Virtual Singer IRyS debuted last July 11, 2021 as part of hololive English's Project: HOPE branch. One week after her debut, she hit 500 thousand subscribers. As of now, she has amassed more than 750 thousand subscribers on her YouTube channel. IRyS' first EP titled “||: Caesura of Despair” has 3 million+ streams on Spotify alone. IRyS celebrated her six-month anniversary with a singing stream and big announcements.
✨💎Half-Year Anniversary Merch!!💎✨
Order your physical copies of my 2nd EP「Journey」& stained glass keychain here!! 💕
JP/NA→https://t.co/9jLJpAqWkX
Global→https://t.co/1fjSJInFVc
Digital Release 1/12 → https://t.co/FrpBMFVmdI
EP Crossfade → https://t.co/gXeZHIC7kW pic.twitter.com/AEk0fcv7o0— IRyS💎holoEN✨@KimonoRyS aha (@irys_en) January 11, 2022
IRyS announced the release of her second EP, titled Journey, and released a trailer for it. Moreover, physical copies of Journey are available in three different versions: CD, Cassette, and Vinyl. New merchandise in the form of a Stained Glass-style Key Chain was also announced. The key chain sporting IRyS' aesthetic, alongside the Journey copies are available now. Digitally, Journey will be available on Apple Music and Spotify by January 12.
Journey includes six tracks, namely:
- Only in Hope
- Joy with You
- Nameless Sadness
- Bare your Teeth
- Sink again, Rise again
- Flower of hope
All of which were teased in the crossfade trailer.
Only a couple weeks ago, last December 26, IRyS released a single titled Sparks of Joy. Sparks of Joy has earned more than 300 thousand listens across multiple platforms. Her music experiences great reception for her fanbase, and Journey does not look like it will be any different.