The Idolmaster‘s Chihaya KIsaragi is set to appear on the YouTube music series The First Take on November 28 for its 615th episode. The performance will premiere at 10 PM JST.
Chihaya is one of the earliest characters in Bandai Namco Entertainment‘s idol franchise, being part of the cast of the first, 2005 arcade game. Asami Imai (Steins;Gate‘s Makise Kurisu and Hyperdimension Neptunia‘s Noire/Black Heart) voices the character, who is attached to the fictional 756 Production agency and stands out with her vocals and long blue hair.
⠀ THE FIRST TAKE
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ OUT⠀"FRIDAY"
⠀ NOV 2810PM JST
・@imas_official#如月千早
・#THEFIRSTTAKE pic.twitter.com/kRk5F3Tkw3— THE FIRST TAKE (@The_FirstTake) November 27, 2025
︎January 2026 will see Chihaya performing a solo concert at the famous Budokan.
Source: @The_FirstTake (via Famitsu)