Idol VTuber Quinte Restarts as Five-Member Group With Two New Members
The return to a five-member lineup restores Quinte to its original debut configuration, a structural shift that the group is framing as a new chapter rather than a simple return to the past.
Key Facts
- Quinte will hold a solo mini live titled 'Quinte Mini Live ~ Re Quintet ~' on August 1, 2026, at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
- Two new members, Tsuyami Rurina and Kizuki Kira, join the group, bringing the lineup back to five members.
- The group will perform the new song 'Rise Up' for the first time with the five-member system at the live.
- Tickets for the live are sold out at a price of 3,000 yen plus a 600 yen drink fee.
- Quinte debuted on February 2, 2025, as a five-member 2.5-dimensional idol VTuber group.
Reporting from 2 sources: ASCII.jp, PANORA.
The idol VTuber group Quinte, which has been operating with three members, will restart as a five-member group on August 1, 2026, with the addition of two new members: Tsuyami Rurina and Kizuki Kira. The group, part of the Lovvebox production under Blackbox Inc., will hold a solo mini live titled 'Quinte Mini Live ~ Re Quintet ~' at BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on that date. The live marks the group's return to a five-member lineup, matching its original debut configuration from February 2, 2025. At the event, Quinte will perform the new song 'Rise Up' for the first time with the five-member system. Tickets for the live are sold out. The group debuted as a five-member 2.5-dimensional idol VTuber group and has continued monthly offline live events. After a period as a three-member group consisting of Momosaki Milk, Hano Ciel, and Hanano Eleonora, the addition of Rurina and Kira brings the group back to five. The live name 'Re Quintet' carries the meaning of returning to the origin of five members while starting a new chapter.
The two new members each have distinct character backstories and assigned colors. Tsuyami Rurina, color wine red, is described as a "seductive eccentric vampire" who woke from a long sleep to find her kingdom destroyed and all her minions gone. Kizuki Kira, color blue, is a "blue oni girl living on the edge of the human world" who wants to befriend humans but is scared away by thrown beans.
Both new members have Twitter accounts but their YouTube channels are listed as "coming soon." The existing three members each have active YouTube channels: Momosaki Milk (light pink), Hano Ciel (light purple), and Hanano Eleonora (yellow).
The live event has a ticket price of 3,000 yen plus a 600 yen cash drink fee at entry. The venue is BUZZ music LABO Shinjuku, located in the Ishikawa Building basement in Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku. Doors open at 18:15 and the show starts at 19:00.
Quinte is part of the Lovvebox production, which is operated by Blackbox Inc., a startup company headed by CEO Ryusuke Sakamoto. The group's name comes from "Quintet Queen," meaning the quintet of queens. Blackbox describes Quinte as "next-generation icons that transcend the boundaries of real and virtual" and notes the group accepts performance requests and collaboration campaigns with corporations.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.