What Makes a Good Voice for a VTuber with a Severed Tongue?
What’s the most important ability for a VTuber? Avatar quality. Streaming sense. Singing skill. And so on… There are plenty of factors, but when it comes down to it, nothing beats the voice.
Sometimes you stumble into a small-time streamer’s broadcast because their avatar looks insanely good, only to bail the second they open their mouth. Their voice is just… disappointing. Like they’ve been chain-smoking for decades or something.
Yeah, viewers love that cutesy, aegyo-packed way of talking the most. Sure, you could call it baby-talk regression if you’re being mean, but who cares? VTubers are supposed to feel different from real people anyway. Gotta stay in character… Mhm.
Anyway.
I tried imitating the cute voices I like from other VTubers.
Yeah, I said it, but…
“……”
I want to cut my own tongue out. Donation farming meta? Are you serious?
The chat was flooded with mockery. And those thousand-won punches were just the cherry on top.
‘This is weird. This isn’t what I expected…?’
The reaction was completely different from what I’d imagined. I thought people would at least say “Oh, that’s kinda cute?” or something… Hmm.
This is awkward.
I kept the cutesy tone and tried to stay calm as I continued.
I saw the viewers dropping like flies and panicked, switching back to my normal voice.
These guys are so disappointing. Was our friendship really this shallow? You’d leave just because of my voice?
…Though, yeah, this is only my second day streaming.
On one hand, I felt genuinely hurt.
My cheeks puffed out in a pout without me realizing.
I’m sure I saw posts in the gallery praising those cringey baby-talk small-timers who say stuff like “Nice to meetchu~” and all that garbage. So why am I the exception? This is so unfair!
“…It’s only cringe when I do it, huh~?”
I spotted one particularly cocky comment in the chat. I immediately dragged the chat window onto the main screen to hunt down the culprit.
“Where is it… I know I saw it… Ah, there it is.”
I scrolled up and found it right away. How do you even check chat history again? Oh, just right-click. Click.
[- FarmingFarmer: It’s only cringe when you do it lol]
In truth, I really didn’t mind. There wasn’t a single ripple in my heart. I was just genuinely curious why they said that.
[- FarmingFarmer: I’m sorry..]
I waited a bit and FarmingFarmer finally replied. But that wasn’t the answer I wanted.
[- FarmingFarmer: Actually your real voice is way better so I said it sounded like shit when you did the weird one ㅠㅠ]
“Oh, is that so?”
Accepted.
Finally, the answer I wanted.
Is that the case? Seeing everyone in chat say my original voice is way better, it seems like that’s how they all feel.
And then this came in.
SmallTimeExpert donated 1,000 won!
Ming, these days the trend is to sound natural instead of forcing the cute act. Your voice has that cool beauty high-school-girl vibe, so maybe you could do high-school-girl ASMR later? It’d suit you perfectly. Also, here’s an RP concept I recommend — since you’re from the gallery’s main admin, how about becoming an administrator who manages the universe? That would be amazing.
“Hmm?”
A massive wall of text donation from Gobongbap flew in. It was so long I couldn’t read it all at once, but the gist was that these days, the trend is to talk naturally instead of forcing the cute voice.
In that case, there’s no need to force myself to sound cute. Besides, my real voice is actually pretty damn good.
“Puhuhuhu.”
It’s kinda cute how every time I say something the viewers go “Kya~”.
Actually, at this point they’re not just viewers anymore… they’re Ming-fans.
Yeah, that’s the right thing to call them. Ming-fans. The sound of it is cute too, I like it.
I was staring at the chat with a satisfied smile when—
Anonymous donated 1,000 won!
Ming, I heard Harmony is recruiting their 2nd generation. Aren’t you gonna apply?
“Huh?”
A slightly random donation came flying in.
Harmony. The big corporate VTuber group that my former oshi Eris belongs to.
I knew there were rumors about recruitment, but it looks like they’re officially opening applications for the second generation now.
The Ming-fans’ reactions looked a little sour. I guess that makes sense. Even though it’s only my second day, they’ve been watching this small-time streamer with some affection. Then someone drops a donation saying a big-name corporate group is recruiting? Instant ice age in the chat.
Corporate agencies have an overwhelming advantage over indie ones. They provide avatar support and even a debut brings in a decent number of viewers automatically. The floor is guaranteed.
So from the viewers’ perspective, they’re terrified I might abandon this stream and reincarnate somewhere else.
But… I had already decided my path.
I used a meaningful tone. When I glanced at the chat, the expected “Whoa” messages were flooding in. They were probably sweating bullets, terrified I’d say something like “Should I apply~?”
“Hehe.”
I laughed playfully and opened my mouth.
Hey, hey. Did you already forget?
It was just yesterday. I read every single founding member’s username out loud and declared I wouldn’t forget any of you.
So why would I abandon you? There’s no way.
This won’t do. I need to show my resolve one more time. With a solemn expression, I started reciting the usernames I’d memorized yesterday.
There’s no need to memorize every single one. Just the heart behind remembering them is enough, right?
Haha.
AtLeastCarryTheLog donated 1,000 won!
Lmao I was gonna apply later, and if you got accepted I was gonna send a donation on your debut stream calling you a gallery main admin lol
“What.”
I jumped at the donation.
You were planning to do that? Is this guy a demon?
That’s what I said.
The reason was simple. If new viewers found out that “This VTuber was actually the main admin of a niche gallery?!” it would definitely get messy. Honestly, we should just pretend it never happened. After all, it’s an unwritten rule in this industry that when a VTuber reincarnates, they don’t talk about their past life!
…But.
“……”
Our rebellious Ming-fans don’t seem interested in listening to me at all.
What should I do? Isn’t there some way?
Desperate to persuade them, I pulled out the forbidden dark magic that was banned today.
Baby-talk regression: ON.
Just let it go, please~