When 鷹嶺ルイ (Takane Lui) of 秘密結社holoX (holoX) drops an original song with a chorus featuring nine of her hololive colleagues, you know something special is happening. Soar is that song — and it lives up to every bit of what that lineup promises.
Soar: Sound, Feel, and What Nanahoshi Kangengakudan Brings
Lyrics and arrangement come from ナナホシ管弦楽団 (Nanahoshi Kangengakudan), also known as 岩見陸 (Iwami Takashi) — a VOCAROCK producer who’s been a fixture in the Vocaloid and broader Japanese music scene since 2011, known for guitar-driven compositions with wide-ranging genre touches. Composition is also by 岩見陸 (Iwami Takashi). The result is a soaring, emotionally charged rock track — big melodic hooks, layered instrumentation, the kind of build that earns its climax. The title Soar isn’t subtle, and the production fully commits to that upward energy. Mix by NNZN, mastered by 柴晃宏 (Shiba Akihiro) of TEMAS — two names that have appeared across some of the strongest hololive productions in recent memory.
Takane Lui’s Vocal Performance on Soar
鷹嶺ルイ (Takane Lui) has one of the more distinct voices in hololive — mature, warm, with a richness that suits big emotional tracks well. Soar gives her room to really stretch, and she takes it. There’s a quiet authority in how she handles the verses before the song opens up, and when it does open up — with that chorus — it hits hard. She sounds like she means every word of it.
The Chorus — Nine Hololive Members
Then there’s the chorus. Nine members contribute their voices here: 白上フブキ (Shirakami Fubuki), 大神ミオ (Ookami Mio), さくらみこ (Sakura Miko), 猫又おかゆ (Nekomata Okayu), 角巻わため (Tsunomaki Watame), 常闇トワ (Tokoyami Towa), ラプラス・ダークネス (La+ Darknesss), 博衣こより (Hakui Koyori), and 風真いろは (Kazama Iroha). That’s hololive GAMERS, hololive JP Gen 0 and Gen 3, 4th gen, and all of holoX represented. It’s not just a flex — the way those voices layer together gives the chorus a weight and warmth that Lui’s solo vocal alone couldn’t achieve. It feels like a community coming together to celebrate one of their own, and that feeling comes through in the music.
The MV and Why This Release Matters
MV by YM keeps the visuals clean and emotionally resonant — nothing that distracts from the song. Dance and lyric motion files are also available for download, which is a thoughtful touch for fans who want to cover or recreate the choreography.
Releasing today, June 11th, with subtitle translations already prepared in nine languages — English, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Tagalog, Japanese (for international fans), and more — this clearly had a lot of care put into its rollout. Soar feels like a milestone release for Lui: a song that’s genuinely hers, backed by people who clearly wanted to be part of it. That kind of release doesn’t happen by accident. It’s earned.
Track Credits
- Title: Soar
- Vocals: 鷹嶺ルイ (Takane Lui)
- Chorus: 白上フブキ (Shirakami Fubuki), 大神ミオ (Ookami Mio), さくらみこ (Sakura Miko), 猫又おかゆ (Nekomata Okayu), 角巻わため (Tsunomaki Watame), 常闇トワ (Tokoyami Towa), ラプラス・ダークネス (La+ Darknesss), 博衣こより (Hakui Koyori), 風真いろは (Kazama Iroha)
- Lyrics & Arrangement: ナナホシ管弦楽団 (Nanahoshi Kangengakudan / 岩見陸 Iwami Takashi)
- Composition: 岩見陸 (Iwami Takashi)
- Mix: NNZN
- Mastering: 柴晃宏 (Shiba Akihiro) / TEMAS
- Music Video: YM
- Label: hololive / Cover Corp
- Released: June 11, 2026
▶ Watch: 鷹嶺ルイ (Takane Lui) — Soar (Official MV) on YouTube
