Idol Corp announced that it terminated its contract with Project Star Vtuber Riro Ron and a member of its idol management team. It cited “dangerous and harmful” contract violations as the reason for the dismissal.
Four specific offenses were noted as part of the reasons behind the Vtuber’s dismissal. Two of the causes involved Riro directly contacting fans to solicit them for offline, private, and in one case an in-person meeting, with one involving “gifts from said fan in the total value of thousands of dollars.” The performer was also in a “secretive relationship” with the dismissed management team member. Idol Corp also cited the Vtuber’s “misuse of controlled substances” while streaming.
Here is the full statement. In the second half of the announcement, the company noted the Riro Ron YouTube channel will be live until January 1, 2024, the Discord channels for her are already removed, and the company Discord server will have Donothon and merchandise refund request forms.
Riro debuted back in February 2023 as part of the English branch. She was the only member of that generation. She’s the four member of the company to either graduate or be dismissed, with Emi Suika graduating in October 2022, Neo Sparkles graduating in December 2022, Lily Sin graduating in February 2023. Prior to this formal announcement, the Vtuber made an apology for her behavior during a stream and announced that she and the company mutually agreed to take a break.
