"It seemed fun to bring Miku out of the virtual world and into the physical, to allow her fans to get together and 'meet' her," Hiroyuki says of her hugely popular shows. A showcase that fans are buying into and the media obsessing over worldwide. While still very much existing in other formats, the resulting concerts act as a showcase for the idol. Taking things to another level, Crypton Future Media have done a Princess Leia/Tupac/Kate Moss and gone holographic. Some of the Vocaloid characters that followed have been very successful, but none have reached the universality of Hatsune Miku." Soon she became a symbol and a beacon of that creative movement, not only in the field of music but also illustration, animation, literature, even science and technology. Her appearance very characteristic and she acted as a vector for people's creativity at a time when nothing equivalent was available. "Her voice was recorded by a voice actress and not a singer, making her stand apart from others.
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With no official backstory, other than being 'from the future', users and fans are given free reign in dreaming up tales surrounding their preferred star, and they certainly do… extensively."From the moment she appeared in 2007 she was very unique," says Hiroyuki.
Unlike the majority of her Vocaloid contemporaries, Miku has managed to break free from the network and into the rest of the unassuming world. We speak to Miku's creator and chief executive officer of Crypton Future Media, Hiroyuki Itoh, to find out more about our favourite post-human popstar.Īble to generate a super-cute robotic human singing voice from any melody and lyrics inputted to Yamaha's Vocaloid software, Hatsune Miku is, on a basic level, one of many vocal samples available to aspiring producers. In her hologram form, she has already performed on David Letterman's Late Show, supported Lady Gaga on tour and collaborated with Pharrell Williams. Once simply a piece of software, 16-year-old Hatsune Miku has undoubtedly reached idol status.
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