same year, the number of subscribers to "HikakinTV" surpassed 2.57 million, making it the most-subscribed YouTube channel in Japan.[43]

On December 22, 2017, he became the first YouTuber to appear on Music Station Super Live.[44] On May 12, he collaborated with members of SMAP on Fuji Television's SMAPxSMAP.[45] In 2019, Forbes Japan included him in its "Top Influencers 50" list.[46]

On April 10, 2020, Hikakin posted a video to his YouTube channel featuring a conversation with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike about the COVID-19 pandemic.[47][48] The meeting was made possible by Governor Koike responding to Hikakin's suggestion. This video was viewed more than 7 million times within 24 hours of its release.[49][50] Forbes Japan stated that this video is "easy to spread" because it is not monetized and contains no advertisements.[51] In an interview with BuzzFeed News, he later stated that he believed YouTubers and influencers should use their platforms to provide accurate information to young people and hoped his content would benefit others in the future.[52] On December 8, 2020, the video was ranked No. 1 in the "Domestic Annual Top Trending Ranking" announced by YouTube official.[53]

Hikakin at Uuum Fes in 2020

His channel kept growing consistently since then, and it hit 9 million subscribers on April 8, 2021.[54] He set 10 million subscribers as his next goal.[55] When his "HikakinTV" channel reached its 10th anniversary, he announced that he will post 10 videos with extra effort, from August 1 to 20.[56] The 10th video is the music video for Hikakin & Seikin's song "Fire [ja]", produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of "HikakinTV".[57] This is the first Hikakin & Seikin music video to be released on "HikakinTV" in about six years since their song "YouTube Theme Song" in 2015.[58] Additionally, he changed his intro animation to one where he encourages himself to reach his goal and celebrates HikakinTV's 10th anniversary.[59][55]

At 12:11 on September 10, 2021, the number of subscribers to his YouTube channel "HikakinTV" surpassed 10 million.[60] On the day of the event, he made a live broadcast, and at the moment he reached the milestone, he was so moved that he cried.[61] Later, on September 17 of the same year, Hikakin announced that he would donate 10 yen (about US$0.06) for every additional subscriber for the rest of his life.[62] For every additional 1 million subscribers, he would donate 10 million yen (about US$64,000).[62] Regarding this, he said, "I am able to earn money thanks to all of you who watch my videos. That's why I wanted to contribute to society, even if just a little."[62]

On December 18, 2021, Hikakin launched an iPhone 13 giveaway campaign on X (formerly Twitter). Participation simply required following his official account and retweeting the relevant post, with a total of 103 iPhone 13 units—valued at 10 million yen—offered as prizes.[63] The post garnered over 1.75 million retweets. In a video uploaded on the 21st, Hikakin noted that this figure surpassed the 1.087 million retweets achieved by a post from BTS (which had spoken out against racism using the hashtag "#StopAsianHate"). According to data released by Twitter Japan on December 10, that BTS post had previously held the record for the most retweets globally in 2021.[64] Ultimately, this tweet reached 1.8 million retweets, becoming the 8th most-retweeted tweet.

On August 7, 2022, Hikakin released a video of a large-scale project in which he rented out Fuji-Q Highland, titled "Catch the Popular One! Hikakin Tag 2022 Summer [ja]" (人気者を捕まえろ! ヒカキンおにごっこ 2022夏).[65] This video is a tag project that he planned and held with 130 million yen (about US$910,000) as a "dream video that he really wanted to shoot" after his channel surpassed 10 million subscribers.[66] The video was premiered on YouTube, and after its release, it set a record by ranking first overall on YouTube's trending rankings, receiving 280,000 simultaneous viewers, and exceeding 5 million views in one day after its release.[67]

On August 16, 2022, his channel "HikakinTV" reached 10 billion total views.[68][69] On December 6, he was ranked first in the "Top Trending Videos of the Year in Japan" officially announced by YouTube.[70][71] This marks the third consecutive year that he has been ranked first in the "Top Trending Videos of the Year in Japan". He also ranked ninth in the gaming category.[71]

In early 2023, he posted a video of his visit to his alma mater, Myōkōkōgen Minami Elementary School, for the first time in 20 years, which is scheduled to close due to its integration with Myōkōkōgen Elementary School [ja].[72] At the request of the principal, he was accompanied by his older brother Seikin, who also graduated from the same school, and his childhood friend and classmate YouTuber Masuo [ja],[73] who accompanied him as surprise guests and created a commemorative painting and sang the school song together with the current students.[4]

