Plenty of people feel, “I want to support my favorite V-Liver, but I don’t understand how IRIAM’s fan badges work or how to get one.” Maybe you’ve noticed listeners whose names are colored in the comments and wondered how they did it.

A fan badge is a 5-level indicator, from ★1 to ★5, that shows how much you support a liver.

This article explains the basics of IRIAM fan badges, the requirements for each ★ level, tips for aiming to earn one without spending money, and the pitfalls beginners tend to hit. By reading it, you’ll get a full picture of how fan badges work, how to earn them, and what to watch out for.

It’s also useful if you want to start streaming on IRIAM, so be sure to use it as a reference.

What Is an IRIAM Fan Badge?

An IRIAM fan badge is one of the indicators that shows, each month, how much a listener supports a liver. There are five levels, from ★1 to ★5, and by meeting requirements like comment count, watch time, and points spent, you can earn a higher badge.

When you earn a badge, an icon showing the number of ★ appears in the comments during that liver’s streams, and your name in the comments changes to the same color as the badge. It’s designed so the comments clearly show that you’re a listener who supports that liver.

IRIAM Fan Badge Requirements

Fan badge requirements are set for each ★ level, and a badge is granted automatically when you meet the requirements within the target period. The target period runs from 0:00 on the 1st of each month to 23:59 on the last day.

For ★1 and ★2, you can earn the badge by meeting either “Condition 1” or “Condition 2.” From ★3 on, it switches to a single condition where you must achieve every item. On top of that, if you meet a higher condition straight from having no badge, “skipping a grade” can happen, where you skip the lower levels and get the higher badge. Since each condition is treated as met at the same time, the highest badge you’ve achieved is the one shown.

From here, we’ll explain the requirements for ★1 through ★5 in order.

★1 Requirements (Badge Color: Light Blue)

★1 is a light-blue badge and the easiest of the five levels to earn. You can get it by meeting either “Condition 1” or “Condition 2.”

Item	Condition 1	Condition 2
Comment count	50+ comments	25+ comments
Watch time	3+ hours	None
Points spent	200+ pts	1,000+ pts

Condition 1 is the route where you meet all three items: comment count, watch time, and points spent. Condition 2, on the other hand, has no watch-time requirement, so you can earn it by meeting comment count and points spent.

★2 Requirements (Badge Color: Blue)

The ★2 badge color is blue. Like ★1, you can earn ★2 by achieving either “Condition 1” or “Condition 2.”

Item	Condition 1	Condition 2
Comment count	200+ comments	100+ comments
Watch time	10+ hours	3+ hours
Points spent	1,000+ pts	5,000+ pts

Both ★1 and ★2 can be earned by meeting either Condition 1 or Condition 2. So you can also take an approach like earning ★1 via Condition 2 first, then building up watch time and comments to aim for ★2’s Condition 1.

★3 Requirements (Badge Color: Purple)

The ★3 badge color is purple. From ★3, the conditions narrow to one, and you must meet all three items at once: comment count, watch time, and points spent.

Item	Condition
Comment count	400+ comments
Watch time	15+ hours
Points spent	5,000+ pts

At ★3, points spent rises to 5,000+ pts, so the points burden is heavier than for ★1 and ★2. As a result, listeners with ★3 or higher stand out as people who join streams consistently, making them easier for livers to notice.

★4 Requirements (Badge Color: Pink)

The ★4 badge color is pink. Every standard—comment count, watch time, and points spent—is raised a step above ★3.

Item	Condition
Comment count	800+ comments
Watch time	20+ hours
Points spent	10,000+ pts

Earning ★4 requires meeting 800+ comments, 20+ hours of watching, and 10,000+ pts spent. Because ★4 is heavy not just on points spent but on comment count and watch time too, it’s a level that’s hard to reach unless you’re a listener who joins streams consistently.

★5 Requirements (Badge Color: Red)

★5 is a red badge and the top level. You must meet higher requirements than ★1 through ★4 across all of comment count, watch time, and points spent.

