RE:NEGADE, HEYU's First Generation, to Graduate April 30
Final schedule released; Management cites financial challenges due to economic conditions.
RE:NEGADE, HEYU's first generation of VTuber talents, will graduate from the agency by the end of this month. This announcement was shared on X/Twitter Friday night Manila time.
A statement from HEYU regarding RE:NEGADE's graduation pic.twitter.com/GLv1VWERet
— HEYU (@HEYUteam) April 19, 2024
The management behind the virtual rock band trio did not shy away from sharing the cause of this unfortunate decision:
"HEYU has been facing financial challenges due to economic conditions. After much deliberation and a series of discussions between HEYU and RE:NEGADE, it is with a heavy heart that we have decided to proceed with RE:NEGADE's graduation.
A week prior to this, the trio composed of Jacki3, Gemi9 and Ru VII revealed to their fans that they were supposed to host their graduation Friday, April 5.
"A few weeks ago, we learned that we were facing walls that we believed were bigger than us and our power. We thought we would suddenly have to host our graduation stream last Friday, but we fought for a little more time."
The April 11 announcement stated that the virtual band members were on an indefinite hiatus. However, the talents have released their final schedules following the graduation announcement.
🗓️ RE:NEGADE FINAL SCHEDULE (April 19 – 30) 🗓️@HEYUruVII, @HEYUgemi9, and @HEYUjacki3 graduate on April 30 💗💛💚 pic.twitter.com/P2woQYFt5H
— HEYU (@HEYUteam) April 19, 2024
RE:NEGADE will be graduating on April 30, around 7 months since they debuted on YouTube. However, all of their social media profiles can still be read by fans after the said date. Their members-only content will be made public following their graduation.
HEYU is Brand New Company's VTuber brand which was revealed August last year in the Philippines, joining their other brands like ECHO Esports and creator group !rregular Programming, as well as AURA Esports (Indonesia).