2024–present: Increasing subscribers and starting streaming on Twitch

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On March 22, 2024, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of the textbook screening process, revealing that Hikakin is featured in a moral education textbook published by Japanese publish company Tokyo Shoseki for the 2025 academic year.[74][75] Around April 2024, Hikakin posted a popular short "counter video" celebrating the moment when his channel reached a certain number of subscribers. This caused his number of subscribers to skyrocket, with his subscriber count increasing by 1 million in the week from April 28 to May 4.[76] In addition, in May 2024 alone, his subscriber numbers increased by 4.08 million,[77] and he commented, "I made counter short videos popular and ushered in a new era for YouTube."[78]

In May 2024, Hikakin posted a video recreating the opening movie for the second season of the TV anime series Mashle: Magic and Muscles, which uses the Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts' song "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" as its opening theme.[79] The video features the character he plays. The production cost about 50 million yen (about US$35,000), and it was shot over a total of 70 hours over four days, from morning until late at night.[80] During the four days of filming, he averaged two to three hours of sleep per day.[81] He said that he only got about ten hours of sleep in total over the four days, and played more than 30 different characters, making it a "tough shoot".[82] The video was praised by fans and was viewed 10 million times within a day of its release, making it Hikakin's most viewed video of 2024.[80]

On December 22, 2024, Hikakin opened his own channel on the American live-streaming platform Twitch. On the 24th, he held his first broadcast, playing Minecraft hardcore mode for 12 hours.[83] He gained 76,000 Twitch followers in December alone, becoming the Japanese Twitch streamer who gained the most followers that month.[84] After that, on January 17, 2025, he announced that he had opened a channel called "HikakinClipTV" on YouTube to post clips of his Twitch live-streaming.[85] In a YouTube video, he said that he created this channel because his clip videos were popular on social media, and that "you can see a Hikakin for adults."[86] This is the first time he has opened a channel in 12 years since he opened "HikakinGames" in 2013.[87]

On January 24, 2025, Hikakin's sub-channel "SmaDigiTV" was discovered by X (formerly Twitter) user "Hikakin_Finder". This channel was established in March 2013, and only one game app review was posted in May of the same year. At the time of posting on January 24, the video had only been viewed about 4,000 times and had 54 subscribers, but due to its popularity, as of January 25, 2025, it had been viewed 28,000 times and had 3,000 subscribers.[88]

YouTube content

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Bzz bzz, hello YouTube, I'm Hikakin.

— Hikakin, intro greeting, [89]

He has opened 7 channels on YouTube,[90] and as of April 2025, the total number of subscribers across all channels is approximately 29 million, with approximately 22.4 billion views.[‡ 3] Additionally, his main YouTube channel, "HikakinTV" has over 19.8 million subscribers as of July 2026, making it the 8th most-subscribed YouTube channel in Japan.[91] The "Bzz bzz" in his video greeting, "Bzz bzz, hello YouTube, I'm Hikakin", is a nod to the American beatboxer Rahzel.[92][‡ 4] He says that his fan base is mainly elementary and junior high school students, and he wants to create content that the whole family can watch while having a meal.[11] The origin of the name Hikakin was given to him by his senior ski jumper, who started calling him Hikakin, a twist on his real name.[10][93] He asked his senior why he was given the suffix "Kin", but he was never told why, so the meaning remains unclear. When he was in junior high school, he began posting beatboxing clips on bulletin boards under the name Hikakin, and the name gradually spread, so it stuck.[3]

Style

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An example of Hikakin's YouTube content

Early in his career, Hikakin's content consisted primarily of beatboxing videos. While beatboxing was what he was best known for in his early days, in 2011 he began posting product review videos on his channel, HikakinTV, and eventually branched out into other genres.[94] His current videos are designed primarily for young people in their teens and twenties[89] and are described as "clean".[95][96] The Japanese magazine Aera noted that "everything—from the sound effects, production style, and tone of voice to the timing of scene transitions—is meticulously crafted to capture the hearts of elementary school students".[97] Spencer Cohen of The Japan Times described his videos as "simple and formulaic", noting that they are tailored to the short attention spans of children growing up in an era saturated with screens and content.[98] Naoya Osato of Japanese entertainment news website Real Sound [ja] compared his past and present videos, observing that—beyond just the improvement in quality—there is now a deliberate, thorough focus on compliance and ensuring the content does not offend anyone; as a result, his videos are deemed suitable for children to watch and have garnered support from fans across generations.[99] Additionally, Japanese political sociologist Shinnosuke Horiuchi [ja] analyzed his work, noting the "skillful" use of various sound effects and visual effects, and pointing out that the strategic use of sound for different scenes makes the content aurally clear and easy to follow.[100]

