In just over 2 days, the Nico Nico Chokaigi 2022 attracted more than 96,000 visitors
Organized by Dwango Inc., the “Nico Nico Chokaigi 2022” took place for a total of eight days from April 23 to April 30, 2022 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
Even with the set limitation on the number of visitors in accordance with the anti-coronavirus measures, a total of 96,160 people visited the event in the course of 2 days – April 29 and 30.
The total number of viewers who watched the live broadcast online was 13,891,680 (total for all days from April 23 to 30).
In 2019, the total number of visitors to the venue was 168,248, and the total number of online viewers in 2021 was 17,962,479.
In addition to the decision to hold “Nico Nico Chokaigi 2023” in April next year, it was also announced that a new event will take place in October 2022 – the combination of UGC music submission festival focusing on four genres (VOCALOID, Singing, Dancing, and VTuber) and the live event “ChoParty” which last took place in 2018.
The event started with online projects such as “The VOCALOID Collection～2022 Spring～Supported by Tobu Top Tours” (April 22-25), “ChoSeiyu Festival 2022 Powered by dwango, Supported by Disney Plus” and the first-ever “Utattemita Collection,” a festival of singing submissions.
In-person event at Makuhari Messe began on Friday, April 29, and ended with Sachiko Kobayashi x Yumi Special Fireworks Live at Suwa Lake in Nagano Prefecture, where Sachiko Kobayashi sang in unison with fireworks that shot up 160 meters high, closing the event with an unforgettable performance.