Item	Condition
Comment count	1,200+ comments
Watch time	30+ hours
Points spent	30,000+ pts

When aiming for ★5, the target liver’s streaming hours matter in practice, not just the listener-side requirements. To reach 30+ hours of watch time, the liver needs to provide enough streaming opportunities for a listener to watch 30+ hours within the month.

*Specifications are subject to change. Check the latest information on the official help page.

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Three Benefits of Earning a Fan Badge on IRIAM

The main benefits of earning a fan badge on IRIAM are these three:

• It’s easier to get noticed by the liver
• You feel a stronger sense that you’re supporting them
• You can contribute to your favorite’s excitement score

Let’s look at each one in detail.

It’s Easier to Get Noticed by the Liver

When you earn a fan badge on IRIAM, your name stands out more in the comments, giving the liver a reason to remember you. After you earn it, your name is colored in the comments and a ★ icon appears, which also makes it easier to tell your comments apart from others.

Also, when you earn a badge, a notification runs during the stream and is shared with the liver and other listeners. You might get celebrated on stream or become recognized as a regular, which boosts your motivation to keep supporting them.

You Feel a Stronger Sense of Supporting Them

When you earn a fan badge, your support status is shown in the comments, which makes it easier to keep up the motivation for cheering on your favorite.

The number of ★ on your badge serves as a gauge of how much you support a given liver, and because it reflects your monthly watch time, comment count, and points spent, it’s easy to check your own level of participation.

The very process of meeting the requirements each month to maintain and renew your badge becomes a goal. Being conscious of “I’ll get ★3 again this month” helps set a rhythm for showing up to streams.

The Liver’s Excitement Score Goes Up

The excitement score is a number that shows how lively a stream was. In addition to gifts, comments, and watch time, the number of badge holders also factors into raising the score.

When the score rises, the stream is more likely to be featured on the app’s home screen, which leads to an inflow of new listeners. So earning a badge isn’t just about feeling like you’re supporting someone—it’s also an action that helps liven up your favorite’s stream.

Source: IRIAM “About the Excitement Score“

How to Earn an IRIAM Fan Badge and Tips for Doing It

Once you understand the requirements, you might be wondering how to actually get there. Here, we’ll introduce how to aim for a badge without spending money, how to use Condition 2, and how to think about timing.

Even Without Spending, You Can Earn ★1 Using Point Collection

Even without spending money, you can clear ★1’s points-spent requirement using “point collection.” Point collection refers to gathering free points by making use of things like login bonuses and tutorial missions.

By using the free points you gather, you can meet ★1’s spending requirement without paying. Watch time accrues by viewing a stream with the app screen open, and comment count builds up by sending comments during the stream.

“Yankee Badge” (Yanba): Earning Quickly via Condition 2

★1 and ★2 offer a “Condition 2” route that you can clear mainly through points spent. The method of earning a badge mainly through points spent using Condition 2 is sometimes called a “Yankee Badge,” or “yanba,” among users.

It suits times when you want to lock in a badge through spending first, before patiently building up watch time and comments.

★1’s Condition 2 requires spending 1,000+ pts, but since it has no watch-time requirement, it’s sometimes chosen when you want to earn a badge in a short time. That said, keeping spending within a comfortable range is the key to supporting someone over the long term.

Earning a Badge Early in the Month Has a Bigger Effect on the Excitement Score

Because fan badges reset every month, a big benefit is that the earlier you earn one, the longer you can make use of the score bonus.

To extend the time they can contribute to their favorite’s excitement score even a little, plenty of listeners deliberately aim to earn the badge early in the month. If you want to support your favorite for longer, it’s a good idea to target the period right after the month rolls over.

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Things to Know When Earning an IRIAM Fan Badge

For beginners, there are times when you feel “I’m sure I met the requirements, but the badge didn’t show up.” Here, we’ll explain four things to know when earning an IRIAM fan badge.

Background Playback Doesn’t Count Toward Watch Time

Watch time during background playback isn’t counted toward a fan badge’s watch time. IRIAM has background playback that lets you listen to audio even with the app closed, but if you’re going for a badge, note that it isn’t included in watch time.