As his channel has grown, his content has become more diverse, and in addition to traditional beatboxing videos, he now uploads content in a variety of genres, including vlogs, DIY, gadget introductions, travel, and food.[94] His videos from 2011 were simple and featured almost no editing, but in 2012, an opening sequence was added to the start of the videos, and the icons became more colorful.[95] Around 2017, he began to emphasize the direction of entertainment that "families can enjoy together in the living room", and uploaded more content for kids and families.[94] Since 2020, the scale of Hikakin's video production system has expanded dramatically; greater creative planning and editing resources are invested in each video, resulting in more sophisticated visual presentation and large-scale collaborative projects.[94]

While his early beatboxing videos were around one minute long, from about 2011 onwards, they shifted to a duration of three to six minutes.[94] In a 2015 conversation with Japanese entrepreneur Takafumi Horie, he explained that he consciously aimed to create short videos lasting about three minutes; regarding long-form content like game commentary, he noted that he anticipated children would watch them after returning home and factored this into his upload timing.[101] From 2020 onwards, however, his videos began to exceed one hour in length. Kenta Terunuma of Shueisha Online analyzed this shift by noting that YouTube's algorithm had begun prioritizing "watch time" over "view count", and that Hikakin had adapted his strategy accordingly.[94]

Production and output

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He uses Final Cut Pro to edit his videos,[‡ 5] focusing on keeping them short and fast-paced. While he sometimes films in a studio, he generally does so at home.[89] Early on in his career as a YouTuber, Hikakin said he did not hire any editors or outside assistants to help him produce videos, and "I did it for years without getting enough sleep".[102] He now hires an editor for his videos and edits with a team. In a 2022 interview, he said, "Compared to when I was doing it alone, working with a team is hard because it requires different skills."[103]

Hikakin frequently uploads videos, sometimes posting two or three a day in the early days.[104] Between 2012 and 2015, he posted more than 800 long videos a year.[102] Also, around 2018, it took six hours to edit a video lasting about seven minutes.[105] As a result, videos titled "Fatigue Kin Collection", (疲労キン集) which were collections of strange statements made by him due to fatigue, began to spread on social media,[106] and in a video from May 2024, he said, "Around this time, I was taken away in an ambulance once. I was working without sleep, and once. I had some terrible hives all over my body, so I had to be taken away, around this time."[102] In an interview, he spoke from his own experience, saying, "What you need to become popular on YouTube is frequency and consistency in posting".[89][104]

In an interview with BuzzFeed Japan, he described being a YouTuber as "hard work", saying, "You come up with the material, perform it, edit it, upload it, and then think about the next day's material. You might think, 'I'm just filming at home with a small video camera,' but when you do that 365 days a year, especially for two or three years, it really starts to wear on you...I think being a YouTuber requires a lot of patience."[107]

Bee

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Bee (stylized in all caps) , originally known as Hikakin Premium is an original brand established by Hikakin. The brand is managed by P2C Studio (a Uuum subsidiary) as a joint effort between Hikakin and Uuum Inc.[108] As the first step in the establishment of the brand, they sell cup noodles and cup rice as well as T-shirts as commemorative products.[109] In April 2026, the barley tea Onicha was launched.

Misokin

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"Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" (right) and "Misokin Rich Miso Meshi" (left)

Misokin (みそきん) is a series of instant noodle and instant rice products produced by Hikakin and manufactured and sold by Nissin Food Products. Since its launch in May 2023, it has become a social phenomenon, selling out immediately upon every release; by 2026, cumulative shipments had surpassed 60 million units.[110] The product lineup includes "Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" (みそきん 濃厚味噌ラーメン) and "Misokin Rich Miso Meshi" (みそきん 濃厚味噌メシ).[111] Additionally, the brand operates physical ramen shops that require advance reservations.[112]

Background

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On April 21, 2023, the day of his 34th birthday, he announced that he would suspend all activities, including social media, for a week. He released a video titled "I will take a break from activities for the first time" on his channel "HikakinTV".[113]

As a final preparation to realize the dream of his original brand, Hikakin Premium, he took a break for the first time since he started activities.[114] On April 27 of the same year, he announced the reason for his suspension in a video together with a special video that he made.[115]

On May 9, 2023, Hikakin Premium launched its first cup ramen, "Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" (みそきん 濃厚味噌ラーメン), and cup rice, "Misokin Rich Miso Meshi" (みそきん 濃厚味噌メシ), which garnered attention on social media.[116] Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. was in charge of manufacturing the products, and sales began at Seven-Eleven stores throughout Japan.[117]

