hololive's Juufuutei Raden Named in Forbes Japan’s 30 Under 30 2026

hololive VTuber Juufuutei Raden has been named as one of Forbes Japan’s 30 Under 30 honorees for 2026, earning recognition alongside figures from music, entertainment, art, business and technology.

The selection gives hololive Production a second consecutive appearance on the list, following Hoshimachi Suisei’s inclusion in 2025.

Raden debuted in September 2023 as a member of ReGLOSS under hololive DEV_IS, quickly standing out through streams and projects that place an unusually strong emphasis on art, theater and traditional culture.

She also holds a museum curator qualification, with that background becoming an important part of her activities both inside and outside regular VTuber streaming.

Alongside games, radio-style broadcasts and more conventional entertainment content, Raden regularly discusses fine art, museums and classical performing arts in a way that makes often specialist subjects easier for a wider audience to approach.

That interest has increasingly moved beyond YouTube, with recent projects including an audio guide collaboration with the Hakone Glass Forest Museum and original merchandise sold through London’s National Gallery.

Forbes Japan specifically highlighted those collaborations when introducing Raden among its 2026 honorees, with her YouTube channel also having surpassed 1.26 million subscribers as of August.

The wider Forbes 30 Under 30 project began in the US in 2011 and has since expanded internationally, with the Japanese edition selecting young people considered to be making a significant impact across their respective fields.

Forbes Japan has been running its own edition since 2018, with previous honorees including baseball star Shohei Ohtani and four-division boxing world champion Naoya Inoue.

Raden is joined in the 2026 Entertainment & Sports group by several other names familiar to international audiences, including BABYMETAL, LE SSERAFIM’s SAKURA, singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta and idol group CUTIE STREET.

BABYMETAL’s inclusion follows another major year for the metal dance unit, while Ikuta is also widely known internationally as the voice of YOASOBI under the name ikura.

Artist Jeter, also known through Peterparker69, was selected as the cover figure for the 2026 edition.

With consecutive selections for two very different VTubers, the awards also reflect how far hololive talent has expanded beyond traditional livestreaming, from Suisei’s music career to Raden’s growing presence within the art and museum world.