In addition, comments and viewing on the stream-ended screen are also excluded from the tally. If you feel “I was listening the whole time, but my watch time isn’t going up,” background playback may be the cause. If you’re going for a badge, watch with the app screen open.

The Target Period Resets Each Month, from 0:00 on the 1st to 23:59 on the Last Day

A fan badge’s target period runs from 0:00 on the 1st of each month to 23:59 on the last day. When the month changes, all badges reset, and the next month you start over from scratch.

If you want to maintain your badge level, note that you need to keep meeting the requirements every month. Precisely because it resets monthly, earning it early in the month makes the period you can display the badge longer. Earn it early and lock in the bonus period.

Meeting a Higher Condition Updates Your Badge

You can’t hold multiple fan badges for a single liver at the same time. When you meet a higher condition, the lower badge updates to the higher one, and only the highest badge you’ve achieved is shown in the comments.

On the other hand, since badges are earned independently per liver, you can hold badges for multiple livers at the same time. Just note that comment count and watch time are counted separately for each liver’s stream.

Beginners will find it easier to manage comment count, watch time, and points spent if they first focus on one favorite and aim to meet the requirements.

You Can’t Earn ★5 If the Liver Streams Less Than 30 Hours a Month

When aiming for ★5, you also need to watch the target liver’s monthly streaming hours. Depending on how often your favorite streams, there are cases where, even if a listener meets the comment-count and points-spent requirements, they can’t reach 30 hours of watch time and so can’t earn ★5.

Before aiming for ★5, check whether your favorite streams 30+ hours a month. The more a liver sustains 30+ hours of streaming a month, the easier it is to create an environment where listeners can aim for ★5.

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IRIAM’s Unique Culture Around Fan Badges

On IRIAM, a stream called a “badge return ceremony” (badge henkan-shiki) is sometimes held at the end of the month. A badge return ceremony is a stream where, on the last night of the month, a liver expresses thanks for the past month while seeing off the badge reset.

The start time varies by liver, but some of these streams run from the last night of the month past midnight. The stream title often says “badge return ceremony” or “return slot,” and listeners cherish it as the “wrap-up of the month.” It’s a time for livers and listeners to look back on the month together.

When the month changes, the previous month’s fan badges reset, and the new month’s badge-earning period begins.

Ways for Streamers to Increase the Number of Fan Badge Holders

From here, as a note for streamers, we’ll introduce some approaches to keep in mind for increasing the number of fan badge holders. Specifically, two things matter: creating an atmosphere that’s easy for listeners to join, and designing perks based on the ★ level.

Create an Atmosphere Where Regulars Find It Easy to Support You

To increase the number of badge holders, it’s important to create an easy-to-join atmosphere that makes listeners think “I want to earn this.” By reacting to comments and greeting listeners who enter, you can create an atmosphere where both first-time and regular listeners find it easy to participate.

In streams that are easy to join, listeners tend to stay longer. If stay time grows and an easy-to-comment mood forms, the watch-time and comment-count requirements become easier to meet, too.

Prepare Perks for Badge Holders

If you announce perks based on the number of ★ in advance, such as in your profile, you can draw out listeners’ motivation to “earn it.” Examples of badge perks include:

• A thank-you voice clip exclusive to ★ holders
• Reading out their name
• Exclusive comment replies
• A thank-you illustration

The content of the perks is an element that can convey a liver’s individuality. For example, preparing a concrete perk like “I’ll send a hand-drawn illustration to listeners who earn ★3” helps retain fans and energize your streams.

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Conclusion

This article explained how IRIAM fan badges work, the requirements for each ★ level, how to aim to earn one without spending money, and what to watch out for. Badges come in five levels from ★1 to ★5 and serve as an indicator of how much a listener supports a liver.

To recap the key points: ★1 and ★2 can be earned by meeting either “Condition 1” or “Condition 2,” while from ★3 on you need to achieve all items in a single condition. Also, since badges reset every month, earning one early in the month lets you secure a longer period to contribute to your favorite’s streams. Keep in mind, too, that background viewing doesn’t count toward watch time.

Start by aiming for ★1 with one favorite, within a comfortable range.