On May 18, 2025, he posted a video announcing that the "New Misokin" (新みそきん) would go on sale at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan on May 24.[118] Like the original "Misokin", the "New Misokin" lineup consists of two varieties—"Ramen" and "Meshi" (rice)—but features the addition of meat, which was not included in the original versions.[119] On October 25, 2025, he launched a new product called "Spicy Misokin" (辛みそきん).[120]

On July 12, 2026, he posted a video on his YouTube channel announcing the launch of new products: "Curry Misokin" (カレーみそきん) and "Curry Misokin Meshi" (カレーみそきんメシ).[121][122] These went on sale at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan on July 26.[123]

Impact

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It was reported that it sold out on the first day of release,[124] and words related to "Misokin" trended on X (formerly Twitter),[125] and posters titled "Apologies" were put up in each store.[126] Hikakin was so influential that they released a video on the day of the release.[127] There were also reports of high-value resale on Mercari.[128]

On May 29, 2023, Hikakin uploaded a video titled "After a lot of discussions with related parties, it was decided that we could… restock the misokin!" in which they reported that "I am happy to report that I can restock it!".[129] Restock was scheduled to be around the middle of August 2023,[130] and limited quantities were sequentially released at Seven-Eleven on August 10.[131] This time around, some stores also restricted purchases.[132] In the following year, 2024, it was resold on May 25 and 30th.[133]

On November 24, 2024, he revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that the cumulative sales of "Misokin Rich Miso Ramen" and "Misokin Rich Miso Rice" had exceeded 10 million meals.[134] As of July 12, 2026, this product has sold over 60 million meals.[110]

Physical store

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The first physical Misokin store at Ramen Street

On August 3, 2025, Hikakin announced in a video on his YouTube channel "HikakinTV" that he would open a physical Misokin store on Ramen Street on the first basement floor of Tokyo Station on August 7.[112] The store is scheduled to be open until February 23, 2026.[135][136] It was also announced that reservations will be required to reduce congestion.[137] The menu will consist of four types of ramen: "Misokin" (みそきん), "Ajitama Misokin" (味玉みそきん), "Char Siu Misokin" (チャーシューみそきん), and "Special Misokin" (特製みそきん).[138] The soup is made with white miso from Niigata, blended with pork bones and chicken bones. It was also announced that the noodles will be made with domestic wheat.[138] He posted a video on August 4 revealing that the first 8,000 reservation slots were filled up the moment they were made available.[137] This store closed on February 23, 2026, as scheduled.[139]

On March 1, 2026, Hikakin posted a video on his YouTube channel announcing that a second physical store would open in Ikebukuro on March 8. He also revealed plans to open a third store in Osaka around the summer of the same year.[140] Regarding the Osaka location, he explained that construction was taking time due to the store's "considerably large" size.[141] In addition, he also announced a new menu item, "Spicy Misokin" (辛みそきん).[142]

On July 26, 2026, he posted a video to his YouTube channel announcing the opening of a physical Misokin store in Osaka—previously teased in an earlier video—at the Abeno Cues Mall commercial complex.[143] The Osaka location is four times the size of the Ikebukuro store and features exclusively table seating, with no counter seats.[144] It will open on August 1 of the same year, and 800 people will be invited by lottery to the opening ceremony where Hikakin will cut the ribbon.[145][146]

Health concerns

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On April 21, 2026, an X user posted a photo showing what appeared to be dark brown granules inside a single yellow noodle from a "Spicy Misokin Rich Spicy Miso Ramen" (辛みそきん 濃厚辛味噌ラーメン) product.[147] Nissin Foods investigated the matter and discovered fragments of an adult cigarette beetle—an insect approximately 1 millimeter in length.[148] The X user apparently received three cups of instant noodles as an apology, stating, "It was disappointing that the way they handled the situation was so sloppy". This response also drew a flood of criticism online.[149] Nissin Foods has stated, "We take this matter very seriously; we will re-examine and strictly enforce hygiene and quality control measures at our factories, review our system for handling customer inquiries, and strive to prevent a recurrence".[147]

Onicha

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Onicha packaging

Onicha (鬼茶) is a barley tea beverage that went on sale at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan on April 21, 2026.[150] This barley tea is manufactured by Cheerio. The product was developed based on the concept of "adding a fun, exciting experience to barley tea—an everyday drink"—stemming from Hikakin becoming a father and subsequently paying greater attention to children's health. It is made using only barley.[151] The product embodies a desire to change the common perception of barley tea as merely a "boring substitute for juice".[152]

