>>109257511Phase was created with the goal of being an idol agency but it's terrible at it because the talents it started with (aside from Lia) weren't really as on board with that. The CEO says in interviews that his goal is to fix up the girls and turn it into an idol company. It's also the reason they hire the way they do.
>The whole concept of vtubers being idols is perhaps the most ridiculous thing i've heard. Even holo jp vtubers are mostly just streamer with only the first gen ever actually trying to be idol like.There are lots of different types of idols and they don't necessarily have to be singers (like how the term is used in the US). For instance, cosplayers, seiyuu, odorite (idols that make dance choreographies), akiba-kei idols, net idols, and so on don't necessarily sing. Another thing is that singing for idols isn't really about how good one sings but rather how well they perform. Also, jpop singers and stuff are not necessarily idols, only the ones that actually identify as idols.
Vtubing is kind of an extension of net idol and it has its own specific activities like doing roleplay, karaoke, and other stuff (though vtubers don't have to do all of them).
That said, a lot of vtubers in the west (especially those on twitch) are really just streamers who use a vtuber avatar and don't do any vtuber activities or identify as idols.
