But there's always still a human actress behind them, doing most of the everyday heavy lifting, the 'personality' work. Also: >but whether they'd be so popular

But there's always still a human actress behind them, doing most of the everyday heavy lifting, the 'personality' work. Also: >but whether they'd be so popular if they weren't virtual is questionable That's just regular idols, which are pretty successful, though more in the east than the west.