{"id":2779,"date":"2022-10-07T17:43:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.needle.my\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2022-11-25T21:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:17:03","slug":"top-4-uprising-virtual-influencers-you-need-to-know-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needle.my\/ch\/top-4-uprising-virtual-influencers-you-need-to-know-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 uprising Virtual Influencers you need to know in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is metaverse the next big thing? We don&#8217;t know for sure, but there is something else related to the metaverse rising unexpectedly. Virtual Influencers are fast becoming brand favorites and such collaboration is increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are the upcoming virtual influencers that you need to know in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_497315-f8 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_497315-f8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_497315-f8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a92807-f6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a92807-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a92807-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_a92807-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_a92807-f6\"><strong>Lil Miquela, 2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When talking about virtual influencer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lilmiquela\/\">Li Miquela<\/a> is the \u201cmust-know\u201d icon in the industry.  She is a 19 years old American-Brazilian virtual influencer and Instagram model from Downey, California. She was created by the startup company Brud, and started her journey as a <em>Vtuber<\/em>. She is also the first <em>V-model<\/em>. She has her own mind and feelings\u2026 just like human. She is pro-Black Lives Matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"I&#039;m Miquela, A Real-Life Robot Mess\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bn3tUUtj2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miquela was featured with big-name brands such as Calvin Klein, Prada, and Samsung as brand ambassador. In addition to product placement, Miquela also participated in fashion events. She released her first single breaking up with her ex-boyfriend. Miquela has 2.9 mil Instagram followers now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Miquela - Speak Up (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0jCikVlIr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s happening to her now: <\/strong>The influencer is back after a long break and ready to partner with Pacsun, embracing Web3 and Metaverse. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0m5zjCZoO-k&amp;t\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0m5zjCZoO-k&amp;t<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b900bb-28 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b900bb-28 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_b900bb-28\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Imma, 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imma.gram\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imma.gram\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"about\">Imma<\/a> is the first virtual human and model in Japan. The influencer has been selected as one of the <em>New 100 Talent to Watch<\/em> by Japanese Economics Entertainment. Imma is one of the big brands&#8217; favorites as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClXhyDvL1DV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClXhyDvL1DV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClXhyDvL1DV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by imma (@imma.gram)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s happening to her now: <\/strong>&nbsp;Imma has been appointed as the virtual ambassador of Vivo (Asia Pacific) to promote the latest smartphone model, the V25 series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe title=\"vivo V25 Series | Explore the sight of night with imma\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tB8r9P6QXiA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3f383d-02 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3f383d-02 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_3f383d-02\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kami, 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here comes the first virtual influencer with down syndrome, Kami aka Kamilah. The virtual influencer was created by Down Syndrome International, in collboration with Forsman &amp; Bodenfors, a Swedish advertising agency,, and The Diigitals, a digital modeling agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agencies think that Kami will be a powerful representation to show that Down Syndrome is not a flaw. 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She is helping to raise awareness about Down Syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shawn, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lifeofshawnofficial\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lifeofshawnofficial\/\" data-schema-attribute=\"about\">Shawn<\/a> is an 18 years old virtual influencer, the first virtual human to share educational stories about life, art, and culture in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His YouTube channel has over 2,000 subscribers. in January 2022, Shawn released a COVID-19 SOP song, targeting children above 4 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"LIFE OF SHAWN - NEW NORM SOP MV | Cartoons | Educational Cartoon | Life Of Shawn Cartoon | Age 4 +\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wo0SIJpo97A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s happening to him now: <\/strong>The virtual influencer is releasing the first season of his TV show, Life of Shawn by the end of 2022. 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