Holostars English member Octavio has been moving like someone with zero chill when it comes to music. Since debuting with Armis in November 2023, he has kept a steady rhythm of karaoke streams, covers, original tracks, collaborations, and now even multilingual releases.
In a new Siliconera interview, Octavio broke down how he is balancing normal VTuber streaming with a very serious push into music — and honestly, it sounds like 2026 is shaping up to be his “main artist arc.”
Octavio’s schedule is built around music first
Octavio shared that his daily routine is unusual but manageable: he starts work at 4AM and wraps around noon, leaving the rest of the day free from content creation. During that work block, he handles music, recordings, manager tasks, project work, and around four hours of streaming.
The key point? He now treats music and major events as the priority. Variety streams still happen about three to four times weekly, but he sees them more as fanservice than the core of his brand.
For SEA fans, especially those who follow VTubers through YouTube, Twitch, and Bilibili clips, this shift matters. Octavio is positioning himself less like “a streamer who sings sometimes” and more like a proper virtual performer building a discography.
The Enna Alouette duet went smoother than expected
One of Octavio’s bigger recent drops was his cover duet of Jane Doe with Nijisanji EN’s Enna Alouette. Cross-agency projects can sometimes sound scary from the outside — permissions, rights, managers, all that boring but important stuff.
But Octavio said the process with Enna and Nijisanji EN was surprisingly easy. Enna’s manager was supportive, and the biggest hurdle was simply Octavio working up the courage to invite her.
He also encouraged fans to join in through duet challenges online. According to him, many fans used the opportunity to sing their own versions, adding ad-libs, harmonies, and extra creative touches. That kind of fan participation is a big part of why VTuber music hits differently from standard idol releases — the community doesn’t just consume the track, they remix the vibe around it.
Cold Blue shows a different side of his sound
Octavio also talked about Cold Blue, a song that had earlier appeared as a Gavis Bettel love song and during a 3D showcase before its official release.
The interesting bit is how hands-on he was. He described it as his first fully arranged song, working through feedback from Cover’s mastering engineer while relying on the music theory he remembered from childhood piano lessons.
For the music video, he deliberately avoided a very anime-heavy look. Since Cold Blue leans into pop with OPM inspiration, he wanted visuals that could reach outside the usual VTuber and anime music bubble. Instead of the expected anime-style MV, he went with a stranger image: a man in a trench coat with a TV for a head.
That choice is smart lah. In Malaysia and SEA, OPM and emotional pop already have massive crossover appeal, especially among listeners who may not be deep into VTuber culture. A less “inside baseball” visual direction could help the song travel further.
String Theology got a Chinese version for Bilibili
Another major project was the Chinese version of String Theology, made after Holostars’ Bilibili debut opened the door for new platform-specific ideas.
Octavio initially considered something small, like a new background or stream screen, before deciding to localise one of his originals into Chinese. The translation included a vocal guide, which helped him learn the delivery, though he still needed many takes to get it right.
He also handled the mix himself, partly because he was self-conscious about pronunciation and how some lines had to be stitched together from multiple takes. What began as a simple release eventually grew into a more polished MV thanks to the Bilibili team.
That’s a big signal for regional fans. VTuber audiences in SEA are multilingual by default — English, Malay, Mandarin, Japanese, Indonesian, Tagalog, all mixing in the same fandom spaces. Octavio leaning into Chinese-language music makes sense if he wants to reach beyond the usual EN VTuber audience.
More original songs are coming
On the gaming side, Octavio is currently streaming Resident Evil Requiem and has PRAGMATA on his future list. He also plans to try Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream because he can recreate Holostars members in-game.
But music is clearly the headline. Octavio said 2026 will focus heavily on original songs made from scratch by him, from instrumentals to final mix. One confirmed project is a collaboration with Ruze and Altare, built with some fan input from a members stream. He described it as a song about yearning, which apparently has become one of his strongest writing lanes.
He also teased a huge 2026 project he cannot talk about yet, while hoping for more collaborations with strong singers like Enna.
For Holostars fans in Malaysia and SEA, this is the fun part: Octavio is not just dropping covers for content quota. He is building a real music identity, and if the releases keep coming every few weeks, 2026 could be the year casual VTuber viewers start taking his catalogue seriously.
Source: Siliconera