important announcement - gawr gura

1:57 Uh hi hello everyone. It's me [Music] Guru from Hol live English myth. Thank you for coming tonight and for being here. It really means a lot to me that you're here right now. I'll keep this short and to the point.

2:44 I'm not so good with words, but I will do my best. Um, and please forgive me. I am reading off of some notes so that I don't forget anything. First of all, I'm really sorry for worrying you or upsetting you with this announcement. This has been a very long time coming. But today I am here to announce that I will be graduating from Holive on May

3:32 1st, 2025 JST. My reasons being disagreements with management and company direction. I debuted in September of 2020 with four other incredibly talented girls who I respect and admire. I had barely any streaming or singing and dancing experience before joining this company. It was incredibly exciting, but also very intense and unexpected to be suddenly surrounded by so many eyes and

4:19 expectations. I remember there being many days where the stress was so overwhelming that I couldn't eat or keep food down. But the continuous support and patience of my wonderful community helped to lessen that feeling and pushed me to go on to do things that I didn't even know I was capable of. I am so lucky and so thankful for each and every one of you to the opportunities given to me and for the almost 5 years we've been able to spend together. I love singing for you and

5:06 performing for you on stage or in my bedroom. You helped pull me out of my shell and I went off from being too scared to sing alone in my shower to singing live in front of hundreds and thousands of people. When I think about how many of you I've been able to connect with, it brings me so much joy. It's been an honor and a dream come true to be your shark, your gooa. With you, I've been able to achieve what I thought for a very long time would be impossible for a girl like

5:53 me. To feel a part of something and to belong. I love being an idol and vubing and watching all of my senpai kawaii and the entire vtubing community grow into this amazing colorful and successful world. I love the banter we've shared over the years. I love your clips and compilations, your cosplays, fan art, every single bit of it. I am so lucky to have been loved in such a way. Those of you that sat and fredded

6:38 over what to write and poured your hearts out to me in ink, uh please know that I have all of your letters and I will seal them and keep them forever until the archaeologists dig them up in 300 years and try and decipher what a gargu was. Thank you for your compassion, your creativity, and your dedication to me. Thank you for waiting for me. Thank you for waiting for me to return when the outside world became too much. Let's have as much fun as we can

7:23 together during these last two weeks. Please share your kindness and patience with everyone. And while my time here may be coming to an end, I will cherish the memories that we've made together forever. I have one final project to share with you, and I can't wait for you to see it. I'm feeling really optimistic for the future, and I hope you are, too. Thank you, everyone. for letting me be your little shark.