Background

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On March 28, 2026, a livestream took place on his main channel, "HikakinTV", featuring a pitch-black screen accompanied by the sound of waves.[153][154] On the 29th, he posted on X, "I might not be able to post on social media for a while. Please don't worry; it's not due to any trouble", though he did not reveal specific details.[153] The stream continued, and on the 30th, the previously dark screen shifted to footage of the ocean surface. On March 31, he uploaded a one-minute video announcing that an announcement of some kind would be made in a video scheduled for release on April 5.[155] On April 5, he uploaded the video as promised, announcing that "Onicha" would go on sale at 7-Eleven stores starting April 21.[156]

Impact

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Immediately after its release, the product trended on X[157] and sold out at stores across the country. In response, sales resumed in stages starting on April 25, 2026.[158] Reactions have been mixed; while some have praised the taste as "refreshing and easy to drink," others have offered a more tempered assessment, noting that although they had high expectations, it turned out to be just ordinary barley tea.[159]

On April 25, he posted a video to his YouTube channel announcing that shipments of Onicha had surpassed 7 million bottles.[160][161] On June 9 of the same year, HuffPost Japan reported that sales of "Onicha" had exceeded 7.5 million bottles.[162]

Public image and influence

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Hikakin at the YouTube Japan 2019 FanFest

Since his breakthrough with his beatboxing videos on YouTube, Hikakin has emerged as one of the most notable and influential online personalities in Japan.[163] His popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage has made him one of the most prominent online personalities and content creators in Japan, and he has been portrayed in the media as a pioneer of YouTubers in Japan.[7][164][165] He has also been featured in various publications as Japan's "Top YouTuber".[166][167][168][169] Forbes Japan stated that "Hikakin has pioneered the possibilities of video posting in Japan as a 'front runner'. The products and goods he introduces sell like hotcakes, and he has the power to move the economy".[170]

As of 2026, he have been no major scandals and social trust is extremely high.[171][172] Most of his videos are moderate. He is also known as "unfamiliar with controversy" (炎上知らず), and when the scandals of other popular YouTubers come out, his reputation increases and he is even called a "saint".[96] Even if he did get stir controversy, most of it was minor, and on the contrary, the voices of his defense were louder.[173] In addition, in 2015 and 2020, false rumors were spread by viewers and caused a stir,[174][175] and he posted two videos at the time to clear up misunderstandings.[‡ 6][175]

On the other hand, in a live commentary video of Apex Legends that was uploaded on July 12, 2022, he repeatedly yelled abusive words at his teammate, and in the comments section, he exposed the player's name and said, "If you find him annoying, please press the like button." As a result of the post, he was flooded with criticism on social media and became a hot topic.[176] On the 19th of the same month, he deleted the aforementioned comment and apologized in the comments section. On August 13, he called the aforementioned person directly in a video to apologize and reported that they had reconciled.[177] At first, he expected that the comment section of the video would be filled with criticism of the other party, but in reality, he himself was criticized, and he apologized, saying, "It was all my fault." In addition, in June 2024, a video in which a camera was turned in a public restroom was included, which drew criticism.[178][179]

According to Noko [ja], the frontman of Japanese rock band Shinsei Kamattechan, who is an old friend, he describes Hikakin's personality as "There is not another person who is this open-minded." He is kind to everyone from an ordinary person's point of view, and does not care about profit or loss. He says that Hikakin is a person who can take action.[180] "The first time I met him was at a party hosted by Japanese entrepreneur Takafumi Horie in 2013, and when he told me that his goal at the time was that he wanted to exceed the number of subscribers on a corporate channel. "Normally, if I were to see him as a rival, I wouldn't have to be an individual." "It's amazing that the other party was a company."[180]

Hiroyuki Nishimura, the founder of 2channel, said during the 2021 banquet scandal involving multiple YouTubers, "I've been saying from time to time that 'personality' is what is needed to do well on YouTube in the long term, but it is important to properly handle situations like this. It's amazing how Hikakin is avoiding scandals..."[181] Takafumi Horie describes his impression of Hikakin as "an ordinary person". He also said, "There aren't many people who are popular on the internet who aren't very pushy, and even though they weren't really outstanding during their school days, they're just average people. So it's just as I expected."[182]

Philanthropy

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In 2014, he donated 597,840 yen (about $3,800) collected at a charity handshake event and 1.4 million yen (about $8,900) of his own to the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.[183][‡ 7]

In 2018, through the Central Community Chest of Japan, he donated 1 million yen (about $6,300) to areas affected by the 2018 Japan floods.[184] In 2019, he donated 1 million yen to the Typhoon Hagibis disaster area.[185] On January, 2020, in response to the Black Summer bushfires outbreak, they donated $15,000 to the Australian Red Cross and $15,000 to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.[186][187]

