It caught my interest because not only was the 3DCG pretty impressive (this was still during the time when Flash animations were still popular) but there was something about the audio that was quite unfamiliar to the western world. The first YouTube reprint of the 3DPV for Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru? / “【初音ミク】3DみくみくPV” Just under 6 years ago, while wandering around the somewhat unknown video-sharing website called YouTube, I came across an interesting 3D animated music video:
The complete PDF version of this can be found here. I hope you guys enjoyed listening to all of the songs above, and understood a little bit more about the songs itself.Post Views: 117 This is an essay I wrote while in university, titled “The World of Hatsune Miku – A brief overview of the VOCALOID phenomena”. AfterthoughtsĬongratulations! You have finally reached the end of the article. As a fan of his, I implore you to be respectful when commenting on his works on any social media platform. That’s real badass wowaka energy right there, he really did leave a legacy behind. His songs are so iconic that within the first 2 beats of the song, you can recognise it immediately, without fail.
Wowaka was considered to be one of the most influential musicians who made an impact in driving the VOCALOID community forward to where it is today. Many avid VOCALOID fans grieved at the official announcement of his passing. Unfortunately, it has been confirmed by hitorie (a band wowaka was in) that wowaka, at the young age of 31, has passed away due to heart failure in his sleep on 5 April 2019. As you can already tell, each music producer has their own unique and versatile way which made an impact in the VOCALOID community through the years, with the help of Hatsune Miku’s voice. There is also a single tied to this song titled “Yellow” by kz, go check it out if you can! A Tribute to WowakaĪ total of 26 music producers have their works presented in this listing. In this song, Hatsune Miku is portrayed as a “himedere”, a girl who acts like a bratty princess by reflex when she is in love. Kocchi Muite Baby, also known as Look this Way, Baby, is the theme song for “Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- 2nd. Now that you have an idea of what this article entails, let’s dive right into what you guys came here for! 1. For the top 3 which have entered the Hall of Myths, they have attained the status of reaching 10 million+ views!ĭo keep in mind that the aforementioned 50 songs are not ranked in any particular order. These songs are given such a title as they have reached over 1 million+ views. This is just a ranking system used by Nico Nico Douga (you can say it’s a Japanese version of YouTube) in accordance with the view counts on the platform.
A fun fact for you: her outfit design was actually based off YAMAHA’s synthesizer’s signature turquoise colour! She has starred in many commercials worldwide, even having her own 3D hologram concerts! VOCALOID Myths and LegendsĪll 50 songs in this list have entered the Hall of Legends, with the top 3 being VOCALOID Myths. In other words, she’s a computer-generated singer that has been modelled after the voice of a real voice actress (Saki Fujita). Simply put, Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), codenamed CV01 (Character Voice 1), is a singing voice synthesizer. If you’ve ever come across an anime-looking character with two super long turquoise twin tails wearing a futuristic looking uniform, I’m 100% affirmative that you have seen Hatsune Miku. Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru♪ (Shite Yan yo)Īre you an avid fan of Hatsune Miku? Or are you just someone who’s about to enter the world of VOCALOID? Well, either or, it doesn’t matter as long as you guys get to learn a little more about VOCALOID, and in this case, our beloved Hatsune Miku.