so uh although live auditions are back forever the announcement happened late last night but honestly
i'm not that surprised i've been wondering if this was going to happen for quite a long time now and
i'm very happy that they decided to go down this route no longer are people going to question when
the next round is and then scramble to try and apply you can just take the time you need to
make the best audition video that you can and just because i know it's going to be asked yes they are
accepting male talent that has been confirmed just wanted to get that out of the way but hey
if you enjoy the video like and subscribe really helps me out and hopefully helps keep you up to
date on youtuber shenanigans i mean that's like 90 of what we talk about around here anyways
auditions are now permanent which means that if you don't get in one time you can just reapply
three months later there's no penalty for failure as far as i can see and every time you apply
you just get to show them any improvements you've made but i do have to get something off my chest
and it's actually the real reason behind this video whenever new auditions pop up there is one
question i get asked more than any other and today i'm actually going to answer it even if hollow
live already did can i get into hollow live if i have little to no prior experience which in this
case is of course referring to content creation if you only care about the answer it's no you're
not gonna get in and keep in mind everything else i say in this video will also apply to niji sanji
and these shoujo auditions if and when they ever do them again to find out why let's dig in to what
the current members of hololive have already done now we're not gonna name specifics of people's
past but it's fairly common knowledge that almost everyone on the english team has had some prior
form of content creation whether that's music youtube videos or artistic skills these people
were not your average 0 to 10 viewers streamers each of them is incredibly talented charismatic
and unbelievably hard working some even had millions of views in their past careers simply put
they were already top tier streamers to put hall alive in perspective as a company they are the
current king of the v tubing space i don't think anyone can really argue against that right now
they have the resources to hire the best so that's what they're going to do you're not applying to
become a regular v tuber you are applying to become one of their next icons a talent that
will represent their brand and elevate it they aren't looking for someone who needs
training doesn't know what they plan on streaming or is untested against the current market they are
looking for someone who has already made their own way in the content world to help themselves
build a path to a larger audience if you want to be a part of that journey you need to have the
skills before you apply and unfortunately for many of us smaller content creators
we simply aren't ready so it's no surprise when a bigger streamer gets picked now i know the tone of
this video is pretty depressing for anyone who looks up to the hollow life talent and wants to
join them but i do think it's important to set realistic expectations i want you to succeed
i want you to become that successful streamer but part of that journey is recognizing what you lack
and putting in the effort to either improve or learn the skills you need the most helpful
analogy i could think of is comparing streaming for hollow live to playing a professional sport
all of us can go outside and play soccer with our friends maybe even join a city league but
if you want to play at the world cup there's going to be countless hours of training practice
and learning to even have a chance of being on the field if hollow life really is your
ultimate goal you need to be making content right now and prove to them that you can grow
without their help i'd even go as far as urging people not to apply until they can
answer one simple question what do you do better than hollow life there are a ton of answers
you can have but until you are adding something to their already impressive legacy you don't really
have a shot so get out there make content figure out who you are what you're doing
and why hololive needs you on their team now for anyone who wants in general auditioning advice
i did make a playlist that goes over some of mine and many other people's videos about the topic
but honestly i think you're just better off getting to work so i'll see you all next time