On May 21, 2020, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, he established the "Coronavirus Medical Support Fund" in partnership with Yahoo! Japan.[188] At the event, he donated 100 million yen (about $690,000).[188] Celebrities also contributed, including Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa,[189] and soccer player Yuto Nagatomo,[190] Hikakin said that he would donate all proceeds from YouTube videos he posted during the fundraising period. In the end, from May 21 to June 30, 216,295 people donated, bringing the total to about 370 million yen (about $2.55 million).[191]

In 2021, he donated 5 million yen (about $31,000) worth of Super Chats to "Support for Preventing COVID-19 Medical Collapse (Yahoo! Fund)" after it failed to reach 10 million subscribers. He also donated 10 million yen of his own (about $63,000).[192]

In March 2022, 11 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, sales of the Line stamp "3.11 Things I can do in the future." sold by Yahoo! Japan and Line as part of a joint project to support the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and to raise awareness of disaster prevention reached 121,032,20 yen (about $77,000), all of which was donated to prevent the disaster from fading and to support future generations.[193]

In December 2022, the organization donated 5 million yen each to the National Children's Cafeteria Support Center Musubie [ja], an accredited non-profit organization, and the Singlemothers forum [ja].[194]

In 2023, he donated 1 million yen to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[195] In 2024, he donated 10 million yen each to the areas affected by the 2024 Noto earthquake and the Hualien earthquake.[196][197]

Personal life

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His brother, Seikin, born July 30, 1987 is also a YouTuber with more than 5 million subscribers.[‡ 8][198]

In July 2018, he adopted a male Scottish Fold cat, Maruo (まるお), and in September, he adopted Maruo's brother, Mofuko (もふこ). He has always liked cats since he was a child, and he had been thinking about getting one for a year.[199]

On August 1, 2023, a video was released of his new 2 billion yen ($13 million) rental home.[200] This is Hikakin's first house, and it features an indoor heated pool and a 71-tatami living room (115 square meters). He said that this is his second base, leaving his previous home behind.[201]

On January 1, 2024, Hikakin announced his marriage on his channel.[202][203][204] On August 1 of the same year, he announced the birth of his first child on his official YouTube channel.[205][206] He revealed that he and his wife were already expecting when he made his marriage announcement earlier in January. However, he refrained from announcing their pregnancy at the time, as he felt that it would be a burden to his wife both mentally and physically.[207]

On January 19, 2025, he announced in a video that he had been diagnosed with eosinophilic sinusitis, a designated intractable disease, and had undergone surgery. The video also showed his hospitalization, surgery, and post-discharge episodes.[208] On June 28, 2026, he uploaded video on his YouTube channel to announce that he had moved for the first time in eight years and to unveil his new home.[209][210] He also announced that the house he had rented in 2023 for 2 billion yen would be used for filming purposes.[211]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Ju-On: The Final Curse Waiter (ファミレス店員, Famiresu Ten'in) [212]
2016 Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis Tamao's subordinate (玉男の手下, Tamao no Teshita) [213]
2017 Ajin: Demi-Human Himself [‡ 9]
2021 The Great Yokai War: Guardians Hikakin (ひかきん, Yōtuber Hikakin) [214]
2024 Run for money The Movie:Tokyo Mission Himself [215]
Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijoBoon! Promise the Circuit [ja] [216]
2025 Exit 8 [217]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 GeGeGe no Kitarō Himself Voice; episode 53 [218]
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Patient Season 6; episode 5 [219]
Downtown Now [ja] Guest [220]
I Met That Shocking Person! [ja] [220]
2020 Matsuko Kaigi [ja] [220]
2022 I Will Be Your Bloom Himself Episode 5 [221]
2023 Dareka to Nakai Guest [220]
Sunday's First-Time Learnings [ja]
2024 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? [ja]
2026 Golden SixTones [222]

Dub

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Buzzchew Bee, Stormtrooper [223]
2019 Toy Story 4 Eagle Toy [224]
2025 A Minecraft Movie Nitwit [225]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Platform 8 Abnormality [226]
2025 Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Teru Makushita [227]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2017 "On My Way" Tiësto featuring Bright Sparks Himself [228]
2025 "Moshimonogatari" Tani Yuuki [229]

Accolades

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Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020 10th Streamy Awards International Nominated [230]
2022 12th Streamy Awards Nominated [231]

Publications

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Single author

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  • My work is YouTube (僕の仕事はYouTube, Boku no shigoto wa YouTube) (July 19, 2013, Housewife and Lifesha) ISBN 978-4391143799
  • How to make a YouTuber loved by 4 million people (400万人に愛されるYouTuberのつくり方, 400mannin ni aisareru YouTuber no tsukurikata) (October 30, 2014, Nikkei BP) ISBN 978-4822220792

