Hikakin

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	From U-FES.2017
Personal information
Born	April 21, 1989 (age 32); Myōkō, Niigata, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Human beatbox; YouTuber;
Height	175km
YouTube information
Channels	HIKAKIN; HikakinTV; HikakinGames; HikakinBlog; HikaruKaihatsu;
Years active	2006–present
Genre	Music; gaming; vlogs;
Subscribers	10.3 million (HikakinTV); 5.30 million (HikakinGames); 2.44 million (HIKAKIN); 601 thousand (HikakinBlog); 23.0 thousand (HikaruKaihatsu);
Total views	8.93 billion (HikakinTV); 6.30 billion (HikakinGames); 507 million (HIKAKIN); 37.85 million (HikakinBlog); 971 thousand (HikaruKaihatsu);
Network	UUUM
Associated acts	Megwin; Gille; Ariana Grande; Daichi;
Creator Awards
	Updated: October 12, 2021

Hikaru Kaihatsu (開發光, Kaihatsu Hikaru, born April 21, 1989) also known as Hikakin (Japanese: ヒカキン) is a Japanese YouTuber and co-founder of UUUM,^[2] a Japanese multi-channel network. A video of his Super Mario Bros. beatbox went viral in 2010, reaching over 3.8 million views by mid-September of that year.^[3]^[4] He, alongside fellow Japanese YouTuber Megwin, quit their day jobs in 2012 to focus entirely on their channels.^[5]^[6] He also collaborated with Gille, appearing in her promotions for her single "Try Again", where it is stated that he is one of the most popular Japanese YouTubers.^[7]

Biography[]

In December 2012, Hikakin released his first album, a collaboration with video game music composer Hideki Sakamoto, for the soundtrack of the drawing application of the PlayStation Vita. 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".^[8]

In February 2014, Hikakin did a collaboration beatbox video with American singer Ariana Grande, beatboxing to her song "Baby I".

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

In December 2014, Hikakin went to New York City to do another collaboration video with Ariana Grande, doing a beatbox of that song, while she was singing "Break Free". 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".

On September 10, 2021, Hikakin reached 10 million subscribers on Hikakin TV.^[9]^[10]

Discography[]

Single[]

	Release date	title
1st August 13, 2015 'HIKAKIN & SEIKIN' ""	CD + DVD	HKSK-0001
2nd October 19, 2017 'HIKAKIN & SEIKIN'	CD Digital Download	HKSK-0002
3rd November 7, 2018 'HIKAKIN & SEIKIN'	Digital Download	HKSK-0003
4th December 15, 2019 'HIKAKIN & SEIKIN' "Yume"	Digital Download

Publications[]

Single author[]

My work is YouTube (July 19, 2013, Housewife and Lifesha) ISBN 978-4391143799
How to make YouTuber loved by 4 million people (October 30, 2014, Nikkei BP) ISBN 978-4822220792

References[]

^ "Beatbox Game - Hikakin vs Daichi". Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
^ "代表挨拶 | UUUM株式会社（ウーム株式会社）". Retrieved 2016-08-23.
^ [19:55] (2010-09-20). "ハモネプに出たHIKAKINさんは妙高市出身 : 上越タウンジャーナル". Joetsutj.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Feed: Alvin Greene On The Trail - CBS News Video" (in Turkish). Cbsnews.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ "朝日新聞デジタル：ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅで夢をつかめ「有名人」目指す若者たち - 文化トピックス - 文化". Asahi.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ NATSUKI EDOGAWA/ Staff Writer. "Performers find new path to fame through YouTube - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun". Ajw.asahi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ "ナタリー - GILLE、新曲動画第2弾にボイパ名人HIKAKIN登場". Natalie.mu. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ Rachel. "Singapore Social Concerts Day 2: Euphoria Audio, Aerosmith". Musichel. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ "ヒカキンCh登録者1000万人突破、はじめしゃちょーらYouTubeスターが動画でも続々祝福　快挙の余波はいまだ止まず". Real Sound. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^ "YouTubeチャンネル「HikakinTV」登録者数が1000万人を突破！". UUUM. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

External links[]

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[1] "Beatbox Game - Hikakin vs Daichi". Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via YouTube.

[2] "代表挨拶 | UUUM株式会社（ウーム株式会社）". Retrieved 2016-08-23.

[3] [19:55] (2010-09-20). "ハモネプに出たHIKAKINさんは妙高市出身 : 上越タウンジャーナル". Joetsutj.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "Feed: Alvin Greene On The Trail - CBS News Video" (in Turkish). Cbsnews.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[5] "朝日新聞デジタル：ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅで夢をつかめ「有名人」目指す若者たち - 文化トピックス - 文化". Asahi.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[6] NATSUKI EDOGAWA/ Staff Writer. "Performers find new path to fame through YouTube - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun". Ajw.asahi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[7] "ナタリー - GILLE、新曲動画第2弾にボイパ名人HIKAKIN登場". Natalie.mu. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[8] Rachel. "Singapore Social Concerts Day 2: Euphoria Audio, Aerosmith". Musichel. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[9] "ヒカキンCh登録者1000万人突破、はじめしゃちょーらYouTubeスターが動画でも続々祝福　快挙の余波はいまだ止まず". Real Sound. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[10] "YouTubeチャンネル「HikakinTV」登録者数が1000万人を突破！". UUUM. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

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