A second, secret life: How virtual avatars are helping these live streamers fulfil dreams

By day, they're just like any other Singaporean, holding a job and earning a living to survive.

Come nighttime, however, the question is no longer who they are — but what they are instead.

"It's kind of like Hannah Montana — if you know that reference — like how some singers might just go anonymous for the longest time," said Jonaru, a VTuber who livestreams on Twitch. [...]