References

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Secondary sources

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  1. ↑ Multiple sources:
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  4. 1 2 "ヒカキン、号泣 母校の小学校が閉校に…少子化進む新潟・妙高南小をサプライズ訪問 称賛の声続々" [Hikakin bursts into tears as his alma mater closes... Surprise visit to Niigata's Myoko Minami Elementary School, which is facing a declining birthrate, receives praise]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "地域貢献活動に参加 校舎裏のスキージャンプ台 整備作業に従事 妙高高原中生徒会" [Participating in local contribution activities: Engaging in maintenance work on the ski jump behind the school building Myoko Kogen Junior High School Student Council]. Joetsu Times [ja] (in Japanese). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
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  20. 1 2 "全員抜いてやる!「トップ・オブ・トップ」になることを決意した瞬間 〜ユーチューバー・Hikakinさんインタビュー【中編】" [I'll beat everyone! The moment I decided to become the "Top of the Top" ~An interview with YouTuber Hikakin [Part 2]]. Nikko Cordial. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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  32. 1 2 "必見！アリアナ・グランデ、Hikakin とのコラボ動画第2弾をYouTubeで解禁！！！" [Must see! Ariana Grande releases second collaboration video with Hikakin on YouTube!!!]. Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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  80. 1 2 "Hikakin Creepy Nuts人気楽曲の再現動画が絶賛の嵐…「公式」名乗り大炎上したコムドットとの「格の違い」" [Hikakin's video recreating Creepy Nuts' popular song gets rave reviews... "Difference in rank" between him and Comdot, who caused a huge uproar by claiming to be "official"]. Josei Jishin (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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  153. 1 2 "ヒカキン、波の音だけ流れる謎の生配信まだ続く「もう少しだけ、待っていて」 ネット上は賛否の声も" [Hikakin's mysterious livestream featuring nothing but the sound of waves continues: "Please wait just a little longer"—mixed reactions online]. J-Cast (in Japanese). 1 April 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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  208. ↑ "Hikakin、指定難病「好酸球性副鼻腔炎」を公表 手術受けていた…「今は経過良好」動画で説明" [Hikakin announces he has been diagnosed with a designated intractable disease, "eosinophilic sinusitis," and has undergone surgery... "Progressing well now," he explains in a video]. Oricon News. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  209. ↑ "ヒカキン、超高級新居は「迷路みたいなんすよ」8年ぶり引っ越し シューズインクローゼット、廊下も高級品だらけ" [Hikakin describes his ultra-luxurious new home—his first move in eight years—as "like a maze," noting that the shoe-in closet and hallways are filled with high-end features.]. J-Cast (in Japanese). 4 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  210. ↑ "ヒカキン、8年ぶりの引っ越し報告 費用は過去最高額に「『ランボルギーニ・レヴエルト』が買えるぐらい」 "広々とした"新居の家族＆仕事部屋を公開" [HIKAKIN announces his first move in eight years; costs hit a record high—"enough to buy a Lamborghini Revuelto." He reveals the "spacious" new home's family and work rooms.]. Oricon News. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  211. ↑ "「20億の家は？」新居公開に騒然…引越し費用は〝ランボルギーニ買えるくらい〟と告白したヒカキンの自宅が話題" ["A 2-billion-yen home?" A stir over the reveal of his new residence... Hikakin's home is the talk of the town after he revealed that the moving costs alone were "enough to buy a Lamborghini."]. Nishinihon Sports [ja] (in Japanese). Nishinihon Shimbun. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  212. ↑ "Hikakin、映画『呪怨』で俳優デビュー「本当に緊張」" [Hikakin makes his acting debut in the film "Ju-on": "I'm really nervous"]. Oricon News. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  213. ↑ "映画『HK/変態仮面 アブノーマル・クライシス』に Hikakinと瀬戸弘司が出演！" [Hikakin and Seto Koji will appear in the movie "Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis"!]. UUUM (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  214. ↑ "Hikakinが『妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ』で人気"妖Tuber"を熱演！公開日も8月13日に決定" [Hikakin plays the popular "YoTuber" in "Yokai Wars Guardians"! Release date set for August 13th]. Movie Walker Press [ja] (in Japanese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  215. ↑ "劇場版「逃走中」メインキャスト6名はJO1、Fantastics メンバー Hikakin も追い詰められる" [The six main cast members of the movie "Run for Money" are cornered, including JO1 and Fantastics member Hikakin]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  216. ↑ "「爆上戦隊ブンブンジャー」夏映画は劇場 Boon！サーキット場で大ピンチに" ["Bakujo Sentai Bunbunger" summer movie in theaters Boon! Big crisis at the circuit]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  217. ↑ 福山幸司 (3 October 2025). "ヒカキンさんが映画『8番出口』に出演していたことを報告。