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KOMODO and Crypton Future Media will release Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S+ for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, ...
Never give the robot the Aux cord. Update July 1, 2025: An account on X has emerged claiming to represent The Velvet Sundown.
A psych-rock musical project has racked up 400,000 listens since it started dropping music on Spotify a little under a month ago. So why am I, a girlypop with a penchant for German metal and videogame ...
The fourth installment of Billboard Japan’s series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the Best Vocaloid Culture Song entries.
For the unfamiliar, Hatsune Miku is a virtual pop star, technically a Vocaloid software voicebank made by Crypton Future Media, which certainly sounds like something out of a sci-fi story.
On Billboard JAPAN’s “Niconico VOCALOID SONGS” 2024 mid-year ranking, announced on June 7, Yoshida Yasei’s “Override” took the top spot. This chart tracks the popularity of Vocaloid ...
The aqua-haired anime avatar for Vocaloid software debuted in 2007, yet nearly 17 years later, her impact on contemporary J-pop looms larger than ever. It isn't limited to the domestic market ...
Hatsune Miku is an interesting phenomenon, but it might surprise you to learn that AI doesn't power her voice. Here's what to know about the digital idol.
Although the Vocaloid software has been around since the early 2000s, Zisk says its use has increased "since 2005 in part because the software has become streamlined and computing power has ...
CHIBA, Japan: Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s most famous Vocaloid – a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case ...
Legions of fans have this week been celebrating the ‘birthday’ of Japan’s best known Vocaloid – a computer-synthesised singing voice software that comes with a virtual avatar.