VTuber group “.LIVE”'s real event is suddenly canceled due to threatening behavior… Bombing and death threats are received at the venue

Upland, which operates the VTuber agency “.LIVE'', has announced the cancellation of the “Dot Live Thanksgiving Day'', which was scheduled to be held on May 26th (Sunday), due to a threatening email.

◆ Threatening emails with bomb and death threats were sent to the event venue…
According to the announcement, threatening emails were sent to the event venue, including threats of bombing and death during the performance.

Although the email did not specifically threaten this event, the event was decided upon with the safety of attendees, performers and on-site staff as its top priority.

Due to the cancellation of the event, sales of event-related goods that were scheduled to be sold at the venue and online have also been cancelled. Ticket refunds will be communicated separately as soon as they are ready.

Upland commented on the matter, saying, “This is a very difficult decision to make, thinking of all the fans who were looking forward to the event, but we appreciate your understanding.''

“In order to prevent such criminal acts from occurring in the future, we will submit a damage report and, in cooperation with investigative authorities, will do our best to resolve this case, including legal measures.” is reported.

◆Members are preparing for some kind of distribution
In addition, .LIVE members who were scheduled to appear at the event also expressed their regret over the incident, saying, “I'm really sorry to everyone who was looking forward to it…We also had a lot of preparations, so it's frustrating…''

He added, “But we can't just leave the 26th empty!” and said that the members are currently preparing to get together at the time the event would have been held and do some kind of live broadcast.