映画冒頭のシーンに一瞬だけ登場" [It was reported that Hikakin appeared in the movie "Exit 8". He appeared briefly in the opening scene of the movie.]. Denfami Nico Gamer [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  218. ↑ "神谷浩史：「ゲゲゲの鬼太郎」で新キャラクター石動零に HIKAKINが本人役で登場" [Hiroshi Kamiya to voice new character Rei Isurugi in "GeGeGe no Kitaro"; HIKAKIN to appear as himself.]. MANTAN WEB. Mainichi Shimbun. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  219. ↑ "ヒカキンが「ドクターX」出演！「米倉涼子さんと共演できました」" [Hikakin appears in "Doctor-X"! "I got to co-star with Ryoko Yonekura."]. Sports Nippon. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  220. 1 2 3 4 "HIKAKINのプロフィール" [Hikakin's Profile]. The Television [ja]. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  221. ↑ "Hikakin「君の花になる」8LOOMのファン・8LOOMY役で出演決定　TBSドラマ初出演" [Hikakin Cast as an 8LOOM Fan ("8LOOMY") in the TBS Drama "I Will Be_Your Bloom" — His First Appearance in a TBS Drama]. Model Press (in Japanese). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  222. ↑ "SixTONESがボケ合戦、堂本光一ブチギレ、HIKAKINは顔が真っ白" [SixTONES engage in a battle of gags, Koichi Domoto flies into a rage, and Hikakin turns pale with shock.]. Natalie. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  223. ↑ "HIKAKIN『シュガー・ラッシュ』新作でストームトルーパー声優に決定！" [HIKAKIN has been chosen to voice a Stormtrooper in the new "Wreck-It Ralph" movie!]. Cinema Today [ja]. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  224. ↑ "このキャラだった！ヒカキン『トイ・ストーリー4』出演シーン" [It was this character! Hikakin's appearance scene in "Toy Story 4"]. Cinema Today. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  225. ↑ "HIKAKIN「"村人"って聞いてちょっと泣けましたね」 演じたキャラクターを猛アピール" [HIKAKIN: "I almost teared up when I heard the role was a 'Villager'" — enthusiastically promoting the character he played.]. Nippon News Network (in Japanese). Nippon TV. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  226. ↑ "『8番のりば』開発者インタビュー。なぜ新作は『8番出口』とは大きく異なるゲームデザインになったのか、「8番ライク」に影響を受けることはあるのか" [Interview with the developer of *Platform 8*: Why does the new title feature a game design so different from *Exit 8*, and will it be influenced by "Exit 8-likes"?]. Automation. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  227. ↑ "ヒカキン「21時に大切なご報告」詳細明かす　ネット「予想外すぎて驚いた」「おめでとうございます！」" [Hikakin reveals details of "important announcement" scheduled for 9 PM; online reactions include "I'm shocked—it was totally unexpected" and "Congratulations!"]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 11 April 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  228. ↑ "世界NO.1レジェンドDJのティエストが新曲のミュージック・ビデオを公開！日本が世界に誇るYouTuberのHIKAKINとSEIKINも参加！" [The world's number one legendary DJ, Tiesto, has released a music video for his new song! Japan's world-famous YouTubers, Hikakin and Seikin, also participated!]. Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  229. ↑ "Tani YuukiとHIKAKINが描く、"もしも"の世界" [A "what-if" world envisioned by Tani Yuuki and Hikakin]. Natalie. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  230. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (21 October 2020). "David Dobrik, Emma Chamberlain, James Charles Lead This Year's Pack Of Streamy Nominees". Tubefilter. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  231. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (27 October 2022). "Streamy Awards Nominations: MrBeast Tops List Again". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 July 2026.

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  1. ↑ HikakinTV. ヒカキンの上京当時のまじめな話 [A serious story about the time Hikakin first moved to Tokyo.]. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ YouTube Fanfest (20 October 2014). YouTube Fanfest Japan 2014 Live [edited version]. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ See:
  4. ↑ 【ヒカキンの質問コーナー】彼女の作り方教えて下さい！ [[Hikakin's Q&A] Please tell me how to get a girlfriend!]. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ 【160万のPC】フルスペックのiMac Proがキター！【ヒカキン流買い物論】 [[A 1.6 Million Yen PC] The Fully Spec'd iMac Pro Has Arrived! [Hikakin's Shopping Philosophy]]. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ 【悲報】ヒカキンが書類送検!?されてません！デマです！. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ チャリティーイベントで集まったお金を寄附してきました！. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "SeikinTV". YouTube. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  9. ↑ ヒカキンから重大発表があります. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via YouTube.
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